Strengthening Utilities Through Consolidation

Strengthening Utilities Through Consolidation: The Financial Impact

This US Water Alliance and UNC Environmental Finance Center report synthesizes the body of evidence about the financial outcomes possible with water utility consolidation, and examines the experiences of eight communities who consolidated utility service in different ways and for different reasons. With this report, the US Water Alliance and the Environmental Finance Center aspire to fill the gap in current research about the economic attributes associated with different consolidation models and help communities understand the opportunities, tradeoffs, and financial impacts of consolidation.