Source to Tap to Treatment: Rural Utilities in the 21st Century

Aerial view of a rural water treatment facility beside a river, surrounded by farmland and a small town in the distance with morning mist over the water—representing the drinking water infrastructure that serves rural communities.

JCShepard.com | June 14, 2026 | Category: Policy, Economy Last week, we looked at the systems that rural communities use for communications. This week, we look at something even more fundamental: the systems that keep the water clean, take it away again when it’s been used, and manage what’s left over. Drinking water, wastewater, and […]

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Recycling Pumps Up Waste To Energy Efforts

Hey, another US EIA brief fits into “real work”. More recycling raises average energy content of waste used to generate electricity Most municipal solid waste (MSW) used to generate electricity contains both biogenic and non-biogenic components. As consumers recycle or recover more biogenic waste (such as food waste and yard clippings) and discard more non-biogenic […]

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