Resources

Documentation and information about arsenic for the Arizona Public Water System.

Quick reference to disinfectants and disinfection byproducts.

Quick reference to ground water regulations.

MTBE is a synthetic, flammable, liquid fuel additive made principally from natural gas and other chemical compounds.

Saving water in the kitchen isn't just the right thing to do during a drought. It's the right thing to do all of the time.

Ammonium perchlorate is a man-made inorganic salt that is a strong oxidizer which is used as a component of solid rocket fuel, munitions and in the pyrotechnics fireworks industry. Ammonium perchlorate in fireworks produces the blue colors. Perchlorate continues to be manufactured and usednationwide.

Rate setting for water, sewer and other utilities is a mystery to many people. It drives others crazy! Rate increases make some people so angry that the word angry doesn't begin to describe how they feel. Bad rate setting gets some local government elected officials voted out of office. No rate setting leaving rates where they have been for years has set thousands of utilities up for some serious hard times or even failure.

Editor's Note: This article, republished here by permission, is extracted from chapter 15 of How to get Great Rates, a book written by Mr. Brown. To learn more about how you should set your system's rates, attend one of the rate setting workshops Mr. Brown will conduct for Association members in May.