The City of Vancouver, WA is the fourth largest city in the state and largely recognized as an extension of the greater Portland, OR metropolitan area. The city has experienced significant growth in recent years and has taken steps to dramatically redevelop its downtown and waterfront amenities along the northern bank of the Columbia River. […]

The “Tri-Cities” region of Eastern Washington is among the fastest growing areas in the state consisting of the cities of Richland, Pasco and Kennewick. To address the impact of growth on its utilities, and to align the utility rates with updated financial policy drivers, our team was initially engaged by the City of Richland to […]

Located on the shores of Commencement Bay, the City of Tacoma is an industrial port city and the third largest (pop. 220K) in the State of Washington. Because Tacoma and dozens of regional cities have a direct impact on surface waters feeding into Puget Sound, the increasing costs of meeting National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System […]