Water and Wastewater

Water and wastewater systems must provide reliable service while funding the infrastructure needed for the future. Rate structures, service obligations, and regulatory decisions can determine whether those goals remain financially and operationally workable. We advise large customers, municipal utilities, authorities, and other providers on the decisions that shape those outcomes.

Our attorneys represent clients in rate cases and other proceedings before state utility commissions. We advise on rate design, tariffs, service terms, and disputes involving utility obligations. When a proposed rate or service change could affect operations or future investment, we help clients understand the consequences and advocate for a workable result.

We also advise clients, including investor-owned utilities, on transactional matters such as acquisitions, sales, and leases of water and wastewater systems and assets. These transactions can affect rates, infrastructure commitments, and the delivery of service. We address valuation and regulatory approvals while coordinating the corporate, real estate, and public finance issues needed to complete the transaction.

Infrastructure projects and system upgrades often bring environmental, permitting, and construction requirements into the same matter. We help clients connect those obligations to the broader financial and operational plan so decisions made today support reliable service over the long term.