• Our Regulated Businesses are subject to regulation by PUCs and other regulatory agencies, which affects our business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows, and may be subject to fines, penalties and other sanctions for an inability to meet these regulatory…
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- Our Regulated Businesses are subject to regulation by PUCs and other regulatory agencies, which affects our business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows, and may be subject to fines, penalties and other sanctions for an inability to meet these regulatory requirements.
- Our operations and the water we supply are subject to environmental, water quality and health and safety laws and regulations, including contaminants of emerging concern, compliance with which could impact our operating costs and capital expenditures, and violations of which could subject us to costs, damage to our reputation or regulatory action, and contamination events may lead to service limitations, reduced usage or litigation.
- Limitations or restrictions on water supplies may adversely affect our access to sources of water, our ability to supply water to customers and, together with climate variability, severe weather, natural disasters and seasonality, may cause service disruptions, reduced demand or increased costs.
- The current regulatory rate setting process may result in a significant delay, also known as “regulatory lag,” from the time that we invest in infrastructure improvements, incur increased operating expenses, incur increased cost of capital or experience declining water usage, to the time at which we can seek to address these events in general rate cases. Our inability to mitigate or minimize regulatory lag could adversely affect our business.
- Changes in laws and regulations can significantly and materially affect our business, financial condition, results of operations, cash flows and liquidity.
- Regulatory and environmental risks associated with the collection, treatment and disposal of wastewater may impose significant costs and liabilities, and aging infrastructure may require increased capital and O&M spending.
- Our Regulated Businesses require significant capital expenditures and may suffer if we fail to secure appropriate funding or experience increases in short- and long-term interest rates or delays in completing major capital expenditure projects.
- Aging infrastructure may lead to service disruptions, property damage and increased capital expenditures and O&M expenses and other costs, all of which could negatively impact our financial results.
- Contamination of water supplies or our water service provided to our customers could result in service limitations and interruptions and exposure to substances not typically found in potable water supplies, and could subject us and our subsidiaries to reductions in usage and other responsive obligations, government enforcement actions, damage to our reputation and private litigation.
- We are subject to adverse publicity and reputational risks, which make us vulnerable to negative customer perception and could lead to increased regulatory oversight or sanctions.
- The failure of, or the requirement to repair, upgrade or dismantle, any of our dams may adversely affect our financial condition, results of operations, cash flows and liquidity.
- Any failure of our network of water and wastewater pipes, water mains and water reservoirs could result in losses and damages that may affect our financial condition and reputation.
- An important part of our growth strategy is the acquisition of water and wastewater systems, which involves risks, including competition for acquisition opportunities from other regulated utilities, governmental entities and other buyers, which may hinder or limit our ability to grow our business.
- We face technology, cybersecurity and data privacy risks, including failures, cyber attacks, unauthorized access and evolving privacy requirements, any of which may result in operational disruption, regulatory actions or reputational harm.
- An inability to successfully develop and implement new technologies poses substantial risks to our business and operational excellence strategies, which could have a material adverse effect on our business and financial results.
- Our inability to efficiently upgrade and improve our operational and technology systems, or implement new systems, could result in higher than expected costs or otherwise adversely impact our internal controls environment, operations and profitability.
- Disruptions in our supply chain related to goods, such as pipe, chemicals, power and other fuel, equipment, water and other raw materials and services, could adversely impact our operations and our ability to serve our customers, as well as our financial results.