Water scarcity demands
innovative finance solutions.
The need to focus on water issues has never been more critical.
Overuse, drought, and aridification are driving new water conservation and watershed restoration solutions in the western United States. Cities, tribal communities, irrigators, and conservation groups are all looking for more impactful ways to effectively address water challenges.
Water solutions urgently need better financing options.
Implementing new strategies can be hampered by a lack of timely, flexible financing. Traditional sources of funding, such as Federal grants, can require recipients to cover upfront costs adding to the already burdensome load. Alternative sources, such as bonds, are either unavailable due to eligibility criteria or project scope.
At BlueCommons, we eliminate these financing barriers by offering recoverable grants, low interest loans, upfront match commitments, and revolving funds to a range of entities implementing new, sustainable water solutions.
How BlueCommons works
We operate revolving funds that offer innovative financing mechanisms and help access public funding for project infrastructure and implementation costs.
We advance the cost of project development including up-front capital and technical support, for on-the-ground partners.
We support monitoring and accounting practices that verify value from project water savings and other benefits.
Each of our strategies uses a different combination of these elements to help on-the-ground partners support and scale projects that address water scarcity and sustainability challenges.