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Yadkin Valley Sewer Authority: A Case Study of the Impact of COVID-19 on a North Carolina Wastewater Utility
September 9, 2020The abrupt arrival of COVID-19 in the United States financially impacted businesses across all sectors, with water and wastewater utilities being no exception (see our previous blog post). Two major … Read More about Yadkin Valley Sewer Authority: A Case Study of the Impact of COVID-19 on a North Carolina Wastewater Utility
Drinking Water & Wastewater, Financial BenchmarkingCOVID-19 and North Carolina Utilities: Impact Assessment of the Coronavirus Pandemic on North Carolina Water and Wastewater Utilities
August 27, 2020August has been a key transition month for local government utilities in North Carolina as EO 124/142 (which prohibited disconnections due to non-payment for residential utility accounts) has expired, payment … Read More about COVID-19 and North Carolina Utilities: Impact Assessment of the Coronavirus Pandemic on North Carolina Water and Wastewater Utilities
Drinking Water & Wastewater, Financial BenchmarkingNew State-Specific Resources on EFC Website
August 13, 2020By: Erin Ansbro New growth has sprung up at EFC! To make our many resources more accessible, we have added “Resources by State” pages for all fifty states. The new … Read More about New State-Specific Resources on EFC Website
General InformationFinancial Resilience: Tools to test a utility’s ability to “weather the storm”
July 23, 2020These are unprecedented times. As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, social norms have changed and unemployment has risen sharply across the nation. As states have pushed residents to stay home, water … Read More about Financial Resilience: Tools to test a utility’s ability to “weather the storm”
Drinking Water & Wastewater, Financial BenchmarkingEnvironmental Impact Bonds: Where are they now?
July 2, 2020In 2017, the EFC wrote about an exciting new financial instrument: the Environmental Impact Bond (EIB). At the time of the original blog post, EIBs were mostly theoretical, the only … Read More about Environmental Impact Bonds: Where are they now?
Drinking Water & WastewaterHow are North Carolina Utilities Faring During the Pandemic? Four Key Insights from Survey Results
June 18, 2020With the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, utilities across the nation continue to adapt to rapidly changing conditions through a number of measures, from suspending water shut-offs to implementing cost-saving maneuvers like … Read More about How are North Carolina Utilities Faring During the Pandemic? Four Key Insights from Survey Results
Drinking Water & Wastewater, Financial Benchmarking, General InformationMeasuring the Impact: An Evaluation of 379 ARC-Funded Water and Wastewater Projects (FY 2009 – FY 2016)
June 11, 2020Funding programs that support drinking water and wastewater infrastructure projects generate benefits that exceed simply providing cost savings to the communities receiving subsidized loans and grants. Water and wastewater infrastructure … Read More about Measuring the Impact: An Evaluation of 379 ARC-Funded Water and Wastewater Projects (FY 2009 – FY 2016)
Drinking Water & WastewaterVisualizing the Value (of a State Revolving Fund Loan)
June 3, 2020Imagine a town called “Smallville.” Smallville, as you might guess, is small. The town’s water utility needs a new water tank, and they need it now. Like most systems across … Read More about Visualizing the Value (of a State Revolving Fund Loan)
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