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A New Fee: Why Develop a Stormwater Utility, Where does the Money Go?
February 5, 2020Leigh DeForest is a graduate fellow in the 2019 Leaders in Environment and Finance (LEAF) program. As a part of the LEAF Fellowship, Leigh spent the summer of 2019 working … Read More about A New Fee: Why Develop a Stormwater Utility, Where does the Money Go?
Watersheds, Wetlands & StormwaterFour Considerations Before Investing in Advanced Metering Infrastructure
January 22, 2020Keondra Jenkins was a fellow in the 2019 Leaders in Environment and Finance (LEAF) program. As part of the LEAF Fellowship, Keondra worked with Orange Water and Sewer Authority (OWASA) … Read More about Four Considerations Before Investing in Advanced Metering Infrastructure
Drinking Water & Wastewater, General InformationExpanding Energy Education with Financial Models
January 7, 2020Amy Vaughn is a fellow in the 2019 Leaders in Environment and Finance (LEAF) program. As part of the LEAF Fellowship, Amy worked with NC GreenPower over the summer of … Read More about Expanding Energy Education with Financial Models
EnergyOperating at a Deficit: Solutions to a Water and Wastewater Operator Shortage
December 12, 2019Daniel Willems is a fellow in the 2019 Leaders in Environment and Finance (LEAF) program. As part of the LEAF Fellowship, Daniel worked with Envirolink over the summer of 2019. … Read More about Operating at a Deficit: Solutions to a Water and Wastewater Operator Shortage
Drinking Water & WastewaterImagine a Day Without Water
October 23, 2019Today, October 23, 2019, organizations across the county are urging people to “Imagine a Day without Water.” The event, coordinated by the US Water Alliance, is intended to remind us … Read More about Imagine a Day Without Water
Drinking Water & Wastewater, General InformationGo Straight to the Source: 2018 Farm Bill Funding for Water Supply Watershed Protection
October 14, 2019On August 29, the EFC lead a webinar on finance and governance models for watershed management as part of the Environmental Finance Network Smart Management for Small Water Systems program. … Read More about Go Straight to the Source: 2018 Farm Bill Funding for Water Supply Watershed Protection
General InformationWhat Do Practitioners Think about Regionalization? Highlights from a Participatory Workshop on Regionalization
October 1, 2019Many organizations and government agencies have studied and written about the potential benefits of regionalizing* the provision of water and wastewater services, but progress implementing this management tool has been … Read More about What Do Practitioners Think about Regionalization? Highlights from a Participatory Workshop on Regionalization
General InformationSystem Development Fees in North Carolina After the New Law
September 24, 2019In 2017, the North Carolina General Assembly passed General Statute §162A Article 8 (Article 8) to establish guidelines for how local government water utilities may calculate and charge System Development … Read More about System Development Fees in North Carolina After the New Law
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