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Metrics and Methods to Determine Principal Forgiveness Eligibility: Highlighting EPA Regions 9 and 10
August 1, 2019In 2018, the Environmental Finance Center (EFC) published findings from a study that assessed the metrics and criteria used to determine principal forgiveness eligibility in the state revolving funds (SRFs) … Read More about Metrics and Methods to Determine Principal Forgiveness Eligibility: Highlighting EPA Regions 9 and 10
Drinking Water & Wastewater, General InformationWhat to Include in a Successful Interlocal Water and Wastewater Agreement
July 17, 2019Co-authored by Liz Harvell Across North Carolina, population shifts, flooding and drought, changes in industry and manufacturing, and the continuous move toward a reduction in overall water use has continued … Read More about What to Include in a Successful Interlocal Water and Wastewater Agreement
Drinking Water & Wastewater, General InformationChallenges and Innovations: Current and Future States of Water Affordability: Part 3
June 25, 2019Guest Post By Stacey Isaac Berahzer, Christine Boyle, PhD, and Maryana Pinchuk Note: This is the third in a series of Valor Water Analytics blog posts exploring water affordability, customer … Read More about Challenges and Innovations: Current and Future States of Water Affordability: Part 3
Drinking Water & WastewaterWhat the 2019 North Carolina Rates Survey Data Can do for You
May 23, 2019Recently, the North Carolina Water and Wastewater Rates Dashboard was updated with 2019 data and the North Carolina Water and Wastewater Rates Report 2019 was published. Are you getting all … Read More about What the 2019 North Carolina Rates Survey Data Can do for You
Drinking Water & Wastewater, Financial Benchmarking, General InformationChallenges and Innovations: Current and Future States of Water Affordability: Part 2
May 9, 2019Guest Post By Stacey Isaac Berahzer and Christine Boyle, PhD Note: This is the second in a series of Valor Water Analytics blog posts exploring water affordability, customer nonpayment, and … Read More about Challenges and Innovations: Current and Future States of Water Affordability: Part 2
Drinking Water & Wastewater, General InformationChallenges and Innovations: Current and Future States of Water Affordability
April 22, 2019Guest Post By Stacey Isaac Berahzer and Christine Boyle, PhD Note: This is the first in a series of Valor Water Analytics blog posts exploring water affordability, customer nonpayment, and … Read More about Challenges and Innovations: Current and Future States of Water Affordability
Drinking Water & Wastewater, General InformationWhat’s Trending? A Look Into North Carolina Household Water Bills and the Income to Pay
April 15, 2019The 2019 North Carolina Water and Wastewater Rates Dashboard was deployed just over a month ago, marking another year in a long partnership between the Environmental Finance Center at UNC-Chapel … Read More about What’s Trending? A Look Into North Carolina Household Water Bills and the Income to Pay
Drinking Water & Wastewater, General InformationA Tale of Two Cities: Paying for Multifamily Recycling
March 18, 2019Municipal governments use a number of different strategies to pay for public recycling services. These approaches can differ in who is expected to pay, the amount that is paid, and … Read More about A Tale of Two Cities: Paying for Multifamily Recycling
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