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Decentralized Users: Considerations for Connections
September 26, 2023By Hope Thomson, Project Director at the UNC Environmental Finance Center The UNC EFC primarily works with public service providers of environmental services: local governments or other institutions providing … Read More about Decentralized Users: Considerations for Connections
Drinking Water & Wastewater, General InformationAs Managing Access to Clean Water Becomes More Complex, Falls Lake Offers Solutions
August 24, 2023By Megan Doherty, Project Analyst, UNC Environmental Finance Center Living in a nation with plentiful resources, it is often easy to take them for granted. Historically, costs for natural … Read More about As Managing Access to Clean Water Becomes More Complex, Falls Lake Offers Solutions
Drinking Water & Wastewater, Financial BenchmarkingIntroducing the Iowa Dashboards
July 21, 2023By Emma Grace Copenhaver, Project Analyst at the UNC Environmental Finance Center Dashboards Since 2005, the EFC has been creating dashboards that compare utility rates across a state. These … Read More about Introducing the Iowa Dashboards
Drinking Water & Wastewater, Financial Benchmarking, General InformationPlanning for Septic Tank Removal: Jekyll Island, Georgia
June 12, 2023By Emma Grace Copenhaver, Project Analyst, UNC Environmental Finance Center Septic tank failure is a growing yet frequently underreported problem in the United States. A 2020 Water & Wastewater … Read More about Planning for Septic Tank Removal: Jekyll Island, Georgia
General InformationFire Protection Fees: Too Hot to Handle?
May 23, 2023By Megan Doherty, Project Analyst at the UNC Environmental Finance Center Did you know that, for every US home, at least 60,000 gallons of water is stored in water … Read More about Fire Protection Fees: Too Hot to Handle?
General Information, Smart Management for Small Water SystemsUnderstanding SRF Allocations: How Intended Use Plans have changed with the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law
April 10, 2023By Emma Copenhaver, Project Analyst at the UNC Environmental Finance Center State Revolving Funds, or SRFs, can be attractive for many utilities because they offer low-interest loans for expensive … Read More about Understanding SRF Allocations: How Intended Use Plans have changed with the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law
Drinking Water & Wastewater, General Information, Smart Management for Small Water SystemsInnovative Finance for the Restoration of Lake Mattamuskeet
March 9, 2023By Kathryn Obenshain, Project Analyst, & Hope Thomson, Project Director at the UNC EFC Providing environmental services can be expensive, and how those services are paid for is important. Often, … Read More about Innovative Finance for the Restoration of Lake Mattamuskeet
General InformationStruggling with Septic: North Carolina Towns take a Proactive Approach to Support Property Owners on Decentralized Systems
February 15, 2023Post by Emma Copenhaver, Project Analyst at the UNC Environmental Finance Center What Is Septic? When you flush the toilet, take a shower, or do the dishes, water is … Read More about Struggling with Septic: North Carolina Towns take a Proactive Approach to Support Property Owners on Decentralized Systems
Waste Management, Watersheds, Wetlands & Stormwater