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The State of Stormwater Fees in North Carolina
April 27, 2017What is the average household stormwater fee in North Carolina? This is a harder question to answer than you might assume. User fees for stormwater management are influenced by many factors, … Read More about The State of Stormwater Fees in North Carolina
Watersheds, Wetlands & StormwaterConserving Water through Smart Growth and Density
April 18, 2017Smart Growth programs—developing urban areas with a variety of building types and land uses in a concentrated space—are touted for their potential to spur economic development through the creation of … Read More about Conserving Water through Smart Growth and Density
Drinking Water & Wastewater, Watersheds, Wetlands & StormwaterPlanning, Policy, and Communication Strategies for Rate Increases: One Utility’s Perspective
March 23, 2017Guest Post by Shane Hoffman The water industry is entering a period of increasing costs and declining consumption. Inflationary costs for water utilities are far outpacing normal inflationary costs as … Read More about Planning, Policy, and Communication Strategies for Rate Increases: One Utility’s Perspective
Drinking Water & WastewaterA Whole New World – of Stormwater!
March 21, 2017Many of you know us for our Financial Sustainability and Rates Dashboards, but you may not know that these are not just limited to water and wastewater rates: there’s also … Read More about A Whole New World – of Stormwater!
Watersheds, Wetlands & StormwaterInterested in a Water Public Private Partnership? Start with Realistic Expectations!
March 10, 2017The Environmental Finance Center at The University of North Carolina recently completed a study which compiled and analyzed examples of alternative delivery models in nine communities across the country. This … Read More about Interested in a Water Public Private Partnership? Start with Realistic Expectations!
Drinking Water & WastewaterAre Utilities that Need to Raise Rates Actually Raising Rates?
March 2, 2017What happens if a water utility collects less in revenues than it pays in expenditures in one year? It will raise some alarms, but some utilities might be able to … Read More about Are Utilities that Need to Raise Rates Actually Raising Rates?
Drinking Water & Wastewater, Financial Benchmarking, Smart Management for Small Water SystemsCommunity Development through EPA’s Building Blocks for Sustainable Communities Program
February 24, 2017Many of the local governments we assist at the Environmental Finance Center struggle to raise enough money to support their environmental services. Often, we work with these communities to improve … Read More about Community Development through EPA’s Building Blocks for Sustainable Communities Program
Drinking Water & Wastewater, Energy, Watersheds, Wetlands & StormwaterSeven Strategies for Identifying Who Is Willing and Able to Pay for Household Water Services
February 14, 2017Guest post by Urooj Amjad Accurately identifying vulnerable groups and their commitment to pay, or incapacity to pay, is a timeless challenge in household water services. When consumers pay for … Read More about Seven Strategies for Identifying Who Is Willing and Able to Pay for Household Water Services
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