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A Once-in-a-Generation Investment – How the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law is Reaching Disadvantaged Communities
July 20, 2022Post by Sarah Henshaw, Graduate Research Assistant, and Julia Cavalier, Research Director at the UNC EFC The EPA’s Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CWSRF) and the Drinking … Read More about A Once-in-a-Generation Investment – How the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law is Reaching Disadvantaged Communities
General InformationThe Geography of Stormwater Utilities
July 6, 2022Post by Austin Thompson, PhD Research Assistant at the UNC EFC Stormwater management is a growing concern for local governments across the United States. Indeed, as development footprints … Read More about The Geography of Stormwater Utilities
Watersheds, Wetlands & StormwaterChallenges of Growth for Water Utilities
June 22, 2022Post by Julia Cavalier, Research Director at the UNC EFC, and Gabriela Santana, Graduate Research Assistant at the UNC EFC This is the second blog in a two-part series presenting … Read More about Challenges of Growth for Water Utilities
General InformationReserve Funds – Expect the Unexpected
June 9, 2022Post by Hope Thomson, Project Director at the UNC EFC The past few years of the global COVID-19 pandemic has certainly had its impact on all sectors of society, including … Read More about Reserve Funds – Expect the Unexpected
Financial Benchmarking, General Information, Smart Management for Small Water SystemsWhat Makes Small Utilities Viable?
May 25, 2022Post by Gabriella Santana, Graduate Research Assistant at the UNC EFC This is the first blog in a two-part series presenting takeaways from North Carolina’s Viable Utilities Program. This post … Read More about What Makes Small Utilities Viable?
Drinking Water & Wastewater, General Information, Smart Management for Small Water SystemsNorth Carolina State Fiscal Recovery Stormwater Project Funding
May 10, 2022Post by Evan Kirk, Project Director at the UNC EFC In the Summer of 2021, the EFC identified more than $2.76 billion in stormwater capital needs in North Carolina over … Read More about North Carolina State Fiscal Recovery Stormwater Project Funding
General Information, Smart Management for Small Water Systems, Watersheds, Wetlands & StormwaterLet’s Get Started: Integrated Planning for Small to Medium-sized Municipalities
April 28, 2022Post by Evan Kirk, Project Director at the UNC EFC This blog is part of an ongoing series of blogs on the integrated planning framework and its benefits. See previous … Read More about Let’s Get Started: Integrated Planning for Small to Medium-sized Municipalities
Smart Management for Small Water Systems, Watersheds, Wetlands & StormwaterWith Great Power Comes Great Responsi-bill-ity.
April 21, 2022Post by Elsemarie Mullins, Project Director at the UNC EFC The responsibility of water utilities to collect public enterprise fees As the Low Income Household Water Assistance Program (LIHWAP) was … Read More about With Great Power Comes Great Responsi-bill-ity.
Drinking Water & Wastewater, General Information, Smart Management for Small Water Systems