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In the News: D.C. Water Considers First-Ever Century Bond by a Public Utility
July 10, 2014This post originally appeared on June 20, 2014 in GOVERNING Magazine Online. Written by Liz Farmer If Washington, D.C. is undertaking a project that will benefit – at minimum – … Read More about In the News: D.C. Water Considers First-Ever Century Bond by a Public Utility
Drinking Water & WastewaterEnvironmental Finance: Applied Abroad
July 8, 2014This summer, the Environmental Finance Center is taking its interest in how environmental projects are funded on the road through a three-week Applied International Environmental Finance program in Quito, Ecuador. The EFC, … Read More about Environmental Finance: Applied Abroad
General InformationWatershed Finance: Promoting Watershed Protection Finance Strategies through Effective and Transparent Communication Tools
June 26, 2014The challenges associated with designing and implementing water conservation finance strategies are multifaceted. First, stakeholders must agree on the initial environmental problem and forge an agreement of action. Second, participants … Read More about Watershed Finance: Promoting Watershed Protection Finance Strategies through Effective and Transparent Communication Tools
Watersheds, Wetlands & StormwaterTaxing Toilet Paper —Wastewater Finance Savior or Regressive Burden?
June 24, 2014Many government-owned wastewater systems in the United States are enterprise funds. That is, they are business-like units within the overall government that should be self-sustaining, taking their revenue from the … Read More about Taxing Toilet Paper —Wastewater Finance Savior or Regressive Burden?
Drinking Water & WastewaterUtility Debt Risk
June 19, 2014This is Part 2 of a 2 part blog post on utility financial risk. Part 1 focuses on utility revenue risk, and Part 2 focuses on utility debt risk. In … Read More about Utility Debt Risk
Drinking Water & WastewaterA Green Infrastructure Parking Lot – Questions and Ideas on Incentives for Stormwater Management
June 17, 2014To address the huge costs of stormwater management, communities across the nation are creating new programs to attract investment. But what are the key conditions and governing structure needed to … Read More about A Green Infrastructure Parking Lot – Questions and Ideas on Incentives for Stormwater Management
Watersheds, Wetlands & Stormwater$napshot: The Big Flush
June 13, 2014In honor of the World Cup that began last night, we are re-posting a wonderful image that made quite a splash online a few years ago. EPCOR Utilities, Inc., the … Read More about $napshot: The Big Flush
Drinking Water & WastewaterLights Go Out on the Largest Leveraged Buyout in History
June 11, 2014This is Part 1 of a 2 part blog post on utility financial risk. Part 1 focuses on utility revenue risk and Part 2 focuses on utility debt risk. On … Read More about Lights Go Out on the Largest Leveraged Buyout in History
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