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Encouraging Investments in Wetland and Water Quality Improvements on Private Property through Low-Interest Loans
March 13, 2014Restoration and protection of wetlands is one of the four core elements of a wetland program, as defined by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Some restoration and protection takes place … Read More about Encouraging Investments in Wetland and Water Quality Improvements on Private Property through Low-Interest Loans
Watersheds, Wetlands & StormwaterEight Communication Strategies to Help Water Utilities Get the Rates They Need
March 10, 2014Water utilities face trying times when communicating the need to increase rates to cover the increasing costs of operating water and wastewater utilities. The issues are complex. The public is … Read More about Eight Communication Strategies to Help Water Utilities Get the Rates They Need
Drinking Water & Wastewater, Smart Management for Small Water SystemsIs Uniform the Next Trend in Water Rates?
March 3, 2014Growing up in a country where school uniforms were mandatory, I viewed uniforms as, well …, “boring!” At least that was the way I felt in high school. One of … Read More about Is Uniform the Next Trend in Water Rates?
Drinking Water & Wastewater, Smart Management for Small Water SystemsDesigning Water Rate Structures for Conservation and Revenue Stability
February 26, 2014Water conservation is critical to meeting the future water needs of Texas. Many programs may be implemented to reduce water use, and a number of utilities across the State are … Read More about Designing Water Rate Structures for Conservation and Revenue Stability
Drinking Water & WastewaterThe Secret to Paying for Environmental Programs
February 25, 2014Beginning around this time every year, I start to come across annual reports summarizing governmental, non-profit, and other organizations’ progress in different environmental and financial pursuits. Some annual reports are … Read More about The Secret to Paying for Environmental Programs
General InformationCharging into the Question of Affordability: Residential Electric Rates in North Carolina from 2011 to 2013
February 19, 2014David Tucker is a Project Director at the Environmental Finance Center at UNC Chapel Hill. How affordable are electric rates for “average” or “typical” residential customers in North Carolina? That … Read More about Charging into the Question of Affordability: Residential Electric Rates in North Carolina from 2011 to 2013
Energy$napshot: Debt Service as Percent of Total Operating Revenues
February 17, 2014Last Thursday, while we were presenting one of two Water Research Foundation webinars (view recordings of the webcasts for free) on the financial strategies that water utilities have or can … Read More about $napshot: Debt Service as Percent of Total Operating Revenues
Drinking Water & Wastewater, Financial BenchmarkingRelease of Revenue Resiliency Review for Water Utilities
February 11, 2014Mary Tiger is the Chief Operating Officer of the Environmental Finance Center at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The water industry, just like any other, suffers from a … Read More about Release of Revenue Resiliency Review for Water Utilities
Drinking Water & Wastewater, Smart Management for Small Water Systems