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Revolving Credit – All Grown Up
February 20, 2013Jen Weiss is a Finance Analyst at the Environmental Finance Center. Quick … what do you think of when you hear the word “revolving?” A revolving door? A revolving restaurant? … Read More about Revolving Credit – All Grown Up
Energy, General InformationRight-sizing Reserve Funds
February 12, 2013Jeff Hughes is the Director of the Environmental Finance Center. “How much should our utility maintain in reserves?” This is one of the most common questions I get from utility … Read More about Right-sizing Reserve Funds
Drinking Water & Wastewater, General InformationEPA Managerial Capacity Guidebook: A Review
February 7, 2013Caroline Simpson is a graduate student with the UNC School of Information and Library Science and works as a Research Assistant with the Environmental Finance Center. Utility managers may find … Read More about EPA Managerial Capacity Guidebook: A Review
Drinking Water & Wastewater, General InformationMulti-year Rate Increases: “Taking the Politics Out?”
February 1, 2013Stacey Isaac Berahzer is a Senior Project Director for the Environmental Finance Center at the University of North Carolina, and works from a satellite office in Georgia. In many states, … Read More about Multi-year Rate Increases: “Taking the Politics Out?”
Drinking Water & Wastewater, Smart Management for Small Water SystemsState Green Banks: Funding a Greener Tomorrow, Today
January 30, 2013Chris Kenrick is a Research Assistant at the Environmental Finance Center and is pursuing dual master’s degrees in information science and public administration. If any of you are like me, then … Read More about State Green Banks: Funding a Greener Tomorrow, Today
Energy, General InformationSewerage & Water Board of New Orleans Gains Rate Increase Approval
January 23, 2013Guest author Peiffer Brandt is the Chief Operating Officer at Raftelis Financial Consultants. “New Orleans Sewerage & Water Board customers will see their monthly water and sewer rates more than … Read More about Sewerage & Water Board of New Orleans Gains Rate Increase Approval
Drinking Water & Wastewater, General InformationGenerating Carbon Credits from Wetlands
January 22, 2013Glenn Barnes is a senior project director at the Environmental Finance Center at the University of North Carolina. Glenn is the project manager of the Sustainable Finance for Wetland Programs … Read More about Generating Carbon Credits from Wetlands
Watersheds, Wetlands & StormwaterPercent MHI as an Indicator of Affordability of Residential Rates: Using the U.S. Census Bureau’s Median Household Income Data
January 9, 2013Shadi Eskaf is a senior project director for the Environmental Finance Center at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. “What is the [national/state/recommended] threshold of affordable rates? Is … Read More about Percent MHI as an Indicator of Affordability of Residential Rates: Using the U.S. Census Bureau’s Median Household Income Data
Drinking Water & Wastewater, Financial Benchmarking