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Setting Rates During COVID-19: Florida Rate Survey Shows Utilities are Looking for Answers in the Experience of Others
December 11, 2020Guest Post By Nicholas Smith of Raftelis A new fiscal year typically means new water and wastewater rates for utilities in Florida. Florida utilities have long relied upon small and … Read More about Setting Rates During COVID-19: Florida Rate Survey Shows Utilities are Looking for Answers in the Experience of Others
General InformationUsing the Revenueshed Model to Investigate Watershed Funding
November 16, 2020What is a revenueshed? A revenueshed is the geographic area within which revenue is generated for a defined purpose. It’s a play on words of watershed, an area that drains … Read More about Using the Revenueshed Model to Investigate Watershed Funding
General Information, Watersheds, Wetlands & StormwaterRegionalization Among Local Governments – A Spotlight on Beach Nourishment in North Carolina
November 4, 2020Every year, North Carolina coasts are a destination for tens of thousands of tourists and locals. But how often do visitors to NC’s beaches think about the strategies to keep … Read More about Regionalization Among Local Governments – A Spotlight on Beach Nourishment in North Carolina
Watersheds, Wetlands & StormwaterDisconnections – Where’s the data?
October 16, 2020On October 5th, two House Democrats, Harley Rouda and Rashida Tlaib, submitted this letter to ask the director of the CDC to give a nation-wide moratorium on water disconnections due … Read More about Disconnections – Where’s the data?
Drinking Water & WastewaterStormwater Utility Fees in North Carolina: Fiscal Year 2020
October 8, 2020The Environmental Finance Center has completed the 2020 North Carolina Stormwater Fee Survey. The survey includes 93 stormwater fee structures effective July 1, 2019. There are 6 utilities in this year’s survey that were not in … Read More about Stormwater Utility Fees in North Carolina: Fiscal Year 2020
Watersheds, Wetlands & StormwaterA Closer Look at MS4 Audit Trends in North Carolina
September 23, 2020Written by: Ryan Vulpis In the state of North Carolina, many stormwater programs are required by the US EPA to maintain a Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4) Permit. This … Read More about A Closer Look at MS4 Audit Trends in North Carolina
Watersheds, Wetlands & StormwaterYadkin Valley Sewer Authority: A Case Study of the Impact of COVID-19 on a North Carolina Wastewater Utility
September 9, 2020The abrupt arrival of COVID-19 in the United States financially impacted businesses across all sectors, with water and wastewater utilities being no exception (see our previous blog post). Two major … Read More about Yadkin Valley Sewer Authority: A Case Study of the Impact of COVID-19 on a North Carolina Wastewater Utility
Drinking Water & Wastewater, Financial BenchmarkingCOVID-19 and North Carolina Utilities: Impact Assessment of the Coronavirus Pandemic on North Carolina Water and Wastewater Utilities
August 27, 2020August has been a key transition month for local government utilities in North Carolina as EO 124/142 (which prohibited disconnections due to non-payment for residential utility accounts) has expired, payment … Read More about COVID-19 and North Carolina Utilities: Impact Assessment of the Coronavirus Pandemic on North Carolina Water and Wastewater Utilities
Drinking Water & Wastewater, Financial Benchmarking