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If you build the data platform, will they come?
March 3, 2021This is the first of a series of three posts on utility data management. The Environmental Finance Center collects all sorts of data for projects. The EFC uses data from … Read More about If you build the data platform, will they come?
Drinking Water & Wastewater, Smart Management for Small Water SystemsWater Bill Payment Assistance in Multiple Federal Coronavirus Relief Programs
February 22, 2021At the time of this writing, Congress is debating passing another economic stimulus bill to provide relief against the COVID-19 pandemic. As the pandemic created hardships throughout the country for … Read More about Water Bill Payment Assistance in Multiple Federal Coronavirus Relief Programs
Drinking Water & Wastewater, General InformationCan your Water Utility Afford a Bill Payment Assistance Program?
February 10, 2021Guest Post by Stacey Berahzer of IB Environmental Water is such a universally essential service, that many utilities seek ways to help their low-income customers with affording the service. Generally … Read More about Can your Water Utility Afford a Bill Payment Assistance Program?
General InformationOngoing Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic Conditions on North Carolina’s Water and Wastewater Utilities
February 5, 2021Over the past 6 months, the EFC has continued to investigate how utilities across NC are faring as the ongoing pandemic continues to create a variety of challenges related to revenue and operations.
General InformationSetting 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?
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