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Expanding Energy Education with Financial Models
January 7, 2020Amy Vaughn is a fellow in the 2019 Leaders in Environment and Finance (LEAF) program. As part of the LEAF Fellowship, Amy worked with NC GreenPower over the summer of … Read More about Expanding Energy Education with Financial Models
EnergyOperating at a Deficit: Solutions to a Water and Wastewater Operator Shortage
December 12, 2019Daniel Willems is a fellow in the 2019 Leaders in Environment and Finance (LEAF) program. As part of the LEAF Fellowship, Daniel worked with Envirolink over the summer of 2019. … Read More about Operating at a Deficit: Solutions to a Water and Wastewater Operator Shortage
Drinking Water & WastewaterImagine a Day Without Water
October 23, 2019Today, October 23, 2019, organizations across the county are urging people to “Imagine a Day without Water.” The event, coordinated by the US Water Alliance, is intended to remind us … Read More about Imagine a Day Without Water
Drinking Water & Wastewater, General InformationGo Straight to the Source: 2018 Farm Bill Funding for Water Supply Watershed Protection
October 14, 2019On August 29, the EFC lead a webinar on finance and governance models for watershed management as part of the Environmental Finance Network Smart Management for Small Water Systems program. … Read More about Go Straight to the Source: 2018 Farm Bill Funding for Water Supply Watershed Protection
General InformationWhat Do Practitioners Think about Regionalization? Highlights from a Participatory Workshop on Regionalization
October 1, 2019Many organizations and government agencies have studied and written about the potential benefits of regionalizing* the provision of water and wastewater services, but progress implementing this management tool has been … Read More about What Do Practitioners Think about Regionalization? Highlights from a Participatory Workshop on Regionalization
General InformationSystem Development Fees in North Carolina After the New Law
September 24, 2019In 2017, the North Carolina General Assembly passed General Statute §162A Article 8 (Article 8) to establish guidelines for how local government water utilities may calculate and charge System Development … Read More about System Development Fees in North Carolina After the New Law
Drinking Water & WastewaterMetrics and Methods to Determine Principal Forgiveness Eligibility: Highlighting EPA Regions 9 and 10
August 1, 2019In 2018, the Environmental Finance Center (EFC) published findings from a study that assessed the metrics and criteria used to determine principal forgiveness eligibility in the state revolving funds (SRFs) … Read More about Metrics and Methods to Determine Principal Forgiveness Eligibility: Highlighting EPA Regions 9 and 10
Drinking Water & Wastewater, General InformationWhat to Include in a Successful Interlocal Water and Wastewater Agreement
July 17, 2019Co-authored by Liz Harvell Across North Carolina, population shifts, flooding and drought, changes in industry and manufacturing, and the continuous move toward a reduction in overall water use has continued … Read More about What to Include in a Successful Interlocal Water and Wastewater Agreement
Drinking Water & Wastewater, General Information