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Water System Reserves During the COVID-19 Pandemic
April 16, 2020Local governments have an increased public health responsibility to ensure that people have access to clean water during the COVID-19 pandemic. During this time, many utilities are refraining from shutting … Read More about Water System Reserves During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Drinking Water & WastewaterFinancial Implications of COVID-19 for Water and Wastewater Utilities
March 26, 2020Water and wastewater utilities are adapting to the rapidly changing conditions imposed across the country and the world by the COVID-19 pandemic. With stay-at-home orders, closures of schools, restaurants, and … Read More about Financial Implications of COVID-19 for Water and Wastewater Utilities
Drinking Water & WastewaterRegionalization: Five Key Takeaways with Resources!
March 18, 2020In the past few years, the EFC has been asked to evaluate the different financial impacts of regionalization, from simple shared services agreements to full-on consolidation. Additionally, we have been … Read More about Regionalization: Five Key Takeaways with Resources!
Drinking Water & WastewaterWhat’s the Use? Assessing Trends in North Carolina’s Residential Water Use
March 5, 2020After droughts and in light of future concerns over water resources, the topic of conservation has risen in importance. While regional differences in supply concerns exist across the United States … Read More about What’s the Use? Assessing Trends in North Carolina’s Residential Water Use
Drinking Water & Wastewater, Financial BenchmarkingReclaim Review: A Snapshot of the 2019 Survey and Legislation in Arizona
February 19, 2020Written by Ashley Bleggi As far back as 1926, Arizona has been a leader in the ever evolving world of water reuse. With the release of the 2019 Arizona Water … Read More about Reclaim Review: A Snapshot of the 2019 Survey and Legislation in Arizona
Drinking Water & Wastewater, Financial BenchmarkingA New Fee: Why Develop a Stormwater Utility, Where does the Money Go?
February 5, 2020Leigh DeForest is a graduate fellow in the 2019 Leaders in Environment and Finance (LEAF) program. As a part of the LEAF Fellowship, Leigh spent the summer of 2019 working … Read More about A New Fee: Why Develop a Stormwater Utility, Where does the Money Go?
Watersheds, Wetlands & StormwaterFour Considerations Before Investing in Advanced Metering Infrastructure
January 22, 2020Keondra Jenkins was a fellow in the 2019 Leaders in Environment and Finance (LEAF) program. As part of the LEAF Fellowship, Keondra worked with Orange Water and Sewer Authority (OWASA) … Read More about Four Considerations Before Investing in Advanced Metering Infrastructure
Drinking Water & Wastewater, General InformationExpanding 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
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