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California’s Legislative Effort to Address Drinking Water Affordability
May 2, 2018Water systems across the country have approached drinking water affordability using different metrics and innovative solutions. While other parts of the country take on affordability at a local level, California … Read More about California’s Legislative Effort to Address Drinking Water Affordability
Drinking Water & Wastewater, General InformationThree Strengths and Weaknesses of Water Quality Trading Policies
April 26, 2018What types of environmental policies are protecting your local waterways? When the US Environmental Protection Agency was first created, most regulations followed a command-and-control model in which polluters must meet … Read More about Three Strengths and Weaknesses of Water Quality Trading Policies
Drinking Water & Wastewater, General InformationThe New Kid on the Block: Carrboro’s Stormwater Management Utility
April 19, 2018How Carrboro’s creation of a Stormwater Management Utility exemplifies the increasing need for stormwater finance options. Effective July 1, 2017, the Town of Carrboro followed in the footsteps of local … Read More about The New Kid on the Block: Carrboro’s Stormwater Management Utility
General Information, Watersheds, Wetlands & StormwaterWhat 10 Years of Georgia Water Utility Data can Reveal
April 3, 2018Co-author Neil Sullivan is a Rates Specialist at the Environmental Finance Center. Since 2007, the Environmental Finance Center at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has been conducting water … Read More about What 10 Years of Georgia Water Utility Data can Reveal
Drinking Water & Wastewater, General InformationEnvironmental Infrastructure Programs under the Omnibus Budget Bill
April 2, 2018On Friday, March 23, President Trump signed a $1.3 trillion FY 2018 spending bill that will fund the federal government through September 30. This budget funds several environmental infrastructure programs that help … Read More about Environmental Infrastructure Programs under the Omnibus Budget Bill
Drinking Water & WastewaterThe State of Water Debt in North Carolina, Part 1
March 19, 2018Guest post by Maddie Atkins Water and wastewater infrastructure needs in the US continue to grow. The EPA Drinking Water Needs Survey and Clean Watershed Needs Survey estimate that a … Read More about The State of Water Debt in North Carolina, Part 1
Drinking Water & WastewaterExploring Public Fire Protection Charges in Wisconsin
March 7, 2018In addition to Rates Dashboards, the Environmental Finance Center at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill regularly publishes tables of water rates and rate structures of various states. … Read More about Exploring Public Fire Protection Charges in Wisconsin
Drinking Water & WastewaterFour Federal Water Infrastructure Funding Programs to Watch
February 28, 2018The White House’s Legislative Outline for Rebuilding Infrastructure in America, which was released early this year, outlines the President’s proposed steps to encourage increased state, local, and private investment in … Read More about Four Federal Water Infrastructure Funding Programs to Watch
Drinking Water & Wastewater, General Information, Smart Management for Small Water Systems