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Top Five Small Town Websites and Tips to Improve Your Own
November 9, 2017For many small towns, websites are the main avenue of communication with residents. At the Environmental Finance Center at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, we use town … Read More about Top Five Small Town Websites and Tips to Improve Your Own
Drinking Water & Wastewater, General Information, Waste ManagementA Return to Growing Capital Outlays on Water and Wastewater Infrastructure?
November 2, 2017The year 2010 marked the start of an unusual period in the water sector. For five years running, total capital outlays by local governments in the United States on water … Read More about A Return to Growing Capital Outlays on Water and Wastewater Infrastructure?
Drinking Water & Wastewater, General InformationEnvironmental Impact Bonds: Realistic Expectations for a Promising Trend
October 25, 2017Guest post by Reed Perry, a Master of Environmental Management candidate at the Duke University Nicholas School of the Environment. A $25 million dollar Environmental Impact Bond (EIB) issued by … Read More about Environmental Impact Bonds: Realistic Expectations for a Promising Trend
General Information, Watersheds, Wetlands & StormwaterPodcast Round-Up: 12 Episodes on Drinking Water Finance and Management
October 18, 2017My colleague Stacey Isaac Berahzer, a senior project director here at the Environmental Finance Center, made her podcast debut this week on The Water Values Podcast, a series specifically focused on drinking water finance … Read More about Podcast Round-Up: 12 Episodes on Drinking Water Finance and Management
Drinking Water & Wastewater, General InformationIslanding Puerto Rico
October 13, 201783 percent of Puerto Ricans remain without power three weeks after Hurricane Maria hit the island. The goal is for 25 percent of customers to regain power by the end … Read More about Islanding Puerto Rico
EnergyFour Ways Water Utilities Can Weather a Hurricane
September 18, 2017Millions of United States citizens continue to battle the effects of massive hurricanes this month. Many have lost electric and water service. As water and wastewater utilities struggle to get … Read More about Four Ways Water Utilities Can Weather a Hurricane
Drinking Water & Wastewater, General Information, Watersheds, Wetlands & StormwaterThe Gray Area in Funding Affordability Programs
September 6, 2017Why Water or Wastewater Utilities in Many States May Be Apprehensive to Fund Affordability Programs with Rate Revenue One of the reports recently completed at the Environmental Finance Center at … Read More about The Gray Area in Funding Affordability Programs
Drinking Water & Wastewater, General InformationIs Percent MHI the Best Way to Measure Affordability?
August 31, 2017Most national analyses of affordability utilize a small sample of utilities or make generalized assumptions about expenditures. With more than 3,000 utilities in our pricing database, the Environmental Finance Center … Read More about Is Percent MHI the Best Way to Measure Affordability?
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