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WIFIA! EPA’s New Billion Dollar Water and Wastewater Loan Program Hits the Street
January 11, 2017What is WIFIA? WIFIA stands for the Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act, the name of the federal act that authorized an interesting new federally managed water and wastewater infrastructure … Read More about WIFIA! EPA’s New Billion Dollar Water and Wastewater Loan Program Hits the Street
Drinking Water & Wastewater, Smart Management for Small Water SystemsNew Year, New Chart? 4 Tips for More Effective Data Visualization
January 3, 2017Here at the Environmental Finance Center we work with a lot of data, but all the data in the world is useless if you can’t convey the story of the … Read More about New Year, New Chart? 4 Tips for More Effective Data Visualization
Drinking Water & Wastewater, Energy, Financial Benchmarking, Watersheds, Wetlands & StormwaterI’ve Got the Rate Case Blues: How to Maintain Financial Health While Mounting Fewer Rate Cases
November 30, 2016For water and sewer utilities regulated by a state’s public utilities commission (PUC), mounting a rate case can be an expensive proposition. In fact, for some particularly small utilities, mounting … Read More about I’ve Got the Rate Case Blues: How to Maintain Financial Health While Mounting Fewer Rate Cases
Drinking Water & WastewaterThe Affordability Battle
November 17, 2016How to Maintain Infrastructure Without Financially Drowning the Consumer There’s a lot we don’t agree on; however, there’s one thing we can all say is true—everyone deserves access to clean water. … Read More about The Affordability Battle
Drinking Water & WastewaterGreen Infrastructure: What is it and how can it help your city?
November 10, 2016Stormwater and the pollution it spreads is becoming a major issue, especially in cities where it is the most difficult to control runoff. The greater amount of impermeable surface in … Read More about Green Infrastructure: What is it and how can it help your city?
Watersheds, Wetlands & StormwaterWalking the Line: Pairing Public Trails with Utility Service Lines in Chapel Hill, NC
November 1, 2016Think back to the last time you were on a public trail: what did you see along the path? Apart from trees and the occasional informational sign, you might have … Read More about Walking the Line: Pairing Public Trails with Utility Service Lines in Chapel Hill, NC
Drinking Water & Wastewater, Watersheds, Wetlands & StormwaterPublic vs Private: A National Overview of Water Systems
October 19, 2016The dynamic between public and private systems has always been interesting, especially in the case of water and wastewater systems. Public water systems are usually non-profit entities managed by local … Read More about Public vs Private: A National Overview of Water Systems
Drinking Water & WastewaterFun Facts about Water System Rate Structures
October 12, 2016The Environmental Finance Center currently produces statewide water and wastewater rates dashboards for 12 states across the US. We collect a lot of data on water system finance and management to build … Read More about Fun Facts about Water System Rate Structures
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