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No Butts left Behind: How to Pay for Cigarette Butt Collection and Recycling
August 16, 2016Conventional wisdom holds the universal truth that littered cigarette butts are unsightly; an undesirable side effect of a habit which most smokers wish they could drop. But while many smokers … Read More about No Butts left Behind: How to Pay for Cigarette Butt Collection and Recycling
Waste ManagementThree States With Laws Allowing Water Utility Customer Assistance Programs
August 12, 2016Unlike your favorite TV show, college football, or even your cell phone, water is a truly vital part of life. However, many Americans may still not have affordable access to … Read More about Three States With Laws Allowing Water Utility Customer Assistance Programs
Drinking Water & WastewaterThree Strategies to Reduce Costs: Purchasing Partnerships for Water Systems
August 4, 2016Drinking water and wastewater systems may be able to reduce costs by partnering with other systems. These partnerships can range from informal agreements to the transfer of ownership and creation … Read More about Three Strategies to Reduce Costs: Purchasing Partnerships for Water Systems
General InformationA Tale of Two Water Authorities: Paying for excess capacity in shared water and wastewater systems
July 28, 2016Dividing the costs of shared water infrastructure equitably among many potential users may not be as straightforward as it seems. In particular, infrastructure designed to meet future demands in a … Read More about A Tale of Two Water Authorities: Paying for excess capacity in shared water and wastewater systems
Drinking Water & WastewaterA Double Standard? Debt Financing of Distributed Infrastructure Projects: A Legal Perspective
July 26, 2016When a water utility seeks to increase supply to address a growing population in the community which it serves, most states have very clear laws that would allow such a … Read More about A Double Standard? Debt Financing of Distributed Infrastructure Projects: A Legal Perspective
Drinking Water & WastewaterThree State Programs that Assist Local Capital Planning & Statewide Infrastructure Needs Assessment
July 15, 2016The EPA’s 2011 Report to Congress on the Drinking Water Infrastructure Needs Survey and Assessment, which estimated infrastructure capital needs of $384.2 billion over the next 20 years, includes a … Read More about Three State Programs that Assist Local Capital Planning & Statewide Infrastructure Needs Assessment
Drinking Water & WastewaterWaterCARE: Four Common Challenges Facing Water and Wastewater Systems
July 8, 2016Earlier this year, the EFC at UNC, in partnership with the Southwest Environmental Finance Center and other members of the Environmental Finance Center Network, started work on WaterCARE (Community Assistance … Read More about WaterCARE: Four Common Challenges Facing Water and Wastewater Systems
Drinking Water & WastewaterCommunity-Based Social Marketing: Tools for reducing demand through behavior change
July 1, 2016In our work with water utilities across the country, the Environmental Finance Center is often asked how a water utility might encourage conservation amongst its customers. Such utilities may be interested … Read More about Community-Based Social Marketing: Tools for reducing demand through behavior change
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