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The Geography of Stormwater Utilities
Post by Austin Thompson, PhD Research Assistant at the UNC EFC Stormwater management is a growing concern for local governments across the United States. Indeed, as development footprints grow and the climate changes,…
Challenges of Growth for Water Utilities
Post by Julia Cavalier, Research Director at the UNC EFC, and Gabriela Santana, Graduate Research Assistant at the UNC EFC This is the second blog in a two-part series presenting takeaways from North Carolina’s Viable…
Reserve Funds – Expect the Unexpected
Post by Hope Thomson, Project Director at the UNC EFC The past few years of the global COVID-19 pandemic has certainly had its impact on all sectors of society, including water and wastewater utilities. An…
What Makes Small Utilities Viable?
Post by Gabriella Santana, Graduate Research Assistant at the UNC EFC This is the first blog in a two-part series presenting takeaways from North Carolina’s Viable Utilities Program. This post describes key findings relevant to…
North Carolina State Fiscal Recovery Stormwater Project Funding
Post by Evan Kirk, Project Director at the UNC EFC In the Summer of 2021, the EFC identified more than $2.76 billion in stormwater capital needs in North Carolina over the next 15 years. Recognizing…
Let’s Get Started: Integrated Planning for Small to Medium-sized Municipalities
Post by Evan Kirk, Project Director at the UNC EFC This blog is part of an ongoing series of blogs on the integrated planning framework and its benefits. See previous posts on how integrated planning…
With Great Power Comes Great Responsi-bill-ity.
Post by Elsemarie Mullins, Project Director at the UNC EFC The responsibility of water utilities to collect public enterprise fees As the Low Income Household Water Assistance Program (LIHWAP) was formed less than a year…
Spring has sprung – It’s water and wastewater enterprise budget time!
Post by Tom Roberts, Senior Business Analyst at the UNC EFC With the change of season, most units of government have started their budget process for the next fiscal year. In addition to their general…