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Who Owns the Water? Pt. 1, Groundwater
April 29, 2015This week we bring you a post from our colleague Richard Whisnant from his new blog: Environmental Law in Context. This is the way the question often comes to me–who … Read More about Who Owns the Water? Pt. 1, Groundwater
Drinking Water & WastewaterKey Financial Indicators for Water and Wastewater Systems: Debt Service Coverage Ratio
April 23, 2015* This blog was originally posted on the UNC EFC’s previous website on April 23rd, 2015, and has been re-posted on our current website for our audience’s viewing. By … Read More about Key Financial Indicators for Water and Wastewater Systems: Debt Service Coverage Ratio
Financial Benchmarking, Smart Management for Small Water Systems, Waste ManagementFiscal Sustainability Plans – A Rose by Any Other Name
April 15, 2015What’s in a name? that which we call a rose By any other name would smell as sweet; – From Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, 1600 This often-quoted phrase by Shakespeare’s Juliet … Read More about Fiscal Sustainability Plans – A Rose by Any Other Name
Drinking Water & WastewaterAn Ally of the People: Good Governance and Sustainable Finance for Environmental Services
April 2, 2015In honor of the UN’s World Water Day, a group of us from the Environmental Finance Center attended last month a performance of the play, “An Enemy of the People,” … Read More about An Ally of the People: Good Governance and Sustainable Finance for Environmental Services
Drinking Water & WastewaterSolving the Puzzle: Understanding Customers through their Water Use History
March 27, 2015Earlier, I posted a graph of my household water use for the past few years and challenged our readers to identify as many interesting characteristics about my household as they … Read More about Solving the Puzzle: Understanding Customers through their Water Use History
Drinking Water & WastewaterWhat Can You Tell About My Household Based on Our Water Use History?
March 24, 2015Are you up for a challenge? I have disclosed in the graph below my own household’s water use between June 2006 and December 2014, as reported on my water bills. … Read More about What Can You Tell About My Household Based on Our Water Use History?
Drinking Water & WastewaterSpringing Forward from a Great 2014 at the EFC
March 19, 2015Springtime in North Carolina normally showcases two things I love: the environment and teamwork. Even if your work doesn’t involve environmental protection, it’s hard not to think about environment this … Read More about Springing Forward from a Great 2014 at the EFC
General InformationClearing the Air: Reducing Residential Wood Smoke in Portola, CA
March 17, 2015It was a beautiful morning as I made the one hour drive from Reno, Nevada to the small rural mountain valley community of Portola, California. Each turn brought increasingly picturesque … Read More about Clearing the Air: Reducing Residential Wood Smoke in Portola, CA
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