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Striking the Balance: How Communities are Using Creative Financing to Support Green Infrastructure
My interest in Green Infrastructure (GI) sparked several years ago, when I worked as a college intern with the City of Greensboro, NC Stormwater Department. Back then, no one really talked about “green infrastructure”, but…
Encouraging Property Investments with Stormwater Fee Credit Programs
Greentown, USA wants to join some of its large older city peers such as Washington and Philadelphia that are rebranding themselves as Green Environmental Cities. Greentown wants to become the greenest small town in the…
New Tool Helps Local Governments Understand How to Finance Wetland and Water Quality Projects
Local governments can be important partners for state and tribal wetland programs. As noted in a previous post, while states and tribes often manage wetland programs, local governments regularly make land use, zoning, and development…
Water₡lips: New Video Series on Financial Topics for Water Utilities, their Boards, and Funders
Water utility governing boards serve a critical role in ensuring the provision of clean, safe drinking water. Governing boards are tasked with making important and complex decisions in line with the utility’s mission, and they…
WRRDA: Creating Interactions between the New WIFIA Program and the Updated Clean Water State Revolving Fund
As the federal government considered introducing a new program, the Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Authority (WIFIA), for funding water infrastructure projects, some opponents saw the new program as unnecessary. The protest was not…
Bottom-Up Financing Options for Green Infrastructure: What Will Your Approach Be?
Green Infrastructure (GI), a common term to refer to a range of different types of small and mid-scale installations that support water management and other environmental goals, has become a growing component of many local…
EPA’s Proposed Clean Power Plan: Initial Thoughts on Electric Utility Costs and Pricing
By David Tucker and Lexi Kay In June 2014, the U.S. EPA proposed the Clean Power Plan rule for the regulation of existing electric power plants under Section 111(d) of the federal Clean Air Act. A comment period…
Conservation Water Rates in Arizona
by Jacob Mouw This post was revised on September 25, 2014 to address nuances of water pricing and differences in conservation rates. Drinking water, despite being a necessity, is relatively cheap in regards to its importance….