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In it for the long-haul: Water rate approvals from real communication with boards
November 6, 2014The Environmental Finance Center has partnered with Arcadis, Raftelis Financial Consultants, ICMA, and Stratus Consulting to get to the bottom of what meaningful communication between water utilities and their governing … Read More about In it for the long-haul: Water rate approvals from real communication with boards
Drinking Water & WastewaterStriking the Balance: How Communities are Using Creative Financing to Support Green Infrastructure
October 31, 2014My 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 … Read More about Striking the Balance: How Communities are Using Creative Financing to Support Green Infrastructure
Watersheds, Wetlands & StormwaterEncouraging Property Investments with Stormwater Fee Credit Programs
October 29, 2014Greentown, 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 … Read More about Encouraging Property Investments with Stormwater Fee Credit Programs
Watersheds, Wetlands & StormwaterNew Tool Helps Local Governments Understand How to Finance Wetland and Water Quality Projects
October 21, 2014Local 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 … Read More about New Tool Helps Local Governments Understand How to Finance Wetland and Water Quality Projects
Watersheds, Wetlands & StormwaterWater₡lips: New Video Series on Financial Topics for Water Utilities, their Boards, and Funders
October 16, 2014Water 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 … Read More about Water₡lips: New Video Series on Financial Topics for Water Utilities, their Boards, and Funders
Drinking Water & Wastewater, Smart Management for Small Water SystemsWRRDA: Creating Interactions between the New WIFIA Program and the Updated Clean Water State Revolving Fund
October 14, 2014As 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 … Read More about WRRDA: Creating Interactions between the New WIFIA Program and the Updated Clean Water State Revolving Fund
Drinking Water & WastewaterBottom-Up Financing Options for Green Infrastructure: What Will Your Approach Be?
October 8, 2014Green 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 … Read More about Bottom-Up Financing Options for Green Infrastructure: What Will Your Approach Be?
Watersheds, Wetlands & StormwaterEPA’s Proposed Clean Power Plan: Initial Thoughts on Electric Utility Costs and Pricing
October 1, 2014By 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 … Read More about EPA’s Proposed Clean Power Plan: Initial Thoughts on Electric Utility Costs and Pricing
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