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Integrated Planning Resources 101
September 28, 2022Image credit: Environmental Protection Agency, Integrated Planning basics fact sheet. By Evan Kirk, Project Director, SOG Environmental Finance Center The SOG EFC has been partnered with the US … Read More about Integrated Planning Resources 101
General Information, Smart Management for Small Water SystemsPlanning Your Capital Projects for Impact
September 14, 2022By Delia Wegner, Graduate Research Assistant, SOG EFC What is a Capital Improvement Plan? Paying for the rehabilitation, replacement, and upgrades of water and wastewater equipment is … Read More about Planning Your Capital Projects for Impact
General Information, Smart Management for Small Water SystemsImplementing a Customer Assistance Program for a Small System
August 30, 2022By Elsemarie Mullins, Project Director, SOG EFC Customer Assistance Programs (CAPs) are often offered to provide water to low-income customers and meet a utility’s revenue requirement. With the … Read More about Implementing a Customer Assistance Program for a Small System
General Information, Smart Management for Small Water SystemsAppreciating Depreciation
August 16, 2022By Andrew Waters, Project Director, SOG EFC, and Kathryn Obenshain, Research Assistant, SOG EFC There’s an adage about a brand-new car dramatically losing value when driven off the … Read More about Appreciating Depreciation
Financial Benchmarking, General Information, Smart Management for Small Water SystemsEFCN Resources 101
August 2, 2022By Anna Patterson, Project Director, SOG EFC Water and wastewater utilities often face tricky financial problems with no clear-cut solutions. Luckily, the Environmental Finance Center Network (EFCN) is … Read More about EFCN Resources 101
General Information, Smart Management for Small Water SystemsThe Geography of Stormwater Utilities
July 6, 2022Post by Austin Thompson, PhD Research Assistant at the SOG EFC Stormwater management is a growing concern for local governments across the United States. Indeed, as development footprints … Read More about The Geography of Stormwater Utilities
Watersheds, Wetlands & StormwaterChallenges of Growth for Water Utilities
June 22, 2022By 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 … Read More about Challenges of Growth for Water Utilities
General InformationReserve Funds – Expect the Unexpected
June 9, 2022Post 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 … Read More about Reserve Funds – Expect the Unexpected
Financial Benchmarking, General Information, Smart Management for Small Water Systems