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Challenges of Growth for Water Utilities
June 22, 2022Post 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 … 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 society, including … Read More about Reserve Funds – Expect the Unexpected
Financial Benchmarking, General Information, Smart Management for Small Water SystemsWhat Makes Small Utilities Viable?
May 25, 2022Post 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 … Read More about What Makes Small Utilities Viable?
Drinking Water & Wastewater, General Information, Smart Management for Small Water SystemsNorth Carolina State Fiscal Recovery Stormwater Project Funding
May 10, 2022Post 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 … Read More about North Carolina State Fiscal Recovery Stormwater Project Funding
General Information, Smart Management for Small Water Systems, Watersheds, Wetlands & StormwaterLet’s Get Started: Integrated Planning for Small to Medium-sized Municipalities
April 28, 2022Post 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 … Read More about Let’s Get Started: Integrated Planning for Small to Medium-sized Municipalities
Smart Management for Small Water Systems, Watersheds, Wetlands & StormwaterWith Great Power Comes Great Responsi-bill-ity.
April 21, 2022Post 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 … Read More about With Great Power Comes Great Responsi-bill-ity.
Drinking Water & Wastewater, General Information, Smart Management for Small Water SystemsSpring has sprung – It’s water and wastewater enterprise budget time!
March 31, 2022Post 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. … Read More about Spring has sprung – It’s water and wastewater enterprise budget time!
Financial Benchmarking, General Information, Smart Management for Small Water SystemsWhy Are Dashboards an Effective Medium for Communicating Rates Data and How Do Decision-Makers Use Them?
March 17, 2022Post by Evan Liebgott, Research Assistant at the UNC EFC Big picture: the “why” of dashboards The Environmental Finance Center at the University of North Carolina (UNC EFC) has been … Read More about Why Are Dashboards an Effective Medium for Communicating Rates Data and How Do Decision-Makers Use Them?
Drinking Water & Wastewater, Financial Benchmarking, Smart Management for Small Water Systems