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Shadi Eskaf is a Senior Project Director for the Environmental Finance Center at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. Our research shows that water rates have been rising faster than CPI inflation in the…

We live in a fast paced world.  We are driven to implement projects quickly – on time and under budget.   On a daily basis, we are faced with decisions regarding which projects to implement and…

Mary Tiger is the Chief Operating Officer of the Environmental Finance Center at the University of North Carolina. Water is the talk of the town these days – or at least that is what a…

Glenn Barnes is a senior project director with the Environmental Finance Center and is the co-director of the Smart Management for Small Water Systems project. All drinking water systems should be concerned about water loss—water…

Stacey Isaac Berahzer is a Senior Project Director for the Environmental Finance Center at the University of North Carolina, and works from a satellite office in Georgia. Water rate increases can get even more controversial…

Written by David Tucker David Tucker is a Project Director for the Environmental Finance Center. In our work with the Smart Management for Small Water Systems project and other programs, the Environmental Finance Center has…

Jen Weiss is Senior Finance Analyst at the Environmental Finance Center. There is a small hole in the ceiling leading into the attic of Mr. Smith’s single-family home and the windows are a bit drafty. …

The Electric Power Research Institute and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency estimate that 3-4% of national energy consumption is used for drinking water and wastewater services in the United States. Pumping –  raw water, treated…