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Cost-Indexed Rate Increases
Guest author Peiffer Brandt is the Chief Operating Officer at Raftelis Financial Consultants. “Patrick Cannon… voted twice against raising our water fee. That means a lot for senior citizens, families, and individuals on fixed income. …
Are operating revenues declining for local government-owned water utilities? Evidence from six states.
Shadi Eskaf is a Senior Project Director for the Environmental Finance Center at the University of North Carolina. Previous blog posts (here and here) discussed the fact that per capita water consumption is declining. The…
Setting Up and Clearing Hurdles in a Water Pricing Overhaul
Mary Tiger is the Chief Operating Officer of the Environmental Finance Center. We have written about a number of alternative rate designs for water utilities on this blog in the past year (see posts on…
More on Reserve Funds: How Much Is Too Much?
Sarah Royster is a graduate student with the UNC School of Public Health pursuing a Master’s Degree in Environmental Engineering. She works as a Research Assistant with the Environmental Finance Center. Restrictions on reserve funds…
Revolving Credit – All Grown Up
Jen Weiss is a Finance Analyst at the Environmental Finance Center. Quick … what do you think of when you hear the word “revolving?” A revolving door? A revolving restaurant? Perhaps a revolving credit card?…
Right-sizing Reserve Funds
Jeff Hughes is the Director of the Environmental Finance Center. “How much should our utility maintain in reserves?” This is one of the most common questions I get from utility managers during my finance courses….
EPA Managerial Capacity Guidebook: A Review
Caroline Simpson is a graduate student with the UNC School of Information and Library Science and works as a Research Assistant with the Environmental Finance Center. Utility managers may find new perspectives on water system…
Multi-year Rate Increases: “Taking the Politics Out?”
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. In many states, ask a water utility manager…