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Disaster and Resiliency: Takeaways from the Duke Water Network Symposium
How can we build communities that are resilient to environmental disasters and other related challenges, and how can a multidisciplinary approach guide us through this process? The Disaster and Resilience Water Symposium, hosted by…
Using the Integrated Planning Framework for Advancing Climate Resilience
Post by Omid Barr, Project Director and Evan Kirk, Acting Senior Project Director at the UNC EFC Sea level rise and heavier rain fall events driven by climate change are causing more frequent and severe flooding…
Making Meaning From Data
Recent EFC tools have a new look and feel. Historically, the Environmental Finance Center at the University of North Carolina (EFC) built spreadsheet tools. EFC tools are designed to help utilities organize and analyze financial…
New Affordability Tool Helps Utilities Explore Water and Wastewater Rates
The Old EFC Affordability Tool Seven years ago, the Environmental Finance Center at the UNC School of Government (EFC) debuted its Excel-based water and wastewater rates assessment tool. The tool guided utilities to assess the…
Getting Green for Going Green: Using the CWSRF for Urban Stormwater Projects
The Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CWSRF) program was created over 20 years ago through amendments to the Clean Water Act. The CWSRF provides low interest loans to local government units for water quality-related…
Using Local Fiscal Recovery Funds for Water, Wastewater, and Stormwater Infrastructure Projects
Passed in March of 2021, the American Rescue Plan Act designated $350 billion for State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds. These funds go directly to states, tribal governments, and local municipalities, though small municipalities (also called Non-entitlement units or…
Key Takeaways from the NC Stormwater Management Survey
This is the second of a two-part blog series on North Carolina stormwater updates for 2021-2022. The EFC is excited to announce that we completed the North Carolina Stormwater Management Survey earlier this month. We asked local…
North Carolina Stormwater Needs Exceed $2.76 Billion Over the Next 15 Years
This is the first of a two-part blog series on North Carolina stormwater updates for 2021-2022. In June, the Environmental Finance Center (EFC) published a report identifying over $10 billion in planned water and…