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EPA Managerial Capacity Guidebook: A Review
February 7, 2013Caroline 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 … Read More about EPA Managerial Capacity Guidebook: A Review
Drinking Water & Wastewater, General InformationMulti-year Rate Increases: “Taking the Politics Out?”
February 1, 2013Stacey 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, … Read More about Multi-year Rate Increases: “Taking the Politics Out?”
Drinking Water & Wastewater, Smart Management for Small Water SystemsState Green Banks: Funding a Greener Tomorrow, Today
January 30, 2013Chris Kenrick is a Research Assistant at the Environmental Finance Center and is pursuing dual master’s degrees in information science and public administration. If any of you are like me, then … Read More about State Green Banks: Funding a Greener Tomorrow, Today
Energy, General InformationSewerage & Water Board of New Orleans Gains Rate Increase Approval
January 23, 2013Guest author Peiffer Brandt is the Chief Operating Officer at Raftelis Financial Consultants. “New Orleans Sewerage & Water Board customers will see their monthly water and sewer rates more than … Read More about Sewerage & Water Board of New Orleans Gains Rate Increase Approval
Drinking Water & Wastewater, General InformationGenerating Carbon Credits from Wetlands
January 22, 2013Glenn Barnes is a senior project director at the Environmental Finance Center at the University of North Carolina. Glenn is the project manager of the Sustainable Finance for Wetland Programs … Read More about Generating Carbon Credits from Wetlands
Watersheds, Wetlands & StormwaterPercent MHI as an Indicator of Affordability of Residential Rates: Using the U.S. Census Bureau’s Median Household Income Data
January 9, 2013Shadi Eskaf is a senior project director for the Environmental Finance Center at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. “What is the [national/state/recommended] threshold of affordable rates? Is … Read More about Percent MHI as an Indicator of Affordability of Residential Rates: Using the U.S. Census Bureau’s Median Household Income Data
Drinking Water & Wastewater, Financial BenchmarkingWhat a Difference a Rate Makes
December 20, 2012Jen Weiss is a Finance Analyst and co-author Jeff Hughes is the Director of the Environmental Finance Center. At the time this blog post is being written, the holiday season … Read More about What a Difference a Rate Makes
Energy, General InformationDriving Rates: Get a 2012 Georgia Rates Dashboard Tune-Up
December 18, 2012Matt Harris is the Marketing and Outreach Coordinator for the Environmental Finance Center. The etymology of the word “dashboard” is an interesting story of technological change and innovation over time. … Read More about Driving Rates: Get a 2012 Georgia Rates Dashboard Tune-Up
Drinking Water & Wastewater, Financial Benchmarking, General Information