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How does the International Right to Water Influence Water Disconnection Policy: Three examples from around the world
Post by Anna Liles, Graduate Research Assistant at the UNC EFC The widespread economic and public health impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic have been met with many policy changes such as moratoriums on water disconnections. Water…
On the Shores of Financial Stability: White Lake, North Carolina
Background on White Lake The Town of White Lake is located in southeast NC on the shores of the town’s namesake body of water. The lake is the town’s main revenue source and supports a…
The 4-1-1 on Financing: Strategies and Support for Small Water and Wastewater Systems
On June 23, 2021, the EFC participated in a podcast hosted by the Local Government Environmental Assistance Network (LGEAN), which is a US EPA Agency Compliance Assistance Center focused on compiling and creating resources for…
EFC 2021: The same strong center that has been around for more than two decades, but with new staff and new visions for the next decade.
This post is long overdue in many ways – the EFC has had lots of big changes over the past year and a half – but is also well timed as it offers a chance…
Utilities in North Carolina Plan Over $10 Billion in Capital Projects Over Five Years
Many utilities develop multi-year plans to strategize implementing and paying for infrastructure projects. Developing asset management plans and capital improvement plans (CIPs) have long been considered critical practices for utilities of all sizes to…
The results are in: evaluating DC Water’s EIB
On May 27th, Quantified Ventures issued a press release regarding the evaluation of the first ever Environmental Impact Bond (EIB). EIBs are innovative pay-for-performance debt-financing mechanisms that have been used to finance green infrastructure projects…
2021 North Carolina Water and Wastewater Rate Survey: Analyzing the Latest Data in the Context of Covid-19
The North Carolina Water and Wastewater Rates Dashboard was updated with 2021 data and the 2021 North Carolina Water and Wastewater Rates Report was published. Check them out today and join us for our June 15 webinar. We are…
Land-ing the Vote: Ballot Measures for Land Conservation
The current housing market boom leads to large tracts of available land being swept up into the hands of private developers. For many local governments, development is good. It provides access to new tax revenues…