By Emma Copenhaver, Project Analyst at the UNC Environmental Finance Center State Revolving Funds, or SRFs, can be attractive for many utilities because they offer low-interest loans for expensive capital improvement projects. SRFs provide financing for drinking water projects … Read more
EFC developed a tool for the Division of Water Infrastructure in support of the Viable Utility Program. The Viable Utility Program includes a master plan to help utilities throughout North Carolina become viable. This tool demonstrates which utilities were … Read more
Since 2014, the EFC has surveyed nearly all of the rate-charging water and wastewater utilities in Alabama. Utilities are invited to provide their current water and wastewater rates. The EFC compiles the rates data with information on utilities’ key financial … Read more
Post by Julia Cavalier, Senior Research Project Director at UNC Environmental Finance Center Lead service line inventories are required by the Revised Lead and Copper Rule. Systems with distribution lines built after lead was banned are likely grateful as … Read more
This interactive dashboard is designed to assist utility managers and local officials with benchmarking residential water rates against multiple attributes, including system characteristics, customer base socioeconomic conditions, and geography. The EFC visualized the data on the dashboard as a resource for … Read more
Water and wastewater rate setting is one of local government’s most important environmental and public health responsibilities. The Ohio Environmental Protection Agency surveyed what utilities in Ohio charge for rates. The EFC compiles the rates data with information on utilities’ Enterprise … Read more
Post by Anna Patterson, Project Director at the UNC EFC and Erin Riggs, Executive Director at the UNC EFC With the holidays right around the corner, water and wastewater utilities are once again thinking to the new year … Read more
Across the United States, the cost of water is rising, in large part due to the growing cost of water system maintenance, especially for small water systems. In 2022, UNC EFC was pleased to partner with Digital P Media to … Read more
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