Mary Tiger is the Chief Operating Officer of the Environmental Finance Center at the University of North Carolina. Water is the talk of the town these days – or at least that is what a series of marketing campaigns are … Read more

Glenn Barnes is a senior project director with the Environmental Finance Center and is the co-director of the Smart Management for Small Water Systems project. All drinking water systems should be concerned about water loss—water that is treated but does … Read more

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. Water rate increases can get even more controversial when there is the perception … Read more

Written by David Tucker David Tucker is a Project Director for the Environmental Finance Center. In our work with the Smart Management for Small Water Systems project and other programs, the Environmental Finance Center has seen initiatives by drinking water … Read more

The Electric Power Research Institute and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency estimate that 3-4% of national energy consumption is used for drinking water and wastewater services in the United States. Pumping –  raw water, treated water, and wastewater – demands … Read more

by Glenn Barnes Glenn Barnes is senior project director with the Environmental Finance Center based at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.  He is the co-director of the Smart Management for Small Water Systems Project. Recently, the Environmental … Read more

Jeff Hughes is a Faculty member at the UNC School of Government and the Director of the UNC Environmental Finance Center.  Note: This post was cross-posted in the School of Government Community Development Blog. Much of the year, the focus on water finance seems … Read more

  By Caroline Simpson 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. When the North Carolina Legislature instated  House Bill 448, Regionalization … Read more

Tweet // 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. Debt and debt management for water and … Read more

Mary Tiger is the Chief Operating Officer of the Environmental Finance Center at the University of North Carolina. A few months ago a group of over 20 utility managers from some of the largest water utilities in the country convened in … Read more