In many states, several agencies providing loans and grants to water and wastewater utilities for capital projects, each with its own rules and administration. States have taken different approaches to coordinate these programs. This report summarizes that informal and formal … Read more
Jeff Hughes served as an expert witness to the EPA Environmental Advisory Board and was the lead contributor to EFAB’s report titled “Comments on EPA Document: Combined Sewer Overflows – Guidance for Financial Capability Assessment and Schedule Development”.
The purpose of this report is to help North Carolina water and sewer utilities meet their policy objectives and assure that they have the revenues they need to protect public health. The report provides up-to-date information on current rate-setting practices … Read more
The way in which water and wastewater services are funded in the United States changed dramatically from the 1970s to the 2000s. The country moved from a sizable federal grant program that accompanied the passage of the 1972 Clean Water … Read more
Post by Chris Heaney This paper collects and analyzes information on state revolving fund programs with a special focus on how states in EPA Region 4 have chosen to implement disadvantaged community programs.
The challenges of providing safe drinking water and environmentally sound wastewater services have undeniably become as much about financial management as about treatment technologies. This article describes the big picture context of the environment in which rates are set, with … Read more
