The Low Income Household Water Assistance Program (LIHWAP) is a proposed program to provide assistance to low income households with their water and wastewater bills. Below is a PDF with a list of FAQ’s that the UNC EFC have put … Read more

  Data science is a rapidly growing field. A 2017 article by Amar Numanović describes how data science might be used in the public sector. This article recommends using data science for “transparent, accountable, and responsive government.”  Denver and Boston have developed dashboards showing … Read more

In 2016, the North Carolina legislature commissioned a six-year nutrient management study for the purpose of reevaluating the nutrient management strategies for the Jordan Lake and Falls Lake watersheds. In year two of the Falls Lake study, researchers at the … Read more

The one-pager below was created to provide step-by-step instructions for those interested in the Arkansas Water and Wastewater Rates Dashboard.

Water and wastewater rate setting is one of local government’s most important environmental and public health responsibilities. The EFC and the Hawai’i Department of Health Safe Drinking Water Branch conducted surveys of what water and wastewater utilities in the state … Read more

Reports 2023 North Carolina Stormwater Fees Report Pilot North Carolina Stormwater Needs Assessment Results of the 2021 North Carolina Local Government Stormwater Management Survey 2022 Local Assistance for Stormwater Infrastructure Investments Funding Results Case Studies Using the NC Clean Water … Read more

Join us for a webinar on September 20th from 2:00 – 3:30 PM EST where we will demonstrate the 2021 Arkansas Water and Wastewater Rates Dashboard and answer your questions.

This interactive dashboard is designed to assist utility managers and local officials with benchmarking residential water and wastewater rates against multiple attributes, including system characteristics, customer base socioeconomic conditions, and geography. Rates data for this dashboard were not collected by … Read more

This page is a resource for utilities seeking to learn about and receive guidance regarding federal funding for coronavirus aid, including funds for bill payment assistance and infrastructure projects. It is not comprehensive and will be updated only occasionally, but many of the resources outside the EFC … Read more