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Massachusetts Water And Wastewater Rates Dashboard

December 19, 2024

  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. The survey and dashboard were funded by Tighe … Read more

Resuming Water and Wastewater Service After a Major Disruption

October 21, 2024

    By Anna Patterson, Project Director, SOG Environmental Finance Center, and Alicea Easthope-Frazer, Senior Project Director, SOG Environmental Finance Center Public Water and Wastewater Systems Following Hurricane Helene on September 27, 2024, many water and wastewater systems in Western … Read more

Financial Benchmark Series

September 24, 2024

Key financial Indicators allow a utility to get a snapshot of its financial health and determine whether it needs to adjust its rates or consider regional solutions. These benchmarks should be calculated annually when financial statements are released. Please see … Read more

Resource Hub: NC W/WW Systems Looking to Improve Viability

September 18, 2024

Water and wastewater (W/WW) systems are critical infrastructures that directly impact North Carolina’s communities’ health, safety, and quality of life. Many of these systems, especially those in rural or underserved areas, face significant challenges in maintaining operational and financial viability. … Read more

New Hampshire Water And Wastewater Rates Dashboard

April 29, 2024

This dashboard is designed to assist utility managers and local officials to compare and benchmark residential water and wastewater rates against multiple characteristics, including utility finances, system characteristics, customer demographics, and geography. This resource for utilities in New Hampshire is … Read more

North Carolina Water And Wastewater Rates Dashboard

February 13, 2024

This dashboard is designed to assist utility managers and local officials with benchmarking residential water and wastewater rates against multiple attributes, including utility finances, system characteristics, customer base socioeconomic conditions, and geography. The EFC has surveyed nearly all of the … Read more

North Carolina Water And Wastewater Rates Information

February 13, 2024

Since 2005, the EFC and the North Carolina League of Municipalities annually surveyed all local governments and the largest investor-owned and non-profit water and wastewater utilities in the state of North Carolina. Utilities are invited to provide their current water … Read more

Financial Health Checkup For Water Utilities

January 19, 2024

  Use this tool to assess the financial performance of your water (and/or wastewater) utility fund. Financial data readily available in annual financial statements are copied into this tool, which computes key financial indicators that measure a variety of important … Read more

North Carolina Stormwater Fees Report

October 31, 2023

    The UNC Environmental Finance Center, in collaboration with the North Carolina Division of Water Infrastructure, recently conducted a comprehensive survey of stormwater utilities in North Carolina for fiscal year 2023. This survey included data on 101 stormwater utilities, … Read more