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
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
Click the link below to download a PDF version of the survey instrument. You may either use this document as a guide to filling out the survey link that was emailed to you or you can … 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. Rates data for this dashboard are drawn from the West Virginia … Read more
Post by Andrew Waters, Project Director, and Kathryn Obenshain, Research Assistant at the UNC EFC There’s an old adage about a brand-new car dramatically losing value the moment it’s driven off the lot. In this crazy economy, where the value … Read more
Post by Hope Thomson, Project Director at the UNC EFC The past few years of the global COVID-19 pandemic has certainly had its impact on all sectors of society, including water and wastewater utilities. An early 2020 report by Raftelis … Read more
Post by Tom Roberts, Senior Business Analyst at the UNC EFC With the change of season, most units of government have started their budget process for the next fiscal year. In addition to their general fund budget, units need to … Read more
Post by Evan Liebgott, Research Assistant at the UNC EFC Big picture: the “why” of dashboards The Environmental Finance Center at the University of North Carolina (UNC EFC) has been creating water and wastewater rates sustainability dashboards for over 15 … Read more
This project, funded by the Public Water Supply Section of NC Department of Environment and Natural Resources, brings together many resources focused on capital planning for drinking water and wastewater utilities. Capital planning often leads to the creation of a Capital Improvement Plan … Read more
