How can we build communities that are resilient to environmental disasters and other related challenges, and how can a multidisciplinary approach guide us through this process? The Disaster and Resilience Water Symposium, hosted by Duke Water Network at the … Read more
Recent EFC tools have a new look and feel. Historically, the Environmental Finance Center at the University of North Carolina (EFC) built spreadsheet tools. EFC tools are designed to help utilities organize and analyze financial data to make sustainable … Read more
In September 2021, the UNC Environmental Finance Center produced eight case studies discussing unique financing mechanisms in different North Carolina cities and towns as well as a series of one-page overview resources. This project was completed with Funding from the … Read more
The Resource Agency Partnership for Water Utilities is a group of diverse organizations working toward solutions to the challenges faced by North Carolina’s water and wastewater service providers. The goal of the Partnership is to collaborate with each other and … Read more
Passed in March of 2021, the American Rescue Plan Act designated $350 billion for State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds. These funds go directly to states, tribal governments, and local municipalities, though small municipalities (also called Non-entitlement units or NEUs) receive their funds … Read more
This is the second of a two-part blog series on North Carolina stormwater updates for 2021-2022. The EFC is excited to announce that we completed the North Carolina Stormwater Management Survey earlier this month. We asked local governments, with and without stormwater … Read more
The Low Income Household Water Assistance Program was funded by both the Consolidated Appropriations Act (December 2020) and the American Rescue Plan Act (March 2021) to assist low income households that pay a high proportion of household income for drinking … Read more
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
This is the first of a two-part blog series on North Carolina stormwater updates for 2021-2022. In June, the Environmental Finance Center (EFC) published a report identifying over $10 billion in planned water and wastewater capital projects across North … Read more
