Session 1: Capital Planning All water and wastewater systems face high capital costs. Aging infrastructure needs to be rehabilitated or replaced. Without adequate planning and yearly budgeting for capital projects, utilities become financially challenged to fund and pay for needed … Read more
The EFC hosted a webinar on Thursday, September 9th at 12:00 pm with NC DHHS staff who are administering the Low Income Household Water Assistance Program (LIHWAP), a program which will provide assistance customers with past due water and wastewater … Read more
With funding from the US EPA and in partnership with Central Arkansas Water, the EFC deployed the 2021 Arkansas Water and Wastewater Rates Dashboard in August. The rates dashboard provides an up-to-date look at rates for over 660 Arkansas utilities. … Read more
At the Stormwater and Finance in North Carolina event, Evan Kirk of the UNC EFC presented the results of the 2022 NC Stormwater Fee Survey, the findings from the Pilot NC Stormwater Needs Assessment, and some of the findings of … Read more
Description: Understanding what is in the toolkit to promote financial resiliency is important for small water systems. Participants will learn how to how to compare and benchmark rates against other water systems’ appropriately and how to track and assess financial performance … Read more
Click here to download the slides from the presentation. View a recording of the session below. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LpsjdFSgdaY Staff from the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services are ready to give an update on the North Carolina Low Income … Read more
This event is free and open to the public but you must register online by November 14th. Register Here by November 14th An ELI and LGEAN Co-Sponsored Public Webinar Operators of the close to 50,000 community water systems across … Read more
Erin Riggs of the Environmental Finance Center will be a guest at the Institute for the Environment's Bagel Breakfast Social on Tuesday, February 8th. Erin will provide a presentation on how the EFC plans to help communities with the sustainable … Read more
NOTICE: The February 2022 offering of this course has been moved completely online and will be taking place via Zoom. The Environmental Finance Center's annual Water and Wastewater Finance Strategies workshop will provide utility practitioners with new skills and up-to-date … Read more
Become familiar with the features and benefits of the Arkansas Water and Wastewater Rates Dashboard. This presentation will go over the key features of the tool and provides thorough instructions on how to understand the information given. To review … Read more
Public enterprises provide many essential services for citizens in communities all across North Carolina – from electric utilities to water/sewer services, to airports, and more. Operational funding for these essential services varies by type of enterprise. It is important for … Read more
For a recording of the event, click here The Environmental Finance Centers at the University of North Carolina and the University of Maryland and the Water Center at the University of Pennsylvania are hosting a 90-minute webinar to provide … Read more
