Shadi Eskaf presented on regionalization of water and wastewater systems in North Carolina at the North Carolina Government Finance Officers Association's virtual 2021 summer conference. The conference runs from July 19-21, 2021. The link below provides additional details and the … Read more
Weekly Webinar Series: American Rescue Plan Office Hours The UNC School of Government continues to offer ARP Office Hours for North Carolina local governments. Call in to get your questions answered. Free and no registration required. The free Zoom link … Read more
The Western Piedmont Council of Government in North Carolina is hosting an EFC presentation to utility managers and board members on building a financially resilient water and wastewater utility. Financial management of utilities requires much more than setting a balanced … Read more
Evan Kirk of the Environmental Finance Center at the University of North Carolina presented on operating sustainable small water systems at the GMAAC on Friday, August 6th. For elected officials and town staff, understanding the responsibilities of your small water … Read more
Attendees learned about best practices for small water system financial management including how to communicate with customers as staff and elected officials. Attendees were introduced to the Georgia Water Rate Dashboard and were given the opportunity to provide feedback concerning … Read more
Register Now via the Government Finance Officers Association Description: Legislative activity on Capitol Hill in the year 2020 was dominated by the development of multiple aid packages in response to the outbreak of COVID-19. To address the vital need for widespread … Read more
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
As part of the School of Government's annual Budgeting in Local Government course, UNC EFC staff Erin Riggs and Tom Roberts participated in a question and answer session for course participants. The EFC also provided a pre-recorded session that covered … Read more
