The Stormwater and Green Infrastructure Finance Workshop will be taught by the Environmental Finance Center at the School of Government. The course will cover utility fee setting, public outreach and communications, innovative uses for stormwater revenues, legal considerations, regulatory considerations, … Continued
Creating customer classes can be an effective method of allocating the cost of service to different types of users. Utilities often use customer classes to meet their various rate-setting objectives, such as prioritizing revenue stability and ensuring affordability. However, it … Continued
The presentation slides can be found here. This webinar will discuss how to think about water and wastewater systems as a financial entity and will examine the key financial indicators that allow systems to make informed decisions in planning and … Continued
Description The Environmental Finance Center's annual Water and Wastewater Finance Strategies workshop will provide utility practitioners with new skills and up-to-date information on pricing, infrastructure finance planning strategies, and funding resources. Lead Faculty: Erin Riggs, Executive Director, UNC Environmental Finance … Continued
The UNC EFC's Anna Patterson participated in the Career Institute Panel on behalf of the UNC Environmental Finance Center. The panel discussion was targeted at students in the Department of City and Regional Planning and focused on research being conducted … Continued
Description: On March 29, 2023, the UNC EFC's Tom Roberts participated in a panel discussion entitled “Solving Water Issues through Regional and National Collaborations”. The panel was part of the 2023 Mississippi Water Resources Conference hosted by the Mississippi State … Continued
Description: Tune in for a no-cost, 60-minute, interactive webinar to learn about the Iowa Water, Wastewater and Stormwater Rates Dashboards, as well as information about benchmarks for sustainable rates and finances for your system. Learn how to use this free … Continued
Recording can be found here. Description: In this webinar, we will describe low interest loans, their merits, and demonstrate two tools to help evaluate different loan options and their financial impact. We introduce the Subsidized Loan Calculator, which allows … Continued
Description: The UNC EFC will be co-hosting two-single day workshops focusing on water, wastewater, and stormwater finance strategies for local governments in western North Carolina. Representatives from North Carolina's Department of Water Infrastructure (DWI) will be appearing to discuss DWI … Continued
* This is a hybrid event. Attendees can attend either in person at the address above or virtually via Zoom. Description: Running a small system can be challenging. Along with meeting regulatory obligations and satisfying customer expectations, you may have … Continued
Description: Attend this two-hour live virtual workshop to understand better financial benchmarks that can help you support utility operations for today and tomorrow. This training will cover what options you have when setting rates to balance financial sustainability and the … Continued
Description: You work hard to provide safe, quality drinking water to your customers at fair rates. But how are your finances? In this training, we will discuss the importance of strategies for full-cost recovery in the context of long-term planning. You … Continued
