Program Area: Innovative Funding Solutions
Beaver Lake Revenueshed Tool
To learn more about financing mechanisms in the Beaver Lake Watershed, read the full report here.
What is the Value of an SRF Loan? Subsidized Loan Calculator
This tool is used to calculate the cost of a subsidized loan versus a traditional market based loan. The value at the bottom of the dashboard represents the “grant equivalent” of the subsidized loan given the parameters selected from the … Continued
Using the NC Clean Water State Revolving Fund for Stormwater Projects: City of Greenville, North Carolina
In September 2021, the UNC Environmental Finance Center produced 7 case studies discussing unique financing mechanisms in different North Carolina cities and towns. This project was completed with Funding from the Division of Water Infrastructure of the North Carolina Department … Continued
How can Local Governments in North Carolina Assess Affordability of Water and Wastewater Rates?
There are many ways for a system to assess affordability. Each method takes a different approach and the analysis of the results can be subjective. Learn more about assessing affordability for your customers with the one-pager below.
One Page Guide on Stormwater Fees
Click the image or the button below to download our Why Have a Stormwater Utility Fee one-pager.
EFC Assistance to Utilities in the Viable Utilities Program
Click the image or the button below to download the EFC Assistance to Utilities in the Viable Utilities Program one-pager.
Estimating The Statewide Water And Wastewater Capital Spending Plans Of North Carolina’s Local Governments
In this report, the EFC develops and implements a simple methodology to estimate local governments’ spending plans for water and wastewater infrastructure across the state of North Carolina in the next five and twenty years. The estimates are determined from … Continued
EFC Integrated Planning Peer-To-Peer Exchange For Municipalities Webinar
When was it? March 22, 2021 from 2:00-4:00 PM EST Description: This webinar addressed barriers and concerns for municipalities throughout the integrated planning process. We heard presentations from two municipalities that have successfully completed wastewater and stormwater integrated plans. We … Continued
Introducing EPA’s Integrated Planning Element Four- Analyzing And Prioritizing Projects Webinar
In this webinar, participants learned how to evaluate both stormwater and wastewater projects when developing their integrated plan. Element 4 of EPA’s integrated planning process is key to assessing and prioritizing which suite of projects to implement to meet water … Continued