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These resources have been made in partnership with the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality and the North Carolina League of Municipalities.
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Water and Wastewater Tables
Data tables list all utilities' residential and non-residential water, wastewater, and residential irrigation rate structure details as well as the monthly-equivalent bills computed at different consumption levels. You can access the tables for the following years by selecting the desired year below.
| 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 |
System Development Fee Tables
Prior to the new law concerning local governments' authority to charge system development fees(NC House Bill 436 / Session Law 2007-138), The Environmental Finance Center and the North Carolina League of Municipalities collected information on tap and impact fees as well as a summary of the range of fees. Tap fees are designed to recover all or a portion of the cost(materials and labor) of connecting a customer to the nearest water or sewer line. System development fees are associated with developing and maintaining system capacity as a result of connecting a new customer. The results are published in the form of tables that list each utility's fees, which only includes residential tap and impact fees. Note that there may be a large difference from what has been reported 2015 or earlier due to legislative changes.
| 2019 | 2015 | 2009 | 2006 |
Stormwater Fees Tables
The EFC completed a North Carolina Stormwater Survey for 2019-2020, which includes 90 stormwater utilities and their respective fee rate structures. These are useful tools for communities across the state as well as looking at the priorities of stormwater management. Stormwater resources unclude the stormwater dashboard, tables of stormwater fees, and the stormwater finance report.
Funding Sources Table
A guide to available funding sources for water and wastewater utilities in this state.
North Carolina Water and Wastewater Funding Sources
NC Disaster Recovery Funding Sources
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Water & Wastewater Rates Summary Reports
A short report summarizing the rates, rate structures and trends currently in use across the State of North Carolina. The report answers frequently asked questions about what utilities are charging, their rate structure designs, how rates have increased, affordability and financial sustainability of NC utilities.
| 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 |
Stormwater Report
The EFC completed a North Carolina Stormwater Survey for 2018-2019, which includes 88 stormwater utilities and their respective fee rate structures. These are useful tools for communities across the state as well as looking at the priorities of stormwater management. Stormwater resources include the stormwater dashboard, tables of stormwater fees, and the stormwater finance report.
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Navigating Legal Pathways Report
A short report summarizing the principal legal barriers and opportunities to establishing an assistance program for low-income water and wastewater utilities in the state.
Navigating Legal Pathways to Rate-Funded Customer Assistance Programs
System Development Fee Reports
Prior to the new law concerning local governments' authority to charge system development fees(NC House Bill 436 / Session Law 2007-138), The Environmental Finance Center and the North Carolina League of Municipalities collected information on tap and impact fees as well as a summary of the range of fees. Tap fees are designed to recover all or a portion of the cost(materials and labor) of connecting a customer to the nearest water or sewer line. System development fees are associated with developing and maintaining system capacity as a result of connecting a new customer. The results are published in the form of tables that list each utility's fees, which only includes residential tap and impact fees. Note that there may be a large difference from what has been reported 2015 or earlier due to legislative changes.
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UNC Jordan Lake Study
In 2019 UNC-Chapel Hill completed the multi-year study and analysis of nutrient management strategies and compilation of existing water quality data for Jordan Lake and Falls Lake. Over the course of three years the study team worked on a number of scientific, economic, and policy research projects for the purposes of providing actionable information to assist the management of Jordan Lake. The copy of the final report can be found at the link below.
For guidance on how to use the North Carolina Water and Wastewater Rates Dashboard, please refer to our list of webinars available concerning rates, rate-setting, and other powerful financial management tools for water and wastewater utilities.
"North Carolina Water and Wastewater Rates Dashboard" Webinar
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Water & Wastewater Rates Dashboard
The Rates Dashboard is an interactive tool to assist with understanding, bench marking, and assessing a utility's rates, financial health, affordability, and other metrics. In addition, this year's dashboard includes a new "download data" feature allowing users to download all of the data feeding the dashboard and the comparison group selected.
Click the image below to explore the NC Dashboard.
Water And Wastewater Utility Financial Resilience Dashboard: A Glimpse Into Impacts of COVID-19
This Dashboard is designed to alow utilities to visualize the impact of revenue losses given COVID-19. This Dashboard utilizes data from the Local Government Commission and may need to be updated.
Click here to explore the NC COVID-19 Dashboard
Stormwater Dashboard
The EFC completed a North Carolina Stormwater Dashboard for 2019-2020. This survey includes 90 stormwater utilities and their respective fee rate structures. This is a useful tool for communities across the state as well as looking at the priorities of stormwater management. Stormwater resources unclude the stormwater dashboard, tables of stormwater fees, and the stormwater finance report (for 2018 rates).
Click the image below to explore the NC Stormwater Dashboard.
The purpose of the blog is to support communities interested in sustainable and innovative financing mechanisms for delivering environmental services such as clean water and energy /waste management. The list below represents recent blogs related to North Carolina.
- System Development Fees in North Carolina After the New Law
- What the 2019 North Carolina Rates Survey Can do for You
- What’s Trending? A Look Into North Carolina Household Water Bills and the Income to Pay
- Stormwater Utility Fees in North Carolina: Now and Then
- Funding Program Spotlight: North Carolina Regionalization Feasibility Grant
- The State of Water Debt in North Carolina, Part 1
- Financing Nutrient Management in North Carolina
- 2018 System Development Fee Law Changes
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