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The Perils of Comparing Water Rates

The Perils of Comparing Water Rates

by Glenn Barnes | Feb 13, 2019 | Financial Management, Rates

The Environmental Finance Center at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill conducts surveys of water and sewer rates in many states across the country and turns those results into rates dashboards. In recent years, at least three news outlets in...
The Nation’s Workforce Related to Water

The Nation’s Workforce Related to Water

by Glenn Barnes | Oct 3, 2018 | Utility Management, Workforce Development

Some of our workshops for small drinking water systems cover the topic of workforce planning—how do we keep our best employees, and how do we find more great employees to bring on board? As part of the day, we ask all participants to share how they got into the water...
Can Households Afford Water and Wastewater Bills When Faced with Unexpected Expenses?

Can Households Afford Water and Wastewater Bills When Faced with Unexpected Expenses?

by Glenn Barnes | Jun 28, 2018 | Affordability, Financial Management, Rates

At the Environmental Finance Center, we think a lot about the affordability of environmental services such as drinking water and wastewater. When developing utilities we have to consider not only the cost of the system but also the affordability not water and...
Podcast Round-Up: 12 Episodes on Drinking Water Finance and Management

Podcast Round-Up: 12 Episodes on Drinking Water Finance and Management

by Glenn Barnes | Oct 18, 2017 | Financial Management, Utility Management

My colleague Stacey Isaac Berahzer, a senior project director here at the Environmental Finance Center, made her podcast debut this week on The Water Values Podcast, a series specifically focused on drinking water finance and management. The Water...
Key Financial Benchmarks for Water Systems: Conservation Signal

Key Financial Benchmarks for Water Systems: Conservation Signal

by Glenn Barnes | Nov 23, 2015 | Financial Management

At our workshops and through our discussions with water systems during technical assistance work, many water systems, in particular small systems, ask what seems like a simple question: “Are our rates right?” I suspect our initial answer is somewhat unsatisfying: “It...
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