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The Gray Area in Funding Affordability Programs

The Gray Area in Funding Affordability Programs

by Erin Riggs | Sep 6, 2017 | Access to Wastewater Funding Sources, Access to Water Funding Sources, Affordability, Financial Management

Why Water or Wastewater Utilities in Many States May Be Apprehensive to Fund Affordability Programs with Rate Revenue One of the reports recently completed at the Environmental Finance Center at the University of North Carolina at Chapel provides an analysis of the...
Is Percent MHI the Best Way to Measure Affordability?

Is Percent MHI the Best Way to Measure Affordability?

by Daniel Irvin | Aug 31, 2017 | Financial Management

Most national analyses of affordability utilize a small sample of utilities or make generalized assumptions about expenditures. With more than 3,000 utilities in our pricing database, the Environmental Finance Center at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill...

Won’t you pay my Bill? | Pathways to Getting Some Customers to Help Pay for the Bills of Others

by Stacey Berahzer | Aug 8, 2017 | Affordability, Financial Management, Rates

“Won’t you pay my bill?” is a question that the water utility asks of the customers who do not pay their water, wastewater, and even stormwater bills. But low-income customers are, essentially, asking the same question: will you—higher-income customers—help pay the...
Solutions for Problems Facing Small Drinking Water Systems

Solutions for Problems Facing Small Drinking Water Systems

by Rosemary Astra-Blossom | Aug 1, 2017 | Financial Management, Utility Management

Financial management is at the core of challenges small drinking water systems face. A comprehensive understanding of the financial health of a water system can help ensure that rates are set optimally, giving small systems the ability to finance projects while...
Using Utility-Level Data to Study the Affordability of Water Rates

Using Utility-Level Data to Study the Affordability of Water Rates

by Daniel Irvin | Jun 19, 2017 | Affordability, Financial Management, Rates

The affordability of water and wastewater rates is an issue attracting more attention than ever. In particular, “A Burgeoning Crisis? A Nationwide Assessment of the Geography of Water Affordability in United States”—a recent paper from Michigan State University— has...
‘Tis the Seasonal Rates: A Quick Look at Seasonal Rates Across Six States

‘Tis the Seasonal Rates: A Quick Look at Seasonal Rates Across Six States

by Evan Kirk | May 24, 2017 | Financial Management, Rates

Written by: Evan Kirk Evan Kirk is a student data analyst at the Environmental Finance Center. During my first year at the Environmental Finance Center (EFC) I have worked on water and wastewater rate surveys in Georgia, Alabama, North Carolina, Arizona, Hawaii, and...
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