by UNCEFC | Dec 17, 2021 | Access to Wastewater Funding Sources, Access to Water Funding Sources, Infrastructure Renewal/ Replacement
The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) was signed into law on November 15, 2021. This legislation includes $50 billion for water/wastewater infrastructure, distributed over 5 years, and the allocations per state were released in early December. There are...
by Liz Harvell | May 18, 2018 | Infrastructure Renewal/ Replacement, Utility Management
Today marks the end of the sixth annual National Infrastructure Week—a week of events, media coverage, and issue advocacy across the country to elevate infrastructure as a critical issue impacting America’s future. In the world of environmental finance, however, every...
by Heather Himmelberger | Jan 26, 2017 | Compliance with Drinking Water Regulations, Infrastructure Renewal/ Replacement, Source Water Protection
“4 million Americans could be drinking toxic water and would never know” headlined USA Today on December 15th, 2016. There is no question that lead in drinking water is a major concern and that making drinking water safe for everyone should be a paramount concern. ...
by UNCEFC | Jul 15, 2016 | Access to Water Funding Sources, Infrastructure Renewal/ Replacement
The EPA’s 2011 Report to Congress on the Drinking Water Infrastructure Needs Survey and Assessment, which estimated infrastructure capital needs of $384.2 billion over the next 20 years, includes a short line that has stuck with me all summer: “It is difficult to...
by Allison Perch | Mar 24, 2016 | Affordability, Infrastructure Renewal/ Replacement
Last month, as part of our Smart Management for Small Water Systems project, I traveled with Glenn Barnes, Senior Project Director at the Environmental Finance Center at UNC Chapel Hill, to visit a small water system that is in quite a financial bind. The system,...
