by UNCEFC | Oct 12, 2016 | Financial Management, Rates
The Environmental Finance Center currently produces statewide water and wastewater rates dashboards for 12 states across the US. We collect a lot of data on water system finance and management to build these dashboards, and those data can tell interesting stories...
by Stacey Berahzer | Dec 10, 2014 | Financial Management, Rates
The call came in on a December morning several years ago. When I saw the caller ID said “Santa Claus” I decided not to answer the phone. My thought was “seriously, what will these telemarketers think of next?!?” Later that morning, I noticed that caller had left a...
by Lexi Kay | Oct 16, 2014 | Financial Management, Rates, Utility Management
Water utility governing boards serve a critical role in ensuring the provision of clean, safe drinking water. Governing boards are tasked with making important and complex decisions in line with the utility’s mission, and they ultimately serve to keep water utilities...
by UNCEFC | Sep 10, 2014 | Affordability, Financial Management, Rates
When the five small water systems in Hampton County, South Carolina decided to band together to create the Lowcountry Regional Water System (LRWS), they, like many other small water systems across the country, faced a number of managerial and financial obstacles....
by Francine | Aug 23, 2013 | Financial Management, Rates
Location: Your computer, on-line Date: September 24, 2013 Time: 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM EDT / 11:00 AM – 12:30 PDT Instructor: Shadi Eskaf How you charge your customers is often as important as how much you charge them. This webinar will describe the different...
by Francine | Jul 8, 2013 | Rates
Date: August 15, 2013 Time: 2:00-3:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time / 11:00 AM-12:00 Noon Pacific Daylight Time Instructor: David Tucker This one-hour, interactive webinar will offer participants information about financial sustainability metrics for small water systems...