by UNCEFC | Nov 9, 2017 | Board/Elected Official Engagement, Communications and Outreach
For many small towns, websites are the main avenue of communication with residents. At the Environmental Finance Center at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, we use town websites to find contact information, water rates, and link towns around the...
by Leslie Garren | Nov 1, 2017 | Board/Elected Official Engagement, Utility Management
Elected officials or board members may be members of a city council or county commission or serve on the Rural Water District board. With a long list of to-dos and policy concerns, how are board members supposed to stay up-to-date and knowledgeable on all that goes...
by Brandy Espinola | Oct 23, 2017 | Risk and Resiliency to Climate Hazards
From emergency services to agriculture and food systems, to manufacturing industries, our critical infrastructure systems rely heavily on water. So much so that following a loss of water services, critical infrastructure can begin to degrade rapidly. According to the...
by Heather Himmelberger | Oct 19, 2017 | Financial Management
I thoroughly enjoy having my conventional thinking turned on its head, which is even more fun when it affects conventional wisdom in general. So here goes… What gap are we talking about here? We often think of the gap as the difference between the money we have and...
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...
