by Allison Perch | May 20, 2016 | Affordability
This compendium of Drinking Water and Wastewater Customer Assistance Programs describes the benefits, implementation, and examples of customer assistance programs (CAPs) throughout the country.
by Allison Perch | Feb 26, 2016 | Affordability
Development Impact Fees are a commonly proposed method of raising revenue to help pay for the added costs of new infrastructure and services required as a result of new growth in a community. This practice guide discusses the overarching issues associated with the use...
by Allison Perch | Feb 26, 2016 | Affordability
This project helps utilities address the challenges of revenue gaps, which are exacerbated by rising customer expectations, declining water consumption, aging infrastructure, and necessary integration of utility finance functions with asset management, environmental...
by Allison Perch | Feb 26, 2016 | Affordability
As federal requirements to meet specific environmental standards drive up water bills in many US households, a joint issue brief from the US Conference of Mayors, the American Water Works Association and the Water Environment Federation proposes that the US...
by Allison Perch | Feb 26, 2016 | Affordability
This blog post, written by Glenn Barnes, a Senior Project Director at the Environmental Finance Center at UNC-Chapel Hill, highlights the Water and Wastewater Residential Rates Affordability Assessment tool. The tool allows water systems to assess the affordability of...
