by Francine | Aug 15, 2012 | Fiscal Planning & Rate Setting
EFC at UNC conducts annual water and wastewater rates surveys for all local utility providers to determine water savings opportunities in the Southeast. Using comprehensive rate data, this data visualization explores and compares the financial savings associated with...
by Francine | Nov 16, 2010 | Fiscal Planning & Rate Setting
The North Carolina State Water Infrastructure Commission (SWIC) adopted this guidance document, prepared in part by the EFC, which lists rate structure design and billing practices options that utilities can choose to implement in order to support water conservation...
by Francine | Apr 16, 2010 | Fiscal Planning & Rate Setting
This capstone provides answers to common inquiries regarding capital cost recovery methods. We close the informational gap by addressing the following questions: How do utilities in North Carolina recover capital costs through water purchasing agreements? Is a minimum...
by Francine | Apr 16, 2010 | Access to Water Funding Sources, Funding Coordination
This article reviews the use of different types of water debt used to pay for water and wastewater infrastructure in North Carolina.
by Francine | Apr 16, 2009 | Managerial & Financial Leadership, Water System Collaboration
This paper explores enhancing performance of small water systems through shared management by identifying opportunities to enhance management capacity for small community water systems through cooperative (shared) management. This paper provides a background on...