by Shannon Pepper | Aug 28, 2025 | Green Infrastructure
Streetside stormwater harvesting in Tucson, Arizona. Photo credit: Southwest EFC Green Infrastructure in one of the driest regions in North America? That’s right, in the Southwestern region of the United States – roughly Arizona and New Mexico; and parts of Nevada,...
by Shannon Pepper | Aug 26, 2025 | Community Engagement, Green Infrastructure
View the original recording of the webinar, Empowering Community Voices for Blue Green Infrastructure in the Chollas Creek Watershed, recorded May 22, 2025, on the Environmental Finance Center Network’s YouTube channel. When the thousand-year storm hit San Diego’s...
by Shannon Pepper | Aug 14, 2025 | Community Engagement, Green Infrastructure, Stormwater
View the original recording of the webinar, recorded July 22, 2025, on the Environmental Finance Center Network’s YouTube channel. When basement flooding became a recurring nightmare for residents in Milwaukee’s Grasslyn Manor neighborhood, they could have...
by Shannon Pepper | Jul 9, 2025 | Access to Wastewater Funding Sources, Asset Management, Green Infrastructure, Stormwater
Imagine you’re an average citizen in the city or town you live in: You are walking down the road and see a streetside stormwater harvesting swale, also known as a chicane, that the city installed a couple years ago. There are some native plants doing okay in there,...
by Shannon Pepper | Jun 16, 2025 | Access to Wastewater Funding Sources, Access to Water Funding Sources, Access to Water/ Wastewater Funding Sources, Community Engagement, Infrastructure Renewal/ Replacement, Managerial & Financial Leadership
Image courtesy of Andres Siimon Water and wastewater infrastructure are critical in protecting public health. Therefore, when developing new infrastructure projects, it is essential to design smart projects. Smart or shovel-worth projects are those tailored to address...
