Post Tagged with: "Environmental Policy Innovation Center"

Report: SRF funding could lose $19.4 billion to earmarks over 20 years

Report: SRF funding could lose $19.4 billion to earmarks over 20 years

Water Finance March 30, 2026 at 11:15 am

The Environmental Policy Innovation Center (EPIC) has released a new report titled, Revolving No More: How Earmarks Are Draining America’s Water Funds, detailing how congressional earmarks are weakening the State Revolving Funds (SRFs). For decades, SRFs have been one of the nation’s most successful infrastructureRead More

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Report: U.S. water systems are consolidating slower than needed

Public Utility Finance, Water Finance September 1, 2021 at 7:00 am

A recent report from the Environmental Policy Innovation Center (EPIC), a Washington, D.C.-based nonprofit, says the consolidation of water systems in the United States is happening at an extremely slow pace. While stronger state policies on consolidation are already coming on line, the EPA should prioritizeRead More

Report: Water assistance programs exclude customers in need

Report: Water assistance programs exclude customers in need

Rates & Affordability, Water Finance May 24, 2021 at 8:30 am

A report released today by the Environmental Policy Innovation Center (EPIC) finds that customer assistance programs offered by large water utilities to help low-income customers pay their water bills are poorly designed and leave out deserving customers. The report, H2Affordability: How Water Bill Assistance ProgramsRead More