Environmental Finance Center Network
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Need Doesn't Get You Funded, Readiness Does. A Roundtable Discussion…
Need Doesn't Get You Funded, Readiness Does. A Roundtable Discussion…
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The Environmental Finance Center Network (EFCN) is a university-based organization originally created by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The EFCN works with states, tribes, local governments, and the private sector to promote sustainable environmental solutions through innovative training and assistance focused on actionable results.
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- Need Doesn't Get You Funded, Readiness Does. A Roundtable Discussion on What Small Water and Wastewater Utilities Need in Place Before They Ask for Money · 1 h 17 minIn this episode James Markham from the Southwest Environmental Finance Center, Michael Gilmore, Rural / Frontier Equity Ombud in the Infrastructure Planning Division of the New…
- Growing a Career in Wastewater · 21 minHosts: Anthony Craven, Eric Williams, & Dr. Jason Barrett, Mississippi Water Resources Research Institute (MWRRI) Guest: David Karr of Mitchell Technical Services Following their…
- Wastewater Workforce Wisdom · 22 minHosts: Anthony Craven, Eric Williams, & Dr. JasonBarrett of the Mississippi Water Resources Research Institute (MWRRI) Guest: David Karr of Mitchell Technical Services In…
- Preparing Water Utilities For An Aging Workforce · 23 minHosts: Anthony Craven & Eric Williams, Mississippi Water Resources Research Institute Guest: David Karr of Mitchell Technical Services Water utilities nation wide are facing a…
- PFAS Series, Part 4: Navigating PFAS Drinking Water Standards and Regulatory Changes · 25 minPFAS drinking water regulations present significant planning, financial, and operational considerations for local governments and water utilities. As requirements and timelines…
- Clean Water SRF Series: Septic System Success in Northwest Arkansas · 37 minHosts: Eva Schwendimann & Shā Lager, Water Utility Trainer and Support Specialists, Southwest Environmental Finance Center Guest: Morgan Keeling, Associate Director of the…
- Aging Equipment: Repair, Upgrade, or Replace? · 24 minDoes your wastewater or water system have aging equipment? Looking for a way to continue operating safely and prepare for the future? Nick Willis with Wichita State University…
- Wastewater Funding: Fact or Fiction? · 14 minThink you know how wastewater funding works? You might be surprised. In this episode, we’re playing Fact or Fiction and taking a closer look at some of the assumptions that can…
- PFAS Series, Part 3: PFAS Treatment Technologies · 27 minThis episode focuses on the technologies used to treat PFAS. Dr. Li discusses the science behind granular activated carbon (GAC), ion exchange, reverse osmosis, and…
- Wastewater Treatment Plant Types 101 · 22 minIn this episode, join Dawn, AJ, and Mike of the Southwest Environmental Finance Center (SW EFC) to discuss the main types of wastewater treatment plants including their benefits…
- Think Outside the Tank: How to reach out to your community · 20 minWe know you are passionate about water, but is there something else you love to do? If so, how can you tap into that to reach your community? Meet Marissa! She invites us to…
- How the EPA Creates Wastewater Regulations and What Small Communities Can Do · 16 minSmall systems do not need to be caught off guard when it comes to new regulations! Listen in on this conversation where the whole process is explained and what small systems can…
- Design Strategies for Green Schoolyards · 18 minLearn about the myriad considerations for green schoolyard design from a landscape architect's perspective. Adam De Foor-White, PLA, ASLA shares his insights and experience for…
- Cleaning Our Waterways: Green Infrastructure Solutions for 6PPDQ · 25 minEvery time it rains, water washing off roads and highways carries pollutants into nearby streams, rivers, and estuaries. One of the most concerning pollutants is 6PPD-quinone…
- Smoke Testing 101: It’s Not a Pipe Dream! · 20 minIn this episode, Eva Schwendimann from the SW EFC discusses the basics of sewer smoke testing in sanitary sewer systems with Mike Rivera. Mike is a Water and Wastewater Utility…
- Cybersecurity: How to Start · 20 minLearn why cybersecurity matters for every water and wastewater utility and how leaders can take simple, proactive steps to safeguard their operations and the communities they…
- Preparing a Small Utility for Capital Improvements · 49 minIn this episode James Markham from the Southwest Environmental Finance Center interviews Angelina Grey, Associate Planner at the Northwest New Mexico Council of Governments in…
- Clean Water Act: Costs, Compliance, and Long-Term Benefits · 25 minMore than 50 years after the passage of the Clean Water Act, what can we learn from its impact on small communities? In this episode, Dr. Rhiannon Jerch discusses how the Clean…
- Backflow Prevention and Beyond: Lessons from Mount Vernon’s Cross-Connection Control Program · 40 minCross-connection and backflow risks may not always be obvious, but they can pose serious threats to drinking water systems and public health when left unaddressed. In this…
- Navigating Federal Funding for Small Water Systems · 20 minSmall water systems face many of the same regulatory requirements and financing complexities as larger utilities, but with fewer staff and resources to manage them. In this…







