Legislative Directive
S.L. 2025-77 directs the UNC School of Government’s Environmental Finance Center to study and report on the benefits, costs, and financial, statutory, or regulatory obstacles to regionalization of water and wastewater services across the State.
In the report, the EFC shall provide recommendations regarding all of the following:
- Legislative or regulatory changes in financial, auditing, or oversight requirements imposed on public water and wastewater systems that will lead to more informed decision making on financial stability of those systems, and the potential of various regionalization measures to address financial instability.
- Particular public water or wastewater systems in the State that would benefit significantly from various regionalization measures.
Data Collection
More information to come on how organizations and individuals can submit information to the EFC to consider during its study.
Open Meetings
The EFC will convene a series of stakeholder meetings. These will be live-broadcasted on Zoom. They will also be recorded and made available to the public. A list of meeting dates and times, and Zoom info will be posted here in the coming weeks.