The EFC does most of its work through partnership efforts with other organizations. Through these partnerships, we are able to achieve considerable leveraging of resources. We also have access to a wider audience, both in terms of soliciting information and disseminating our work products. The following is a list of some of our diverse partner organizations:
University of North Carolina School of Government, www.sog.unc.edu
EPA Region 4:
North Carolina Rural Water Association (RWA) www.ncrwa.com
Rural Community Assistance Partnership (RCAP) - active in several states, www.rcap.org
The Small Community Water Infrastructure Exchange (SCWIE), www.scwie.org
Georgia Water Planning and Policy Center www.h2opolicycenter.org
The North Carolina League of Municipalities, www.nclm.org
North Carolina Association of County Commissioners, www.ncacc.org
North Carolina Section of American Water Works Association and the Water Environment Association (NC WWA-WEA), www.ncsafewater.org
NC Department of Environment and Natural Resources (NC DENR):
North Carolina Councils of Government, www.tjcog.dst.nc.us/nccogs.htm for links
North Carolina Local Government Commission www.treasurer.state.nc.us/dsthome/StateAndLocalGov
North Carolina Rural Economic Development Center, www.ncruralcenter.org
USDA Rural Development Program - North Carolina Office, www.rurdev.usda.gov/nc/
Water Resources Research Institute of The University of North Carolina (NC WRRI), www.ncsu.edu/wrri/
River Basin Center at the University of Georgia Institute of Ecology, www.rivercenter.uga.edu
Georgia Environmental Facilities Authority (GEFA), www.gefa.org
Southeast Stormwater Association (SESWA), www.seswa.org
Southeastern Regional Small Public Water Systems Technical Assistance Center (SE TAC), www.wrri.msstate.edu/se-tac
Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC), www.arc.gov
North Carolina Urban Water Consortium (NC UWC), www.ncsu.edu/wrri/uwc
Southern Consortium of University Public Service Organizations (SCUPSO), www.southern.org/main/SCUPSO/scupso.shtml
Council of Infrastructure Financing Authorities (CIFA), www.cifanet.org
National Environmental Services Center (NESC), www.nesc.wvu.edu
Source Water Collaborative (SWC), www.protectdrinkingwater.org
EPA: www.epa.gov
