Environmental Service Fee
Information and Reports

EFC Reports

Tap and Impact Fees
The EFC conducted a survey of initial, one-time fees for new residential customers of North Carolina water and sewer utilities. Generally, utilities charge three types of fees in North Carolina: tap fees, impact fees and special assessments. This survey focuses on tap fee and impact fee amounts and the bases that are used to calculate these fees for 325 water and/or sewer utilities throughout the State in 2005.

2005-06 Solid Waste Fee Schedules
The EFC provided support to the North Carolina League of Municipalities (NCLM) in carrying out their bi-annual survey of solid waste practices.The NCLM conducted a survey in summer/fall of 2005 related to the finance and practice of solid waste service provision. This survey yielded information on the fee schedules of garbage, recycling, yard waste, and bulk item collection for 130 North Carolina municipalities. See the NCLM web site for more information.

Other Reports

2007 Stormwater Utility Survey - Prepared by Black and Veatch

2007 Southeast Stormwater Utility Survey

2007 North Carolina Stormwater Survey (xlsx) - Prepared by Scott Bryant, Jewel Engineering