Thursday, December 8th - Con Edison Building, NYC
Our Crucial Water Supply; Ensuring its Future
Final Program:
Session 4 - Water Tariffs, Financing Water Projects, Stormwater Districts
Session Chair:
• Dr. Herbert W. Cooper, Dynalytics Corp.
Water Tariffs, Financing Water Projects, Stormwater Districts
• Prabha Kumar, Black & Veatch Management Consulting
Abstract - Stormwater Utility: A New Paradigm for Effective Stormwater Funding
The economic volatility and associated financial pressures are now a constant reality for managers responsible for providing public services at the lowest cost. Increasing lack of political support for funding coupled with customer resistance significantly threaten a utility’s sustainability. This challenge is nowhere as significant as it is in the stormwater management domain. In many municipalities, whether they have separate stormwater systems and/or combined sewer systems, “real problems” exist and need to be resolved.
Some of the key challenges are:
• Inadequate and aging combined sewer/stormwater infrastructure
• Increased runoff due to development causing a myriad of problems- flooding, habitat degradation, impairment of water quality, combined sewer overflows
• Increasing service needs, regulatory requirements, and costs
• Volatile revenues and inequitable cost recovery
With such diverse challenges, stormwater management is beginning to increasingly require the funding stability of a water/wastewater public utility.
This presentation describes a five phased framework that municipalities can utilize to develop a compelling case for establishing a stormwater-user fee program. The framework involves five tracks, namely Program, Organization, Finance, Billing, and Public Outreach, provides a defensible foundation for establishing stable and equitable funding for stormwater management.
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