Title Page Acknowledgements
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1.1 Financial Leadership for Water Utility Boards Training Guide 1.2 Quick Financial Management Fact Sheet for NC Governing Boards 1.3 Financial Planning Resources for Government Owned Water & Sewer Utilities 1.4 Mission Statements 1.5 Checklist Helps Communities Assess Financial Practices Article 1.6 Water and Wastewater Services Chapter, Jake Wicker 1.7 Strategic Financial Planning and Management Document Example 1.8 A Guide to Selecting Consultants for Rural Communities - Rural Communities Assistance Corporation
2.1 Financial and Regulatory Roles and Responsibilities - a one page guide for NC governing board members 2.2 Summary of Powers Available to Different Organizational Arrangements Used in Providing Water and Sewerage Services in NC 2.3 NC General Statutes, Article 16 - Public Enterprise 2.4 Regulatory Update Reference Materials - Condensed Chart - National Environmental Training Center for Small Communities
3.1 Types of Debt Available for Financing Water & Sewer Projects in NC 3.2 Capital Reserves and Impact Fees 3.3 Capital Reserves 3.4 NC General Statutes - Capital Reserve Funds 3.5 Sample Capital Reserve Resolution 3.6 Capital Finance Examples: Fund Balance for Capital Projects Capital Reserve Fund Capital Improvement Program Financial & Budgetary Policies (CIP, Debt Policy) 3.7 Financing Capital Assets for Municipal Water and Wastewater Utility Systems Presentation
Outline of Alternative Organizational Arrangements for Providing Water and Sewerage Services in NC, Jake Wicker
5.1 Guide to Setting Water and Sewer Rates - "The Painful Art of Setting Water and Sewer Rates," Jeff Hughes 5.2 Examples of Water and Sewer Capital Charges and Fees
US EPA's "Asset Management: A Handbook for Small Water Systems"
7.1 Federal and NC State Funding Program Charts 7.2 NC Water and Sewer Funding Sources Matrix
8.1 Communication of Financial Information to Boards – Metropolitan Sewerage District of Buncombe County 8.2 Rebates to Smart Growth Developers – Salisbury-Rowan Utilities 8.3 Water and Sewer Assessment Assistance Program – Fayetteville 8.4 Asset Management - Pipe Rating Program - Metropolitan Sewerage District of Buncombe County 8.5 Water and Sewer Funding Ordinance – Rutherford County 8.6 Using Building Size to Determine Water & Sewer Impact Fees – Orange Water and Sewer Authority 8.7 Uniform Service Area Pricing - Salisbury-Rowan Utilities 8.8 Revising Rate Structures – Chatham County 8.9 Using Public Funding to Secure Water Supply – Weaverville 8.10 Interruptible Service Agreements – Greenville Utilities Commission 8.11 Assessment Assistance Program – Orange Water and Sewer Authority
