The Environmental Finance Center @ The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (efc@unc)

Managing and Funding Local Government
Stormwater Enterprises

2005 Course Highlights

More and more local governments in North Carolina are looking at stormwater utilities as a tool for meeting their stormwater program responsibilities. The UNC EFC and School of Government held the workshop: Managing and Funding Local Government Stormwater Utilities in June 2005. The goal of the two-day event was to provide local government managers, finance directors, planners, and public works officials with an in-depth introduction to planning and funding stormwater utilities. This event was a part of our Water Leadership Program.

Click on the links in the table below to see individual presentations.

Wednesday - June 22, 2005
10:00	Introduction/Objectives - Jeff Hughes, Director, School of Government Environmental Finance Center
10:30	Roles and Responsibilities of Local Government in Stormwater Management - Richard Whisnant, Associate Professor, School of Government
11:45	Institutional and Organizational Models for Stormwater Services - Jeff Hughes
1:30	Fees and Charges A. Introduction -- NC legal regulatory framework overview Jeff Hughes B. Fee options and calculation procedures Wayne Miles, Principal and Vice-President, CDM C. Fee collection and billing procedures Keith Readling or Associate, AMEC
3:30	NC Stormwater Utilities Panel Representatives from 3 utilities share their tips, experience and war stories. Potential attributes to discuss, compare, and contrast: organization structure, fee structure, public input involved in creation, process of establishing fees (selling utility). Dave Mays, Wilmington Danny Bowden, Raleigh
5:15	Citizen Involvement and Advisory Committees Alan Rimer, Chapel Hill Stormwater Advisory Committee/Black and Veatch
Thursday - June 23, 2005
8:00	Summary of First Day - Jeff Hughes
8:15	Cross Utility Partnerships: Triangle J Public Education Program Syd Miller, Water Resources Program Manager, Triangle-J Council of Governments
9:15	Selling Stormwater Utilities and Fees – Small group exercise Small groups of 5 to 6 people were assigned one of four roles to play regarding stormwater issues in a fictious municipality . Jeff Hughes
10:45	Managing for Results Scott Bryant, Jewell Engineering Consultants
12:30	Stormwater Capital Finance Current and proposed public funding options (Clean Water Management Trust Fund, SRFs, new clean water act programs). Commercial stormwater debt options (COPs, GO, Revenue Bond). Capital Reserve Funds, CIPS Jeff Hughes Francine Durso, Clean Water Management Trust Fund Jeff Moore, Financial Services Director, City of High Point, NC
2:30	Action Planning, Q&A, Additional Resources
3:00	Adjourn