The “Financial Aspects of Drought Management” workshop was hosted by the NC AWWA-WEA Finance & Management Committee on February 27, 2008 at the NCSU McKimmon Center in Raleigh. Topics discussed during the workshop focused on the intersection of the drought and the financial impacts of and incentives for water conservation.

Links to:
North Carolina AWWA-WEA
NC AWWA-WEA Finance and Management Committee

To view any of the presentation files for the February 27th workshop, click the links below.

February 27, 2008
8:00	Registration
8:30	Introduction and Objectives
8:45	Rate structure 101 (pdf; 1.4 MB)	Diane Mills, CDM
9:15	The Role of Pricing in Conservation Price Elasticity of Water (pdf; 1.1 MB)	Andrew Westbrook, UNC SOG, Environmental Finance Center
9:45	Case Study - Assessing and Addressing the Financial Impact of Conservation Programs (pdf; 601KB)	Kristine Williams, Water Resources Department, City of Greensboro
10:15	Break
10:30	Operational Check-ups (pdf; 4.7 MB)	Wayne Munden, NC. Department of Environmental Health
11:15	Overview of non-pricing conservation tools (pdf; 4.6 MB)	Maeneen Klein, Charlotte Mecklenburg Utilities
12:00	Public Education (pdf; 526 KB)	Marie Cefalo, Town of Cary
12:30	Lunch
1:15	Customer Usage Analysis (pdf; 958 KB)	Jeff Hughes, UNC SOG, Environmental Finance Center
2:00	Drought Management Surcharges (pdf; 296 KB)	Peiffer Brandt, Raftelis Financial Consultants
2:30	Break
2:45	Case Study - Assessing and Addressing the Financial Impact of Conservation Programs (pdf; 4.2 MB)	Kevin Ray, OWASA
3:15	*Bonus Presentation* Non-revenue water and the new AWWA/IWA Standard (pdf; 190 KB)	Steve Cavanaugh, Cavanaugh & Associates
3:30	Panel Discussion on Dealing with Revenue Shortfalls due to Water Restrictions
4:00	Wrap-up and Adjournment

 

Questions?

Call Andrew Westbrook at 919.966.4199