Stormwater Finance
and Management
June 24-25, 2008, UNC - Chapel Hill, School of Government

The goal of the course was to provide local government managers, finance directors, planners, and public works officials with an in-depth introduction to planning and funding stormwater programs and utilities. This event was a part of EFC's Water Management Leadership Program.

Topics included:

• Funding strategies to address post construction requirements and long term Best Management Practice (BMP) management
• Current trends in establishing and managing stormwater utilities and setting utility fees.
• Case studies of successful stormwater funding programs and utilities throughout the state
• Capital financing options and tools – public and private funding sources.
  

AGENDA

Tuesday, June 24, 2008
8:30	Registration
9:00	Introduction/Objectives Jeff Hughes, School of Government Environmental Finance Center
9:30	Stormwater Finance Options (pdf) Jeff Hughes Kara Millonzi, Assistant Professor, UNC School of Government Stormwater Tax Authority Chart (pdf) Stormwater Fee Authority Chart (pdf)
10:45	Regulatory Impacts on Stormwater Services and Management Costs Rules Affecting Local Governments in the Jordan Nutrient Rules (pdf) Rich Gannon, Nonpoint Source Program Supervisor, NC Division of Water Quality Jordan Rules Handout (pdf) Developing a Good Local Stormwater Mgmt Program (pdf) Bill Diuguid, Community Planner, Wetlands and Stormwater Branch Division of Water Quality Department of Environment and Natural Resources Mike Randall, SW Staff Engineer, MS4 Permit Program for Phase I & II Phase II MS4 Permit Inspection Checklist (pdf)
1:00	Paying for Phase II (pdf) Glenn Barnes, Project Director, Environmental Finance Center Survey results and capstone paper on Post-Construction Stormwater Managment in North Carolina, by EFC's Glenn Barnes (pdf) Ira Botvinick, Deputy Attorney, City of Raleigh Raleigh Stormwater Ordinances (pdf)
2:30	Stormwater Local Government Partnerships (pdf) Tim Richards, Deputy City Engineer /Stormwater Services Manager, City of Charlotte Dave Canaan, County Water & Land Resources Director Mecklenburg County Charlotte Mecklenburg MOU (pdf) Charlotte Mecklenburg Interlocal Agreement (pdf) Charlotte-Mecklenburg Storm Water Services Joint Agency Public Relations Plan (pdf)
3:45	Effective Citizen Advisory Boards (pdf) Francine Durso, Chair, Raleigh Stormwater Management Advisory Commission
Wednesday, June 25, 2008
8:30	Stormwater Utility Trends (pdf) Keith Readling, Vice President, AMEC Earth & Environmental, Inc.
10:30	Creating and Selling Comprehensive Stormwater Finance Strategies Jeff Hughes Glenn Barnes
1:15	Stormwater Capital Funding Options and Strategies Stormwater Infrastructure Capital Finance (pdf) Jeff Hughes Stormwater Programs of the North Carolina Clean Water Management Trust Fund (pdf) Kevin Boyer, Restoration/Stormwater Project Manager, Clean Water Management Trust Fund
2:45	Wrap Up/Evaluation

Click here for bios of the course instructors (pdf)
This event is a part of the EFC's

 

Other Links:

Water Management Leadership Program

Training Programs and Educational Opportunities

StormWater Implementation Group

Stormwater Listserv

Survey of NC Stormwater Fees - Triangle J Council of Governments

South Carolina Stormwater Forum