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

Water and Sewer Infrastructure Funding
Strategies - How do we pay and plan for all
those facilities?
January 24–25, 2007, Friday Center at UNC

The goal of the course was to provide utility practitioners with new skills and up-to-date information on capital finance planning strategies and funding resources.

** During the workshop, audience members were surveyed about the financial management challenges facing their utilities and financial management policies that have been adopted by their system. Click to view a PDF of the questions and responses.

Wednesday, January 24th 2007
8:30	Introduction/Objectives/Updates Jeff Hughes, Director, School of Government Environmental Finance Center
:9:30	Financial Management Plans Doug Bean, Director, Charlotte Mecklenburg Utilities
10:45	Rates and Fees - Overview of Current Practices and Key Issues Related to Generating Funds for Capital Projects Jeff Hughes Andrew Westbrook, Program Manager, Environmental Finance Center
1:00	Pay Go and Capital Reserve Funds - Jeff Hughes
1:30	Debt Financing Tim Romocki, Local Government Commission Mark Hodge, SunTrust Bank
3:15	Project Funding Show Case - Examination of diverse strategy options used throughout to fund capital projects. Sam Misenheimer, Town of Pittsboro (Water Reuse Projects and Developer Partnerships) Lloyd Payne and John Holcomb, Town of Elkin and Yadkin Valley Sewer Authority (Creating and funding a new regional sewer authority) Rodney Tart/Steve Ward, Harnett County Department of Utilities (Funding for Regional Water and Sewer Projects)
4:45	Adjourn
Thursday, January 25th 2007
8:15	Credit Ratings and Key Performance Indicators Discussion Doug Scott, Fitch Ratings Jeff Hughes
10:00	Public Funding Assistance Panel Julie Haigler Cubeta, Rural Center Water and Sewer Programs Sid Harrell, NC DENR Water Funding Programs Bobby Blowe, NC DENR Wastewater Funding Programs Francine Durso, Clean Water Management Trust Fund Roger Davis, USDA Rural Development Water and Sewer Programs Jean Klein, State Water Infrastructure Commission (SWIC)
12:15	Adjourn