Training | Water, Wastewater, and Stormwater Finance Strategies

Description:

The UNC EFC will be co-hosting two-single day workshops focusing on water, wastewater, and stormwater finance strategies for local governments in western North Carolina. Representatives from North Carolina’s Department of Water Infrastructure (DWI) will be appearing to discuss DWI grant programs and answer questions. The workshops are co-sponsored by the UNC Environmental Finance Center and the Local Government Training Program at Western Carolina University. You can register for each session separately for $60.00 or register for both days for $100.00.

* CEU credits for 5 instruction hours, for each session, are available.

Presenters:

Hope Thompson, Project Director, Environmental Finance Center at the University of North Carolina

Anna Patterson, Project Director, Environmental Finance Center at the University of North Carolina

Schedule:

Day 1: Water and Wastewater Finance Strategies:

Date: April 25th; 9:00am – 4:00pm (on-site check-in begins at 8:30am)
Location: WCU At Biltmore Park, Asheville, NC

Cost: $60.00 (covers materials and lunch)

The workshop will provide utility practitioners with new skills and up-to-date understanding of the following:

• How to accurately assess their utility’s fiscal health
• How to set rates that adequately fund operations and maintenance AND capital improvement planning
• How to fund capital improvements
• Legal considerations for utility finance

Day 2: Stormwater Finance Strategies:

Date: April 26th; 9:00am – 4:00pm (on-site check-in begins at 8:30am)
Location: WCU At Biltmore Park, Asheville, NC

Cost: $60.00 (covers materials and lunch)

The workshop will provide stormwater professionals with up-to-date understanding of the following:

• Reason for, and general steps to, establish a stormwater utility
• How to set stormwater utility fees and establish a stormwater utility fee structure
• Regional perspectives on stormwater management
• Legal considerations for stormwater management

* Registration ends on Tuesday, April 18th (or when the class reaches capacity).

Register here.