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Different types<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>of water systems will have access to\u00a0<\/span><\/span>different types<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>of funds. Funding for gray infrastructure comes from a\u00a0<\/span><\/span>defined<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>list of funders and funding options but green infrastructure expands those possibilities by providing an avenue for co\u2010funding or other revenue streams from outside parties willing to partner with a system. A variety of funding types are described\u00a0<\/span><\/span>below.\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Utilities<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>should discuss what types of funds they want to use, what the advantages and disadvantages are, and invite funders to join the conversation. Typically, funding organizations and agencies are willing to provide information when requested and are usually very willing to help.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n There are also several resources available that compile funding sources for systems. The EFCNEnvironmental Finance Center Network<\/span><\/span><\/span> provides updated funding tables every year for each state. The tables include the funding organization, purpose or use of funds, how to apply, and contact information. To review these funding tables, click here<\/a>. Once you reach the site, click on the state for a listing of funding sources within that state.<\/p>\n Another great resource is the State Revolving Fund Switchboard created by the SW EFCSouthwest Environmental Finance Center<\/span><\/span><\/span>. It is an online repository of documentation and tools related to State Revolving Funds. The State Revolving Funds were created by the EPAEnvironmental Protection Agency<\/span><\/span><\/span> to disburse funds allocated by Congress for the use of states to improve water and wastewater system. The switchboard provides details on the administrators of the fund in each state and provides state specific resources. To view the State Revolving Fund Switchboard, click here.<\/a><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_3,1_3,1_3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” width=”100%” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”|800|||||||” text_font_size=”24px” header_font=”|800|||||||” header_text_align=”center” background_color=”#d9d9d9″ background_enable_image=”off” text_orientation=”center” module_alignment=”center” height=”100px” custom_margin=”|||30px|false|false” custom_padding=”33px||||false|false” link_option_url=”#rates” hover_enabled=”0″ border_radii=”on|25px|25px|25px|25px” border_width_all=”1px” box_shadow_style=”preset1″ box_shadow_vertical=”0px” box_shadow_blur=”0px” global_colors_info=”{}” 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box_shadow_vertical=”0px” box_shadow_blur=”0px” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}” box_shadow_vertical__hover=”2px” box_shadow_vertical__hover_enabled=”on|hover” box_shadow_blur__hover=”18px” box_shadow_blur__hover_enabled=”on|desktop” box_shadow_spread__hover_enabled=”on|hover” theme_builder_area=”post_content” text_text_color=”#000000″ sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n Fees<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_3,1_3,1_3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” width=”100%” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”|800|||||||” text_font_size=”24px” header_font=”|800|||||||” header_text_align=”center” background_color=”#f2cc0c” background_enable_image=”off” text_orientation=”center” 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[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”|800|||||||” text_font_size=”24px” header_font=”|800|||||||” header_text_align=”center” background_color=”#ccccc3″ background_enable_image=”off” text_orientation=”center” module_alignment=”center” height=”100px” custom_margin=”|||30px|false|false” custom_padding=”33px||||false|false” link_option_url=”#loans” hover_enabled=”0″ border_radii=”on|25px|25px|25px|25px” border_width_all=”1px” box_shadow_style=”preset1″ box_shadow_vertical=”0px” box_shadow_blur=”0px” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}” box_shadow_vertical__hover=”2px” box_shadow_vertical__hover_enabled=”on|hover” box_shadow_blur__hover=”18px” box_shadow_blur__hover_enabled=”on|desktop” box_shadow_spread__hover_enabled=”on|hover” theme_builder_area=”post_content” text_text_color=”#000000″ sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n Loans<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”|800|||||||” text_font_size=”24px” header_font=”|800|||||||” header_text_align=”center” background_color=”#bfb636″ background_enable_image=”off” text_orientation=”center” module_alignment=”center” height=”100px” custom_margin=”|||30px|false|false” custom_padding=”33px||||false|false” link_option_url=”#bonds” hover_enabled=”0″ border_radii=”on|25px|25px|25px|25px” border_width_all=”1px” box_shadow_style=”preset1″ box_shadow_vertical=”0px” box_shadow_blur=”0px” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}” box_shadow_vertical__hover=”2px” box_shadow_vertical__hover_enabled=”on|hover” box_shadow_blur__hover=”18px” box_shadow_blur__hover_enabled=”on|desktop” box_shadow_spread__hover_enabled=”on|hover” theme_builder_area=”post_content” text_text_color=”#000000″ sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n Bonds<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” width=”100%” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” text_font_size=”16px” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n Rates<\/b><\/p>\n A rate structure is simply an allocation of the costs of operating and\u00a0<\/span><\/span>maintaining<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>utility<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>to the customers. Many systems struggle with rate-setting\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and with<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>gaining public acceptance for rates. Rates are often\u00a0<\/span><\/span>determined<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>by a political process that is not based on business reality. Such rates will inevitably lead to underinvestment in infrastructure and\u00a0<\/span><\/span>perhaps even<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>an inability to meet current operating expenses. Political expediency often results in a \u201cwillingness to charge\u201d problem in which officials and managers become over-sensitized to their customers\u2019\u00a0<\/span><\/span>desires to keep rates low or general unwillingness to pay for services. However, willingness to pay is\u00a0<\/span><\/span>not the same as<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span>ability<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>to pay. For this reason, it is important for systems to assess their\u00a0<\/span><\/span>customers\u2019<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>actual ability to pay.\u00a0<\/span><\/span>To<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>set an effective rate structure, a\u00a0<\/span><\/span>utility<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>should adopt a full-cost pricing strategy. Full-cost pricing\u00a0<\/span><\/span>seeks<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>to cover all current and future costs that are not covered by external sources of revenue (grants, loans, bonds, etc.).\u00a0<\/span><\/span>A good rate<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>analysis must start with good data on costs and\u00a0<\/span><\/span>future plans<\/span>. It is therefore imperative that the system\u00a0<\/span><\/span>has<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>a budget and a good record-keeping system for tracking costs. Without\u00a0<\/span><\/span>good information<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>about your current costs, you will not be able to project future costs with any confidence<\/span>.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_accordion _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” body_font_size=”16px” toggle_font_size=”16px” toggle_font=”|700|||||||” sticky_enabled=”0″][et_pb_accordion_item title=”10 suggested steps for an effective rate-setting process” open=”on” _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”]<\/p>\n Listed here are 10 suggested steps for an effective rate-setting process. These steps are not meant to be definitive, but rather suggest issues that need to be considered and data that needs to be gathered.<\/p>\n 1.\u00a0 Determine your costs. Your budget and record-keeping system should track costs in meaningful categories. It is helpful to separate operations costs into fixed (those costs that don\u2019t change with the amount of water produced or treated) and variable (those costs that go up when you produce more water or treat more wastewater.) It should be noted that some costs are a bit of both. In those cases, the percentage of costs can be assigned as either fixed or variable (e.g., $150,000 salary cost that is considered 90% fixed, 10% variable, would allocate $135,000 to fixed costs and the remaining $15,000 to variable.)<\/p>\n 2.\u00a0 Determine your revenues. It is helpful to understand how much of your revenue comes from usage charges versus other revenues.<\/p>\n 3.\u00a0 Determine your reserve needs. You will consult your capital improvement plan, your repair and replacement schedule, your emergency needs, and your debt obligations for this information.<\/p>\n 4.\u00a0 Determine your current financial position. Do you have a deficit? If you have not met expenses in the past, you will have to correct for this in your new rates.<\/p>\n 5.\u00a0 Determine revenue required for the next 5 years. This will be based on your past costs, but do not forget to take into account future growth and inflation.<\/p>\n 6.\u00a0 Gather information about your customers. This information is at the heart of any rate-setting process. Knowing how many customers fall into various usage categories will make it possible for you to set a rate\/fee structure that maximizes your revenue, while making sure that the cost is spread equitably among the customers.<\/p>\n 7.\u00a0 Gather information about production and use. These data will tell you whether you are \u201closing\u201d water due to leakage or theft. Or you may simply be providing water to community buildings without charge. In any case, this water costs money to produce and must be paid for by your customers. If your system does not have meters, you cannot set a meaningful rate.<\/p>\n 8.\u00a0 Design a rate\/fee structure. There are as many different structures as there are people with imagination designing them. However, an effective rate will cover all costs; will spread the cost of operations equitably across all classes of customers; will encourage conservation; and consider the goals of the utility underlying the rate structure. It is important that the utility understand its goals for the rate structure and clearly articulate them.<\/p>\n 9.\u00a0 Implement the rate. Do not underestimate the importance of \u201cselling\u201d the new rate\/fee structure to your customers. If you have already involved your customers in your Level of Service<\/a> process, it is a natural step to let them know what the services will cost<\/p>\n 10.\u00a0 Review your rates regularly. Rates should be reviewed annually.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_accordion_item][\/et_pb_accordion][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” text_font_size=”16px” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n These resources may also prove helpful:<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][dsm_icon_divider _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” theme_builder_area=”post_content” use_icon=”on” font_icon=”||fa||900″ hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″][\/dsm_icon_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”||-19px|||” custom_padding=”||1px|||” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” text_font_size=”16px” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n Taxes<\/b><\/p>\n Per EPA\u2019s\u00a0Guidebook\u00a0of Financial Tools<\/i><\/a>, \u201cA tax is defined as a financial charge or other levy imposed on an individual or legal entity by a state or a functional equivalent of a state, such as a tribe. General taxes are levied on\u00a0<\/span><\/span>a very broad<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>section of the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>general public<\/span>, such as wage earners or property owners.\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Selective sales taxes are levied on the sale of particular commodities and services.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>Revenues from taxes typically go into the general funds for state and local governments.\u201d<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n There are any number of taxes a\u00a0government may use to generate revenue.\u00a0A water system is more likely to use the following types of taxes\u00a0(definitions from EPA\u2019s\u00a0Guidebook of Financial Tools)<\/i>:<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_testimonial portrait_url=”https:\/\/swefc.unm.edu\/iamf\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/jocokslogo-1.png” quote_icon=”off” portrait_width=”205px” portrait_height=”200px” portrait_width_tablet=”” portrait_width_phone=”194px” portrait_width_last_edited=”on|tablet” portrait_height_tablet=”” portrait_height_phone=”188px” portrait_height_last_edited=”on|tablet” _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”rgba(217,217,217,0.6)” hover_enabled=”0″ border_radii=”on|25px|25px|25px|25px” border_radii_portrait=”on|25px|25px|25px|25px” box_shadow_style_image=”preset1″ locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” body_font_size=”16px” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n Johnson County Kansas <\/b>has 18 watersheds that drain to three major river basins.\u00a0It is the most populous county in Kansas with a population of approximately 590,000 in 20 cities and in unincorporated areas. The\u00a0unincorporated\u00a0areas are roughly 40% of the county land mass by area.\u00a0The state passed a piece of legislation that enabled counties to adopt a\u00a01\/10th<\/sup>\u00a0of one cent<\/b>\u00a0stormwater sales tax\u00a0which enabled Johnson County to\u00a0create\u00a0a Stormwater Management Program.\u00a0The program\u00a0ranks projects and\u00a0funds\u00a0those\u00a0with the highest cost benefit first.\u00a0To hold cities accountable for the projects they chose, the program now requires a match of 25% and the cities have to\u00a0administer and manage the project themselves.<\/p>\n Source: https:\/\/www.jocogov.org\/dept\/public-works\/stormwater-management\/program-overview<\/a><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_testimonial][et_pb_testimonial portrait_url=”https:\/\/swefc.unm.edu\/iamf\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Village-of-Riudoso.png” quote_icon=”off” portrait_width=”205px” portrait_height=”200px” portrait_width_tablet=”” portrait_width_phone=”194px” portrait_width_last_edited=”on|tablet” portrait_height_tablet=”” portrait_height_phone=”188px” portrait_height_last_edited=”on|tablet” _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”rgba(217,217,217,0.6)” hover_enabled=”0″ border_radii=”on|25px|25px|25px|25px” border_radii_portrait=”on|25px|25px|25px|25px” box_shadow_style_image=”preset1″ locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” body_font_size=”16px” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n The Village of Ruidoso, New Mexico: In addition to user fees, Ruidoso has an additional mechanism of funding the utility, a supplemental gross receipts tax (SGRT). This supplement was passed, approved, and adopted by the Village of Ruidoso on July 6th, 1982. It was voted in by a vote of 560 to 288. The supplement is 1% of the amount of GRT reported or required to be reported by people who are subject to the New Mexico Gross Receipts and Compensating Tax Act. All of the supplemental GRT is to be dedicated to the purpose of constructing, equipping, acquiring, enlarging, improving, and extending the Ruidoso municipal water supply system. This supplemental funding, above and beyond the rate revenue received from customers, helps to ensure that the water system is financially sustainable over the long term. This funding can be used for both day to day and capital expenditures.<\/p>\n Source: January 2019 Financial Report<\/a><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_testimonial][dsm_icon_divider _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” theme_builder_area=”post_content” use_icon=”on” font_icon=”||divi||400″ hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″][\/dsm_icon_divider][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” width=”100%” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”-39px|||||” custom_padding=”0px|||||” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” text_font_size=”16px” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n Fees<\/b><\/p>\n Per EPA\u2019s\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>Guidebook of Financial Tools<\/span><\/span>, \u201cA fee is defined as the price one pays as\u00a0<\/span><\/span>remuneration<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>for services, such as government administrative services and utility services. Fees are also defined as financial charges for activities undertaken, including polluting activities such as solid\u00a0<\/span><\/span>waste disposal. Revenues from fees are often deposited into special funds related to the product or service upon which the fees are levied.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Examples of fees that water systems may\u00a0charge or benefit from include:<\/p>\n\n
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