1. Water System Finance Workshop London, Kentucky June 11, 2013
Sponsored by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
Support by the Cumberland Valley Area Development District and
the University of Louisville EFC.
Conducted by the Environmental Finance Center Network.
Shadi Eskaf
Environmental Finance Center at the University of North
Carolina, Chapel Hill

2. Housekeeping Restrooms Breaks
6.0 water and wastewater operator credits
5.25 water district commissioner credits
Presentations and handouts

3. Smart Management for Small Water Systems
Smart Management for Small Water Systems *under a Cooperative Agreement with the US EPA
The EFCN will provide training and technical assistance to small public water systems in all fifty states and five territories to help local water systems achieve and maintain compliance with the Safe Drinking Water Act.
Workshops, trainings and direct assistance will be provided on:
Asset Management
Water Loss Reduction
Water System Collaboration
Fiscal Planning and Rate Setting
Energy Management
Funding Coordination, and
Managerial and Financial Leadership

4. Quick Introductions Name? Organization? Responsibility?
Details on your water system—who you serve, infrastructure, big projects coming up, problems/concerns, etc.

5. Workshop Objectives
Understand how to evaluate your system’s current financial condition
Learn how to plan for and finance your water system now and into the future
Provide forum for sharing finance and management perspectives, ideas, and experiences

6. Agenda Water Finance 101 Assessing Financial Condition
Capital Planning
Controlling Costs
Rate Setting Design
Beyond Rates: Other Revenues

7. An excellent way to keep your IT staff employed
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An excellent way to keep your IT staff employed

8. Which of the following best describes your background?
Engineering/science
Law
Finance/accounting
Business
General management/public administration
South African Literature

9. What type of system do you represent?
Government
Tribe
Non-profit water association
Private community system
Non-transient non-community system
Other