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Session 9 Outline

Discover effective strategies to secure funding and support for stormwater management initiatives. This session outlines potential credit opportunities for existing projects, funding resources, and the importance of leveraging community programs. Learn about various funding sources including loans and grants, the challenges posed by the current financial climate, and the significance of a user-based stormwater utility system. Explore best practices and practical do's and don'ts to manage program costs efficiently while ensuring the sustainability of stormwater quality programs.

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Session 9 Outline

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  1. Session 9 Outline • Seek out credit opportunities. • Funding resources. • Leveraging other community programs and needs.

  2. Seek Out Credit Opportunities • Get Credit for Things You are Already Doing!! - Newsletters. - Good housekeeping practices (salt storage). - Watershed protection initiatives (riparian setbacks). - Street sweeping. - Catchbasin clean-out. - Existing training programs (good housekeeping). • If not, can still incorporate into Phase II Annual Report.

  3. Funding Sources Storm Water Management Program General Fund Storm Water Utility Loans Grants

  4. General Fund • Determine costs to maintain system and fund plan. • Request funds for annual operating budget. • Issues: - Current financial climate makes it tough to request funds. - Not user based so no incentive to implement best management practices. - Amount of funds can vary from year to year, making it difficult to sustain program. - Piece meal approach which can lead to worse problems later on.

  5. Storm Water Utility • User pay based system. • Monthly fee charged. - Residential: Equivalent residentual unit (ERU) - Commercial/industrial: fee = amount of impervious cover divided by one ERU. - No one pays less than one ERU. • Setting up utility requires a number of steps. - Legal. - Needs assessment & revenue requirements. - Master plans, public rducation, and implementation steps. - Stormwater charges, billing system, and credits

  6. Loans • Several loan funds exists to pay for storm water improvements. OEPA Water Pollution Control Loan Fund Lake Erie Protection Fund Ohio Public Works Commission Ohio Water Development Authority

  7. Grants • Grant funds available to defray cost but becoming increasingly more competitive. Lake Erie Protection Fund Ohio Environmental Education Fund Private Foundation Transportation Enhancement Grant Program OEMA - Hazard Mitigation Grant Program ODNR DSW Clean Ohio Conservation Fund ODNR Coastal Zone Program

  8. Leveraging Other Community Programs • Asset Management • All Natural Hazards Mitigation Planning • Drainage Improvements • Open Space and Recreation Planning • Flooding (Basement Flooding) • Septic Tank Inspection/Replacement Program

  9. Other Potential Resources • Local universities/colleges (map, illicit discharge inventory, public education). • Local high schools (map, outfall inventory). • Boy and girl scout organizations (public education, outfall inventory).

  10. Do’s and Don’t to Manage Program Costs • If its not broke don’t fix it. • Go ahead, its not rocket science. • If you can’t fix it – don’t. • Fix the worst first. • Don’t build new problems.

  11. Do’s and Don’t to Manage Program Costs • Build a firm foundation. • Be “mid-tech”. • Make the most of what you have. • Timing is everything. • Wade in don’t dive in. Source: Andrew Reese, PE. The Ten Commandments of Municipal Storm Water Quality Programs.

  12. Questions and Answers

  13. End of Session 9 Session 10 – Resources to Help You

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