[SEMCO] Reminder - Stormwater Financing Workshop January 13, 2009

[Jo Ann Muramoto]

A reminder concerning this free workshop on stormwater utilities. 


Stormwater Financing Workshop

 

Tuesday, January 13, 2009

9:00 am to 1:00 pm

(Registration and breakfast at 8:30 am)

 

Conference Center, Cape Cod & Islands Association of Realtors

22 Mid-Tech Drive

West Yarmouth, MA 02673

 

Description:  Protecting water quality is critically important for protecting Cape Cod's public water supplies, swimming beaches, shellfish, aquaculture, and recreational opportunities. Stormwater runoff can be a major contributor to pollution of water bodies. Federal and state water quality standards require communities to treat and manage stormwater, however municipal stormwater management requires investment in trained staff, infrastructure improvements, maintenance, and management systems.  Finding the funding to manage stormwater runoff to meet water quality standards is a challenge.  Traditional sources of funding (state and federal grants) are typically not enough to address all of a community's stormwater management needs. 



This free workshop will provide an overview of a different approach to stormwater financing -- stormwater utilities and fee-based systems.  The workshop will cover the basics of stormwater utilities:  the definition and purpose of a stormwater utility, how it works, how stormwater financing can help a municipality to meet stormwater regulations, national examples, types of communities that use this approach, how to determine whether a stormwater utility makes sense for your community, integrated water resource utilities, the Massachusetts experience with stormwater utilities, typical municipal stormwater management costs, and how to set up and implement a stormwater utility bylaw.  The workshop will end with a summary of the results of a Cape-wide survey of public works departments to determine their stormwater management needs and a discussion to determine if there is interest in a multi-community approach to stormwater financing or stormwater management. 



Target audience:  Municipal and County departments and boards (e.g., DPW directors, stormwater managers, town engineers, Boards of Selectmen, Town Councils, finance committees, wastewater managers, drinking water managers, Conservation Commissions, planning and health boards, consultants and engineering firms, and environmental organizations.



Cost:  There is no charge to attend; however, registration is required.  To register electronically, visit www.apcc.org and under "Stormwater Financing Workshop" click on "click here for more information or to register", and then click on "RSVP".  For more information, contact Dr. Jo Ann Muramoto at (508) 362-4226 ext. 16 or jmuramoto at apcc.org.



Sponsored by the Association to Preserve Cape Cod, the Massachusetts Bays Program on Cape Cod, Cape Cod Commission's Project Storm, and the Barnstable County Coastal Resources Committee.  Funding is provided by the Massachusetts Environmental Trust. 



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January 13, 2009

9:00 am to 1:00 pm

 

Conference Center, Cape Cod & Islands Association of Realtors, 22 Mid-Tech Drive

West Yarmouth, MA 02673

 

Workshop Agenda

 

8:30 am.          Registration and Breakfast

 

9 am.  Introduction

Jo Ann Muramoto, Ph.D., Association to Preserve Cape Cod and Massachusetts Bays Program Regional Coordinator for Cape Cod

 

9:05 am.  The Basics of Stormwater Utilities

Andy Reese, AMEC Earth & Environmental, Inc.  

Definition of a stormwater utility, purpose, how it works, benefits compared to other kinds of financing, national statistics on utilities, examples, types of communities, determining whether a stormwater utility makes sense for your community, and utilities for integrated water resources (drinking water, wastewater, and stormwater).  

 

10:30 am.  Break

 

10:40 am.  Stormwater Regulations and How the Charles River Watershed Approached Stormwater Financing

Kate Bowditch, Director of Projects, Charles River Watershed Association.  

Stormwater regulations and case studies in stormwater financing from Charles River watershed communities.

 

11:25 am.  City of Newton's Stormwater Utility

Maria Rose, City of Newton Public Works Department.  

Newton was one of the first communities in Massachusetts to set up a stormwater "utility".  This talk will describe how it works, what it is based on, how the fees are assessed and used, and lessons learned.

 

11:55 am.  Costs of Stormwater Management and Setting Up A Stormwater Utility Bylaw 

Rich Claytor, P.E., Principal, Horsley Witten Group, Inc.  

Cost considerations for a municipal stormwater management program and the process for setting up and implementing a stormwater utility bylaw.  

 

12:40 pm.  Results of Stormwater Survey and Next Steps

Jo Ann Muramoto, Association to Preserve Cape Cod and Massachusetts Bays Program.  

Results of a survey of Cape Cod public works departments to determine stormwater management needs and possible interest in multi-community approaches.

 

12:50 pm.  End

 

Sponsored by: the Association to Preserve Cape Cod, Massachusetts Bays Program Cape Cod Region, Cape Cod Commission's Project Storm, and the Barnstable County Coastal Resources Committee, with support from the Massachusetts Environmental Trust.  

 


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