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Storm Water Program Needs Analysis
The Storm Water Program Needs Analysis is the first
step toward developing the Business Plan that is the necessary
foundation for a successful storm water utility program
implementation
The primary benefit for having a storm water needs analysis for any
Community is to provide staff with a better understanding of what
current storm water level of service the community is providing and
at what cost to the community. Furthermore, staff typically need
evidence and support documentation from an experienced outside
source to show the elected officials the need for the dedicated
funding source, the storm water utility program and what level of
burden the general fund was supporting.
Nearly 100% of communities that ERC talks to about the concept of a storm water program Needs Analysis agree that this type of inexpensive approach makes sense for their community. The community can invest a relatively small amount of funds to receive enough useful information through the Needs Analysis process to allow the Elected Officials to make a "go" or "no go" decision on proceeding with creating and implementing a storm water utility program. In addition, the community staff will receive a useful study that organizes and provides an inventory all of the storm water activities which can be used internally by staff from that point forward, whether the elected officials decide to proceed or not.
Needs Analysis Benefits
- An organized list and inventory of all stormwater activities currently being performed within the community.
- A cost associated with the list of all storm water activities currently being performed within the community.
- Condition of Data that is required in order to implement a storm water billing system and a precise cost to implement the billing system in the future.
- An estimate of an ERU based rate that will be needed to support the current storm water activities.
- An estimate of the General Fund and other fund relief associated with the current storm water activities.
- A presentation to the Elected Officials illustrating the results of the needs analysis study.
