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3. A base unit has been developed for single - family residential properties, <br />which includes rural residential properties. <br />3.4 Key Elements (Kremple, 1988) <br />There are two fundamental principles to a storm water management program: <br />1. All real property within a sub watershed will benefit from installation of <br />storm water management facilities. <br />2. The cost of developing storm water management facilities should be <br />assessed against the property in a basin. <br />These principles may not be easy for property owners to understand at first, <br />but they are key to the storm water management concept. It is difficult for a <br />property owner who lives on top of a hill to understand how the construction <br />of a water quality basin or a storm drain in a low -lying area benefits them. <br />It is important to recognize that development adds to existing drainage and <br />pollutant loading problems. The property owner on the hill has, by <br />converting the natural ground 'cover into streets, driveways and rooftops, <br />increased the runoff. This contributes to the drainage and water quality <br />problem of neighbors in low -lying areas. To some extent then, the property <br />owner on the hill should contribute to the cost of correcting that problem. <br />3.5 Utility Advantages and Disadvantages (Jouseau, 1983) <br />3.5.1 Advantages <br />1. Properties causing or contributing to the need for runoff management pay <br />into the utility. <br />2. The change is directly proportional to runoff generated by specific land <br />uses. <br />3 A self- financing system is not in competition with general services <br />funds, <br />4. Existing and new developments both pay. <br />5. The system is flexible. <br />6. ` The utility provides a continuous source of revenue. <br />7. It provides a specific dedicated fund for storm water management. <br />8. The administrative structure for collecting fees is usually in place. <br />3.5.2 Disadvantages <br />1. Some initial costs are encountered in developing the rate formula and <br />philosophy. <br />2. The utility may require an expanded administrative structure including <br />establishment of a billing system if none currently exists. <br />3.6 Program Administration <br />Administration for developing the storm water management utility involves <br />the following: <br />Feasibility Study 112316 <br />City of Lino Lakes, Minnesota Page 13 <br />