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Financing Baxter's Storm Water Management with a Storm Water Utility The cos[ d constructing. operas'€ and rnalnoring Boatels storm water facllkke oorklnws to Incraasa With chi, enactment of the Clean Waco Act and the expectation that that Otywtl need to max the Natanal Polktan Ctschargia Elimination Stetarn uNPD j Phase 11 requirements. Baxter 's storm water - rabrd costs am brocasced to connue growing, Coy general fords and special asseesrnuts hare typically f sunned roast d die necessary rmpro.erne ts. Faced with increasing costs and continuous pressure corentnr& property taxes. the City may Zack . the financial resources to undertake the multi -Isar seam) weer management program that w111 be required to aZdress the incrwsing costs relate4 to storm waver drainage. water quality management and wetland protection. iereca charges which ha.e been used by communities to Murcia Banat', sewer and cote system are rnYw teeth+ applied to starrn water rroraigsrnax. I ha stingy approach is taring r000gnnion as the most equkable way to finance, storm water mragament a Maas while albwtng far denabpment and growth. A storm water utility has been tiny answer as she finea:ial needs of the equatfan for marry communities. J3AXTE1 Grnafw Coirrararty' What is a Storm Water Utility? A storm waver inky n simply a mathod of financing the planning, imple- rnanocbn and maintenance of storm water best management practices rBMPsi identical in cf.; City's budget. The utihrr e a sa'.ice charge or fan based on `use.' lust lika the sentry or dunking water fees. That many 5 n typrcalfy charted against dexebped prods wid-an a cier based on the pr-mnc d 'comfiu:ors par." The rata stnuctura n based on land use ergo. density. panel sae and the amount of rtroff cutnbuted bra particular parcel. Vahan Ind Is r, a natural stn: nwst rain soaks Into the trcud. to }ate da+dopment has been p.a.-kiln. rooftops. drrwways and parking lots staled impar.aus nriacasi preen( rainfall frorn soaking into the grand The rain rtes off into streets. ditches. penis and btes. orating the noel for drainage systems that prcect the quality of our water moots-cos Basing tha loo on how rnuch water runoff b contributed by a paricubr parcel makes a utllty fee a htr and equtable system. This donsrscene. dependable ranru source proedee a dedicated fund to manage that &amigo system and water quality npra.ements. A teak, oho pavidas the means cc halide the I-creasing cost d-rcugh small adornments in tho trdty charges. The utility fee is typically charged against all developed parcels within a city based on the premise of "contributors pay." Feasibility Study A- LINOL0602.00 City of Lino Lakes, Minnesota D -1