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Storm Water Utilities: <br />AN OVERVIEW <br />"A storm water utility provides <br />a reasonably dependable source <br />of revenues with which to finance <br />capital improvement programs arc <br />also the administrative, regulatory <br />and operation and maintenance <br />aspects of surface water <br />management programs. <br />COUNCIt- SURFACE WATER <br />MANAGEMENT. <br />FINANCING LOCAL IMPROVEMENT <br />MgNAGEMENT, <br />PROGRAMS MARCH .IoUSEAU DECEI.+BER 1983 <br />The stormwater utility approach <br />is based on the simple financing <br />principal: Contributors Pay <br />Contribution is determined h <br />amount of runoff and/ Po late <br />load that is contributed by a <br />particular parcel. The actual rate <br />structure should be based on <br />nsland <br />use type, density and parcel <br />The utility approach generates <br />a dedicated fund to, surface water <br />mancgement planning and <br />implementation. Problems that <br />assess <br />have occured in trying to <br />for storm water improvements can <br />be eliminated by using the storm <br />water utility approach. <br />PLANNING - I <br />(Sog PLAN, ADMINISTRATION <br />FEASIB!UTY STUDIES) <br />SURFACE PV <br />WATER <br />MANAGEMENT <br />PROGRAM <br />IMPLEMENTATION <br />(C.I.P.) <br />MAJOR COMPONENT <br />OF UTILITY REVENUE <br />EROSION k ADMINISTRATION <br />SEDIMENTATION rRECREATION <br />— <br />CONTROL , I ENHANCEMENT <br />FLOOD <br />CONTROL <br />NEW CONSTRUCTION <br />RE —CONSTRUCTION <br />LAND AQUISITION <br />DETENTION BASIN <br />CONVEYANCE SYSTEMS <br />PUMPING STATIONS <br />OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE <br />WATER <br />WUAUTY <br />PROGRAM <br />SURFACE WATER MANAGEMENT <br />PROGRAM I11PLEMENTATION <br />pREPARED BY SEH <br />