The environment Water pollution Flooding, drainage, combined sewers Aging infrastructure New mandated and unfunded EPA regulations General fund

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1 City of Lima, Ohio

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3 The environment Water pollution Flooding, drainage, combined sewers Aging infrastructure New mandated and unfunded EPA regulations General fund pressures Funding sources

4 Petitioned/Assessed improvements on a per watershed basis Can be very costly for those who benefit General Fund Availability? Loans/Grants No guarantees User fee/stormwater Utility

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6 Stormwater Requirements Evaluate current level of services performed by your departments and assign a cost Determine desired level of service to meet program needs and what will it cost Review capital, repairs, administrative, regulatory, and operation and maintenance needs

7 Asset Management Conduct Asset Inventory Perform Condition Assessment Prioritize Improvements Determine Revenue Requirements Establish User Fee

8 Impervious area determination Analyze GIS data Aerial photography Measure amount of hard surface per parcel

9 Cost of Service Study Study stormwater user fee models Select model that will work best for your community Input stormwater management program revenue requirement and impervious area assessment data into model Calculate user fee How best to collect user fee Utility Billing Property Tax Billing

10 Fair and equitable Single family residential user fee options: Single (all pay the same) Tiered (all within the tiers pay the same) Individually measured (all are unique) Multi-family, institutional, commercial, industrial: Unique bills based on each property s impervious area Green infrastructure credits Exemptions

11 Equivalent Residential Unit (ERU) Intensity of Development (ID) Equivalent Hydraulic Area (EHA) All require measurement of impervious area of property

12 Allocates costs based on the average impervious area of a typical single family residence (SFR). The impervious area of a typical single family residential home is the basis for billing all customers. Is used by more than 80% of all stormwater utilities.

13 Lot size is not a factor. Example: 1 ERU=2,600 s.f. of impervious area Street and front sidewalk not included. Impervious Area of a typical single family residence is the basis of billing for all customers.

14 Allocates costs based on the percentage of impervious area relative to the property s total area. Parcels are placed into broad categories of Intensity of Development, from 0 to 100% with categories in between. User fee per square foot increases as intensity of development increases.

15 0.25 Ac. Lot Percent Impervious = 2,600 s.f./0.25 ac. = 24% Example: 0 to 20% impervious 21 to 40% impervious 41 to 60% impervious 61 to 80% impervious 81 to 100% impervious Parcels are broke into different levels of Intensity of development.

16 Allocates costs based on combined impact of measured impervious and pervious property areas. Impervious and pervious areas are measured to develop a number that represents their combined impact on the relative runoff from the property.

17 0.25 Ac. Lot (10,890 s.f.) Pervious (2,600 s.f.) Runoff Factor = 0.20 Impervious (8,290 s.f.) Runoff Factor = 0.95 User Fee Factor = (0.20*2600)+(0.95*8290) = 8,395 Example (0.25 Ac.): All Pervious = 2,178 Parcel = 8,395 All Impervious = 10,345 Each parcel has its own unique runoff value, C value and therefore unique user fee.

18 Reduce Stormwater Quantity Reduce stormwater runoff release rate Detention/Retention Basins Improve Water Quality (WQ) Increased vegetated area Use of permeable pavements Filtering systems Engineered Structures Best Management Practices (BMPs)

19 Identify key users and groups Properties that generate a significant amount of runoff and often receive high stormwater bills. Tax-exempt properties Establish advisory committee Create website Prepare brochure and presentations Meet with key user groups and media Distribute information before the initial billing

20 Ordinance will provide legal authority for establishing the utility Adopt and describe user fee model Green infrastructure credits Enforcement Appeals process

21 Now Have Dedicated Funding for: CIP Projects O&M Equipment