Introduction to Public Enterprise Finance

Introduction to Public Enterprise Finance Jeff Hughes Director, Environmental Finance Center School of Government University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 919 843-4956 jhughes@unc.edu www.efc.sog.unc.edu http://efc.sog.unc.edu @EFCatUNC

Session Objectives Understand some of the public enterprise financial resources available at the School of Government Peak your interest in public enterprise financial management by covering some of the basics http://efc.sog.unc.edu @EFCatUNC

Topics What is a public enterprise? Monitoring fiscal health Rates and charges Capital funding Market trends Questions http://efc.sog.unc.edu @EFCatUNC

What is a public enterprise? http://efc.sog.unc.edu @EFCatUNC

160A 311. Public enterprise defined. (1) Electric power generation, transmission, and distribution systems. (2) Water supply and distribution systems. (3) Wastewater collection, treatment, and disposal systems of all types, including septic tank systems or other on site collection or disposal facilities or systems. (4) Gas production (5) Public transportation systems. (6) Solid waste collection and disposal systems and facilities. (7) Cable television systems. (8) Off street parking facilities and systems. (9) Airports. (10) Stormwater management programs designed to protect water quality by controlling the level of pollutants in, and the quantity and flow of, stormwater and structural and natural stormwater and drainage systems of all types.

What is a public enterprise? In terms of a financial management philosophy? In accounting terms? From a liability standpoint? From a budgeting perspective?

160A 314. Authority to fix and enforce rates. (a) A city may establish and revise from time to time schedules of rents, rates, fees, charges, and penalties for the use of or the services furnished by any public enterprise. Schedules of rents, rates, fees, charges, and penalties may vary according to classes of service, and different schedules may be adopted for services provided outside the corporate limits of the city.

Stormwater Utilities

Electric Utilities

HOW DO YOU KNOW IF YOUR PUBLIC ENTERPRISE IS HAPPY?? HTTP://YOUTU.BE/ A5P6MINGHSA? LIST=UUDWRPSHGFQM7OWSJHY ZQODQ

Rates Dashboards Interactive tool to compare rates (bills) among all utilities, or utilities with similar characteristics: System size (number of accounts or revenues) Technology (water source type or river basin) Location (regional council, 50 miles distance) Economic development tiers Available online at http://www.efc.sog.unc.edu

NC Rate Setting Resources Guide to Billing, Kara Millonzi Rates Book EFC Web Resources (data, guidelines, dashboard) LGC Data Painful Art of Rate Setting Rates Course May 2012 Rate Setting Guide AWWA M1 Guide Rural Water Association Consultants NCLM/EFC Practices Survey

Where did funds for your last major public enterprise capital project come from? 1. Bond/Commercial Loan 2. USDA 3. CWSRF 4. DWSRF 5. Savings 6. Other?

$8,105,384,976 in Outstanding W/S Debt (including State) as of $401,873,304, $737,687,140, 5% 9% $57,585,646, 1% 2013 Revenue General Obligation $1,595,113,305, 20% $5,313,125,581, 65% Drinking Water/Clean Water SRF Installment Purchase or Special Indebtedness Miscellaneous Data analyzed by the University of North Carolina Environmental Finance Center. Data Source: North Carolina Department of State Treasurer State and Local Government Finance Division

State and Federal Water and Sewer Funding US Environmental Protection Agency/NC Department of Environment and Natural Resources State Revolving Loan Funds (SRF) State Water Infrastructure Authority (SWIA) Now includes HUD CDBG Infrastructure Programs US Department of Agriculture Rural Development Water and Waste Grant and Loan Program HUD CDBG Infrastructure ** State Water Infrastructure Authority (SWIA) NC Rural Center Clean Water Management Trust Fund (removed water and sewer funding)

Utility Capital Planning Tools www.efc.sog.unc.edu

A FEW MARKET TRENDS

Reductions in Average Household Use in 2010 from 2007 Levels for 275 NC Water Systems Reduced by up to 5% 12% Reduced by 6-10% 14% Reduced by 11-15% 9% 2010 (66% reduced use since Reduced by 16-20% 10% Reduced by more than 20% 21% 0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% Percent of Water Systems Analysis by the Environmental Finance Center at the University of North Carolina. Data source: NC Local Water Supply Plans (NC Department of Environment and Natural Resources, Division of Water Resources)

Partnerships and Consolidations

Changes in Rates and Operating Revenues Among NC Utilities From 2007 to 2011 across 299 NC utilities Change in the Total Operating Revenue 75% 25% -25% 0% 50% 100% -75% Change in the Total Monthly Bill for 5,000 Gallons Data analyzed by the Environmental Finance Center at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. Data sources: NCLM/EFC annual water and sewer rate surveys, NC Local Goverment Commission data from audited financial statements of water/sewer utilities