This section includes case studies about seven communities' unique stormwater financing strategies. The table below lists some of the characteristics of each case study community and its stormwater management program. To access the individual case studies, click on the name of the community you want to read about and the PDF file will open in this window. To come back to this screen after reading a case study, use the back button on your browser.
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Characteristics of Case Study Communities |
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| Community Name | Population Served | Location | Program Start | Organization | Billing System | Average Monthly Charge for SFR* | Annual Income from User Charges |
| Fort Collins, CO | 108,000 | base of Rocky Mountains | 1980 | part of Utilities Dep't | sent with utility bill | $7.44 | $5.6 million |
| Griffin, GA | 23,500 | south of Atlanta | 1999 | Storm Water Dep't | sent with utility bill | $2.95 | $1.2 million |
| Louisville- Jefferson County, KY | 600,000 | Ohio River | 1987 | part of Metropolitan Sewer District | sent with sewer bill | $3.31 | $17.3 million |
| Olympia, WA | 45,000 | Puget Sound | 1986 | part of Dep't of Public Works | sent with water and sewer bill | $6.00 | $2.5 million |
| Sarasota County, FL | 300,000 | Gulf Coast of Florida | 1989 | part of Dep't of Public Works | sent with county property tax bill | $6.70 | $13.9 million |
| Union, OH | 6,400 | suburb of Dayton | 1987 | part of Dep't of Public Works | sent with water and sewer bill | $3.00 | $72,000 |
| Valparaiso, IN | 25,000 | Northwest Indiana, east of Chicago | 1998 | Dep't of Stormwater Management | sent with water bills | $3.00 | $520,000 |
*SFR = Single Family Residence