Financing Stormwater Management Programs: Choices and Options
Financing Stormwater Management Programs: Choices and Options is a handbook about options for financing stormwater management programs that draws on a rich literature developed largely by engineering and public works professionals working to solve the practical stormwater problems faced by communities. This manual synthesizes the available literature concerning the finance of stormwater management programs and organizes this information around a standard set of questions that people face when they want to evaluate new sources for financing stormwater programs. Because many jurisdictions are adopting stormwater charges, this manual emphasizes their potential role in financing stormwater programs. The manual also provides references to an array of other finance mechanisms.
Financing Stormwater Management Programs: Choices and Options addresses the following questions:
How important is adequate financing to a successful stormwater program?
What are the revenue requirements for stormwater management?
What are alternative ways to generate revenue?
How can alternatives be evaluated and implemented?
How much are people willing to pay?
How have different communities approached financing?
Each of these questions is multi-faceted and can be broken down in several ways. We focus here on the most important choices that planners must consider.