Funding Programs for Small Water Systems in Ohio and a Q&A Session on Financial Recovery from COVID-19
Date: Tuesday, October 6, 2020
Time: 2:00-3:00pm EST

A recording is available upon request. Please note, TCHs are not available for watching the recording.  Contact: smallsystems@syr.edu.

View the slides here: Funding Program and COVID recovery – Oct 6 2020

Description: Attend this session to learning about programs that can provide grants and loans to small water systems for capital projects, and about how to manage the ongoing pandemic’s financial implications immediately as well as in the next few months. Representatives from funding programs will describe funding opportunities and answer your questions, while the EFCN will answer your questions and share some resources and information to help you through these difficult transitions. Come to this Q&A style session prepared to ask your questions.

Presenters:
– Shadi Eskaf, Research Director, Environmental Finance Center at UNC
– Jonathon Bernstein, Ohio EPA
– Amy Klei, Ohio EPA
– Ken Heigel, OWDA
– Charles Dietz, USDA

Benchmarking Rates and Financial Performance including a Demo of the Ohio Water and Wastewater Rates Dashboard
Date: Thursday, October 8, 2020
Time: 2:00-3:00pm EST

TCHs are NOT available for watching this recording. You may view the slides here: Benchmarking Finance and Rates – Oct 8 2020

Description: Understanding how to compare and benchmark rates against other water systems’ appropriately and how to track and assess financial performance of the water utility fund is important before making decisions that affect utility finance. In this session, benchmarking of financial performance and making appropriate comparisons of rates will be explained, including a demonstration of how to use the Ohio Water and Wastewater Rates Dashboard. You will learn new skills and tools that will assist in presenting information to the Board.

Training Credits: This online training has been approved for 1 credit hour
Approval #: OEPA-B88604510-X

Presenters:
– Shadi Eskaf, Director of Research at The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
– Susan Schell, Ohio EPA

Intended Audience: Managers, finance directors, and other staff (and board members) of small water systems serving fewer than 10,000 people. Technical assistance providers and others also welcome.

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Contact: smallsystems@syr.edu