Water Finance Forum - Oakland, California
Water as a Resource: Financing Opportunities for Municipal Stormwater Management
Presentations and materials from the Stormwater Finance Forum held in Oakland, California at the Elihu Harris State Office Building, on April 5, 2017.
The forum was hosted by the Water Infrastructure and Resiliency Finance Center, EPA Region 9, the Environmental Finance Center at California State, Sacramento and the California State Water Resources Control Board.
- Water Finance Forum Agenda (pdf)
- Welcome and Introduction (pdf)
- Federal and State Funding Programs - Stormwater and Green Infrastructure Projects (pdf)
Framing the Challenges and Opportunities in Funding Stormwater Programs
- Municipal Stormwater Funding Challenges (pdf)
- Financing Stormwater Projects: Providing an Innovative Vision (pdf)
Planning for Success - What Program Managers Need to Do to Win Financing
- Focusing on the Triple Bottom Line – Planning Your Program to Meet Multiple Needs (pdf)
- Estimating Stormwater Program Costs and Benefits (pdf)
- Potential Roles of Financial Capability Assessment in Stormwater Finance Plans (pdf)
Engaging the Public and Decision-Makers to Market Your Program
- Shifting the Mindset – Preparing to “Sell” Stormwater to the Public and Decision-makers (pdf)
- Storm Water Program Funding: Overcoming the Challenge of Proposition 218 (pdf)
- Discussion: What Support Do Cities Need to Build Capacity to Plan and Market? (pdf)
Public Grant/Loan Programs to Fund Stormwater Projects
- Proposition 1 and Other State Grants (pdf)
- State Revolving Fund Loans and Principal Forgiveness (pdf)
- Transportation-Related Grants (pdf)
- FEMA Planning and Mitigation Grants (pdf)
Fee Programs and Other Ongoing Local Funding Sources
- Alternative Funding for Oakland Clean Water (pdf)
- Proposition 218 Reform Prospects and Development of Local Funding Sources (pdf)
- Expanding Your Reach: Using Other Local Fees and Revenues (pdf)