Stormwater Financing for a New Era

On December 12, 2007, the University of Maryland Environmental Finance Center (EFC) held a workshop at Anne Arundel Community College (in Arnold, MD) titled "Stormwater Financing for a New Era."

The presentation materials from this workshop are available below:

• Workshop Announcement with Agenda and Directions
• Doug Harrison - Evolution of Stormwater Program
• Jim George - Regulatory Compliance: A New Paradigm
• Ron Bowen - Anne Arundel County Stormwater Approach
• Scott Tucker - Funding Strategies
• Doug Harrison - Revenue Toolbox: Funding Mechanisms and Methods
• Scott Tucker - General Legal Considerations
• Linda Schuett - State Enabling Legislation
• Scott Tucker - Implementing User Based Funding
• Doug Harrison - User Based Funding: A Process Framework
• Scott Tucker - Case Study - A Denver Suburban Stormwater Authority
• Steven Shofar - Montgomery County, MD, Water Quality Protection Charge
• Tim Richards - Regional Service Provision in Charlotte-Mecklenburg

Facilitators: Swati Thomas and Lisa Grayson Zygmunt.

Stormwater Financing Forum, June 26, 2007

• Agenda
• Presenter Biographies
• Doug Harrison and Scott Tucker - Stormwater Financing Background
• Steve McKinley - Regional/Watershed Financing: Ohio Case Study
• Ohio Case Study - House Bill 549
• Steve Hann - Legal Issues, Pennsylvania
• Scott Tucker - Funding Sources
• Jeff Edelstein - Casco Bay Interlocal Stormwater Working Group (ISWG)
• Forum Evaluation

For more information on this program, contact Lisa Grayson, EFC Program Manager at lgrayson@umd.edu.