Financing Sustainable Water Workshop
Building Better Efficiency-Oriented Rates in an Uncertain World
Hosted by the Regional Water Authority and Alliance for Water Efficiency
Presentations
- Strategies for Aligning Rates, Revenue and Resources
Mary Ann Dickinson, President and CEO, Alliance for Water Efficiency - Financing Sustainable Water: Effective Rate Modeling in an Uncertain World
Bill Christiansen, Program Manager, Alliance for Water Efficiency - Complying with Proposition 218
Kelly Salt, Partner, Best Best & Krieger LLP - Tiered Rates
Dan Carney, Water Conservation Manager, Marin Municipal Water District - Water Budget Based Rates
Joone Lopez, General Manager, Moulton Niguel Water District - Utility Example and Live Modeling Training
Bill Christiansen, Program Manager, Alliance for Water Efficiency
Resources
- Agenda
- Resources for Water Managers
- AWE Sales Forecasting and Rate Model, an innovative, free and user-friendly tool that can help managers explicitly model rate structures and effects on revenue and water use. This model addresses the shortcomings of typical models – which assume that future sales are known and do not respond to factors such as weather, price and the economy – and helps answer questions such as:
- What block rate design could allow us to preserve our current level of revenue while reducing demand?
- What proportion of customer bills in each class will increase under new proposed rates?
- How should we adjust rates to support demand management objectives during water shortages?
- What is the likelihood we will meet one-year, three-year, five-year revenue targets?
- Download the model at www.FinancingSustainableWater.org.
Contact Information
If you have any questions about the workshop contact Amy Talbot.
