THE UTILITY APPROACH TO STORMWATER MANAGEMENT

Communities with improperly managed stormwater drainage systems experience frequent basement, yard, and street flooding, which will continue without a proper stormwater management program. Municipal officials often cite lack of funds as a reason for not addressing these problems. The ability to select and implement a financing method may be limited, perhaps by political considerations. As a viable funding alternative, communities may wish to consider the utility approach. A stormwater utility, like other utilities, provides a service to the public, supported by charging fees to its customers. This article provides some general guidelines concerning what should be considered in the development of a stormwater utility.

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• Corporate Authors:

  Public Works Journal Corporation

  200 South Broad Street
  Ridgewood, NJ  United States  07451
• Authors:
  • Wilson, H
• Publication Date: 1990-6

Media Info

• Features: Photos; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 82-83
• Serial:
  • Public Works
  • Volume: 121
  • Issue Number: 7
  • Publisher: Hanley Wood
  • ISSN: 0033-3840
  • Serial URL: http://www.pwmag.com

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Drainage; Financing; Management; Public utilities; User charges
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Finance; Highways; Hydraulics and Hydrology; I10: Economics and Administration; I26: Water Run-off - Freeze-thaw;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00496675
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Aug 31 1990 12:00AM