Water and Wastewater Finance and Pricing (eBook, ePUB)

The Changing Landscape, Fourth Edition
Redaktion: Raftelis, George A.

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

A Strategy Guide for Water Utility Managers and Executives, and a Compendium of Best Financial Practices for Utility Financial Leaders, a "How-To" Guide for Rate and Finance Technicians and a Reference Point for PolicymakersDetailing utility financial plans and rate structures, and highlighting how they align with community sustainability goals and

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis eBooks
• Erscheinungstermin: 24. Juli 2014
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781040161562
• Artikelnr.: 72297928

Autorenporträt

George A. Raftelis, CPA, prior to founding Raftelis Financial Consultants, Inc., was the director of Ernst & Young's National Environmental Consulting Practice. He has assisted more than 500 water and wastewater utilities worldwide. He received a BS in mathematics with a minor in economics from Eckerd College in St. Petersburg, FL, 1969. He attended the Fuqua School of Business at Duke University and received an MBA with a concentration in finance in 1975. He is the author of The Comprehensive Guide to Water and Wastewater Finance and Pricing, third edition; written technical articles for various periodicals; chaired major committees of water and wastewater industry associations tasked with developing financial and rate best practices; has been a frequent speaker on financial issues in association conferences, and served as coauthor and/or editor of several manuals.

Inhaltsangabe

Part ONE Overview of Financial Environment and the Role of Utility
Management. Overview of Financial and Pricing Challenges Confronting the
Water and Wastewater Industry. The First Step to Financial Sustainability:
Establishing a Strong Utility Management Foundation. Strategic Planning for
Water and Wastewater Utilities. Part TWO Financing Water and Wastewater
Capital Facilities. Public-Sector Financing Options: Long-Term Financing,
Short-Term Financing, and Credit Enhancements. System Development and Other
Capital Recovery Charges. Part THREE Water and Wastewater Pricing. Water
and Wastewater Rate-Setting Process. Projection of Customer Demand.
Identification of Revenue Requirements. Determination of Cost of Service.
Designing a Water and Wastewater Rate Structure. Conservation and
Efficiency Rate Structures. Rate Making for Outside-City Retail and
Wholesale Service. Recycled Water Rates. Designing an Effective Financial
Planning and Pricing Computer Model and Dashboard. Part FOUR Selecting the
Appropriate Financial Plan and Rate Approach, and Gaining Stakeholder
Commitment. Selecting the Appropriate Capital Improvement and Financial
Plan. Public Outreach and Gaining Stakeholder Commitment. Part FIVE
Alternative Delivery Methods and Public-Private Partnerships. Role of the
Private Sector and Alternative Delivery Methods. Legal and Contractual
Considerations Related to Alternative Delivery Methods. Part SIX Selected
Topics. Evaluating Risk in Utility Finance, Rate Setting, and Capital
Planning. Benchmarking Rates and Charges. Valuation of Water and Wastewater
Utility Assets. Financial Capability and Affordability. Expanding Financing
and Pricing Concepts into Stormwater. Part SEVEN Appendices. Appendices.
Index.