2017 Georgia Stormwater Fees Survey and Dashboard GAWP Stormwater Committee/GAWRA Meeting February 10, 2017 Marietta, GA Stacey Isaac Berahzer & Annalee Harkins Environmental Finance Center at The University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill www.efc.unc.edu
Outline • Introduction • Anatomy of the Dashboard • Analysis of GA Stormwater Fees 2
I N T R O D U C T I O N 3
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How are stormwater fees structured in Georgia? Stormwater Fee Structures n = 47 Residential Nonresidential Flat Fee Tiered Flat Fees Per ERU 0 10 20 30 40
Tiered Flat Fees – Example: Valdosta, GA Residential Properties: Single Family Monthly Rate 1,849 sq ft or less $1.25 1,850 sq ft – 6,099 sq ft $2.50 6,100 sq ft or more $4.25 6
Credit/Discount on Stormwater Utility Fees WHAT IT IS: A reduction in (monthly) fee due to installation of BMPs • BENEFITS: Allow rate payers to control and reduce their service fee • Improve legality of a stormwater utility fee • Encourage private property owner participation in both water • quality and flood relief improvements Reduce public expenditures on the stormwater management program •
A N A T O M Y O F T H E D A S H B OA R D 8
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A N A LY S I S O F S T O R M WA T E R F E E S 10
How many people are served by stormwater utilities? 38% of Georgia’s total population Proportion of Stormwater Population Served 35 30 25 Number of Utilities 20 15 10 5 0 Under 10k 10 - 50k 50 - 100k 100+k Population in Service Area 11
NPDES Categories of Georgia Stormwater Utilities n = 62 30 25 7 Unknown Phase I Phase II
How old are stormwater utilities in Georgia? Years Stormwater Utilities Started n = 62 35 30 25 Number of Utilities 20 15 10 5 0 Unknown Before 2000 2006 2012 2000 - 2005 - 2011 - 2017
What’s “normal” for monthly stormwater fees? Median residential rate (at 3,000 sq ft) = $4.31 $1.44 per 1,000 sq ft of impervious surface Median nonresidential rate (at 10,000 sq ft) = $13.77 $1.33 per 1,000 sq ft of impervious surface
$10 $2 $4 $6 $8 $- Peachtree City Fayette County Barrow County Auburn Valdosta Monthly Residential Stormwater Fees in Georgia College Park Duluth Perry Henry County Conyers Senoia Camilla Cartersville Clayton County at 3,000 sq ft of impervious surface Statesville Canton Athens-Clarke County Chamblee Clarkston DeKalb County Doraville Holly Springs Union City Lawrenceville Woodstock Centerville Warner Robins Fayetteville Columbia County Sugar Hill Douglasville-… Garden City Richmond Hill Snellville Griffin Austell Brookhaven Albany Hinesville Dunwoody Gwinnet County 15 Augusta Decatur East Point
How are stormwater fees collected? Stormwater Fee Collection Methods n = 62 Utility Bill Property Tax Bill 44% Stand Alone Bill 40% Unknown
How does collection rate vary by collection method? Average collection rate by method: 96% 94% Property Tax Bill Utility Bill 89% Stand Alone Bill
How many stormwater utilities have credit programs? No 12.5% 87.5% Yes Source: EFC at UNC, 2016-17 Georgia Stormwater Source: (National) 2012 Stormwater Utility Survey, Survey; www.efc.sog.unc.edu/project/georgia- Black and Veatch stormwater-utility-management
Revisited Outline • Introduction • Anatomy of the Dashboard • Analysis of GA Stormwater Fees 19
Acknowledgements Funder: Georgia Environmental Finance Authority EFC Project Team: Stacey Isaac Berahzer, Annalee Harkins, Evan Kirk, Caitlin Seyfried www.efc.unc.edu 20
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