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Thursday, January 12, 2017

2:00 – 3:00 PM EST

WEBINAR: Ask the Expert—

Advice on Water System Partnerships

This program is made possible under a

cooperative agreement with EPA.

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About the Environmental Finance Center Network (EFCN)

The Environmental Finance Center Network (EFCN) is a university-

based organization creating innovative solutions to the difficult how-

to-pay issues of environmental protection and improvement. The

EFCN works with the public and private sectors to promote

sustainable environmental solutions while bolstering efforts to

manage costs.

This program is offered free of charge to all who are interested. The

Project Team will conduct activities in every state, territory, and the

Navajo Nation. All small drinking water systems are eligible to

receive free training and technical assistance.

The Smart Management for Small Water Systems Program

What We Offer Individualized technical assistance, workshops, small group support,

webinars, eLearning, online tools & resources.

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Who We Are

• Environmental Finance Center at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

• Southwest Environmental Finance Center

• Syracuse University Environmental Finance Center

• Environmental Finance Center at Wichita State University

• Environmental Finance Center at University of Louisville

• EFC West

• Great Lakes Environmental Finance Center at Cleveland State University

• New England Environmental Finance Center at University of Southern Maine

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• Asset Management

• Energy Management Planning

• Financial Management

• Leadership Through Decision-making

and Communication

• Managing Drought

• Water Loss Reduction

Areas of Expertise

• Collaborating with Neighboring

Communities

• Multi-funding

• Water Conservation

• Management and Finance 101

• Climate Resiliency

• Workforce Development

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You ask, we answer!

Jeff Hughes

(919) 843-4956

jhughes@sog.unc.edu

Glenn Barnes

(919) 962-2789

glennbarnes@sog.unc.edu

Environmental Finance Center at UNC, Chapel Hill

• What do partnerships mean for EPA? • Water System Partnerships include a wide range of approaches where two or

more systems are working together to improve planning, operation and management of the utilities.

• This include informal partnerships that involve shared contract assistance to full ownership transfers.

• We are working with stakeholders from across the water sector to build off of the work that has been done in this area and develop new ways to promote partnerships.

• On January 31st, there will be an in person, working meeting in Washington DC to develop short term and long term actions to support partnerships.

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https://www.epa.gov/waterutilityresponse/mutual-aid-and-

assistance-drinking-water-and-wastewater-utilities

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http://www.efc.sog.unc.edu/reslib/item/crafting-inter-local-water-

agreements-tips-relating-issues-you-may-not-have-thought-or

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http://efcnetwork.org/resource-library/

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• System Mergershttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ptXMY7baF3g

• Inter-System Agreementshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t8hcbR5uBKE&t=789s

• The Water Company Modelhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FXp5aSOlhuk&t=1463s

Webinars on Partnerships & Regionalization

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• Water Supplyhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pJkKXIy68bM

• Identifying and Overcoming Challenges

to Successful Water Utility Partnershipshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=84M4I1mbc9s

Webinars on Partnerships & Regionalization

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A couple of questions before we

end

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Thank you!

Jeff Hughes

(919) 843-4956

jhughes@sog.unc.edu

Glenn Barnes

(919) 962-2789

glennbarnes@sog.unc.edu