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Financial Sustainability for Small Systems

Online - for Small Systems only

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EL226 is for small systems only.

Objectives

  • Operating a Water System to Protect Public Health:

Explain the health effects of regulations and water quality.

Answer common operational questions public works managers have about water systems.

Explain common ways a manager can involve their operators in management decisions.

  • Enterprise Fund Revenues:

Explain the origin of enterprise funds.

Explain what enterprise funds should cover.

Demonstrate how to set rates to cover expenses.

  • Understanding Enterprise Funds:

Explain what an Enterprise Fund is.

Explain what an Enterprise Fund is not.

Describe what an Enterprise Fund should do for you.

Demonstrate how to set-up, manage and use your Enterprise Funds.

Description

This eLearning course focuses on 3 major areas needed by small systems to achieve financial sustainability; including understanding enterprise funds and their revenues, as well as an overview of what is needed to protect public health through safe water.

The course is divided into three modules:

The first module describes an enterprise fund and explains how to set-up, manage, and use those funds.

The second module covers enterprise fund revenues including their origin, what they should cover, and how to set up rates to cover expenses.

The third module illustrates the major elements of what it takes to provide safe water to protect public health, including major regulations and their role in water quality, common operational questions managers should address, and how to involve operators in management decisions.

Certificates of Completion

2 Hours

*AWWA will award a Certificate of Completion upon success passing of this course. This does not automatically imply that your state agency will award you CEUs. It is the individual's responsibility, before registering for any continuing education credit program, to contact the appropriate licensing agency.