Transcript Public Water System Assistance Programs Keeping Rural Water Systems Afloat Paige S. Manning Extension Associate Community Resource Development (662) 325-3144 [email protected] http://msucares.com/water.

Public Water System Assistance
Programs
Keeping Rural Water Systems Afloat
Paige S. Manning
Extension Associate
Community Resource Development
(662) 325-3144
[email protected]
http://msucares.com/water
Community Water Systems
Category
Very Small
Small
Medium
Large
Very Large
Source: EPA 2004
Percentage of
Population Served Community Water
Systems
500 or less
57%
501-3,300
27%
3,301-10,000
9%
10,001-100,000
7%
>100,000
1%
Public Water System Assistance
Programs
Public Water System Board
Management Training Program
Peer Review Program
Public Water System Board
Management Training Program
Section 41-26-101, Mississippi Code of 1972
Each member elected or reelected after June 30, 1998, to
serve on a governing board of any community public
water system, except systems operated by municipalities
with a population greater than two thousand five hundred
(2,500) shall attend a minimum of eight (8) hours of
management training within two (2) years following the
election of that board member. If a board member has
undergone training and is reelected to the board, that
board member shall not be required to attend training as
provided by this subsection.
Partnering Organizations
Board Training Curriculum
Laws and Regulations
Duties and Responsibilities
Ethics
Operation and Maintenance
Management and Finance
Rate Setting
Public Relations and
Customer Service
Training Session Locations
Community Resource Group
Mississippi Rural Water
Association
Mississippi Water & Pollution
Control Operators’ Association
Cox Consulting Group
Mississippi State University
Extension Service
Results
Over 200 training sessions have been
held.
Over 4,100 board members have been
trained.
Peer Review Program
Water System Capacity
Technical Capacity
Managerial Capacity
 Source water adequacy
 Ownership accountability
 Infrastructure adequacy
 Staffing and organization
 Technical knowledge and
ability to implement it
 Effective external linkages
Financial Capacity
 Revenue sufficiency
 Credit worthiness
 Fiscal management and
controls
Peer Review Program
Designed to strengthen the operations of
Mississippi’s water systems and increase
Capacity Ratings.
Designed to assist:
– Operators
– Bookkeepers/Clerks/Secretaries
– Board Members
A Peer Review is an evaluation of the water
system conducted by other operators.
Peer Review Regions
1
3
5
7
2
4
6
8
9
Peer Review
Technical
Managerial
Financial
Peer Review
Technical
Managerial
Financial
Peer Review
Technical
Managerial
Financial
Peer Review Results
Water System Initial Capacity Capacity Rating
Rating
following Peer
Review
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
AVERAGE
Capacity Rating
Increase
2.3
1.7
2.0
1.0
3.0
2.3
2.0
1.0
2.7
2.7
2.7
3.0
2.7
2.7
1.5
2.7
3.0
2.3
2.0
2.0
2.5
1.7
3.3
3.3
3.0
3.0
3.0
3.0
3.0
2.3
2.0
4.0
4.3
4.0
4.7
3.0
3.3
4.0
2.7
4.0
3.0
3.3
2.0
4.5
1.7
3.3
1.0
1.3
1.0
2.0
0.0
0.7
0.3
1.0
1.3
1.6
1.3
1.7
0.3
0.6
2.5
0.0
1.0
0.7
1.3
0.0
2.0
0.0
0.0
2.3
3.2
0.9
Current Developments and
Studies
“Managing Difficult Customers” Video.
Improving Financial and Managerial
Capacity of Water Systems Study.
WIN Program.
Questions ?