1. National Academy of Public Administration
King George County, Virginia
March 23, 2017
Environmental Protection Agency Development of Community Affordability Framework For Water and Wastewater Projects
National Academy of Public Administration

2. Project Overview and Expected Outcomes From Today
Who we are
NAPA is congressionally chartered, independent, and non-partisan
Professional Study Team and Panel of Expert Fellows
How we work
Research and analysis methodology
Timeline
Final deliverable
Scope of the study
EPA’s Community Affordability Framework
Integrated Planning Approach
Role of Cost Benefit Analysis
Innovative Solutions to Help Meet CWA Water Quality Standards
About the Stakeholder Survey

3. Project Overview and Expected Outcomes From Today
Why we are asking for your input
Stakeholder feedback is critical to this process
Local governments are directly impacted by Clean Water Act requirements
Each local government has its own story
We can’t do this alone!
How you can make the most impact
Take the survey
Share the link and encourage others to participate
Participate in discussion for the remainder of our time

4. Questions for discussion
How can we best reflect diverse impacts, constraints, competing issues of local governments?
Use of the EPA Financial Capability Assessment framework to make the case for greater flexibility in compliance schedules
Is it adequate?
If you have used it, did you present additional information to make the case for limitations on financial capability?
How can/should it be improved?
Integrated planning
If you used it, what was the scope?
What was the result? Did it change the approach or timeline for compliance?

5. Questions for discussion
Innovative Solutions
Financing
Use of innovative approaches to financing compliance obligations
Barriers? What is needed to enable them?
Potential state or federal roles?
Green Infrastructure
Have you planned or implemented green infrastructure projects to reduce compliance costs?
Rate Structures and Consumer Assistance Programs
Use of Benefit-Cost Analysis?
Have you used it to make the case for alternative CWA investments?
How? Scope of costs and benefits considered?

6. Please feel free to contact us:
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Project director: Brenna Isman –
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