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Thursday, July 03, 2008

Welcome to the EFC Tools section of our website! The financial analysis and planning tools listed here have been developed in response to the needs of our clients. They are designed to be used by communities of any size and they are available at no charge. Our goal is to provide decision-makers with the tools they need to more effectively address the “how to pay” issues of environmental protection.

For special assistance on how these tools work and/or how they might be applied to your situation, please take advantage of our free Training on Demand services.

Kansas Rate Checkup

KDHE Rate Checkup^tm is a stream-lined version of Rate Checkup^tm that has been developed for the State of Kansas. This version has fewer customer categories and does not factor in fire-protection or max-day flow costs when generating a rate for the customer. The rate charges generated by this version are based only on allocated fixed costs and volume charges. To review this model, CLICK HERE...

Plan2Fund

Plan2Fund is a watershed planning tool that walks users through estimating the costs of their watershed plans goals and objectives, assessing any local match, and determining the funding gap needed to meet the goals and objectives of the plan.

Plan2Fund OPT

Plan2Fund OPT has been developed with financial assistance from the US Environmental Protection Agency's Office of Wetlands, Oceans, and Watersheds through Order # EPEP06H001424.

Directory of Watershed Resources

The Directory of Watershed Resources - An on-line, searchable database of financial resources for watershed restoration in Maine, Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont, Maryland, W. Virginia, District of Columbia, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Virginia, Arkansas, Missouri, Oregon, Idaho, Washington and Alaska.

Guidebook of Financial Tools

A Guidebook of Financial Tools - A reference work that provides an overview of a wide range of ways and means that are useful in paying for sustainable environmental systems. It is divided into ten sections, presenting outline information on approximately 340 financial tools.

Capacity Tracker

Capacity Tracker ™ assists in tracking financial information over the duration of a loan. Using eight key ratios to collect and track information, the program shows the movement of the ratio over time and compares its overall condition or risk level to benchmarks.

Ratio8

Ratio8- A guidebook and spreadsheet program to help local decision makers evaluate their water utility's financial conditon.

Financial Analysis Calculator for Exemptions(FACE)

The Financial Analysis Calculator for Exemptions assists regulators in the process of reviewing a Public Water System’s application for an exemption to a drinking water standard through the analysis of a system’s financial and economic condition. The program generates reports on the current financial and economic condition of the system and trends over time, the affordability of current water rates, and the financial and affordability impacts of financing capital improvements to meet the water quality standard.

Rate Checkup

RateCheckup^tm- Powerful, easy-to-use rate-setting and financial planning software for water utilities.

Utility Budgeting Workbook

Utility Budgeting Workbook - Worksheets that assist operators, managers and board members in determining whether key criteria of financial viability are being met by a utility system and help determine if that system will have the financial capabilities necessary for the sustained provision of services for its customers.

System Development Charge Calculator

System Development Charge Calculator

This calculator predicts the unit cost of adding new development to an existing water system.

Built in Microsoft Excel, the SDC calculator can generate system development charges on an equivalent residential unit (ERU) basis or based on service meter size. Water system officials have the option of using the Growth Method or Equity Buy-In Method (or both) to determine how much new development should pay to connect to the existing water system.

The Calculator also easily imports data from your capital asset inventory database (developed in CAPFinance).

CAPFinance

CapFinance^tm- An integrated capital asset inventory and reinvestment analysis software program for drinking water and wastewater systems.

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