Utility Management

Information regarding planning and utility and financial management by Alaska agencies.

Information from Federal Agencies

• A Plain English Guide to Sanitation Utility Accounting - published by Alaska Department of Commerce, Community and Economic Development (DCCED) Division of Community Advocacy Rural Utility Business Advisor Program (RUBA)
• Alaska Sanitation Planning Guide for Small Communities - published by RUBA
• Alaska Sanitation Planning Guide for Small Communities - Technical Appendices
• Business Planning for Rural Alaska Utilities - published by RUBA
  Contains narrative instructions on how you write a business plan using the Business Plan Template. The Business Plan Template includes the following components: The Business Plan Template - This is a Word® document that can be used to write a business plan. The Financial Workbook - This contains Excel® spreadsheets to complete the financial portions of the business plan. The Sample Business Plan - This is a sample of a completed business plan looks like in Word® using the Business Plan Template. The Business Plan Checklist - This is a Word® document with a brief outline of the documents needed to complete a business plan.
• Capital Project Management Handbook - published by RUBA
• Community Planning Resources - prepared by the Denali Commission
• RUBA web site
• RUBA contact: Elizabeth Manfred
• Small Utility Board Training

Environmental Finance Center

Boise State University is the site of the Environmental Finance Center (EFC) for USEPA Region 10. The mission of the Environmental Finance Center is to provide help to those facing the "how to pay" challenges of environmental protection. EFC-10 is committed to helping the regulated community build and improve the technical, managerial, and financial capabilities needed to comply with federal and state environmental protection laws.

• Asset Management
• Financing Alternatives Comparison Tool (FACT)
  Water Infrastructure Financing Tool to Help Borrowers
• Guidance, Guides, & Manuals - There are many resources available to assist water and wastewater systems of all sizes in the process of designing a rate structure and understanding the relationship between pricing and conservation.
• Tools and Training - Pricing-related software tools, training materials, and live trainings available for water and wastewater systems.
• Water and Wastewater Pricing Links - more information on pricing.

EPA STEP Guide Series

• Asset Management: A Handbook for Small Water Systems
• Setting Small Drinking Water System Rates for a Sustainable Future - PDF Guide
• Taking Stock of Your Water System: A Simple Asset Inventory for Very Small Drinking Water Systems