Storm Water Rate Study

Environmental Rate Consultants, Inc. (ERC, Inc.) is a very specialized financial consulting firm comprised of financial consultants, computer programmers and Business Plan development and Process experts. ERC is a private financial/computer firm with over 50 years of combined experience in consistently delivering cost effective and on-time products. ERC's corporate office is located in the Cincinnati, Ohio / Northern Kentucky metropolitan area and has a satellite office in Mason, Ohio.

Financial Elements

• Rate Study Analysis;
• Rate Model Development;
• Rate Structure Analysis;
• Financing Options Analysis;
• Financial Strategy Analysis;
• Cost of Service Analysis;
• Gross Revenue Estimates;
• Equivalent Residential Unit (ERU) Estimates;
• Cash Flow Analysis.

Billing Elements

• Billing System Design and Implementation;
• Stand Alone Billing System Development;
• Microsoft Access™ Database Programming;
• ArcGIS™ Impervious Area Polygon Development;
• Integration With Current Water/Sewer Billing System;
• Integration With Property Tax Billing System;
• Computer Model Development;
• Hardware and Software Recommendations;
• Customer Service Training Program;
• Billing System Updating Procedures Manual;
• Impervious Area and Parcel Audit Procedures Manual;
• Custom Built Database File Systems.

Storm Water Rate Study Clients

• City of Lancaster, Ohio - 2013;


• City of Frankfort, Kentucky - 2013;


• Franklin County, Kentucky - 2013;


• City of Delta, Colorado - 2013;


• City of Lima, Ohio - 2011;


• City of Fairborn, Ohio - 2007;


• City of Gahanna, Ohio - 2005;


• City of Greenville, Ohio - 2005;


• City of Fairborn, Ohio - 2004;


• City of Fairborn, Ohio - 2002;


• Your City Name Here - 2013.