Great water, sewer and storm water rates so your community can function like a well-run business

"How to get Great Rates," the rate setting guide for those who actually do rate setting, has been written. It should be in print this summer. If you want to be notified by e-mail when it is available, click this link carlbrown@mchsi.com and send the e-mail. For now, you can preview and print parts of the book.

Local government representatives - To see how a rate analysis actually goes, see the Victoria, MN rate analysis and click the links in that document.

Service providers like rural water associations and municipal leagues - Mr. Brown has presented rate setting and asset management workshops in almost half of the states. See Workshop Contacts and call to talk about getting workshops in your state. Also see this serialized article on frame of mind for rate setting: Chapter 1, Part 1; Chapter 1, Part 2 and Chapter 1, Part 3

Tools and services in the bag and in the works

• If you are a do-it-yourselfer, you need a good rate setting program. We are feverishly programming GettingGreatRatesNow^©. Preview mock input screens and report output. If you want to be notified by e-mail when the program is available, click this link carlbrown@mchsi.com and send the e-mail.

• After getting your rates in great shape you need to keep them there. Do that with GettingGreatRatesLater^©. This FREE, SIMPLE Excel spreadsheet produces an income and expense statement for you. It calculates operating and coverage ratios, current position and more and tells you how to use these indicators to adjust your rates to keep them in shape.

There is no longer a good excuse for having bad rates.

New or Updated Links:

• Advanced Asset Management Task List for small systems

• Replacement Schedule

• RFP model for rate studies

• How to get great rates (and not get beat up)

• Tools for Rate Setting and Asset Management Workshop Participants

• Asset Management Goes Country

• "Ratesetting for the Future" - South Carolina Rural Water Conference Presentation

Can you just use Show-me Ratemaker?

Our mission.

Every time your community considers new water and sewer rates you must choose between prosperity and mediocrity. Choose well .

–Carl E. Brown