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9/28/2017 WATER FINANCE CLEARINGHOUSE O N E S T O P S H O P F O R A L L T H I N G S W A T E R F I N A N C E E PAs Wa t e r I n f ra st r u c t u re a n d Re s i l i e n c y F i n a n c e C e n t e r www.epa.gov/wfc Kristyn
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O N E S T O P S H O P F O R A L L T H I N G S W A T E R F I N A N C E E PA’s Wa t e r I n f ra st r u c t u re a n d Re s i l i e n c y F i n a n c e C e n t e r
Financial Analyst U.S. EPA, Water Infrastructure and Resiliency Finance Center abhold.kristyn@epa.gov 202.566.2730 Washington, D.C.
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The Water Finance Center is an information and assistance center, helping communities make informed decisions for drinking water, wastewater, and stormwater infrastructure to protect human health and the environment. Research Advise Innovate Network https://www.epa.gov/waterfinancecenter
Meeting the Needs of Key Stakeholders
The Water Finance Clearinghouse is an easily navigable web‐based portal that helps communities locate information and resources that will assist them in making informed decisions for their drinking water, wastewater, and stormwater infrastructure needs.
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WATER FINANCE RESOURCES
Reports, websites, trainings, and other types of information about water infrastructure financing.
WATER FUNDING SOURCES
Current federal, state, local, private, or other sources of funding for water infrastructure projects.
Essential Resources and Information in the Clearinghouse
RESOURCES
FUNDING SOURCES
programs that support water infrastructure project development and construction
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OVER
FOCUS ON WATER FINANCE EASY TO LOCATE INFORMATION
FREE OF CHARGE
All resources should have a strong emphasis on financing, funding, capacity development etc. Will NOT accept reports or guides that contain only a short section on funding. No resources in the Water Finance Clearinghouse should require users to pay for access.
BETA TESTING
April
2017 Meetings Webinars Events
Stakeholders SOLICIT FEEDBACK RECRUIT CONTRIBUTORS VERIFY CONTENT
Solicit feedback on Clearinghouse content and functionality through meetings, events, webinars etc. Teach funding agencies and key stakeholders (technical assistance providers, NGOs, foundations etc.) how to become Clearinghouse Contributors. Encourage Clearinghouse Contributors to edit and/or verify content is accurate and complete before public launch.
June
2017
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POSITIVE FEEDBACK
Overwhelming and exclusively positive feedback – meeting the needs of the sector.
FILTER EDITS & ADDITIONS
Suggestions to add or edit filter options – decentralized filters, drinking water, funding scope, etc.
EXPANDED USER FEATURES
Requests to expand “favoriting” feature to general users & develop notification system for new content.
CONTRIBUTOR FEATURES
Add an option to print draft suggestions prior to submitting for review.
ways:
both databases using key word/s
filters for user)
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Key Features:
state – will populate search results for resources tagged for that state. Key Features:
top of the search results.
Title
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Users can apply multiple filters by clicking on the gray tabs & selecting filters.
Users can apply multiple filters by clicking on the gray tabs & selecting filters. Can remove individual
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Key Features:
top of the search results.
Key Features:
any time to an excel file – includes hyperlink.
results.
results by clicking on column header.
information for customizable display.
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Create a “General User” Account:
and select “General”
and click “Submit”
funding sources for quick access at any time
updates for new additions/edits to specific filters options.
When logged‐in as a General User, in the “My Items” tab you can:
clicking on the STAR icon on the left‐side of each Clearinghouse entry.
STAR icon
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Under “My Subscriptions” in the “My Items” tab, General Users can:
subscriptions.
notifications.
frequency.
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Suggest additions of new resources and/or funding sources. Suggest removal of resources and/or funding sources. Suggest edits to existing content in the Clearinghouse.
Clearinghouse Contributors
Desired Contributors: Individuals who represent entities that routinely publish or produce water finance‐specific resources and/or those that manage water funding sources.
EPA Staff Annually/Bi‐annually
LEARNING MODULES WATER FINANCE DATA CLEARINGHOUSE 2.0
The Water Finance Center is developing step‐by‐step guides on specific water finance topics: Water loss financing, disaster recovery & resiliency financing, State Revolving Funds 101, financing decentralized systems, etc. Incorporate data and analytics of water infrastructure investments made in the United States – through SRFs,
May include water infrastructure needs data. Soliciting recommendations and ideas for how to make the Clearinghouse even better for key stakeholders. What would you like to see?
The Water Finance Clearinghouse will be maintained and content expanded over time.
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Visit the Site EPA Clearinghouse Contact Phone www.epa.gov/wfc
Kristyn Abhold Abhold.Kristyn@epa.gov 202.566.2730