American Rivers has tools available to help public utility managers communicate about and assist them in fostering public support for collecting fees to upgrade and/or maintain water infrastructure.
The toolkit contains:
- A stormwater utility overview and technical resources
- A strategy for building public support for a stormwater utility
- Sample outreach materials (Spanish versions available)
- Draft press release
- Social media posts
- Website language
- Tips for running successful public meetings
- Sample stormwater utility ordinance language