Financial Management for Small Water Systems (California) 041123-10

Financial Management for Small Water Systems

Accreditation:

2 California Drinking Water Contact Hours awarded

Contact Hours have been approved for the Registered Environmental Health Specialist Program.

Certificates will be available through your profile.

Date & Time:

The Financial Management for Small Water Systems training will be held on the following date and time:

April 11 | 10:00AM-12:00PM

This training will be held in Pacific Time.

Description:

Do you want to improve your water system’s financial health? As a member of the governing body, management or staff of a small water system, you have very important financial responsibilities, including establishing the policy framework governing your utility’s finances; planning for the system’s financial future; preparation and adoption of budgets; monitoring and oversight of financial performance; and ensuring accountability and integrity of the financial system. The goal of good financial management is to ensure that your utility operates as a financially sustainable enterprise while providing safe and reliable water, both in the short- and long-term, to your utility’s customers.

Participants will learn to:

·   Recognize various financial statements and understand how to use them to make informed decisions

·       Understand the elements of internal controls

·       Develop a meaningful budget

·       Identify methods to balance the budget

The recommended audience includes local government (board of directors), managers and operators.  

Location:

This training will be hosted online on GoToTraining.

Scholarship & Fees:

Financial Management for Small Water Systems is a free training. 

Registration:

In order to receive contact hours for online workshops, each person must be registered with their own email address & complete an online survey at the end of the training.

Are you attending as a group, but not watching from your own computer?

Attendees do not need to participate from their own computer/device for the online trainings but will need to complete an evaluation to receive credit. Your group leader will need to inform RCAC (registration@rcac.org) about attendees who will view sessions as a group prior to session start. Please note that sign-in sheets NO LONGER validate attendance at online workshops.

For event content questions, contact:

Mary Fleming
mfleming@rcac.org
(916) 549-6338

For registration questions, contact:
RCAC Events
registration@rcac.org
(916) 447-9832 ext. 1429

Funding for this project has been provided in full or in part under the Safe and Affordable Funding for Equity and Resiliency (SAFER) Drinking Water Program through an agreement with the State Water Resources Control Board. The contents of this document do not necessarily reflect the views and policies of the foregoing, nor does mention of trade names or commercial products constitute endorsement or recommendation for use.