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a~ D~~xi~' ~~~~,. T ~~rr! ~~s~11*~ ~~LAN D SEWER SYSTEM Praposa~ for Rafe Study far Sma~ Was~ewa~er Collection Utility TECHNICALSPECIALTIES ALTS ~VARMAT~I ~- Projecti Ma~age~ Utility Cost of Service .Aexis ~"Lex"~ war~nath joined RFC in 1994, being the second full time employee and Rate Structure Studies lured b the firm. He has artici aced in a wide vaxie of ro'ects, coo all of Y P p tY p l ~ Bond Feas~b~l~y Studies Utility System Valua~an Studies the service areas offered by RFC. He has focused p~mati.y on rate and fraanci.al RegianalizafiianlGonsolidation planning studies and band feasibility studies. N~Cx. Warmath has been involved in a Studies number of studies involving transition to new rate structures to address specific Utility Financial Planning Studies P~~g objectives, including promotion of water conservation.. Mr. Warm~ath's Privatiza~an Assessment and a ertise in the then and ractice of utili rate anal. sis is demonstrated b his ~ '~ p ~ ~ ~ Implementa~an Development Fee Studies pos~~on as a member on die Rates and Changes Committee of the AU~w"A. Mr. Natural Resource Assessment Warmath has also served as the sole arbitrator in a rate dispute in Pickens County, and tUNanagement Planning South Carolina. Mr. waxnaatb. has extensive experience ifl conducting bond feasibility studies, and serves as die practice manager fox these types of studies PR~FESSICNAL HISTORY ~~ ~e ~ Raftelis Financia[ Consultants, Inc. Vice president, 1994 -Present RFC:~~I'T PR(]f FC'~ ~~PFRI~~'C~ Wetlands Center Metropolitan Government of lV'ashville, Tennessee Duke Research Assaciate,1992 RFC engaged in a five-year contract with the Metropolitan Government of Ernst ~ Whinney Nashville and Davidson Cvun Metro water Services "MwS" ifl March of ~ Senior Cansultant,1983 1987 ZDC1. Since then, N1s. Levin has served as die project manager on various analyses EDUCATION and studies performed fox Memo water Services. RFC performs an annual budget Master of Environmental review which involves reviewing the adequacy of budgeted revenues to cover Management, projected operating expenses and debt service requirements, particularly with regard Duke University,1993 to cum li.ance with the rate covenant test defined b the water and Sewer Revenue p y Postgraduate studies. in mathematics Bond Resolufion. RFC also conducts an analysis regarding the calculation of the University of Nadh Catalina average wastewater operations, maitatenance and replacement costs per 1DD cubic -Charlotte 199a -1991 feet of wastewater dow. 'dais analysis is performed annually to demonstrate that the Master of Business MVVS is in compliance with the user fee requirements of the United States Administration environmental Protection A ency. g Duke University,1988 Bachelor ot• 5cience in Economics RFC is currently performing a cost of service and rate study fox NHS. RFC will Duke University,1977 determine the cost o serve MwS water retail. customers, segregated between specific customer classes, as well as determine the cast to serve wholesale PROI=ESSIDNAI~ customers. As part of the cost of service study, RFC wall. review the methodology MEMBERSHIPS American dater Works used to develop miscellaneous fees such as tap fees, meter inspection fees, and flow Association test, and provide :recommendations fox revising fee calculations. As a last part of the Rates and Charges cost of service study, capital recovery fees will be calculated, so that NiwS may Subcommittee recover cost related to growing its system.. ~]the~r recent projects • Durham. County, Naarth Carolina ~-wastewater Rate and Band Feasibility Study • Brunswick County, Noah Carolina ~- Band Feasibility Study ONSULTANTS, NC?~