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31 <br /> <br />EFLAND SEWER SYSTEM <br />Proposal for Rate Study far Small Wastewater Collection Utility <br />TECHNICAL SPECIALTIES PATRICg SMYTH, CPA -Technical Advisor /Quality Control <br />Cost of Service Studies As Technology Manager with Raftelis Financial Consultants, Mr. Smyth has been <br />Rate Structure Studies <br />Privatization Feasibility and involved in numerous projects fox public utilities. He has considerable financial <br />Implementation Analysis modeling expertise and a broad range of computer technology skills. <br />Utility Financial Planning <br />Litigation Support <br />Stranded Cost Analysis <br />Mergers & Acquisitions RELEVANT PROJECT EXPERIENCE <br />Feasibility Metropolitan Water District of Southern California <br />PROFESSIONAL HISTORY This project involved a detailed cost of service study for the largest water system in <br />Raftelis Financial North America. Mr. Smyth was responsible for the design and construction of the <br />Consultants, Inc. <br />Technology Manager,1994- ~~~ model, and assisted in producing an exhaustive report examining cost of <br />Present service issues facing the Metropolitan water system. This work was used as the basis for <br />Wachovia Bank, NA the development of new wholesale rate structures for Metropolitan's 27 member <br />Assistant Vice President,1995- <br />2000 agencies. <br />EDUCATION <br />Bachelor of <br />Environmental Protection Agency <br />SciencelBachelor ofArts in Mr. Smyth was the primary technical and research resource for this project in which <br />Accounting <br />Appalachian State University, RFC was retained by the Department of Justice and the EPA in supporting a civil suit <br />1988 against the Sewerage and Water Board of New Orleans, the City of New Orleans, and <br />Bachelor of Science in Earth the State of Louisiana under the Clean Water Act The suit sought to compel the Board <br />Science to bring its sewerage system into compliance with national environmental standards and <br />(Magna cum laude), University the CWA. Compliance would have required extensive rehabilitation of the sewer system <br />of North Carolina at Charlotte, <br />1998 <br />infrastructure plus substantial changes in operational and maintenance programs. RFC <br /> was responsible for developing estimates of compliance costs and wastewater rate <br />PROFESSIONAL <br />MEMBERSHIPS im acts. As art of the anal sis RFC develo ed a set of ratios and benchmarks for <br />P p y ~ p <br />North Carolina Association of evaluating rate affordability under different financial scenarios. RFC also developed a <br />CPAs <br />Certified Public Accountant matrix of financial indicators for evaluating the financial strength of the Board and the <br /> surrounding community. <br />Other recent projects: <br />• Metropolitan Water District of Southern California (2 projects) <br />• Fort Mill and York County, South Carolina -System Consolidation, Cost of Service <br />and Rate Study <br />• Charlotte-Mecklenburg Utility Department, North Carolina (5 projects) <br />• Columbus Water Works, Georgia (4 projects) <br />• Water Works and Sewer Board of the City of Birmingham (2 projects) <br />• City of Dayton and Montgomery County, Ohio (2 projects) <br />• Salisbury, North Carolina. <br />ONSULTANTS, NC 25 <br />