invisible to invaluable: harriet festing presentation
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Harriet FestingDirector, Water ProgramCenter for Neighborhood Technology (CNT)
One Water leadership Summit 2013
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Presentation Overview
• Who we are
• Research
• Building the case for policy changes
• 3 Lessons
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Center for Neighborhood Technology (CNT)
• National Non-Profit• Areas of Focus:
• Transportation, Energy, Climate Change & Water
• Working with Communities on Urban Sustainability:• Data & Research
• Tools & Transparency
• Collaboration
• Policy Advocacy
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CNT Water Program
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Smart Water for Smart Regions
The Great Lakes States are our testing ground for shaping the decisions of cities across the United States
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National Partners
Funders
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The Problem
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Drought
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Urban Flooding
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Water Infrastructure Crisis
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Research
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Urban Flooding
The Issues
Water Loss
Photo: Flickr/ian boyd
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• 48 most populous cities in the Great Lakes region
• 30 responded: 63%
• They serve 23% of the total population of the Great Lakes states and province
Survey Sample: Urban Flooding
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• 100% receive complaints
• 87% characterize them as ‘medium’ to ‘large’
• Half have no plans for tackling it
• Two-thirds have no targets
• 80% do not track the costs of flood damage
Findings: Urban Flooding
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• 80 water supply utilities• 10 largest in each Great
Lakes state• 68% response rate• 500 municipalities• 9.8 million people• Over 63,000 miles of
pipe
Survey Sample: Water Loss
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• Pipes average 50 years old
• Leak an estimated 66.5 billion gallons of water each year
• Could supply water to 2.2 million Americans for a year
• 71% have no policy
• 51% have no goal
• 67% do not publicly report
Findings: Water Loss
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• Residents in communities are directly affected• Leadership faces real obstacles• They want help
In Summary
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Building the Campaign Case
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Building the Case for dry basements
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Our Homes & Businesses are Flooding
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Stormwater in Your Home
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Which also Causes….
CSO Pollution Flooded Basements
Flooded Streets Eroded Streams
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We need Solutions •Improved mapping of flood risks
•Retrofit programs and development standards to protect your property
•Federally backed insurance & •mitigations funding
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Building the Case: for fixing the leaks
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Water Rates on the Rise
CNT Map based on data from article: Water costs gush higher, USA TODAYSeptember 29, 2012
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Infrastructure Report Card = D
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Your money is going down the drain!
Fixing the Leaks – A Good Idea
• Create Jobs• Drive Economic Development• Protect Human Health• Reduce Energy Use• Preserve Water Resources
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We need…
•Clear standards & targets for water loss
•Plan of action
•Public reporting & transparency
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What Have We Learnt?
• 1. Policy tools exist – but need adjustments, promotion & peer-to-peer training
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What Have We Learnt?
2. The Cost of Doing Nothing – a Radical Paradigm Shift
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What Have We Learnt?
3. The Public are ALREADY arguing for change
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4. BUILDING A COALITION
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We Welcome Your Support
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