Sustainable Water Infrastructure

Region 5 Report

Navigating the Infrastructure Replacement EraFebruary 4, 2011

Louann UngerU.S. EPA Region 5

Unger.louann@epa.gov

Setting the Stage

EPA issued a

Gap Analysis Report (2002)

$533 Billion

Setting the Stage

The National ASCE Report Card (2009)

Setting the Stage

The Illinois Section ASCE Report Card (2010)

Reduce the Funding Gap!

Revenue and Cost

A National EPA emphasis on

“Sustainable Infrastructure” emerged

� Green Infrastructure

� Asset Management

� Energy Efficiency

� Water Efficiency

� Financing Incentives (SRF)

� Full Cost Pricing

� Emergency Preparedness Planning

Where is the opportunity?

How do we address these practices?

•• Provide outreach/educationProvide outreach/education

•• Understand barriers/benefitsUnderstand barriers/benefits

•• Integrate into core programsIntegrate into core programs

Green Infrastructure (1 of 7)“a paradigm shift”

� Circulate Information/Reduce barriers• Information on costs• Data on performance, technical specifications• Targeted training for engineers• Local codes and ordinances• Recognition programs

� Use Clean Water Act tools• Stormwater permits• Combined Sewer Overflow LTCPs• Total Maximum Daily Loads• Antidegradation• CWA Section 404• Great Lakes Restoration Initiative• CWA Section 319

� State Initiatives� IL – Green Infrastructure for Clean Water Act

Green Infrastructure

Green Infrastructure mitigates CSO

PREPRE--DEVELOPMENTDEVELOPMENT CIRCA 1960CIRCA 1960

Green Infrastructure mitigates CSO

Energy Efficiency

� Importance

� Energy ~ 25% to 30% of total plant O&M cost

�$4 billion spent annually for energy, nationally

�Opportunity to reduce GHG emissions

� EPA Region 5 is

�Providing outreach on energy management

�Collaborating with Regions and HQ

�Learning from the Indiana energy management pilot 2009 - 2011

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20102008

Workshop

Project

Kick-off

1st quarter

assessment

Mid-courseWorkshop

2nd quarter

assessment

Project

Conclusion

2011

2009-2011 Indiana

Energy Management Pilot

Energy Efficiency (2 of 7)Pilot Energy Management PracticesPilot Energy Management Practices

Energy EfficiencyPay attention to kWh used

Energy Efficiency Dialogue

Energy EfficiencyDevelop a Management System

Energy Improvement Goal #1 of 5

Activity: Pumps

Operation: Booster stations and elevated tanks / / High service pumps

Objective: Reduce energy used by pumps

Target: Reduce energy usage by 5% by October 15, 2011

Tasks

Responsible

Party Timeframe

Performance

Measures Comments of Key Subtasks

Develop baseline of energy usage

Scotty

Montgomery Completed kWh

Generate new scheduling plan Christine Chapel 30-Sep-11Plan

Implement and assess plan

(measure improvements

continuously) Leonard McCoy 31-Aug-11kWh

Report savings to Utility Board

and staff James Kirk 30-Sep-11kWh Water staff prepare report

Water Efficiency (3 of 7)

EPA’s WaterSense product labeling and partnership program for water conservation and efficiency

EPA Region 5 is working to

� Increase the number of promotional partners (e.g. utilities, gov’t agencies)

� Increase WaterSense brand awareness

“Make Every Drop Count”

Water Efficiency

Products

Water Efficiency

Partnerships and Activities

� Over 30 new partnerships last year (including WI DNR)

� Kohler Company – Partner of the Year

� Partnership advocated in NE IL Regional Water Supply Plan

Financing Incentives (4 of 7)State Revolving Fund (SRF)

� Green Project Reserve (GPR)

�Shift from gray infrastructure to GREEN

NEW in 2009, 20% of each State’s capitalization grant for SRF to be used for “Green Reserve” projects: Energy efficiency * Water efficiency * Green Infrastructure * Innovative

� A Major Impact of GPR

�Awareness of Green approaches/benefits

Green Project Reserve, Nationally

Financing Incentives GPR Impact

ARRA GPR Project Types (In Millions)

$0 $20 $40 $60 $80

Wisconsin

Ohio

Minnesota

Michigan

Indiana

Illinois

Energy Efficiency ($132 M) Water Efficiency ($71 M)

Green Infrastructure ($45 M) Innovative ($61 M)

Financing Incentives GPR Project Examples

� Energy Efficiency� Replacing old pumps and motors with high efficiency versions� Installation of waste heat recovery systems

� Water Efficiency� Targeted drinking water pipeline replacement due to excessive

leakage� Reclamation and recycling of treated water effluent

� Green Infrastructure� Use of stormwater retention ponds� Removing downspouts from a combined sewer system

� Environmentally Innovative � Incorporation of LEED concepts into new drinking water or

wastewater plant design� New operation design for a drinking water system that will result

in less frequent water withdrawal from an aquifer

Community Based Emergency

Response Planning (5 of 7)

Build Community Recognition of Interdependencies with the Water Sector

� Facilitate a water/food processing sector resiliency and preparedness workshop

� Distribute reports from the Evanston Emergency Water Roundtable

� Host Evanston Roundtable follow-up

Asset Management (6 of 7)

� Training �One-day asset management training

�Two-day asset management workshop

� Software�Check-up Program for Small Systems

(CUPSS)

http://water.epa.gov/infrastructure/drinkingwater/pws/cupss/

Full Cost Pricing (7 of 7)

EPA Sustainability Policy

�Released in October 2010

�Approach – promote sustainability on three fronts�water infrastructure,

�water sector systems, and

�the role that both of these play in the overall sustainability of our communities.

Region 5 Direction

Continued outreach on sustainability practices

Involvement by states and other stakeholders

Integrate with regulatory programs

NPDES permits, antidegradation, enforcement

Case Studies through community involvement

Energy pilot, Community outreach

Understand where pricing fit into programs

Incoporate Climate Ready Utilities Tools

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Environmental Justice Environmental Justice

Showcase CommunitiesShowcase Communities

Sustainable JerseySustainable Jersey

ICLEI STAR ICLEI STAR

Community IndexCommunity Index

EPA Urban Waters EPA Urban Waters

InitiativeInitiative

HUD/DOT/EPAHUD/DOT/EPA

Chicago Metropolitan Chicago Metropolitan

Agency for Planning Agency for Planning

GoTo 2040GoTo 2040

Frame of Reference

•• OutreachOutreach

•• UnderstandUnderstand

•• Integrate Integrate

Proactive, triple bottom line approach

The difference between treating disease, and pursuing wellness.

••The Gap Report is at http://www.epa.gov/owm/gapreport.pdf The Gap Report is at http://www.epa.gov/owm/gapreport.pdf

••ASCE IL ASCE IL

http://www.isasce.org/web/images/2010%20Infrastructure%20report/http://www.isasce.org/web/images/2010%20Infrastructure%20report/ClipClip

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••Energy management guidebook. Energy management guidebook.

http://water.epa.gov/infrastructure/sustain/upload/2009_07_21_wahttp://water.epa.gov/infrastructure/sustain/upload/2009_07_21_waterinfrterinfr

astructures_guidebook_si_energymanagement.pdfastructures_guidebook_si_energymanagement.pdf

••Clean Water SRF GPR funding status Clean Water SRF GPR funding status

http://www.epa.gov/owm/cwfinance/cwsrf/gpr_funding_status.pdfhttp://www.epa.gov/owm/cwfinance/cwsrf/gpr_funding_status.pdf

••Effective Utility Management Primer. Effective Utility Management Primer.

http://water.epa.gov/scitech/wastetech/upload/tools_si_watereum_http://water.epa.gov/scitech/wastetech/upload/tools_si_watereum_primeprime

rforeffectiveutilities.pdfrforeffectiveutilities.pdf

••Climate Ready Utilities Toolbox Climate Ready Utilities Toolbox

http://www.epa.gov/safewater/watersecurity/climate/toolbox.htmlhttp://www.epa.gov/safewater/watersecurity/climate/toolbox.html

••Triple bottom line image. Triple bottom line image. http://www.gcbl.org/system/files/sustainabilityhttp://www.gcbl.org/system/files/sustainability--

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••Stoney, Nancy, EPA Office of Water (12/7/2010) Stoney, Nancy, EPA Office of Water (12/7/2010) ““Sustainable Water Sustainable Water

Infrastructure. Presented at the 2010 Urban Water SustainabilitInfrastructure. Presented at the 2010 Urban Water Sustainability y

Conference Conference

••Sustainable Jersey Sustainable Jersey www.www.sustainablejerseysustainablejersey.com.com

••ICLEI ICLEI http://www.icleiusa.org/http://www.icleiusa.org/

Credits and Resources

Bonus Slides (2)

Bonus Slide 1. Financing Incentives GPR Impact – Clean Water SRF

StateARRA

Grant ($M)GPR

ProjectsGreen Projects

Funded ($M)

IL 177 25 41 (23%)

IN 94 20 22 (23%)

MI 169 14 34 (20%)

MN 72 3 18 (21%)

OH 221 79 49 (22%)

WI 106 14 53 (50%)

Region 5 839 155 217 (25%)

Bonus Slide 2. Financing Incentives GPR – Drinking Water SRF

StateARRA

Grant ($M)GPR

ProjectsGreen Projects

Funded ($M)

IL 80 27 22 (28%)

IN 27 19 6 (21%)

MI 67 15 23 (35%)

MN 25 3 5 (20%)

OH 58 39 23 (40%)

WI 38 34 12 (31%)

Region 5 295 137 91 (31%)