Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Funding in the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act Focus on the Green Reserve

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1 Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Funding in the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act Susan Spalding U.S. EPA Region 6 Sustainable Communities Conference Who Can Help Me? Getting Connected to Make Sustainability a Reality March 11, 2009

2 Clean Water State Revolving Fund Drinking Water State Revolving Fund The CWSRF and DWSRF provide ongoing financial assistance for water quality and drinking water projects.

3 American Reinvestment and Recovery Act (ARRA) Recovery.gov

4 ARRA Goals Create/Save Jobs Build Infrastructure Make the most of the opportunity for Green Projects. Preference for projects ready to start construction within 120 days All funds must be committed to projects under construction or having awarded contracts for construction by February 17, 2010.

5 American Reinvestment and Recovery Act (ARRA) $4 billion CWSRF $2 billion DWSRF 20% Green Reserve 50% additional subsidization Principle forgiveness Negative interest rate Grants

6 EPA Region 6 Type of Funding Total Green Reserve DWSRF $263,748,000 $52,749,600 CWSRF * $298,741,000 $59,748, (b) $3,018,000 $603,600 * CWSRF amount is allotment less 604(b) set-aside. Green Reserve For Texas

7 Green can comprise the complete project or a portion of a project. For projects that are not clearly targeted by the Green Reserve, States must make a business case identifying substantial green benefits before they can be counted toward the 20% Green Reserve. If States do not have sufficient applications when applying to EPA for their grant, they must make a timely and concerted solicitation for applications. No sooner than 180 days (August 17, 2009) can States certify insufficient applications and use funding for traditional projects.

8 20% of each State s capitalization grant must be used for Green Reserve projects. Innovative Environmental Projects Green Infrastructure Energy Efficiency Water Efficiency

9 Innovative Environmental Projects - Demonstrate new/innovative approaches to managing water resources in a more sustainable way, including projects that achieve pollution prevention or pollutant removal with reduced costs and projects that foster adaptation of water protection programs and practices to climate change.

10 Examples of Innovative Environmental Projects Wetland restoration Decentralized wastewater treatment solutions Water reuse Green stormwater infrastructure Water balance approaches Adaptation to climate change Integrated water resource management

11 Green Infrastructure - Practices that manage and treat stormwater and that maintain and restore natural hydrology by infiltrating, evapotranspiring and capturing and using stormwater. Water harvesting and reuse Porous pavement, bioretention, trees, green roofs, water gardens, constructed wetlands Hydromodification for riparian buffers, floodplains, wetlands Downspout disconnection to remove stormwater from combined sewers and storm sewers

12 Energy Efficiency - the use of improved technologies and practices to reduce the energy consumption of water quality projects. Utility energy audit Retrofits and upgrades to pumps and treatment processes Leak detection equipment for treatment works Producing clean power for publicly owned wastewater treatment works (wind, solar, hydroelectric, geothermal)

13 Water Efficiency - the use of improved technologies and practices to deliver equal or better services with less water. Fixture Retrofit Landscape/Irrigation Gray Water Recycling Reclamation, recycling and reuse of rainwater, stormwater and or wastewater streams Collection system leak detection equipment Water Meters

14 Make the most of this opportunity for Green Projects.

15 REGION 6 CONTACTS Susan Spalding - Associate Director Assistance Programs Branch Maurice Rawls - Chief - SRF & Projects Section Velma Smith - Region 6 CWSRF Coordinator Javier Balli - Region 6 DWSRF Coordinator Margaret Osbourne SRF Green Infrastructure Contact

16 Region 6 State Contacts

17 Mr. Dave Fenter, SRF Manager Arkansas Natural Resources Commission 101 East Capitol Avenue, Suite 350 Little Rock, Arkansas Phone: FAX: Richard Dawson Green Contact

18 Ms. Deborah Rose Drinking Water State Revolving Fund Program Arkansas Natural Resources Commission 101 East Capitol Avenue, Suite 350 Little Rock, Arkansas Phone: FAX: Richard Dawson Green Contact

19 Ms. Karyn Andrews Office of Management and Finance Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality P. O. Box 4303 Baton Rouge, Louisiana Phone: FAX: Green Contact - Same

20 Ms. Jenny Meyer Drinking Water Revolving Loan Fund Coordinator Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals 628 N. 4th Street Baton Rouge, Louisiana Phone: FAX: Green Contact - Same

21 Mr. Jeff Canney SRF Finance Manager Construction Programs Bureau New Mexico Environment Department 1190 St. Francis Drive P. O. Box Santa Fe, New Mexico Phone: FAX: Alysia Leavitt Green Contact

22 Mr. Michael Vonderheide Senior Program Administrator New Mexico Finance Authority 207 Shelby Street Santa Fe, New Mexico Phone: FAX: Green Contact - Same

23 Ms. Jennifer Wasinger, Assistant Chief Financial Assistance Division Oklahoma Water Resources Board 800 N. Classen Boulevard Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Phone: FAX: Green Contact - Same

24 Ms. Vicki Reed DWSRF Coordinator Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality P. O. Box 1677 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Phone: FAX: Patty Thompson Green Contact

25 Ms. Diane Hyatt, P.G. CWSRF Coordinator Project Development Division Office of Project Finance and Construction Assistance Texas Water Development Board P. O. Box Capitol Station Austin, Texas Phone: FAX: Diane.Hyatt@twdb.state.tx.us Lana Lutringer Green Contact lana.lutringer@twdb.state.tx.us

26 Mr. George Jones DWSRF Coordinator Project Development Division Office of Project Finance and Construction Assistance Texas Water Development Board P. O. Box Capitol Station Austin, Texas Phone: FAX: george.jones@twdb.state.tx.us Lana Lutringer Green Contact lana.lutringer@twdb.state.tx.us