Cutting Costs through Regional

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1 Cutting Costs through Regional Stormwater Management Presented by: Jim Tomaine, P.E. Executive Director, Wyoming Valley Sanitary Authority Adrienne Vicari, P.E. Financial Services Practice Area Leader Herbert, Rowland & Grubic, Inc.

2 Introductions Jim Tomaine, P.E. Executive Director of WVSA Wyoming Valley Sanitary Authority Formed in 1962 Has provided regional wastewater management for ~ 55 years. Treats ~ 25 MGD or wastewater Owns WWTP, Interceptor and CSOs Provides wholesale service to 36 municipalities Serves roughly 95,000 EDUs (14 member municipalities and 22 non member municipalities) Strong history of working with municipalities, EPA and DEP to attain environmental compliance and high level treatment Provides various other services to municipalities such as billing, emergency O&M, etc.

3 Introductions Adrienne Vicari, P.E. Financial Services Practice Area Leader Herbert, Rowland & Grubic, Inc. (HRG) 54 years experience providing municipal services 200 employees 7 office locations serving PA, Ohio, and West Virginia Working with over 100 PA municipalities on SWA Implementation/SWA Feasibility/ Regional Stormwater Solutions

4 Agenda Municipal Stormwater Issues and Challenges in WV Region WVSA s SW Program How?, What?, When? Strategic Partnerships for Regional Stormwater Management Benefits of Local Partnerships Benefits of County Partnerships Benefits of State/Federal Partnerships Financial Benefits to Property Owners

5 Stormwater Issues & Challenges facing the Wyoming Valley Region Challenge #1: Polluted streams Challenge #2: Tightening regulations Challenge #3: Aging infrastructure Challenge #4: Increased development = more stormwater, flooding Challenge #5: Level funding

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7 How Did WVSA Explore Regional Collaboration 1. Commenced Study to determine feasibility & benefits October Commenced discussions with legislators and DEP October Developed kick-off presentation to Municipalities November Surveyed Municipal Needs December Commenced Regional PRP and developed Agreements January Met with Municipalities to discuss: a. Agreements March 2017 b. Amending Articles of Incorporation March 2017 c. Study Results April 2017

8 Developing WVSA s Stormwater Vision PHASE 1 Commence: NOW PHASE 2 Commence: 2023 PHASE 3 Commence: TBD WVSA Permit Administrator - Complete New Permit Requirements - Prepare Regional CB PRPs and Watershed PRPs - Complete BMP design/implementation - Map System, PCM s - Certain MCM s - Emergency O&M - Stormwater Parks/ Funding to municipalities for infrastructure improvements - Enact Stormwater fee MS4 Co-Permittee/ System Lessee - Complete all Permit Administrator Items - Complete all MCMs - Condition Assessment/AM Planning, CI Planning - O&M of stormwater infrastructure - Repair/Replacement/Rehabilitation of SW assets - New Regulatory Requirements MS4 Co-Permittee & Stormwater System Owner Municipalities MS4 Permittee - Remain responsible for: - O&M of assets not installed by WVSA - Capital Improvements related to hard assets - NOI Submission - Certain MCM s - Annual Status Update Reports MS4 Co-Permittee/System Lessor - O&M of assets not implemented by WVSA - Capital Improvements related to hard assets - Complete any MCM s not done by WVSA MS4 Co-Permittee

9 Phase 1: Permit Administrator ( ) Provide regulatory support to local municipalities PRP Design and installation of BMPs O&M of WVSA-installed BMPs Emergency O&M services to municipally-owned systems Mapping of municipally-owned systems MCMs App A / App C / MCM #3 Public education MCM #1 Public involvement MCM #2 Illicit discharge detection MCM #3 (mapping and training only) Post-construction runoff control MCM #5 (ordinance development only) Pollution prevention / good housekeeping MCM #6 Support in MS4 status reporting and auditing

10 Coming Together As a Region ASHLEY BORO 2,790 COURTDALE BORO 732 DURYEA BORO 4,917 EDWARDSVILLE BORO 4,816 EXETER BORO 5,652 FORTY FORT BORO 4,214 HANOVER TWP. 10,860 HUGHESTOWN BORO 1,392 JACKSON TWP. 4,633 JENKINS TWP. 4,446 KINGSTON BORO 12,994 LAFLIN BORO 1,487 LARKSVILLE BORO 4,480 LEHMAN TWP. 3,456 LUZERNE BORO 2,845 NANTICOKE CITY 10,465 NEWPORT TWP. 5,274 PITTSTON CITY 7,739 PITTSTON TWP. 3,385 PLAINS TWP. 4,335 PLYMOUTH BORO 5,951 PLYMOUTH TWP. 1,837 PRINGLE BORO 979 SUGAR NOTCH BORO 989 SWOYERSVILLE BORO 5,062 WARRIOR RUN BORO 584 WEST PITTSTON BORO 4,868 WEST WYOMING BORO 2,725 WILKES-BARRE CITY 41,498 WILKES-BARRE TWP. 2,967 WYOMING BORO 3,073 YATESVILLE BORO 607 Total Population - 172,052 (Populations Based On Latest Census Data)

11 Benefits of Local Municipal Partnerships 1. Supports watershed planning and management 2. Eliminates duplication of services 3. Provides Economies of Scale 4. Enables Uniform Policies and Procedures 5. Provides Increased Purchasing and Borrowing Power 6. Provides Enhanced Opportunities for Government Grants and Loans 7. Enables Expanded Cost Share Options 8. Provides a More cost effective and equitable approach to rate payers

12 Regulatory Benefits for Local Municipalities Only 1 Chesapeake Bay Pollutant Reduction Plan (PRPs) in place of 31! Only 6 Watershed PRPs in place of 33+! Resulted in ~ 90% savings to municipalities ($3k/municipality) 2.Economies of scale realized in tackling MCMs 3.Cost for regional reduction plan (design and implementation) paid for with a regional fee

13 Benefit 1 - Partnerships Prevent Pollution WVSA Regional Stormwater Initiative Regional Pollution to Local Streams = 39 million lbs/year (20,000 dump trucks per year) Reduction Goal (5 years) = 3.9 million lbs/year (10%)

14 Benefit 2 Partnerships Save Money Comparison of Approaches WVSA Regional Initiative Individual Municipalities Savings Total Projects Needed to meet permit = Yr Capital Cost = $12M $69M $57M Projected 20 Year Present Worth Cost = $267M $541M $274M

15 Combining the Benefits of Municipal & County Based Partnerships Approx. 30 Square Miles Toby Creek Basin

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17 Add Toby Creek Concept Sketch Lead Speaker: Erin

18 Phase 1: Permit Administrator Costs Infrastructure investments $12 million invested in BMPs Streambank restoration Detention basin retrofits $5 million invested in stormwater parks $3 million invested in 50/50 cost share program with local municipalities Roughly $8 million to be spent per year for administration, O&M and improvement costs Results in fee to average residential property owner of $ $4.50 per month Opportunity to increase fees by up to $1/ERU/month to assist in funding local stormwater infrastructure improvements

19 Initial Capital Cost Benefit to Municipalities Member Township #1 Member City #2 Non-Member Borough #3 (25% impervious) (60% impervious) (50% impervious) Regional Separate Regional Separate Regional Separate Total estimated capital cost $ 3,282,000 $ 7,723,000 $ 4,521,000 $ 11,310,000 $ 241,000 $ 807,000 Savings from regional approach $ 4,441,000 $6,789,000 $ 565,000 % savings 58% 50% 73%

20 Reducing Cost Thru Strategic Partnerships 1. Strategic Partnerships for Green Infrastructure Ex. Luzerne County Flood Protection Authority 2. Strategic Partnerships for PCMs and Mapping Ex. USACE 3. Strategic Partnerships for MCM s TBD (Girl Scouts, Boy Scouts, Penn State Wilkes Barre, Local Schools, Watershed Stewards) 4. Strategic Partnerships for Asset Management Ex. USACE

21 Benefit 3 Partnerships Save Taxpayers VS. Average Cost Savings for Residential Property Owners = 70% -93% by paying a fee in place of a tax! Fee $36 to $54/Year/ERU

22 Comparison of SW Fees NOTE: Other fees shown likely do not include new permit requirements Municipality Monthly Fee /ERU IA/ERU Monthly Fee/ 1,000 sq.ft. IA City of Philadelphia $ ,050 $12.84 City of Lancaster $ ,000 $9.12 Mount Lebanon Township $ ,400 $3.33 City of Bradford $ ,750 $2.87 City of Meadville $ ,660 $2.82 Jonestown Borough $ ,100 $2.15 Derry Township $ ,800 $1.71 Hampden Township $ ,534 $1.25 WVSA $ $4.50 ERU = Equivalent Residential Unit

23 Jim Tomaine, P.E. Office: Adrienne Vicari, P.E. Office: For additional information regarding Stormwater Utilities: