A Clean Water Agency

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I/I Grant Program Discussion
Presented to the Environment Committee September
22, 2009
Kyle Colvin, Assistant Engineering ManagerJason
Willett, ES Finance Director
A Clean Water Agency
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Regional I/I Mitigation Efforts Summary

• Phase 1 (1993-2000)
• Regional I/I loans/grants to local governments
• Phase 2 (2000-2011)
• Task Force
• Local mitigation (surcharge) program
• Foundation drain and service line grant program
• Phase 3 (2013 and later)
• Demand Charge

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Regional I/I Mitigation Efforts Summary

• Phase 1 I/I grant and loan programs
• 1993 200,000 grants, studies
• 1996 400,000 grants, studies/projects
• 1998 500,000 grants, studies/projects
• 2000 275,000 grants, projects
• Total 1,375,000

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Regional I/I Mitigation Efforts Summary

• Phase 2 Regional Grants
• January 2008
• Council offered community grants for private
  foundation drain disconnections
• 700,000 budget
• Source Unspent grant funds from another program
• October 2008
• Grant program expanded to include private service
  line work
• May 2009
• Grant program fully spent

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Program Reimbursement History
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Community Reimbursement

• Golden Valley 85,728
• Maple Plain 16,801
• St. Paul 207,478
• West St. Paul 389,993

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Community Reimbursement

• Council Paid Total Spent
• Golden Valley 85,728 263,118
• Maple Plain 16,801 43,239
• St. Paul 207,478 682,368
• West St. Paul 389,993
  1,295,213
• Totals 700,000 2,283,938
• Average cost of service line rehab 5,100
• 445 services repaired
• Average cost of foundation drain disconnect
  2,000
• 15 foundation drains disconnected

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Communities Asking for Continuation

• Eagan
• Golden Valley
• Maple Plain
• Minneapolis
• St. Paul
• West St. Paul

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Restart Considerations

• Effective date?
• Discontinuity of funding if program not
  retroactive to May
• Limits
• s or /community, /year or /capita?
• Limited to communities with current surcharge
  requirements?
• Require city match?

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Possible Funding Sources

• Council Wastewater reserve funds, future
  budget item?
• PFA Set asides from clean water or drinking
  water project funds?
• State Clean Water Legacy allocation?
• Other?

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Questions/Concerns