Regional Infrastructure Funding Needs & Initiatives Update to WRTC January 8, 2009
(WRTC 1/8/09) Infrastructure Needs Stimulus package Long-term needs Efforts to-date: – COG member efforts – Other organizations’ efforts – COG Region Actions TPB (Dec. 30, 2008 letter to Rep. C. Van Hollen) COG Board (Jan. 6, 2009 letter to Rep. F. Wolf)
(WRTC 1/8/09) Information Gathered (to-date) (Very preliminary/draft) District of Columbia – Green Build-Out Model (LID plus) – Concepts/not costs (yet) Manassas, VA – 4 projects (DW, Dam, railroad, road) – $35 Million requested of $71 Million required Fairfax County, VA – Recommend use of existing CWSRF – but grants vs. loads – Various projects (LEED, WWTP, septic systems, stormwater mgmt.) – ~$200 Million DC-WASA, DC – Detailed analysis of needs (need 2% vs. 1%) – $1.5 Billion – Water – $1.3 Billion – Sewer – $2.0 Billion – CSO LTCP – $0.8 to $1.2 Billion – TN – Stimulus Pkg. (90-days) $283 Billion 260 Jobs WSSC, MD – Extensive documentation (but not extracted yet)
(WRTC 1/8/09) Information Gathered (to-date) (Very preliminary/draft) NACWA – $10 Billion requested for national list of ‘ready to go projects – Use existing funding mechanisms – but recommend grants vs. loans – $10 B investment generates $70 B in economic activity – Each ww-related job generates 3.68 jobs overall NACWA - COG Region – DC - $151 M / 5.3 jobs – MD (Laurel) - $45 M / 1.6 jobs – VA - $70M / x% of 37K jobs