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The Problem: Changing Hydrologic Conditions and Aging Infrastructure

The Problem: Changing Hydrologic Conditions and Aging Infrastructure. 2. Water Infrastructure Resiliency and Sustainability Act of 2011 Climate Change: More Frequent Extremes. Probability of Occurrence. Increased probability of extreme event. Events/Conditions. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.

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The Problem: Changing Hydrologic Conditions and Aging Infrastructure

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  1. The Problem: Changing Hydrologic Conditions and Aging Infrastructure 2

  2. Water Infrastructure Resiliency and Sustainability Act of 2011 Climate Change: More Frequent Extremes Probability of Occurrence Increased probability of extreme event Events/Conditions 3

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  8. The Solution: Resilient and Sustainable Water Infrastructure 9

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  14. Water Infrastructure Resiliency and Sustainability Act of 2011 EPA Program Design Grant-making program $50 million annually Matched funding from operators Addresses changing hydrologic conditions Emphasis on risk and innovation Different regions, sizes, phases 15

  15. Water Infrastructure Resiliency and Sustainability Act of 2011 EPA Program Implementation National grant competition Two budget tiers Regional expertise in selection Institutional memory • EPA National Headquarters 16

  16. Disbursement National Oversight Region 5 Region 10 Region 8 Region 7 Region 6 Region 4 Region 2 Region 1 Region 9 Region 3 Application Monitoring Data Selection, Annual Reports Administration, Applications 17

  17. Water Infrastructure Resiliency and Sustainability Act of 2011 Majority of Funding Used for Grants 18

  18. Water Infrastructure Resiliency and Sustainability Act of 2011 Summary Program bridges gap between problems and solutions Designed to encourage: Mix of regional and national expertise and knowledge Funding of different phases and sizes of projects Pilots projects across the nation with innovative solutions that can be scaled up 19

  19. Water Infrastructure Resiliency and Sustainability Act of 2011 Image Credits Image 1: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2231598/Highlands-The-New-Jersey-town-Sandy-wiped-map.html Image 2: http://www.charitywater.org/blog/ Image 3: http://www.myeasternshoremd.com/news/kent_county/image_2ddc904a-348c-516e-9155-ce6862901d35.html Image 4: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/08/02/midwest-summer-weather-drought_n_1732486.html Image 5: http://articles.latimes.com/2010/apr/13/local/la-me-water-mains14-2010apr14 Image 6: http://www.walkermacy.com/projects/streetscapes/gateway_green_streets/ Image 7: http://www.wired.com/science/planetearth/magazine/17-01/ff_dutch_delta?currentPage=all Image 8: http://wildnewjersey.tv/2012/01/10/nj-dep-news-release-dep-receives-federal-grant-to-protect-cape-may-wetlands.aspx Image 9: http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Making-a-difference/Change-Agent/2011/1020/Cheap-drip-irrigation-could-transform-small-farms Image 10: http://water.epa.gov/infrastructure/watersecurity/climate/creat.cfm Image 11: http://investingforone.com/2012/03/21/supreme-court-comes-down-hard-on-epa Image 12: http://www.epa.gov/aboutepa/largeregionalmap.html 21

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