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Moving the Needle on Land for Jobs

Moving the Needle on Land for Jobs. A Sewer Perspective by Clark Regional Wastewater District. Questions to be Answered. What sewer investment is needed for Land for Jobs? (or… “ How big is the pile of rocks we need to move?” )

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Moving the Needle on Land for Jobs

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  1. Moving the Needle on Land for Jobs A Sewer Perspective by Clark Regional Wastewater District

  2. Questions to be Answered • What sewer investment is needed for Land for Jobs? (or…“How big is the pile of rocks we need to move?”) • How do we provide that investment? (or…“What tools do we have to move rocks?”) • What decisions do we need to make as a community? (or…“Which rocks do we move first?”)

  3. Quick District Context Service Area Overview Financial Framework

  4. Quick District Context • Established in 1958 • Current service area • 37 square miles • 26,000 customer accounts • 82,000 people • Adding Ridgefield in 2014 • 5 square miles • 1,900 customer accounts • 5,300 people • Largely developed in south and west, growth areas in north and east

  5. Quick District Context • $20M annual budget • $13M Operations • $7M Capital • $3.5M Cash Funded • $3.5M Debt Service • Current connection charges • $1,720 – Vancouver Treatment Plant • $4,708 – Salmon Creek Treatment Plant • $7,550 – Ridgefield service area (2014) • Sewer is a capital intensive enterprise

  6. Question 1 How Big is the Pile of Rocks?

  7. How Big is the Pile of Rocks? • Basic Framework: • Current Urban Growth Boundaries • Current Planning Documents • Backbone Infrastructure • Current Dollars • Includes Developer Contribution • Includes Ridgefield • Land for Jobs = Commercial / Industrial Zoning

  8. How Big is the Pile of Rocks?

  9. How Big is the Pile of Rocks? • Discovery Corridor Wastewater Transmission System • $25M initial investment in I-5 corridor • Connects Pioneer Canyon PS to Legacy PS (map available) • Funding secured (PWTF and capital reserves) • Design / Permitting / ROW in progress • 2014 - 2016 construction period • Ridgefield Junction Area Projects • South Junction - $1M • North Junction - $4M • Near-Term Priority Investments:

  10. Question 2 What Tools Do We Have to Move Rocks?

  11. What Tools Do We Have to Move Rocks? • Sewer System Funding – Current Framework: • Local Contributions (rates, charges, development) • No Tax Revenue/No Standing State or Federal Grants • Capital Financing Options • Cash Funded – typically smaller projects • Debt Service – typically larger projects • Public Works Trust Fund (PWTF) – low-interest state loan program • Sewer Revenue Bonds – municipal bond market

  12. What Tools Do We Have to Move Rocks? • PWTF / Revenue Bond Comparison

  13. What Tools Do We Have to Move Rocks? The Bottom Line… • At current rates/charges, it will take another30-40 years to build out our system • If all resources are devoted to “Land for Jobs,” it will take 10-15 years to provide service to all commercial/industrial zoning • Further defining “Land for Jobs” target areas would reduce this timeframe

  14. Question 3 Which Rocks Do We Move First?

  15. Which Rocks Do We Move First? Recognize Cost and Timing Issue: • Cost – infrastructure demand outstrips supply of near-term revenue at current rates / charges • Timing – time to deliver major municipal infrastructure (2-8+ years) does not align with business siting framework (6-18 months) • How can we move forward?

  16. Which Rocks Do We Move First? Become More Coordinated– better alignment We can’t do it alone; need coordination/partnership/leadership Community vision + planning / land use zoning + transportation investment + utility investments + development investment = Jobs

  17. Which Rocks Do We Move First? • Regional sewer program examples: • Discovery Clean Water Alliance (discoverycwa.org) • Discovery Corridor Wastewater Transmission System (crwwd.com/projects/dcwts) • Ridgefield Collection System Transfer (crwwd.com/ridgefield)

  18. Which Rocks Do We Move First? Become More Strategic – better prioritization: • Can we identify target areas that matter most? • Ready to prioritize Land for Jobs investment? • What measure of commitment should be used to trigger public investment (no stranded capital)? • Use a “Just-In-Time” delivery model? • Better align public and private timeframes • Perform lower cost, long lead time work in advance • Commit construction dollars when development is ready • Ridgefield junction example

  19. Summary – Answers to 3 Questions • Significant sewer investments have already been made…but more is needed • Have a well structured plan to support additional investment and leverage existing investments • Sewer systems are built by local community • Current programs support diligent, consistent and incremental investment • Progress being made on Land for Jobs • Can become more coordinated and more strategic as a community • Well orchestrated plan with targeted investment can move needle faster

  20. Let’s Move the Right Rocks Together! John M. Peterson, P.E. General Manager Clark Regional Wastewater District www.crwwd.com 360-993-8819

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