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How will the Integrated Planning Approach Affect your Long Term Control Plan?

This presentation discusses how the integrated planning approach can affect long-term control plans. It explores the concept, considerations, elements, and implementation of integrated planning. Relevant case studies and lessons learned are also shared.

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How will the Integrated Planning Approach Affect your Long Term Control Plan?

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  1. How will the Integrated Planning Approach Affect your Long Term Control Plan? VijeshKarattVellatt, P.E., LEED AP Rebecca Schaefer, P.E.

  2. Agenda • Background • Concept • Considerations • Elements • Implementation

  3. BackgroundDriver • Balance water quality needs with limited resources • Regulatory agencies original focus on CSOs/SSOs • EPA to consider funding constraints and more water quality demands than CSO/SSO control

  4. BackgroundHistory 2011 – EPA introduced Integrated Planning 1997 – EPA publishes Financial Capability Guidance 1994 – EPA issues CSO Control Policy 1989 – EPA issues CSO Strategy 1995 – EPA publishes LTCP Guidance 2012 – EPA published Integrated Planning Framework

  5. ConceptPrioritize Based on Water Quality Integrated Plan Current Regulatory Drivers CSO SSO Order of Implementation Facility Renewal Future Drivers WRRF TMDL MS4 Sewer

  6. Concept LTCP Integrated Plan

  7. Concept • An Integrated Plan may: • Affect schedule duration • Change order of project implementation • An Integrated Plan will not: • Replace a LTCP • Reduce investment in water quality • Reduce level of CSO/SSO control

  8. Considerations • Do you need more time to implement your program? • Is LTCP taking undue priority over facility renewal? • Are there other Water Quality programs on horizon? • Start Integrated Planning Process Community Values Capital Needs (i.e. List of Projects) Quantify Project Benefits Prioritization/ Ranking Criteria Define Affordability Criteria Implementation Schedule

  9. Considerations • Start Integrated Planning Process Community Values Health, Safety, Flood Control, Reduce Overflows, System Renewal, Service Reliability, etc Capital Needs (i.e. List of Projects) Projects with Capital Costs, O&M Costs, Life Cycle Evaluations Identify project benefits. Preferable if one project has multiple benefits (i.e. flood control and CSO Reduction) Quantify Project Benefits Prioritization/ Ranking Criteria Develop criteria based on Community Values to assign relative importance Include Water, Wastewater, and Stormwater costs into affordability. Evaluate using census track data across municipality (identify impact on range of neighborhoods). Define Affordability Criteria Implement in NPDES permits with 5-year terms provides adaptability as conditions change. Realistic Schedule with Quantifiable Community Benefits. Implementation Schedule

  10. Advantages/Disadvantages • Advantages • More water quality benefit faster • More cost effective program • Disadvantages • Time/cost to support proposed integrated plan • Inclusion of other water quality needs in enforceable document

  11. Integrated Plan ElementsEPA Framework • Water Quality, Human Health and Regulatory Issues • Existing Systems and Performance • Stakeholder Involvement • Evaluating and Selecting Alternatives • Measuring Success • Improvements to the Integrated Plan

  12. Integrated Plan Elements1: Water Quality, Human Health and Regulatory Issues • Understand benefits of plan components as well as LTCP components • Water Quality • Human Health • Regulatory

  13. Integrated Plan Elements 2: Existing Systems and Performance

  14. Integrated Plan Elements 3: Stakeholder Involvement • Expanding LTCP stakeholder involvement to broader areas

  15. Integrated Plan Elements 4: Evaluating and Selecting Alternatives

  16. Integrated Plan Elements 4: Evaluating and Selecting Alternatives Prioritization Matrix • Financial Capability Assessment • Set implementation priorities and schedule

  17. Integrated Plan Elements 5: Measuring Success • Post-construction monitoring • Quantifying expectations and results

  18. Integrated Plan Elements 6: Improvements to the Integrated Plan • Updating/modifying plan based on lessons learned

  19. ImplementationCollaborative Effort

  20. ImplementationWho is pursuing integrated planning? • Seattle, WA • King County, WA • Cincinnati, OH • Evansville, IN • Springfield, MO • Columbus, OH • DC Water

  21. ImplementationLessons Learned • IP means something different to all • Community is the drive – It won’t work otherwise • Need “control” over what you have included (commitments will be binding) • Be realistic regarding the added risk being accepted • “Better” solution not cost savings • Documentation required (but not a document)

  22. Questions? Contact: VijeshKaratt vkarattvellatt@greeley-hansen.com 111 Broadway, Suite 2101, NY 10006

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