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Capital Funding of Wastewater Infrastructure Capital Funding of Wastewater Infrastructure Adapting to the New Realities Adapting to the New Realities Central States Water Environment Association Central States Water Environment Association 85th

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Capital Funding of Wastewater Infrastructure Capital Funding of Wastewater Infrastructure Adapting to the New Realities Adapting to the New Realities

Donald F. Roecker, P.E. Donald F. Roecker, P.E.

Special Project Consultant Special Project Consultant N6471 Oak Nob N6471 Oak Nob Plymouth, Wisconsin 53073 Plymouth, Wisconsin 53073 920-893-8877 920-893-8877 roecker@dotnet.com roecker@dotnet.com

Central States Water Environment Association Central States Water Environment Association 85th Annual Meeting 85th Annual Meeting

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Presentation Outline Presentation Outline

  • Background and Experience

Background and Experience

  • State and Federal Funding Update

State and Federal Funding Update

  • Federal Earmarks Then and Now

Federal Earmarks Then and Now

  • Update on Winning Funding Today

Update on Winning Funding Today

– Getting Started Getting Started – What Are the Keys What Are the Keys

  • Proven Funding Techniques

Proven Funding Techniques

– 4 Important Activities & Timeline 4 Important Activities & Timeline

  • Questions and Answers

Questions and Answers

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Background and Experience Background and Experience

  • Served over 250 Communities Nationally

Served over 250 Communities Nationally

  • 35 Years of Funding Experience

35 Years of Funding Experience

  • Full Time Attention To Funding

Full Time Attention To Funding

  • Secured over $1.50 Billion

Secured over $1.50 Billion

  • $300 Million of Legislative Earmark Wins

$300 Million of Legislative Earmark Wins

  • Screening and Packaging Projects To Win

Screening and Packaging Projects To Win

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State and Federal Funding Update State and Federal Funding Update

  • Money is still being added to Programs

Money is still being added to Programs

  • Most Programs move from Federal to State

Most Programs move from Federal to State

  • What's the status of State Funding?

What's the status of State Funding?

  • What's the status of Federal Funding?

What's the status of Federal Funding?

  • What can you do to help win Funding?

What can you do to help win Funding?

Funding Your Project is Still Possible Funding Your Project is Still Possible

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State Funding Update

  • SRF State Update

SRF State Update

– SRF is going strong SRF is going strong

  • Principal Forgiveness

Principal Forgiveness is continuing

is continuing

  • WI & MN there's more money than projects

WI & MN there's more money than projects

  • IL there's more projects than money

IL there's more projects than money

  • Alternatives

Alternatives

– USDA - Rural Utility Service USDA - Rural Utility Service – HUD - Community Development Block Grants HUD - Community Development Block Grants – US Army Corps of Engineers US Army Corps of Engineers – Longer Term Utility or Municipal Financing Longer Term Utility or Municipal Financing

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Legislative Funding Overview Legislative Funding Overview

  • State Legislatures

State Legislatures

– SRFs and Job Creation SRFs and Job Creation

  • U.S. Congress

U.S. Congress

– Appropriations Water Programs Appropriations Water Programs

  • EPA’s budget (STAG) $2B

EPA’s budget (STAG) $2B

  • USACE’s budget (WRDA) $6B

USACE’s budget (WRDA) $6B

  • USDA’s budget (RD-RUS) $1B

USDA’s budget (RD-RUS) $1B

  • HUD's budget (CDBG) $0.5B

HUD's budget (CDBG) $0.5B

– Other Initiatives Other Initiatives

  • Water Financing Authorization - Big $$

Water Financing Authorization - Big $$

  • CWA, SDA, WRDA Reauthorization - Big $$

CWA, SDA, WRDA Reauthorization - Big $$

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Federal Earmark Facts and Figures Federal Earmark Facts and Figures

  • Federal Budget

Federal Budget = $3,600,000,000,000 = $3,600,000,000,000

  • Discretionary (1/3)

Discretionary (1/3) = $1,200,000,000,000 = $1,200,000,000,000

  • Total Earmarks

Total Earmarks = $10,000,000,000 = $10,000,000,000

– Percentage of Budget Percentage of Budget = 0.333% = 0.333% – Percentage of Discretionary Percentage of Discretionary = 1.000% = 1.000%

  • Water Earmarks

Water Earmarks = $200,000,000 = $200,000,000

– Percentage of Budget Percentage of Budget = 0.0066% = 0.0066% – Percentage of Discretionary Percentage of Discretionary = 0.0200% = 0.0200%

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Water Earmarks Then - National Water Earmarks Then - National

  • Congress granted $50B through EPA since 1989

Congress granted $50B through EPA since 1989

– $4B through ARRA - 2008 - 2009 $4B through ARRA - 2008 - 2009 – $39B to State SRF programs - 1989 - 2010 $39B to State SRF programs - 1989 - 2010 – $7B through Earmarking: - 1992 - 2010 $7B through Earmarking: - 1992 - 2010

  • 3,900 Grants to 2,313 Communities

3,900 Grants to 2,313 Communities

  • Earmarking Reform of 2007

Earmarking Reform of 2007

– Cut annual Earmarking in half - $20B to $10B Cut annual Earmarking in half - $20B to $10B – Added true transparency and accountability Added true transparency and accountability – Written link to Requesting Member Written link to Requesting Member

  • Member and Earmarked Community Listed in Bill

Member and Earmarked Community Listed in Bill

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State Earmark Breakdown

  • Minnesota

Minnesota

– 14 communities/utilities received 14 communities/utilities received – $20,400,000 between 1999 and 2010 $20,400,000 between 1999 and 2010

  • Wisconsin

Wisconsin

– 34 communities/utilities received 34 communities/utilities received – $63,292,000 between 1998 and 2010 $63,292,000 between 1998 and 2010

  • Illinois

Illinois

– 117 communities/utilities received 117 communities/utilities received – $121,302,000 between 1995 and 2010 $121,302,000 between 1995 and 2010

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Earmarks Now - Last 2 Federal Budgets Earmarks Now - Last 2 Federal Budgets

  • Process in a "Temporary Moratorium" - -

Process in a "Temporary Moratorium" - -

– Expected to be lifted before FY2013 budget approved Expected to be lifted before FY2013 budget approved

  • In a lame duck session of Congress this winter

In a lame duck session of Congress this winter

– On April 24th 65 GOP House Members requested Earmarks On April 24th 65 GOP House Members requested Earmarks

  • Withheld Water Earmarked Funds - -

Withheld Water Earmarked Funds - -

– Not saved - placed in agency programs Not saved - placed in agency programs

  • Members of Congress are now - -

Members of Congress are now - -

– Pushing constituents through programs Pushing constituents through programs – Are phoning agencies to push priorities Are phoning agencies to push priorities "Phonemarking"

"Phonemarking"

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Update on Winning Funding Today Update on Winning Funding Today Getting Started... Getting Started...

  • Define Realistic Expectations

Define Realistic Expectations

– What Do You Really Need What Do You Really Need

  • Discuss Project Schedule

Discuss Project Schedule

– The Longer the Better The Longer the Better

  • Identify Unique Features

Identify Unique Features

– Expand Project Benefits Expand Project Benefits

  • Set up a Community Champion

Set up a Community Champion

– An Elected Spokesperson for the People An Elected Spokesperson for the People

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Update on Winning Funding Today Update on Winning Funding Today What are the Keys What are the Keys

  • Keep Your Champion Focused

Keep Your Champion Focused

  • Use 4 Proven Funding Techniques

Use 4 Proven Funding Techniques

1.

  • 1. Expand Project to Meet Other Objectives

Expand Project to Meet Other Objectives 2.

  • 2. Screen Agency Funding During Planning

Screen Agency Funding During Planning 3.

  • 3. Packaging Projects for Legislative Funding

Packaging Projects for Legislative Funding 4.

  • 4. Do Proper Government Affairs

Do Proper Government Affairs

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1 - Expand Project Objectives 1 - Expand Project Objectives

  • What Others Have Done To Expand:

What Others Have Done To Expand:

– Waukesha, Wisconsin Waukesha, Wisconsin

  • Combining a Long Term Source Need with Compliance

Combining a Long Term Source Need with Compliance

– Evansville, Indiana Evansville, Indiana

  • Added a Greenway & Environmental Park to new WWTP

Added a Greenway & Environmental Park to new WWTP

– Lenexa, Kansas Lenexa, Kansas

  • Turned local Flooding into a "Rain-to-Recreation" Park

Turned local Flooding into a "Rain-to-Recreation" Park

– Austin, Texas Austin, Texas

  • Used Court Order Infrastructure to Justify Operations Equipment

Used Court Order Infrastructure to Justify Operations Equipment

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2 - Screen Agency Funding 2 - Screen Agency Funding

  • Checklist for Funding Screening - Document:

Checklist for Funding Screening - Document:

– Unique Features – Expand Objectives Unique Features – Expand Objectives – History & Objectives History & Objectives – All Past Grants and Loans All Past Grants and Loans – User Fees & Assessment Ranges User Fees & Assessment Ranges – Connection to Other Community Needs Connection to Other Community Needs – All Known Agency Funding Sources All Known Agency Funding Sources – Requirements of all Agency Funding Sources Requirements of all Agency Funding Sources – Current State/National Legislative Alternatives Current State/National Legislative Alternatives – Implementation Steps for Each Source Implementation Steps for Each Source

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3 - Packaging for Legislative Funding 3 - Packaging for Legislative Funding

  • The Package Documents

The Package Documents:

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– Cost, Benefits & Liabilities Cost, Benefits & Liabilities – Elevation of the Project to Legislative Attention Elevation of the Project to Legislative Attention – Affordability Based on Local, State & National Criteria Affordability Based on Local, State & National Criteria – Parallel Similarities to Past Winners Parallel Similarities to Past Winners – Document Local, Regional, State Support Document Local, Regional, State Support

  • Links Financial and Engineering Data

Links Financial and Engineering Data

– Makes It Understandable to Citizens and Legislators Makes It Understandable to Citizens and Legislators

Answers Committee Questions Before They’re Asked Answers Committee Questions Before They’re Asked

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4 - 4 - Proper Government Affairs

Proper Government Affairs

  • Working with Congressional Members and Staffs to:

Working with Congressional Members and Staffs to:

– Insure you’re heard Insure you’re heard – Understand where the control is Understand where the control is – Provide continuous monitoring Provide continuous monitoring – Work as an extension of staff Work as an extension of staff – Provide access to Committee officials Provide access to Committee officials – Bring Multi-State funding intelligence Bring Multi-State funding intelligence – Write language that minimizes grant rules Write language that minimizes grant rules

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The Typical Funding Timeline The Typical Funding Timeline

For Either Agency Funding or Earmarking For Either Agency Funding or Earmarking

  • Screening -

Screening -

  • Packaging -

Packaging -

  • Presentations -

Presentations -

  • House Subcommittee Listing

House Subcommittee Listing

  • Senate Subcommittee Listing

Senate Subcommittee Listing

  • Full Committee and Floor Action

Full Committee and Floor Action

  • Conference Committee Final Listing

Conference Committee Final Listing

  • Appropriations Bill Signed

Appropriations Bill Signed

Sept - - - Nov - - - Jan - - - May - - - Oct - - - Sept - - - Nov - - - Jan - - - May - - - Oct - - - Time Time

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Donald F. Roecker, P.E. Donald F. Roecker, P.E.

Special Project Consultant Special Project Consultant

N6471 Oak Nob N6471 Oak Nob Plymouth, Wisconsin 53073 Plymouth, Wisconsin 53073 920-893-8877 920-893-8877

roecker@dotnet.com roecker@dotnet.com

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