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Bay Pollution Limits & Their Job Impacts- One Local Perspective
ALEXANDRIA SANITATION AUTHORITYKaren Pallansch, General Manager
March 2012
Presented to COG Chesapeake Bay & Water Resources Policy Committee
Where We’ve Come From…
Torpedo Factory, Alexandria Water Front, circa 1940’s
Where We’ve Come From…
Where We’ve Come From…
Where We’ve Come From…
First ASA construction, 835 South Payne Street, circa 1953
Where We Are Going…
New Economic Reality
High Debt Burden
Capital Intensive Infrastructure
Aging Workforce
Regulatory Imbalances
Where We Are Going…Chesapeake Bay 2000
EPA in 2003 – Nutrient Criteria
VA 2005 – Adopts Nutrient WQ Criteria
Nutrient General Permits in 2007
Xchange Created by Statute
Bay TMDL Requirements 2011
Where We Are Going…
ASA circa 2001, $350M invested for Nutrient Removal
Where We Are Going…
ASA circa 2016, $150M invested
Requirements & Jobs Over Time
Job Results… Large Group Unskilled to semi skilled
Transient
Short Term
Sustainable?
Requirements & Jobs Over Time
Nitrogen Reduction Requirements
1995 2000 2005 2010 2015 2020
EMPL
OYEE
STN
Disc
harg
ed
20
15
10
5
50
100
150
200# of ASA Employees
Water Profession Needs…
Highly skilled trades people
Require additional annual training
Because of Increased Regulation:
Water Profession Needs…
Researchers and Research $$
Engineers – limited pool
Because of Increased Regulation:
Wastewater Fuel Cell
Green Roof
Water Profession Needs…
Business & Financial
Legal
Because of Increased Regulation:
Water Profession ChallengesOpportunity Costs….$ spent on wastewater…
1999
2001
2003
2005
2007
2009
2011
2013
2015
2017
2019
2021
2023
2025
2027
2029
2031
2033
2035
2037
2039
2041
2043
$0
$1,000
$2,000
$3,000
$4,000
$5,000
$6,000
$7,000
$8,000
$9,000
$10,000
$11,000
$12,000
$13,000
$14,000
$15,000
Payments for Currently Outstanding & Proposed Senior Debt
Outstanding Bonds Proposed FY 2014 Bonds
$ T
hous
ands
Water Profession ChallengesRates…Public doesn’t understand the Value of Water…
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011$0
$100
$200
$300
$400
$500
$600
$700
$800
Annual Household Costs for Sewer Service
Fairfax County Loudoun County Arlington County Prince William County
City of Alexandria DCWASA WSSC, MD
Fiscal Year
Dolla
rs
Water Profession ChallengesOpportunity Costs….$ spent on wastewater and stormwater…
Community Choices Limited….
Water Profession Challenges
Urbanization
Lack of training programs
Clean Water Act
Competition for Limited Resources
Intensive Capital Needs
Additional Thoughts?