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Deep Dive: Water Treatment Greg Heitzman, Louisville Metro Sewer District October 1, 2014
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Deep Dive: Water Treatment Greg Heitzman, Louisville Metro Sewer District
October 1, 2014
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E N E R G Y F O U N D A 2 of 20
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E N E R G Y F O U N D A 3 of 20
Ohio River: 981 Miles Pittsburgh to Cairo Watershed: 204,000 Square Miles 25 Million people in basin Drinking Water for 5 Million Flood Control Transportation Industry Power Recreation Aquatic Life
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Louisville Metro Sewer District Provides Wastewater, Drainage and Flood Protection Services: 230,000 customers 376 square mile service area 3,200 miles of sewer 17 Treatment Plants 29 miles of Flood Wall/Levee
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Point Source Pollution
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Point Source Pollution refers to the pollution that comes from a specific, identifiable source, such as a pipe or channel – US EPA Pollutant loads discharged at
a specific location from pipes, outfalls, conveyance channels from either municipal wastewater treatment plants or individual waste treatment facilities – US EPA
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Top Wastewater Industry Challenges for River Cities
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1. Regulatory Compliance:
Clean Water Act – 1972 Combined Sewer Overflows Sanitary Sewer Overflows Municipal Separate Storm Sewer Hazardous Spills Erosion and Sediment Control
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2. Flood Protection:
Built after Flood of Record in 1937
Aging Flood Gates Aging Pump Stations Aging Power Systems
Louisville Floodwall
Louisville Levee
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3. Aging Infrastructure:
ASCE Report Card – “D Rating”
for Wastewater $298 Billion Need over 20 Years Sewers date to Civil War First Generation WW Treatment
Plants now 60 years old
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4. Declining Base Revenue:
Energy Policy Act of 1992 Low Flow Conservation
Fixtures Fewer People per Household Transition from Industrial to
Service based economy Great Recession 2008-2012
1% average annual decline over 37 Years
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5. Rate Pressure:
Rates rising 3X to 5X Inflation $100 a month sewer rates? Affordability for Low and Fixed
Income Drives need for Rate Policies and
New Rate Models Is there the Political Will to Raise
Rates?
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WASTEWATER YEAR AMOUNT BILL *
ATLANTA 1999 $ 4 Billion 108.08$ CINCINNATI 2002 $ 3.2 Billion 81.37$ KNOXVILLE 2004 $ 650 Million 73.60$ LOUISVILLE 2005 $ 850 Million 40.07$ NORTHERN KY 2005 $ 880 Million 53.66$ INDIANAPOLIS 2006 $ 1.7 Billion 55.20$ NASHVILLE 2007 $ 1.5 Billion 50.17$ ST LOUIS 2012 $ 4.7 Billion 34.90$
* Based on 6,000 gallons
CITIES WITH CONSENT DECREES
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$24.21 $26.36
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$31.56 $36.63 $36.90 $37.70 $40.35
$43.18 $43.83 $44.72 $46.65 $51.24
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* From 2014 NACWA website (1) Estimated (2) Cities with consent decrees
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Top Wastewater Industry Challenges for River Cities
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6. Financing the Utility:
Low Interest Bonds State Evolving Fund Loans WIFIA Infrastructure Bank Pay Go – Infrastructure Reserves
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7. Climate Change:
More Extreme Weather Patterns
Across US Communication Challenge Wet Weather Assumptions in
Consent Decrees
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8. Water/WW Industry Size:
Fragmented Industry 50,000 Water Systems 20,000 Wastewater Systems Political Boundaries and Influence Privatization
Purchase Concession Agreements Contract Operations
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9. Aging Workforce and
Demographics:
5 Cohorts Working: Traditionalists Baby Boomers Generation X Millennials Generation 2020
Shortage of Skilled Craft Shortage of Operators Shortage of STEM
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10. Media and the Value of Water
Changing media landscape TV, Print, Internet, Social Media Open Records Environment “Out of Sight – Out of Mind Industry” Must Build the Brand
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11. Sustainable Infrastructure
Green vs. Gray Active vs. Passive Maintenance Accounting for Green
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12. Emerging Wastewater Issues
Endocrine Disruptors
Pharmaceuticals Personal Care Products
Algal Toxins Gulf Hypoxia, Oxygen Depletion
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Waste Water Utilities have a Multi Purpose Mission of Clean and Safe Water for People and the Environment
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Drinking Water Flood Protection
Drainage
Recreation Wastewater Treatment
Healthy Lives
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