LV REGIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE REPORT CARD PROJECT

Neglected Infrastructure WILL BITE PENNSYLVANIA

THE CONSEQUENCES OF OUR AGING UTILITY INFRASTRUCTURE

THE PROBLEM - OUR AGING UTILITY INFRASTRUCTURE

FAILURE OF WATER, SEWER, STORM CAN LEAD TO A GAS MAIN FAILURE

AMERICAN SOCIETY OF CIVIL ENGINEERS NATIONAL & STATE INFRASTRUCTURE

MOST RECENT REPORT CARDS

www.infrastructurereportcard.org www.pareportcard.org

2010-2011 LV INFRASTRUCTURE REPORT CARD PROJECT

• Contact all 62 LV Municipalities & Authorities.

• Complete an LVASCE Infrastructure Report Card

Inventory & Replacement Cost Spreadsheet.

• Establish PAY-AS-YOU-GO Life Cycle Costs for Water,

Sanitary, Storm, and Local Roadway Replacement.

• Estimate Modest Monthly Replacement Charges for

Water & Sanitary Sewer Systems.

• Estimate Modest Monthly Replacement Charges for

Pavement & Stormwater.

• Results to be Presented at Fall Stakeholder

Conference.

LV REGIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE REPORT CARD OBJECTIVES

• Do a Snapshot Infrastructure Inventory• Summarize Results on a Spreadsheet• Estimate Current Replacement Costs

• South Whitehall Township

• $120 million replacement cost

• $100 per capita per year

• 20,000 population

PROPOSED LV REGIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE PLANNING & INVESTMENT MODEL

• LEHIGH VALLEY 2050 Vision Statement

• PAY-AS-YOU-GO Life Cycle Cost Funding Model Adopted.

• Municipal Planning Organization (MPO) and Rural Planning Organization (RPO) Infrastructure Sustainability Review. Transportation, Energy and Water Resources Committees Established for each Regional Infrastructure MPO & RPO.

• State & Regional Infrastructure Bank System Created to Accept Pay-Go Replacement Fee Deposits and Provide Loans for Replacement Projects.

$20 Per Gal Fuel Costs!!In 2025 or 2050 ??

LEHIGH VALLEY 2050SUSTAINABILITY PLAN

Text•Goals for sustainable long-term future.

•Strategic actions to achieve the goals.

•Indicators that measure sustainability.

•Intermediate steps for the year 2020.

•Public accountability for our region’s progress.

•Consider transition to renewable energy.

•Consider impacts of climate change.

•Provide for long range time frame.

http://www.hawaii2050.org/

PAY-AS-YOU-GO LIFE CYCLE COSTINFRASTRUCTURE PLANNING

EXISTING PENNSYLVANIA MUNICIPAL (MPO) & RURAL (RPO) PLANNING

ORGANIZATIONS

INFRASTRUCTURE PLANNING AND INVESTMENT SOLUTION

FOR ALL PA MUNICIPALITIES??

LV REGIONAL INFRASTRUCTUREBANK ESTABLISHMENT

Lehigh Valley Replacement Funds would be Deposited in Reserve Accounts

A Lehigh Valley Regional Infrastructure Bank would be established consisting ofparticipating LV financial institutionsThe LV Regional Infrastructure Bank would be capitalized by Reserve Account Deposits from the 62 LV municipalities & authorities.

LV REGIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE REPLACEMENT FUNDING NEEDED

POSSIBLE SOURCES

*Transportation:1.Tolls2.Vehicle Miles Traveled Fee (VMT)

*Water-Sewer Replacement:1.Water Distribution & Supply Fee2.Wastewater Collection & Treatment Fee3.Stormwater Collection & Discharge Fee4.Hook-up Fees*Private Replacement:1.Gas Distribution Replacement Fee2.Electric, Phone, Cable Replacement Fees

*All Replacement Fees to be Deposited in Dedicated Infrastructure Reserve Accounts for Funding of Approved Replacement Projects.

ENABLING STATE & REGIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE PLANNING & FUNDING

LEGISLATION NEEDS

1. Pay-Go Full-Cost Pricing Required

2. Infrastructure Inventory & Condition Assessment Conducted to Establish Replacement Fees & Projects & Priorities

3. Regional Sustainability & Resilience Review by the MPO or RPO Infrastructure Committee

4. Creation of Reserve Account Requirements for all Infrastructure for Deposit in a Regional Infrastructure Bank guaranteed by a State & National Infrastructure Bank System.

WE NEED A GRASSROOTS SOLUTION TO REBUILD OUR LOCAL

INFRASTRUCTURE

FALL 2011 INFRASTRUCTURE STAKEHOLDER CONFERENCE TO PRESENT RESULTS OF THE

LV INFRASTRUCTURE REPORT CARD

For Additional Information Please ContactBill MacNair, P.E.

Bill MacNair, P.E.Professional Engineer2716 Allison Lane, Allentown, PA 18104-9620Tel: 610-248-9631Email: billmacnair@gmail.com

For Additional Information Please ContactMichael Perlow Jr., P.E.

Michael Perlow Jr., P.E.Engineering Knowledge Management, LLC443 Main Street, East Greenville, PA 18041Tel: 267-664-3250Email: mike@michaelperlowjr.com