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# St **ate of W** **ate r In**  **fr as** **tructur e**  **in the US -**  **Me xico Bor** **der Re**  **gion** Dev elopmen t and Certification of En vir onmen ta l Infr as tructur e Pr ojects **Good Neighbor Envir onmental**  **Boar d**  Mar ch 22, 2012 Bor der Envir onment Cooperation Commission

## US **– Mexico Border**  **Environment Cooperation**  **Agreement**

“Pr eser ve , pr otect, and enhance US - MX bor der r egion by iden tifying, dev eloping, implemen ting and ov er seeing **en vir** **onmen ta**  **l infr as** **tructure projects. ”**  A pr oject that will “pr event, contr ol or r educe en vir onmen ta l pollutants or contaminants, impr ove the drinking water supply , or pr otect flor a and fauna so as to impr ove human health, pr omote sus ta inable dev elopmen t, or contribute to a higher quality of life.

**Projects certified by the BE CC ar** **e financed by the NADB or other institutions**  **Border Environment**  **Cooperation Commission**  **(BECC) North American Development Bank (**  **NADBank )** 

### Jurisdiction **100 km north (population**  **13.9 million)**  **and 300 km south (population**  **16.6 million) of the**  **international boundary** **. Pr** **ojects bey ond these ar** **eas ma y**  **be eligible if they r emedy**  **a cr oss**  **** **bor der**  **envir onmental or**  **health pr** **oblem. BASIC SE**  **CT OR**  **S** • **Wa ter pollution**  • **Wa stewater**  **treatment** • **Wa ter**  **conservation** • **Municipal solid**  **waste** • **Industrial and**  **hazardous waste**  • **Recycling and**  **waste reduction EXP**  **ANDED SE CT** **OR S**  • **Air quality**  • **Clean and**  **efficient energy**  • **Public transportation**  • **Municipal planning**  **and development**  • **International border**  **crossings** • **Energy transmission / distribution**  **of energy** • **Production of goods**  **/ services**  **to enhance**  **or protect**  **the environment, if**  **the project provides**  **a net environmental**  **benefit to the**  **region** • **Other infrastructure**  **designed to**  **minimize future**  **negative environmental**  **impacts in**  **the region**  

## BECC Overview **– Mandate**  **Scope California,**  **14 $ 254.66**  **Ariz ona,**  **15**

**$ 168.11**  **New Me** 

**xico ,**  **9 $**  **67.74 Te** 

**xa s,**  **48 $**  **847.28** 

## 87 **in U.S.**  **$ 1,337.79**  

## 104 **in México**  **$ 3,005.46** 

**Sonora, 27**  **$ 559.43**  **Coahuila, 3**  **$ 156.60 Nuevo**  **León, 5** 

**$ 105.71**  **Baja California,**  **29 $**  **1,217.90 Ta** **maulipas, 16**  **$ 623.80** 

## Certified Projects (US$M)

**Chihuahua, 24**  **$ 342.02**  **CERTIFIED PROJECTS**  

### 191 **TO TA**  **L INVESTMENT (BD)**  

### $4.343 **NADB FINANCED PROJECTS** * 

### 152 **NADB FINANCING** * **(BD)** 

### $1.326 **POPULA TION BENEFITED (M**  **)** 

### 13.8

***Only contracted agreements are included, not total approvals.** 

### Technical **Assistance and Training**  **California $**  **2.72 Arizona** 

**$ 4.42**  **New Me** 

**xico $**  **4.32 Te** 

**xa s**  **$ 13.72** 

**Sonora $**  **3.82 Coahuila** 

**$ 1.32**  **Nuevo León**  **$ 0.51**  **Baja California**  **$ 2.31**  **Chihuahua**

**$ 3.01**  **Ta maulipas** 

**$ 4.04**  • **201 1:**  **US$1.00 million -**  **(19 projects,**

**21% BECC T**

**A)** • **1995 -**  **201 1:**  **PDAP/COCEF -**  **US$40.34 million**  • **72 communities**  **in Mexico:**  **US$15.01 million**  • **90 communities**  **in US**  **: US$25.33**  **million** • **More than US$34 million**  **in PDAP**  **technical assistance grants**  **for project**  **development in**  **155+ communities.**  • **Approximately 85% of these**  **funds have led to projects already**  **implemented or under**  **development. 2011**  **Tr aining**  **5 events**  ( **Solid W aste W** **orkshop in Hermosillo,**  **Sonor a and R**  **eynosa, T**

**amaulipas; W ater and**  **Wa stewater T** **ra ining in Sonor** **a; Second and Thir d**  **Modules of the Stat e Climat**  **e Action Plans Wo**  **rkshop** ) • **325 atte**  **ndees** • **US $130,000**  **investment Tr** **aining events**  **supported by EP A, TCEQ,**  **Conagua, INE and SEMARNA T** 

## State of Water Infrastructure



# • Needs Assessmen ts • Needs vs In ve st men t R esour ces • Sus ta inable Dev elopmen t

## Needs **Assessments**

### Services Coverage (%) 100 **Km Region**

Wa stewate r tr eat ment cover age in the Me xican bor der re gion incr eased from 21 % to 82 % between 1995 and 2009 ; while the curr ent na tional ave ra ge is appr ox imately 42 %

## Infrastructure **Needs –**  **MX Drinking**  **Water infrastructure**  **needs (million**  **do llars)**  **Sewer**

**infrastructure needs**  **(million do**  **llars)**

**Wastewater treatment**  **infrastructure needs (million**  **do llars)**  **Solid waste**

**infrastructure needs (million dollars)**  100 km 5 42.81 $ 56.51

$ 85.70

$ 108.09

$ 293.10 $ 200 a 300 km 0 - - - $ -

$ - $ **5 42.81**  **56.51 85.70**  **108.09 293.**  **10 $**  100 km 27 15.44 $ 12.05

$ 53.93

$ 12.15

$ 93.57 $ 200 to 300 km 31 7.67 $ 10.86

$ 102.22

$ 13.86

$ 134.62 $ **58 23.12** 

**$ 22.91** 

**$ 156.14** 

**$ 26.01** 

**$ 228.**  **18**

**$** 100 km 14 10.62 $ 9.11

$ 23.25

$ 30.89

$ 73.87 $ 200 to 300 km 32 12.98 $ 15.74

$ 81.77

$ 28.94

$ 139.43 $ **46 23.60** 

**$ 24.85** 

**$ 105.03** 

**$ 59.83** 

**$ 213.**  **31**

**$** 100 km 17 5.71 $ 15.04

$ 40.17

$ 8.81

$ 69.75 $ 200 to 300 km 18 17.62 $ 22.31

$ 158.11

$ 22.66

$ 220.70 $ **35 23.34** 

**$ 37.35** 

**$ 198.28** 

**$ 31.47** 

**$ 290.**  **44**

**$** 100 km 19 8.48 $ 5.53

$ 2.25

$ 3.08

$ 19.35 $ 200 to 300 km 31 38.44 $ 27.75

$ 11.76

$ 93.56

$ 171.51 $ **50 46.93** 

**$ 33.28** 

**$ 14.01** 

**$ 96.64** 

**$ 190.**  **86**

**$** 100 km 12 25.92 $ 47.92

$ 54.64

$ 30.91

$ 159.38 $ 200 to 300 km 18 10.03 $ 30.00

$ 44.28

$ 8.74

$ 93.04 $ **30 35.95** 

**$ 77.91** 

**$ 98.91** 

**$ 39.64** 

**$ 252.**  **42**

**$ 224**  **195.74**

**$ 252.81** 

**$ 658.07** 

**$ 361.69** 

**$ 1,468.31** 

**$ Sonora**  **Sub-Total Sonora: Chihuahua**  **Sub-Total Chihuahua: Coahuila**  **Sub-Total Coahuila: Nuevo León**  **Sub-Total Nuevo León: Tamaulipas**  **Sub-Total Tamaulipas:**

**Total BECC border region Total (million**  **dollars) Baja California**  **Infrastructure needs (million dollars)**

**Sub-Total BC: State**  **BECC zone 100 or 300 km**  **Number of**

**Municipios**

## Infrastructure **Needs –**  **US** Challenges in Assessing Infras tructur e • Dif ficult to define “cove ra ge ” since some individual on - site wate r or wa stewate r sy ste ms adequately meet need • Official F eder al sour ces (census) and man y States do not collect and manag e data r ela te d to connections to cen tr aliz ed ser vices or other means of accessing potable drinking water or adequate wastewater disposal • Fe der al sour ces such as Clean W ate r Needs Sur vey depend on States to report County level data; Data re ported re pr esen ts r eques ts for planned capital impr ove men t needs which ma y or ma y not include new ser vice • BECC assessmen t r eflects a macr o level analysis – county lev el vs community lev el and info g aps ar e met with CWNS

## Infrastructure **Needs –**  **US**

• Cost per Household Connection Assumptions

– Rural DW Hook - up - $7,400

– Rural WW Connection - $12,000 

### While the primary g ap in cen tr aliz ed ser vice cover ag e primarily ex is ts in the rur al setting, an in ve st men t ma y likely be r equir ed whether connecting to a centr aliz ed syste m or making impr ove men ts to addr ess drinking water quality or adequate on - site ww disposal.

## Infrastructure **Needs vs**  **Resources US**  **- Me**  **xico Bor** **der Progr am**  (EP A - funded Pr ogr am fo r PD AP and BEIF): Wate r and Was tewate r Pr ojects **NADB’ s**  **Loan Progr ams**  fo r construction applicable to water , wa stewate r, s olid waste, air quality , and energy. Includes Bank’ s role as financial & ins titutional advisor and as in ve st men t banker **Community Assist ance Pr** **ogr am**  (CAP) – Funding priority fo r water , wa stewate r, a nd solid waste pr oject fo r economically - dis tr essed communities; $500,000 maximum gr an t. **Te chnical**  **Assist ance Pr** **ogr ams**  fo r all sector s BECC and NADB pr ovide gr an t assistance to pr oject sponsor s for ins titutional s tr engthening and pr oject dev elopmen t s tudies. **Institutional Capacity Building:**  BECC and NADB pr ovide tr aining to pr oject sponsor s for ins titutional s tr engthening thr ough Sector workshops and Utility Management Institute . **Bor der**  **2012 and Special Gr an**  **ts** (EP A - funded Pr ogr am): Addr ess Bor der 2012 objectiv es

## Infrastructure **Needs vs**  **Resources**

• PDAP /BEIF Prioritiz ation Process documents needs on a r egular basis (generally a 2 - ye ar cycle). • Needs ar e prioritiz ed accor ding to the severity of human health and en vir onment al conditions to be addr essed by the pr oject. • All pr ojects if not addr essed can have serious consequences.

• Fewer than 1/3 of the applications submitte d fo r prioritiz ation ha ve accessed BEIF , due to insufficient funding availability fr om the pr ogram. • A funding tr end of $10M/y ear will not pr ovide sufficient r esour ces to meet the critical needs still existing for w ater infrastructur e in the r egion.

## Sustainable **Development -**  **Water**



# • Gr een Building Guidelines • Wa te r Manag emen t: • Demand Management; Conservation Practices; Financial Sustainability 

# • Energy Manag emen t **:** • Energy Ef

ficiency; Capacity Strengthening; Renewable Energy

**Po tential**  **Impact: Improved R esource**  **Management, Re**  **duced Operational**  **Costs, Re**  **duced Greenhouse**  **Gases** 

### FOCUS: Water Infrastructure Strategies

## Sustainable **Development -**  **Water** • Ke y sus ta inability principles fo r applying gr een building concepts, include:

– Designing for Oper at ing E fficiency

– Seeking to Not Ov erbuild

– Using Local Materials

– Looking Beyond Initial Cos ts 

## • Support the achiev emen t of an e fficient use of re sour ces - energy

, w ater , and materials. • In coor dination with EP A, BE CC developed a set of guidelines to incorporate gr een building decision - fa ct ors in all phases of the pr oject cy cle. Environment Eco nomic Social Sustainability

## Sustainable **Development -**  **Water** 

# • Planned Dev elopmen t / Demand Managemen t

– Diversifying Wa te r Supply ( Binational Impacts)



## – Re gionaliz ation

– Storm Water Management 

# • In ve st men t in R ehab and R eplacemen t

– Leak Detection and Meter R eplacemen t

– High - Ef ficiency Eq uipmen t 

# • Conservat ion and Dr ough t - Managemen t Plans

## Sustainable **Development -**  **Water** 

# • Enhanced P ollution Pr evention and R e - Use Capability • Sus ta inable Rat e Structur es & R eserv e Pr actices • Outr each, E ducation and In te r - re lating other Sect ors (w as te managemen t – 3 Rs ) • In fluencing Sus ta inable Agricultur e Pr actices

– Moderniz ation of Irrig ation & Cr op Managemen t

– Impr oved Delivery Services

– Po licy Support

## Sustainable **Development -**  **Water**

• **Demand R eduction**  • Wa te r R esour ce Managemen t • **Capacity Str** **eng thening**  • Energy Audits • Fa cility and Pr ocess Ligh ting • Eq uipmen t Re placemen t • Load Managemen t / SMART softw ar e • **Clean and R**  **enewable Ener** **gy:** • Wind, Solar • Biomass Energy Managemen t

### • Suf ficien t In ve st men t in Planning • Needs Assessments • Field Surveys – Te xas and Ariz ona • Improved State Data Collection and Management Systems • Quantification of Rehabilitation and Replacement Needs • Mas ter Plan In ve st ments • Funding Sour ce Collabor at ion 

### • Self- sus ta ining Utilities • Wa ter/Energy Ef

ficiency - Audits • Alternative sour ces of energy – Self supply / R enew able Energy • Enhanced Ra te Structur es / Connecting Households • Capacity building (ins titutional s tr engthening) a t all lev els – “Bes t pr actices” 

### • New and Lev er ag ed Pr ogr am R esour ces • US - Me xico Bor der W ater Infr as tructur e Progr am • St ate and Feder al Progr am Enhancement 

### Wat **er Infr astr**  **uctur e In** **ve stment Str** **at egy** 

### Contact: Maria Elena Giner, P.E. General Manager **mginer@cocef.org** 

### Renata Manning - Gbogbo Projects Director **rmanning@cocef.org** 

### COCEF , Ciudad Juárez , Chih ., Mexico  (656) 688 -4600