Water Infrastructure Finance Authority of Arizona TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE INTENDED USE PLAN Funding Cycle 2009 Water Infrastructure Finance Authority of Arizona Table of Contents Intended Use Plan Section 1: Introduction Section 2: Funding Sources and Uses Section 3: Project Technical Assistance Awards Section 4: Policy Technical Assistance Exhibit A: Priority List for Clean Water Project Technical Assistance Exhibit B: Fundable Range for Clean Water Project Technical Assistance Exhibit C: Fundable Range for Clean Water Project Technical Assistance Loans Exhibit D: Priority List for Drinking Water Project Technical Assistance Exhibit E: Fundable Range for Drinking Water Project Technical Assistance Exhibit F: Fundable Range for Drinking Water Project Technical Assistance Loans Exhibit G: Public Review and Comment Water Infrastructure Finance Authority of Arizona Section 1: Introduction The Water Infrastructure Finance Authority of Arizona (WIFA) is pleased to present the Technical Assistance (TA) Intended Use Plan (IUP) for Funding Cycle 2009. The TA IUP describes WIFA’s plan to utilize various sources of funds to support three types of technical assistance during Technical Assistance Funding Cycle 2009: ƒ Project Technical Assistance – WIFA will assist an individual drinking water or wastewater system to conceive, plan, design, and develop infrastructure. ƒ Policy Technical Assistance – WIFA will develop and distribute guidance or perform related activities to benefit a wide range of drinking water and wastewater systems ƒ Operational Technical Assistance – The Arizona Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ) will assist individual drinking water and wastewater systems to improve day-to-day operations. Section 2: Funding Sources & Uses WIFA intends to allocate $1,170,000 to technical assistance during Technical Assistance Funding Cycle 2009. As shown in Table 1 below, WIFA intends to allocate $500,000 for drinking water technical assistance and $350,000 for clean water technical assistance. Table 1: Funding Sources and Uses Clean Water Assistance Funding Sources Capacity Development (10% PWSS) Capacity Development (15% Local Assist) Fees Total Sources Funding Uses Project Technical Assistance Policy Technical Assistance Publications Operational Technical Assistance Border ADEQ Total Uses Drinking Water Assistance Total $75,000 $650,000 $75,000 $650,000 $435,000 $435,000 $10,000 $735,000 $445,000 $1,170,000 $350,000 $500,000 $850,000 $10,000 $10,000 $20,000 $75,000 $75,000 $150,000 $735,000 $150,000 $150,000 $1,170,000 $435,000 WIFA will award Project Technical Assistance to individual drinking water and wastewater systems in accordance with criteria summarized in Section 3. During Funding Cycle 2009, WIFA intends to support a variety of Policy Technical Assistance studies, surveys, and related activities for the benefit of a wide range of water and wastewater systems as summarized in Section 4. The ADEQ will use funds to provide Operational Technical Assistance to drinking water and wastewater systems. In addition, ADEQ will fund a Border Infrastructure Engineer with some Operational Technical Assistance funds. The Border Infrastructure Engineer will be available to provide value engineering services to WIFA projects as well as provide Arizona border communities with technical assistance and support to address water and wastewater infrastructure deficiencies. If the funding is not used for Operational Technical Assistance during the Funding Cycle, WIFA will reallocate the funding to Project or Policy Technical Assistance. Section 3: Project Technical Assistance Awards Eligible Systems WIFA solicits Project Technical Assistance applications from Arizona’s political subdivisions, public water systems and Indian communities as designated by the federal Clean Water and Drinking Water Acts. In accordance with criteria developed by stakeholders, WIFA awards Project Technical Assistance to individual drinking water and wastewater systems in accordance with the priority lists and fundable ranges described in this section and in the exhibits. Project Technical Assistance Priority Scoring Criteria WIFA ranks requests on the priority lists by priority score using the following formula: Priority Score = Existing Conditions + Project Benefits + Local Fiscal Capacity. Section 4: Policy Technical Assistance During Funding Cycle 2009, WIFA intends to dedicate $20,000 to fund the Policy Technical Assistance summarized below. Throughout the Funding Cycle and as circumstances require, WIFA may fund other Policy Technical Assistance projects or postpone action on the items summarized below. The Board will act to add or postpone Policy Technical Assistance at a Public Meeting of the Board. ‰ 2008 Water & Wastewater Residential Rate Survey WIFA will use an outside contractor to help complete a significant update to our annual Water and Wastewater Residential Rate Survey. Year after year, this information proves invaluable to municipal water and wastewater and private water systems as they evaluate the need for increased investment in infrastructure and the need to adjust or modify their user rates. This will be the third update to the Survey. Priority Lists for Clean Water Technical Assistance 2009 Funding Cycle Exhibit A 2009 Funding Cycle -- Priority List for Clean Water Project Technical Assistance November 25, 2008 WIFA generates the Priority List to compare and prioritize applicant requests for assistance based on priority criteria approved by WIFA's Board of Directors. To determine if an applicant will receive an award from WIFA, see Exhibit B. Rank Applicant Project Title Project # Estimated Cost 1 Willcox, City of 014 2009 $50,000.00 2 009 2009 $15,000.00 3 Ash Fork Sanitary District Shonto Community Development Corporation, Inc. 019 2009 $50,000.00 4 Kingman, City of Treatent System Evaulation and Re-Design Ash Fork Sanitary District - Wastewater System Shonto Community Wastewater Planning Technical Assistance Project City of Kingman Downtown Wastwater Treatment Facility 017 2009 $70,000.00 5 Nogales, City of Nogales Wastewater flow measurement study 010 2009 $50,000.00 6 Miami, Town of 012 2009 $40,000.00 7 Camp Verde Sanitary District 013 2009 $35,280.00 8 9 Holbrook, City of Springerville, Town of 018 2009 006 2009 $25,000.00 $20,000.00 10 Show Low, City of 015 2009 $200,000.00 11 12 13 14 Cave Creek, Town of Marana Unified School District Casa Grande, City of Coolidge, City of Town of Miami Wastewater System Inspection Camp Verde Sanitary District Local Design Assistance Wastewater System Infrastructure Needs Assessment Wastewater CIP Show Low Wastewater Treatment Plant Expansion Master Plan Town of Cave Creek New Wastewater Treatment Plant Design Marana High waste treatment facility City of Casa Grande Sewer Rate Analysis Coolidge Southeast Sewer Master Plan 003 2009 007 2009 011 2009 016 2009 $1,535,000.00 $35,000.00 $45,000.00 $70,000.00 Total: $2,240,280.00 Exhibit B 2009 Funding Cycle -- Fundable Range for Clean Water Project Technical Assistance November 25, 2008 WIFA generates and periodically updates the Fundable Range from the Priority List -- See Exhibit A. The Fundable Range can change based on local readiness and willingness to proceed. Projects not appearing in the Fundable Range qualify for WIFA Loans. To ensure commitment to a successful project, WIFA requires local match towards the total estimated project costs. Such local match can take the form of a short-term, low-interest rate loan from WIFA as part of a total package of assistance. Requested Amount Award Local Match or Loan $50,000.00 $40,000.00 $35,000 $15,000 009 2009 $15,000.00 $12,000.00 $12,000 $3,000 019 2009 $50,000.00 $15,000.00 $15,000 $35,000 017 2009 $70,000.00 $35,000.00 $17,500 $52,500 010 2009 $50,000.00 $40,000.00 $35,000 $15,000 012 2009 $40,000.00 $36,000.00 $35,000 $5,000 013 2009 $35,280.00 $26,460.00 $17,640 $17,640 018 2009 $25,000.00 $20,000.00 $12,500 $12,500 006 2009 $20,000.00 $15,000.00 $10,000 $10,000 015 2009 $200,000.00 $35,000.00 $35,000 $165,000 Town of Cave Creek New Wastewater Treatment Plant Design 003 2009 $1,535,000.00 $35,000.00 $35,000 $1,500,000 Marana Unified School District Marana High waste treatment facility 007 2009 $35,000.00 $25,000.00 $15,000 $20,000 13 Casa Grande, City of City of Casa Grande Sewer Rate Analysis 011 2009 $45,000.00 $35,000.00 $11,250 $33,750 14 Coolidge, City of Coolidge Southeast Sewer Master Plan 016 2009 $70,000.00 $35,000.00 $17,500 $52,500 Rank Applicant Project Title Project # 1 Willcox, City of Treatent System Evaulation and ReDesign 014 2009 2 Ash Fork Sanitary District Ash Fork Sanitary District - Wastewater System 3 Shonto Community Development Corporation, Inc. Shonto Community Wastewater Planning Technical Assistance Project 4 Kingman, City of 5 Nogales, City of 6 Miami, Town of 7 Camp Verde Sanitary District Town of Miami Wastewater System Inspection Camp Verde Sanitary District Local Design Assistance 8 Holbrook, City of Wastewater System Infrastructure Needs Assessment 9 Springerville, Town of 10 Show Low, City of Wastewater CIP Show Low Wastewater Treatment Plant Expansion Master Plan 11 Cave Creek, Town of 12 Total: City of Kingman Downtown Wastwater Treatment Facility Nogales Wastewater flow measurement study Estimated Cost $2,240,280.00 $303,390 Priority Lists for Drinking Water Technical Assistance 2009 Funding Cycle Exhibit C 2009 Funding Cycle -- Priority List for Drinking Water Project Technical Assistance November 25, 2008 WIFA generates the Priority List to compare and prioritize applicant requests for assistance based on priority criteria approved by WIFA's Board of Directors. To determine if an applicant will receive an award from WIFA, see Exhibit D. Rank Applicant Project Title Project # 1 Sipaulovi Village Sipaulovi Drinking Water Infrastructure Assessment and Upgrade Pre-Design 025 2009 2 Holiday Hills DWID Rate Study 016 2009 $5,000.00 3 San Simon Water Company Flouride Removal 001 2009 $40,000.00 4 Tombstone, City of Tombstone Water System Assessment 003 2009 $55,000.00 5 Why Utility Co., Inc. Why Domestic Water Improvement 004 2009 $36,000.00 6 NDWR - Water Management Branch Dilcon Hospital Water Supply 032 2009 $41,000.00 7 Water Distribution Loss Study 027 2009 $70,000.00 8 Navajo Tribal Utility Authority Maricopa Mountain Domestic Water Improvement District Well 1 Arsenic Treatment 037 2009 $49,500.00 9 Ponderosa Park DWID Manzanita Well Connection 006 2009 $10,000.00 10 Park Water Company Overall System Capacity Building 017 2009 $15,500.00 11 Utility Systems, LLC Christopher Creek Haven Water Tank Replacement 035 2009 $41,000.00 12 Arivaca Townsite Cooperative Water Company Arivaca Water System Improvements 031 2009 $18,000.00 13 Star Valley, Town of Water Resource Master Plan 005 2009 $45,000.00 14 Montezuma Rimrock Water Company, LLC Arsenic Facility Installation 007 2009 $8,000.00 15 Alpine Domestic Water Improvement District Systems Interconnect Design 013 2009 $65,000.00 16 Saint David Utilities Kokopelli Springs Resort Drinking Water 002 2009 $32,000.00 17 St. Johns, City of St. Johns Well #3 and Water Transmission Line Project 019 2009 $392,000.00 18 Heber Domestic Water Imp. Dist. Black Canyon and Northwoods Tie-Ins 038 2009 $30,000.00 19 Springerville, Town of Drinking Water CIP 015 2009 $20,000.00 20 Highland Pines DWID Highland Pines DWID Capital Improvements 033 2009 $50,000.00 21 Livco Water Co. System Evaluation 023 2009 $8,000.00 22 Apache Junction Water Utilities CFD Apache Junction Water System Master Plan 021 2009 $72,500.00 23 Mammoth, Town of Mammoth Water System Distribution Improvements 010 2009 $45,000.00 24 Porter Creek DWID 014 2009 $10,000.00 25 Avra Water Co-op Integration of New well Drinking Water System ImprovementsPlanning and Design 018 2009 $71,000.00 26 Beaver Valley Improvement Association District Formation 029 2009 $10,000.00 27 Havasu Heights DWID Well No. 3 Wellhead Design and Permitting 030 2009 $31,000.00 28 Sulger Water Co. #2 Sulger Water Co. #2 039 2009 $70,000.00 29 San Luis, City of Design of a Water System for San Luis, AZ 020 2009 $40,000.00 30 Holbrook, City of Water System Needs Assessment 036 2009 $18,750.00 31 Marana DWID Master Plan Developement 026 2009 $25,000.00 32 Livco Water Co. Activate third well into system 024 2009 $6,500.00 33 Joseph City Utilities Joseph City Reservoir 022 2009 $50,000.00 Total: Estimated Cost $47,000.00 $1,527,750.00 Exhibit D 2009 Funding Cycle -- Fundable Range for Drinking Water Project Technical Assistance November 25, 2008 WIFA generates and periodically updates the Fundable Range from the Priority List -- See Exhibit C. The Fundable Range can change based on local readiness and willingness to proceed. Projects not appearing in the Fundable Range qualify for WIFA Loans. To ensure commitment to a successful project, WIFA requires local match towards the total estimated project costs. Such local match can take the form of a short-term, low-interest rate loan from WIFA as part of a total package of assistance. Rank 1 2 Applicant Award Local Match or Loan Project Title Project # Estimated Cost Requested Amount Sipaulovi Drinking Water Infrastructure Assessment and Upgrade Pre-Design Rate Study 025 2009 016 2009 $47,000.00 $5,000.00 $35,000.00 $2,500.00 $35,000 $3,750 $12,000 $1,250 Flouride Removal 001 2009 $40,000.00 $35,000.00 $30,000 $10,000 3 Sipaulovi Village Holiday Hills DWID San Simon Water Company 4 Tombstone, City of Tombstone Water System Assessment 003 2009 $55,000.00 $50,000.00 $27,500 $27,500 5 Why Utility Co., Inc. Why Domestic Water Improvement 004 2009 $36,000.00 $35,000.00 $10,000 $26,000 NDWR - Water Management Branch Navajo Tribal Utility Authority Dilcon Hospital Water Supply Water Distribution Loss Study 032 2009 $41,000.00 $35,000.00 $20,500 $20,500 027 2009 $70,000.00 $35,000.00 $35,000 $35,000 Well 1 Arsenic Treatment 037 2009 $49,500.00 $35,000.00 $15,000 $34,500 Manzanita Well Connection Overall System Capacity Building 006 2009 $10,000.00 $4,000.00 $7,500 $2,500 017 2009 $15,500.00 $10,000.00 $7,750 $7,750 035 2009 $41,000.00 $40,000.00 $15,000 $26,000 031 2009 $18,000.00 $15,000.00 $14,750 $3,250 005 2009 $45,000.00 $35,000.00 $35,000 $10,000 Arsenic Facility Installation 007 2009 $8,000.00 $7,000.00 $7,000 $1,000 Systems Interconnect Design 013 2009 $65,000.00 $35,000.00 $32,500 $32,500 002 2009 $32,000.00 $22,000.00 $16,000 $16,000 019 2009 $392,000.00 $35,000.00 $35,000 $357,000 Drinking Water CIP System Evaluation 015 2009 023 2009 $20,000.00 $14,500.00 $15,000.00 $7,000.00 $0 $10,000 $20,000 $4,500 Apache Junction Water System Master Plan 021 2009 $72,500.00 $35,000.00 $35,000 $37,500 010 2009 014 2009 $45,000.00 $10,000.00 $22,500.00 $5,000.00 $11,250 $5,000 $33,750 $5,000 018 2009 $71,000.00 $35,000.00 $17,750 $53,250 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Maricopa Mountain DWID Ponderosa Park DWID Park Water Company Utility Systems, LLC Arivaca Townsite Cooperative Water Co Star Valley, Town of Montezuma Rimrock Water Company, LLC Alpine Domestic Water Improvement District 16 Saint David Utilities 17 18 19 St. Johns, City of Springerville, Town of Livco Water Co. 20 Apache Junction Water Utilities CFD 21 22 Mammoth, Town of Porter Creek DWID 23 Avra Water Co-op Christopher Creek Haven Water Tank Replacement Arivaca Water System Improvements Water Resource Master Plan Kokopelli Springs Resort Drinking Water St. Johns Well #3 and Water Transmission Line Project Mammoth Water System Distribution Improvements Integration of New well Drinking Water System Improvements-Planning and Design 24 25 26 Total: San Luis, City of Marana Domestic Water Improvement District Joseph City Utilities Design of a Water System for San Luis, AZ 020 2009 $40,000.00 $30,000.00 $30,000 $10,000 Master Plan Developement Joseph City Reservoir 026 2009 022 2009 $25,000.00 $50,000.00 $18,750.00 $35,000.00 $18,750 $25,000 $6,250 $25,000 $1,318,000.00 $500,000 Exhibit G 2009 Funding Cycle – Public Review and Comment June 11, 2008 The public comment period was conducted from Tuesday, May 27, 2008 thru Thursday, June 12, 2008 at 2 pm. A public hearing will be conducted in Phoenix on Thursday, June 12th, 2008 at the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality-1110 W. Washington St. Room 130, Phoenix, AZ 85007 from 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. The WIFA Board of Directors will adopt the Final TA IUP and PLs on June 25, 2008 at WIFA’s bi-monthly board meeting. The IUP and PLs will become effective on July 1, 2008. Any public comment should be directed to the Communications Director, Veronica Rivera who may be reached by phone: (602) 364-1236 or e-mail: vrivera@azwifa.gov.