ATTACHMENT #4 
Powerpoint Presentation - Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Breakout Session 
February 27, 2016 
Jeff Freeman, Minnesota Public Facilities Authority 

Slide 2 - Pie chart showing Current Drinking Water Infrastructure Needs

20 Year Drinking Water Infrastructure Needs for Minnesota by Project Type 
Total Need -$7,362,600,000 

(Based on 2011 Drinking Water Infrastructure Needs Survey and Assessment) 

Treatment - $1,383,500,000 
Transmission & Distribution - $4,603,300,000 
Source - $457,700,000 
Storage - $845,600,000
Other - $72,500,000

Slide 3 - Pie chart showing Current Wastewater Infrastructure Needs

20 Year Wastewater Infrastructure Needs for Minnesota by Project Type 
Total Need -$4,200,000,000 
(Based on 2016 Wastewater Infrastructure Needs Survey) 

dollars shown in millions

Advanced treatment - 5% ($222.46) 
Infiltration/Inflow- 7% ($272.26) 
Combined sewer overflow - 0.18% ($7.63) 
Sewer system rehabilitation - 40% ($1697.42) 
New collection - 9% ($360.65)  
Secondary treatment - 30% ($1,249.72) 
New interceptor- 9% ($397.53) 

Slide 4 - Current Water and Wastewater Demands
-Funding requests for projects over the next 5 years 

* Drinking Water Revolving Fund Project Priority List 
* 271 projects totaling $393 million 
* Clean Water Revolving Fund Project Priority List 
* 293 project totaling $1.4 billion 

Slide 5 - Current Funding Options

Federal 
* USDA Rural Development grants and loans 

State - Public Facilities Authority 
* Clean Water & Drinking Water State Revolving Funds 
  - Low interest loans 
* Wastewater Infrastructure Fund (WIF) 
  - Affordability Grants 
* Point Source Implementation Grants (PSIG) 
  - Grants for treatment plant upgrades to meet new requirements 

Local 
* Pay as you go through system revenues 
* Market rate financing 

Slide 6 - Current and Proposed Regulations

SAFE DRINKING WATER ACT & MINNESOTA HEALTH BASED GUIDELINES 
* PURPOSE -PROVIDE SAFE DRINKING WATER 
  - LEAD & COPPER, MICROCYSTIN (ALGAL BLOOMS) 
  - NITRATE, CONTAMINANTS OF EMERGING CONCERN 
* CLEAN WATER ACT & WATER QUALITY STANDARDS 
  - PURPOSE -PROTECT AND RESTORE WATERS OF THE STATE 
    - PHOSPHORUS, CHLORIDE, NITROGEN 

Slide 7 - Sustainable Utilities

Local responsibilities 
* Water and wastewater systems are owned, built, operated and maintained by local governments 
* What are the challenges that local governments face? 
  - Operational Issues 
  - Level of Service 
  - Rate Setting 
  - Equipment maintenance and replacement 
  - Capital Improvements 
* Asset Management 
  - What tools do utilities use to track the condition, useful life, criticality and replacement schedules of system components? 
  - What can the state do to assist?