Presentation from Drexel School of Economics/Econsult Solutions, Inc. Joint Annual Urban Economic Policy Conference

1. One Water:
Challenges and Opportunities
for Water Infrastructure
3rd Annual Urban Economic Policy Conference: Topics in Urban Infrastructure

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4. The One Water Cycle
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5. Resource Withdraw
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6. Resource Use
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7. Resource Recovery
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8. Resource Reuse
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9. Extreme Weather – Drought
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10. Extreme Weather – Flooding
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11. Aging Infrastructure
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12. Aging Infrastructure
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13. American Society of Civil
Engineers (ASCE) 2017 Report
• $80 billion in levees
• $64 billion in dams
• $271 billion in wastewater
• $1 trillion in water
Total Investment of $1.4T
How Much Investment is
Needed?
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14. • Natural resources are
adequate
• Comparatively low water,
wastewater, stormwater
fees to peer cities
City of Philadelphia
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15. Green City, Clean Waters Program
• Industry leading approach to
reduce combined sewer overflows
• 440 projects delivered 830 greened
acres
• Socioeconomic benefits to projects
Renewable Energy
• Biogas from wastewater treatment
used to power 5.6 MW
cogeneration
• Delivered through DBOF structure
• Renewable energy, cost reduction
benefits
Local Innovative Investments
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16. Biosolids Nutrient Recovery
• Wastewater solids treated to
highest Class A standard
• Beneficial reuse for agriculture
• Delivered through contract
operator
Smart Water Utility Systems
• Real-time data collection and
analytics
• Provides streamlined
operational decision-making
• Delivered through EPA pilot
grant
Local Innovative Investments
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17. Thank you
Lauren Fahnestock, PE, PMP
LFahnestock@brwncald.com
C 215.370.1613

18. References
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19. • Blueprint for One Water, http://www.waterrf.org/PublicReportLibrary/4660.pdf, Water Environment Foundation,
2017
• Before-and-after photos show California storm's insane impact on water levels,
http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/before-after-storm-California-flood-ca-drought-10851105.php#photo-
12176861, SF Chronicle, 2017
• Video shows flooding overtaking town, http://www.cnn.com/videos/weather/2017/05/05/flooding-fenton-
missouri.cnn, CNN, 2017
• Oroville Dam spillway damage, https://pixel-ca-
dwr.photoshelter.com/galleries/C0000OxvlgXg3yfg/G00003YCcmDTx48Y/Oroville-Spillway-Incident, California
Department of Water Resources, 2017
• 2017 Infrastructure Report Card, http://www.infrastructurereportcard.org/, American Society of Civil Engineers,
2017
• Delaware River Basin, http://www.state.nj.us/drbc/library/documents/maps/basin1.pdf, Delaware River Basin
Commission, 2017
• Presentation to the Board, http://www.phila.gov/water/rateboard/PDF/RateFilingPresentation_BV-
16.02.22_FINAL.PDF, City of Philadelphia Water Department, 2016
• Water and Wastewater Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series 2016,
http://www.phila.gov/investor/pdfs/2016_philadelphiacity_waterwastewater_os.pdf, City of Philadelphia, 2016
• 5 Down 20 to Go, http://www.phillywatersheds.org/5Down, City of Philadelphia Water Department, 2016
• Biogas Cogeneration Facility, http://www.phillywatersheds.org/doc/Energy/BiogasCogenerationFactSheet.pdf,
City of Philadelphia Water Department, 2013
• Philadelphia Renewable Bio-Fuels, http://www.phila.gov/water/PDF/BioSolids.pdf, City of Philadelphia Water
Department, 2012
• WSI: Implementation of the Philadelphia Contamination Warning System Pilot,
https://www.epa.gov/waterqualitysurveillance/water-quality-surveillance-and-response-system-design-and-
implementation, United State Environmental Protection Agency, 2012
• Defining a Resilient Business Model for Water Utilities, http://www.waterrf.org/PublicReportLibrary/4366.pdf,
Water Research Foundation, 2014
References
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