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Meeting with
Mayor RichardE. Greene
EPA Region 6 Regional Administrator
ernandb Macias
BECC GeneraC Manager
Daffas, Texas
Ayri(25, 2005
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of Projects
Core Area
Related Areas
Expanded Areas
Water supply
Wastewater treatment
Solid waste management
Industrial and hazardous waste pollution
Water conservation
Residential water and wastewater hookups
Recycling and waste reduction.
Air quality
Public Transportation
Clean and efficient energy
Municipal planning improvement
Water management
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Project Certification Process
Application for Certification must meet BECC criteria
Rapid Assessment for TA needs, project approach, and funding strategy
Procurement & Technical Assistance Approval using BECC's Expedited Contracting
Process
Planning, Sustainable Development & Public Participation developed with the
community included in the decision-making process
Environmental Assessment & Financial Feasibility studies and alternatives analyzed
considering cost, impact and sustainability
Final Design quality control is applied, value engineering (if necessary)
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tus of Certified Projects
As of December 31, 2004, BECC has certified 105
environmental infrastructure projects which will cost an
estimated US $2.41 billion to build.
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14
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Status
Completed and in operation
Under construction
In the bidding process
Under design
Either being redefined, or inactive
(funding received from other sources)
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56 Mexico Communities
$10.68miC.
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64 U.S. Communities
$19.66miC.
Baja California Sonora Chihuahua Coahulla NuevoLeon Tamaullpas
SlJOmil. $2.74mil. $2.36mll. SlItmiL S0.38mil. $2Mml.
Total Technical Assistance Granted (to date)
$ 30.34 miffion
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Number
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Projects
39
TOTAL 46
Estimated
COSt(millions)
655.9
52.7
708.6
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Loans
(millions)
198.2
24.3
222.6
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:: Project Location
1 Matamoros, Tamps
2 Reynosa, Tamps
3;Nuevo Laredo, Tamps
4 Ciudad Acuna, Coah
5 Piedras Negras, Coah
6 Ciudad Juarez, Chih
7 Delicias, Chih
Type
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COSt (mi II ions)
76.6
83.4
57.7
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144.0
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EIF Needs
Estimated Construction Cost
Estimated BEIF Needs
USBEIF Needs
MX BEIF Needs
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ioritization Process Methocfofoqu
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Category Evaluation
Category 1
71 w/wwprojects, equivalent to \
137project components considered
Immediate Human Health Impact
Category 2
Less Immediate Human Health or
Immediate Environmental Impact
Category 3
Risk to Human Health or Environment
Ranking Parameter Evaluation
Cost per Benefited Capita
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Utility Institutional Capacity
Project Development Status
Transboundary Impact
Degree of Economic Distress
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1995 Strategic Plan
GAO's NSIAD-00-26 Report (March 2000)
Streamlining Report (June 2002)
Business Process Review (2003-2004)
Instituted Quality Controls - 2003
Project Management Information System (PMIS) - 2004
ISO Certification - December 2004
Project Prioritization — 2005
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The BECC has assisted in the development of 228
environmental infrastructure projects related to water,
sewage, and municipal waste in 131 communities on
both sides of the U.S.- Mexico border.
Sixty-nine (69) of the 105 certified projects are
located in the United States; 36 are located in Mexico.
Population Benefited: 7.9 Million
Country
# of Communities
United States
Mexico
TOTAL
70
61
131
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Continued Efforts
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Integrated Standard Operation System between BECC
and NadBank
Review of BECC certification criteria for private
sector projects
Outreach with state and local authorities to identify
new projects, especially in the new sectors of activity
Performance-Based Budgeting (PBB) - FY 2008
Continuation of streamlining processes throughout the
agency
Updated TA procedures manual and procurement of
goods and services procedures manual - 2005
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Continued Efforts
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Border Needs Assessment
Internal BECC Strategic Plan
Border Infrastructure Plan
New Funding Sources
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Border Environment Cooperation Commission
Comision de Cooperation Ecologica Fronteriza
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