•I.. Meeting with Mayor RichardE. Greene EPA Region 6 Regional Administrator ernandb Macias BECC GeneraC Manager Daffas, Texas Ayri(25, 2005 ------- 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 ------- 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) Rapid Assessment m Planning & '•Environmental v* Final Design ProcuremeTit Application for Certification Public Participation Ij & Financial Feasibility * Certification ------- At the end of 2000 43 Projec Proytttoc cafltoidM por b <* (a Ffwltra Mtao-Esfedoc ------- ertijied Projects At the endof 2004 DtMrtBlM MBta C*l}| Slii"1 "*!l1 »=. -as- as.— Sf- , v - If* •-»K> BKS. 105 Projec SSi gSSSS« 5«^ " " BECC PROJECTS CERTIFIED ALONG THE UNITED STATES-MEXICO BORDER ------- 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. 27 55 2 14 7 Status Completed and in operation Under construction In the bidding process Under design Either being redefined, or inactive (funding received from other sources) ------- ecnnicalAssistance $1.89mil. <,^^» $3.Mmil. rewmex/co $3.38mlL 56 Mexico Communities $10.68miC. StlOBmil. 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 ------- '^'•••J^.^'"' :::'j|^'>itf^'^;.: "'••' ^;t;:'^;.^;';S:ia^ ^"•''''•^"^yr* "''/Tjr'TT'/^'••l' jM^ State Texas i New Mexico Number of Projects 39 TOTAL 46 Estimated COSt(millions) 655.9 52.7 708.6 BEIF& Loans (millions) 198.2 24.3 222.6 ------- :.:3vji^ :: 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 w/ww ww ww ww ' ww we TOTAL (7) Estimated COSt (mi II ions) 76.6 83.4 57.7 80.4 57.4 31.2 144.0 530.6 ------- sat V) tj -Q Total number of Projects = 103 sw NS W/WW Total ------- /WW, SW €>> New Sectors Projects mmvnwiim w/ww So(i(( Waste JLo New Sectors 14 ------- EIF Needs Estimated Construction Cost Estimated BEIF Needs USBEIF Needs MX BEIF Needs 0 200 400 600 800 1000 Million Dollars ------- ioritization Process Methocfofoqu • ""''' w^ **S 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 ^*===5fc Anticipated Impact to BEIF Utility Institutional Capacity Project Development Status Transboundary Impact Degree of Economic Distress ^r &\ f? Project is s 5 ranked within %its category < \\\ ------- 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 ------- 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 ------- Continued Efforts w.-*».X • i'£r 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 ------- Continued Efforts **<£•/ Border Needs Assessment Internal BECC Strategic Plan Border Infrastructure Plan New Funding Sources ------- Border Environment Cooperation Commission Comision de Cooperation Ecologica Fronteriza ------- |