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Description: Ongoing Plans
Ongoing Plans
Johnson County Wastewater (JCW) has made considerable investments to continually improve its assets. Investments include upgrading wastewater treatment capabilities, optimizing collection system maintenance and renewal efforts, implementing wet weather management strategies, and improving pumping facility performance. Notwithstanding these significant efforts, several current and future Clean Water Act (CWA) regulatory drivers will require major capital investments. JCW is concerned that potentially overlapping compliance timelines for multiple federal and state regulatory drivers will limit its ability to efficiently manage resources and make prioritized, systemwide improvements going forward.
Author(s)
Tami Lorenzen
Subjectintegrated planning;funding and financing;infrastructure
Document typeMagazine Article
PublisherWater Environment Federation
Print publication date Jun 2021
Volume / Issue33 / 6
Content sourceWE&T magazine
First / last page(s)34 - 37
Copyright2021
Word count1,980
Subject keywordslong-term planfinancing and fundinginvestments

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Description: Ongoing Plans
Much-Needed Flexibility
Ongoing Plans
In 2011, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recognized that when afforded the flexibility to balance wastewater and stormwater improvements, municipal utilities could more efficiently use their resources to make important, cost-effective environmental improvements that align with community priorities. The memo, Achieving Water Quality Through Integrated Municipal Stormwater and...
PublisherWater Environment Federation
Copyright2021
Word count171
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Description: Ongoing Plans
Early Adopter
Ongoing Plans
In 2016, JCW recognized that through the integrated planning process, the utility could better prioritize affordable and protective solutions to resolve the most critical environmental and public health issues first, while allowing adequate time to gather the information needed for thoughtful infrastructure planning. This approach enables JCW to effectively provide reliable and sustainable...
PublisherWater Environment Federation
Copyright2021
Word count460
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Description: Ongoing Plans
Long-Range System Needs
Ongoing Plans
JCW and HDR identified many near- and long-term programmatic and capital improvement projects that will be needed to address these utility and regulatory drivers. Solutions include facility upgrades, facility and collection system repair and replacement (R&R), capacity enhancement and wet-weather improvements, system expansion, asset management, and ongoing planning and support efforts.
PublisherWater Environment Federation
Copyright2021
Word count161
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Description: Ongoing Plans
Prioritizing Investments
Ongoing Plans
The Phase 1 IP includes a prioritized schedule of investments to deliver JCW’s services aligned with the utility’s mission focused on environmental protection, customer service, and community enhancement. JCW and HDR evaluated all potential project and program investments using a multiple criteria decision analysis (MCDA) tool. The MCDA tool was used to score the relative anticipated...
PublisherWater Environment Federation
Copyright2021
Word count469
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Description: Ongoing Plans
Proactive Long-Term Scheduling
Ongoing Plans
JCW developed a 25-year project schedule that addresses critical public health and environmental issues first, while appropriately balancing revenue requirements and ability to effectively deliver these capital improvements. Figure 4 (right) shows the implementation schedule.
PublisherWater Environment Federation
Copyright2021
Word count301
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Description: Ongoing Plans
A Living Plan
Ongoing Plans
JCW and HDR have started the Phase 2 integrated planning efforts of incorporating additional studies and improved system understanding into the original Phase 1 IP. A robust community engagement effort also will provide valuable input to help inform IP priorities while building public support. JCW anticipates completing a draft of the Phase 2 IP by December 2022, with adoption of the Phase 2...
PublisherWater Environment Federation
Copyright2021
Word count179
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Ongoing Plans