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From YouTube: Pittsburgh City Council Budget Hearing - 11/26/19
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Pittsburgh Water & Sewer Authority. ALCOSAN
A
B
C
C
Each
customer,
based
on
their
usage
of
the
system
to
be
valued
regional,
environmental
steward
of
our
precious
resource
water.
Councilwoman
gross,
is
the
representative
for
the
Pittsburgh,
Water
and
Sewer
Authority
board
from
City
Council.
The
recently
approved
cooperation
agreement
and
Elmo
and
MoU
between
PWSA
and
domi
has
changed
the
structure
of
the
relationship
between
the
city
and
the
authority
for
the
budgetary
highlights
for
the
PWSA
how
it
affects
our
operating
budget.
C
This
year,
the
recently
approved
cooperation
agreement
change
that
structure
as
I
mentioned
and
is
reflecting
the
2020
budget
and
a
number
of
places,
the
revenue
line
item
we
then
had
in
there
in
the
past
PWSA
indirect
costs
for
twenty
twenty
six
million,
seven
hundred
forty-one
thousand
dollars
and
that's
reflected
in
each
year
of
the
five-year
plan
in
2018
prior.
This
was
a
nun
calculated
yearly
payment
of
7.1
million
dollars
expenditures.
The
water
line
item
has
increased
from
four
hundred
and
six
thousand
three
hundred
eighty
two
dollars.
C
Last
year,
the
three
million
one
hundred
thousand
dollars
this
year
and
projected
to
rise
to
over
4.6
million
in
2023
by
2023.
The
soar
line-item
remained
steady
at
forty
two
thousand
four
hundred
nineteen
dollars.
The
Pittsburgh
Water
and
Sewer
Authority
also
has
an
impact
on
the
city's
pension.
Both
revenue
state
pension
aid
and
expenditures.
C
B
D
Jake
PWSA
government
affairs,
because
Bill's
overview
did
such
a
great
job
summarizing
the
bigger
organizational
introduction,
I'll
just
jump
into
some
of
our
2019
accomplishments
that
we
wanted
to
quickly
highlight,
first
of
all,
our
lead
response
plan,
which
is
obviously
in
its
third
year
our
efforts
to
remediate
the
effects
of
lead
service
lines
throughout
the
city.
Our
lead
response
program
falls
into
two
primary
categories.
First
is
the
lead
line
replacement
program,
which
saw
another
very
successful
year
in
2019,
first
of
all,
in
2018.
D
Just
to
briefly
summarize,
we
were
placed
over
2000
lead
service
lines,
which
is
the
equivalent
of
almost
seven
and
a
half
miles
of
lead
pipe
from
January
to
May
of
2019.
We
were
placed
over
700
public
and
600
private
lead
service
lines
for
regulatory
reasons.
We
calculate
our
replacements
on
a
June
to
July
cycle,
which
is
I'm,
sorry
I
jail,
I
to
June
cycle,
which
is
why
the
numbers
are
broken
up.
That
way.
Now
we
met
our
july
2019
to
June
2020,
lead
line
replacement
requirement
10
months
early.
D
So
in
two
months
we
replaced
the
number
of
lead
service
lines.
We
would
be
required
to
replace
in
a
full
calendar
year
and
we're
on
track
to
replace
over
3,700,
more
lead
lines
before
June
of
2020.
In
addition
to
lead
line
replacements
this
year,
PWSA
also
began
adding
ortho
phosphate
to
our
water
treatment
protocol
as
a
corrosion
control
measure
to
protect
against
lead
contamination.
D
Orthophosphate
is
a
food-grade
additive
that
reduces
corrosion
and
plumbing.
In
a
year-long
study,
we
found
it
to
be
more
effective
at
reducing
lead
levels
than
our
previous
treatment
method,
and
we
started
using
orthophosphate
in
spring
of
this
year
and
the
january
lead
testing
results
which
are
already
underway
and
which
will
be
released
early
in
the
new
year
will
tell
us
how
effective
it's
been,
but
our
early
indicators
have
all
shown
significant
reduction
in
lead
levels
compared
to
other
testing
rounds,
so
we're
optimistic
that
it
is
working.
It's
a
process
that
improves
with
time.
D
You
know
it
takes
a
while
for
the
ortho
phosphate
to
have
its
effect.
So
we
won't
know
how
fully
how
effective
it
is
has
been
until
January,
but
we're
optimistic
that
it's
having
a
meaningful
impact
and
the
advantage
of
that
is
that
it
it
takes
us.
It
will
take
us
a
while.
Our
commitment
is
to
have
all
of
the
lead
service
lines
removed
by
2026.
This
provides
interim
relief
to
folks
whose
lines
have
not
yet
been
replaced
to
still
have
their
lead
levels
reduced
through
this
treatment
protocol.
D
Another
major
project
undertaking
for
us
in
2019
has
been
getting
the
Highland
one
reservoir
back
in
service
Highland
one
is
the
reservoir
in
Highland
Park
in
the
in
the
middle
of
the
park
uncovered
one.
For
those
who
don't
know,
a
number
of
important
projects
have
been
underway.
There.
First
is
the
ultra
violet
water
treatment
program.
We
installed
ultraviolet
lighting
treatment
to
the
micro
filtration
plant
in
attach
to
Highland
one
in
order
to
meet
DEP
requirements
and
improve
the
quality
of
our
secondary
treatment
there.
The
installation
of
UV
treatment
is
complete.
D
We're
now
training
the
operators
who
will
be
running
that
part
of
the
system.
The
final
permit
and
activation
are
expected
in
early
2020.
The
facility
will
be
staffed
24/7
by
plant
operators
now,
which
will
be
another
improvement
to
our
ability
to
manage
the
system
and
in
connection
to
the
the
improvements
being
made
in
the
micro
filtration
plant,
we're
also
making
upgrades
to
the
walkway
wall
and
railing
around
the
reservoir,
including
a
full
reconstruction
of
the
wall
rather
than
a
repair,
as
originally
planned.
We've
also
installed
security
cameras
in
accordance
with
the
DEP
order.
D
This
includes
an
installation
of
new
water
quality
monitors
throughout
the
system,
and
that
gives
us
deeper
insights
into
system
performance
and
also
allows
us
to
take
proactive
steps
to
maintain
high
standards.
We're
also
doing
voluntary
monitoring,
monitoring
for
unregulated
contaminants
to
stay
ahead
of
the
curve
on
potential
risks
and
future
regulatory
requirements.
For
example,
we
currently
monitor
per
and
poly
fluke,
o
alcohol
substances
or
commonly
referred
to
as
p
Foss
and
radionuclides,
both
of
which
are
currently
unregulated
but
which
EPA
notes
may
present
a
cancer
risk.
D
Pwc's
testing
has
not
shown
any
qualms,
viable
levels
of
either
pee
fuss
or
radionuclides
in
our
drinking
water
system.
On
customer
assistance,
we've
been
taking
strides
to
improve
our
customer
assistance
program
and
offer
further
relief
to
customers
who
are
having
some
trouble
paying
their
water
bill
in
recognition
of
the
impact
of
necessary
rate
increases.
We
continue
to
enhance
and
expand
these
programs
to
help
meet
the
needs
of
low-income
customers.
D
Beyond
our
customer
assistance
program,
PWSA
is
engaged
in
initiatives
to
ensure
that
our
service
remains
affordable
and
accessible
to
all
Pittsburghers
that
our
rates
fairly
distribute
the
cost
of
providing
quality
service,
and
then
we
have
a
positive
impact
on
the
communities
we
serve.
Pwsa
has
a
low
income
advisory
committee
that
brings
together
PWSA
staff
community
advocates
and
subject
matter
experts
to
provide
recommendations
to
the
board
and
senior
management
on
affordability
issues.
D
Pwc,
a
staff
community
advocates
and
experts
are,
and
other
stakeholders
are
also
working
with
the
u.s.
Water
Alliance
and
a
cohort
of
six
other
cities
to
develop
a
water
equity
roadmap
for
PWSA
that
will
provide
actionable
recommendations
to
promote
sustainability,
affordability,
public
health,
workforce
development
and
transparency
and
accountability
through
PWS
a's
operations
and
infrastructure
investments.
The
roadmap
is
in
the
final
stages
of
drafting
and
should
be
published
in
early
2020.
D
Customer
assistance
is
another
area
where
we've
seen
notable
strides
in
2019.
The
average
hold
time
from
October
2018
to
October
2019
for
customers,
calling
in
to
a
customer
service
line
was
one
minute
and
nine
seconds,
which
is
a
significant
improvement
over
previous
performance
and
the
what's
called
the
call
abandonment
rate,
which
means
folks,
who
call
in
replace
them
hold
and
eventually
give
up
and
hang
up,
went
down,
went
down
significantly
from
13
percent,
told
me
2.6
percent.
D
This
is
also
available
to
tenants
in
multi-unit
buildings
and,
finally,
our
meter
replacement
program
has
been
a
real
success
in
2019,
we've
replaced
over
8,000
meters
from
January
through
the
end
of
October
and
are
on
track
to
reach
10,000
replacements
before
the
end
of
the
year.
Well,
ahead
of
our
compliance
requirements,
in
addition
to
helping
us
meet
regulatory
requirements,
meter
replacement
also
improves
billing
accuracy
and
customer
service
on
community
engagement.
This
has
been
a
busy
year
for
PWSA
in
our
outreach
to
communities
throughout
the
city
and
throughout
our
service
area.
D
We've
helped
34
community
project
meetings
to
brief
residents
about
projects
in
their
community
and
gather
feedback
in
advance
of
some
of
our
capital
projects.
We've
attended
a
total
of
48
community
meetings
throughout
the
city,
we've
handled,
620,
community
service
requests
and
just
to
be
clear.
Those
are
requests
coming
from
either
your
offices
or
directly
from
community
organizations.
D
That's
separate
from
general
customer
service
inquiries
through
the
customer
service
line
and
in
early
December,
we'll
be
launching
a
new
website
that
will
streamline
customer
access
to
important
information
and
make
it
easier
to
find
project
updates
or
report
a
service
outage
on
the
administrative
side
of
things.
Pwsa,
as
you
all
know,
is
now
a
PUC
regulated
utility
provider
and,
as
a
result,
we
are
continuing
to
work
through
the
process
of
compliance
with
PWR
with
PUC
regulatory
standards.
D
We're
making
good
progress
in
that
effort.
We're
currently
awaiting
a
final
decision
from
the
Commission
on
our
compliance
plan,
which
we
expect
early
in
the
new
year
in
general,
we've
received
positive
feedback
from
the
PUC
about
our
performance
and
improvements
that
have
been
made
since
coming
under
their
jurisdiction.
We're
also
working
to
reduce
our
reliance
on
health
side,
consultants
and
contractors
and
to
bring
more
critical
functions
of
the
authority
in-house
in
the
past
year.
D
E
Director
of
Finance
for
PWSA
an
overview
of
our
2020
operating
budget
for
fiscal
year.
2020
PWSA
has
a
total
budget
of
280
million
dollars.
Our
operation
spending
and
debt
service
is
closely
monitored
by
the
finance
team.
We
anticipate
having
a
positive
net
cash
flow
while
allowing
for
increased
Pago
funding,
as
well
as
transferring
funding
to
our
reserves,
as
required,
of
course,
balancing
out
the
expenditures
on
the
revenue
side
or
the
collections
from
our
water
and
our
sewer
customers.
Our
collection
efforts
on
behalf
of
alka
san
and
other
miscellaneous
revenues.
E
E
Pwsa
has
worked
internally
and
with
our
peace
with
the
PUC
to
strengthen
our
projects
and
programs
with
clear,
metrics
and
deliverables
and
strategically
address
our
legacy
of
disinvestment.
Puc
oversight
has
strengthened
our
standards
and
our
accountability.
This
budget
not
only
meets
our
operational
needs,
but
allows
for
additional
Pago
funding
and
meets
our
required
debt
coverages
and
ratios.
F
F
It's
moving
into
the
capital
plan
itself,
the
PDB
site
plans
to
invest
over
1.2
billion
dollars
into
the
system
to
replace
and
rehabilitate
critical
infrastructure.
Specifically,
this
includes
the
water
treatment
plant,
the
clear,
well
water
main
replacements,
which
does
include
lead
lines,
sewer
main
replacements
or
reservoirs,
and
storm
water
as
it
relates
to
combined
sewer
overflows.
In
addition,
there
will
be
capital
improvements
plan
to
improve
physical
and
cyber
security,
as
well
as
vehicle
and
major
equipment
replacements.
Together.
F
F
It
does
mention
the
improved
operations
and
controls
that
we
have
implemented,
as
well
as
a
strong
management
team
that
has
contributed
to
the
improved
financial
position,
as
previously
mentioned
p2p
say,
would
take
a
strategic
approach
to
funding
the
capital
program.
This
includes
aiming
to
fund
at
least
10%
of
capital
expenditures
with
pay-as-you-go
measures
and
in
addition,
we
will
continue
to
seek
governmental
funding
from
various
programs
and
within
the
PowerPoint
presentation
itself.
I
have
highlighted
a
few
programs
that
we've
either
received
funding
from
or
plan
to
apply
for
in
the
future.
F
F
This
is
a
federal
program
administered
by
the
EPA,
which
allows
various
water
utilities
and
utilities
in
general
to
apply
for
funding
for
various
capital
projects,
but
we
have
not
submitted
an
application
to
with
you
yet,
however,
and
somewhere
of
this
coming
year
of
2020,
we
plan
to
identify
various
projects
that
are
eligible
and
will
apply
for
funding
at
that
time.
For
that
program,.
F
Then
lastly,
I'll
show
just
a
debt
comparison
of
PDSA
compared
to
its
pure
utilities
or
peer
competitors.
If
you
will,
as
displayed
on
the
chart,
this
debt
comparison
lists
other
pure
utilities,
comparing
current
debt
service
levels
to
the
estimated
PDSA
debt
service
levels
in
fiscal
year.
2024
and
the
reason
that's
key
is
because
that's
when
these
five-year
capital
plan
will
end
so,
as
you
can
see
there
on
the
right
in
2018,
that's
the
current
TT
is
a
debt
levels
and
debt
service
payments.
F
But
then,
next
to
that
you
have
the
estimated
2024
debt
service
levels
and
debt
service
payments
that
accompanies
all
of
the
work
that
will
need
to
be
done
under
the
five
year
capital
improvement
plan.
When
looking
at
the
chart,
two
main
things
will
stick
out.
The
first
is
the
utility
sector
is
a
capital
intensive
industry,
and
the
reason
this
is
unique
is
because
it's
not
like
other
municipalities
or
you
know,
governmental
agencies,
but
our
you
know
our
sector
is
capital
intensive
and
that
really
drives.
F
F
F
Second
point
will
make:
is
the
current
and
future
debt
levels
of
the
PW
say
is
is
lower
now
than
it
will
be
whenever
we
complete
the
capital
program?
So,
as
you
can
see
there,
those
seven
peer
comparison,
utilities
that
shows
their
current
day
debt
levels.
But
then,
if
you
look
over
to
the
right
under
the
2024,
PW
say
estimated
debt
levels
on
the
far
right.
That
shows
you
approximately,
where
we
think
we're
gonna
end
up
at
the
completion
of
the
capital
program
and
really
what
that
shows.
F
You
is
that,
looking
at
our
peer,
compare
competitors
or
utilities,
really
not
that
far
off
to
mark
and
actually
we're
doing
better
than
they
are
right
now
with
their
debt
service
levels,
so
I
think
really
just
to
wrap
all
this
up.
Really.
What
this
means
is
that,
as
a
whole,
we
can
afford
the
program
we're
putting
out
there
and
in
fact
we're
doing
better
than
some
of
our
utilities
are
right
now.
So
this
is
an
affordable
program.
F
F
B
B
I
I
If
I'm
not
happy
with
the
answers
I
get
today.
So
the
letter
claims
that
the
residents-
it's
my
understanding
if
the
residents
have
the
responsibility
to
pay
for
some
of
this
work.
So
you
just
told
me
that
there's
clarity
that
you
can
add
to
this
that
would
make
call
help,
call
me
down
a
little
bit,
but
it's
gonna
have
to
be
significant
because
I'm
that
angry
right
now
sure.
D
Thank
You
councilman
for
the
opportunity
to
clarify
so
the
first
of
all
the
letter
that
you're
referring
to
is
a
letter
to
you
summarizing
the
preliminary
findings
of
a
business
case,
evaluation
that
we've
prepared
for
remediation
strategies
in
the
in
Banks
Ville
on
the
streets
of
red
oak
and
Hasen,
where
the
flooding
referring
to
is
occurring.
That
is,
first,
just
to
reiterate
a
preliminary
summary
of
a
report
that
is
we're
expecting
to
be
finished
by
this
very
soon.
That
covers
several
scenarios
for
how
to
address
the
issue.
I
need.
I
D
D
The
report
is
looking
at
multiple
scenarios
for
how
to
address
the
issues
that
the
residents
are
experiencing
and
those
different
scenarios
have
to
present
different
complications
or
situations,
as
it
relates
to
how
the
improvements
can
be
funded
there.
Under
current
circumstances
under
PW,
says
current
regulatory
environment
and
our
current
authorization
through
our
Articles
of
Incorporation,
our
current
fee
structure,
we
are
able
to
allocate
PWSA
resources
to
pay
for
projects
that
abate
combined,
sewer
overflows
and
projects
that
abate
sanitary
sewer
backups
or
what
we
call
SSOs,
which
is
sewage
backing
up
into
someone's
basement.
D
So
we
do
have
resources
available
to
spend
on
projects
that
achieve
those
two
objectives
and
those
both
play
a
role
in
the
solution
on
red
oak
and
Hasen,
and
to
the
extent
that
you
know
the
the
project
or
work
that
will
eventually
be
done
to
remediate.
This
problem
is,
it
relates
to
CSO
abatement
or
SSO
abatement.
That
would
be
something
that
PWSA
would
pay
for
in
accordance
with
our
regulatory
obligations
and
available
resources.
D
It
is
possible,
under
some
of
the
scenarios
outlined
in
the
report,
that
there
may
be
some
costs,
not
total
cost,
but
some
costs
that
the
residents
or
homeowners
would
be
responsible
for,
because
of
legal
restrictions
on
what
PWSA
is
permitted
to
do
on
private
property.
So
there
might
be
some
modifications
to
internal
private
Lee
owned
plumbing.
That
would
be
necessary
to
complement
work
that
we
would
do
and
we're
we
as
an.
I
D
I
D
D
I
D
Described
by
ours
and
out
and
outside
attorneys,
we've
had
look
at
this
or
describe
there,
but
we're
you
know
that
that's
operating
from
the
best
information
we
have
and
our
understanding
of
what
we
can
do,
but
I
do
do
just
want
to
be
clear
that
in
no
scenario
there
are
we
saying
that
the
the
full
you
know
obligation
for
a
mediation
should
be
borne
by
the
homeowners
and
if
it
was
that
was
your
interpretation
of
how
the
letter
was
originally
drafted.
Then
I
apologize
that
it
was
unclear.
I
Is
not
their
doing?
This
was
doing.
This
was
the
work
of
PwC.
That's
caused
this
work,
these
issues
that
they're
experiencing
so
I,
designed
by
your
director
who's,
not
here
because
he's
wherever,
where
he
lives
or
wherever
he's
on
Vaqueros
a
I,
don't
know
where
he
is,
but
wherever
he
happens
to
be
so,
I
can't
ask
him
and
it
was
signed
by
him.
Yes,
I
will
make
sure
that
we
follow
up
on
this,
but
I.
Might
you.
C
D
I
Is
not
over
I'm
extremely
angry
I'm
going
to
be
extremely
angry
if
they
have
to
pay
one
dime
out
of
their
pockets.
They've
already
put
out
enough
money
out,
they
put
enough
stress
out,
they've
gone
through
enough
and
I
couldn't
work
for
a
company
that
did
this
to
people.
I
mean
I,
don't
I,
know
you're
all
wonderful,
P,
oh,
but
I
couldn't
work
I,
don't
care
I
mean
at
some
point.
You've
got
a
set
to
me.
This
is
disgusting
that
you
would
put
people
through
this
kind
of
aggravation.
I
This
kind
of
stress
I
mean
they
never
know
when
their
homes
go
to
flood.
Their
kids
can't
even
use
their
game
rooms
the
life
that
they
have
lived,
the
lives
that
they
have
lived
because
of
the
work
PwC
has
done
to
help
them
has
been
horrific,
and
so
let
me
just
tell
you:
I
will
be
just
as
horrific
to
PWSA
as
they
have
been
to
my
residence.
That's
it.
J
D
And
just
to
reiterate
those
P
foss,
which
is
a
class
of
potential
water,
contaminants
that
have
been
getting
increased
interest
in
the
industry
and
across
the
country
they're
a
byproduct
of
a
lot
of
plastics.
You
know
firefighting
foam
used
at
airports
and
contains
P
foss.
They
can
also
enter
the
drinking
water
supply
from
things
as
simple
as
older,
non-stick
pans.
There's,
there's
growing.
You
know.
J
D
Any
event
I
just
the
reason
that
I
highlighted
it
was
to
point
out
that
under
current
EPA
rules,
it's
not
a
regulated
contaminant,
because
the
the
jury
is
still
out
I.
Suppose
what
they're
still
doing
their
fact-finding
on
it.
But
PWSA
is
voluntarily
testing
for
it.
Even
though
we're
not
required
to
do
so
and
have
found
no
no
measurable
levels
of
it
in
PW,
safe
drinking
water,
which.
D
Is
a
byproduct
of
industrial
activities,
often
including
things
like
plastic
coatings
and
things
like
that?
Okay,
but
we're
not
finding
it
in
our
water,
which
is
a
good
thing.
The
other
category
that
I
mentioned
in
that
same
section
was
radionuclides.
That's
those
can
sometimes
be
byproducts
of
hydraulic
fracturing
or
been
in
general.
That's
particles
that
have
sort
of
radioactive
properties
again
we're
testing
for
those
voluntarily
and
not
finding
measurable
quantities,
which
is
a
good
thing.
D
Obviously
we're
looking
for
all
of
the
regulated
contaminants,
things
that
the
DEP,
EPA
or
other
you
know,
agencies
require
us
to
test
for
and
again
we're
measuring
all
of
those
within
the
acceptable
parameters.
The
only
area
where,
in
recent
years,
we've
had
an
exceedance,
obviously
is
led
and
as
I
dressed
on
the
first
slide,
we
have
an
aggressive
plan
in
place
both
on
the
corrosion
control
and
lead
line,
replacement
side
of
things
to
manage
and
eventually
eliminate
that
problem.
J
J
I'm
drinking
bottled
water
and
quite
a
few
people
are
at
this
time
because
really
don't
know
what's
happening
and
I'm
just
gonna
go
back
to
the
beginning
when
they
fired
a
bunch
of
people
or
left
them
go
I
that
really
knew
what
they
were
doing,
including
our
chemist,
and
then
he
brought
in
a
consultant
who
headed
our
department
PWS
a
real
dummies,
put
them
in
charge
of
PWSA
who
brought
their
friends
in
and
put
that.
Do
you
remember
the
name
of
the
chemical
that
ate
everything
off
of
the
inside
of
the
pipes.
D
D
I,
it's
you're
correct
our
the
let
exceedance
followed
released.
Our
understanding
in
the
problems
that
had
followed
elimination
of
the
protective
coating
inside
lead
service
lines
that
allowed
wat
drinking
water
to
come
in
contact
with
the
lead
pipe.
The
reason
that
we're
switching
to
an
ortho
phosphate
treatment.
J
D
J
J
F
Could
say,
since
the
program
kicked
off
in
2016
I,
don't
have
the
exact
numbers
on
me
right
now,
but
I
could
say
we
spent
north
of
40
million
dollars
today.
Now
we
do
have
other
commitments
tied
up
to
spend
more
money
on
the
program
correct,
but
they
give
you
an
estimate.
I
would
say
it's
around
40
million
to
date
to.
F
Tough
to
say,
I
know
that
our
are
a
small
diameter
Waterman
replacement
program,
which
includes
light.
It's
50%,
LED
50%,
replacing
a
little
pipe
as
north
of
500
million
over
the
next
five
years.
Now,
again,
that's
not
all
lead.
You
could
consider
half
of
that
lead,
so
you're
in
the
250
million
dollar
range.
Okay,.
J
Now
you
have
the
replacement
the
lines
and
in
that
has
been
going
on.
However,
when
you're
it
says
free,
private,
red
line,
replacement,
project,
okay,
which
you
have
been
doing
now-
is
that
now,
including
whatever
you
had
to
rip
up
to
to
do
that,
put
those
lines
in
such
as,
if
you
had
to
go
through
someone's
living
room
and
dining
room
and
kitchen.
D
So
our
LED
line
replacement
program
includes
the
replacement
of
the
line,
obviously
including
the
private
side
of
the
line
where
it
is
led
and
the
necessary
plumbing
components
of
making
a
replacement.
It
does
not
include
landscaping
or
hardscaping
the
which
is
a
decorative.
You
know
sort
of
act,
components
of
a
yard
or
something
like
that.
We'd
not
will
backfill
any
excavation,
obviously
and
repair
the
sidewalk
repair.
D
The
street
was
the
basement
back
into
functional
repair,
but
if
fixes,
for
example,
if
you
had
a
finished
basement
and
part
of
that
had
to
be
removed
to
get
access
to
the
connection,
that
would
be
the
responsibility
of
the
property
owner
to
repair.
We
do
cover
that
the
division
and
responsibilities
between
both
parties
in
great
detail,
with
the
customer
before
any
work
is
done.
D
J
D
D
We
explored
a
number
of
scenarios
there,
though
it's
specific
one
you're
describing
I,
think
we
determined
was
not
practical
from
a
regulatory
standpoint,
because
if
there
were
any
kind
of
breach
between
the
the
separation
between
the
two
layers,
which
would
allow
that
surface
water
to
get
into
the
drinking
water,
that
could
pose
a
contamination
risk,
and
we
wouldn't
necessarily
know
immediately
that
it
was
happening
if
there
was
water,
obscuring
our
view
of
the
cover,
so
that
one
is
probably
not
practical.
However,
we
are
exploring
a
number
of
short
and
medium
term.
D
You
know
scenarios
for
the
long-term
future
of
right.
Now
we
will
be
determined
to
be
the
most
cost
effective
strategy
and
the
most
you
know,
implementable.
One
is
what's
described
in
the
earlier
in
the
presentation:
the
updates
and
modifications
to
the
existing
micro
filtration
plant,
which
is
not
that
old
and
is
in
good
working
order,
which
cost.
D
D
G
D
We
feel
that
the
upgrades
we
are
making
to
the
micro
filtration
plant
are
the
most
cost-effective
and
best
solutions
for
the
short
to
medium
term
longer
term.
We
might
look
at
scenarios
that
include
eliminating
highland
won
as
a
drinking
water
reservoir
entirely
and
constructing
a
new
facility,
a
tank
or
other
alternative
place
for
that
drinking
water
to
live,
at
which
point
we
could
work
with
the
city,
the
Parks
Conservancy
other
partners
for
a
future
of,
therefore,
the
reservoir
that
may
be
of
recreational
use
or
something
of
that
nature
I.
D
A
J
J
D
J
D
It's
got
a
lot
of
wear
and
tear
on
it.
Okay,
we're
completely
replacing
that
parapet
wall,
then
we're
going
to
reinstall
the
existing
railing
sweeper,
taking
their
eggs
railing
off
cleaning,
it
sprucing
it
up
basically
repair
and
replacing
the
wall
around
the
base,
and
then
we're
gonna
put
that
railing
back
up
this.
D
So
high
with
the
railing
I
mean
it's,
it
comes
to
a
you
know:
a
standard
railing
height
I
mean
about
midway
up.
My
chest,
I,
don't
know,
exhibit
the
exact
height
if
I
were
standing
next
to
it.
It
would
come
to
about
here.
The
the
wall
would
come
up,
maybe
to
like
you
know
just
past
your
ankle
in
mid
calf.
That's
where
the
wall
comes
to
mm-hmm.
D
D
That
I
mentioned,
which
is
one,
though
be
24/7
staff
presence
at
the
micro
filtration
plant
now,
which
was
not
the
case
before,
and
two
we've
added
security
cameras
that
or
will
keep
it
sort
of
24/7
view
of
the
reservoir
and
those
cameras
will
be
monitored
and
then
they'll
be
Staff
physically
present.
So
to
the
extent
that,
in
the
relatively
rare
instances,
incident
like
that
occurs,
we'll
be
in
a
position
to
respond
quickly.
I.
D
B
J
D
Continues
to
be
so
so
that
reservoir
was
also
shut
down
for
maintenance
for
a
while
to
replace
repair
the
base
and
replace
the
cover
or
parts
of
it
were
I
should
say,
we'd
to
shut
down
one
side
and
then
alternated
to
the
other.
That
work
is
most
of
it
is
complete,
I'm,
not
sure
if
it's
100%,
complete
I
could
double-check
that,
but
most
folks
in
the
north
side
are
getting
their
water
from
that
portion
of
the
system
and
not
from
the
Highland
one
or
two
system.
Okay,.
D
The
the
the
fundamental
sort
of
distribution
system
never
changed
with
hilum
one
out
of
service
we've
been
relying
more
on
Highland,
which
is
the
lower
covered
reservoir
in
Highland
Park
and
we've
had
to
install
temporary
pumps
to
pump
water
from
there
up
to
higher
elevation
areas,
but
so
anyone
who
was
getting
water
from
Highland
one
is
now
currently
in
most
cases
getting
it
from
Highland
by
bringing
Highland
one
back
online
will
add.
Greater
redundancy
and
sort
of
backups
to
the
system
will
eliminate
the
need
for
those
temporary
pumps,
which
is
an
energy
efficiency.
D
Saving
it'll
allow
us
to
rotate
out
some
other
core
parts
of
the
system
in
order
to
do
needed
maintenance
on
some
of
our
pump
stations.
So
there
is
real.
There
are
real
advantages
to
getting
high
on
one
back
online,
but
I.
Don't
think
it'll
have
a
major
effect
on
Northside
customers,
because
again
most
of
them
are
served
by
a
different
reservoir.
J
D
D
Think
in
large
part,
the
issue,
one
of
the
issues
we're
facing
is
just
that
we're
you
know
we're
scaling
up
the
amount
of
work
we
need
to
do
very
quickly
and,
as
our
others,
you
know,
there's
a
variety
of
types
of
development
in
the
region
that
rely
on
plumbers,
we're
doing
and
we're
involved
in
a
lot
of
workforce
development
efforts
to
improve
our
ability
to
bring
folks
in,
but
plumbers
have
been
a
tough
one.
Okay,.
E
D
J
Just
wondered
why
so,
how
much
more
do
you
think
you're
gonna
be
raising
the
water
valves,
I
mean
that's
what
people
keep
asking,
because
water
bills
keep
going
up
the
less
water
they
use.
The
more
their
bill
is.
D
So
so,
then,
that's
becoming
a
more
complicated
question
than
it
used
to
be
because
of
PUC
oversight.
You
know
we
have
to
prepare
a
rate
case
with
with
what
we
would
you
know
like
to
charge
and
the
types
of
projects
we'd
like
to
spend
it
on
present
it
to
them,
and
then
that
takes
as
much
as
you
can
take.
D
To
to
finalize
so,
you
know,
that's
a
subject
of
a
complicated
regulatory
proceeding.
We
do
anticipate
continued
rate
increases
over
the
next
several
years,
as
we
make
take
steps
you
know
to
catch
up
on
a
very
long
backlog
of
necessary
projects
and
maintenance.
I.
Don't
can't
tell
you
sitting
here
today
exactly
what
we're
proposing,
but
we
will
be
developing
those
and
then
going
through
the
PUC
process,
which
is
a
very
public
vetting
process
as
we
are
prepared
to
move
forward.
D
I
will
also
note
that
it
is
out
of
sensitivity
to
the
effects
of
those
rate
increases
that
we
have
been
in
working
diligently
to
improve
and
expand
our
customer
assistance
program
to
make
sure
that
the
that
burden
is
fairly
and
equitably
distributed,
and
you
there
is
a
flier
in
addition
to
being
in
the
presentation,
is
a
flyer
in
the
packets
we
distributed
with
information
about
that
program
for
your
constituents.
Okay,.
J
D
Of
us,
well,
you
tell
me
I
think,
there's
there's
a
variety
of
reasons
why
the
the
rate
difference
between
the
two
persisted
for
so
long
part
of
that
was
that
PWSA
frankly
was
not
raising
rates
to
keep
up
with
the
needs
of
the
system,
and
so
our
system
was
falling
into
disrepair
while
they
were
raising
rates
and
therefore
you
know
that
that
gap
was
widening.
D
We
have
through
our
recent
efforts
to
raise
rates
in
order
to
make
very
necessary
and
important
investments
in
the
system
closed
that
gap
significantly
I
believe
that
the
current
average
of
the
subsidy,
the
the
payment
that
we've
been
making
to
equalize
the
rates,
is
only
42
cents,
which
is
much
smaller
than
it
used
to
be.
However,
it's
our
understanding
that,
pursuant
to
PUC
requirements
that
paper,
those
payments
are
going
to
end
effective,
January
1st.
That's.
J
A
J
I
I
C
C
Yeah,
a
couple
of
questions
of
comments,
requests
for
information.
One
is
I'd
love
to
have
a
copy
of
your
presentation
and
well.
I'm
I
need
one
electronically
mine
for
the
public
as
a
segue
with
a
rate
issue,
my
understanding
over
the
last
15
20
years,
the
ratio
between
what
commercial
rates
were
in
residential
rates.
We
also
had
institutional.
C
That
ratio
has
shrunk
where
residents
end
up
paying
a
little
bit
more
based
on
that
ratio
than
commercial
as
it
was
ten
years
ago.
So
it's
obviously
it's
different
we're
under
regulatory
from
the
PUC.
If
we
can
get
the
different
types
of
rates
for
the
members,
I
think
that
might
be
helpful
for
them
also
as
we
move
along
in
the
future.
C
Obviously
the
city
is
out
of
its
budget
is
going
to
be
working
on
different
things
that
may
affect,
and
along
with
PWSA,
on
flooding
issues
and
and
street
repairs,
they're
up
on
West
Street
right
now
doing
the
lines
I
hope
they
come
and
pave
afters,
because
we
got
it
all
torn
up,
but
I'm
sure
everything
will
be
good
there.
So
we
look
forward
working
on
several
different
fronts
on
you.
The
one
question
I
have
for
mr.
Pizzuti.
C
C
And
that
will
be
separate
and
held
by
the
PWSA,
so
a
new
active
employees.
We
will
no
longer
which
we
didn't
get
state
aid
until
this
past
year.
Unfortunately
we
weren't
applying
for
it.
We
will
no
longer
get
that
state
aid.
So
then
the
PWSA
would
make
up
the
state
aid
that
would
then
be
missing
for
those
employees,
so
your
employer
contribution
will
be
higher
as
a
result
of
that.
E
C
It
will
reduce
the
amount
of
contribution
that
comes
from
the
state
as
well
as
employees
begin
to
leave.
The
the
pension
fund
will
then
have
a
higher
obligation
because
it's
not
receiving
those
funds
that
it
typically
would
from
employee
contributions.
So
that's
something
we
should
work
on
coming
up
and
into
the
future
to
make
sure
that
the
city
pension
fund
is
kept
whole
or
as
full
as
possible.
Two.
F
F
C
F
J
B
I
J
I
D
So,
as
I
was
mentioning
in
my
Institute
earlier,
under
our
existing
revenue
structure
and
rate
structure
and
tariffs,
we
are,
we
are
able
to
spend
money
on
CSO
abatement
and
SSO
abatement.
We
are
also
in
the
process
of
developing
a
future
stormwater
tariff
filing
that
would
collect
revenue
for
stormwater
differently.
That
would
allow
us
to
take
on
more
projects
that
are
strictly
related
to
flooding
that
is
not
currently
in
place
and
we're
not
in
we're,
not
anticipating
it
being
in
place
in
the
next
year.
D
D
I
Just
gonna
that
go
with
that
one,
but
but
I
think
it's
better
when
we
have
that
conversation
that
the
directors
at
the
tape
you
know
with
us
at
the
table,
sure.
I
D
We
understood
councilman
we're
committed
to
coming
to
a
resolution
that
you
and
the
residents-
and
everyone
can
be
happy
with
this-
is
just
a
step
in
the
process,
is
completing
this
analysis
and
then
talking
through
the
what's.
What
the
parameters
of
possible
solutions
are.
So
we're
gonna
continue
discussing
that
with
you
as
well.
Mm-Hmm.
D
J
D
A
D
What
we
will
be
charging
for?
You
is
treated
potable
water
that
you
know
runs
through
our
system
and
through
a
water
meter.
You
know
so
it
that
that
may
include
you
know
obviously
water,
that
servicing
buildings.
You
know
bathrooms
kitchens
things
like
that,
and
if
you
are
using
that
water
supply
for
things
like
fountains
or
other
things,
you
know
other
recreational
components,
then
those
would
be
metered
and
charged
in
that
phase
in
if
the
city
wants
to
employ
conservation
methods.
Very.
D
D
E
J
C
J
B
Thank
you
guys,
yeah,
lead
lines,
I've
been
going
well
in
my
neighborhood
just
want
to
thank
you
for
that
and
the
one
thing
the
council
has
to
be
aware
of
in
the
new
agreement.
We
have
to
take
over
a
lot
of
responsibilities,
so
the
administration
we
need
to
put
funding
aside
to
maintain
a
lot
of
our
pipes
and
parks
and
things
that
you
guys
used
to
do,
and
now
we
have
to
take
that
responsibility.
So
thank
you
very
much.
All
right
we'll
bring
up
Alka
san
now.
I
C
San,
the
Allegheny
County
sanitary
authorities
located
along
the
Ohio
River
on
Pittsburgh's
north
side,
the
Allegheny
County
sanitary
authorities,
waterways,
wastewater
treatment
services,
283
communities,
including
the
city
of
Pittsburgh,
Lee
host
community
Alka,
stands
59
acre
treatment
plant
as
one
of
the
largest
wastewater
treatment
facilities
in
the
Ohio
River
Valley
processing,
up
to
250
million
gallons
of
wastewater
daily
Alka
san
was
created
in
1946.
Under
the
pennsylvania
municipal
authorities
act
to
begin
trading
water
wastewater
in
1959.
C
B
I
I
just
want
to
thank
Elka
san
for
their
work
in
Sheridan
Park,
because
without
alga
San,
this
project
would
never
have
happened,
but
they
put
in
a
six
million
dollar
project
working
with
congressman,
Doyle
and
Casilla,
and
the
Army
Corps
of
Engineers
and
others
on
a
project
in
our
area
that
hasn't
seen
investment
in
a
very
long
time.
They
certainly
haven't
least
certainly
haven't
seen
infrastructure
investment
in
decades,
and
so
I
want
to.
Thank
you
very
much
and
you
managed
to
do
without
raising
taxes
for
the
park.
So
thank
you
very
much
for
your.
B
B
I
think
all
across
the
region
and
I
think
you
know
more
people
are
starting
to
learn
about
alkis
Ann
and
the
great
work
that
you
all
do,
but
now
the
outreach
into
the
community,
especially
now
that
the
consent
decree
is
signed,
how
we're
going
to
move
forward
in
this
region
over
the
next
couple
decades
about
how
we're
going
to
separate
storm
and
wastewater,
so
I
will
pass
it
off
to
my
passing
it
off
to
mr.
Jackson.
All
yours,
councilman.
H
Thank
you
very
much,
so
my
name
is
Douglas
Jackson
I
am
the
deputy
executive
director
and
director
of
operations
and
maintenance.
We
are
pleased
to
be
here
to
present
the
okasan
2020
capital
and
operating
budget.
Before
we
get
to
that
point,
I
would
like
those
two
table
to
briefly
introduce
themselves
I'm.
K
K
Good
afternoon
and
thank
you
for
having
us
here
to
talk
about
the
budget,
I
just
want
to
talk
a
lil
briefly
about
what
the
process
entails
for
the
budget.
It's
basically
a
five
month,
long
process.
We
start
this
process
in
August
and
we'll
wrap
it
up
next
month
in
December,
when
the
board
votes
to
approve
the
budget.
It's
a
four
year
resolution
that
we're
operating
under
right
now,
so
we
had
in
nineteen
our
2018.
K
Some
of
the
highlights
that
you'll
see
in
the
2020
budget
is
again
it
has
the
7
percent
rate
increase.
It
also
provides
for
additional
funding
for
our
municipal
green
program,
which
is
how
councilman
O'connor
had
mentioned
the
grow
program.
The
green
projects
that
we
do
this
is
providing
for
an
additional,
almost
nine
million
dollars
into
the
funding
stream
that
we
use
to
fund
those
projects.
It
increases
our
clean
water
assistance
payment,
that's
the
payment
that
we
use
to
help
some
of
our
less
fortunate
members
of
our
community.
We
originally
started
that
process
several
years
ago.
K
It
was
$30
a
quarter
now
that
we
took
it
up
to
$32
a
quarter
for
2019
and
now
we're
taking
it
up
to
an
additional
$2
to
$34
a
quarter
or
136
dollars
a
year
for
the
2020
budget.
This
budget
also
improves
our
coverage
ratios
and
our
liquidity
and
also
meet
all
the
requirements
of
our
trust.
Indenture,
what's
included
in
the
2020
budget
from
a
cash
requirement
perspective,
we
have
an
operating
budget
of
a
hundred
and
1.6
million.
K
Where
our
revenue
comes
from,
ninety,
eight
percent
of
our
revenues
come
from
our
user
fees.
So
that's
all
the
ratepayers
funding
that's
coming
into
alkis
and
we
received
very
little
interest
income
and
hardly
any
other
additional
funding.
It's
pretty
anemic,
so
again,
98
percent
of
our
revenues
coming
from
our
users.
K
What
we're
looking
at
from
an
expenditure
side
I'm
when
is
broken
out
by
type
of
expenditure
by
area
interceptor
systems,
which
is
the
work
that
we
do
for
regionalization
and
the
work
that
we
do
outside
of
the
plant,
is
about
14
million
dollars
plan
operations
as
a
twenty
five
million,
our
environmental
compliance
about
five
customer
service
and
billing
department
is
about
three
and
a
half
million
our
Mis.
Our
IT
people
are
about
three
million
plant
maintenance
again
to
ten
point:
three
million.
K
G
H
K
Costs
and
operating
side
of
about
one
hundred
and
1.6
million
dollars.
We
talked
about
capital
spending
being
ramped
up
this
year,
we're
looking
at
about
a
hundred
and
thirteen
million
dollars.
We
have
a
number
of
large
capital
projects
that
are
being
kicked
off
and
this
year
in
2020,
and
that
construction
costs
will
start
to
be
increased
in
2020
and
will
continue
for
quite
some
time
as
the
clean
water
program
is
implemented.
K
K
To
be
able
to
afford
bond
readings,
the
last
two
slides
in
the
presentation
basically
are
carryforwards
from
last
year.
There
was
the
last
time
that
we
actually
had
a
review
done
by
Moody's
and
S&P,
and
what
this
information
in
here
conveys
is
what
they,
what
they
think
of
the
authority
and
they
think
that
we're
strong
or
a
strong
financial
position,
which
is
one
of
the
reasons
why,
when
we
go
to
the
bond.
K
J
J
G
J
Years
ago,
is
we
keep
adding
on
municipality
after
municipality
and
they're
coming
in
through
old
pipes,
and
that's
a
lot
of
crap
coming
in
there
as
to
say
they
told
me.
Another
word
is
one
of
your
big
words
down
there,
but
I
guess:
I
can't
say
that
on
television,
so
what
is
happening
with
the
pipes
within
the
city
are
all
the
municipalities
paying
the
same
for
these
or
how
is
that
working.
H
J
H
Ownership
of
a
lot
of
those
components
of
infrastructure
is
very
fractured.
Okasan
owns
90
miles
of
what's
out
there
and
there's
4,000
miles
of
underground
sewer
infrastructure
that
are
owned
by
many
others.
So,
specifically
from
the
from
the
city's
perspective,
the
city
likely
has
their
own
ordinances
and
has
their
own
regulatory
requirements,
as
required
by
the
state,
to
ensure
that
the
underground
infrastructure
is
in
sound
condition.
There
is
an
aspect
of
our
clean
water
plan
going
forward.
H
J
J
That's
a
lot
because
they
really
don't
want
to
put
in
their
own
system
and
I.
Guess
you
wouldn't
like
that
anyhow,
if
they
do
I
just
want
to
make
sure
that
you
know
the
city's
treated
fairly
with
us,
because
you
know
coming
in.
We
never
had
problems
on
Washington
Boulevard.
Now
we
have
all
the
flooding.
You
know,
there's
more
people
coming
into
all
different
types.
That
city
has
so
I
just
was
wondering
you.
A
A
Under
the
rate
structure
and
our
long
term
plan
to
pay
for
work,
that's
under
the
federal
mandate,
the
authority
right
now
is
entering
into
its
third
of
a
fourth
year
rate
increase
program
approved
by
the
board.
So
there
will
be
a
7%
rate
increase
for
2020,
followed
on
by
an
additional
7%
that
has
been
approved
by
the
board
for
2021.
H
One
one
point
I'd
like
to
note
with
that:
7%
increases
that
in
2012
when
we
submitted
our
original
wet
weather
plan,
it
was
anticipated
at
this
point
in
time
that
we
would
be
seeing
double-digit
rate
increases
and,
with
our
recently
renegotiated
consent
decree
modification.
Our
clean
water
plan
we've
been
able
to
manage
those.
What
we're
thought
to
be
double-digit
rate
increases
to
single
digit
rate
increases.
So
the
original
plan,
completion
by
2020
to
30
by
2026,
was
extended
to
2036
and
that
allowed
the
rates
to
be
a
little
bit
more
affordable
for
the
rate
payers.
J
G
J
G
No
that's
still
in
development,
it's
still
definitely
in
planning
stages.
So
what
we're
focusing
on
first
is
the
plan
expansion.
Those
are
some
of
the
bigger
projects
on
the
CIP
that
you'll
see
next
year
and
then
moving
outside
of
the
fence
will
be
after
after
we
get
a
couple
years
under
our
belt
of
plant
expansion.
J
J
Said
something
you
clean
out
on
the
way
down:
okay,
because
there's
other
municipalities
that
that
could
happen
and
I
didn't
man
on
Washington's
Landing.
J
Okay,
the
nice
Thanksgiving
I
have
not
had
a
problem
talking
to
anyone
from
alka,
C
and
I've
always
had,
and
he
needs
I
had
taken
care
of
and
I
did
have
a
difficulty
which
right
away.
Evidently
somebody
was
watching
console
and
a
genie
ran
up
and
brought
someone
else
to
talk
to
you.
It's
still
not
thrilled,
but.
B
With
that
there
will
be
no
council
or
councils
offices
will
be
closed,
Thursday
and
Friday.
We
will
reconvene
the
budget
hearings
next
week,
beginning
Monday,
December,
2nd
at
10:00
a.m.
with
the
innovation
and
performance
chaired
by
Councilman,
Strassburger
and
I
will
be
chairing
the
you
are
a
meeting
at
11:30,
followed
by
the
mayor's
office
at
1:30.
So
thank
you
for
being
here
and
we
will
reconvene
these
budget
meetings
next
week.