Rehabilitation of Water Treatment Plants
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Priority Challenge: Upgrading Water Infrastructure
Source/Author: Water Department, David Crafts, Mark Philippi, Michael Daniels, Kelsey Johnston, Thomas Booth, Suzanne Chisum, William Miller, Ella Fitz
The City of St. Louis owns and operates two water treatment plants. The Chain of Rocks Water Treatment Plant needs repair or replacement of its intake, electrical substations, water pumps, softening basin, and underdrain system. The Howard Bend Water Treatment Plant needs repair or replacement of its electric substation and water pumps, as well as the relocation of its electrical power feed lines.
This could be fully or partially funded by the Rams Settlement funds, but is not compatible with a municipal endowment fund. It could potentially be supplemented by City capital funds or bond issuance, state or federal funding, or a significant water rate increase. This idea would be administered by the City’s Water Department.
Funding Considerations
- Cost estimate: $45,000,000
- Can this be funded from interest via a Municipal Endowment Fund? (Estimated value of $12M annually): No
- Does this require matching funds? (More than $250M) No
- Is this eligible for a tax-exempt bond? (Project benefits taxpayers and proceeds used by governmental entity) Yes
- Is this likely to attract philanthropic funding? No
- Are there other potential funding sources? Yes
City: Bond issuance, City capital funds
State: Clean Water State Revolving Fund
Federal: Clean Water State Revolving Fund, ARPA
Other: Water rate increase
