BECC Overview RWIC Funding Forum Phoenix, Arizona December 3, 2013 Border Environment Cooperation Commission North American Development Bank 1
US-Mexico Border Environment Cooperation Who We Are: Agreement Signed in October 1993 Side Agreement to NAFTA Border Environment Cooperation Commission (BECC) North American Development Bank (NADB) “Preserve, protect, and enhance US-MEX border region by identifying, developing, implementing and overseeing environmental infrastructure projects ” … a project that will “prevent, control or reduce environmental pollutants or contaminants, improve the drinking water supply, or protect flora and fauna so as to improve human health, promote sustainable development, or contribute to a higher quality of life” NADB finances the construction of projects certified by BECC 2
BECC Overview Board of Directors A unique and innovative structure among bi-national organizations, where the civil society is represented with its Board of Directors Representative of the Border States Representative of the Border States Public member who is a resident Public member who is a resident of of the border region the border region 3
BECC Overview – W hat Do W e Do? BASIC SECTORS • Water pollution • Wastewater treatment • Water conservation • Municipal solid waste • Industrial and hazardous waste • Recycling and waste reduction EXPANDED SECTORS Jurisdiction • Air quality • Clean and efficient energy 100 km north (population 13.9 • Public transportation million) and 300 km south • Municipal planning and development (population 16.6 million) of the • International border crossings international boundary. • Energy transmission / distribution of energy Projects beyond these areas may • Production of goods / services to enhance or be eligible if they remedy a cross- protect the environment, if the project provides a border environmental or health net environmental benefit to the region problem. • Other infrastructure designed to minimize future negative environmental impacts in the region 4
Certified Projects ( US$ M) California, 15 Arizona, 17 Texas, 52 New Mexico, 9 $ 966.36 $ 353.11 $ 1,484.21 $ 67.74 93 in U.S. 111 in México $ 2,871.42 $ 3,379.62 Baja California, Tamaulipas, 31 20 $ 1,194.26 $ 865.26 Sonora, 27 Chihuahua, 25 Coahuila, 3 Nuevo León, 5 $ 559.43 $ 498.36 $ 156.60 $ 105.71 204 Projects with a total estimated cost of US$ 6.251 billion
BECC / NADB Funding Program s US-Mexico Border Program (EPA-funded Program for Project Development Assistance Program (PDAP) and Border Environmental Infrastructure Fund (BEIF): Water and Wastewater Projects NADB’s Loan Programs for construction of all eligible sectors including water, wastewater, solid waste, air quality, and energy. Includes Bank’s role as financial & institutional advisor and as investment banker. Community Assistance Program (CAP) – Funding priority for water, wastewater, and solid waste project for economically-distressed communities; $500,000 maximum grant. Technical Assistance Programs for all sectors BECC and NADB provide grant assistance to project sponsors for institutional strengthening and project development studies. Institutional Capacity Building: BECC and NADB provide training to project sponsors for institutional strengthening through Sector workshops and Utility Management Institute. BECC supports capacity building during project development 6 •
Projects in the Pipeline Cost Benefited Prj. ID Project Name (MD) Population 642 Community of Tintown, City of Bisbee, AZ - Wastewater $1.39 112 Collection system 730 Pirtleville and Bay Acres Colonias, Sanitary Sewer $8.28 19,392 Improvements Project 761 Drinking Water Quality Improvement (Arsenic Removal) in $0.62 375 Pomenere, AZ 759 Wastewater Collection System Extension to Sulger $3.50 390 Subdivision in Sierra Vista, AZ 757 Wastewater Treatment Plant Improvements in Willcox, AZ $7.20 3,900 779 Drinking Water Project San Luis AZ $0.61 30,607 Total 7 Under Development Projects $21.60 1,035,039 7
Presence in Em erging Them es • Renewable Energy Projects • Potential Renewable Energy Projects in the Border States 8
BECC’S Role in Border 2 0 2 0 BECC signed agreements to collaborate in Border 2020, with EPA (Regions • 9 & 6), starting in 2005. In addition to Logistical support for NCM, RWG and Task Force meetings, BECC has become the operational arm of the program for project implementation, performing all the related tasks, from the Request for Proposals, to Evaluation/Selection of projects, grant management and project supervision and of course, reporting of all these activities. 9
BORDER 2020 PROJECTS EPA funds for Border 2020 and other • related projects – Total = US$ 9,866,541 Benefitted population (Est.) • – Total = 11.5 million people Projects (2005 – 2012) • GOAL CHIH NM COAH NL TX TAMS BC CA AZ SON TOTAL Water 3 1 0 0 2 2 7 1 3 2 21 1 Air 2 1 1 0 1 2 14 3 1 9 36 2 Land 15 2 3 55 4 1 1 2 9 10 8 3 Environmental 4 6 4 32 4 2 0 1 6 3 3 4 Health Emergency 3 1 2 15 0 0 0 0 2 2 5 5 Response Environmental 5 1 1 13 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 6 Performance 14 6 2 3 22 19 48 14 14 29 172 10
Prom oting Public Policies • Needs Assessments • Renewable Energy 11
Needs Assessm ents State # of Drinking Sewer Wastewater Solid Waste Total Municipalities Water Infrastru Treatment Infrastructure The U.S. –Mexico border region needs Infrastructure cture Infrastructure assessment is focused on defining the lack of access to centralized water and wastewater services as well as to evaluate service needs in the sectors of Baja 5 42.81 56.51 85.70 108.09 293.10 California solid waste and air quality within the Sonora 58 23.12 22.91 156.14 26.01 228.18 100km border region (U.S.) and Chihuahua 46 23.60 24.85 105.03 59.83 213.31 potable water, wastewater collection, wastewater treatment and Coahuila 35 23.34 37.35 198.28 31.47 290.44 management of municipal solid waste Nuevo 50 46.93 33.28 14.01 96.64 190.86 (MX). Leon Tamaulipa 30 35.95 77.91 98.91 39.64 252.42 s TOTALS: 224 195.74 252.81 658.07 361.69 $1,468.31 MD 12
BECC and NADB: Renew able Energy Current Participation in the Sector • Project Development and Certification • Strong capacity in developing legal and technical framework for projects • Credibility in sector and with states and municipalities • Strategies against the climate change – PEAC • Close coordination with federal (SEMARNAT-INE) and State authorities • Identification of funding sources – US AID, BID; • Submitted an application to USAID under GDA for PEAC in Sonora and Baja California; Discussion under MLEDS as well • Strategic initiatives • Sustainable urban housing developments • Sustainable school buildings • Capacity building (institutional strengthening) at all levels – “Best practices” • Special Projects Development • Solar Project – Los Alisos, Nogales, Son. WWTP • Water and energy audits / Benchmarking 13
Contact: Steve Pacheco Project Manager spacheco@cocef.org BECC/COCEF , Ciudad Juárez, Chih., Mexico 915-209-7852; 1-877-277-1703 14
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