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Border to Border Transportation Conference 2007. April 2007. BECC Overview. Our Mission Mandated Scope Certification Criteria Comprehensive Project Cycle Expertise and Services. Our Mission. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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April 2007
Border to BorderTransportation Conference 2007
•Our Mission•Mandated Scope•Certification Criteria•Comprehensive Project Cycle•Expertise and Services
BECC Overview
Our Mission
BECC works to preserve, protect and enhance human health and the environment of the U.S. -
Mexico border region, by strengthening cooperation
among interested parties and supporting sustainable projects
through a transparent binational process in close coordination with the NADB, federal, state and local agencies, the private
sector, and civil society.
Mandated Scope
Core SectorDrinking Water InfrastructureWastewater InfrastructureSolid Waste ManagementLandfill ConstructionRecycling and Waste ReductionIndustrial and Hazardous WasteClosure / Rehabilitation of Landfill or Open Air Dumpsites
New SectorAir Quality Clean and Efficient EnergyWater ManagementRemediation ProjectsPublic TransportationPlanning and Municipal Development
Environmental Infrastructure Project: 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”
A project must be located in the US-Mexico border region defined as…100 km north and 300 km south of the international border
between the US and Mexico.
Projects located outside the border region which remedy a transboundary environmental or health problem may be addressed upon approval of the Board.
BECC’s Certification Criteria
Criterion Name Intent of the Criterion
1. GENERAL Determines eligibility and defines the project scope and work tasks.
2. HUMAN HEALTH & ENVIRONMENT
Addresses human health and environmental needs and reviews and verify compliance with applicable environmental laws and regulations.
3. TECHNCIAL FEASIBILITY
Projects that are consistent with appropriate technologies, operation and maintenance manuals, and industry design standards to meet current and future needs. Seeks appropriate, proven and non-polluting technology, with low operation and maintenance costs.
4. FINANICAL FEASIBILITY
To provide the information required to assess the financial feasibility, project management, and sustainability required to achieve financing approval through the BECC/NADB. Viable financial structure with limited impact on user fees and balance in sources of funding.
5. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION
Provide the community an opportunity to comment based on understanding the benefits and impacts of the project and to achieve the community’s commitment with the development of the project.
6. SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
Consider and implement, to the extent possible, sustainable development principles throughout the development of projects. 14 minimum requirements and green building practices.
BECC/NADB Comprehensive Project Cycle
Project Application
RapidAssessment
Scopes of Work
Planning &Environmental
Assessment
PublicParticipation
& Financial Feasibility
Final Design
Certificationand Financing
Project Application
RapidAssessment
Scopes of Work
Planning &Environmental
Assessment
PublicParticipation
& Financial Feasibility
Final Design
Certificationand Financing
RegionalPlanning
Project Development
ProjectImplementation Close-Out
FacilityOperations
Expertise and Services
Strengthening Institutional Capacity. BECC’s close coordination with utilities along the US/Mexico border has provided an opportunity to induce institutional capacity building throughout the project development process.Technical Services. A specialized project development team which includes experts in project management, engineering, public participation, quality control and contract management is assigned to each project. This multi-disciplinary group has the experience to help a project with a wide range of needs. These no-cost services include:
Technical Assistance. To aid project sponsors, BECC has a limited amount of money available from its operations budget to support activities required to achieve project development and certification. The tasks for which BECC can provide these funds include:
•Project Scoping •Bi-National Coordination•Project Coordination with funding and regulatory agencies.
•Strategic Planning including efforts with each of the 10 states.
•Procurement Services •Technical Reviews•Public Participation Guidance •Reference Resource
•Environmental Impact Studies •Community Participation Programs•Technical, Economic and Financial Feasibility Studies
•O&M Programs and Institutional Strengthening
•Preliminary and Final Design •Evaluations of Sustainability Issues
•BECC in a Nutshell•Technical Assistance•Certified Projects•Paving Projects•Highway and Bridges Projects•Smartway
Border Accomplishments
BECC in a Nutshell
132 TECH ASSISTANCE PACKAGES$33.62 Million
118 CERTIFIEDPROJECTS$2.69 Billion
132 CITIZEN’SCOMMITTES65 PROJECTS
IN THE PIPELINE$1.28 Billion
10
0
YEAR
S
10050 130ACTIONS
BECC Pipeline includes: 22 W/WW BEIF Projects; 7 W/WW Non-BEIF Projects; 15 Solid Waste Projects; and 21 New Sector Projects
Supporting Border Communities – Technical Assistance
Baja California$ 1.56M
Sonora$ 2.38M
Chihuahua
$ 1.95M
Coahuila$ 0.79M
Nuevo Leon
$ 0.09M
Tamaulipas
$ 1.90M
59 Mexico Communities$ 8.67M
California$ 1.9M
Arizona$ 3.39M
New Mexico$ 3.28M
Texas$ 11.48M
71 US Communities$ 20.05M
Total PDAP Technical Assistance: $28.72MTotal PDAP + other BECC Technical Assistance: $33.62M
Certified Projects
California
11 projs.$ 182 mil.
Arizona12 projs.$ 145 mil.
New Mexico8 projs.
$ 57 mil.
Texas340projs.
$ 666 mil.
Baja Californi
a11projs.$ 734 mil.
Sonora14 projs.$ 111 mil.
Chihuahua
7 projs.$ 210 mil.
Coahuila3 projs.$ 157 mil.
Nuevo Leon2 proj.
$ 67 mil.
Tamaulipas
6 projs.$ 336 mil.
69 in the US$ 1.08 bill.
46 in Mexico$ 1.61 bill.
118 Projects to date.
Total estimated investment -- $2.69 bill.Benefiting over 13 million border residents
Paving Projects in Mexico
Proyectos Promotor
Costo TotalMDD
Población Beneficiada Status
Proyecto de Pavimentación en Agua Prieta, Sonora
Municipio de Agua Prieta
17.00 78,236 Certificado
Proyecto de Pavimentación en Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua
Municipio de Ciudad
Juárez
44.46 1,217,818 Certificado
Proyecto de Pavimentación en el Estado de Baja California
Estado de Baja
California
487.00 2,500,000 Certificado
Proyecto de Pavimentación en Nogales, Sonora
Municipio de Nogales
10.57 190,057 Certificado
Proyecto de Pavimentación en San Luis Río Colorado, Sonora
Municipio de SLRC,
Sonora
10.92 170,413 Certificado
Proyecto de Pavimentación en Sonoyta, Sonora
Municipio de Sonoyta
2.18 17,000 Certificado
Paving Projects in Mexico
Proyectos de Mejoramiento de la Calidad del Aire
PromotorCosto TotalMDD
Población Beneficiada Status
Proyecto de Pavimentación en Reynosa, Tamaulipas
Municipio de Reynosa
60.35 420,463 Certificado
Proyecto de Pavimentación en Tijuana, Baja California
Municipio de Tijuana
27.43 1,310,000 Certificado
Proyecto de Pavimentación en Ciudad Acuña, Coahuila
Municipio de Acuña
10.00 115,000 En Desarrollo
Proyecto de Pavimentación en Naco, Sonora
Municipio de Naco
1.18 6,108 En Solicitud
TOTAL 671.09 6,025,095
Highway and Bridge Projects in US-Mexico
Proyectos de Mejoramiento de la Calidad del Aire
PromotorCosto TotalMDD
Población Beneficiada Status
Sistema vial metropolitano playas de Rosarito, BC
Municipio de Rosarito
42.60 8,652 En Desarrollo
Puente Internacional Brownsville- Matamoros
Ciudades de Brownsville-Matamoros
39.00 363,236 En Desarrollo
Puente Internacional Donna- Río Bravo
Ciudades de Donna-Rio
Bravo
40.10 19,000 En Desarrollo
Puente Internacional Sullivan- Díaz Ordaz
Ciudades de Sullivan-
Diaz Ordaz
220.00 3,998 En Solicitud
TOTAL 341.70 394,886
EPA’s SmartWay Transport Partnership is a collaborative, public-private program between EPA and the freight industry (truck and rail) that will increase the energy efficiency and security in the U.S. while significantly reducing air pollution and greenhouse gases. The Partnership is voluntary and creates strong market based incentives that challenge companies shipping products (“shippers) and the truck and rail companies delivering these products (“carriers”), to improve the environmental and energy performance of their freight operations. To date, the Partnership has almost 500 partners including some of the largest companies in the country (Wal-Mart, Home Depot, Coca-Cola, J.B. Hunt, Schneider, Swift).
SMARTWAY
One area that the SmartWay program has not yet addressed is border truck activity. Air quality and increased traffic is a growing problem at the U.S.-Mexico Border. Since the implementation of the North America Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), the number of commercial vehicles crossing the border has increased by 40 percent. Each year approximately 90 million cars and 4.3 million trucks cross into the U.S. from Mexico. This volume of traffic can result in lengthy delays at ports of entry, which wastes fuel and increases vehicle emissions. From a public health perspective, emissions from older diesel trucks are of particular concern.
SMARTWAY
EPA’s SmartWay Transport Partnership has begun exploring ways to reduce emissions and conserve fuel from border trucks. This approach involves identifying shipping companies that arrange to send goods across the border (northbound) and the trucking companies that actually carry the goods across the border. Traditionally, the SmartWay program recruits shipping companies into the program through a partnership agreement, and shippers agree to ship 50% or more of their goods with trucking companies that meet SmartWay’s truck goals (trucking companies are also recruited separately). SmartWay truck goals involve adopting technologies that have been proven to conserve fuel and reduce emissions, such as: idle reduction, trailer aerodynamics, wide-based tires, and exhaust after-treatment devices (e.g., particulate matter filter). However, these technologies are more effective for long haul trucking operations. Border (or drayage) trucks typically operate on shorter routes and lower speeds, and may not benefit from idle control and trailer aerodynamics.
SMARTWAY
Due to the complicated nature of border truck crossings, a combination of technologies and strategies is necessary to reduce emissions from border fleet operations. EPA is interested in exploring the feasibility of the following approaches to comprise the SmartWay Border Truck Upgrade Kit. Technology Solutions
•Aluminum Wheels for Single Wide Tires, low-rolling resistance tires, or upgrade to radial tires if using older polyester tires.•Low-viscosity lubricants in rear chassis axle, transmission, and low-viscosity crankcase oil.•Larger Capacity Trailers - Double and Triples.•Diesel particulate matter filter and ultra low sulfur diesel•**Retrofit or replacement of older engines (pre MY 1990)
We believe that the single, most effective strategy for reducing emissions from border trucks is to provide a financial incentive for the truck owner to scrap their pre-1990 truck and buy a used truck between 1994-present. For example, a used model year 2000 truck costs $40 K in the U.S. We believe an appropriate financial incentive would be a loan or grant to cover at least 50% of the purchase price of a newer, used truck.
SMARTWAY
Strategy Solutions•Participate in the U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s Free and Secure Trade (FAST) Program.•Use of eManifests and transponders to streamline Customs paperwork submissions•Reduce empty truck crossings •Shift to intermodal operations•Engine maintenance program•Operate during off-peak hours, when possible
Incentive OpportunitiesTrucking companies that implement of SmartWay technologies and strategies identified above will accrue a benefit based on fuel savings. However, the initial cost expenditure for some of the technologies and strategies ranges from $10,000-$20,000 per truck. As is often the case, many trucking companies committed to border activity lack the capital to purchase and/or participate in the technologies and strategies.
SMARTWAY
We are exploring innovative, market-based and sustainable means to allow trucking companies to purchase SmartWay. In the U.S., we are working with banks and other financial institutions to offer zero-interest, low-interest, and revolving loan accounts for truck owners interested in purchasing SmartWay technologies. For Mexican based fleets, we are looking for the certification by BECC in order to have access to the loan program managed by the North American Development Bank as a means to assist Mexican based companies with their participation in the SmartWay program. We are committed to recruiting Mexican based shipping companies (exporters to U.S.), and when these Mexican shipping companies join and commit to shipping 50% or more of their goods on SmartWay qualified carriers, their Mexican trucking companies will need to purchase SmartWay technologies or participate in programs like the FAST lane program.BECC and the NADBank are developing a program whereby attractive loan packages that can be offered to Mexican trucking companies as a means to reducing emissions at border crossings.
SMARTWAY
Thank You