Yazdan (Yaz) Emrani, M.S., P.E.

Co-Chair, OC Infrastructure Report Card Executive Committee

Vice President, Carollo Engineers, Inc. September 15, 2016

A Little Bit of Background

Fourth Time Around: 2002, 2005, 2010, & 2016Professional Association: American Society of Civil Engineers, OC BranchAcademics: UCI Civil & Environmental Engineering AffiliatesVolunteer Effort - Over 100 IndividualsIndividuals: Engineers, public agency managers, business leaders, environmentalists

Why is aReport Card

Important?

Self-Imposed, not mandated by anyone

The Power of Honest Self-Appraisal

To Properly Plan for the Future

Fully Inform the Public & Policy Makers

Establish Community Expectations

Embolden Policy Makers

Have a Uniform & Consistent Message

Historical Reluctance to Fund Infrastructure Renewal

“Out of Sight, Out of Mind”Attitude Leads to Two Bad Outcomes:

Unexpected Failures Major Rate Increases

Because…Municipalities and Other Public Agencies Cannot Afford the Problems and Risks Associated with...

High-Cost Emergencies & Damage Repairs

System Failures & Liability Claims

Customer Outrage from Service Outages

A damaged 5-foot sewer pipe collapsed and spilled a

total of about 2.4 million gallons of untreated waste into the Los Angeles River

and has forced the closure of all beaches in Long Beach

and Seal Beach.

Impartial Analysis &Independent Review

12 Standing Chapter Committees

12 Review Committees

Executive Committee for continuity and executive summary

Results reported openly and transparently

Evaluation Criteria

General condition of the infrastructure

Capacity vs. Demand

Operation and functionality

Sustainability (Resources & Funding)

Security

Estimated Cost

“Report Card” as the Paradigm

Good News: simple and familiarEasy and quick to understandUseful for Spotting Overall TrendsSound bites are what we’re used toBad News: Lumps too much and misses

detailsA grade isn’t enough to tell the storyRead the grade and read the report &

Create your own City Report Card

Report Cards

CA-2012 National-

2013Aviation C+ DBridges C- C+Drinking Water C DEnergy D+Ports B- CRoads C- DSchools DTransit C- DWastewater C+ DInland Waterways D-Solid Waste B C+Parks D-Rail C+Levees D D-Hazardous Waste DDams DUrban Runoff D+ GPA C D+

Annual Investment Needs: $ 2.3 B(Does not include Oil, Electric Power, or Natural Gas)

$65 BillionAnnual Need

“Report Card” as the Paradigm

A grade isn’t enough to tell the story

Read the grade and read the report & Create your own City Report Card

Aviation: A-

JWA excellent condition. Little repair backlog

Fee-based income & other sources cover costs

10.8 million passenger capacity at JWA

25 million passenger demand by 2020

Must use other airports

High speed rail to regional airports is the solution

Electric Power: C-

SCE, SDG&E and Anaheim serve OC

CPUC regulates them

Reliability through interties, repairs and standards

Much better than average reliability

CPUC-approved rate increases insufficient

System is aging with inadequate replacement rates

Condition and reliability will degrade in next 5 years

Flood Control: C- 380 miles of flood control channels, 114 miles of

levees, 34 retarding basins, 15 dams and 13 pump stations

Available funding is decreasing Costs for projects are increasing Mitigation costs rival project costs $2.7 billion in unmet capital needs 90 years to address backlog with existing

spending rates

Ground Transportation: CGround Transportation Components:

Local Streets and Highways

Bridges

Transit & Rail

$4.0 billion since 1990 Measure M gave major

transportation system upgrades

Measure M2 generates about $300 million/year. FAST

provides $155 million/year

30% of pavement is poor or very poor

OC Funding shortfall: $585 million/year

Natural Gas: B- The natural gas system provides the fuel for home heating, cooking,

manufacturing, generating electricity, powering trucks and buses

throughout Southern California including in Orange County.

We have the nation’s largest natural gas distribution utility, Southern

California Gas, with 21.6 million consumers through 5.9 million meters

in more than 500 communities.

The infrastructure is regulated by the California Public Utilities

Commission (CPUC) and follows State and Federal pipeline safety and

other regulations to meet the CPUC’s requirements.

Oil: B-Orange County’s 2.5 million vehicles are consuming about

3 million gallons of transportation fuels a day.

California is an energy “island”.

Orange County receives 100% of its transportation fuel

needs from three transportation fuel manufacturing

centers on the West Coast: Pacific Northwest, San

Francisco, and Los Angeles.

Parks, Recreation, and Environment: C+

This is the same grade as the 2010 report as the condition and

capacity of parks, recreation and environment facilities have

been relatively steady in the past five year.

Currently, Orange County operates a total of 22 regional parks.

Additionally, each of the 34 cities within Orange County

operates and maintains local parks within its jurisdiction.

While some existing facilities have been upgraded in the past

few years, there are still larger challenges for the state’s parks

because of the current California drought, slow recession

recovery, insufficient funding, and growing population.

School Facilities: C+ 500,000 students, 600 schools, 28 districts

Enrollment leveling or shrinking helps overcrowding

O&M funding is lagging

$525 million in deferred maintenance and getting

worse

Condition of school facilities are degrading

Schools are in financial freefall

Solid Waste: B

Robust disposal and recycling system

65% recycling rate meets State’s AB 939

Tipping fees match capital & operating costs

Capacity meets demand

Long-term sustainability is likely

Surface Water Quality: D+ Untreated polluted urban runoff drains to streams &

beaches

Regional Water Quality Control Board regulations require

major improvements

Stormwater management is not considered a utility. As

such, projects, programs, and services that protect and

improve surface water quality must compete for general

fund dollars.

New community habits and source control essential to

clean up urban runoff

Wastewater: B

Water conservation=less wastewater Less sewage spills since 2010 because of better

maintenance and FOG control (WDR Order) 1940s & 1950s sewers need replacement Wastewater treatment plants in good shape and in

compliance Most cities and special districts have dedicated

enterprise funds for sewers and treatment plants Continued improvement in future

Water Supply: B In-County systems in good shape Income sufficient to support capital, O&M Conservation, recycling and desalination

increasing and essential Drought is a major issue. 50% of OC’s water

comes from Colorado River and State Water Project

State-wide reliability is degrading.

This is not good, is it??

We must aim to remedy these problems in the short term.

Emergency repairs can cost anywhere from 5-16 times more than on-time and preventive maintenance

Repairs get worse over time, not better. We can’t afford to keep kicking the can down the road.

So, What’s the Solution?1. The “Self-Help” Model

2. Pay As You Go

3. Public Private Partnership (PPP)

4. Environmental Streamlining

5. Optimized Decision Making Tools/ Principles of Effective Asset Management

An Observation about OC Infrastructure

Orange County Infrastructure is at its best with local initiatives, local

ownership, local control, local public support and local funding.

10 Ways for YOU to make a difference!

1) Read the Report Card

2) Tell a colleague about this discussion

3) Make this a topic of dinner conversation

4) Subscribe to infrastructure newsletters

5) Add infrastructure topics to your meetings

6) Ask us to speak at your meetings

7) Assign this issue to someone in your office

8) Join our efforts, speak for us

9) Call or visit an elected public official

10) Support local, State and Federal officials who support infrastructure

renewal. Ask them to make infrastructure an election issue.

“Just invest in those infrastructure that you want to keep!!!”

yemrani@carollo.com714-593-5100

www.asceoc.org

Questions?