INFLOW/INFILTRATION (I/I)
Goal: Continue to assist communities in reducing extraneous flow in their local sewer systems.
“Board Briefs” – March 21, 2018 MWRA Board of Directors Meeting
Board Briefs – PMD Update, Community Assistance Update, and Deer Island Storm Event
May 2017 – Advisory Board Recommends 3.19% Increase in MWRA Community Assessments
This May 2017 installment of News and Notes highlights the Advisory Board’s recommendation for a 3.19% rate increase for FY18, down from the Authority’s 3.79% recommendation.
January 2017 – Shaping MWRA Projects and Initiatives
This installment of News and Notes for January 2017 talks about giving the communities a voice.
Shaping MWRA Projects and Initiatives – Giving Communities a Voice
The role of the Advisory Board is to provide feedback on MWRA projects and initiatives.
October 2016 – One Step Forward, Two Steps Back
This installment of News and Notes for October 2016 talks about the new challenges for MWRA pellets.
“Board Briefs” – March 21, 2018 MWRA Board of Directors Meeting
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October 2016 – One Step Forward, Two Steps Back
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FY 2016 Q2 Goal:
- Promote and track communities who begin to utilize Phase 9 & 10 of the I/I program. (See I/I Funding Summary through August 2015 including new phases here)
FY 2016 Activity
- Partnered with UCANE to launch outreach to Lieutenant Governor re: available funding.
Prior Activity
March 2015
- Press conference with Mayor Jeannette McCarthy, MWRA, and Advisory Board for receiving Phase 9 funding. View a video of the press conference here!
- Approved language of first community survey required by changes to I/I program.
- Phase 10 has been triggered by communities who have expended over 50% Phase 9 money.
- $10.7 million of Phase 9 funding distributed through Q3. (View a list of distributions through March 2015 here.)
January 2015
- Press event with Mayor Setti Warren, MWRA, and MWRA Advisory Board to kick off Phase 9 of the I/I program. View a video of the press conference here!
November 2014
- Coordinated for press event with City of Newton.
June 2014
- Board adopted Advisory Board recommendations to:
- Expand I/I Program by $80 million
- Create a 75% grant/25% zero-interest loan
- Ten-year payment cycle
- Remove local programs from MWRA CIP cap.
Comments and Recommendations History
FY 2015 (printed May 2014)
- The Advisory Board recommends that the payback period for Phase 9 and Phase 10 of the Inflow/Infiltration Local Financial Assistance Program be extended to ten years. (Page 86; #26)
- The Advisory Board recommends that Phase 9 and Phase 10 of the Inflow/Infiltration Local Financial Assistance Program be reconfigured to allow for a grant/loan ratio of 75% grants and 25% interest-free loans. (Page 86; #27)
FY 2013 (printed May 2012)
- Include Phase VIII of the Inflow/Infiltration Local Financial Assistance Program in the final CIP, beginning in FY13. (Page 11; #5)
- To reduce the variability in community loan program distributions, the Advisory Board supports a revision in the cap calculation to exclude the local assistance programs from the cap calculation beginning in FY14. (Page 17; #6)