PDAC: Submission #604 | Dayton Development Coalition

Submission information

Project Details

1. To which Review Panel are you submitting your project? Transportation & Government Services

2. Project title Tri-Cities North Regional Wastewater Authority Treatment Plant Improvements and Expansion (Huber Heights, Vandalia, Tipp City)

3. Short description Tri-Cities Wastewater serves 67k residents and thousands of businesses in Huber Heights, Vandalia and Tipp City. The areas are experiencing rapid industrial and residential growth. Tri-Cities conducted planning studies indicating need for treatment / collection improvements of > $100 mm to meet flow capacity, sanitary overflow and nutrient removal mandates. Expenses will be paid via utility rates. The communities request peer review and support for future infrastructure grant applications.

Organization Details

4. Organization making the request Tri-Cities North Regional Wastewater Authority (Huber Heights, Vandalia, Tipp City)

5-8. Address 3777 Old Needmore Rd.
Dayton, Ohio. 45424

9. County Montgomery and Miami

10. Recipient organization Same

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15. County {Empty}

16. Organization type Government

Organization Contact Details

17. Name Danny Knife

18. Title General Manager

19. Organization Tri-Cities North Regional Wastewater Authority

20. Telephone 937-236-6558

21. Email dknife@tri-cities.org

22-25. Address 3777 Old Needmore Rd.
Dayton, Ohio. 45424

26. County Montgomery and Miami

27. Additional contacts Dan Wendt, Vandalia City Manager, 937-898-5891, dwendt@vandaliaohio.org; Bryan Chodkowski, Huber Heights Interim City Manager, 937-237-5827, bchodkowski@hhoh.org; Tim Eggleston, City Manager of Tipp City, 937-667-8425, egglestont@tippcity.net

Location Details

28. City Dayton

29. County Montgomery

30. Congressional district Ohio 10th

Financial Details

31. Funding request 15000000

32. Total Cost 100628000

33. Other sources of funds Tri-Cities has conducted third-party professional planning studies indicating the need for plant and collection system improvements of more than ~$100,000,000 to meet regulatory mandates relating to flow, sanitary sewer overflows, and nutrient removal. Expenses will be primarily financed by the participating communities (i.e., Huber Heights, Vandalia, Tipp City) through charges for service (i.e., utility rate revenues). The partner communities request peer review and support for future infrastructure grant applications. The partner communities anticipate applying for ~$15,000,000 in grant funding and self-funding ~$85,628,000 via debt service.

34. How the funds will be used Construction or Capital

35. Do you have matching funds raised or committed? If yes, explain in question #36. If no, skip to question #37. Yes

36. If yes, please provide additional information. (Or, budget document can be uploaded, see question 37) Please see uploaded budget documentation.

37. Budget Yes

Budget File Upload

20221024-pdac-tri-cities-budget-proposal-plant-and-system.pdf (1.35 MB)

38. By what date will you be ready to spend the funds Within the next 6-12 months

39. Programs/grants for which this project would qualify American Rescue Plan Act, Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act), Ohio Environmental Protection Agency Division of Environmental and Financial Assistance State Revolving Fund Program (e.g., Water Pollution Control Loan Fund, Water Supply Revolving Loan Account), Ohio Water Development Authority loans

Community Details

40. Community Need Tri-Cities North Regional Wastewater Authority serves 67,000 residents and thousands of businesses in the communities of Huber Heights, Vandalia, and Tipp City. All three communities are experiencing rapid industrial, commercial, and residential growth. The system currently operates at 96% of the design flow capacity of 11.2 million gallons per day. Capacity limitations within the plant and the collection system have been identified as problematic by the Miami Valley Planning Commission. Modifications to expand gallon / day capacity aligns with a direct contribution to the communities’ and the metropolitan region’s overall economic and community development goals. Tri-Cities has conducted third-party professional planning studies indicating the need for plant and collection system improvements of more than $100,000,000 to meet regulatory mandates relating to flow, sanitary sewer overflows, and nutrient removal. Reduction of sanitary sewer overflows will reduce contamination of waterways and the likelihood of downstream waterborne illness. The cost of the mandated improvements is prohibitive and too expensive to be financed by residents and businesses alone. Because of the wide-reaching impact for the region extending across Montgomery and Miami counties, the participants request confirmation of the importance of this project through the PDAC process.

41. Previous Funding: Has the requesting organization received Congressionally earmarked funding in the past? If so, please provide a brief project description, year funded, amount, and Congressional sponsor. None.

42. Direct new jobs created {Empty}

43. Existing jobs retained? {Empty}

44. Sustained permanent jobs? {Empty}

45. Please explain how you determined the job creation listed in questions 42-44. N/A

46. Using your best guess, of the jobs created over the next 10 years, what will the average salary be? {Empty}

47. Is your project a workforce development program? {Empty}

48. If yes, does your program center on one of the ten JobsOhio targeted industries? {Empty}

49. Counties in which jobs will be created Miami, Montgomery

Additional Details

50. Letters of endorsement, supporting materials, additional information. You can submit ONE PDF file that does not exceed 10 pages.

Letters of Support- Tri-Cities North Regional Wastewater Authority Treatment Plant Improvements and Expansion (Huber Heights, Vandalia, Tipp City).pdf (885.01 KB)

51. Is there opposition to the project? No

52. Name of person filling out this form. Dan Wendt, Vandalia City Manager

53. Telephone number of person filling out this form. 9378985891

54. Email of person filling out this form. This is where notification will be sent that the form was received. dwendt@vandaliaohio.org

55. Do you want your project to be considered as a Community Project in the fiscal year 2025 –2026 State Capital Budget Bill? {Empty}

56. If your project type is on the list of ineligible projects (see above), please offer an explanation why your project could be eligible. If your project is not on the list, answer the question by stating that your project is not on the list of ineligible projects. {Empty}

57. Has your organization received state capital budget funding in the past? If so, provide a brief project description, year funded, and amount. {Empty}

58. Does your project have a connection with, or provide some benefit to, a state agency that has bonding authority? Please check all that apply from the following list: {Empty}

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