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IN OHIO Jon Honeck, PhDSenior Policy FellowGreater Ohio Policy Centerjhoneck@greaterohio.org

October 21, 2016

ABOUT GREATER OHIO POLICY CENTERAn outcome-oriented statewide non-profit that champions revitalization and sustainable redevelopment in Ohio:

• Revitalize Ohio’s urban cores and metropolitan regions

• Achieve sustainable land reuse and economic growth

ABOUT GREATER OHIO POLICY CENTER: SUBJECT AREA EXPERTISE

Urban regenerationSustainably revitalize urban cores and neighborhoodsTransportation & infrastructure modernizationDevelop improved & modern infrastructureRegional growthPromote regional economic development & collaborative governance structures

ABOUT GREATER OHIO POLICY CENTER: HOW WE DO OUR WORK

• Develop and publish research

• Use research to advocate for practical policy solutions at the state level

• Assist communities through strategic assistance and dissemination of best practices

• Build collaborative partnerships to extend our reach and ability to impact change

SUSTAINABLE REDEVELOPMENT POLICIES TO WATCH FOR IN THE 2017 BUDGET PROCESS

Urban revitalization policies•Water/sewer upgrades – Combined sewer overflows, regionalization & asset management, lead service lines •Brownfield Remediation •Application of public nuisance statutes to commercial and industrial properties (local government control of blight)

Transportation modernization policies •Dedicated Funding for public transit – Sales Tax on Medicaid Managed Care Organizations will expire in 2017•Statewide policy to ensure state’s roadways safely accommodate all types of users

Wastewater Treatment, 11.3%

Conveyance System Re-pair; 22.6%

New Con-veyance Sys-tems; 8.7%

Combined Sewer

Overflow Correction;

51.2%

Stormwater Man-agement Program;

6.1%

OHIO NEEDS $14.1 BILLION FOR WASTEWATER TREATMENT INFRASTRUCTURE, 2012 - 2032

U.S. EPA Office of Water. Clean Watersheds Needs Survey 2012 Report to Congress – State Fact Sheets. Ohio CWNS 2012.

OHIO NEEDS $12.1 BILLION FOR DRINKING WATER INFRASTRUCTURE, 2011-2030

U.S. EPA Office of Water. Drinking Water Infrastructure Needs Survey and Assessment. Fifth Report to Congress. EPA 816-R-13-006. April 2013.

Transmis-sion and

Distribution66%

Source4%

Treatment18%

Storage10%

Other 2%

No safe level of lead exposure in children Ohio estimated to have about 10% of the 6.1 million

total lead service lines nationally (AWWA National Survey)

Corrosion can controlled through chemical treatment but risk still remains

EPA requires testing under “lead and copper rule” but protocols criticized as weak and not enforced (e.g., pre-flushing techniques and failure to target test sites)

Customers usually own service line from street to the home, leading to disputes about who pays for replacement

FLINT, SEBRING AND LEAD POISONING: INFRASTRUCTURE AND PUBLIC HEALTH

The water system did not know the location of lead service lines

The water utility and state regulators employed dubious lead sampling techniques

Customers had little or no awareness of the potential for lead in their drinking water

Utility construction was taking place without notifying customers of the potential for lead contamination

Lead service line replacement is often looked at as unnecessary, costly, and complex

-- Eric Rothstein, Member of Michigan Governor’s Flint Water Advisory Task Force (Journal AWWA 2016)

WHAT IS NOT UNUSUAL ABOUT FLINT?

Holds public water systems more accountable for recording and reporting lead and copper levels.

Imposes stricter monitoring of public water systems’ compliance with lead and copper rules and imposes penalties for not complying with reporting and recording requirements.

Requires mapping of possible lead pipe lines by water systems every five years

Requires of notice to resident within two days of receiving contaminated results from tests.

HB 390 - $12 million for grants to schools to replace lead fixtures ($15,000 per school, OFCC)

OHIO HOUSE BILL 512 (2016)

BROWNFIELD REMEDIATION Ohio still has over 10,000 contaminated

“brownfield” sites Brownfield sites pose environmental hazards and

depress property values in surrounding neighborhoods

Many urban areas are “built out” and lack available land for commercial and industrial development

If responsible party cannot be found, public funds are usually needed to “level the playing field” with greenfield sites

JobsOhio Revitalization grant program focuses on sites with strong economic development potential

PUBLIC TRANSIT FUNDING (2012) $893 Million

Fares13% Federal

25%

Local55%

State (ODOT+G

RF)3%

Other4%

Source: ODOT (2014)

REGIONAL TRANSIT AUTHORITY RELIANCE ON THE MEDICAID MANAGED CARE SALES TAX, CY

2015

System Share of Total System

Sales Tax RevenueDayton RTA 9.2%

Cleveland RTA 8.2%Akron RTA 6.9%Stark RTA 6.5%

Central Ohio Transit Auth.

6.1%

Portage RTA 6.1%Laketran 4.5%

Source: Ohio Dept. of Taxation

 March 7th & 8th, 2017

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