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TUCSON AREA’S APPROACH TO MANAGING AND DEVELOPING SDS PROJECTS Presented By: Tanya Davis, P.E Co-Authors: Shari Windt, P.E. & Ross Schroeder, P.E. Date: June 21, 2011
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Tucson AREa’s Approach to Managing and developing SDS projects. Presented By: Tanya Davis, P.E Co-Authors: Shari Windt, P.E. & Ross Schroeder, P.E. Date: June 21, 2011. Outline. Indian Health Service-Division of Sanitation Facilities Construction (SFC ) - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Transcript of Tucson AREa’s Approach to Managing and developing SDS projects
TUCSON AREA’S APPROACH TO MANAGING AND DEVELOPING SDS PROJECTS
Presented By: Tanya Davis, P.ECo-Authors: Shari Windt, P.E. & Ross Schroeder, P.E.Date: June 21, 2011
Outline Indian Health Service-Division of
Sanitation Facilities Construction (SFC ) Tucson Area, Tohono O’odham, &
Pascua Yaqui Sanitation Deficiency System (SDS) Tucson Area’s Approach to SDS
Need on the Tohono O’odham Nation SDS Updating & Ranking Process SDS Project Management Program
The Indian Health Service Serves 565 federally recognized tribes Serves 2 million American Indians and
Alaska Natives residing in or near reservations
Our Mission... to raise the physical, mental, social, and spiritual health of American Indians and Alaska Natives to the highest level
Tucson is 1 of 12 IHS Areas
www.ihs.gov
Sanitation Facilities Construction (SFC) Program (1) An integral component of the IHS disease
prevention activities, created in 1959 by Public Law 86-121
Provides technical and financial assistance to Indian tribes and Alaska Native communities (tribes) for the cooperative development and continuing operation of safe water, wastewater, and solid waste systems, and related support facilities
Sanitation Facilities Construction (SFC) Program (2) Rates for infant mortality, the mortality
rate for gastroenteritis and other environmentally-related diseases, have been reduced by about 80% since 1973
About 12%, or over 46,000 AI/AN homes, are without access to safe water or adequate wastewater disposal facilities
In 2010, IHS provided service to 18,638 AI/AN homes.
Source: FY 2012 Budget Justification
Tucson SFC Program Tucson District Office: District Engineer,
Deputy District Engineer, 5 Field Engineers, & 5 Technicians
Current District office project workload includes: Community water and sewer projects for
new and existing homes (includes Arsenic Rule compliance)
Individual water and sewer projects for new or like-new homes
Individual services for existing homes receiving modular bathrooms
Tucson Area Tohono O’odham
“Desert People” Arizona from ali shonak Tucson from chuk shon
Pascua Yaqui Pascua = Easter
www.sanxaviermission.org
Arizona Daily Star, April 10, 2011
Tucson AreaTohono O’odham Nation
Pascua Yaqui Tribe
Note shown: FlorenceSan Lucy
Outline Indian Health Service-Division of
Sanitation Facilities Construction (SFC ) Tucson Area, Tohono O’odham, &
Pascua Yaqui Sanitation Deficiency System (SDS) Tucson Area’s Approach to SDS
Need on the Tohono O’odham Nation SDS Updating & Ranking Process SDS Project Management Program
STARS
SDS
Sanitation Deficiency System (SDS) Documents information about water,
wastewater, and solid waste deficiencies related to American Indian and Alaska Native individual homes and communities
Tucson Area SDS~ 100 Projects $61,184,700
SDS Uses Priority list, inventory of
existing needs Used for budgeting and
resource allocation to Areas and tribes
Used for reporting annually to Congress
Provides information to other Federal entities who are interested in the needs of the tribes
Tucson Area Comparison
TU PH CA NA0
100
200
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800 CommunitiesTotal ProjectsFeasible Projects
SDS Data from May, 2011
Tucson SDS Summary
3%
61%11%
14%
12%
Projects By Type, May 2011
O&MWater (Community)Sewer (Community)Individual Water & SewerSolid Waste
Total Project Count: ~100 ($61M)Total Project Count (Feasible Projects): ~60 ($29M)
Outline Indian Health Service-Division of
Sanitation Facilities Construction (SFC) Tucson Area, Tohono O’odham, &
Pascua Yaqui Sanitation Deficiency System (SDS) Tucson Area’s Approach to SDS
Need on the Tohono O’odham Nation SDS Updating & Ranking Process SDS Project Management Program
Snapshot of the Tohono O’odham Service Population* Per Capita Income is the lowest amount
among all reservations in the US 41.7% of all households live at the
federally-defined poverty level Fewer than half of the Tohono O’odham
community’s adults have completed high school
More than 50% of all Tohono O’odham adults have type-2 diabetes, the highest rate in the world
http://www.tocaonline.org/www.tocaonline.org/About_TOCA/Entries/2009/9/1_Community_Context__The_Tohono_Oodham_Nation.html*Tohono O’odham Community Action (TOCA), May 2011
High Priority Water and Sanitation Needs 170+ homes are without an indoor
bathroom 450+ homes do not have a funded
project to provide water that meets National Primary Drinking Water Regulations
Tucson Area SDS Updating & Ranking Process
Identification of New Projects
(ongoing)
SDS Updates at Field Level(April-May)
District/Area SDS Review(May/June )
T.O. Tribal Health & Human
Services Subcommittee
(June)
Presentation to T.O and P.Y.
Tribal Legislative Councils
(July)
Data to IHS Headquarters
(August 1)
Identification of New SDS Projects Sanitary Surveys EPA Recommendations Tribal Utility
Recommendations Site Visits Community Input
Data Entry
Points are assigned based on guidelines.
Not feasible if Project Unit Cost > Allowable Unit Cost
Rating FactorsHealth Impact (0 30 pts)Deficiency (1-5) (0 18 pts)Previous Service (0 4 pts)Capital Cost (-20 16 pts)O&M Capability (0 16 pts)Contribution (0 8 pts)Tribal (0 16 pts)Other Considerations (-15 0 pts)Total Score
Project Development Since 2010, components of the SFC PMPro
model have been adopted: Project Development Plans: Provide general
information on the proposed project and a cost for completing an Engineering Project Report Currently, ~50% of projects have PDPs Goal, 80%
Engineering Project Report: Design report with project layout Goal, top 20%
AACE International Cost Estimating Classification System
Cost Estimate Classification System, Association for the Advancement of Cost Engineering (AACE) International Recommended Practice No. 17R-97
Well scoped project
Poorly scoped project
10 = ± 100%
1 = ±10%
Top 20%
All projects
Anticipated Outcomes Project durations < 4 years Well scoped projects ready for
funding 80% of projects are “Class 3” projects
Top 20% are “Class 2” projects Lower pre-construction costs Lower construction costs
#1 2010 SDS Project: Lagoon Expansion Project, $579,000
#1 Tribal Priority for Tohono O’odham
DL =3 Identified as a
deficiency during 2010 Wastewater Sanitary Survey
Project will construct a tertiary cell with transfer piping
#2 2010 SDS Project: Solid Waste Study, $98,000
#1 Tribal Priority for Pascua Yaqui
DL =3 Project will fund
a study which will provide a complete inventory of solid waste sites
#3 2010 SDS Project, Water & Sewer Project, $148,000
DL =5 Six traditional
homes in this community currently have outside spigots and pit privies
Serve homes with plumbing and septic systems
Work with USDA Rural Development for bathroom structure
Challenges Many projects are infeasible Limited funding exists for feasible projects
Balance between developing engineering reports for unfunded projects –vs- completing funded projects
