Water Infrastructure Investment

Safe drinking water available to all residents of region

Description	Deliverable	Timeframe
Assemble Water Infrastructure Working Group	Engagement of state regulators, ratepayer associations, water districts in plan development	October, 2012
Inventory existing water districts including system information; current infrastructure and 30 year capital needs	estimate cost to upgrade existing systems (or bring into regulatory compliance) and to install systems where necessary	November, 2012
Research methods of maintaining/creating safe drinking water systems	Summary of infrastructure improvements including energy efficiency options	September 2011 - November, 2012
Coordinate with alternative/community septic system research on design, regulatory and management needs to implement for infill or small village settings	Assist municipalities with understanding where alternative (cluster) systems could be used to foster in-fill and low impact development	July - December, 2012
Provide municipalities with funding options to upgrade, re-design, re-capitalize existing wastewater systems	Technical assistance with capital improvement financing	on-going
Development of capital investment plan for water infrastructure for inclusion in draft GROWashington-Aroostook regional plan	Capital Investment Plan	November, 2013