미국 아이오와주 존스턴(Johnston)시는 EPA의 새 물기반 사업지원(WaterCARE) 프로그램의 일환으로 식수 및 폐수인프라에 대한 재정적·기술적 원조를 받는 미국 전역의 10개 자치단체 중 한 곳으로 선정됐다.

총 50만 달러의 기금은 선정된 10개 지자체가 장기간의 수요를 충족할 수 있는 수도 인프라에 대한 탄탄하고 탄성 있는 재정 전략을 개발할 수 있도록 지원하는 데 사용될 예정이다. EPA가 선정한 자치단체들은 수도 인프라 향상 자금을 조달함으로써 지역의 지속가능성을 끌어올리기 위해 노력하고 있다.

 

 

 

The city of Johnston, Iowa, has been selected as one of 10 communities across the country to receive financial and technical guidance for drinking water and wastewater infrastructure planning from EPA’s new Water Community Assistance for Resiliency and Excellence (WaterCARE) program.

 

A total of $500,000 will support efforts in the 10 selected communities to develop robust and resilient finance strategies for water infrastructure that meets long-term needs. The communities selected by EPA for WaterCARE assistance are dedicated to increasing community sustainability by financing water infrastructure improvements.

 

Through WaterCARE, EPA can help communities to conduct financial evaluations including alternatives analyses, rate and revenue studies, water efficiency studies, and resiliency assessments. Services through the program may also include developing asset management programs, identifying financing options and partnership opportunities, and providing public engagement outreach and decision-maker training.

 

The other nine U.S. communities selected to receive WaterCARE assistance are: Buchanan County, Virginia; the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribe, Montana; Gatesville, Texas; Haines Borough, Alaska; the Hoopa Valley Tribe, California; Lawrence, Massachusetts; Selma, Alabama; the Township of South Orange Village, New Jersey; and Youngstown, Ohio.

 

WaterCARE communities have populations of less than 100,000, a need to address public health challenges, median household income considerations, and readiness to proceed with a capital improvement project. Project successes will be shared with other communities that have similar water infrastructure financing needs.

 

EPA’s Water Infrastructure Resilience and Finance Center is working in other areas to increase investment in water infrastructure.

 

[출처 = Water World / 2016년 1월 22일]