The document summarizes a presentation on using green infrastructure to manage stormwater in Onondaga County, New York. It discusses (1) combined sewer overflows (CSOs) in Onondaga County and a legal settlement requiring green infrastructure, (2) the county's green infrastructure program using both gray and green solutions to capture 95% of CSOs by 2018, and (3) highlights of the program including public and private green projects across the county.
The document summarizes the history of pollution in Onondaga Lake near Syracuse, New York, and efforts to remediate the lake through legal action and infrastructure improvements. It describes how a non-profit organization sued Onondaga County in 1988 over sewage violations, which led to a settlement and amendments requiring both gray (sewer) and green infrastructure to manage stormwater and improve water quality. The benefits of green infrastructure include reducing pollution, creating habitat, and improving communities.
The document summarizes the Atlantic States Legal Foundation (ASLF), a non-profit focused on environmental legal issues. It discusses ASLF's role in a 1988 lawsuit that led to an agreement to reduce combined sewer overflow (CSO) in Syracuse through green infrastructure. It then focuses on Syracuse's Save the Rain program and Vacant Lot Program, which transforms publicly owned vacant lots into green spaces to reduce CSOs. The program has created several urban orchard, garden, and forest projects since 2011 to provide environmental, economic, and social benefits to the community.
This document discusses a vacant lot program (VLP) in Syracuse, NY that aims to reclaim publicly owned vacant lots using green infrastructure to manage stormwater runoff and combined sewer overflows. The VLP is a joint venture between Onondaga County and the City of Syracuse that has installed various green infrastructure projects on vacant lots since 2011, engaging the community. Challenges include long-term maintenance and public acceptance, and opportunities exist to further legitimize urban agriculture and engage stakeholders in planning.
This document discusses strategies for transforming vacant urban land into sustainable green spaces. It provides background on the Atlantic States Legal Foundation and its work promoting environmental protection and restoration in Syracuse, New York. As a case study, it outlines the city's vacant lot program which works to install green infrastructure on vacant public lots to reduce combined sewer overflows while creating community gardens and green spaces. The challenges and opportunities of long-term maintenance and management of the transformed lots are also discussed.
Green infrastructure can help reduce stormwater runoff and combined sewer overflows in Syracuse. Examples of green infrastructure include green roofs, rain gardens, bioswales, rain barrels, and permeable pavement. Incorporating green infrastructure into Syracuse's existing gray infrastructure for stormwater management can help reduce flooding, improve water quality, and lower costs compared to relying solely on traditional pipe and treatment systems. Case studies from cities like Chicago, Portland, and Toronto demonstrate the multiple benefits of green infrastructure approaches.
ASLF Presents at The Great Plains LID Research and Innovation Symposium 04.03...aslfadmin
This document discusses the Atlantic States Legal Foundation's vacant lot program in Syracuse, NY. The program aims to transform vacant urban lots into green infrastructure that reduces combined sewer overflows. Some key points:
- ASLF established a vacant lot program to meet legal requirements to reduce CSOs with green infrastructure by 6.3% by 2018.
- The program identifies suitable vacant lots, many owned by the city, and works with the city and county to design and construct green infrastructure projects like rain gardens, urban orchards, and native plantings.
- Several pilot projects have been constructed, reducing runoff by over 100,000 gallons each.
- Challenges include previous land uses,
The document discusses green infrastructure as both a planning approach and stormwater management approach. As a planning approach, green infrastructure creates an interconnected network of natural areas that provides ecosystem services and benefits. As a stormwater management approach, it refers to systems that mimic natural processes to infiltrate, evapotranspirate, or reuse stormwater on-site. The document then provides examples of specific green infrastructure technologies and their stormwater management benefits, such as rain gardens capturing 30-80% of rainfall and reducing pollutants. Overall, the green infrastructure approach treats stormwater at its source, unlike traditional approaches that focus on rapid removal.
The document summarizes the history of pollution in Onondaga Lake near Syracuse, New York, and efforts to remediate the lake through legal action and infrastructure improvements. It describes how a non-profit organization sued Onondaga County in 1988 over sewage violations, which led to a settlement and amendments requiring both gray (sewer) and green infrastructure to manage stormwater and improve water quality. The benefits of green infrastructure include reducing pollution, creating habitat, and improving communities.
The document summarizes the Atlantic States Legal Foundation (ASLF), a non-profit focused on environmental legal issues. It discusses ASLF's role in a 1988 lawsuit that led to an agreement to reduce combined sewer overflow (CSO) in Syracuse through green infrastructure. It then focuses on Syracuse's Save the Rain program and Vacant Lot Program, which transforms publicly owned vacant lots into green spaces to reduce CSOs. The program has created several urban orchard, garden, and forest projects since 2011 to provide environmental, economic, and social benefits to the community.
This document discusses a vacant lot program (VLP) in Syracuse, NY that aims to reclaim publicly owned vacant lots using green infrastructure to manage stormwater runoff and combined sewer overflows. The VLP is a joint venture between Onondaga County and the City of Syracuse that has installed various green infrastructure projects on vacant lots since 2011, engaging the community. Challenges include long-term maintenance and public acceptance, and opportunities exist to further legitimize urban agriculture and engage stakeholders in planning.
This document discusses strategies for transforming vacant urban land into sustainable green spaces. It provides background on the Atlantic States Legal Foundation and its work promoting environmental protection and restoration in Syracuse, New York. As a case study, it outlines the city's vacant lot program which works to install green infrastructure on vacant public lots to reduce combined sewer overflows while creating community gardens and green spaces. The challenges and opportunities of long-term maintenance and management of the transformed lots are also discussed.
Green infrastructure can help reduce stormwater runoff and combined sewer overflows in Syracuse. Examples of green infrastructure include green roofs, rain gardens, bioswales, rain barrels, and permeable pavement. Incorporating green infrastructure into Syracuse's existing gray infrastructure for stormwater management can help reduce flooding, improve water quality, and lower costs compared to relying solely on traditional pipe and treatment systems. Case studies from cities like Chicago, Portland, and Toronto demonstrate the multiple benefits of green infrastructure approaches.
ASLF Presents at The Great Plains LID Research and Innovation Symposium 04.03...aslfadmin
This document discusses the Atlantic States Legal Foundation's vacant lot program in Syracuse, NY. The program aims to transform vacant urban lots into green infrastructure that reduces combined sewer overflows. Some key points:
- ASLF established a vacant lot program to meet legal requirements to reduce CSOs with green infrastructure by 6.3% by 2018.
- The program identifies suitable vacant lots, many owned by the city, and works with the city and county to design and construct green infrastructure projects like rain gardens, urban orchards, and native plantings.
- Several pilot projects have been constructed, reducing runoff by over 100,000 gallons each.
- Challenges include previous land uses,
The document discusses green infrastructure as both a planning approach and stormwater management approach. As a planning approach, green infrastructure creates an interconnected network of natural areas that provides ecosystem services and benefits. As a stormwater management approach, it refers to systems that mimic natural processes to infiltrate, evapotranspirate, or reuse stormwater on-site. The document then provides examples of specific green infrastructure technologies and their stormwater management benefits, such as rain gardens capturing 30-80% of rainfall and reducing pollutants. Overall, the green infrastructure approach treats stormwater at its source, unlike traditional approaches that focus on rapid removal.
Public Agencies Meet Sustainable DesignRoss Johnson
The document discusses sustainability in planning and development. It provides an overview of key concepts like the APA's policy on sustainability. It outlines various indicators of unsustainability at global, lifestyle and community levels. It also summarizes the USGBC's LEED green building rating system and how it relates to planning issues. Finally, it discusses different policies and incentives that cities can implement to encourage more sustainable practices.
The document discusses sustainability and green building standards from the American Planning Association (APA) and the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC). It outlines 13 policies to promote sustainability and summarizes the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) rating system and credits that relate to planning issues, including alternative transportation, brownfield redevelopment, habitat protection, stormwater management, and water efficiency. The APA, USGBC, and American Institute of Architects are working to implement sustainability benchmarks and tools.
When Hurricane Sandy cut across the Caribbean Sea and Atlantic Ocean, it left death and destruction from Puerto Rico to Canada.
Lessons learned from the storm carry implications for coastal cities everywhere.
AECOM professionals share insights from a dozen of the many perspectives needed to build urban resiliency.
Cities like Philadelphia are implementing initiatives to address environmental issues and promote more sustainable development. Greenworks Philadelphia is a six-year plan that aims to increase tree coverage to 30% and improve air quality. Green infrastructure can help achieve these goals while also reducing stormwater runoff. Government policies and regulations influence the construction of green infrastructure projects. Regulations under the Clean Water Act require stormwater management practices. Financial incentives, public education on stormwater issues, and pilot projects can further encourage green infrastructure development.
Earth Day 2014 — Ideas and innovations toward a better futureAECOM
Around the world, in a wide variety of forms, we see common sense combining with sophisticated innovations to make a real difference in our environments, lives and future. We are proud to contribute a few ideas and innovations of our own.
This document provides an overview and summary of key topics from a course on sustainable design and building construction:
1. It introduces the course objectives of exploring sustainability in architectural design and construction through the lenses of ecology, economy, and social equity.
2. It covers background topics on the history and drivers of the green building movement, including key events, concepts, concerns, and terminology.
3. It discusses green building assessment systems like LEED, BREEAM, and Living Building Challenge that are used to evaluate and certify sustainable buildings.
4. It focuses on the LEED green building rating system developed by the USGBC, including its purpose, evolution, certification trends, and goals to transform
Blue and Green Cities The Role of Blue-Green Infrastructure in Managing Urban...Robert Brears
This book offers new research on urban policy innovations that promote the application of blue-green infrastructure in managing water resources sustainably. The author argues that urban water managers have traditionally relied on grey infrastructural solutions to mitigate risks with numerous economic and environmental consequences. Brears explores the role urban water managers have in implementing blue-green infrastructure to reduce ecological damage and mitigate risk. The case studies in this book illustrate how cities, of differing climates, lifestyles and income-levels, have implemented policy innovations that promote the application of blue-green infrastructure in managing water, wastewater and stormwater sustainably to reduce environmental degradation and enhance resilience to climate change. This new research on urban policy innovations that promote the application of blue-green infrastructure in managing water resources sustainably will be of interest to those working on water conservation and policy.
This document provides an overview of Low Impact Development (LID) approaches to managing stormwater in the Puget Sound region of Washington and Portland, Oregon. Traditional development practices have negatively impacted water resources through increased impervious surfaces and altered drainage, but LID aims to mimic natural hydrologic systems through small, distributed stormwater controls and infiltration close to the source. These practices include bioretention cells, permeable pavement, vegetated roofs, and narrower streets to reduce runoff and improve water quality. Examples like the High Point redevelopment in Seattle and a rain garden in Portland demonstrate successful LID implementation.
FACED WITH CLIMATE change and environmental degradation many cities are turning to Blue-Green Infrastructure (BGI) solutions to enhance climate resilience as well as restore the health of ecosystems.
This document provides an introduction to water infrastructure issues in the United States. It notes that our drinking water and wastewater systems received a grade of D- due to aging infrastructure. It also discusses various challenges around water supply including population growth, conservation, climate change, and water rights battles between states. Real estate professionals are often involved in local water issues and need to understand the challenges around water infrastructure and supply.
This document discusses the need for regulatory change to address emerging environmental and societal issues. It provides examples of how public and private stakeholders have worked together to enact regulatory changes. One case study describes how a pilot wastewater reuse project led Massachusetts to develop regulatory guidelines and later formal regulations allowing for expanded uses of reclaimed water. The document advocates for creating flexible regulatory structures through cooperation between regulators and developers.
The document discusses various low impact development programs in multiple cities that help manage stormwater and protect water resources through the use of green infrastructure. It provides examples of green roofs, permeable pavement, rainwater harvesting, bioretention swales, and other natural drainage systems that have significantly reduced stormwater runoff volumes and peak flows in cities like Chicago, Portland, Seattle, Toronto, and Vancouver. It also discusses the Anacostia Waterfront Corporation in Washington D.C. that has established comprehensive environmental standards for development projects, including innovative stormwater retention requirements.
This document outlines a presentation on urban ecological tools given at a conference on October 21, 2012. It discusses how urban agriculture is transforming underutilized urban sites, and presents three frameworks for planning new uses of these sites: site evaluation, urban ecology, and consensus building. For site evaluation, the presentation examines how to match a site's characteristics and limitations with appropriate uses. The urban ecology framework analyzes the flows of resources, people, and materials within a city. The consensus building framework discusses expanding partnerships, managing stakeholder expectations, and creating long-term community visions. Case studies of specific projects in Kansas, Connecticut, Chicago, and Boston are provided. The presentation concludes by noting urban agriculture is not always the best use and other
Collaboration, Science, and Technology Merge to Improve Water QualityArbor Day Foundation
Collaboration, Science, and Technology Merge to Improve Water Quality
Dave Gamstetter, City of Cincinnati | Donna M. Murphy, US Forest Service Northeastern Area
In 2010 the Cincinnati Park Board (CPB) formed a partnership with the Metropolitan Sewer Department of Greater Cincinnati (MSDGC) to assist with the implementation of green solutions to meet the regulatory requirements of the consent decree using a triple bottom line approach. This presentation discusses how natural design solutions, BMPs, stormwater controls, and forests are being used to enhance green infrastructure and reduce stormwater flow on a watershed scale. The program is Project Groundwork.
The document summarizes Niles, Illinois' stormwater relief program, which aims to address flooding issues through various green infrastructure projects, sewer separation projects, and a basin. It describes completed projects like the Niles Community Rain Garden and Neva Street BioSwale. It also discusses the development of the comprehensive 2012 Stormwater Relief Program to further reduce flooding risk through regulatory updates, sewer system maintenance, capital improvements, and flood assistance programs. The village has made progress on Tier I projects and is now evaluating Tier II projects.
How can we create infrastructure that sustains a healthy planet? We explore in our latest SlideShare in honor of Earth Day.
Tell us what you think. Tweet us @AECOM using #EarthDay2015.
This document provides background information for a fictional grant competition hosted by the City of Austin, Texas to fund innovative solutions for reducing outdoor water usage. The city is facing increasing water demands and needs new approaches beyond traditional conservation methods. Rainwater Inc, an irrigation company, wants to enter the competition to help drive its product differentiation strategy. It hires you to develop a proposal meeting the competition's requirements and a plan for how Rainwater can execute the proposed solution.
This document provides a technical report on proposed solutions to surface water drainage problems in Diepsloot, South Africa. It discusses the current issues with insufficient stormwater infrastructure and proposes investigating permeable paving, rainwater harvesting, and swales as potential sustainable urban drainage systems. Permeable paving allows water to infiltrate through paved surfaces and includes considerations for design, construction, and maintenance. Rainwater harvesting focuses on collecting roof runoff but may not be practical for the informal housing in Diepsloot. The report will conceptually design and analyze a selected solution.
This document discusses green infrastructure and its role in creating sustainable communities. It defines green infrastructure as strategically planned and managed networks of natural lands, working landscapes and other open spaces that conserve ecosystem values and functions while providing benefits to human populations. These networks help guide development, protect important natural areas, and maintain ecological processes at a landscape scale. The green infrastructure approach provides a framework that considers both environmental and human needs and can help integrate conservation and growth.
This document summarizes the remediation of a former industrial smelting site in Galena, Kansas to safe standards for future use. Civil & Environmental Consultants (CEC) worked with the site owner and environmental trustees to develop a remediation plan for the 148-acre contaminated former EaglePicher smelting facility. Extensive environmental testing was conducted to understand the nature and extent of contamination from decades of smelting operations. The remediation work removed contaminated soil, treated groundwater, and stabilized remaining structures to allow for redevelopment, including use by a salvage business operated by the town mayor. The remediated site now supports new economic activity while preserving historic mining structures.
Presentation given to Carlsbad City Council by San Diego County Water Authority Board Chair Thomas V. Wornham and Assistant General Manger Dennis Cushman on the current and future activities relating to the Bay-Delta Conservation Plan
Presentation given at the San Diego County Water Authority's Water Planning Meeting on Oct. 25, 2012. To view agenda visit www.sdcwa.org/monthly-board-meeting-20
Public Agencies Meet Sustainable DesignRoss Johnson
The document discusses sustainability in planning and development. It provides an overview of key concepts like the APA's policy on sustainability. It outlines various indicators of unsustainability at global, lifestyle and community levels. It also summarizes the USGBC's LEED green building rating system and how it relates to planning issues. Finally, it discusses different policies and incentives that cities can implement to encourage more sustainable practices.
The document discusses sustainability and green building standards from the American Planning Association (APA) and the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC). It outlines 13 policies to promote sustainability and summarizes the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) rating system and credits that relate to planning issues, including alternative transportation, brownfield redevelopment, habitat protection, stormwater management, and water efficiency. The APA, USGBC, and American Institute of Architects are working to implement sustainability benchmarks and tools.
When Hurricane Sandy cut across the Caribbean Sea and Atlantic Ocean, it left death and destruction from Puerto Rico to Canada.
Lessons learned from the storm carry implications for coastal cities everywhere.
AECOM professionals share insights from a dozen of the many perspectives needed to build urban resiliency.
Cities like Philadelphia are implementing initiatives to address environmental issues and promote more sustainable development. Greenworks Philadelphia is a six-year plan that aims to increase tree coverage to 30% and improve air quality. Green infrastructure can help achieve these goals while also reducing stormwater runoff. Government policies and regulations influence the construction of green infrastructure projects. Regulations under the Clean Water Act require stormwater management practices. Financial incentives, public education on stormwater issues, and pilot projects can further encourage green infrastructure development.
Earth Day 2014 — Ideas and innovations toward a better futureAECOM
Around the world, in a wide variety of forms, we see common sense combining with sophisticated innovations to make a real difference in our environments, lives and future. We are proud to contribute a few ideas and innovations of our own.
This document provides an overview and summary of key topics from a course on sustainable design and building construction:
1. It introduces the course objectives of exploring sustainability in architectural design and construction through the lenses of ecology, economy, and social equity.
2. It covers background topics on the history and drivers of the green building movement, including key events, concepts, concerns, and terminology.
3. It discusses green building assessment systems like LEED, BREEAM, and Living Building Challenge that are used to evaluate and certify sustainable buildings.
4. It focuses on the LEED green building rating system developed by the USGBC, including its purpose, evolution, certification trends, and goals to transform
Blue and Green Cities The Role of Blue-Green Infrastructure in Managing Urban...Robert Brears
This book offers new research on urban policy innovations that promote the application of blue-green infrastructure in managing water resources sustainably. The author argues that urban water managers have traditionally relied on grey infrastructural solutions to mitigate risks with numerous economic and environmental consequences. Brears explores the role urban water managers have in implementing blue-green infrastructure to reduce ecological damage and mitigate risk. The case studies in this book illustrate how cities, of differing climates, lifestyles and income-levels, have implemented policy innovations that promote the application of blue-green infrastructure in managing water, wastewater and stormwater sustainably to reduce environmental degradation and enhance resilience to climate change. This new research on urban policy innovations that promote the application of blue-green infrastructure in managing water resources sustainably will be of interest to those working on water conservation and policy.
This document provides an overview of Low Impact Development (LID) approaches to managing stormwater in the Puget Sound region of Washington and Portland, Oregon. Traditional development practices have negatively impacted water resources through increased impervious surfaces and altered drainage, but LID aims to mimic natural hydrologic systems through small, distributed stormwater controls and infiltration close to the source. These practices include bioretention cells, permeable pavement, vegetated roofs, and narrower streets to reduce runoff and improve water quality. Examples like the High Point redevelopment in Seattle and a rain garden in Portland demonstrate successful LID implementation.
FACED WITH CLIMATE change and environmental degradation many cities are turning to Blue-Green Infrastructure (BGI) solutions to enhance climate resilience as well as restore the health of ecosystems.
This document provides an introduction to water infrastructure issues in the United States. It notes that our drinking water and wastewater systems received a grade of D- due to aging infrastructure. It also discusses various challenges around water supply including population growth, conservation, climate change, and water rights battles between states. Real estate professionals are often involved in local water issues and need to understand the challenges around water infrastructure and supply.
This document discusses the need for regulatory change to address emerging environmental and societal issues. It provides examples of how public and private stakeholders have worked together to enact regulatory changes. One case study describes how a pilot wastewater reuse project led Massachusetts to develop regulatory guidelines and later formal regulations allowing for expanded uses of reclaimed water. The document advocates for creating flexible regulatory structures through cooperation between regulators and developers.
The document discusses various low impact development programs in multiple cities that help manage stormwater and protect water resources through the use of green infrastructure. It provides examples of green roofs, permeable pavement, rainwater harvesting, bioretention swales, and other natural drainage systems that have significantly reduced stormwater runoff volumes and peak flows in cities like Chicago, Portland, Seattle, Toronto, and Vancouver. It also discusses the Anacostia Waterfront Corporation in Washington D.C. that has established comprehensive environmental standards for development projects, including innovative stormwater retention requirements.
This document outlines a presentation on urban ecological tools given at a conference on October 21, 2012. It discusses how urban agriculture is transforming underutilized urban sites, and presents three frameworks for planning new uses of these sites: site evaluation, urban ecology, and consensus building. For site evaluation, the presentation examines how to match a site's characteristics and limitations with appropriate uses. The urban ecology framework analyzes the flows of resources, people, and materials within a city. The consensus building framework discusses expanding partnerships, managing stakeholder expectations, and creating long-term community visions. Case studies of specific projects in Kansas, Connecticut, Chicago, and Boston are provided. The presentation concludes by noting urban agriculture is not always the best use and other
Collaboration, Science, and Technology Merge to Improve Water QualityArbor Day Foundation
Collaboration, Science, and Technology Merge to Improve Water Quality
Dave Gamstetter, City of Cincinnati | Donna M. Murphy, US Forest Service Northeastern Area
In 2010 the Cincinnati Park Board (CPB) formed a partnership with the Metropolitan Sewer Department of Greater Cincinnati (MSDGC) to assist with the implementation of green solutions to meet the regulatory requirements of the consent decree using a triple bottom line approach. This presentation discusses how natural design solutions, BMPs, stormwater controls, and forests are being used to enhance green infrastructure and reduce stormwater flow on a watershed scale. The program is Project Groundwork.
The document summarizes Niles, Illinois' stormwater relief program, which aims to address flooding issues through various green infrastructure projects, sewer separation projects, and a basin. It describes completed projects like the Niles Community Rain Garden and Neva Street BioSwale. It also discusses the development of the comprehensive 2012 Stormwater Relief Program to further reduce flooding risk through regulatory updates, sewer system maintenance, capital improvements, and flood assistance programs. The village has made progress on Tier I projects and is now evaluating Tier II projects.
How can we create infrastructure that sustains a healthy planet? We explore in our latest SlideShare in honor of Earth Day.
Tell us what you think. Tweet us @AECOM using #EarthDay2015.
This document provides background information for a fictional grant competition hosted by the City of Austin, Texas to fund innovative solutions for reducing outdoor water usage. The city is facing increasing water demands and needs new approaches beyond traditional conservation methods. Rainwater Inc, an irrigation company, wants to enter the competition to help drive its product differentiation strategy. It hires you to develop a proposal meeting the competition's requirements and a plan for how Rainwater can execute the proposed solution.
This document provides a technical report on proposed solutions to surface water drainage problems in Diepsloot, South Africa. It discusses the current issues with insufficient stormwater infrastructure and proposes investigating permeable paving, rainwater harvesting, and swales as potential sustainable urban drainage systems. Permeable paving allows water to infiltrate through paved surfaces and includes considerations for design, construction, and maintenance. Rainwater harvesting focuses on collecting roof runoff but may not be practical for the informal housing in Diepsloot. The report will conceptually design and analyze a selected solution.
This document discusses green infrastructure and its role in creating sustainable communities. It defines green infrastructure as strategically planned and managed networks of natural lands, working landscapes and other open spaces that conserve ecosystem values and functions while providing benefits to human populations. These networks help guide development, protect important natural areas, and maintain ecological processes at a landscape scale. The green infrastructure approach provides a framework that considers both environmental and human needs and can help integrate conservation and growth.
This document summarizes the remediation of a former industrial smelting site in Galena, Kansas to safe standards for future use. Civil & Environmental Consultants (CEC) worked with the site owner and environmental trustees to develop a remediation plan for the 148-acre contaminated former EaglePicher smelting facility. Extensive environmental testing was conducted to understand the nature and extent of contamination from decades of smelting operations. The remediation work removed contaminated soil, treated groundwater, and stabilized remaining structures to allow for redevelopment, including use by a salvage business operated by the town mayor. The remediated site now supports new economic activity while preserving historic mining structures.
Presentation given to Carlsbad City Council by San Diego County Water Authority Board Chair Thomas V. Wornham and Assistant General Manger Dennis Cushman on the current and future activities relating to the Bay-Delta Conservation Plan
Presentation given at the San Diego County Water Authority's Water Planning Meeting on Oct. 25, 2012. To view agenda visit www.sdcwa.org/monthly-board-meeting-20
Three Transformational Projects in Atlanta's Proctor CreekPark Pride
This document summarizes a project to improve water quality in Proctor Creek in Atlanta through creating a greenway and trails, while addressing issues like flooded homes, pollution, and disconnected neighborhoods. The project will be led by The Trust for Public Land and Emerald Corridor, funded through philanthropy and mitigation banking. It will involve stabilizing stream banks, removing pollutants, and adding stormwater management facilities over the next few years to transform the area and connect communities.
King County is building an underground storage tank and facility near Lowman Beach Park to reduce untreated sewer overflows into Puget Sound during storms. The community provided input to design a facility that fits with the area. Key features include a one million gallon underground storage tank, odor control, and landscaping to blend the above ground structures. Beach Drive will be redesigned to calm traffic near the park. Construction will begin with deconstructing existing onsite buildings while minimizing impacts. The new facility will help clean up Puget Sound by controlling stormwater overflows.
3.4 northern everglades payment for environmental services a public private p...ascemiami-dade
This document summarizes a public-private partnership called the Northern Everglades Payment for Environmental Services program. The program pays farmers to temporarily store and clean excess surface water running off their lands in South Florida. It describes a pilot project called the Nicodemus Slough Pilot Project that is designed to store water and enhance wetlands on over 15,000 acres of land in Glades County, Florida. The project involves building berms and canals to divert water from Lake Okeechobee onto the land to restore more natural sheet flow and water treatment processes. It is a sustainable partnership between public agencies, private landowners, and researchers that provides environmental and economic benefits.
The document discusses the idea of creating an Inland Seas Energy Authority (ISEA) to manage offshore wind energy development in the Great Lakes. The ISEA would identify the most suitable 2,000 square miles for offshore wind farms and set production goals. It would provide guidelines for site assessment, construction and decommissioning. The ISEA would partner with states, issue bonds, and sell assets after 20-25 years. Its creation would provide regulatory certainty and help attract investors to develop offshore wind at a large enough scale to be economically viable. Next steps proposed include convening stakeholder leaders to further discuss and begin planning the formation of an ISEA organization.
USCID conference in San Diego May 17-20, 2016_GrD Salton Sea update presentat...Graeme Donaldson
This document summarizes updates on Salton Sea restoration programs and projects presented at a USCID conference. It describes the status of legislative actions and state agencies involved in restoration efforts. Near-term habitat and pilot projects being implemented by IID and state agencies are outlined, including Red Hill Bay, Species Conservation Habitat, and a marine habitat pilot project. IID's Salton Sea Backbone Infrastructure Project is introduced, which aims to develop infrastructure to manage drainage water for restoration uses over time. Salinity increases in the shrinking sea pose risks to public health from dust emissions if restoration is not accelerated.
Presentation on "greening the gray" projects in Onondaga County, NY. Presented at the 2012 NYWEA Conference by Bob Kukenberger, Gray Infrastructure Program Manager, CDM Smith.
The El Capitan Land & Watershed Project brought together stakeholders in June 2010 to discuss progress on watershed protection and identify next steps. Over 60 days, the project engaged residents through discovery events, watershed tours, and action planning workshops. These efforts led to increased awareness, new partnerships, and six priority initiatives identified to further collaboration, conduct watershed assessments, and pursue funding. The document outlines the project's process and momentum in engaging the community around shared goals of improved habitat, water quality and watershed management.
Day-Of PowerPoint Presentation for June 2015 Amplify Event
North Coast Stakeholders reveal some of the newest developments in the district.
The Amplify Speaker Series, now in its ninth year, continues
to draw more business leaders. The luncheon series is
recognized as one of Cleveland’s best corporate networking
events. The goal is to bring professionals together to network
and to hear from a panel of industry experts in specific
categories/industries that adhere to that month’s theme in
Cleveland Business Connects (CBC) magazine.
The document discusses the US Army Corps of Engineers Chicago District's project management process. It provides background on the district's history and mission to serve the Chicago metropolitan area. It then describes the district's business lines including navigation, flood risk management, and environmental projects. The document outlines the district's project management lifecycle including initiation, planning, approval, execution, and closeout. It provides examples of ongoing projects like the Indiana Harbor confined disposal facility and flood risk management projects on the Little Calumet River.
Philadelphia Water Department, Green City Clean Waters ProgramNew Jersey Future
This document discusses the Philadelphia Water Department's Green City, Clean Waters program to implement green stormwater infrastructure. It provides budgets, timelines, and metrics for four divisions involved: the Office of Watersheds, Planning and Research, Green Stormwater Infrastructure Implementation, and the Bureau of Laboratory Services. It summarizes the program's goals of complying with regulatory requirements through cost-effective green infrastructure instead of large grey infrastructure. It also outlines the economic, environmental, and social benefits of the program.
The document discusses a planning session focused on storm water runoff and parking in Philadelphia. It includes presentations from various organizations:
- The Green Parking Council discussed creating a new rating system to transform the parking industry and address sustainability.
- NRDC discussed Philadelphia's new stormwater fee structure based on impervious surface area and how it could incentivize private investment in green infrastructure retrofits to earn fee credits.
- AECOM discussed developing a decision support tool to help prioritize green infrastructure projects in Philadelphia based on factors like flooding risk, water quality, and watershed health. The tool uses GIS data and user-defined weighting.
The document summarizes discussions from an Imported Water Committee meeting regarding the Bay Delta Conservation Plan (BDCP). It provides background on BDCP including costs, funding sources, and economic benefits. It then outlines concerns about funding assurance, rates issues, agricultural-urban cost sharing, and project operations for different BDCP alternatives. The committee will continue to evaluate four Delta fix options and provide the Board with comparisons and recommendations.
Mariann Long has extensive experience leading sustainability and energy efficiency initiatives for multiple California cities:
- As an energy consultant, she developed Santa Ana's greenhouse gas inventory and Climate Action Plan.
- In Anaheim, she established programs that reduced energy usage by 698 million kWh and greenhouse gas emissions equivalent to taking 19,800 cars off the road over 10 years.
- She also spearheaded Anaheim's Sustainability Information Management System and helped the city win the 2009 Siemens Sustainable Community Award.
The document discusses the water-energy nexus and water usage trends. It notes that total annual world water usage increased by 40% between 1900 and 2000 and is projected to increase another 40% by 2020. While Canadians have high overall water usage that is five times more than the OECD average increase since 1980, the oil and gas industry in Alberta is the largest water user and is working to reduce usage through technology and regional collaboration on water management. The document advocates that regional solutions and cooperation are needed to ensure sustainable and efficient water usage.
Information for Cuyahoga County applicants to the Clean Ohio Green Space Conservation Program
This presentation was shown at workshops on August 15 and 16, 2017.
http://www.countyplanning.us/services/grant-programs/clean-ohio-conservation-greenspace-program/
The document summarizes several urban heat island reduction initiatives in various US cities. It describes programs that plant trees to reduce temperatures, such as in Dallas and Austin. It outlines green building codes and projects using green roofs to mitigate heat islands in cities like Boston, Washington D.C., and Atlanta. University and federal building projects implementing cool roofs are also discussed for South Carolina and Tennessee. The document concludes by noting these initiatives have been added to EPA's database to provide guidance to other communities.
This document summarizes a study assessing Hawaii's potential for hydropower and ocean energy development. The study was a state-wide assessment conducted by the US Army Corps of Engineers, Hawaii DBEDT, and the University of Hawaii. It updated past assessments of traditional hydropower potential using GIS analysis and screening criteria. It also provided a general review of ocean energy resource potential and constraints. The full report includes an excel database of existing, retired and proposed hydropower sites, as well as geospatial data on potential ocean energy locations.
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The Atlantic States Legal Foundation (ASLF) is a non-profit organization established in 1982 in Syracuse, New York to provide legal and technical services related to environmental issues. ASLF has played a leading role in protecting and restoring Syracuse waterways, including taking legal action against Onondaga County for violations related to discharging into Onondaga Lake. Through settlements in 1989 and amendments in 1997 and 2009, ASLF has promoted the use of both gray infrastructure and green infrastructure to manage stormwater and improve water quality in the area.
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Green infrastructure is an approach to water management that mimics natural processes to manage stormwater runoff. It involves preserving or restoring natural landscape features to capture, filter, store or infiltrate water where it falls. As a planning approach, green infrastructure creates an interconnected network of open spaces that provides environmental and community benefits. As a stormwater management approach, it treats stormwater at its source through techniques like rain gardens, green roofs, bioswales and permeable pavement. In addition to reducing flooding and pollution, green infrastructure can provide cleaner air, reduced urban heat, habitat creation and beautification of communities.
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The document outlines the Save the Rain program in Onondaga County, New York, which aims to improve water quality in Onondaga Lake through green and gray infrastructure projects that reduce combined sewer overflows. It summarizes accomplishments from 1998-2008 under an Amended Consent Judgment, including upgrades to the Metropolitan Syracuse Treatment Plant and closing or upgrading 12 combined sewer overflows. It then outlines goals, elements and timelines of the 2009-2018 program under a new stipulation, which focuses on storage facilities instead of regional treatment facilities to capture 95% of annual overflow by 2018 through balanced green and gray infrastructure projects.
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Samuel H. Sage of the Atlantic States Legal Foundation presents the potential for implementing outdoor education programs at schools located near creeks and natural areas in Syracuse, NY. Such programs have been successfully implemented in other areas and provide hands-on, cross-curricular learning while reconnecting children with nature. The Atlantic States Legal Foundation could help schools develop outdoor classrooms, secure funding, and collaborate with other local organizations.
This document discusses how green infrastructure reduces wet weather issues by managing stormwater through natural systems like soil and vegetation rather than traditional pipe and concrete infrastructure. It provides examples of green infrastructure technologies like porous pavement, bioretention cells, tree trenches, planter boxes, cisterns, vegetated roofs, and green streets that intercept and reduce stormwater flows to combined sewers. These approaches provide storage, infiltration and treatment of stormwater runoff to reduce flooding, erosion, CSO events and costs compared to gray infrastructure.
1. 2012 IECA-LHCCD Conference, 11.08.2012
Different Shades of Green:
Using Innovative Green Infrastructure Solutions
to Manage Stormwater
— A Case Study from Syracuse, Onondaga County, New York
Hongbin Gao, Samuel H. Sage
ATLANTIC STATES LEGAL FOUNDATION, INC.
2. Presentation Outline
• CSOs in Onondaga County
• ASLF, ACJ and Its 4th Stipulation
• The Green Infrastructure Program
of Onondaga County
• Program Highlights
• Challenges
• Discussion
Onondaga Lake, Onondaga County, New York
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3. CSOs in Onondaga County
City of Syracuse
Onondaga County, Onondaga Lake
New York
Onondaga Creek
• 7,660 acres
• 49 CSOs Harbor Brook
• ~1 Billion gallons/year CSO
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4. About ASLF and ACJ
• ASLF is a New York based not-for-
profit, headquartered in the Near Westside
area in the City of Syracuse
• Established in 1982 to provide
legal, technical, and organizational
services to individuals and organizations
dealing with environmental issues
ASLF Office Building at 658 West Onondaga
Street, Syracuse, New York
• 1988 – ASLF filed lawsuit against Onondaga County
• 1989 – Litigation settled through METRO WWTP Consent Judgment
• 1998 – METRO consent Judgment replaced with Amended Consent
Judgment (ACJ)
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5. About ASLF and ACJ
• 1st ACJ Amendment in 1998
• 2nd ACJ Amendment in 2006
• 3rd ACJ Amendment in 2008
• Landmark Revision: In 2009 4th
stipulation to ACJ authorized the
County to use balanced Gray and
Green infrastructure for CSO
abatement
• The first case in nation with court 4th Stipulation to ACJ, available at
approved green strategy http://www.onondagalake.org/docs/ACJSTIPsigned16Nov
ember2009.pdf
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6. The Gray-Green Infrastructure Program
Regulatory Goals
• Capture and treat 95% of the annual CSO
volume via Gray & Green Infrastructure
• Achieve water quality standards in
tributaries and lake by 12/31/2018
Community Impacts/Goals
Metropolitan Syracuse Wastewater Treatment Plant
• Improve quality of life (METRO)
• Promote Sustainability
http://savetherain.us/
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7. The Gray Program Summary
• > 30 projects completed
• Over $350,000,000 investment to date
• 6 major gray projects to be built, besides
facility planning for floatable controls
• Will contribute to 88.7% of annual CSOs
capture system-wide by 2018
6 million Gallon Clinton Storage Facility
under Construction
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8. The GREEN Program Summary
• 6.3% annual CSO volume capture
• 247 million gallons per year
• Multiple various scaled projects
throughout combined sewersheds
• Compliments Gray Program
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9. The ACJ Compliance Milestones
• Total Gray + Green volume capture:
• 85.2% by 1/1/2013
• 89.5% by 12/31/2013 (major milestone)
• 91.4% by 12/31/2015
• 93.0% by 12/31/2016
• 95.0% by 21/31/2018 (major milestone)
• Extensive monitoring & reporting required
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10. Green Program Highlights
http://savetherain.us/
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11. Green Program Highlights: Public Property-County
Onondaga County
Civic Strip
• 14 GI project planned
• Estimate 9.6 million gallons of
CSO reduction
• 6 projects constructed to date
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12. Green Program Highlights: Public Property-County
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13. Green Program Highlights: Public Property-County
• 15,000 gallon cistern collects rain/snow
melting from the War Memorial roof
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14. Green Program Highlights: Public Property-County
Collected rainwater is used to produce and maintain the ice in the arena for
Syracuse Crunch hockey team, and reusing water allows ice making to occur at
1-2 degrees warmer than using potable water, resulting in energy savings
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15. Green Program Highlights: Public Property-County
County Parking Lot B: Before
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16. Green Program Highlights: Public Property-County
County Parking Lot B: After
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17. Green Program Highlights: Public Property-City
• City-County Agreement
• GI projects on:
• City streets and right-of-ways
• City parks and open space
• City parking lots
• Public facilities
• City Building roofs
• Vacant Lots
The City of Syracuse Ordinance that depicts the City-
County Agreement on installing GI on the City properties
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18. Green Program Highlights: Public Property-City
Before Green Water Street
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19. Green Program Highlights: Public Property-City
Concept Green Water Street
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20. Green Program Highlights: Public Property-City
After Green Water Street
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21. Green Program Highlights: Public Property-City
Green Water Street
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22. Green Program Highlights: Public Property-City
Save the Rain-Courts 4 Kids
Porous Basketball Court in Skiddy
Park, Syracuse, NY
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23. Green Program Highlights: Public Property-City
Save the Rain Vacant Lot Program
• Uses publicly owned vacant lots (mainly those owned by the City)
• Implements GI projects in combination with various reclamation
typologies:
• Urban Orchard
• Ornamental Garden
• Vegetable Garden
• Urban Forest
• Carries a goal of 9 million gallons annual capture by 2018
VLP Pilot Project Rendering: Urban Orchard at 701
Oswego Street, Syracuse, New York
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24. Green Program Highlights: Public Property-City
Save the Rain Vacant Lot Program
Before After
VLP Pilot Project: Urban Orchard at 701 Oswego Street, Syracuse, New York
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25. Green Program Highlights: Public Property-Suburb
Suburban Green Infrastructure Program (SGIP)
• A grant program to provide
financial incentives for the
installation of green
infrastructure projects in
suburban towns on the
municipally owned
properties that are located
within the Onondaga
County sanitary sewer
district.
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26. Green Program Highlights: Private Property
Green Improvement Fund (GIF) Initiative
• Onondaga County’s Public‐Private‐Partnership for Incentivizing GI
• Funds GI projects on privately owned commercial, business, or not-for-
profit facilities in the combined sewer serviced areas where GI
implementation is needed
• Up to $200,000 for a single project
• Reimbursement based process
• Over 30 projects funded
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27. Green Program Highlights: Outreach & Education
• STR Website: SaveTheRain.us
• GI Workshops & presentations
• Project related public outreach
• Rain barrel program
• >600 rain barrels distributed
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28. Green Program Highlights: Recognition
• In April 2011, Onondaga County and City of Syracuse is designated by EPA as
one of 10 partners of EPA to help promote green infrastructure application in
the country
• Syracuse/Onondaga County is now a featured case study in Rooftops to Rivers
II, a Natural Resource Defense Council publication for green infrastructure
technologies
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29. The Challenges
• Planning for Widespread Implementation of GI
• >100 GI projects done to date, but from now on…?
• How to come up with new GI projects
• Incorporate various stakeholders’ interests and maximize the benefits of GI
• GI is much more than stormwater
• The planning should be multi-dimensional
• The decision matrix
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30. The Challenges
• Implementation
• Discrete easily monitored projects vs diffuse small projects that are harder
to quantify
• Bringing diffuse participants together to accomplish an end goal required
by the County to meet the mandate of the ACJ
• Having to understand biology as well as engineering, physics and
chemistry
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31. The Challenge
• Maintenance (is a big deal)
• Learning curve for GI maintenance
• Site care vs standard maintenance practices
• Maintenance mechanism(s)
• No specific mechanism has been fully developed
• Compliance
• Methodologies to effectively monitor green infrastructure performance
• Ultimate measurement of the compliance to the ACJ
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32. Questions
For more information, please visit:
www.aslf.org
www.onondagalake.org
SaveTheRain.us
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Editor's Notes
Good morning. Thanks for coming to our presentation. I am HongbinGao, from Atlantic States Legal Foundation in Syracsue, New York. Samuel Sage, the president of Atlantic States, and myself will talk about the green infrastructure program that is being applied by Onondaga County to address its combined overflow issues that contribute to the pollution in Onondaga Lake, one of the most polluted water bodies in north America.
In this presentation, we will begin with a brief introduction to the issue, the combined sewer overflows that cause pollution in Onondaga Lake and its tributaries; then we’ll quickly go through the process that takes the County and the community from a legal case to a nationally known green infrastructure strategy for CSO mitigation. Main discussion would be about this program, the lessons learned and the challenges that the County and the community are facing.
Onondaga county is in central new york. Onondaga Lake is a small lake centered in Onondaga county, surrounded by City of Syracuse and several towns. The lake is severely polluted by industrial operations on its shore in 19th and 20th century, and by municipal discharge.Onondaga county manages the sewage facilities in the sewer district including City of Syracuse. Syracuse, like many old cities, has combined sewer system. During wet weather events, stormwater flows into the local sewer system, causing heavy flows that can overload the system. During times of overload, the system is designed to release combined sanitary flow and stormwater into local waterways (Harbor Brook, Onondaga Creek). This event is known as a Combined Sewer Overflow (CSO). CSOs significantly reduce water quality in local tributary water bodies including Onondaga Lake.
Atlantic states legal Foundation is a non-profit organization based in Syracuse, New York. ASLF was established in 1982 and has provided legal, technical and organizational services to numerous individuals, industries, governments and organizations dealing with environmental issues. In 1988, ASLF, later joined by New York State DEC, filed a lawsuit against Onondaga County for its violation of Clean Water Act by discharging municipal pollutants to the Onondaga lake.
ACJ was further amended several times. At the same time, Over 30 sewer system improvement projects under ACJ, all gray, were constructed, at a cost of over $350 million, including a new regional treatment facility. On November 16, 2009, after years of negotiation led ASLF and other advocates and strongly supported by current county executive Joanne M. Mahoney,signed a landmark revision to the ACJ was signed by US District Judge. Called the 4th stipulation, this new plan authorized the County to use balanced green and gray infrastructure plan to reduce stormwater pollution and CSOs. This is the first case in the US that mandates green infrastructure technologies by court order for CSO abatement.