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Dwindling availability of water, combined with increases and competition in demand, climate change impacts, trends toward true cost water pricing, among other “drivers,” necessitates that urban water planning incorporate consideration of strategies for use, conservation, and reuse of treated wastewater and stormwater. Three innovative initiatives will be discussed as illustrations of “win-win” approaches that achieve effective water management (urban water security/sustainability) while facilitating economic development.
This presentation was delivered by Simon Tilleard at the Lancang – Mekong Environmental Study Workshop that took place at the 2016 Greater Mekong Forum on Water, Food and Energy.
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1. Onondaga County, New York
Save the Rain Program - Implementation Lessons
Learned from Nations 1st Green CSO Court Order
Joanne M. Mahoney, County Executive
LID S
Symposium - Phil d l hi PA
i Philadelphia,
September 27th, 2011
Matthew Millea, Deputy County Executive,
Onondaga County
Brian Marengo, Matthew Marko, Rita Fordiani,
Andrew Potts, Dan Wible
CH2M HILL
2. Onondaga County,
g y, City f Syracuse
Cit of S
New York Onondaga Lake
Onondaga Creek
• 7,660 acres
• 49 CSOs
Harbor Brook
• ~1 Billion gallons/year CSO
g /y
2
3. • 1988 – Atlantic States Legal Foundation
files lawsuit against County History
• 1989 – Litigation settled through
METRO consent judgment Onondaga Lake Facts
• 1998 – METRO consent judgment
replaced with Amended Consent Watershed: 285 Square Miles
Judgment (ACJ)
1 Mile Wide – 4.6 Miles Long
• 1st ACJ amendment May 1998
• 2006 ACJ Amended to include Average Depth: 35 feet
g p
consolidation of ammonia and
phosphorus treatment and Harbor Max Depth: 63 feet
Brook conveyances and RTF
y
1940 – Swimming Banned
• 3rd Amendment April 2008 (Extension)
• 2009 ACJ amended to authorize use of 1970 – Fishing Banned
Gray and Green infrastructure
3
4. ACJ Compliance Projects Completed to Date (1998-2008)
(1998-
Total Investment: $367 million
1. Aeration System Upgrade
y pg 21. Siphon Rehabilitation
p
2. Odor Control - residual handling and clarifiers 22. Teall Brook FCF
3. Chemical Storage Building and Feed System 23. West St. Sewer Separation (CSOs 057, 058, 059)
4. Digester and Lagoon Improvements 24. Water St. Sewer Separation (CSO 024)
5. Phase II Plant Improvements 25. Brighton Sewer Separation (CSOs 053, 054)
6. Ammonia Removal Pilot
l l 26.
6 Ammonia Source Trackdown Program
A i S kd
7. Phosphorus Removal Pilot – Phase I 27. Tallman/Onondaga Sewer Separation (CSOs 038, 040,
8. Digital System Upgrade 046a and 046b)
9. Ammonia Removal – BAF 28. Midland Phase II (includes Regional Storage and
Treatment Facility plus 1,000 ft. pipeline)
10. Phosphorus Removal – HRFS
29. Phosphorus Removal Pilot – Phase II
11. CSO Toxicity Evaluation Report
30. Biosolids Handling (mechanical thickeners)
12. Erie Boulevard Storage System Upgrade
Improvements – Metro
13. Franklin St. FCF
31. South Ave./Bissell St. Sewer Separation (CSOs 047 and
14. Harbor Brook FCF 048)
4 )
15. Hiawatha RTF 32. Sewer Separation 050 – Parkway/Rockland
16. Kirkpatrick St. Pump Station Upgrade 33. Clinton Conveyances Phase 1 – pipeline outside the
17. Maltbie St. FCF Trolley Lot & Armory Square
18. Midland Phase I Pipeline 34. Clinton Conveyances Phase 2A – pipeline behind the
19.
19 Newell St. Pilot Disinfection
St MOST under RR
20. Onondaga Creek FCF - Boat 35. Sewer Separation 051 – Colvin Avenue
4
5. Water Quality Improvements
Q y p
Phosphorus
Phosphorus discharge from METRO to Onondaga Lake has decreased from over
300 pounds per day to approximately 50 pounds per day
5
6. 4th ACJ Amendment Authorized a
Balanced Approach to CSO Abatement
Regulatory Goals Community Impacts/Goals
• Capture and Treat 95% of the • Improve quality of life
Annual CSO Volume via Gray y • Promote Sustainability
& Green Infrastructure
• Ensure cost effectiveness in
• Achieve water quality
compliance with ACJ
standards in tributaries and
milestones
lake
Major Milestones
• 89.5% capture/elimination by 12/31/2013
• 95% capture/elimination by 12/31/2018
p / y / /
6
8. Everyone is for Green
Infrastructure… Until they’re Not
- Program Modifications
1. Establish a Forum to resolve policy decisions, remove
barriers, modify regulations and standardize design
details and maintenance agreements
2. D
Demonstrate k t h l i on P bli L d th t can
t t key technologies Public Lands that
scale up to widespread progress
3
3. Incentivize GI (e.g. Green Improvement Funds)
( g p )
4. Add Green Infrastructure onto existing capital projects
8
9. Project Development Process
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Project Concept Development
Environmental
Assessment
Survey
ment
Infiltration Testing
Procurem
Design
Owner
Approval
pp Yes Permitting
(Y/N)
Revise Construction
Concept
SDCs
No
Evaluate / Remove
Policy Barriers
Bi Weekly
Bi-Weekly City / County Projects by
j y
Project Tracking
Meeting Others
9
10. 6% Capture Using Green Infrastructure
p g
- Green 470 acres and reduce 247 MG/yr of CSO by 2018
10
11. Green Infrastructure Programs matched to
Impervious A
I i Area T
Types t plan scaling f widespread
to l li for id d
implementation
Impervious Area Green Infrastructure
Type Technologies
g
Flat Roof Buildings Vegetated Roof
g
Parking Areas &
Porous Pavements, Bioretention
Sidewalks
Green Streets (Bioretention, Street
(Bioretention
Roadways
R d
Trees)
Downspout Disconnection
Residential Rooftops Rain Barrels & Cisterns
Rain Gardens
County Facilities & Combination of the Above
Schools Technologies
11
12. GI Program Matrix Maps Implementation
g p p
Strategies to results
• St t
Streets
• Parks & Open
Space
• Parking
• Public Facilities
• Roofs
• Drainage area &
Model
Refinements
• Private Lands
▫ GIF
▫ Ordinance
▫ Rate Incentive
▫ Strategic
Partners
12
13. Implementation Program Development
p g p
Framework
Review
Evaluate
Adapt
Program Where What How Who How Much
Primary GI
Target
Impervious Technology Implementation
Owner Reduction
Area
A (e.g. Rain
( g R i Strategy
St t g
/ Status
Garden)
Public
Outreach &
Partnering
Projects
Private
Planning & Engineering Resource Management
Procurement
Field Survey / Environmental
y
Tracking & Monitoring
13
14. Parking
g
How Who How Much
Where What
Target
Target CSO CSO
Area / Primary Green
Implementation Strategy
Implementation Strategy Reduction Volume
Reduction Volume
Program Impervious Infrastructure Owner
(5) Volume Reduction
Source (1) Technology (2)
(gal) (% of
Total)
03‐ Reconstruct City/County
Parking ‐ Public Porous Pavement City/County 6,510,000 3%
Parking Lots
14
24. Asphalt Lot with Infiltration Trenches
CSO reduction
692,000
gallons/year
Bid $342,000
$0.51/gallon
24
25. Public Facilities
How Who How Much
Where What
Target CSO
Primary Green
Primary Green Target CSO Volume
Target CSO Volume
Area / Impervious Implementation
Program Infrastructure Owner Reduction Reduction
Source (1) Strategy (5)
Technology (2) Volume (gal) (% of
Total)
School District,
School District
SCSD
Public Schools All Reconstruction program
04‐Public Partner Programs ESF, Other
14,003,000 6%
Facilities
Owner Redevelopment
p
Green Roof, Capture
G R f C t Facilities
F iliti
County Facilities Schedule
Reuse
Libraries Facilities
25
26. Onondaga County
Civic Strip
Greening County Facilities Utilizing
Multiple Green Infrastructure
p
Technologies
Showed to judge in 2009
Completed or in construction
26
27. Green Infrastructure 2011
Signature Projects
OnCenter Convention Center 60,000 sq ft. Green Roof
60 000 ft
27
29. Onondaga County
Civic Strip
Greening County Facilities Utilizing
Multiple Green Infrastructure
p
Technologies
Showed to judge in 2009
Completed or in construction
29
30. OnCenter War Memorial
Water Reuse
GI Technology: Rain cistern
Project Owner: County
Capture Area:
C t A 44,000 square feet
f t
Runoff Reduction: 400,000 gallons/yr
Estimated Annual
Potable Water Savings: 127,000‐300,000 gallons
30
31. Streets
Where What How Who
Area / Impervious Primary Green
Program Implementation Strategy Owner
Source Infrastructure Technology
Residential / Road and Utility
City DPW
Commercial Roads / Green Streets Improvement/Redevelopment
Boulevards Greening the Grey OCWEP
Dry Well/Infiltration New York
Highways New York DOT Road R&R Program
Trenches DOT
01‐
Streets Median & Traffic Road and Utility
Bioretention City DPW
y
Islands
Il d Improvement/Redevelopment
I t/R d l t
Sidewalk Reconstruction with new
Sidewalks Porous Pavement City DPW
detail
Road and Utility
Parks
Streets/ROW (Ad Hoc)
St t /ROW (Ad H ) Enhanced Street Trees
E h d St t T Improvement/Redevelopment
I t/R d l t
Canopy Study Planting Plan Parks
31
35. Connective Corridor – Green Balance Sheet
B&L Cost
ITEM Rationale for requested adjustment Actual Bid (5/12/2011)
Estimate
ITEMS ADDED DUE TO GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE
Storage Stone $298,500 $30/CY (Creekwalk bid) ‐ Assume $35 for a 17% contingency $ 200,970
Additional Trees/Shrubs
Additional Trees/Shrubs $101 840 Bioretention removed from projects, deduct shrub costs from green.
p j ,
$101,840 Split tree costs of $46,000 between City and County g
$ 61,471
$ 61 471
Additional CU Soil $19,000 No Change $ 23,000
Trench Drains $8,610 Trench Drains assumed to be necessary for bike path drainage $ 8,200
6", 10", 24" & 36" Storage/Overflow Pipes (w/
deduction for underdrains) $170,795 No Change $ 74,710
Additional Drainage Structures/Frame & Grates
Addi i lD i S /F &G $78,750
$78 750 Reduce to reflect the the smaller inlets for GI $ 117,222
$ 117 222
Adequate root volume for trees was a comment from City on original
Silva Cell $97,458 design prior to Silva Cell pilot. Green share of silva cells assumed at 75% $ 106,310
and share of tree costs assumed to be 50%.
ITEMS MODIFIED AS A RESULT OF GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE
8" Asphalt to 8" Porous Concrete (Parking Lane) $63,350 Unit Cost difference too high. Replace with $10/sq. ft.
g p q $ 21,240
Green infrastructure does not require grass areas to be converted to
porous pavers. Therefore, a 50% cost share ($116,250) would appear
Regular Pavers/Top Soil & Seed to Porous Pavers $172,350 more reasonable $ 95,046
Please clarify the assumption for 39% of total traffic control being
Work Zone Traffic Control $56,629 allocated to green. The City indicated that as work preceded block to
block that traffic could be detoured around the block in progress $ 66,806
Trench & Culvert Excavation $87,200 No Change $ 131,634
Subbase Deduction for Storage Stone
Deduction for Storage Stone ‐$53,010
‐$53 010 No Change $ (91,884)
$ (91 884)
Construction Subtotal: $1,101,472 N/A $ 814,725
Survey (1%) $11,015 No Change $ 8,147
Mobilization (4%) $44,059 No Change $ 32,589
Field Change Order (5%) $55,074 No Change $ 40,736
Subtotal: $ ,
$1,211,619 N/A
, N/A $
$ 896,198
,
PS&E Contingency (5%) $60,581 No Change $ 44,810
Total: $1,272,200 N/A $ 941,007
35
36. Parks O
P k & Open S
Space
How Who
Where What
Area / Primary Green
Implementation Strategy
Program Impervious Infrastructure Technology Owner
(5)
Source (1)
Source (1) (2)
(2)
Parks (including
Disconnection into Park Develop Park Green Plan Parks
adjacent Streets)
adjacent Streets)
Delineate Drainage Area,
Use natural area &
Stream Inflow monitor & update model
02‐Parks & drainage to detain/remove Parks
Removal (e.g. Thorden Park; Colvin
Open Space inflow
St. / Oakwood Cementary)
Stormwater
Constructed Wetland Feasibility Studies OCWEP
Areas
Vacant Lots Urban Forestry/Gardens Vacant Land Strategy Parks
36
38. Treatment Wetland Eliminates CSO 018
• 144 Acre CSO b i
A basin
• 40 overflows / year
• Significant Nutrient
Removal
• Partner with SUNY ESF
38
39. Courts 4 Kids connects
green to kids and area
sports icons
• Skiddy Park Porous
Basketball Court
• P bli P i t P t
Public-Private Partnership
hi
▫ Jim Boheim Foundation
▫ Courts4Kids
▫ CCarmello A th
ll Anthony
Foundation
• 11,000 sq ft porous asphalt
39
40. Incentivize GI: Green
Improvement Funds (GIF)
stimulates commercial
investment in green
46 Applications
32 Approved
19 Projects under contract
7 Projects Completed 2010 King & King, Syracuse, NY
6 Projects Completed 2011
Where
Wh What
Wh t How Who How Much
How Much
Area / Primary Green Target CSO Target CSO Volume
Implementation
Program Impervious Infrastructure Owner Reduction Reduction (% of
Strategy
Source Technology Volume (gal) Total)
08‐Green
08 Green Review /
Review /
Improvement All All Administer / OCWEP 11,372,000 5%
Fund (GIF) Track Awards
40