Onondaga County's 'Project 50' aims to construct fifty green infrastructure projects to improve water management and compliance with environmental regulations, particularly regarding combined sewer overflows (CSOs) in Onondaga Lake. This initiative includes community revitalization goals, with a target of capturing and treating 95% of CSO volumes by 2018 while promoting sustainability and environmental responsibility. The project encompasses various technologies and partnerships to enhance water quality and public awareness of green practices.

1. Onondaga County’s Green
Infrastructure “Project 50”
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Joanne M. Mahoney, County Executive
Joanne M Mahoney County Executive
Onondaga Lake Amended Consent Judgment (ACJ) Compliance Program
New York Water Environment Association
84th Annual Meeting
Tom Rhoads, Commissioner, OCDWEP
Matthew Marko, Rita Fordiani
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Onondaga County,
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New York Onondaga Lake
Onondaga Creek
• 7,660 acres
• 49 CSOs
• ~1 Billion gallons/year CSO Harbor Brook

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• 1988 – Atlantic States Legal Foundation
History
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files lawsuit against County
• 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
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consolidation of ammonia and
phosphorus treatment and Harbor Max Depth: 63 feet
Brook conveyances and RTF
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1940 – Swimming Banned
• 3rd Amendment April 2008 (Extension)
• 2009 ACJ amended to authorize use of 1970 – Fishing Banned
Gray and Green infrastructure

4. 4th
ACJ Amendment Authorized a
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Balanced Approach to CSO Abatement
Regulatory Goals Community Impacts/Goals
• Capture and Treat 95% of the • Improve quality of life through
Annual CSO Volume via environmental responsibility
Gray & Green Infrastructure • Promote sustainability
• Achieve water quality • Ensure cost effectiveness in
standards in tributaries compliance with ACJ milestones
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and lake • Community revitalization
Major Milestones
• 89.5% capture/elimination by 12/31/2013
• 95% capture/elimination by 12/31/2018
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5. County Executive Mahoney Announces “Project 50!”
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“Onondaga County will construct fifty distinct green
infrastructure projects to return rain water and snow
melt to the ground instead of our sewer system.”
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Joanne M. Mahoney, State of the County Address,
March 1, 2011
Syracuse
becomes one
of ten Green
Cities
Paradigm shifts from
planning to construction

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Need Increases with Approval of 4th Stipulation
• Green Infrastructure (GI) is an emerging technology and
mostly new to Onondaga County Departments
▫ Need for a trusted advisor on program implementation
▫DDepartment can focus on existing operations, and Gray
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Program projects, while learning to integrate with GI
• Role of the Green Program Manager
Role of the Green Program Manager
▫ Develop strategy that meets ACJ milestones
▫ Provide GI expertise on applications, design standards,
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construction, and maintenance
▫ Prioritize opportunities based on diverse, dynamic factors
▫ Transition to a fully County operated GI Program by 2018

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Project 50!
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Construction

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Civic Strip
OnCenter Convention Center
66,000 Square Foot Green Roof

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Civic Strip
War Memorial
Cistern Reuse System

13. War Memorial Cistern Reuse System
Reusing rainwater appears to allow the ice making to occur one to two degrees
warmer than using potable water resulting in energy savings

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First Commercial Green Street: Harrison Street 14
BEFORE: Stormwater enters catch AFTER: Stormwater is diverted to
basins and is directly connected to Green Streets and only overflows to
sewer sewer when necessary

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OnCenter Surface Parking Lot: 290 green spaces
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GI Technology:
Perimeter porous
asphalt and tree
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infiltration trench
Project Owner:
County
Capture Area:
34, q
134,000 square feet
Runoff Reduction:
2,360,000 gallons/year
Construction Cost:
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$812,000 (bid)
$/gallon: $0.48

17. Installation of Stone Storage Bed

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OnCenter Surface Parking Lot
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Porous
Asphalt
Perimeter
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OnCenter Municipal Parking Garage 19
GI Technology:
Roof leaders to rain
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gardens
Project Owner:
County
Capture Area:
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72,500 square feet
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Runoff Reduction:
1,277,000 gallons/year
Construction Cost:
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$234,000 (bid)
$/gallon: $0.26

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OnCenter
Municipal Parking
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Garage
Bio-Infiltration

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Before
Townsend Parking Lot (“Lot B”)
and Townsend Median

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Vegetated Infiltration Beds,
90 Trees Planted

23. Base Course Asphalt Installed prior to winter shutdown

24. Volume capture: 975,000 gallons/year

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Project 50!
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Beyond the Civic Strip:
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Green Streets

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Linking with Major Transportation
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Reconstruction Creates Green Progress
Phase 1: Contracts 1 and 2
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Image – Barton & Loguidice

27. Connective Corridor
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Capture Area: 6.75 ac
Run‐off Reduction: 5.16 MG/Year
Construction Cost: $948,700 (bid)
$/gallon Runoff Capture $0.18
$/gallon CSO Reduction $0.26
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28. Connective Corridor
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Image – Barton & Loguidice

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City Road Reconstruction: Pavement Removal 29
at Geddes Street
GI Technology: Bioretention
Project Owner: City of Syracuse
Capture Area: 29,700 square feet
Run‐off Reduction: 523,000 gallons/year
Construction Cost: 3, ( )
$203,000 (bid)
$/gallon: $0.55
Status: completed

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CSO Treatment Wetlands

31. CSO Treatment Wetland Project
Compensatory Storage Project Completed in 2011
CSO 018
Proposed
Constructed
Wetland
Harbor
Brook

32. Treatment Wetland Eliminates CSO 018
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(up to design storm)
• 144 Acre CSO basin
• 40 overflows / year
• Significant Nutrient Removal
• Partner with SUNY ESF
Stay tuned for
presentation
presentation
on this project
in 2013
in 2013

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Green Parks

34. Rosamond Gifford Zoo
Elephant Exhibit, 2011
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GI Technology:
6,000 sq.ft. Green roof
Green Roof Project Owner:
County
Capture Area:
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6,000 square feet
pavement, Runoff Reduction:
and rain 114,000 gallons/year
barrels for
stormwater Construction Cost:
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reuse $183,900
$/gallon: $2.27

35. Creekwalk Project Greening: Jefferson to Walton
Porous Asphalt
Strip in Parking Lot
Before
Bioretention
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Rain Garden
Flexi-pave
Flexi pave
Porous Walkway
Porous Asphalt Volume capture: 135,000 gallons/year
Parking Lot

36. Creekwalk Project Greening: Walton to Fayette
Porous Concrete
Porous Asphalt
Strip in
Parking Lot
Before
Re-established
Natural Stream Bank
Volume capture: 119,000 gallons/year

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Rosamond Gifford Zoo Entrance Enhancement 37
•GI Technology:
Rain gardens
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•Project Owner:
County/City
•Capture Area:
39,000 square feet
•Run off Reduction
•Run‐off Reduction:
680,000 gallons/year
•Construction Cost:
$300,000 (bid)
•$/gallon: $0.62
Green Infrastructure Concept for the Zoo Entrance
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Rosamond Gifford Zoo Entrance Enhancement 38
Bio-infiltration
Systems
capture
runoff from
surrounding
streets

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Green Schools

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Hughes Magnet School
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New Parking
Lot captures
runoff from
school roof
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and upper lot

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Green Parking Lots
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Sunnycrest Park Arena Parking Lot 42
GI Technology:
Porous pavement
Rain garden
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Project Owner:
Syracuse Parks
Dept.
Capture Area:
7, q
107,000 square feet
Run‐off Reduction:
1,876,000
gallons/year
Construction Cost:
$303,000 (bid)
Map of Proposed Sunnycrest Arena Parking Lot Project $/gallon: $0.22

43. Installation of Storage and Infiltration Systems

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Combination of
bio-retention,
bio retention
porous
asphalt, and
subsurface
storage and
infiltration
systems

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Sunnycrest Park Golf Parking Lot
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•GI Technology:
Stream Inflow Removal
Rain garden
Pavement Removal
•Project Owner:
City of Syracuse Parks Dept.
City of Syracuse Parks Dept
•Capture Area:
48,000 square feet
•Run‐off Reduction:
843,000 gallons/yr
Construction Cost:
•Construction Cost:
$363,000 (bid)
•$/gallon: $0.52

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Sunnycrest Park Golf Parking Lot
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Bio-retention
Bio retention and
Infiltration System
(Standard Asphalt
Parking Lot re-graded)

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Project 50: Shifting the Paradigm
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Planning for Widespread Implementation of GI
Planning for Widespread Implementation of GI
▫ Opportunity/Idea Coordination
 New Project Form
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 Database and GIS Management
Projects include: Parking Lots, Parking Garages, Schools,
Libraries, Parks, Firehouses, Post Offices, Streets (commercial
Lib i P k Fi h P t Offi St t ( i l
and residential), Water Reuse, Wetlands, Roofs, Vacant Lots
▫ Concept Development
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 Site Visit, watershed identification, BMP Identification
 Calculator (capture and preliminary cost estimate)

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Project 50: Shifting the Paradigm
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Planning for Widespread Implementation of GI
Planning for Widespread Implementation of GI
▫ Landowner Endorsement
 Bi‐weekly City‐County Coordination Meeting
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(if you think you can do this without a lot of coordination and
meetings ‐ you can not)
▫ Field Work and Permitting
Field Work and Permitting
 Survey (including utility identification)
 Soils Testing (infiltration)
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 Environmental Analysis (Phase 1, Analytic Testing, etc.)
 SERP (SEQR, SHPO, SWPPP/NEPA/Landmark Preservation, etc.)

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Project 50: Shifting the Paradigm
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Designing 50+ Projects
▫ 50% Plans
 Design Guidance Manual
 Design Workflow (flow chart)
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▫ 90% Plans and Specifications
▫ Final (for Construction) Plans Specifications and Bid Forms
Final (for Construction) Plans, Specifications, and Bid Forms
 Comment Adjudication/
Quality Assurance
▫ Cost Estimating
 At Concept and 90%
▫ D i C di ti
Design Coordination
 WEEKLY Design and Construction Review Meeting

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East Water Street Gateway: Case Study
Project Features:
▫ Bike Boulevard
▫ Traffic Calming
▫ Private/Commercial collaboration
▫ Porous Paver Parking Lanes
▫ Curb Extensions
Curb Extensions
▫ Robust Tree Planter systems
• Challenges Include:
Challenges Include:
▫ Mid‐street pedestrian crossing
▫ Snow plow considerations
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▫ Turning radii for tractor trailers

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Water Street Gateway Project Concept
GI Technology:
Infiltration trench
and porous pavers
Project Owner:
City of Syracuse
Capture Area:
53,000 square feet
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Runoff Reduction:
924,000 gallons/yr
Construction Cost:
$920,000 (bid)
$/gallon: $1.00
$/gallon: $1 00

52. Water Street Gateway Project
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Before

53. Water Street Gateway Project
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During

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After

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Project 50: Shifting the Paradigm
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• Procurement
▫ Contract Documents: Bundling projects as appropriate
▫ Advertisement: Pre‐Bid Meeting, Addendum, Bid
• Construction
▫ Services During Construction
 Clarifications, RFIs, Modifications, Change Orders, etc.
▫ Construction Inspection
 PrimaVera Construction Manager
Construction Manager
▫ Project Completion Reports
 $/gallon accounting
 Post‐project communication on challenges/successes

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Other Program Elements
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• Legislative Agenda
▫ Existing City Ordinances (Stormwater, Tree, Sidewalk)
▫ New and Innovative City Ordinances: Permission
• Enhanced Street Tree Program: 8500 new street trees
Enhanced Street Tree Program: 8500 new street trees
• Rain Barrel Program: 650 and counting (Goal: 3600)
• Vacant Lot Program
Vacant Lot Program
• Grant Funding: Federal/State successes
• Green Improvement Fund: Onondaga County’s
Green Improvement Fund: Onondaga County s
Public‐Private‐Partnership for Incentivizing GI
▫ Grants up to $200,000
▫ Stay tuned for a presentation on this, next year!

57. GIF: Porous Pavers at Hotel Skyler
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Porous
Paver
Parking
Lot

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Public Education and Outreach 58
• STR Website: www.SaveTheRain.us
• Monthly Report: for ACJ Parties County Legislature
Monthly Report: for ACJ Parties, County Legislature
• Coalition Partners / Stakeholders
 City of Syracuse (DPW, Engineering, Law, School District,
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Parks, Zoning, Codes, etc.)
 ACJ Parties (NYS DEC, ASLF): Policy Committee
 Academic Community (SU SUNY ESF)
Academic Community (SU, SUNY ESF)
 Community Groups / NFPs
 Business Community, Large Landowners (hospitals)
 General Public
 Manufacturers / Vendors / Suppliers
 Engineering Community
Engineering Community
 Construction Community (M/WBEs), Bidders Wanted!

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Maintenance
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• Asset Management
▫ Asset Definition: Location,
quantity, etc.
▫ Standard Maintenance
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Procedures (SMPs)
▫ Computerized Maintenance
Computerized Maintenance
Management System
(Maximo)

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Case S d
C Study:
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City Lot #3
Project Description
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provides overview
of constructed GI
for field crew

61. Engineered Stormwater Plan provides detail 2/6/12
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on the system as constructed

62. Educating the Maintenance Staff with 2/6/12
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GI Technology Fact Sheets

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Maximo as CMMS tool for WEP Green
Infrastructure Program
• Work orders include:
▫ Maintenance activities/step by step directions
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▫ Tools/equipment (including costs)
▫ Planned time to complete
Planned time to complete
▫ Actual maintenance info is loaded back into
Maximo after completion
Maximo after completion
• Example maintenance task for E‐06 Porous
Pavement Vacuuming follows…
Pavement Vacuuming follows

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• ACJ Compliance
▫ Annual Report: April
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 SWMM : Volume Capture
 Goal: 246 MG/Yr by 2018
Goal: 246 MG/Yr by 2018
 Ambient Monitoring Program
(AMP): Water Quality
 Goal: Wet Weather Standards
• Net Environmental Benefit Analysis
• Funding Sources and Financial Tracking

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Save the Rain: 2012
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• Focus on Efficiency over Quantity
▫ Improved Constructability
▫ Lower Maintenance
• Unit Price ‐ Quantity Based
Construction Procurements
▫ Civil Site Work Contract
▫ Landscape Installation and Maintenance Contract
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Post‐Warranty Maintenance Contract, conducted by
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Conservation Corps (Community Based Green Jobs)

67. Thank You!
Questions?
Please Visit us at
www.SaveTheRain.us