Onondaga County, New YorkOnondaga County, New YorkSave the Rain Program - Implementation Lessons Learned from Nations 1st Green CSO Court Order Save the Rain Program - Implementation Lessons Learned from Nations 1st Green CSO Court Order

Joanne M. Mahoney, County ExecutiveJoanne M. Mahoney, County Executive

LID S i Phil d l hi PALID Symposium - Philadelphia, PASeptember 27th, 2011

Matthew Millea, Deputy County Executive, Onondaga County

Brian Marengo, Matthew Marko, Rita Fordiani, Andrew Potts, Dan WibleCH2M HILL

Onondaga County,Cit f S

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City of Syracuse

Onondaga Lake

Onondaga Creek

• 7,660 acres• 49 CSOs• ~1 Billion gallons/year CSO

Harbor Brook

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HistoryHistory• 1988 – Atlantic States Legal Foundation HistoryHistory

Onondaga Lake Facts

files lawsuit against County

• 1989 – Litigation settled through METRO consent judgment Onondaga Lake Facts

Watershed: 285 Square Miles

METRO consent judgment

• 1998 – METRO consent judgment replaced with Amended Consent Judgment (ACJ)

1 Mile Wide – 4.6 Miles Long

Average Depth: 35 feet

Judgment (ACJ)

• 1st ACJ amendment May 1998

• 2006 ACJ Amended to include g p 35

Max Depth: 63 feet

2006 ACJ Amended to include consolidation of ammonia and phosphorus treatment and Harbor Brook conveyances and RTF

1940 – Swimming Banned

1970 – Fishing Banned

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• 3rd Amendment April 2008 (Extension)

• 2009 ACJ amended to authorize use of

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Gray and Green infrastructure

ACJ Compliance Projects Completed to Date (1998ACJ Compliance Projects Completed to Date (1998--2008)2008)

Total Investment: $367 million1. Aeration System Upgrade 21. Siphon Rehabilitationy pg2. Odor Control - residual handling and clarifiers3. Chemical Storage Building and Feed System4. Digester and Lagoon Improvements5. Phase II Plant Improvements

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p22. Teall Brook FCF23. West St. Sewer Separation (CSOs 057, 058, 059)24. Water St. Sewer Separation (CSO 024)25. Brighton Sewer Separation (CSOs 053, 054)

6 A i S kd 6. Ammonia Removal Pilot7. Phosphorus Removal Pilot – Phase I8. Digital System Upgrade9. Ammonia Removal – BAF10. Phosphorus Removal – HRFS

26. Ammonia Source Trackdown Program27. Tallman/Onondaga Sewer Separation (CSOs 038, 040,

046a and 046b)28. Midland Phase II (includes Regional Storage and

Treatment Facility plus 1,000 ft. pipeline)10. Phosphorus Removal HRFS11. CSO Toxicity Evaluation Report12. Erie Boulevard Storage System Upgrade13. Franklin St. FCF14. Harbor Brook FCF

29. Phosphorus Removal Pilot – Phase II30. Biosolids Handling (mechanical thickeners)

Improvements – Metro31. South Ave./Bissell St. Sewer Separation (CSOs 047 and

048)15. Hiawatha RTF16. Kirkpatrick St. Pump Station Upgrade17. Maltbie St. FCF18. Midland Phase I Pipeline19 Newell St Pilot Disinfection

4 )32. Sewer Separation 050 – Parkway/Rockland33. Clinton Conveyances Phase 1 – pipeline outside the

Trolley Lot & Armory Square34. Clinton Conveyances Phase 2A – pipeline behind the

MOST under RR

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19. Newell St. Pilot Disinfection20. Onondaga Creek FCF - Boat

MOST under RR35. Sewer Separation 051 – Colvin Avenue

Water Quality ImprovementsWater Quality ImprovementsQ y pQ y pPhosphorusPhosphorus

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Phosphorus discharge from METRO to Onondaga Lake has decreased from over 300 pounds per day to approximately 50 pounds per day

4th ACJ Amendment Authorized a4 ACJ Amendment Authorized aBalanced Approach to CSO Abatement

Regulatory Goals • Capture and Treat 95% of the

Annual CSO Volume via Gray

Community Impacts/Goals• Improve quality of life

• Promote Sustainabilityy& Green Infrastructure

• Achieve water quality standards in tributaries and

• Promote Sustainability

• Ensure cost effectiveness in compliance with ACJ milestones

lakemilestones

Major Milestones Major Milestones • 89.5% capture/elimination by 12/31/2013

• 95% capture/elimination by 12/31/2018

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Save the Rain ProgramSave the Rain Program

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Everyone is for Green Everyone is for Green Infrastructure… Until they’re Not- Program Modifications

1. Establish a Forum to resolve policy decisions, remove 1. Establish a Forum to resolve policy decisions, remove barriers, modify regulations and standardize design details and maintenance agreements D t t k t h l i P bli L d th t 2. Demonstrate key technologies on Public Lands that can scale up to widespread progress

3. Incentivize GI (e.g. Green Improvement Funds)3 ( g p )4. Add Green Infrastructure onto existing capital projects

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Project Development Processj pProject Concept Development

Environmental Assessment

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Infiltration Testing

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Owner Approval Yes

Design

Permittingpp(Y/N)

SDCs

ConstructionRevise Concept

Project Tracking

NoEvaluate / Remove

Policy BarriersBi-Weekly City / County Projects by

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Project TrackingBi Weekly City / County Meeting

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6% Capture Using Green Infrastructurep g- Green 470 acres and reduce 247 MG/yr of CSO by 2018

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Green Infrastructure Programs matched to I i A T t l li f id d Impervious Area Types to plan scaling for widespread implementation

Impervious Area Type

Green Infrastructure Technologies

Flat Roof Buildings Vegetated Roofg gParking Areas &

Sidewalks Porous Pavements, Bioretention

R d Green Streets (Bioretention StreetRoadways Green Streets (Bioretention, Street Trees)

Residential RooftopsDownspout Disconnection

Rain Barrels & CisternsResidential Rooftops Rain Barrels & CisternsRain Gardens

County Facilities & Schools

Combination of the Above Technologies

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Schools Technologies

GI Program Matrix Maps Implementation g p pStrategies to results

St t• Streets• Parks & Open

Space• Parking• Parking• Public Facilities• Roofs• Drainage area & Drainage area &

Model Refinements

• Private Lands▫ GIF▫ Ordinance▫ Rate Incentive▫ Strategic

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▫ Strategic Partners

Implementation Program Development p g pFramework Review

Evaluate Adapt

Program Where

Impervious A

What

Primary GI Technology( g R i

Implementation St t g

How Who

Owner

How Much

Target Reduction

Public

Area (e.g. Rain Garden)

Strategy / Status

Outreach & PartneringProjects

PrivatePlanning & Engineering Resource Management

ProcurementField Survey / Environmental

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Where WhatHow Who How Much

Area /  Primary Green  Implementation StrategyTarget CSO Reduction

Target CSO 

VolumeProgram Impervious Source (1)

Infrastructure Technology (2) 

Implementation Strategy  (5) Owner Reduction 

Volume (gal)

Volume Reduction 

(% of Total)

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03‐Parking Parking ‐ Public Porous Pavement Reconstruct City/County 

Lots City/County 6,510,000 3%

2010 ProjectsParking Lots - City Lot #21

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Dept. of Transportation Lot –Porous Asphaltp p pBefore

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Dept. of Transportation Lot –Porous Asphaltp p pAFTER

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Dept. of Transportation Parking LotDept. of Transportation Parking Lot

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Manages adjacent impervious areasManages adjacent impervious areas

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DOT owner, City managed, County designed and financed

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Cit L t #3 B fCity Lot #3 - Before

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City Parking Lot #3 City Parking Lot #3 After ConstructionAfter Constructiony gy g

Porous Concrete

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Captures over 628,000 gallons of stormwater annually

Townsend Parking Lot (“Lot B”) & Townsend Parking Lot ( Lot B ) & Townsend Median

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Asphalt Lot with Infiltration Trenches Asphalt Lot with Infiltration Trenches CSO reduction 692,000 gallons/yeargallons/year

Bid $342,000

$0.51/gallon

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Public Facilities

Where What How Who How Much

Primary Green Target CSOTarget CSO Volume

Program Area / Impervious Source (1)

Primary Green Infrastructure Technology (2) 

Implementation Strategy  (5) Owner

Target CSO Reduction Volume (gal)

Volume Reduction 

(% of Total)

School District

04‐Public Facilities

Public Schools All

School District, Reconstruction program SCSD

14,003,000 6%Partner Programs ESF, Other

G R f C t Owner Redevelopment  F iliti

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County Facilities Green Roof, Capture Reuse

pSchedule Facilities

Libraries Facilities

Onondaga CountyOnondaga CountyCivic StripCivic StripGreening County Facilities Utilizing Multiple Green Infrastructure pTechnologies

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Showed to judge in 2009Completed or in construction

Green Infrastructure 2011Green Infrastructure 2011

OnCenter Convention Center 60 000 sq ft Green Roof

Green Infrastructure 2011Signature Projects

Green Infrastructure 2011Signature Projects

OnCenter Convention Center 60,000 sq ft. Green Roof

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OnCenter Green RoofOnCenter Green Roof

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Onondaga CountyOnondaga CountyCivic StripCivic StripGreening County Facilities Utilizing Multiple Green Infrastructure pTechnologies

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Showed to judge in 2009Completed or in construction

OnCenter War MemorialOnCenter War MemorialOnCenter War MemorialWater Reuse

OnCenter War MemorialWater Reuse

GI Technology: Rain cistern

Project Owner: County

C t  A    f tCapture Area: 44,000 square feet

Runoff Reduction: 400,000 gallons/yr

Estimated Annual Estimated Annual Potable Water Savings: 127,000‐300,000 gallons

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StreetsWhere What How Who

Program Area / Impervious Source

Primary Green Infrastructure Technology Implementation Strategy Owner

Residential / Commercial Roads / 

BoulevardsGreen Streets

Road and Utility Improvement/Redevelopment City DPW

Greening the Grey OCWEP

01‐Streets

Highways Dry Well/Infiltration Trenches New York DOT Road R&R Program New York 

DOT

Median & Traffic I l d Bioretention Road and Utility 

I t/R d l t City DPWIslands Improvement/Redevelopment y

Sidewalks Porous Pavement Sidewalk Reconstruction with new detail City DPW

St t /ROW (Ad H ) E h d St t TRoad and Utility 

I t/R d l t Parks

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Streets/ROW (Ad Hoc) Enhanced Street Trees Improvement/RedevelopmentCanopy Study Planting Plan Parks

Connective CorridorConnective Corridor

Capture Area: 7 5 acresCapture Area: 7.5 acres

Run‐off Reduction: 5,7 MG /year

Construction Cost: $948,700 (bid)

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$/gallon runoff removed $0.17  

$ /gallon CSO removed   $0.26

Linking with Major Transportation Reconstruction g j pCreates Green Progress (Phase 1 - 10.4 Acres)

Phase 1 – 10 4 AcresPhase 1 – 10.4 Acres

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Connective Corridor

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Image – Barton & Loguidice

Connective Corridor – Green Balance SheetITEM B&L Cost 

EstimateRationale for requested adjustment Actual Bid (5/12/2011)

ITEMS ADDED DUE TO GREEN INFRASTRUCTUREStorage Stone $298,500 $30/CY (Creekwalk bid) ‐ Assume $35 for a 17% contingency $        200,970 

Additional Trees/Shrubs $101 840Bioretention removed from projects, deduct shrub costs from green.   $ 61 471Additional Trees/Shrubs  $101,840  p j , gSplit tree costs of $46,000 between City and County $          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 

Addi i l D i S /F & G $78 750 $ 117 222Additional Drainage Structures/Frame & Grates $78,750 Reduce to reflect the the smaller inlets for GI $        117,222 

Silva Cell $97,458 Adequate root volume for trees was a comment from City on original design prior to Silva Cell pilot. Green share of silva cells assumed at 75% and share of tree costs assumed to be 50%. $        106,310 

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. $          21,240 g p q

Regular Pavers/Top Soil & Seed to Porous Pavers  $172,350 Green infrastructure does not require grass areas to be converted to porous pavers.  Therefore, a 50% cost share ($116,250) would appear more reasonable  $          95,046 

Work Zone Traffic Control $56,629 Please clarify the assumption for 39% of total traffic control being 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 ‐$53 010 $ (91 884)Subbase Deduction for Storage Stone  ‐$53,010No Change $         (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 $        896,198 

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$ , , N/A $ ,PS&E Contingency (5%) $60,581 No Change $          44,810 

Total: $1,272,200 N/A $        941,007 

P k & O SParks & Open SpaceWhere What How Who

ProgramArea / 

Impervious Source (1)

Primary Green Infrastructure Technology 

(2)

Implementation Strategy  (5) Owner

Source (1) (2) 

Parks (including adjacent Streets) Disconnection into Park Develop Park Green Plan Parks

02‐Parks & 

adjacent Streets)

Stream Inflow Removal

Use natural area & drainage to detain/remove 

inflow

Delineate Drainage Area, monitor & update model (e.g. Thorden Park; Colvin  Parks

Open Space inflow St. / Oakwood Cementary)

Stormwater Areas Constructed Wetland Feasibility Studies OCWEP

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Vacant Lots  Urban Forestry/Gardens Vacant Land Strategy Parks

CSO Treatment Wetland ProjectCSO Treatment Wetland Project

CSO 018

CSO Treatment Wetland ProjectCSO Treatment Wetland Project

CSO 018

Constructed Wetland

HarborBrook

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Treatment Wetland Eliminates CSO 018Treatment Wetland Eliminates CSO 018

A CSO b i• 144 Acre CSO basin• 40 overflows / year• Significant Nutrient Significant Nutrient

Removal• Partner with SUNY ESF

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Courts 4 Kids connects green to kids and area sports icons

• Skiddy Park Porous Basketball CourtP bli P i t P t hi• Public-Private Partnership▫ Jim Boheim Foundation▫ Courts4Kids

C ll A th ▫ Carmello Anthony Foundation

• 11,000 sq ft porous asphalt

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Incentivize GI: Green Incentivize GI: Green Improvement Funds (GIF) stimulates commercial stimulates commercial investment in green

46 Applications

King & King, Syracuse, NY

46 Applications32 Approved19 Projects under contract7 Projects Completed 2010

Wh Wh t How Who HowMuch

6 Projects Completed 2011

Where What How Who How Much

ProgramArea / 

Impervious Source

Primary Green Infrastructure Technology 

Implementation Strategy   Owner

Target CSO Reduction Volume (gal)

Target CSO Volume Reduction (% of 

Total)08 Green Review /

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08‐Green Improvement Fund (GIF)

All AllReview / 

Administer / Track Awards

OCWEP 11,372,000 5%

Tracking Database records key compliance f d dinformation and green cost data

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Program Implementation Status -g p9/26/2011 and Projected CSO Capture

• 13 Projects Completed250 • 13 Projects Completed• 23 Projects Under Construction• 8 Projects in Contract Phase• 44 GI Projects Achieved and

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• 100+ Projects in Concept Phase

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