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OwnershipandManagementofVacantLotsRepurposedforStormwaterCapturein
Syracuse,NY
ATLANTICSTATESLEGALFOUNDATION,INC.(ASLF)
SENYStormwaterConference2015–10/14/2015
Paul M. Harris, Hongbin Gao
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AboutASLF• ASLFisaNewYorkbasedNGO,
headquarteredintheNearWestsideareaintheCityofSyracuse
• Establishedin1982toprovidelegal,technical,andorganizaVonalservicestoindividualsandorganizaVonsdealingwithenvironmentalissues
• IsincorporaVnginnovaVvestrategiestoimproveeconomic,social,andenvironmentalsustainability
• HasbeentakingaleadingroleinprotecVonandrestoraVonofSyracusewaterwaysandaddressingCSOissues
ASLF Office Building at 658 West Onondaga Street, Syracuse, New York
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LearningObjecVves• GreeninfrastructuresoluVons
towardcompliancewiththecourtorderedCSOmanagementrequirement
• GreeninfrastructuresoluVonsforrepurposingurbanvacantlots
• Post-construcVonownershipandmaintenancechallengesrelatedtovacantlotrepurposing
• ThelandtrustasatoolforconVnuedmanagementandconservaVon
ASLF Office Building at 658 West Onondaga Street, Syracuse, New York
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VacantLotIssues• Economicallydrainingfor
acommunity
• Lowerpropertyvalues
• VisuallyblighVng
• Increasedcrimerates
• Publicnuisanceandhealthissues
PropertyValueDegradaVonaroundAVacantPropertySource:TempleUniversityCenterforPublicPolicyandEasternPennsylvaniaOrganizingProject.“BlightFreePhiladelphia:APublic-PrivateStrategytoCreateandEnhanceNeighborhoodValue.”Philadelphia,2001.
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VacantLots:OpportuniVes • StormwaterretenVon• RecreaVon• Urbanforestry
• Urbanagriculture
• HabitatcreaVonandconservaVon
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ASLF:CurrentVacantLotPrograms
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SaveTheRainVacantLotProgram• AmendedConsentJudgment(ACJ)
– FirstEnteredin1989– 1stACJAmendmentin1998
– 2ndACJAmendmentin2006
– 3rdACJAmendmentin2008
– LandmarkRevision–the4thSVpulaVon:In2009,whenOnondagaCountygainedfederalcourtapprovalofitsnewSavetheRainGreenInfrastructureprogram,SyracusebecamethefirstcommunityintheUnitedStateswithalegalrequirementtoreducesewageoverflowswithgreeninfrastructure(GI).
– Requires95%ofoverallCSOcaptureby2018,with6.3%throughGI,whichtranslatesto~250milliongallons/year
hep://savetherain.us/
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SaveTheRainVacantLotProgram
hep://savetherain.us/
• Partners– OnondagaCounty– CityofSyracuse– ASLF
• ProgramDevelopment• Outreach• SiteAnalysisandSelecVon• ConceptualDesign
– UrbanOrchard– CommunityGarden– UrbanForestry
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SaveTheRainVacantLotProgram
• UrbanOrchard
• 701OswegoStreet
• RunoffReducVon:195,000gallons
• CSOReducVon:93,600gallons
Before Aier
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SaveTheRainVacantLotProgram
• RainGarden+Trees
• 1344WestOnondagaStreet
• RunoffReducVon:133,000gallons
• CSOReducVon:63,840gallons
Before Aier
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SaveTheRainVacantLotProgram
• RainGarden+Trees
• 1344WestOnondagaStreet
• RunoffReducVon:133,000gallons
• CSOReducVon:63,840gallons
Before
Aier
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GLRIUrbanForestry• Partners– OnondagaCounty– OswegoCounty– USDAForestService– CityofSyracuse– LandBank– ASLF
• ProgramDevelopment• Outreach• SiteAnalysisandSelecVon• ConceptualDesign• TreePlanVngs• MaintainOnlineDatabase
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GLRIUrbanForestry
• Over600treesplantedbyFall2015
• VacantBrownfieldsandPrivateProperty
• Amaturetreeuptakesapproximately1,000gallonsofstormwaterperyear
• Asingletreemaystoreupto100gallonsofwater
• OnondagaCountycouldconsiderourtreeplanVngswhenassessingACJcompliance/modeling
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VacantLandandUrbanGreening• ASLFongoingprogram– GIGP
• Partners– Syracuse-OnondagaCountyLandBank– SageLandTrust– ASLF
• ProgramDevelopment• Outreach• SiteAnalysisandSelecVon• ConceptualDesign
– GreenInfractructure– UrbanForest– Communitygardens,Orchard,Restorednaturalarea
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VacantLandandUrbanGreening
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OperaVonsandMaintenance:CurrentModel
• Intermunicipalagreementforlotmaintenance
• CountycontractswithOnondagaEarthCorps
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OperaVonsandMaintenance:CurrentModel
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OperaVonsandMaintenance:Challenges
• City?County?CommunityGroup?PrivateciVzen?LandBank?LandTrust?
• MunicipaliVesuninterestedinprolongedownership
• Uncertainfutureforgreenprojects
• Liabilityissues
Ownership
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OperaVonsandMaintenance:Challenges
• City?County?CommunityGroup?PrivateciVzen?LandBank?LandTrust?
• Adheringtocompliance
• Greenprojectvs.Greyproject
Maintenance
Source:ChesapeakeStormwaterNetwork
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OperaVonsandMaintenance:Challenges
AdministraVon• Thenatureofurban
greenprojects:small,geographicallyscaeered
• ManagingproperVes• CoordinaVng
maintenanceandsubcontractors
• Communityoutreach• Fundraising
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OperaVonsandMaintenance:LandTrust
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OperaVonsandMaintenance:LandTrust
• ConservaVon:Keepinggreenprojectsinperpetuity,taking“undevelopable”properVes
• AdministraVon:ManagingproperVes,contractors,funding,insurance,etc.
• Maintenance:ProperupkeepofGI,andkeepingincompliance(asperthemandate)
• Communityoutreachandbuy-in:AppropriateoutreachtocommunitypartnersandciVzens,integraVngrecreaVonalopportuniVes
• Fundraising:SeekingaddiVonalandsupplementalfundingwiththeeventualgoaloffinancialindependence
• TheSageLandTrust