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Reed Street YardsGlobal Water Technology Park

A Project of Partnerships & Cooperation: Balancing

Natural Resources & Economic Development

Joshua Neudorfer

Milwaukee, Wisconsin

April 2013


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The Historic Menomonee River

Valley


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Many Famous Companies

Were Located in the Menomonee Valley


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Reed Street Yards Today

View East


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Stakeholders & Partners Atlas Development Site Owner

General Capital - Developer

City of Milwaukee

Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources

Metropolitan Milwaukee Sewerage District

Fund for Lake Michigan

Milwaukee Water Council

Surrounding Property Owners, Consultants, et al.


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The Project Site

Reed Street Yards 17 Acres Industrial

Rezoned as the RSY Development Incentive Zone (DIZ)

Pre-historically this was Menomonee Valley Estuary with wild rice, water fowl,and diverse flora and fauna

Industrial History Dates back to the Second Half of 1800s

General Warehousing

Gypsum Company

Rail Yard Vermiculate Exfoliation Facility

Furnace Warehouse

Asbestos Warehouse

Salt, Lime, and Sulfate Storage

Tannery Facilities

Gasoline Filling Station at the Street

Purchased by the current land owner in the early 1990s

Current owner has been actively and incrementally been moving the projectcloser to redevelopment

Formed a development partnership with General Capital in the last few years


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Aerial 1957

Reed Street Yards


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View West

South Menomonee Canal


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Reed Street Yards

The Big Picture Vision Create a World Class, Global Water Technology Business Park

Adds new Business, Jobs, and Technology to Milwaukee Improves the Environment on which it is built

Provides Public Access to the waterfront

Increase Local & Regional Property Values

Financially Successful


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The Big Picture Vision

Global Water Technology Park

A Redevelopment Project Consistent with the vision established

in the Water Councils Mission

To align the regional fresh water research community and water-

related industries to establish the Milwaukee re ion as the World

Water Hub for water research, economic development, andeducation.

International, National, and Regional Businesses

Incubator Businesses

Academic Institutions Research & Development


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The Vision Important Details Demonstration Elements

Storm water Native Landscape, Bio-infiltration, Phyto-Remediation, Porous

Pavements, Urban Canopy Potential De-centralized Sanitary Treatment the Purple Pipe

Innovative Technologies & Products

Educational Signage & Education Opportunities

Sustainable Design Approach Master Storm Water Plan

Building Design Standards LEED Metrics

Indigenous Plant Reintroduction Menomonee Valley Palette

Improved Public Access

Hank Aaron State Trail Extension

Urban Plaza

South Menomonee Canal Overlook, canoe & kayak launch, stabilization


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Redevelopment Planning City Led Planning Effort - Development Incentive Zone (DIZ)

Standard Established

Developer Team Project Vision

Milwaukee Water Council/International Water Association

(IWA) Design Charrette

WDNR Voluntary Party Liability Protection (VPLE) ProgramParticipation

Funding

Private Investment

TIF

Grants

Technology Partnerships


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Design Considerations Future and Existing Infrastructure Needs

Future and Existing Parking Needs Trail System Connections

Infrastructure v. Building-Centric Sustainability Considerations

Canal & Dock Wall Improvements & Water Access

Urban Canopy Density & Landscape Planting Strategies

Real Estate Requirements and Physical Space Constraints

Vehicular and Pedestrian Access Cost Effective Design

Value Creation


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Remedial Action Plan Reduce and manage residual PAH, VOC, RCRA Metal, and

Chloride concentrations in soil and groundwater;

Groundwater Remediation by Natural Attenuation;

Engineered Barriers Installation;

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Vegetative Uptake; Soil Stabilization and Canal sheet-pile wall repair;

Manage Soil Hotspots;

Methane Mitigation.


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Storm Water

Management StrategiesThe Now

Engineered Bioswales;

Stormwater treatment trains;

Porous pavement;

Phytoremediation plantings;

Increased urban canopy; and Vegetated soil stabilization zones;

Imagine The Future Sustainable Design Building Guidelines

Living Roofs & Walls

Rainwater Collection & Reuse

Solar Power

Heat Reclamation . . .


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Thinking Hard About WaterSustainability Solutions and

Demonstration Projects

The International WaterAssociation Design Charrette


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Start Big, Raise the Bar


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IWA Design Charrette Great Ideas Achieve the maximum aesthetic value

from all water and energy elements to

enhance livability and value to the

developer

Accommodate the requirements of

development economics and

performance metrics Address needs and challenges expected

from climate change

Identify research opportunities within

the project to complement the

technology demonstrations

Integrate commercial and residential

Incorporate heated effluent from the

power plant for thermal energy needs

and evaluate additional off-site uses

Incorporate thermal energy to heat

roads and eliminate the use of salt

Take advantage of the cooling benefits of

locating power plant effluent piping inthe canal

Consider demonstration of bio-plastics

technology for the black-water stream

Consider creating a green infrastructure

utility loop with north-south access

points along the road corridor

Identify the limitations on use of gray-

water that has been treated to a higher

water quality

Evaluate feasibility of utilizing the canal

as a reservoir component

Evaluate how options are impacted by

current utility regulations and standards,e.g., recycled water reuse limitations

Address the network and control issues

Develop a decision tree for future

adaptation options and early, zero-regret

actions

development properties into the project

Manage the project using intelligentsensors and systems to optimize demand

timing and water source selection for

lowering peaks, reduced energy

consumption, and optimal use of

available capacity

Consider a utilidor

Address LEED and other certificationissues raised by the project and overall

development (e.g. ISI ENVISION

certification)


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Monitoringand control

DWTP

Washing and cleaningPossibly urinals

Drinking, cooking,

personal hygieneGWTP

The Smart Water Community Concept

Water supply< 30 % ofnormalconsumption

Toilet flushing BWTP

RWTP

Organic

kitchen

waste

Emergencyoverflow

Park with constructed reservoir/pond for storage, self-purification and recreation

Out-door uses,irrigation Bio-soil

fertilizerRainwaterharvestingStormwatercollection

Infiltration Heat-

pump

Energy

recovery


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Multi-Functional Water

Treatment & Energy

Recovery Facility

Power

Plant

Gray-Water Pipeline

Conceptual Model

FutureCommercial

Future

TanneryResidential Gray-Water Pipeline


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The Purple Pipe Infrastructure Secondary water line return

Purple = recycled water vs.

Blue = Municipally supplied potable water

Routes treated water back for reuse

Recycled water may be sent to:

Natural waters Irrigation

Industrial water

Chiller or other closed loop water system

Toilet water Other non-potable sources

In other parts of the world purple is treated sufficiently toreintroduce as a percentage of total potable water


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Storm Water Innovation Plaza


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Continued Challenges Dock wall tie back hindrances

Fill and geotechnically unsuitable soils Numerous stake holders

Historic infrastructure

Shallow water table

Easement & utilities

Project Costs

The Real Estate Market

And so on . . .


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