September 2012
Onondaga Lake Amended Consent Judgment Compliance Program Monthly Report
Joanne M. Mahoney, County Executive
ONONDAGA COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF WATER ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION VISION To be a respected leader in wastewater treatment, storm water management, and the protection of our environment using state-of-the-art, innovative technologies and sound scientific principles as our guide.
MISSION To protect and improve the water environment of Onondaga County in a cost-effective manner ensuring the health and sustainability of our community and economy.
CORE VALUES
Excellence Teamwork Honesty Innovation Cost-Effectiveness Safety
Table of Contents Report from Commissioner Gray Projects Update Progress of Projects Under Construction Fact Sheets Green Projects Update Projects Summary Fact Sheets Green Improvement Fund Update Green Improvement Fund Program Summary Metro WWTP Phosphorus Projects/TMDL/Ambient Monitoring Program Update Metro Phosphorus Optimization Project Metro Phosphorus Work Plan Project Onondaga Lake Water Quality Model Ambient Monitoring Program Water Quality Sampling Tributary Sampling Tributary Bacteria Compliance Assessment Onondaga Lake Sampling Biological Monitoring Program Sampling Summary (September 2012) Legislative/Regulatory/Media Update Action Items for County Legislature in the Month of September Action Items for the Environmental Protection Committee in the Month of October Media Articles Financial Update Contracts New Contracts Amendments to Existing Contracts Change Orders Funding State Bond Act Funds Federal EPA Funds
Federal Army Corps of Engineers Funds EFC Loans Onondaga County Lake Improvement Project Fourth Stipulation of the ACJ Clinton/Lower MIS CSO Improvement Harbor Brook Drainage Basin CSO Abatement Midland CSO Abatement Sewer Separation of CSO Areas: 022/038/040/045/046A/046B/047/048/050/051/053/054 Save the Rain Education and Outreach Grant Appendix Project Payments Lake Improvement Project Status Report for the Period Ending 9/30/2012 Federal and State Grants/Loans Approved and Received Chronology of Project Construction Starts Contractors for Construction Projects Metro Treatment Plant CSOs WEP Acronyms
GRAY PROJECTS UPDATE
Gray Projects Update
Harbor Brook Interceptor Sewer (HBIS) Replacement and CSO Abatement Project (Construction Phase) In September work was completed on the Delaware/Grand Rain Garden and bio-retention area, and only the intersection work at Grand and Delaware remains. To date the project has installed 7,503 LF of new 18” to 36” interceptor sewer between Velasko Road and West Fayette Street on the west side of Syracuse and 5,222 LF of new local sewers, ranging in size from 8” to 42” in diameter. The sewer installation is 100 percent completed, and the project overall is approximately 99 percent complete. The new project completion date is November 2012 to allow for the installation of additional green infrastructure under the GPR grant. Midland CSO 044 Abatement Project (Construction Phase) Construction continued in September on the rain garden and green infrastructure that will be installed above the 96-inch conveyance sewer along West Castle Street between South Avenue and Midland Avenue. In addition, the contractor coordinated testing and training on the maintenance and use of the flushing systems installed and removed debris from the 144-inch pipe. The new 96-inch pipeline will transmit combined sewage from CSO 044 in South Avenue to the Midland RTF during wet weather overflow events. Clinton CSO Storage Facility Project (Construction Phase) In September the contractor continued construction activities associated with the storage facility that will collect 6 million gallons of combined sewage from 8 downtown Syracuse CSOs during wet weather events. The contractor completed excavation work and installed the mud mat and walls for areas of the cast-in-basin. In addition, the contractor conducted work on the outfall chamber (excavation and installation of the steel piles and mini-piles), the east chamber (collar beam installation), and west chamber (fine grading). Lower Harbor Brook CSO Conveyance Project (Construction Phase) The contractor continued work in September on the conveyance sewers from CSO 003 and 004 that will transmit combined sewage during wet weather events to the new storage tank. The contractor completed the restoration of Hiawatha Boulevard including the installation of paving, curbing, and sidewalks and completed backfilling of the sewer installation from MH-1 to MH-2 on the CSO 003 section of the conveyance pipeline. The contractor conducted work on the State Fair Blvd. section of the project by installing the piles and pile cap for MH-SF2 and installing the piles at the receiving wall for the tunneling work under the State Fair Blvd. bridge over Harbor Brook. Lower Harbor Brook CSO Storage Facility Project (Construction Phase) In September the contractor completed the bracing and poured the concrete for the junction chamber and installed the sheeting and drove piles for the 54-inch conveyance sewer to CSO 004. All permeation grouting work was completed along with demobilization of the subcontractor and the contractor began to mobilize for slurry wall installation in September. The storage facility will store combined sewage from the three CSOs (003, 004 & 063) during storm events. CSO 022/045 Sewer Separation Project (Construction Phase) Final pavement restoration was completed for 90percent of the CSO 022 project area in September with the milling and paving of West Genesee, North Clinton, North Franklin and most of West Willow streets. In addition, the general contractor continued installation of the new enhanced tree pits along with work on the Pocket Park at North Clinton and West Genesee. The plumbing contractor has completed all the interior and exterior plumbing modifications required in CSO Area 022. With the sewer work complete, the discharge of combined sewage from CSOs 022 and 045 has be eliminated and all sanitary sewage will be transmitted to Metro via the Main Interceptor Sewer (MIS) from this point forward.
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FACT SHEET Clinton CSO Storage Facility
Project: Project Owner: Project Location: Sewershed: Technology: Capacity: CSO Capture: # CSOs Abated: Completion Date: Contract amount: Bid Date: Prime Contractor:
Clinton CSO Storage Onondaga County Trolley Lot, Syracuse Clinton/Lower MIS Storage Facility 6,000,000 gallons 114,000,000 gal/yr 8 12/ 31/13 $70,640,000 7/14/11 Jett Industries
Project Description: The Clinton CSO Storage Facility Project is a 6 million gallon combined sewer overflow storage facility that will be constructed in the parking area between the elevated rail tracks and Onondaga Creek just south of the Armory Square area of downtown Syracuse (formerly known as the Trolley Lot). During wet weather events, the facility’s three, parallel 18-foot diameter, underground storage tunnels will capture flow from 8 combined sewer overflows (CSOs) in the vicinity of the former Trolley Lot. The wastewater will be stored in the tunnels until it can be conveyed via the main interceptor sewer to the Syracuse Metropolitan Sewage Treatment Plant (Metro) for treatment. The off-site conveyance piping, which will transmit the flow to the facility, was installed under the Clinton CSO Phase 1 and 2A conveyances projects completed in 2009. There will be additional on-site conveyance piping installed under this project to connect the existing sewers to the new facility. In addition to the tunnels there will be two above ground structures located at either end (east and west) of the parking lot which provide access to the tunnels and house the pumping, grit collection and odor control facilities Green Components: To further enhance the sustainability of the facility, the project includes green infrastructure components. The stormwater runoff from the entire site that measures approximately 275,000 square feet or 6.3 acres will be managed by green infrastructure. The stormwater from the area surrounding the main structure on the western half of the site will be collected by a series of catch basins and stormwater piping that will outfall into two bioretention basins. The bioretention basins will allow the stormwater to infiltrate into the ground rather than immediately runoff to the creek. In addition, stormwater runoff from the eastern half of the project site, to be restored as a parking area, will be directed to a subsurface collection facility and used to flush the storage tunnels to clear them of grit and debris that may have settled or been left behind after the stored combined sewage was transmitted to Metro. In addition, a green roof will be installed on the west building. Construction Update: In September, the contractor continued construction activities associated with the storage facility that will collect 6 million gallons of combined sewage from 8 downtown Syracuse CSOs during wet weather events. The contractor completed excavation work, and installed the mud mat and walls for areas of the cast-in-basin. In addition the contractor conducted work on the outfall chamber (excavation, and installation of the steel piles and mini-piles), the east chamber (collar beam installation), and west chamber (fine grading).
Clinton CSO Storage Facility – Construction 8/28/12
Underground Storage Tank - Concrete Base Under Construction (5 Stories Below Surface)
Aerial View of the Project (8/12/12)
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FACT SHEET CSO Area 022 and 045 Sewer Separation Project
Project: Project Owner: Project Location: Sewershed: Technology: CSO Capture: # CSOs Abated: Completion Date: Project Cost: Bid Date: Prime Contractor:
CSO 022/045 Sewer Separation Onondaga County Syracuse Clinton/Lower MIS & Midland Sewer Separation 1,000,000 gal/yr 2 12/31/12 General - $4,581,888 Plumbing - $1,031,235 November 29, 2011 General – J. J. Lane Plumbing – Joy Process Mechanical
Project Description: In 2000, the separations of 13 separate CSO basins were designed to the 95 percent stage. The CSO areas represented basins whose full separation would be cost effective compared to other CSO abatement technologies. The remaining basins where the full separation has not been constructed were CSO areas 022 and 045. CSO area 022 is located in downtown Syracuse and the tributary sewers are located in North Franklin, West Genesee, and Willow streets. The proposed work to be performed includes 2,000 linear feet (LF) of new sanitary sewer; 800 LF of sewer lining; and twenty (20) internal building separations. CSO Area 045 is located south of downtown Syracuse with the outfall at the intersection of West Castle Street, Hudson Street, and Onondaga Creek. The combined sewage tributary to this outfall is conveyed by combined sewers located in Crescent and Hudson streets. The proposed work to be performed includes: 700 LF of new storm sewer in Hudson and Crescent streets, 1200 LF of sewer lining to convert the existing combined sewers in Crescent and Hudson streets to sanitary sewers, rehabilitation of the existing sanitary sewer in Rich Street between Hudson and Onondaga Creek, and one (1) private property separation. Green Components: The County has successfully applied its “Greening the Gray” mission to the project through the implementation of Green Infrastructure as it related to the reconstruction of the Pocket Park on the corner of West Genesee and North Clinton Streets. The park had fallen into disrepair due to settlement issues and will be rehabilitated with green components under the CSO 022 project. Project Update: Final pavement restoration was completed for 90% of the CSO 022 project area in September with the milling and paving of West Genesee, North Clinton, North Franklin and most of West Willow Streets. In addition, the general contractor continued installation of the new enhanced tree pits along with work on the Pocket Park at North Clinton and West Genesee. The plumbing contractor has completed all the interior and exterior plumbing modifications required in CSO Area 022. With the sewer work complete, the discharge of combined sewage from CSOs 022 and 045 has be eliminated and all sanitary sewage will be transmitted to Metro via the Main Interceptor Sewer (MIS) from this point forward.
CSO 022 Project Area
CSO 045 Project Area
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FACT SHEET Harbor Brook Interceptor Sewer (HBIS) Replacement and CSO Abatement Project
Project Owner: Project Location: Sewershed: Technology: CSO Capture: CSOs Addressed: Completion date: Contract amount: Bid Date: Prime Contractor:
HBIS Replacement & CSO Abatement Onondaga County Harbor Brook Corridor Fayette St. to Velasko Rd. Harbor Brook Interceptor Replacement 36,000,000 gal/yr 9 6/30/2012 $21,536,849 11/2/09 J.J. Lane Construction
Project Description: The HBIS Replacement Project provides for a much needed upgrade to the existing Harbor Brook Interceptor between West Fayette Street and Velasko Road on the west side of Syracuse. This length of the interceptor sewer conveys dry weather flow and a portion of the combined flow from CSOs 009, 010, 011, 013, 014, 015, 016, 017, and 018 for conveyance to Metro for treatment. The existing interceptor is a U-shaped cast-in-place concrete pipe constructed in the 1920s and has fallen into disrepair. Due to the shape and age of the HBIS, flow restrictions have developed which have decreased capacity and increased infiltration in some areas. The project includes the installation of 7,600 linear feet (LF) of new HBIS ranging in size from 18- to 36-inches in diameter, 1,500 LF of new local sewers, rehabilitation of 860 LF of 30-inch brick sewer, installation of 4 new regulator manholes, and rehabilitation or replacement of 2500 LF of Harbor Brook Culvert. In addition, during construction the available funding allowed CSO Areas 013 and 016 to be completely separated which will increase CSO capture and eliminate two CSO discharge points. As a result, the capture projection for this project is anticipated to be 0.9 percent or 36 million gallons. Green Components: In addition the County has successfully applied its “Greening the Gray” mission to the HBIS Replacement Project. The GI components incorporated into this gray construction project include the installation of approximately 40 enhanced tree basins with infiltration zones and the construction of a bioretention area that will manage stormwater runoff from an area of approximately 3.2 acres. The enhanced tree basins will be located on Hartson, Herriman and Hoeffler Streets in the Skunk City area of Syracuse. The bioretention area will be located at the corner of Grand Avenue and Delaware Street and will contain a series of rain gardens and bioretention swales which will collect offsite runoff from impervious areas and manage the on-site stormwater as well. The site will have a “parklike” setting with an educational theme. Construction Update: In September, work was completed on the Delaware/Grand Rain Garden and Bio-retention Area and only the intersection work at Grand and Delaware remains. To date the project has installed 7,503 LF of new 18” to 36” interceptor sewer between Velasko Road and West Fayette Street on the west side of Syracuse, and 5,222 LF of new local sewers, ranging in size from 8” to 42” in diameter. The sewer installation is 100% completed and the project overall is approximately 99% complete. The new project completion date is November 2012 to allow for the installation of additional Green Infrastructure under the GPR grant.
New HBIS Alignment through Skunk City (in yellow)
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FACT SHEET Lower Harbor Brook CSO Storage and Conveyances Project
Project: Project Owner: Project Location: Sewershed: Technology: Capacity: CSO Capture: # CSOs Abated: Completion Date: Contract Amount: Bid Date: Prime Contractor:
LHB CSO Conveyances & Storage Onondaga County State Fair Blvd., Syracuse Harbor Brook Underground Tank 4,900,000 gallons 55,000,000 gal/yr 3 12/31/13 Conveyances – $4,147,888 Storage – $25,039,101 Conveyances – 8/30/11 Storage – 10/18/11 Conveyances – J.J. Lane Storage – C.O. Falter
Project Description: The Lower Harbor Brook CSO Conveyances and Storage Facility Project is a 4.9 million gallon combined sewer overflow storage facility that will be located on County owned property on State Fair Boulevard between Hiawatha Blvd. and West Genesee Street in the City of Syracuse. The facility will capture and store the overflows from CSOs 003, 004 and 063 for up to the 1-year, 2-hour design storm event. After the storm event subsides, the contents of the storage tank will be pumped to the existing Harbor Brook Interceptor Sewer for conveyance to the Metropolitan Treatment Plant (Metro) for full treatment. The project also includes construction of CSO conveyance pipelines on State Fair Blvd., Hiawatha Blvd., and Erie Blvd. to convey combined sewage from the overflow regulators to the storage tanks during rainfall and snowmelt events. Floatables and grit removal will be included in this facility. Odor control provisions will be incorporated into the facility design and the tank will be completely enclosed. Green Components: To further enhance the sustainability of the facility, the project includes green infrastructure components. The stormwater runoff from the rooftops of the storage tank and controls building will be stored within the CSO storage tank and used for a second and third cleaning flush of the tank. This water will ultimately be treated at Metro eliminating the need for this stormwater to be treated on-site. The stormwater storage is designed to capture the 100year storm (5.2 inches) from the tank and the control building rooftop.
Rendering – view from State Fair Blvd.
Rendering – view from the northeast
Lower Harbor Brook CSO Storage Facility - Construction Progress Photos Project Update: Conveyances - The contractor continued work in September on the conveyance sewers from CSO 003 and 004 that will transmit combined sewage during wet weather events to the new storage tank. The contractor completed the restoration of Hiawatha Boulevard including the installation of paving, curbing and sidewalks and completed backfilling of the sewer installation from MH-1 to MH-2 on the CSO 003 section of the conveyance pipeline. The contractor conducted work on the State Fair Blvd. section of the project by installing the piles and pile cap for MH-SF2 and installing the piles at the receiving wall for the tunneling work under the State Fail Blvd. Bridge over Harbor Brook. Storage - In September, the contractor completed the bracing and poured the concrete for the junction chamber and installed the sheeting and drove piles for the 54-inch conveyance sewer to CSO 004. All permeation grouting work was completed along with demobilization of the subcontractor and the contractor began to mobilize for slurry wall installation in September. The storage facility will store combined sewage from the three CSOs (003, 004 & 063) during storm events.
Lower Harbor Brook CSO Storage and Conveyances Project Area
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FACT SHEET Midland CSO 044 Conveyances
Project: Project Owner: Project Location: Sewershed: Technology: CSO Capture: # CSOs Abated: Completion Date: Contract amount: Bid Date: Prime Contractor:
CSO 044 Conveyances Onondaga County Syracuse Midland Storage & RTF 6,000,000 gal/yr 1 Partial - 12/31/11 $7,978,282 9/21/10 J.J. Lane Construction
Project Description The CSO 044 Conveyances Project provides for the transmission of wet weather flow from CSO 044, which discharges to Onondaga Creek at South Avenue and West Castle Street, to the Midland Regional Treatment Facility (RTF) on the south side of Syracuse. Conveyance of the combined sewer flow to the Midland RTF will be via approximately 500 linear feet of 96-inch diameter pipeline between the terminus of the 144-inch pipeline installed under the Midland Phase Two RTF and Conveyances Project to CSO 044. Green Components: In addition to the pipeline, the project will include the construction of a new regulator structure in South Avenue, and two conveyance flushing chambers. The “Greening the Gray� components incorporated include the utilization of captured stormwater for the flushing chambers, the installation of rain gardens for stormwater infiltration, and an educational interpretive walkway. Project Update: Construction continued in September on the Rain Garden and Green Infrastructure that will be installed above the 96-inch conveyance sewer along West Castle Street between South Avenue and Midland Avenue. In addition, the contractor coordinated testing and training on the maintenance and use of the flushing systems installed, and removed debris from the 144-inch pipe. The new 96-inch pipeline will transmit combined sewage from CSO 044 in South Avenue to the Midland RTF during wet weather overflow events. CSO 044 Conveyances Construction January 11, 2012
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GREEN PROJECTS UPDATE
Green Projects Update
The month of September was another busy month for the green program. Several projects were completed with additional projects under construction. Work was completed this month at Beauchamp Library, which marks the final renovations for the green infrastructure improvements at several of the Onondaga County public libraries in the City of Syracuse. Green infrastructure has been installed at Petit, White, Mundy, Hazard, and Beauchamp branches. The renovations at City Lot # 4 are almost complete. The lot, located next to the I-81 ramp on N. State Street, is in the final stages of construction with reaming work to be completed in the sidewalk and perimeter of the lot and a few minor punch list items. Reconstruction of the basketball courts at Barker Park is complete. The project was done in collaboration with the Courts-4-Kids program, an initiative of the Jim & Juli Boeheim and Carmelo K. Anthony foundations. With the courts now complete, attention will be focused on the additional renovations at nearby Leavenworth Park with an extensive bio-swale system being installed around the perimeter of the park. The vacant lot program continues to advance projects. Construction began this month on sites at W. Onondaga, Putnam, and Hartson streets. The projects are on schedule to be completed by the end of October. The green street project on Otisco Street is near completion. Final punch list items are scheduled to begin this month. The project includes extensive renovations to the sidewalk and curbs along the 600 & 700 blocks of Otisco Street. A bioretention system was installed in the right-of-way between the curb and sidewalk. The new green street will also feature the installation of street trees and enhanced landscaping.
Status Summary - 2011 Projects Completed Under Construction Total Projects for 2011
47 13 60
Status Summary - 2012 Projects Projects Completed Projects Under Construction Projects in Contracting Phase Projects in Bid Phase Projects in Final Design Projects in 90% Design Phase Projects in 50% Design Phase Other Projects Total Projects (as of 9/25/12)
14 14 4 1 0 1 1 2 37
Project: Project Owner: Project Location: Sewershed: GI Technology:
FACT SHEET Green Park: Lewis Park Enhancements
Capture Area: Run-off Reduction: Year Contracted: Bid Amount: Bid Date: Prime Contractor:
Lewis Park Syracuse Parks Dept. 305 Lewis St. & 825 Milton Ave Harbor Brook Porous Pavement (Porous Pavers and Porous Asphalt) 30,000 sq. ft. 524,000 gal/yr 2012 $210,800 9/13/12 ACTS II Construction
Project Description: This project is a collaborative effort between Save the Rain and the City of Syracuse Parks Department. It will provide improved basketball courts and a new parking lot, while helping to reduce 524,000 gallons of runoff from entering the combined sewer system annually. A prominent feature of enhancements made to Lewis Park is a new basketball court that will be made of porous asphalt, allowing stormwater to infiltrate directly through the asphalt surface and thus making the court playable even after a rain storm. Runoff will be collected from Lewis Street to the north, Milton Ave to the east, walkways within the park, and the court itself. This basketball court will be the third basketball court done in conjunction with Courts4Kids, an initiative of the Jim and Juli Boeheim Foundation and the Carmelo K. Anthony Foundation.
Conceptual Green Infrastructure Design
Additionally, the parking area will be replaced with porous pavers to help collect runoff from structures and walkways within the park as well as from Lewis Street along the north side of the park.
Aerial Image of Park and Basketball Court Area Prior to Project Construction Version 9/27/2012
FACT SHEET Onondaga County Public Libraries: Beauchamp Library
Project: Project Owner: Project Location: Sewershed: GI Technology: Capture Area: Run-off Reduction: Year Contracted: Construction Cost: Bid Date: Prime Contractor:
Beauchamp Library City of Syracuse 2111 South Salina Street Midland Bioretention 13,000 sq. ft. 226,000 gal/yr 2012 $112,000 04/02/12 Davis Wallbridge
Project Description: The Beauchamp Library project is part of the Onondaga County Public Libraries (OCPL) “Green Library Initiative,� a partnership between the Save the Rain program and OCPL to capture stormwater while providing aesthetic benefits to the libraries. The Beauchamp Library project consisted of installing a large bioretention area adjacent to the library building to capture runoff from the library roof, the main library parking lot and from East Colvin Street. In the conceptual rendering on the bottom right corner of this page, the green area represents bioretention area (also known as a rain garden) and the purple outlines the areas from which stormwater will flow into the garden. The completed rain garden area is shown in the top right photo.
Completed Bioretention Area at Beauchamp Library
The bioretention area was designed to capture this stormwater and have an overflow that does not allow water to pond more than 6 inches deep at any time. This green infrastructure project will capture approximately 226,000 gallons of stormwater annually. Conceptual Rendering of Beauchamp Library Project Version 9/27/12
FACT SHEET Onondaga County Public Libraries: Mundy Library
Project: Project Owner: Project Location: Sewershed: GI Technology: Capture Area: Run-off Reduction: Year Contracted: Construction Cost: Bid Date: Prime Contractor:
Mundy Library City of Syracuse 1204 South Geddes St. Harbor Brook Porous Pavement, Tree Trench 12,000 sq. ft. 213,000 gal/yr 2012 $203,000 04/02/12 Davis Wallbridge
Project Description: The Mundy Library project is part of the Onondaga County Public Libraries (OCPL) “Green Library Initiative,� a partnership between the Save the Rain program and OCPL to capture stormwater while providing aesthetic benefits to the libraries. The Mundy Library project consisted of removing the entire existing parking lot surface and installing a new porous paver surface. The porous pavers were designed to allow stormwater to infiltrate through them into a subsurface infiltration bed. Stormwater piping was also installed to capture runoff from portions of the roof of the library.
Before and After Construction Photos of Tree Trench along Rowland Street
Additionally, a new tree trench was installed along Rowland St. to capture street runoff. The tree trench was installed with curb stormwater inlets to convey water from the street into the tree trench. In total, these green improvements contribute to a reduction of 213,000 gallons of stormwater from entering the combined system annually. Conceptual Rendering of Mundy Branch Library Green Infrastructure Project Version 9/27/12
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FACT SHEET Onondaga County Public Libraries: White Library
Capture Area: Run-off Reduction: Year Contracted: Construction Cost: Prime Contractor:
White Library City of Syracuse 763 Butternut Street Franklin Porous Pavement, Rain Garden, Rain Barrel, Infiltration Trench 24,000 sq. ft. 427,000 gal/yr 2012 $183,000 Davis Wallbridge
Project Description: The White Library project is part of the Onondaga County Public Libraries (OCPL) “Green Library Initiative,� a partnership between the Save the Rain program and OCPL to capture stormwater while providing aesthetic benefits to the libraries. The White Library project consisted of a porous concrete area within the existing parking lot. The porous concrete area was designed to allow stormwater to infiltrate through them into a subsurface infiltration bed. Stormwater from the roof of White Library is being captured in two ways; (1) via rerouting roof leaders into a bioretention area, and (2) capturing stormwater in a rain barrel. The bioretention area was constructed with a subsurface infiltration bed that will allow for the infiltration of stormwater into the ground.
Completed Bioretention Area at White Library
Another green improvement at White Library was the removal of excess pavement in the parking lot, and the installation of a new infiltration trench to capture stormwater runoff from Peters Street. These green improvements contribute to a reduction of 427,000 gallons of stormwater from entering the combined sewer system annually.
Conceptual Rendering of White Branch Library Green Infrastructure Project Version 9/27/12
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FACT SHEET Green Roof at the Salina Street Post Office
Project Owner: Project Location: Sewershed: GI Technology: Capture Area: Run-off Reduction: Year Contracted: Bid Price: Prime Contractor:
Green Roof at the Salina Street Post Office US Postal Service 2200 South Salina Street Midland Green Roof 13,000 sq. ft. 226,000 gal/yr 2012 $242,860 Weatherguard Tecta America
Project Description: The Green Roof at the Salina Street Post Office highlights the growing partnership of the Save the Rain program with other municipal and federal entities in Onondaga County. This project is the first Save the Rain project on USPS property to date. This stormwater retrofit project installs a green roof system on the entirety of the Post Office roof. The green roof features plantings in a lightweight growing medium on top of a waterproof membrane, designed to capture stormwater, irrigate the plantings, and allow excess storm water to evapotranspire. The existing roof system will be removed prior to the installation of the new membrane and plantings of the sedum turf. This project captures a total of approximately 226,000 gallons of stormwater annually.
Aerial Photograph of Salina Street Post Office Roof Prior to Green Roof Construction
Conceptual Rendering of the Green Roof at the Salina Street Post Office Project
Diagram of Green Roof Installation Revised 9/27/12
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FACT SHEET Green Park: Wadsworth Park
Capture Area: Run-off Reduction: Year Contracted: Bid Amount: Prime Contractor:
Wadsworth Park Syracuse Parks Dept. 1204 Glenwood Ave. and Wolcott Ave. Harbor Brook Infiltration Bed, Bioretention Basins 61,000 sq. ft. 1,111,000 gal/yr 2012 $324,000.00 Davis Wallbridge
Project Description: The Wadsworth Park project is one of many collaborative projects between Onondaga County and the City of Syracuse Parks Department to renovate parks and capture stormwater runoff. The project consists of removing the existing basketball court and adding an infiltration bed, with 3 bioretention basins which will collect stormwater along Glenwood Ave. and Wolcott Ave. The bioretention basins will be planted with numerous types of plant species that will greatly improve the aesthetics of the park. At the same time, these plants will assist in the infiltration and evaporation process of the captured rain water, preventing it from entering the combined sewer system. The amount of stormwater capture for this project is approximately 1,111,000 gallons annually.
Existing Image of Park and Basketball Court Area
Conceptual Design
Conceptual Rendering of Bioretention Basin and Basketball Court Removal (Credit: Viridian Landscape Studio) Version 9/20/2012
GREEN IMPROVEMENT FUND
Green Improvement Fund Update
The month of September yielded a milestone for the Green Improvement Fund (GIF), eclipsing 100 application submissions. During the month, the program received five new applications, bringing the total number of applications submitted to the program to 102. Several GIF projects are currently under construction. Some of the projects close to completion include work at Synapse Downtown, Loon Creek & McMahon Ryan properties, and the People’s Community Development Corporation. Additional opportunities for potential partnerships are currently being developed and the program continues to review current practices to ensure program efficiency.
Green Improvement Fund Summary Applications Received
102
Projects Completed
25
Contract/Implementation Phase
49
Projects in Award Phase
3
Applications Under Review
8
Inactive/Ineligible
17
METRO WWTP PHOSPHORUS PROJECTS /TMDL/AMBIENT MONITORING PROGRAM UPDATE
Metro WWTP Phosphorus Projects/TMDL/Ambient Monitoring Program Update: Metro WWTP Phosphorus Optimization Project Phosphorus optimization testing continues: bioavailability testing, microsand testing, PAC testing, mixer modification planning, and CFD modeling efforts. Metro WWTP Phosphorus Work Plan Project Final report in response to finalized Onondaga Lake Phosphorus TMDL to be distributed in October 2012. Ambient Monitoring Program WATER QUALITY MONITORING PROGRAM Tributary Sampling (September 2012) Tributary Bacteria sampling events: September 6, 13, 17 and 25. Tributary Biweekly sampling event: September 25. Tributary Quarterly sampling event: September 11. Tributary Bacteria Compliance Assessment (August 2012)
Bacteria in Non-Compliance with the NYS Ambient Water Quality Standards (AWQS) for all Tributary sampling sites: Bloody Brook at Onondaga Lake Parkway, Sawmill Creek at Onondaga Lake Rec. Trail, Ley Creek at Park Street, Onondaga Creek at Dorwin Avenue, Onondaga Creek at Kirkpatrick Street, Harbor Brook at Velasko Road, Harbor Brook at Hiawatha Boulevard, and Nine Mile Creek @ Lakeland (Rt 48)
Note: Compliance could not be assessed as the required minimum number of samples (5 samples/month) were not collected at two (2) tributary sampling sites - Trib 5A at State Fair Blvd. (due to remediation) and Harbor Brook at Bellevue Avenue (no flow). Includes data from additional samples collected as part of the on-going Microbial Trackdown Project (Phase 2) undertaken as a joint Onondaga Environmental Institute (OEI) and Onondaga County (OCDWEP) project.
Onondaga Lake Sampling (September 2012)
Lake South Deep Biweekly sampling event: September 5. Lake Weekly sampling events: September 10 and 24. Lake Quarterly (South and North Deep stations) sampling event: September 19. Lake Bacteria sampling event: September 20.
BIOLOGICAL MONITORING PROGRAM Sampling Summary (September 2012) Completed juvenile seine event 4 on September 29. The fall adult fish electrofishing event was completed on September 26. Potential Impacts of Alwives on the Onondaga Lake Ecosystem In 2003, alewife increased dramatically in Onondaga County’s electrofishing sampling program. As a result of this observed increase, Onondaga County began a monitoring program for alewife in 2005. One of the goals of the AMP is to monitor the effects of Alewife on the trophic structure of Onondaga Lake. The primary method used for alewives is gill nets, useful data is also derived from electrofishing. Since that time populations of alewife have been monitored with the use of special gill nets designed to sample alewife and with the use of hydroacoustic instrumentation supplied and operated by Dr. Lars Rudstam from the Cornell Biological Field Station. Alewife are a non indigenous species to Onondaga Lake and impact native ecosystems in a number of ways: They alter the zooplankton community. Alewife are extremely efficient feeders on zooplankton. They feed selectively on larger zooplankton species which can directly impact nutrient dynamics and water clarity.
They out-compete other fish species for food. Other fish that are dependent zooplankton when young such as bass, yellow perch and walleye compete with alewife for zooplankton. This competition with alewife for zooplankton has been hypothesized as a major cause of the decline of many native species.
The feed on the eggs and larvae of other native fish species. Alewife are known to feed on the eggs and larvae of a number native fish species. This predation on the eggs and larvae by alewife is considered potentially more important than competition for food in its affect to native species.
They can cause reproductive failure in trout and salmon. Alewife contain high levels of thiaminase, a group of enzymes which diminish the ability to store thiamin in tissues. Fish species that feed primarily on alewife such as lake trout can suffer from a syndrome known as early mortality syndrome which can cause increased mortality of the egg and larval life stage.
They cause decline in native species. Since the establishment of alewife in the Great Lakes they have been associated with the population collapse of several native species. In Onondaga Lake they may be partially responsible for the recent decline in young pumpkinseed and bluegill.
They undergo periodic mass mortalities Alewife populations generally undergo annual die-offs and periodic mass mortalities. When these large scale die-offs occur a major problem to arise is that any predator that utilizes alewife as a main food source will have difficulty finding food, resulting in poor growth rates and increased mortality.
An adult alewife collected from Onondaga Lake.
Juvenile pumpkinseed and largemouth bass populations can be adversely affected by large populations of alewife such as those found in Onondaga Lake.
LEGISLATIVE /REGULATORY / MEDIA UPDATE
Legislative/Regulatory Update Action Items for the County Legislature in the Month of September No. 142 – Approving the 2011 Industrial Wastewater Surcharge
No. 143 - Authorizing acceptance of the Westfield Trunk Sewer from the village of Manlius for and on behalf of the Onondaga County Sanitary District and authorizing the County Executive to enter into any and all agreements necessary to execute the transfer.
No. 144 – Authorizing acceptance of grant funds from New York State Environmental Facilities Corporation Green Innovative Grants Program and authorizing execution of grant agreements to implement the intent of this resolution.
Action Items for the Environmental Protection Committee in the Month of October: ACJ Update
A resolution calling a public hearing in connection with proposed improvements for the Onondaga County Sanitary District.
Authorizing and ratifying the County of Onondaga to act as Lead Agency for the design and construction of new tankage or the retrofit of existing clarifiers and installation of associated equipment to meet NYSDEC permit requirements under the State Environmental Quality Review Act (SEQRA) and the State Environmental Review Process (SERP), determining the classification of a Type 1 Action, adopting a negative declaration, and authorizing the publication, circulation, service and filing of the Environmental Assessment Form, and the negative declaration.
A resolution approving the construction of a sewer collection system for the Clay Industrial Park in and for the Onondaga County Sanitary District of the County of Onondaga, New York.
A resolution authorizing the issuance of $5,614,000 bonds of the County of Onondaga, New York to pay the cost of the construction of a sewer collection system for the Clay Industrial Park in and for the Onondaga County Sanitary District in and for said county ($5,614,000).
Further Expanding Onondaga County’s Save the Rain Green Infrastructure Program and authorizing the executive to enter into contracts.
A Better Way Forward By Lisa Balcerak September 2012
By reforming its entire stormwater management program and changing the way residents think about water resources, Onondaga County, N.Y., evolved from the home of one of the most polluted lakes in the nation to one of the U.S. EPA's top 10 green communities. Beginning with a lawsuit issued by the state in 1988, the county underwent a series of consent judgments to reduce the frequency of combined sewer overflow events that released sanitary flow and stormwater into Harbor Brook and Onondaga Creek, ultimately reducing the water quality of local water bodies, including Onondaga Lake. The lake became a Superfund site in 1994. In 1998, federal courts issued an amended consent judgment (ACJ) to Onondaga County to upgrade its wastewater treatment system within 15 years. At the time, the county planned to satisfy the ACJ requirements by building more sewage treatment plants. A total of four treatment plants were scheduled along the Onondaga Creek in the City of Syracuse, where the majority of the combined sewer overflows were taking place. The Syracuse City Council fought the plan, filing lawsuits to prevent the county from demolishing homes in some lower-income neighborhoods. Ultimately the city council lost the battle and the Midland Avenue sewage treatment plant project was completed in early 2008.
Switching to green solutions In January 2008, just weeks before the finalization of plans for the second treatment plant, Joanie Mahoney took office as county executive for Onondaga County. Previously a city council member in Syracuse, Mahoney didn't believe sewage treatment plants were the best solution to reducing combined sewage overflows. Mahoney asked contractors to hold their bids for 90 days so she could more thoroughly assess the situation. From previous experience with the Midland Avenue plant, she knew that green infrastructure provided very feasible options for improving stormwater management. "I had an obligation to pursue a better way than just building another sewage treatment plant in downtown Syracuse," Mahoney says. "The information we had in 2008 was much different than the information my predecessor had in 1988 when the consent order was first put together. They didn't have all the choices we have today, but there was an unwillingness to see what new technologies existed and maybe adapt the plan along the way."
The county went back to the federal court and asked for a one-year extension on the next milestone for the ACJ. The request was granted. Mahoney's staff quickly assembled teams to explore green infrastructure, dusting off the research developed by a neighborhood group that had identified alternatives to the Midland Avenue plant. The National Resource Defense Council presented its Rooftops to Rivers initiative to the county, showing how other communities use green infrastructure as an alternative to treatment plants. Mahoney sought locals who wanted to change the status quo in water treatment, such as the Onondaga Indian Nation. The group, which considers Onondaga Lake sacred ground, had previously been excluded from the decision-making process. In addition, community groups joined the movement because they opposed the construction of new sewage treatment plants that would cause inconvenience during construction and be unsightly in the downtown area. Site preparations had already begun for the new treatment plant at Armory Square in Syracuse's thriving downtown business district, stirring concern from residents. "The construction fence was up, the sign was up, the site was being cleared and there were big pipes on site," Mahoney says. "People saw that it was real that the county was going to build a treatment plant in downtown Syracuse. It wasn't theoretical; it was real. It got more of the community's attention." Once there was solid evidence that environmental alternatives would be more effective for meeting the ACJ requirements and less costly in the long term, even parties who once opposed Mahoney's redirection efforts became allies, including city officials and the Atlantic States Legal Foundation, which filed the original lawsuit against the county for the sewage overflows.
Requesting an amendment After a year of planning, the county had support from many groups, including the EPA. Onondaga County went back to the federal courts and asked that the ACJ be amended to include green infrastructure as a solution. As a sign of commitment to a green infrastructure plan, and to further persuade the court to agree to the amendment, the county suggested aggressively increasing the required capture rate — previously set as 87 percent capture by 2018 — to 95 percent. "There was some hesitation from the court because there had been no precedent for them. There was no community we could point to and say they were successful," Mahoney says. "It was a leap of faith by the federal court to agree to the green infrastructure. They did it because all the parties came together to ask for the same thing." On Nov. 16, 2009, the court signed a revised ACJ, and Onondaga County became the first municipality in the nation with a consent order that would require green infrastructure as a solution.
Save the Rain At the heart of Onondaga County's new stormwater treatment system is a program called Save the Rain, which kicked off in fall 2010. The program incorporates a green infrastructure initiative called Project 50, supported by a Green Improvement Fund, a rain barrel program and an urban forestry program. Project 50 was established as a goal to approve 50 distinct green infrastructure projects that return rainwater and melted snow into the ground for natural filtration instead of unnecessary treatment in the sewer system. Projects are funded through public dollars and include green roofs, porous pavement, rain gardens, bioswales and cisterns. In 2011, the county exceeded its goal by green-lighting 60 green infrastructure projects. Those
projects combined are expected to capture 43.6 million gallons of stormwater annually. Total investment for the 2011 projects is $12.5 million. One publicly lauded project is a green roof retrofitted on the convention center that captures more than a million gallons of water annually. A particularly innovative green infrastructure project involves a water reuse system on the local arena that collects and stores rainwater to make ice for a professional hockey team. Projects range in size from a porous sidewalk that captures 10,000 gallons annually to a green street project (using porous pavement and tree trenches) that captures more than 5.7 million gallons of water annually. There are green infrastructure projects in private and public areas including schools, libraries, community centers, parks, museums, parking lots, golf courses, zoos and apartment buildings.
Green Improvement Fund The Green Improvement Fund (GIF) is a grant incentive program for private landowners, sponsored by the county's Department of Water Environment Protection. The fund provides a financial incentive to property owners in the Clinton, Harbor Brook and Midland combined sewersheds to install green infrastructure projects such as tree trenches, planter boxes, porous pavement, bioswales, rain gardens, green roofs, green streetscapes and cisterns. Property owners who submit applications for the grant are chosen based on how many gallons of water their project will keep out of the sewage treatment system and the cost needed to complete the project. Projects that qualify for funding are those that provide the maximum benefit for the investment. The GIF has proven to be one of the most innovative parts of Onondaga County's stormwater treatment programs. "The public-private partnership [of the GIF] has attracted a lot of attention across the country because there is a real pressure on public dollars," Mahoney says. "We are partnering with private people to keep the water out of the municipal system. The grant makes the public dollars go further."
Rain barrel program To get homeowners more involved, the county received a grant from the New York State Environmental Facilities Corporation to offer free rain barrels to citizens within the combined sewersheds of Syracuse. To receive a rain barrel, homeowners need to attend a workshop. So far, the county has distributed more than 600 free rain barrels for an estimated 2.1 million gallons of stormwater captured annually.
Urban Forestry Program Tree plantings are an important part of the Save the Rain program because they absorb stormwater and reduce runoff. The Urban Forestry Program aims to plant up to 8,500 trees in Syracuse. The strategy has been to plant trees on properties where people want them first, to ensure the trees are maintained by committed homeowners. Currently, the city has a higher demand for new tree plantings from interested citizens than it can fill. In 2011, the city planted 407 trees that will capture 814,000 gallons of stormwater annually. The city expects to plant another 1,000 trees throughout 2012, capturing another 2 million gallons of stormwater annually.
Program success
With the many green infrastructure projects supported by Save the Rain, Onondaga County expects to satisfy the ACJ 2018 capture rate ahead of schedule. Within the first couple years of the program, the county has already achieved 50 percent of its capture requirements. Success, however, will be a double-edged sword for the county because once the ACJ order is satisfied, the lake will no longer be a Superfund site and public funding will be cut. There are many other benefits to the Save the Rain project beyond meeting the ACJ mandate. The county is avoiding all the energy costs of unnecessarily pumping and treating stormwater like sewage. For Onondaga County, using green infrastructure is estimated to save $20 million over the lifetime of the projects compared to the lifetime costs of building and operating sewage treatment plants. In addition, downtown Syracuse has seen a beautification from the green infrastructure projects. In 2011, Syracuse opened the Onondaga Creekwalk, a landscaped walking trail along the creek. Such a space wouldn't have been possible if the three additional treatment plants had been built along the creek. By going back to a more natural way of handling stormwater, the community has changed the way it thinks about its future civic planning. "There has been a mind shift from getting rid of water and treating it, to keeping it and using it," Mahoney says. "The Onondaga Indian Nation has a mantra that they make decisions in the best interest of people living seven generations from now. People have embraced that around here. We aren't making short-term decisions about how to solve a problem for today. We are making more long-term decisions about solving issues for generations to come." In April 2012, the EPA awarded Onondaga County as one of the top green communities in the nation. Mahoney has taken that recognition seriously and wants to be a role model for other communities. By sharing details about the Save the Rain projects on its website, www.savetherain.us, Onondaga County hopes to help pave the way for other municipalities to adopt green infrastructure. "We will all be better if people move to a more environmentally friendly strategy for managing stormwater runoff," Mahoney says. "It's better for people who live here and better for taxpayers. There's a knowledge about stormwater that didn't exist five years ago. People want to be more environmentally friendly. People stop me in the grocery store to talk about rain barrels and green roofs. It's been a great experience for the whole community."
Program Turns to Nature to Manage Pollution, Stormwater Runoff The past 100 years have taken a toll on Onondaga Lake, which has given its shores and water to support industrial commerce, a regional transportation hub and urban wastewater utilities in the City of Syracuse. The factories that once lined the lake have nearly disappeared but the hard-driving industrial century took its toll, turning the lake into one of the most polluted in North America. The community in upstate New York is looking to nature for solutions. A comprehensive green stormwater management movement called Save the Rain is Onondaga County's plan to clean Onondaga Lake and manage the city's stormwater by using green utilities. The apex of the lake pollution crisis came in 1998, when a federal court, via the Environmental Protection Agency, put a Consent Judgment in place to improve water quality in Onondaga Lake and its surrounding tributaries. The County responded with aggressive planning, and in 2009 presented the federal court with an innovative approach balancing gray infrastructure with green infrastructure for water management. The order outlines several key steps through 2018 to prevent pollution, including sewer improvements and the Save the Rain plan to reduce sewer overflow generated by an annual 39 inches of rainfall and snow. The County couldn't manage its wastewater and stormwater through a century-old sewer system that delivered pollution to the lake. So, it made dramatic improvements at the wastewater treatment plant and initiated several sewer separation projects to improve water quality and manage stormwater runoff. This is coupled with the innovative Save the Rain program. Green Solutions by Save the Rain Save the Rain came together with intense positive community brainstorming and new leadership. Armed with an environmentally friendly vision, County Executive Joanne Mahoney united with partners throughout the community to support the area's new "green" movement. She listened and built task forces to develop Save the Rain. The plan focuses on several large-scale and many smaller scale green projects that use sustainable solutions for capturing stormwater runoff, before it enters into the sewers and causes heavy flow periods that overflow the system. The program includes over 50 distinct green infrastructure projects to return water to the ground instead of the sewer system, and ultimately Onondaga Lake. The goal by 2018 is to be able to capture 250 million gallons of stormwater through green utilities and an urban forest. In addition, the program aims to reduce levels of lake bacteria and nutrients, especially phosphorous.
http://www.waterworld.com/articles/2012/08/program-turns-to-nature-to-manage-pollution-stormwater-runoff.html
The first of the new "green" projects was a city parking lot, which had previously utilized traditional asphalt with catch basin inlets that drained directly to the combined sewer system. The new parking lot design includes several features to collect stormwater on-site, thereby preventing it from ever reaching the sewer system. An island of porous pavers with six trees now captures the stormwater and this new feature acts like a sponge to soak up rainwater and percolate it into the soil below the asphalt parking. An island with six trees captures the stormwater and provides a lot of good shade. Water reaches the trees by way of porous pavers, and this new center island acts like a sponge to soak up rainwater and store it below the asphalt parking.
Urban Forestry in Syracuse Another component of Save the Rain is an urban forestry planting strategy for neighborhoods through the city. This collaborative initiative supports the planting of 8,500 trees and rain gardens by the community and contractors in locations throughout the combined sewer sheds. Tree plantings are important to Syracuse's strategy because they will contribute to the capturing of the 250 million gallons of rain annually. Trees, especially those with large canopies, naturally intercept stormwater and their root systems use the precipitation take up nutrients in the soil. According to the Maryland Department of Natural Resources, the majority of trees in urban environments live for less that ten years. This leads to a short and expensive planting and replacement cycle. It also deprives the community of the majority of the tree's benefits and cost savings, which are the most significant once the tree reaches maturity. A large tree with a 30" trunk diameter provides 60-70 times the ecological services of a tree with a 3" trunk diameter, according to a U.S. Forest Service study. It explains that the leaves of large trees provide greater rainwater interception. The bigger the tree, the more interception it provides.
http://www.waterworld.com/articles/2012/08/program-turns-to-nature-to-manage-pollution-stormwater-runoff.html
Green infrastructure specialist CH2M HILL, Onondaga County's Green Infrastructure Program Manager, worked with the City to outline a plan for favorable growing conditions. Key ingredients to growing large urban trees include large quantities of high-quality uncompacted soil, adequate drainage and irrigation, and aeration. Onondaga County created favorable ground structures for its trees with the help of DeepRoot, the producers of the Silva Cell, an innovative underground growing system. The Silva Cells support the sidewalk while providing plenty of space for lightly compacted planting soil to support the growth of mature healthy trees. Construction is now complete for the city's first streets using Silva Cells, Water Street and University Avenue. Many other street improvements and tree plantings are underway. Teamwork and Lessons Learned Save the Rain wouldn't have been possible without the collaboration between the county, city, local universities, community partners, residents and environmental specialists. Representatives from the County's Department of Water Environment Protection, City of Syracuse Engineering Department, Law Department's from the County and City as well as Offices of both the County Executive and Mayor, have worked tirelessly. And their collaboration is paying off. Recently the EPA selected the community of Onondaga County and Syracuse as one of the nation's top ten green infrastructure partners. The county also has been honored by the EPA Region 2 with its Environmental Leadership Award for the Save the Rain Program. For her leadership and vision, County Executive Joanne Mahoney was recognized last year as a top ten Public Official of the Year by the Governing Institute. She also was given the New York Water Environment Association Frank E. Van Lare Award for her leadership on the program. The award is given to elected officials who have made substantial and meaningful contributions to advancing effective water quality environment programs. The community provides lessons to the water management industry. First, even under the harshest conditions, a green strategy for water management can be done. Secondly, green strategies can be effective. And lastly, the plan needs to come with a robust, long-term commitment for maintenance. With its environmental efforts, Onondaga County aims to attract more residents to Syracuse, and for the first time in a long time, its population is on the rise. The community attributes this, in part, to its efforts to improve the quality of life through an environmentally friendly infrastructure strategy. About the Author: Matt Millea is Deputy County Executive for Physical Services, Onondaga County. He was appointed to his current position in May 2012 by Onondaga County Executive Joanne Mahoney. He has more than 12 years of public service, having served three New York State governors. He has focused his professional efforts on helping to preserve and protect New York State's invaluable natural resources, as well as working in water quality projects throughout New York state. http://www.waterworld.com/articles/2012/08/program-turns-to-nature-to-manage-pollution-stormwater-runoff.html
Syracuse, NY, Sep 07, 2012 — Onondaga Lake sits right next to downtown Syracuse, and after that city's factories poured countless toxic chemicals and sludge into the water over more than 100 years, Onondaga became known as the most polluted lake in America. But today the final stage of a cleanup is underway. If you grew up near Syracuse and your thoughts happen to turn to Onondaga Lake, certain words might spring readily to mind: Words like dump, or putrid, or cesspool. But that may not be the case for long. These days, hydraulic dredges are beginning to vacuum up a century’s worth of hazardous waste. Three are now working around the clock six days a week in the southwestern corner of the lake, one of the worst hotspots of contamination. Syracuse native John McAuliffe is the project director for Honeywell, the company responsible for the cleanup. He says Onondaga is “certainly” one of the biggest superfund projects in the Northeast. Over the next four years, Honeywell will spend more than $450 million removing mercury, PCBs and volatile organic compounds, the industrial waste produced by the Allied Chemical Company. Only about 15 percent of the lake bottom will be dredged or capped with new material, but Steve Effler of the Upstate Freshwater Institute in Syracuse says that approach to the problem is scientifically reasonable. He says the real test will come in the next five years: “Will the mercury content of fish flesh drop? That’s really a lot of what the taret is here on this cleanup.” But Onondaga hasn’t just been polluted by industry: For decades raw and partially treated sewage flowed into the lake. Fixing this problem has been the other major part of Onondaga’s cleanup, to the tune of $600 million in taxpayer money. The big push came when Onondaga County upgraded its sewage treatment plant after being sued by the Atlantic States Legal Foundation.
http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/20425/20120907/onondaga-lake-sees-cleanerbrighter-future
That organization’s Sam Sage says the lawsuit was necessary because in that area, no one was pushing to for a cleanup. “Central New York is a water rich part of the world”, he says, “so there was never a demand that we need this lake in order to fish or swim or go boating, because we had the Finger Lakes, we had the Great Lakes like Ontario, we had rivers, we had streams.” Heavy rains still send raw sewage overflowing into the lake. The county is now implementing a program to “save the rain” through projects like roof gardens and rain barrels with a goal of capturing 95 percent of runoff by 2018. New York’s Department of Environmental Conservation says its ultimate goal is to make the lake swimmable and fishable. It’s not there yet: There are strict limits on the number of fish you can eat, and swimming is still banned, as it has been for almost 75 years. Ken Lynch is overseeing the cleanup for the DEC. He says it’s time to start looking at the lake’s future, moving toward “handing the ball off to the community of saying ‘OK, what’s the future use of this lake? What do you want to see for projects along the lake’? Some of the last visible reminders of the bad old days are the huge piles of white waste on the south shore, the byproduct of the production of soda ash, a chemical used in manufacturing. The DEC says or the most part they are not hazardous and while they will be studied there are currently no plans to remove them.
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Advancing Green Infrastructure in Louisville Conference Date: September 13, 2012 Time: 9:00 AM -- 4:00 PM Place: Chao Auditorium, Ekstrom Library, University of Louisville
Join us as we bring together diverse stakeholders from the public and private sectors to collaborate and explore new opportunities for expanding the use of green infrastructure in Louisville. These green techniques can be used to address the city’s wet weather pollution problems while beautifying our communities and saving money. Panel discussions will evaluate Louisville’s progress with green infrastructure to date, provide a national context for this progress, identify technical and policy barriers to the use of green infrastructure in Louisville, discuss “lessons learned” from a design and engineering perspective, and explore opportunities for future collaboration and coordination. Agenda 9:00-9:20
Welcome and Importance of Green Infrastructure--Mayor Greg Fischer
9:20-10:50
Louisville Examples of Green Infrastructure--Gordon Garner, CH2M Hill
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Phillip Gambrell, Luckett and Farley Architects--articulated pervious parking Russell Barnett, University of Louisville--subsurface storage Todd Harrison, American Life and Accident Insurance--green roofs Sarah Lynn Cunningham--residential water management
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Green Infrastructure Programs in Other Cities--Rebecca Hammer, NRDC Matt Millea, Syracuse NY
11:30-noon
What are the barriers to green infrastructure?--participant discussion
12:15-1:15
Lunch served
1:15-2:30
Louisville Opportunities and Limitations--Gordon Garner, CH2M Hill
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Dr. Lauren Heberle, EPA Region 4 Environmental Finance Center-financing green infrastructure Wesley Sydnor, MSD--MSD's incentive program Marc F. Hult, formerly with USGS-- Louisville's groundwater regime 2:30-2:45
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2:45-3:45
Addressing barriers to green infrastructure and where do we need to go from here? Panel moderator Maria Koetter, Metro Director of Sustainability Bhanu Calvert, DuPont Louisville Works Tara Brinkmoeller, Home Builders Assoc. Louisville Phillip C. Bills, Louisville Director of Planning and Zoning Vivian Llambi, Vivian Llambi & Associates, Inc. Cliff Ashburner, Kentucky Chapter of the U.S. Green Building Council
3:45-4:00
Conclusions and wrap up--Gordon Garner, CH2M Hill
Hosted by Watershed Watch in Kentucky, River Network, & Natural Resources Defense Council Co-sponsors: Partnership for a Green City, Center for Neighborhoods, EPA Region 4 Environmental Finance Center, Kentucky Pollution Prevention Center and Kentucky Waterways Alliance, Green Building Council, Tetra Tech, Virginia Environmental Endowment Registration: $20 prior to September 10, 2012, $25 at the door. Includes lunch. Click here to register For more information, please contact Hank Graddy or Randy Strobo.
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Onondaga County Executive Joanie Mahoney on cover of Municipal Sewer and Water Magazine Published: Monday, September 17, 2012, 2:03 PM By Michelle Breidenbach, The Post-Standard
Syracuse, NY Onondaga County Executive Joanie Mahoney graces the cover of this month’s issue of Municipal Sewer and Water Magazine. The story, “A Better Way Forward,” is about the county’s efforts to clean up Onondaga Lake, a Superfund site. Mahoney stopped plans to fix excess stormwater runoff problems by building more sewage treatment plants. Instead, she is tackling the problem with a green infrastructure plan. The magazine says Onondaga County is the first in the nation to convince a judge to allow such a plan. At the heart of the plan is the “Save the Rain” program – intended to return rainwater and melted snow into the ground instead treatment in the sewer system. The plan involves green roofs, urban forestry, porous pavement, rain gardens, bioswales and cisterns. Mahoney told the magazine: “The Onondaga Indian Nation has a mantra that they make decisions in the best interest of people living seven generations from now. People have embraced that around here. We aren’t making short-term decisions about how to solve a problem for today. We are making more long-term decisions about solving issues for generations to come.” Contact Michelle Breidenbach at 470-3186 or mbreidenbach@syracuse.com.
http://www.syracuse.com/news/index.ssf/2012/09/onondaga_county_executive_joan_12.html
Onondaga County official to speak at White House By Tim Killian SYRACUSE (NCC NEWS) - The deputy Onondaga County executive for physical services, Matt Millea, will be speaking at the White House on Thursday on the subject of green technology. Millea will focus on the use of green technology in municipal stormwater systems, according to The Post-Standard. Millea will join three other experts from across the country, to discuss new financing strategies to advance stormwater draining systems. The panel Millea will speak on is entitled, “Funding the Vision: Funding, Financing and Valuing Green Infrastructure.” Millea manages Onondaga County’s “Save the Rain” program, which works to prevent rainwater from entering the county’s wastewater treatment system, according to The Post-Standard. If too much rainwater enters the wastewater system, then sewage can potentially flow into Onondaga Lake. The “Save the Rain” program is currently serving 12 local towns and villages, including the city of Syracuse. There are over 90 green projects being worked on in Syracuse, with 14 more in the towns and villages in Onondaga County. Last year, EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson designated Onondaga County as one of the nation’s top 10 communities for green infrstructure demonstrations.
https://nccnews.expressions.syr.edu/?p=58215
Save the date for "Save the Rain" By Gwendolyn Craig September 19, 2012 - 5:55 pm
Stop by the "Save the Rain" program Saturday, Sept. 22 to learn about the Onondaga Lake cleanup and other sustainability efforts around Syracuse. Rain or shine, “Save the Rain,” a program dedicated to reducing pollution in Onondaga Lake, will host the 2012 Clean Water Fair this Saturday, Sept. 22 from 9 a.m.—2 p.m. at the Metropolitan Wastewater Treatment Plant. The fair will update visitors on “Save the Rain” projects. Honeywell, the company in charge of the Onondaga Lake cleanup, will be at the fair to give an update, said Onondaga County Administrative Assistant Mary Gates. Gates also said the fair will show six or seven different kinds of fish from the lake. Every hour throughout the day, two different tours will run. One tour is of the treatment plant. The other tour is a 45-minute bus tour around the city and Onondaga Lake to look at the city’s “green” infrastructure, said Gates. The fair is also geared toward children this year. There will be a center with crafts, hands-on activities and a bounce house. Additionally, residents of Syracuse may get a free rain barrel at the fair, while non-residents may purchase them at a reduced price. For more information on the fair, visit savetherain.us/2012fair/.
http://www.thenewshouse.com/blog/save-date-save-rain
Onondaga County official to speak at White House conference on green technology Thursday Published: Wednesday, September 19, 2012, 10:09 AM By Rick Moriarty, The Post-Standard
Syracuse, N.Y. -- Matt Millea, deputy Onondaga County executive for physical services, will speak Thursday at a White House conference on green technology in municipal stormwater systems. County Executive Joanie Mahoney said Millea has been invited to participate on a panel entitled, “Funding the Vision: Funding, Financing and Valuing Green Infrastructure.” He will join three national experts discussing innovative financing techniques used to advance stormwater system improvements using green technologies, she said. Millea oversees the county’s “Save the Rain” program, an effort to reduce stormwater infiltration of the county’s wastewater treatment system. Excessive infiltration of rainwater overloads the treatment system, sometimes resulting in raw sewage polluting Onondaga Lake. The White House Council on Environmental Quality and the Enviironmental Protection Agency organized the one-day conference to help develop ways to expand green infrastructure practices for managing municipal stormwater. EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson last year designated Onondaga County as one of the nation’s top 10 green infrastructure demonstration communities. The county this year expanded the “Save the Rain” program to suburban communities, funding 14 green infrastructure projects in six towns and six villages. There are more than 90 green projects completed or underway in Syracuse under the program.
http://www.syracuse.com/news/index.ssf/2012/09/onondaga_county_official_to_sp.html
Rain Barrel Workshops at the Save the Rain Clean Water Fair
When: Saturday, September 22, 2012, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Where: Metropolitan Waste Water Treatment Plant: 650 Hiawatha Blvd. W. Syracuse Cost: Free Age limit: All ages Categories: Learning Workshop
Join Ronny the Raindrop to learn more about Onondaga County’s efforts to clean up Onondaga Lake & Onondaga Creek. There will be rain barrel workshops at 10:15, 11:15 and 12:15 (with a rain barrel painting station) • Learn how you can use a rain barrel to help "Save the Rain" and keep our water clean. * City of Syracuse residents are eligible to receive a free rain barrel. Residents outside the City of Syracuse can purchase a rain barrel for $95.50. For more information, contact Amy Samuels at asamuels@oei2.org or call (315)443-1757.
http://www.eaglenewsonline.com/events/2012/sep/22/6926/
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Additional Information Please join Onondaga County Department of Water Environment Protection on Saturday, September 22 from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. for their annual open house to learn more about Onondaga County’s efforts to clean up and restore Onondaga Lake.
Update on Onondaga County’s nationally recognized “Save the Rain” program
Learn more about Onondaga Lake’s recovery and view wildlife from the Lake
Tour the state-of-the-art Metropolitan Wastewater Treatment Plant (tours leave on the hour, every hour from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.) View equipment demonstrations and project displays from the County and others who are working to improve water quality Activities for the kids – including a bouncy house! Attend a rain barrel workshop to learn how to use and maintain a rain barrel to help save the rain* Learn about potential career opportunities in the field of clean water
*Rain barrels are provided for free to residents of the City of Syracuse. The free rain barrels are provided through grant funding to city residents to mitigate combined sewer overflows. If you live outside of the Syracuse, rain barrels will be available for sale at cost (cheaper than retail) for one day only at the Clean Water Fair!
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CITIZENS CAMPAIGN FOR THE ENVIRONMENT EVENT ALERT Onondaga County's Save the Rain Clean Water Fair
Come learn more about Onondaga County's nationally recognized green infrastructure program known as "Save the Rain". There will be demonstrations and displays on projects that are working to clean Onondaga Lake. There will also be tours of the wastewater treatment facility, which was updated to help clean up Onondaga Lake. Rain barrel workshops will be held throughout the day. Residents of the City of Syracuse are eligible for free rain barrels. Residents of other municipalities in Onondaga County are eligible for deeply discounted rain barrels only available at the Clean Water Fair. The fair will also include activities for the kids and free food! Where: Metropolitan Wastewater Treatment Plant, 650 Hiawatha Blvd. W., Syracuse, NY When: Saturday, September 22, 2012, 9:00am – 2:00pm More information: • 2012 Clean Water Fair website • On Facebook Thank you for joining us. We hope to see you there! Sincerely, YOUR FRIENDS AT CCE
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A Means to an End: Focus on sewers leads to cleaner Onondaga Lake Published: Tuesday, September 25, 2012, 3:00 AM By The Post-Standard Editorial Board
It’s not Time or Vanity Fair. But Onondaga County Executive Joanie Mahoney savors her frontcover treatment by Municipal Sewer & Water magazine. New thinking about sewage and wastewater treatment, after all, is close to her heart. “There has been a mind shift from getting rid of water and treating it, to keeping it and using it,” she says in the cover article. “There’s a knowledge about stormwater that didn’t exist five years ago. People want to be more environmentally friendly. People stop me in the grocery store to talk about rain barrels and green roofs. It’s been a great experience for the whole community.” Mahoney’s “Save the Rain” initiative is a key reason why EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson named Onondaga County one of the nation’s top 10 green communities in April. It also has led to a kinder, gentler cleanup of Onondaga Lake, a process begun a dozen years ago and due to continue for six more years. A report to the community last week from the federal-state-local Onondaga Lake Partnership announced that the lake is the cleanest it’s been in 100 years. Nine out of 10 farms in the lake’s watershed are reducing pollution runoff. Honeywell International has begun a four-year dredging project that will remove hazardous waste from the lake bed adjoining its former industrial site and store it in Camillus. Biodiversity is improving in and
http://blog.syracuse.com/opinion/2012/09/a_means_to_an_end_focus_on_sew.html
around the lake: 199 species of birds now live here, including bald eagles, ospreys, herons and kingfishers. Aquatic plant cover has increased 400 percent since 2000. Central to the federal cleanup order of 1998 was upgrading wastewater treatment to prevent raw sewage and other pollutants from flowing into the lake from combined sewer overflows. The county originally planned to build four plants to store sewage during heavy rains. Enter Mahoney and Save the Rain. After getting federal approval to change direction, Mahoney and the county moved ahead aggressively. Last year the county passed its goal of funding 50 green infrastructure projects — installing absorbent roofs, porous pavement, rain gardens, bioswales and cisterns. These projects should capture 43.6 million gallons of stormwater each year. The savings multiply: another million gallons saved by a green roof at the convention center; 2.1 million gallons from 600 free rain barrels the county distributed; 2 million gallons from 1,000 new trees planted. Keep in mind, too, that not building three big new storage plants should save the county $20 million in lifetime costs. The partnership has worked with children all over the county to raise awareness of the cleanup process, with projects encompassing science and poetry. Other organizations have used mini-grants to monitor and improve water quality. The Onondaga Creekwalk became a reality this year, thanks in part to the turn away from creekside treatment plants. The expanding trail network extends along the lake’s eastern and western shore, and could eventually loop all the way around. This tangible evidence of progress and awakening awareness are worth celebrating. As the new inner harbor takes shape, Syracuse is poised to embrace a lake it has abused and neglected for far too long.
http://blog.syracuse.com/opinion/2012/09/a_means_to_an_end_focus_on_sew.html
From Grey to Green By Elisa Speranza, CH2M HILL Operations & Maintenance Business Group President and Enterprise Executive Sponsor for Sustainability “I learned this 20 years ago, when I started driving a taxi: if you don’t maintain the car, if you don’t keep it up, it will leave you.” My taxi driver, an Iranian immigrant named John, could not have known that I co-authored a Journal AWWA article with my dear departed friend John Cromwell in 2007 called “Asset Management Too Complicated? Just think of your car.” The taxi driver, having learned I worked in the water business, spoke quite eloquently and accurately about the need for investment in water infrastructure, and compared it to his car. It seemed especially relevant since I had spent the day (September 20, 2012) at the White House Conference on Municipal Stormwater Infrastructure: Going from Grey to Green. The gathering, hosted by the Environmental Protection Agency and the White House Council on Environmental Quality, brought together key stakeholders from the federal, state, local, private and non-profit sectors to examine the benefits of wider implementation of “green” infrastructure to address municipal stormwater management needs, to identify barriers and evaluate options for practical action. I spoke as part of the panel “Municipal Green Infrastructure Success Stories: Defining Benefits and Barriers,” and shared stories about the great efforts our clients are undertaking with help from CH2M HILL around the world, highlighting projects like ABC Waters in Singapore (contact avinash.patwardhan@ch2m.com). It was a bit of a blast from the past for me, as I had spent many years working on wet weather issues during my time at the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority and Boston Water & Sewer Commission in the 1980s and ‘90s. I also couldn’t help mentioning the needs of my adopted second home, New Orleans, where the need for green infrastructure to help with resilience and climate change adaptation is all too real. My co-panelist, client and old friend Howard Neukrug, Philadelphia Water Department Commissioner, talked about his Green City, Clean Waters program, a 20-year stormwater management plan based on green infrastructure principles. The program is addressing the city’s Combined Sewer Overflow (CSO) challenges while transforming it into an oasis of rain gardens, green roofs, treescapes, and porous pavement. I had a chance to work with Howard in the early days of the Philadelphia program, back when such approaches were looked upon a little skeptically as “hippie infrastructure.” It certainly was gratifying for me to see that we’ve come so far that green infrastructure is practically mainstream now. And of course it always makes me proud to know
that Brian Marengo and our folks in the Philadelphia office and elsewhere have played a critical role in Philly’s success. Many other CH2M HILL clients were also on-hand for the conference, including: – Charlotte Katzenmoyer, Director of Public Works for Lancaster, PA. Lancaster’s Green Infrastructure Plan, which CH2M HILL helped to develop, is already beginning to provide environmental, economic and social benefits for the city. Through the program, the Lancaster is working to reduce the approximately 750 million gallons of polluted water (stormwater runoff) flowing into the Conestoga River and eventually into the Chesapeake Bay. (contact: brian.marengo@ch2m.com) – Kevin Shafer, Executive Director of the Milwaukee, WI, Metropolitan Sewage District, facilitated the panel “Funding, Financing and Valuing Green Infrastructure: Opportunities and Options.” One of his recommendations was to offer a federal income tax credit to private property owners doing big green things at homes and business, such as rooftop gardens or using permeable pavement in parking lots. CH2M HILL is currently working with MMSD to develop its green infrastructure plan. (contact: mark.mittag@ch2m.com) – Tony Parrott, Executive Director, Metropolitan Sewer District of Greater Cincinnati. CH2M HILL is involved in a wide array of projects in Cincinnati, including development of MSD’s Sustainable Watershed Evaluation and Planning Process (contact: doug.baughman@ch2m.com or scott.haskins@ch2m.com) Client Matt Millea, Onondaga County, NY, Deputy County Executive spoke on the “Funding, Financing and Valuing Green Infrastructure: Opportunities and Options” panel. The County’s Save the Rain and the overall CSO implementation strategy, which CH2M HILL helped Onondaga develop implement, have become a leading example of green infrastructure approaches to managing wet weather impacts. (contact: matt.marko@ch2m.com) On that panel, many potential funding options were discussed, including expansion of local stormwater utilities, public-private partnership and leveraging private capital, and building green incentives into existing federal and state funding programs. Other CH2M HILL clients in attendance hailed from Los Angeles Bureau of Sanitation, Cleveland (NEORSD), New York City DEP, Chicago MWRD, DC Water, San Francisco PUC and the Greater Cincinnati MSD. It was clear from the dialogue at the working session that there is a growing awareness that green approaches are not just “nice to do” but actually are more effective, more comprehensive, and save money in the long run. Clear themes emerged from the working session around the virtues of an integrated, comprehensive approach, the value of sharing innovations bubbling up from the local level, looking for creative financing alternatives, and calculating/making visible the multi-
faced benefits of a green infrastructure approach. There was a real sense of urgency in the room, and recognition that the cost of inaction is high. EPA Deputy Administrator Bob Perciasepe talked about the “cumulative impact of a lot of little actions,” and the need to capture the momentum inherent in the constant change in our cities to work in new and more integrated ways. The benefits of this approach are many, varied, and connected. I’m proud that our company is right in the middle of the action, helping build a more sustainable and livable world from the streets up. Don’t miss this “Report on the White House Stormwater Conference” in STORMWATER that includes an interview with Speranza and a number of the organizations mentioned above.
Saving the Rain in Onandaga County Posted on September 26, 2012 by Leda Marritz
There’s a great article in WaterWorld this month about Onandaga County’s comprehensive stormwater management movement, Save the Rain.
The past 100 years have taken a toll on Onondaga Lake, which has given its shores and water to support industrial commerce, a regional transportation hub and urban wastewater utilities in the City of Syracuse. The
http://www.deeproot.com/blog/blog-entries/saving-the-rain-in-onandaga-county
factories that once lined the lake have nearly disappeared but the hard-driving industrial century took its toll, turning the lake into one of the most polluted in North America.
They’re using solutions like the Silva Cell to help keep the community and Onandaga Lake clean for the future.
Save The Rain “focuses on several large-scale and many smaller scale green projects that use sustainable solutions for capturing stormwater runoff, before it enters into the sewers and causes heavy flow periods that overflow the system. The program includes over 50 distinct green infrastructure projects to return water to the ground instead of the sewer system, and ultimately Onondaga Lake.� The Silva Cell is being used on at least three of them.
The goal is for the county to capture 250 million gallons of stormwater through green utilities and their urban forest by 2018. In addition to this, they hope to reduce levels of bacteria in Onandaga Lake.
Read the whole article to learn more.
http://www.deeproot.com/blog/blog-entries/saving-the-rain-in-onandaga-county
White House Conference on Green Infrastructure Katherine Baer, Senior Director, Clean Water Program September 27, 2012 | Water Pollution Last week I had the great opportunity to attend and speak at a White House Conference on Green Infrastructure convened by the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) and the Environmental Protection Agency designed to bring together leaders in this area to figure out how to move forward the smart use of rain gardens, green roofs, permeable pavement and other techniques as a key strategy for clean water and vibrant communities. The level of energy in the room was high all day, from the welcoming remarks by CEQ’s Nancy Sutley, all the way through to the final break-out reports. I spoke about our experience working to advance green infrastructure in Toledo, Ohio through demonstration projects, partnerships and policy change. One project funded through stimulus money, the Maywood green streets revitalization project, has reduced flooding in basements and monitoring results show the City could save millions by using green infrastructure instead of expanding their deep tunnel that carries sewage and stormwater when it rains.
http://www.americanrivers.org/newsroom/blog/kbaer-20120927-white-house-conference-on-green-infrastructure.html
Others addressed funding and financing. Matt Millea, of Onondaga County, New York, spoke about the Save the Rain program and how they are trying to bundle many smaller, decentralized projects together to apply for larger loans instead of having to fund them all separately. Jason Scott with Eko Asset Management Partners talked about new opportunities to drive private financing to green infrastructure. As Nancy Stoner, EPA’s Assistant Administrator for Water noted, people are no longer arguing about whether green infrastructure works as an effective way to manage polluted stormwater runoff. Now, the questions are about how to build on the good work being done around the country – in places ranging from Milwaukee, WI to Lancaster, PA to Los Angeles – to make use of these approaches a key component of water management more broadly. Many communities are starting to integrate green infrastructure into their local policies and permits, and American Rivers supports building from these examples to adopt minimum performance-based stormwater standards nationally. This would provide consistency, level the playing field, and more effectively protect our rivers and communities from polluted stormwater runoff. We additionally need continued federal funding dedicated to catalyzing innovative projects, while looking for ways to capture new revenue sources, including those from the private sector. There were many ideas put forward last week, including tax credits for green infrastructure and the benefit of better coordination across federal funding sources – we’re looking forward to working with others to move some of these ideas forward for cleaner rivers and healthier communities.
http://www.americanrivers.org/newsroom/blog/kbaer-20120927-white-house-conference-on-green-infrastructure.html
Green infrastructure dialogue to continue at national leadership conference in Cincinnati WASHINGTON, DC, Sept. 27, 2012 -- On September 19, the White House Council on Environmental Quality and U.S. EPA convened experts from around the country to explore the barriers and solutions to using "more green and less gray" in managing municipal stormwater. The U.S. Water Alliance will expand the dialogue by presenting the 3rd annual Urban Water Sustainability Leadership Conference October 15-17 in Cincinnati. "This is an event still small enough to engage all attendees while large and diverse enough to grow the conversation," explains President Ben Grumbles, U.S. Water Alliance. "We're convening leaders from all sectors and regions, continuing key discussions from last week, engaging the regulators, expanding the audiences, and opening minds by presenting innovative approaches." The Leadership Conference is co-hosted by the CONFLUENCE Water and Technology Cluster of Greater Cincinnati. Influential policy makers will headline including The Honorable Nancy Sutley, Chair of the President's Council on Environmental Quality and U.S. EPA Nancy Stoner, Acting Assistant Administrator for Water. As in past years, the Leadership Conference will shine a light on the best municipal models. Teams will present their cross-department/agency, community and business partnerships to demonstrate the environmental, economic, and social benefits of their programs. The Spotlight team presentations from Cleveland (North East Ohio Regional Sewer District), Denver, Kansas City, Syracuse (Onondaga County) and Tucson (Pima County) will be complemented by Strategic Sidebars -- small group conversations that identify opportunities and ways around obstacles. Roundtable Discussions will generate and share fresh ideas and new perspectives. There is enthusiastic support from the private and consulting communities as they elevate the best models in green infrastructure. The Leadership Conference is underwritten in-part by a grant from the United Water Foundation with additional support from CH2M Hill, CDM Smith, Brown & Caldwell, Hatch Mott MacDonald, Black & Veatch, ARCADIS, Burns & McDonnell, AECOM and MWH Global. Supporting Partner Organizations include the Alliance for Water Efficiency, American Rivers, Arbor Day Foundation, Association of Clean Water Administrators, Denver Botanic Gardens, Green for All, Low Impact Development Center, National Association of Clean Water Agencies, Sustainable Urban Forests Coalition, The Conservation Fund, WateReuse Association and the WateReuse Research Foundation. The Leadership Conference is organized annually by the U.S. Water Alliance's Urban Water Sustainability Council. Through this educational forum the Council seeks to connect water, land use, parks, forests, transportation, energy, agriculture, and other sectors around the goal of revitalizing cities with multi-benefit projects that produce triple bottom line results. For more information, contact Lorraine Koss at 202.533.1819 or email lkoss@uswa.us. About the U.S. Water Alliance The U.S. Water Alliance (formerly Clean Water America Alliance) was formed in 2008 as a 501c3 nonprofit educational organization whose goal is to unite people and policies for "one water" sustainability. A broad cross-section of interests is coming together through the Alliance to advance holistic, watershed-based approaches to water quality and quantity challenges. http://www.waterworld.com/articles/2012/09/green-infrastructure-dialogue-to-continue-at-national-leadership-conference-in-cincinnati.html
FINANCIAL UPDATE
Financial Update Contracts
New Contracts Green Improvement Fund (GIF) Contract with Brownstone’s on Burnet for reimbursement of green improvements in the Harbor Brook sewershed. Contract Amount: $30,675
Executed: 9/7/12
Green Improvement Fund (GIF) Contract with 360 Warren Associates, LLC for reimbursement of green improvements in the Clinton sewershed. Contract Amount: $107,864.
Executed: 9/7/12
Green Improvement Fund (GIF) Contract with Timothy Graham for reimbursement of green improvements in the Clinton sewershed. Contract Amount: $123,326.
Executed: 9/7/12
Green Improvement Fund (GIF) Contract with Smith Housing, LLC for reimbursement of green improvements in the Harbor Brook sewershed. Contract Amount: $52,600.
Executed: 9/26/12
Suburban Green Improvement Fund (SGIF) Contract with Village of North Syracuse for reimbursement of green improvements relating to Centerville Park. Contract Amount: $94,378.
Executed: 9/26/12
Suburban Green Improvement Fund (SGIF) Contract with Village of Manlius for reimbursement of green improvements relating to rain barrel distribution in the village. Contract Amount: $3,000.
Executed: 9/26/12
Suburban Green Improvement Fund (SGIF) Contract with Town of Clay for reimbursement of green improvements relating to the Bayberry subdivision. Contract Amount: $420,000.
Executed: 9/26/12
Suburban Green Improvement Fund (SGIF) Contract with Village of East Syracuse for reimbursement of green improvements relating to the DPWA garage. Contract Amount: $115,000.
Executed: 9/26/12
Suburban Green Improvement Fund (SGIF) Contract with Town of Geddes for reimbursement of green improvements relating to Grove Road. Contract Amount: $348,500.
Executed: 9/26/12
Suburban Green Improvement Fund (SGIF) Contract with Town of Geddes for reimbursement of green improvements relating to the Town Hall. Contract Amount: $119,000.
Executed: 9/26/12
Suburban Green Improvement Fund (SGIF) Contract with Village of Fayetteville for reimbursement of green improvements relating to Lower Village streetscapes. Contract Amount: $360,000.
Executed: 9/26/12
Suburban Green Improvement Fund (SGIF) Contract with Village of Baldwinsville for reimbursement of green improvements relating to Lock Street. Contract Amount: $492,023.
Executed: 9/26/12
Suburban Green Improvement Fund (SGIF) Contract with Town of Manlius for reimbursement of green improvements relating to Muirfield Drive. Contract Amount: $10,500.
Executed: 9/26/12
Suburban Green Improvement Fund (SGIF) Contract with Town of Dewitt for reimbursement of green improvements relating to Park Hill. Contract Amount: $123,000.
Executed: 9/26/12
Suburban Green Improvement Fund (SGIF) Contract with Town of Dewitt for reimbursement of green improvements relating to Franklin Park. Contract Amount: $219,000.
Executed: 9/26/12
Suburban Green Improvement Fund (SGIF) Contract with Town of Camillus for reimbursement of green improvements relating to Shove Park. Contract Amount: $421,000.
Executed: 8/30/12
Green Infrastructure Program (GIF) Contract with Cornerstone Paving for work on various vacant lots in the Harbor Brook sewershed. Contract Amount: $149,195.48.
Executed: 9/7/12
Green Infrastructure Program (GIF) Contract with Cornerstone Paving for work on various vacant lots in the Harbor Brook sewershed. Contract Amount: $149,195.48.
Executed: 9/7/12
Green Infrastructure Program (GIF) Contract with John R. Dudley Construction for work relating to Leavenworth/Barker Park. Contract Amount: $654,450.
Executed: 9/7/12
Green Infrastructure Program (GIF) Contract with Joseph J. Lane Construction for work relating to CSO 018 constructed wetlands. Contract Amount: $2,672,888.
Executed: 9/10/12
Green Infrastructure Program (GIF) Contract with Patricia Electric, Inc. for work relating to CSO 018 constructed wetlands. Contract Amount: $120,440.
Executed: 9/10/12
Amendments to Existing Contracts Save the Rain Advertising Contract with Retz Advertising & Design, LLC amended for development of CSO website. Contract Amendment Amount: $31,600
Executed: 9/5/12
Change Orders Green Infrastructure Program (GIF) - Hughes Magnet School Contract with Acts II Construction amended to include vacuuming of porous pavement. Change Order Amount: $456.72
Executed: 9/5/12
Funding Grants State Bond Act Funds Reimbursements requested in September: None
Reimbursements received in September: Clinton Storage for $1,203,428.04 on 9/7/12 Total payments received to date in State Bond Act funds: $144,616,294.
Federal EPA Funds Reimbursements requested in September: Harbor Brook Storage for $851,056.10 on 9/27/12 Midland for $419,402.65 on 9/27/12
Reimbursements received in September: Harbor Brook for $803,925.93 on 7/31/12 (not previously reported)
Federal Army Corps of Engineers Funds Reimbursements received in September: CSO 022/045 for $295,516.78 on 9/10/12
Reimbursements requested in September: CSO 022/045 for $671,768.21 on 8/31/12 WQM for $8,806.54 on 9/11/12
EFC Loans Reimbursements received in September: None
Reimbursements requested in August: Clinton LT for $179,717.70 on 8/1/12 Clinton Storage ST for $953,477.65 on 8/1/12 Harbor Brook ST for $1,212,134.55 on 8/1/12 Midland LT for $505,252.26 on 8/1/12
Total reimbursement monies received to date through EFC loans for the funded ACJ projects: $188,403,461 (short term) and $53,278,098 (long term).
Onondaga County Lake Improvement Project 4th Stipulation of the ACJ Clinton/Lower MIS CSO Improvements Summary of Current and County Authorizations
Total Project Costs Total Proposed Budget
Project /Task/Line Item Clinton Street CSO Facility Planning (Original) Engineering Services (EEA) $ Original Facility Plan Subtotal $ Clinton Street CSO Conveyances Project Contract No. 1 - Phase 1 Conveyances (Delaney) Contract No. 2 - Phase 2A Conveyances (Delaney) Construction Testing (CME) Engineering/Construction Services (CDM/C&S) Conveyances Subtotal
Expended To Date
751,266 $ 751,266 $ $ $ $ $ $
Authorization Remaining
751,266 $ 751,266 $
$ $ $ $ $
14,478,053 4,074,455 5,095 2,738,000 21,295,603
14,478,053 4,074,455 46,980 2,746,814 21,346,302
$ $ $ $ $
Clinton Storage Project Construction Estimate (with contingency) Engineering Services (EEA and others) Construction Management and Administration Project Escalation to Midpoint of Construction CSO Storage Subtotal
$ $ $ $ $
58,000,000 $ 8,500,000 $ 3,600,000 3,500,000 73,600,000 $
29,495,172 $ 8,449,877 $ $ $ 37,945,049 $
Facility Plan for CSOs 027 & 029 Construction Estimate Engineering Services (Ch2MHill) Engineering Services (TBD) County Administration and Other Costs Facility Plan Subtotal
$ $ $ $ $
3,100,000 88,944 $ 770,000 $ 3,958,944 $
$ 91,186 $ 3,517 $ $ 94,703 $
Clinton/Lower MIS Green Implementation Program Construction Contracts incl. GIF Public/Private $ Ch2MHill Program Management & Engineering $ Green Subtotal $
38,508,611 $ 15,900,000 $ 54,408,611 $
10,603,748 $ 8,364,793 $ 18,968,541 $
Program Management Project Management (CDM/C&S) $ (2) Project Management for Facility Plan (CDM/C&S) $ Program Management Subtotal $
1,811,903 $ 1,811,903 $
2,301,553 $ $ 2,301,553 $
$ $ $ $ $ $ Miscellaneous Subtotal $
4,132,400 4,861,000 64,564 226,334 175,832 117,644 9,577,774
$ $ $ $ $ $ $
2,077,350 3,912,544 50,608 226,334 184,885 186,860 6,638,580
$ $ $ $ $ $ $
Total $
165,404,101
$
88,045,995
$
(0) (0) (0) (0) (41,885) (8,814) (50,699)
(1)
Miscellaneous County Costs Land Acquisition IMA Legal Consulting (John Clare & Mezey) Debt Other
Authorized Master Budget 165,500,000
Notes: (1) Includes engineering costs from original Clinton RTF Project (2) CDM/C&S Project Management costs are included in the total facility plan costs
28,504,828 50,123 3,600,000 3,500,000 35,654,951 3,100,000 (2,242) 773,517 3,871,276 27,904,863 7,535,207 35,440,070 (489,650) (489,650) 2,055,050 948,456 13,957 0 (9,053) (69,216) 2,939,194 77,365,141
Onondaga County Lake Improvement Project 4th Stipulation of the ACJ Harbor Brook Drainage Basin CSO Abatement
Summary of Current and Proposed Costs, and County Authorizations Total Project Costs Total Proposed Budget
Project /Task/Line Item
Expended to Date
Authorization Remaining
Harbor Brook CSO Abatement Project Original Engineering Expenses
$
5,500,000
$
5,500,000
$
HBIS Replacement and CSO Abatement Project Construction Contract No. 1 (1) (JJ Lane) Other Miscellaneous Work Engineering/Construction Sevices (CDM/C&S) County Administration and Other Costs
$ $ $ $
18,289,918 2,482,920 2,012,615 114,547
$ $ $ $
21,136,441 2,592,296 139,239
$ $ $ $
(2,846,523) 2,482,920 (579,681) (24,692)
HBIS Replacement and CSO Abatement Project Total $
22,900,000
$
23,867,976
$
(967,976)
$ $ $ $ $
34,502,000 4,200,000 3,390,000 2,280,000 44,372,000
$ $ $ $ $
6,332,680 2,223,177 245,212 1,309,233 10,110,302
$ $ $ $ $
28,169,320 1,976,823 3,144,788 970,767 34,261,699
$ $ $ $ FCF Program Total $
12,000,000 1,878,731 800,000 400,000 15,078,731
$
93,661
$
93,661
$ $ $ $ $
12,000,000 1,785,070 800,000 400,000 14,985,070
Other Harbor Brook Green Construction Contracts incl. GIF Public/Private & Rain Barrels $ Ch2MHill Engineering & Program Management $ Harbor Brook Green Project Total $
9,300,000 3,650,000 12,950,000
$ $ $
2,142,148 2,557,515 4,699,662
$ $ $
7,157,852 1,092,485 8,250,338
Program Management Project Management (CDM/C&S) $ Project Management for FCF Plan Implem (CDM/C&S) $ Program Management Total $
499,269 499,269
$
863,221
$
(363,952)
$
863,221
$
(363,952)
Harbor Brook Mitigation
$
3,500,000
$
3,265,000
$
235,000
Total Costs for Harbor Brook CSO Area under 4th Stip
$
104,800,000
$
48,399,822
$
56,400,178
Lower Harbor Brook Storage & Conveyance Construction Estimate (with contingency) Engineering Services (EEA) Engineering Services (CDM/C&S) Project Escalation to Midpoint of Construction Lower Harbor Brook Storage & Conv Total Harbor Brook CSOs FCF Program Construction Estimate Engineering Services (Arcadis) County Administration and Other Costs Project Escalation to Midpoint of Construction
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Onondaga County Lake Improvement Project 4th Stipulation of the ACJ Midland CSO Abatement
Summary of Current and Proposed Costs, and County Authorizations Total Project Costs Total Proposed Budget
Project /Task/Line Item Midland Ave. RTF & Conveyances Midland Phase 1 Conveyances - Construction Midland Phase 2 RTF & Conveyances - Construction Midland Demolition Contracts - Construction Other Construction Phase 1 and 2 Engineering (Parsons & EEA) CME Construction Testing RTF Modifications (Construction, Eng, CM, Admin) Facility Plan Total
Expended to Date
$ $ $ $ $ $ $ $
1,836,434 53,372,390 748,483 124,579 14,717,163 213,745 3,000,000 74,012,794
$ $ $ $ $ $
1,836,434 53,372,689 748,483 124,579 12,503,353 203,791
$
68,789,329
$ $ $
7,701,898 770,190 664,921
$ $ $
8,951,727 669,413
$
9,137,009
$
9,621,140
$ $ $ $ $
5,000,000 623,954 210,000 5,833,954
$ $
$ $ $ Facility Plan Total $
Midland Green Implementation Program Construction Contracts incl. GIF Public/Private $ Ch2MHill Program Management & Engineering $ Clinton Green Program Total $
$ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $
(0) (299) 0 (0) 2,213,810 9,954 3,000,000 5,223,465 5,223,465
$ $ $ $ $ $
(1,249,829) 770,190 (4,492) (484,131) (484,131)
22,752
$ $ $
5,000,000 601,202 210,000
$
22,752
$ $
5,811,202 5,811,202
14,900,000 118,384 3,720,000 18,738,384
$ $ $ $
121,368 121,368
$ $ $ $ $
14,900,000 (2,984) 3,720,000 18,617,016 18,617,016
7,500,000 3,202,341 10,702,341
$ $ $
785,518 1,325,418 2,110,935
$ $ $ $
6,714,482 1,876,923 8,591,406 8,591,406
6,530,602
6,343,683 6,343,683
$
186,919
6,530,602
$ $ $
$ $
186,919 186,919
$
1,806,946
$
1,809,802
$
(2,856)
$ $ $ $ Miscellaneous Costs Total $
182,323 208,317 635,031 509,615 3,342,232
$ $ $ $
$181,975 194,317 597,119 518,016 3,301,229
$ $ $ $ $
348 14,000 37,912 (8,401) 41,003
128,297,316
$
$
37,986,879
CSO 044 Conveyances Project Contract No. 6. - JJ Lane Construction Contingency 5% Engineering Services (EEA) Construction Management Sevices (CDM/C&S) see below Conveyances Project Total FCF Facility Plan Construction Estimate Engineering Services (Arcadis and others) Construction Management and Administration Project Escalation to Midpoint of Construction Clinton Storage Project Total Facility Plan for Midland CSOs Construction Estimate Engineering Services (Ch2MHill) Engineering Services, County Admin, ect (TBD)
Program Management Project Management (CDM/C&S) includes CSO 044 $ (1) Project Management for Facility Plan (CDM/C&S) Program Management Total $ Miscellaneous County Costs Land Acquisition IMA Legal Consulting (John Clare & Mezey) Debt Other
Authorization Remaining
Total Cost for Midland project under 4th stipulation Authorized Master Budget $128,300,000
$
90,310,437
Onondaga County Lake Improvement Project 4th Stipulation of the ACJ Sewer Separation of CSO Areas 022/038/040/045/046A/046B/047/048/050/051/053/054 Summary of Current and Proposed Costs, and County Authorizations
Total Project Costs Total Proposed Budget
Project /Task/Line Item Sewer Separation Construction Contracts CSO 024 (Falter) CSO 053/054 (Falter) CSO 038//40/046A/046B (Falter) CSO 047/048 (Falter) CSO 050 (Lane) CSO 051 (Lane) CSO 022/045 (estimated Project Costs)
Expended to Date
Authorization Remaining
Construction Total
$698,864 $2,000,817 $3,598,931 $1,654,022 $4,362,188 $5,037,280 $6,750,000 $24,102,102
$698,864 $2,000,817 $3,524,487 $1,654,022 $4,362,188 $5,037,280 $4,326,637 $21,604,296
$0 $0 $74,444 $0 $0 $0 $2,423,363 $2,497,806
Service Contracts (Engineering /Consulting /Program Management) ACE CDM/C&S CME Department of the Army Spectra Engineering/Management Total
$484,286 $1,446,468 $109,492 $153,504 $437,996 $2,631,746
$484,286 $1,332,171 $49,704 $153,504 $437,996 $2,457,661
$0 $114,297 $59,788 $0 $0 $174,086
Miscellaneous Costs Total
$135,084 $101,425 $116,269 $14,235 $13,540 $380,553
$135,084 $101,425 $106,269 $14,235 $4,093 $361,105
$0 $0 $10,000 $0 $9,447 $19,448
Total
$27,114,401
$24,423,062
$2,691,339
Miscellaneous County Costs City of Syracuse Consulting (John Clare & Mezey) Debt Legal Other
Authorized by Legislature $27,684,286
APPENDIX
September 2012 FINANCIAL TRACKING SUMMARY: FEDERAL & STATE GRANTS/LOANS APPROVED & RECEIVED PROJECT BUDGET
PROJECT NAME METRO - CURRENT AERATION SYSTEM UPGRADE AMMONIA REMOVAL DEMO BIOSOLIDS-MECHANICAL THICKENERS DIGESTER MOD/CHEMICAL STORAGE DIGITAL SYSTEM IMPROVEMENTS MISCELLANEOUS IMPROVEMENTS ODOR CONTROL AMMONIA REMOVAL FULL SCALE/ STAGE II PHOSPHORUS REMOVAL PHOSPHORUS REMOVAL PILOT CSO - CURRENT CLINTON ST CONVEYANCE & RTF ERIE BLVD SEW SEP STORAGE FRANKLIN ST FCF HARBOR BROOK FCF HARBOR BROOK CSO ABATEMENT (a) HIAWATHA INTERCEPTOR/RTF KIRKPATRICK ST PUMP STATION MALTBIE ST FCF MIDLAND AVE CONVEYANCE MIDLAND AVE PHASE II & RTF MIDLAND AVE PHASE III MIDLAND AVE MITIGATION COSTS (b) NEWELL ST FCF ONONDAGA CREEK FCF (a) SEWER SEPARATION SIPHON REHABILITATION TEALL BROOK FCF WEST ST SEWER SEPARATION OTHER AMBIENT WATER MONITORING OXYGENATION DEMO SEQR REGULATORY TOTAL DOLLARS
(c )
NYS GRANT APPROVED
NYS GRANT RECEIVED
FED EPA GRANT APPROVED
FED EPA SHORT-TERM SHORT-TERM LONG-TERM LONG-TERM ACE GRANT EFC LOAN EFC LOAN EFC LOAN EFC LOAN GRANT RECEIVED APPROVED RECEIVED APPROVED RECEIVED APPROVED
$8,500,000 $2,000,000
$5,834,381 $1,145,109
$5,834,381 $1,145,109
$7,365,000 Full-Scale
$6,868,954 $202,078
$5,600,000 $2,900,000 $1,400,000 $7,700,000
$4,319,819 $1,563,317
$4,319,819 $1,563,317
$4,938,419 $1,849,000
$4,938,419 $1,849,000
$190,000,000 $5,000,000
$47,331,203
$47,331,203
$31,245,000 $3,000,000 $3,200,000 $250,000 $5,444,000 $8,000,000 $5,642,000 $250,000 $3,000,000 $45,000,000 $27,000,000
$54,120,000 $1,700,000 $3,828,053 $384,200 $3,880,000
$35,836,294 $1,700,000 $3,828,053 $384,200 $3,880,000
$7,502,302 $211,097 $26,055,238
$7,502,302 $211,097 $26,055,238
$1,310,000 $3,000,000 $7,704,000 $1,230,000 $175,000 $1,000,000
$367,737 $442,154
$367,737 $442,154
$870,768 $1,045,162 $2,299,460
$870,768 $1,045,162 $2,299,460
$54,705,015 $54,705,015
$14,003,569
$2,727,380
$34,900,616 $32,339,171
$1,049,185
$14,613
$14,676,422 $775,509 $285,682
$14,711,148 $154,126 $3,833
$7,413,199
$7,389,197
ACE GRANT RECEIVED
$108,000,000 Full Scale
$105,860,930 $1,936,991
$17,200,000
$989,323
$37,788,890 $2,301,876 $4,726,762
$9,334,263 $2,094,314 $4,589,759
$53,689,500
$20,000,000
$15,603,494 $923,162 $1,179,012 $343,500
$3,731,790 $216,543 $296,823 $348,596
$12,000,000 $212,000
$10,940,632 $188,106
$2,710,169 $4,246,376
$37,749 $828,115
$15,000,000 $10,000,000
$15,000,000
$36,550,745
$17,785,646
$1,435,500 $1,236,594 $3,059,716
$1,024,433 $1,094,139 $2,481,443
$7,231,454 $140,623 $188,809 $395,540
$6,756,274 $14,050,177 $12,415,020 $1,958 $5,743 $6,621
$188,403,461 $110,912,881
$53,278,098 $17,456,177 $15,821,020
$3,406,000
$3,406,000
$8,000,000 $2,400,000 $50,000 *$380,000,000
$162,900,000 $144,616,294 $103,609,200 $89,771,566
*Original budget figures were based on 1997 dollars NYS includes awards beyond original pledge (i.e. civic strip) (a) NOTE: PROJECT IS US ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS PROJECT (b) NOTE: PROJECT RECEIVED $40,500 COST SHARE GRANT FROM (NYSERDA) (c )NOTE: PROJECT RECEIVED $87,500 COST SHARE GRANT FROM (NYSERDA)
$263,603,257
Lake Improvement Project Status Report For The Period Ending 9/30/2012
ACJ START DATE
Project Title METRO - Current 1 AERATION SYSTEM UPGRADE 2 AMMON. REMOVAL DEMONSTRATION
11/1/1998
ACJ FINISH DATE
COUNTY FINISH DATE
ORIGINAL BUDGET(2)
AUTHORIZED BUDGET
7/1/2002
01/03/00 $
8,500,000 $
3/1/2000
12/31/99 $
2,000,000 $
3 BIOSOLIDS - MECHANICAL THICKENERS
$
ENGINEER
6,925,115 EEA 1,350,000 EEA 15,100,000
4 DIGESTER MOD/CHEMICAL STORAGE
7/1/2002
10/31/00 $
5,600,000 $
5,092,545 C&S
5 DIGITAL SYSTEMS IMPROVEMENTS
7/1/2002
06/31/01 $
2,900,000 $
3,520,317 Systems Integrated
6 MISCEL. IMPROVEMENTS
7/1/2002
01/31/99 $
1,400,000 $
1,400,000
7 ODOR CONTROL
7/1/2002
12/20/00 $
7,700,000 $
8,393,855 OBG
AMMONIA REMOVAL FULL SCALE/
10/1/2001
11/1/2003
11/01/03 $
125,000,000
STAGE II PHOSPHORUS REMOVAL
10/1/2003
4/1/2005
$
65,000,000
4/1/2006
4/1/2007
12/31/00 $
CLINTON ST. CONVEYANCE/
5/1/2003
5/1/2007
10/28/06 $
15,987,190
CLINTON ST. RTF
5/1/2007
1/1/2012
12/28/10 $
15,258,090
7/1/2002
04/13/02 $
3,000,000 $
2,684,523 Barton & Loguidice
5/1/2000
05/01/00 $
3,200,000 $
5,216,618 EEA
13 HARBOR BROOK FCF
7/1/2002
07/01/02 $
250,000 $
14 HARBOR BROOK CSO ABATEMENT
7/1/2002
$
5,443,980 $
15 HIAWATHA INTERCEPTOR/RTF
7/1/2002
12/31/00 $
8,000,000 $
16 KIRKPATRICK ST. PUMP STATION
7/1/2002
10/29/02 $
5,641,860 $
12,558,335 EEA
8/31/1998
7/1/2002
04/26/99 $
250,000 $
362,028 EEA
5/1/1999
5/1/2004
12/06/00 $
75,000,000 $
145,368,853 EEA
8
9 PHOSPHORUS REMOVAL - PILOT
$
129,386,187 EEA
5,000,000 $
4,300,000 EEA
CSO - Current 10
11 ERIE BLVD STORAGE SYSTEM 12 FRANKLIN ST. FCF
4/26/1999
17 MALTBIE STREET FCF 18 MIDLAND AVE RTF & CSO ABATEMENT 19 MIDLAND AVE MITIGATION COSTS
$
$
165,500,042 EEA
889,109 EEA 104,800,000 Moffa & Assoc. 6,047,183 EEA/Parsons
3,000,000
20 NEWELL STREET RTF
7/1/2002
07/01/01 $
1,310,000 $
473,132 Moffa & Assoc.
21 ONONDAGA CREEK FCF
7/1/2002
07/01/02 $
3,000,000 $
648,342 Parsons
22 SEWER SEPARATION
1/1/2012
01/01/12 $
7,703,880 $
27,684,286 OBG
23 SIPHON REHABILITATION
7/1/2002
06/11/99 $
1,230,000 $
1,026,391 C&S
24 TEALL BROOK FCF
7/1/2002
12/01/01 $
175,000 $
01/14/00 $
1,000,000 $
25 WEST ST SEWER SEPARATION
5/1/1999
1,235,346 EEA 2,720,572 CHA
26 ERIE BLVD CSO ABATEMENT
New Project
OTHER 27 AMBIENT WATER MONITORING 28 OXYGENATION DEMO PROJECT 29 SEQRA REGULATORY COMPLIANCE
TOTAL DOLLARS
5/1/1999
7/1/2002
$
4/1/2003
02/25/04 $
2,400,000 $
$
50,000 $
* $
380,000,000 $
(1)
(2)
*Original budget figures were based on 1997 dollars (1) SEQR costs are reflected in the individual projects under total payments to date (2) Original budget figures were based on 1997 dollars
8,000,000 10,087 50,000 Parsons
655,742,866
Lake Improvement Project Status Report For The Period Ending 9/30/2012
CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT AMOUNTS
SOFT COST CONTRACTS 1 $
352,747 $
6,473,110
TOTAL PAYMENTS TO DATE $
2 $
1,346,856
3 $
1,266,345 $
13,111,105
$
4 $
748,386 $
4,357,480
$
5 $
451,713 $
2,974,514
$
7 $
999,299 $
6,956,868
8 $
21,289,868 $
106,962,810
$
6
9 $
4,055,734
TOTAL ESTIMATED COST
FORECASTED COSTS
6,925,115
$
1,347,187
6,925,115 $
OVER/UNDER BUDGET
% COMPLETED EXPENDITURES
(1,574,885)
100.00%
(652,813)
100.00%
$
1,347,187 $
5,500 $
14,792,188 $
5,092,545
$
5,092,545 $
(507,455)
100.00%
3,520,317
$
3,520,317 $
620,317
100.00%
$
1,400,000
$
1,400,000 $
$
8,393,855
$
8,393,855 $
$
128,688,040
$
128,688,040 $
(61,311,960)
100.00%
(886,178)
99.95%
14,786,688 $
$
4,111,714 $
2,109 $
4,113,823 $
88,045,995 $
77,454,047 $
165,500,042 $
$
2,684,523 $
2,018,689 $
6,967,205 $
10 $
33,346,306 $
102,708,079
$
11 $
901,556 $
1,734,929
$
2,684,523
12 $
973,543 $
3,920,238
$
4,948,516 $
14,792,188
693,855
134,254,762 (315,477)
99.96%
100.00% 100.00%
53.20% 100.00%
3,767,205
71.03%
13 $
436,363 $
373,370
$
889,109
$
889,109 $
639,109
100.00%
14 $
17,035,606 $
57,147,790
$
48,399,820 $
56,400,180 $
104,800,000 $
99,356,020
46.18%
540,945
6,047,183 $
15 $
$
5,535,152
$
3,406,000 $
9,453,183 $
1,453,183
63.97%
16 $
2,520,394 $
9,882,154
$
12,558,335
$
12,558,335 $
6,916,475
100.00%
17 $
109,483 $
152,418
$
362,028
$
362,028 $
112,028
100.00%
18 $
24,332,462 $
67,195,923
$
90,310,438 $
37,989,562 $
$
3,000,000 $
19
-
128,300,000 $
53,300,000
70.39%
$
3,000,000 $
3,000,000
100.00%
20 $
472,572
$
473,132
$
473,132 $
(836,868)
100.00%
21 $
503,551
$
648,342
$
648,342 $
(2,351,658)
100.00%
24,423,062 $
22 $
1,953,173 $
23,273,830
$
1,532,684 $
25,955,746 $
$
1,021,823
$
1,026,391
$
1,026,391 $
24 $
320,039 $
903,566
$
1,235,346
$
1,235,346 $
1,060,346
100.00%
25 $
403,332 $
2,311,126
$
2,720,572
$
2,720,572 $
1,720,572
100.00%
$
-
(2,389,913)
100.00%
23
26
27 28 $
10,087
$
15,849,937 $
$
10,087
-
$
18,251,866 (203,609)
-
$
10,087 $
178,808,771 $
640,857,110 $
29
$
114,370,357 $
416,996,286
$
477,898,276 $
94.10% 100.00%
268,907,110
September 2012
Project Title METRO - Current
TOTAL PAYMENTS TO DATE 9-30-12
TOTAL PAYMENTS TO DATE 8-31-12
Change
1 AERATION SYSTEM UPGRADE
$
6,925,115
$
6,925,115
$
-
2 AMMON. REMOVAL DEMONSTRATION
$
1,347,187
$
1,347,187
$
-
3 BIOSOLIDS - MECHANICAL THICKENERS
$
14,786,688
$
14,784,853
$
1,834
4 DIGESTER MOD/CHEMICAL STORAGE
$
5,092,545
$
5,092,545
$
-
5 DIGITAL SYSTEMS IMPROVEMENTS
$
3,520,317
$
3,520,317
$
-
6 MISCEL. IMPROVEMENTS
$
1,400,000
$
1,400,000
$
-
7 ODOR CONTROL
$
8,393,855
$
8,393,855
$
-
8 AMMONIA REMOVAL FULL SCALE/
$
128,688,040
$
128,688,040
$
-
STAGE II PHOSPHORUS REMOVAL
$
9 PHOSPHORUS REMOVAL - PILOT
$
4,111,714
$ $
4,111,714
CSO - Current 10 CLINTON ST. CONVEYANCE/ CLINTON ST. RTF
$ $
88,045,995
$
82,940,879
-
$
-
$
-
$
5,105,115
$
-
11 ERIE BLVD STORAGE SYSTEM
$
2,684,523
$
2,684,523
$
-
12 FRANKLIN ST. FCF
$
4,948,516
$
4,948,516
$
-
13 HARBOR BROOK FCF
$
889,109
$
889,109
$
-
14 HARBOR BROOK CSO ABATEMENT
$
48,399,820
$
47,010,107
$
15 HIAWATHA INTERCEPTOR/RTF
$
6,047,183
$
6,047,183
$
-
16 KIRKPATRICK ST. PUMP STATION
$
12,558,335
$
12,558,335
$
-
17 MALTBIE STREET FCF
$
362,028
$
362,028
$
-
18 MIDLAND AVE RTF & CSO ABATEMENT
$
90,310,438
$
89,905,865
$
19 MIDLAND AVE MITIGATION COSTS
$
3,000,000
$
3,000,000
$
-
20 NEWELL STREET RTF
$
473,132
$
473,132
$
-
21 ONONDAGA CREEK FCF
$
648,342
$
648,342
$
-
22 SEWER SEPARATION
$
24,423,062
$
23,615,581
$
23 SIPHON REHABILITATION
$
1,026,391
$
1,026,391
$
-
24 TEALL BROOK FCF
$
1,235,346
$
1,235,346
$
-
25 WEST ST SEWER SEPARATION
$
2,720,572
$
2,720,572
$
-
26 ERIE BLVD CSO ABATEMENT
$
$
-
-
$
-
1,389,714
404,572
807,481
OTHER 27 AMBIENT WATER MONITORING
$
15,849,937
$
15,849,937
$
-
28 OXYGENATION DEMO PROJECT
$
10,087
$
10,087
$
-
29 SEQRA REGULATORY COMPLIANCE
$
-
$
-
$
-
$
-
TOTAL DOLLARS
$
477,898,276
$
470,189,559
$
7,708,717
Chronology of Project Construction Starts Pre-ACJ Signing (1/20/98) General Improvements Odor Control and Residuals Handling 1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
Status
Location
Complete Complete
Metro Metro
Digital Systems Upgrade Ammonia Removal Demonstration Aeration System Upgrade Hiawatha RTF - ACOE Newell St. RTF Demo/Improvements Maltbie St. FCF Siphon Rehab
Complete Complete Complete Complete Complete Complete Complete
Metro Metro Metro Regional Market W.Newell/Vale St. Maltbie/Plum St. Various
Digester Modifications/Chemical Storage Franklin St. FCF West Street Sewer Separation
Complete Complete Complete
Ammonia Trackdown
Complete
Metro I-690/Franklin W. Genesee, Plum, Tracy, N. West St. Metro
Midland Ave. Conveyance Phase I Phosphorus Removal – Phase I Pilot
Complete Complete
Tallman/Oxford St. Metro
Complete
Franklin to Teall
Erie Blvd. Storage System Upgrade Full Scale Ammonia Removal/ Stage II Phosphorus Removal Kirkpatrick St. Pump Station & Force Main Onondaga Creek FCF Teall Brook FCF Water Street Sewer Separation (CSO 024)
Complete Complete Complete Complete Complete
Metro Kirkpatrick St. Inner Harbor Teall Ave. Water Street
Harbor Brook FCF Brighton Ave Sewer Separation (CSO 053/054)
Complete Complete
W.Hiaw./I-690 Brighton/Bishop Ave
Project
Status
Location
Complete
Tallman/Onondaga
Tallman/Onondaga Sewer Separation (CSO 038, 040, 046A &046B) Midland Phase II RTF/Conveyances
Complete
Blaine/Oxford St.
Phosphorus Removal – Phase II Pilot Biosolids Handling Improvements
Complete Complete
Metro Metro
Sewer Separation – CSO 047 & 048
Complete
South Ave/ Bissell St.
Sewer Separation – CSO 050 Clinton Phase I Conveyances
Complete Complete
Parkway/Rockland
Clinton Phase IIA Conveyances
Complete
Sewer Separation – CSO 051
Complete
Colvin St.
Harbor Brook Interceptor Sewer
Authorized/Underway
Velasko/Fayette
Midland CSO 044 Clinton Storage Facility Lower Harbor Brook (Conveyance & Storage) Save the Rain Green Projects CSO 022 Sewer Separation Project CSO 045 Sewer Separation Project
Authorized/Underway Authorized/Underway Authorized/Underway Authorized/Underway Authorized/Underway Authorized/Underway
W. Castle/South Ave Armory Square Hiawatha/State Fair Blvd. Various West Genesee/Franklin South Avenue
Save the Rain Green Projects
Authorized/Underway
Various
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
CONTRACTORS FOR CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS Metro Treatment Plant AERATION SYSTEM UPGRADE
Bongiovanni Construction (General) Ridley Electric (Electrical)
DIGITAL SYSTEM UPGRADE Systems Integrated
ODOR CONTROL CONTRACT #1
Falconet, Inc. (General) Scriba Electric (Electrical) Burns Bros. (Heating/Ventilation) Burns Bros. (Plumbing)
ODOR CONTROL CONTRACT #2 Murnane Construction
PHASE III IMPORVEMENTS CONTRACT 1 - DIGESTER & LAGOON IMPROVEMENTS Maxim Construction
PHASE III IMPROVEMENTS CONTACT 2 - CHEMICAL STORAGE & FEED FACILITIES C.O. Falter Construction Corp. (General) Barry & Barry Electrical Co. (Electrical) Burns Bros. (HVAC) Edward Joy Company (Plumbing)
PHASE III IMPROVEMENTS CONTRACT 3 - DIGESTER & LAGOON CLEANING Waste Stream Environmental Inc.
FULL SCALE AMMONIA/PHOSPOHORUS REMOVAL - FIELD OFFICE James & Son Constrcution Resun Leasing, Inc. Ridley Electric Co. Burns Brothers
FULL SCALE AMMONIA/PHOSPHORUS REMOVAL U.S. Filter - Kruger Products, Inc. U.S. Filter - Kruger Products, Inc.
$ 5,626,956.41 $ 846,154.00
$ 2,974,514.27
$ 4,872,660.53 $ 315,580.30 $ 82,459.00 $ 50,168.00
$ 1,636,000.00
$
645,730.74
$ 2,527,300.08 $ 193,665.22 $ 224,232.51 $ 38,669.35
$
727,881.80
$ $ $ $
28,388.00 112,224.00 32,295.00 18,440.00
$ 8,261,182.00 $ 3,918,080.00
CONTRACTORS FOR CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS Metro Treatment Plant FULL SCALE AMMONIA/PHOSPHORUS REMVOAL SITE PREPARATION - CONTRACT 2 C.O. Falter Construction Corp. (General) Ridley Electric (Electrical) C.O. Falter Construction Corp. (Pile Testing) Moretrench Environmental
PILE INSTALLATION - CONTRACT 3
M.A. Bongiovanni Construction
GENERAL - CONTRACT 4
The Pike Company (General) Ridley Electric Co. (Electrical) Edward Joy Company (HVAC) Burns Brothers (Plumbing/Fire Protection)
BIOSOLIDS HANDLING IMPROVEMENTS
C. O. Falter Construction Corp. (General) Ridley Electric (Electrical) Airside Technology (HVAC) Burns Bros. (Plumbing)
$ 22,243,604.98 $ 255,627.00 $ 431,008.00 $ 4,602,086.57
$ 9,045,731.95
$ $ $ $
46,860,263.46 6,927,238.00 3,009,057.61 1,217,583.74
$ 10,929,016.19 $ 1,476,223.00 $ 532,187.00 $ 173,679.09
CSO's CLINTON CONVEYANCES PHASE I & 2A The Delaney Group, Inc. The Delaney Group, Inc. SIDA MOU (City of Syracuse)
CLINTON CSO ABATEMENT
Ruston Paving (Farmers' market Lot) Davis Wallbridge (Pearl St/Lot 3) Davis Wallbridge (Townsend St.) J&B (Pirro Conv. Center) C.O. Falter (War Memorial) Ridley (War Memorial) Economy Paving (On Center) J&B (Erie Canal Museum) Jett Industries (Clinton Storage) Joy Process Mechanical (Cistern War Memorial) C&S Technical (Cistern War Memorial) Green Culture (Rain Barrels) Syracuse Utilities (Duct Bank) Water Cooling Corp. (Storage Tank) Walbridge (Streetscape/Water St)
$ 14,478,053.39 $ 4,074,455.32 $ 2,620,015.43 $ 168,000.00
$ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $
188,046.14 635,873.93 476,625.39 1,083,727.39 692,298.87 436,060.22 1,044,969.49 73,480.00 70,435,000.00 82,615.00 205,304.56 44,335.50 59,982.56 2,875.00 1,190,704.50
CONTRACTORS FOR CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS CSO's (cont) Ruston Paving (Sunnycrest Parking Lot) MA Bongiovanni Inc. Acts II Construction (Skiddy Park) D.E. Tarolli (Otisco Street) Orchard Earth & Pipe (Syr School dist Park Lot) Slate Hill Construction (E. Water St) Davis Wallbriddge (Onon Cty Pub Library) Tumbers (Trees) Acts II (Seymour Academy) Paul R. Vitale (City Lot 4) VIP (Onon Public Library) Ballard Construction (Westcott Comm Ctr) Jeffrey DeRoberts (GIF) King & King Architects (GIF) Jefferson Clinton Commons (GIF) ESF Foundation, Abby Lane Housing (GIF) Hotel Skyler (GIF) Near West Side Initiatives, Inc. (GIF) Near West Side Initiatives, Inc. (GIF) Tash Taskale (GIF) St. Lucy's Church (GIF) Putnam Properties (GIF) Centro (GIF) 500 W. Onondaga St. Inc. (GIF) CNY Jazz Arts Foundation (GIF) Jim & Juli Boeheim Foundation (GIF) Home Headquarters, Inc. (GIF) Galleries of Syr, 147 E. Onondaga St. (GIF) Syracuse Housing (GIF) Kopp billing Agency (GIF) American Beech (GIF) Park Central Presbyterian Church (GIF) CNY Philanthropy (GIF) Loon Creek (GIF) McMahan/Ryan Child Advocacy (GIF) St. Lucy's Church (GIF) St. Lucy's Church (GIF) 500 W. Onondaga St. Inc. (GIF) Our Lady of Pompei (GIF) Onondaga Commons LLC (GIF) Onondaga Commons LLC (GIF) Onondaga Commons LLC (GIF) Onondaga Commons LLC (GIF) Gemmi Boy (GIF) Mr. Lady Bug (GIF) Grace Episcopal Church (GIF) Snapse Downtown (GIF)
$ 410,372.00 $ 3,000.00 $ 546,259.46 $ 1,573,552.49 $ 403,500.00 $ 147,952.84 $ 316,000.00 $ 108,708.00 $ 367,000.00 $ 587,000.00 $ 54,160.06 $ 52,500.00 $ 99,311.00 $ 100,000.00 $ 100,000.00 $ 78,000.00 $ 100,000.00 $ 22,730.69 $ 78,000.00 $ 89,211.00 $ 125,000.00 $ 75,757.00 $ 65,390.00 $ 52,740.00 $ 52,188.00 $ 163,203.51 $ 36,045.00 $ 100,000.00 $ 120,290.00 $ 25,300.00 $ 53,050.00 $ 61,050.00 $ 62,700.00 $ 137,350.00 $ 178,050.00 $ 17,700.00 $ 51,900.00 $ 34,347.00 $ 142,031.00 $ 124,200.00 $ 199,500.00 $ 198,949.00 $ 77,800.00 $ 47,537.00 $ 46,700.00 $ 99,400.00 $ 35,700.00
CONTRACTORS FOR CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS CSO's (cont) Housing Visions Unlimited (GIF) Near West Side Initiatives, Inc. (GIF) Scannell Properties (GIF)
ERIE BOULEVARD STORAGE SYSTEM M. Hubbard Construction Ridley Electric (Electrical) Endeco/YSI (SE33923)
FRANKLIN STREET FCF
Burns Bros. (Mechanical) Scriba electric (Electrical) Burns Bros. (Plumbing) Maxim
HARBOR BROOK CSO ABATEMENT
Joseph J. Lane Construction (Interceptor Sewer Replacement) Bette Cring (Elephant Barn Greening) John Dudley Construction (Geddes St) J&B Installaions (Hazard Library/Erie Canal Museum) Economy Paving (Rosamond Gifford Zoo) J.J. Lane (Lower HB) A.J. Montclair (HB CSO Storage) C.O. Falter (HB CSO Storage) Davis Wallbridge (onon Cty Pub Library) Cornerstone Paving (Parking Lots) Green Culture Tumbers City of Syracuse VIP Steadman Old Farm Butler OnSite J J Lane (CSO 18) Vibrant Spaces, LLC (GIF) NYSARC, Inc. (GIF) Consuela's Westside Taqueria (GIF) PEACE (GIF) Vibrant Spaces, LLC (GIF)
HARBOR BROOK FCF
C.O. Falter Construction Corp. (General)
KIRKPATRICK ST. PUMP STATION & FORCE MAIN C.O. Falter Construction Corp. C.O. Falter Construction Corp.
$ $ $
194,650.00 34,500.00 204,000.00
$ 1,556,752.00 $ 154,059.00 $ 24,117.90
$ 179,167.67 $ 144,640.61 $ 28,400.00 $ 3,568,029.43
$ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $
22,525,985.00 207,701.00 231,807.24 67,275.00 688,638.00 4,147,888.00 260,000.00 25,039,101.00 376,000.00 149,195.48 80,665.00 41,863.00 3,342,875.63 54,160.06 11,480.00 11,053.85 8,755.00 2,672,888.00 153,618.00 95,053.00 47,552.00 28,700.00 199,781.00
$
373,370.21
$ 4,398,009.12 $ 4,425,766.31
CONTRACTORS FOR CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS CSO's (cont) Patricia Electric King & King Mechanical G.J. Adams Plumbing
MALTBIE STREET FCF
Over & Under Piping
MIDLAND AVENUE CONVEYANCES
Marcellus Construction (General)
MIDLAND AVENUE PHASE II CONVEYANCES & RTF Empire Dismantlement Corp. (Demolition) Murnane Building Contractors, Inc. (General) Ridley Electric Company (Electrical) Edward Joy Company (HVAC) Edward Joy Company (Plumbing)
MIDLAND AVENUE PHASE III CONVEYANCES
Titan Wrecking & Environmental, LLC (Demolition) J.J. Lane Acts II (Hugh's Magnet School Parking Lot) Davis Wallbridge (Onon Cty Pub Library) VIP (Onon Public Library) Green Culture (Rain Barrels) Tumbers (Trees) Ricelli (CSO 044) Jubilee Homes of Syracuse (GIF) Dunbar Association, Inc. (GIF) Syracuse Model Neighborhood (GIF) Alexander Property West (GIF) Viraj, NY, LLC (GIF) People's AME Zion Church (GIF) People's Community Dev. Corp (GIF) Matawon Development Group (GIF) Salina Shoe Salon (GIF) People's AME Zion Church (GIF) Viraj, NY, LLC (GIF) SUNY Env. Science & Forestry (GIF)
SEWER SEPARATION - CSO 022/045
Joy Process Mechanical (Plumbing) Joseph J. Lane Construction
SEWER SEPARATION - CSO 024
C.O. Falter Construction Corp.
$ $ $
761,184.63 245,569.51 51,624.16
$
152,418.00
$ 1,836,434.47
$ 457,681.50 $ 47,929,392.75 $ 2,904,771.00 $ 2,053,808.50 $ 484,717.17
$ 290,801.39 $ 10,181,227.54 $ 314,439.81 $ 112,000.00 $ 27,080.03 $ 44,335.50 $ 20,092.00 $ 15,000.00 $ 100,000.00 $ 99,840.00 $ 250,000.00 $ 81,000.00 $ 95,650.00 $ 54,700.00 $ 80,825.00 $ 24,214.00 $ 85,000.00 $ 80,677.00 $ 48,437.00 $ 100,000.00
$ 1,205,567.00 $ 4,867,219.35
$
698,863.74
CONTRACTORS FOR CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS CSO's (cont) SEWER SEPARATION - CSO 053/054 C.O. Falter Construction Corp.
SEWER SEPARATION - CSO 038, 040, 046A&B C.O. Falter Construction Corp.
SEWER SEPARATION - CSO 047 & 048 C.O. Falter Construction Corp.
SEWER SEPARATION - CSO 050
Joseph J. Lane Construction
SEWER SEPARATION - CSO 051
Joseph J. Lane Construction
SIPHON REHABILITATION
Insituform Metropolitan
TEALL BROOK FCF
C.O. Falter Construction Corp. (General) Scriba Electric (Electrical)
WEST STREET AREA SEWER SEPARATION Maxim Construction (General)
$ 2,000,817.40
$ 3,524,487.29
$ 1,654,022.34
$ 4,360,527.06
$ 5,029,323.00
$ 1,021,822.99
$ $
877,095.43 26,470.20
$ 2,311,125.85
WEP ACRONYMS ACJ
Amended Consent Judgment
AMP
Ambient Monitoring Program
AMSA
Association of Metropolitan Sewerage Agencies
AWQS
Ambient Water Quality Standards
ARRA
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
ASLF
Atlantic States Legal Foundation
BAF
Biological Aerated Filter (Biostyr)
BMP
Best Management Practice
BPJ
Best Professional Judgment
CAA
Clean Air Act
CALM
Consolidated Assessment and Listing Methodology
CAMP
Community Air Monitoring Plan
CIP
Capital Improvement Plan
CMOM
Capacity, Management, Operation, and Maintenance
CSLAP
Citizens Statewide Lake Assessment Program
CSO
Combined Sewer Overflow
CWA
Clean Water Act
DMR
Discharge Monitoring Report
DO
Dissolved Oxygen
EBM
Ecosystem-Based Management
ECM
Energy Conservation Measures
EECBG
Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant
ELAP
Environmental Laboratory Approval Program
EMS
Environmental Management System
ERM
Environmental Resource Mapper
FCF
Floatable Control Facility
GIF
Green Improvement Fund
HRFS
High Rate Flocculation Settling
I&I
Inflow & Infiltration
IW
Industrial Wastewater
km
Kilometers
km2
Square Kilometers
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LA
Load Allocations
LF
Linear Feet
LAN
Local Area Network
m
Meters
MCP
Municipal Compliance Plan
Metro
Metropolitan Syracuse Wastewater Treatment Plant
MGD
Million Gallons Per Day
mg/L
Milligrams Per Liter
MIS
Main Interceptor Sewer
MS4s
Municipal Separate Storm Sewer Systems
mt
Metric Tons
NACWA
National Association of Clean Water Agencies
NBP
National Biosolids Partnership
NELAC
National Environmental Laboratory Accreditation Conference
NYSDEC
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
NYSDOH
New York State Department of Health
NYSEFC
New York State Environmental Facilities Corp.
NYWEA
New York Water Environmental Association
OLP
Onondaga Lake Partnership
OLWQM
Onondaga Lake Water Quality Model
OU
Odor Unit
P2
Prevention Program
P2CO
Prevention Program County Operations
PdM
Predictive Maintenance
PIDs
Photo-ionization Detectors
PFRP
Process to Further Reduce Pathogens
PLA
Project Labor Agreement
POTW
Publicly Owned Treatment Works
RTF
Regional Treatment Facility
PWL
Priority Waterbodies List
SCA
Sediment Consolidation Area
SCADA
Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition
SEPS
Secondary Effluent Pump Station
SEQR
State Environmental Quality Review
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SGIP
Suburban Green Infrastructure Program
SHB
Solids Handling Building
SMPs
Storm Water Management Practices
SOP
Standard Operating Procedure
SPDES
State Pollutant Discharge Elimination System
SRP
Soluble Reactive Phosphorus
SSES
Sanitary Sewer Evaluation Study
SSI
Sewage Sludge Incinerator
SSV
Site-Specific Variance
SUNY-ESF
State University of New York College of Science and Forestry
SWMM
Storm Water Management Modeling
SWMP
Storm Water Management Plan
SWPPP
Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan
TDP
Total Dissolved Phosphorus
TMDL
Total Maximum Daily Load
TP
Total Phosphorus
TSI
Trophic State Index
UAA
Use Attainability Analysis
UFI
Upstate Freshwater Institute
ug/l
Micrograms per liter
USEPA
United States Environmental Protection Agency
USFWS
United States Fish and Wildlife Service
USGS
United States Geological Survey
UST
Underground Storage Tank
VOC
Volatile Organic Compounds
WAN
Wide Area Network
WLA
Waste Load Allocations
WEF
Water Environment Federation
WEP
Water Environment Protection
WSE
Waste Stream Environmental
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