Save the Rain Quarterly Report Q4 - 2013

Save the Rain

Fourth Quarterly Report 2013

October - December 2013 Joanne M. Mahoney County Executive

www.savetherain.us

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 Fact Sheets

Metro WWTP Phosphorus Projects/TMDL/Ambient Monitoring Program Update    

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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

Legislative/Regulatory/Media Update   

Action Items for County Legislature Action Items for the Environmental Protection Committee Media Articles

Financial Update 

Contracts New Contracts Amendments to Existing Contracts Change Orders

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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     

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Project Payments Lake Improvement Project Status Report 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 Project Update

Clinton CSO Storage Facility Project (Construction Phase) As of December 31, 2013, the Clinton CSO Storage Facility is now able to capture wet weather flow from nine CSOs in the Downtown Syracuse area, which met the milestone completion date set forth in the Fourth Stipulation of the ACJ. On site sewer work performed by the Contractor from October thru December included completion of the MIS force main, which transmits dewatered flow from the storage tank to the MIS and eventually Metro, and installation of the emergency outfall to Onondaga Creek. In addition, both the east and west structures are nearly 100% complete with much of the building piping and electrical work finished in the last quarter, and completion of the gas and electric supply piping to each structure. Only minor finishes remain for each structure. The contractor also continued the site work including placing the binder course for the entire parking area and installation of the curb islands which will dot the parking landscape. The contractor also tested all major system components to allow the facility to accept wet weather flow. The facility performance period will begin sometime in 2014 along with final restoration of the site and parking lot.

Lower Harbor Brook CSO Storage Facility Project (Construction Phase) As was the case with the Clinton Facility, the Lower Harbor Brook CSO Storage Facility is, as of December 31, 2013, now able to capture wet weather flow from two CSOs along Harbor Brook, which met the milestone completion date set forth in the Fourth Stipulation of the ACJ. Eventually the storage tank will accept flow from three CSOs after completion of the CSO 063 Conveyance Project sometime in 2015. In the final quarter of 2013, the contractor completed the installation of the emergency overflow to Harbor Brook, the 84� pipeline from the junction chamber to the storage tank and the on-site portion of the 60� conveyance pipeline from CSO 003. In addition, the contractor completed installation of the rock anchors, interior wall sections, precast column and beams, interior catwalks, precast roof sections, and roof based utility components. Nearly all the work on the utility building has been completed including all exterior walls and roof systems, and most of the interior finishes, walls, and electrical and HVAC components. The contractor tested all major system components in December to allow the facility to accept wet weather flow. The facility performance period will begin sometime in 2014. Final restoration of the site will begin in the spring of 2014.

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FACT SHEET Clinton CSO Storage Facility

Project: Project Owner: Project Location: Sewershed: Technology: Capacity: CSO Capture: No. of CSOs Abated: Completion Date: Contract Amount: Bid Date: Prime Contractor:

Clinton CSO Storage Onondaga County Trolley Lot, Syracuse Clinton/Lower MIS Storage Facility 6 million gallons 114 million gal/yr 9 12/ 31/13 $77,680,000 7/14/11 Jett Industries

Project Description: The Clinton CSO Storage Facility Project is a 6 million gallon combined sewer overflow storage facility, constructed under 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 capture flow from 9 combined sewer overflows (CSOs) in the vicinity of the Trolley Lot. The wastewater is stored in the tunnels until it can be conveyed via the Main Interceptor Sewer (MIS) 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 is additional on-site conveyance piping installed under this project to connect the existing sewers to the new facility. In addition to the tunnels, there are 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: As of December 31, 2013, the Clinton CSO Storage Facility is now able to capture wet weather flow from nine CSOs in the Downtown Syracuse area, which met the milestone completion date set forth in the Fourth Stipulation of the Amended Consent Judgment (ACJ). The Contractor completed the on-site sewer work from October thru December, and both the east and west structures are nearly 100% complete. The contractor tested all major system components and the performance period will begin soon. The contractor will complete final restoration of the site in 2014.

Clinton CSO Storage Facility Construction – Tunnel wall rebar July 2013

Clinton CSO Storage Facility – Construction June 2013

View of Clinton CSO Storage Facility West Chamber from West Jefferson Street November 2013 Version 12/31/2013

Clinton CSO Storage Facility – Underground Tunnel

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FACT SHEET Lower Harbor Brook CSO Storage and Conveyances Project

Project: Project Owner: Project Location: Sewershed: Technology: Capacity: CSO Capture: No. of CSOs Abated: Completion Date: Contract Amount: Bid Date: Prime Contractor:

LHB CSO Conveyances & Storage Onondaga County State Fair Blvd, Syracuse Harbor Brook Underground Tank 4.9 million gallons 55 million 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 is located on County owned property on State Fair Boulevard between Hiawatha Blvd. and West Genesee Street in the City of Syracuse. The facility currently captures and stores the overflows from CSOs 003 and 004 for up to the 1-year, 2-hour design storm event.

After the storm subsides, the contents of the storage tank are pumped to the 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. and Hiawatha Blvd. to convey combined sewage from the overflow pipes to the storage tanks during rainfall and snowmelt events.

Floatables and grit removal are included in this facility. The design incorporated odor control provisions into the facility and the tank is completely enclosed. Additionally the storage tank will receive flow from CSO 063 when the County completes construction of pipeline from Erie Blvd. and Emerson Ave. in 2015.

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 100-year storm (5.2 inches) from the tank and the control building rooftop.

Rendering – view from State Fair Blvd.

Rendering – Cross Section of Underground Storage Facility

Lower Harbor Brook CSO Storage Facility – September Construction Progress Photos

Project Update: As of December 31, 2013, the Lower Harbor Brook CSO Storage Facility is now able to capture wet weather flow from two CSOs along Harbor Brook, which met the milestone completion date set forth in the Fourth Stipulation of the Amended Consent Judgment (ACJ). Eventually, the storage tank will accept flow from a total of three CSOs after completion of the CSO 063 Conveyance Project in 2015. In the final quarter of 2013, the contractor completed the installation of the emergency overflow to Harbor Brook, the 84” pipeline from the junction chamber to the storage tank and the on-site portion of the 60” conveyance pipeline from CSO 003. In addition, the contractor completed installation of the rock anchors, interior wall sections, precast column and beams, interior catwalks, precast roof sections, and roof based utility components. Nearly all the work on the utility building has been completed including all exterior walls and roof systems, and most of the interior finishes, walls, and electrical and HVAC components. The contractor tested all major system components in December to accept wet weather flow. The facility performance period will begin sometime in 2014. Final restoration of the site will begin in the spring of 2014.

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GREEN PROJECTS UPDATE

Green Project Update

The fourth quarter of 2013 brought to a close another successful construction season and the Save the Rain Program has put the finishing touches on several green infrastructure projects throughout the City of Syracuse.

Onondaga County partnered with the City of Syracuse DPW under the Save the Rain Program to complete major road reconstruction projects on Oneida Street, South Clinton Street, and Richmond Avenue. The reconstruction projects were part of the City’s plan to improve both roadways in the 2013 construction season. Underground infiltration chambers were added to each project that will prevent stormwater from entering the sewer system. In total, these three projects will capture over 3.9 million gallons of stormwater annually. The projects were designed and constructed under the City’s road reconstruction program.

In addition to the road reconstruction projects, the Save the Rain program recently completed green infrastructure enhancements at East Washington Street and the I-690 downspout disconnection program.

The East Washington Street Green corridor project is a comprehensive green street redevelopment that includes the installation of an underground infiltration trench, bioswale with enhanced landscaping features, and the use of porous pavers in dedicated parking lanes along the corridor.

The I-690 downspout disconnection project includes the installation of green infrastructure at selected locations along the underpass of the I-690 corridor. Green infrastructure enhancements were installed at six distinct locations along the underpass with bioretention and underground infiltration used to capture stormwater. These projects will capture a combined total of almost 3 million gallons of stormwater annually.

The East Washington Street and I-690 Downspout Disconnection projects each received funding from New York State’s Green Innovation Grant Program (GIGP), totaling almost $1.3 million.

These 2 projects join the Rain Barrel Program and the War Memorial Cistern System on the list of Save the Rain projects receiving GIGP grants.

Save the Rain projects also received several awards this year. In November, the Central New York Chapter of the American Public Works Association (APWA) awarded a Project of the Year Award to the West Onondaga Street Green Corridor in the Environmental/Wastewater category. Another project receiving recognition is the Rosamond Gifford Zoo Wetland and Cistern Project, which was named a Top Stormwater Project by Storm Water Solutions magazine and was featured in the November/December issue. Most recently, on December 10, Onondaga County was honored with a New York State Environmental Excellence Award from the NYS Department of Environmental Conservation for the Save the Rain projects in the Civic Strip.

ABOVE: Onondaga County representatives accepting the NYS Environmental Excellence Award from NYSDEC Commissioner Joe Martens at the award ceremony on December 10, 2013. (From right to left: Matthew Millea, Onondaga County Deputy County Executive for Physical Services; Joe Martens, NYSDEC Commissioner; Michael Plochocki, Onondaga County Legislator and Chair of the Environmental Protection Committee; and Madison Quinn, Public Information Specialist at Onondaga County Dept. of Water Environment Protection).

Green Project Summary Tables 2012 Projects Projects Completed Projects Under Construction Total Projects (as of 6/25/12) 2013 Projects Projects Completed Projects Under Construction GIF Projects Completed (2013) Total Projects (as of 10/01/13)

43 3 46

10 2 26 38

2014 Project Projections Projects in Contracting Phase Projects in Final Design Projects in Preliminary Design Projects to be Presented to Green Planning Committee Total

3 1 1 6 11

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FACT SHEET East Washington Street Green Corridor

Sewershed: CSO: GI Technology: Capture Area: Runoff Reduction: Year Contracted: Construction Cost: Bid Date: Prime Contractor:

E. Washington St. Green Corridor City of Syracuse E. Washington St., Between Almond St. and Forman Ave. Clinton/Lower MIS 027 Green Street (Porous Pavers, Bioswale) 76,900 sq. ft.

933,000 gal/yr 2013 $590,700 05/28/13 ACTS II Construction

Project Description: The East Washington Street Green Corridor project is a comprehensive green street application located on East Washington Street, between Almond Street and Forman Avenue adjacent to the Syracuse University Center of Excellence.

Several green infrastructure elements were installed that capture stormwater and enhance the urban landscape.

The project included the construction of an underground infiltration trench, a dedicated parking lane constructed with interlocking, concrete porous pavers, and bioswales along both sides of the street to store stormwater and reduce combined sewer overflows. In addition to these beneficial green infrastructure items, the entire streetscape has been retrofitted with new sidewalks and pedestrian crossings. The City of Syracuse and Onondaga County will partner to reconstruct Washington Street along the project limits in the spring of 2014.

Completed Bioswale on the North Side of East Washington Street

Runoff from approximately 76,900 square feet of impervious area will be captured by this green infrastructure project, reducing annual stormwater runoff by approximately 933,000 gallons.

This is the fourth Save the Rain project to be funded in part by the New York State Environmental Facilities Corporation through their Green Innovation Grant Program (GIGP). It joins the Rain Barrel Program, the Cistern System at the War Memorial, and the I-690 Downspout Disconnection projects as past and present projects with GIGP funding.

Interlocking Porous Paver Parking Lane and Bioswale on Southern Side of East Washington Street Version 12/31/2013

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FACT SHEET I-690 Downspout Disconnection

Capture Area: Runoff Reduction: Year Contracted: Construction Cost: Prime Contractor:

I-690 Downspout Disconnection Project NYSDOT/City of Syracuse Various sites adjacent to I-690, Downtown Syracuse Clinton/Lower MIS Underground Infiltration, Bioretention Areas 99,914 sq. ft.

2,017,000 gal/yr 2013 $597,450 John R. Dudley Construction

Project Description: The Interstate 690 (I-690) Downspout Disconnection Project was a creative reworking of the system collecting stormwater from the raised I-690 roadway as it passes through the Downtown Syracuse. The downspout piping was disconnected from the combined sewer system and redirected into underground infiltration and bioretention areas.

There are six distinct project sites handling the runoff from the adjacent stretch of elevated roadway. Each of these six sites was been designed to utilize pockets of available space without disrupting the pre-existing land use.

Bioretention areas were planted with a variety of plant species that greatly improve the aesthetics of the sites while allowing for the infiltration and evaporation of captured stormwater, preventing it from entering the combined sewer system. Underground infiltration trenches accomplish the same stormwater capture goals, but fit into sites with limited available space at ground level.

This project captures approximately 2,017,000 gallons per year, making it a valuable addition to Onondaga County’s Save the Rain Program.

The project is one of four Save the Rain projects that were funded in part by the New York State Environmental Facilities Corporation through their Green Innovation Grant Program (GIGP).

Example of a Disconnected Downspout

Constructed Bioretention Area at Site 5

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FACT SHEET Oneida Street Road Reconstruction

Sewershed: CSO: GI Technology: Capture Area: Runoff Reduction: Year Contracted: Construction Cost: Prime Contractor:

Oneida St. Road Reconstruction City of Syracuse Oneida Street (W. Adams St. to Temple St.) Clinton 037 Underground Infiltration 89,380 sq. ft.

1,464,000 gal/yr 2013 $188,000 (est.)

Ballard Construction

Project Description: The Oneida Street Road Reconstruction Project exemplifies the continued partnership between the City of Syracuse and Onondaga County through the Save the Rain Program. The City of Syracuse had planned to reconstruct Oneida Street in 2013, and Onondaga County partnered with the City to construct an underground infiltration trench system prior to the road reconstruction. This project was constructed by the City’s contractor under their annual Street Structures contract, providing further cost savings for both City and County.

Oneida Street was the second road reconstruction project to be completed in the CSO 037 area in 2013, along with the South Clinton Street project. The combined stormwater capture of these two projects significantly decreases the overflow from CSO 037.

The underground infiltration trench on Oneida Street is four and a half feet wide and eight feet deep located between existing underground utilities. Stormwater is fed to the infiltration trench via pre-existing street catch basins with filter inserts and then infiltrates into the ground. The infiltration trench system on this project captures approximately 1,464,000 gallons annually.

Top: Drainage Areas Collected by the Oneida Street Road Reconstruction Project Left: Infiltration Trench During Construction

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FACT SHEET Richmond Avenue Road Reconstruction

Sewershed: CSO: GI Technology: Capture Area: Runoff Reduction: Year Contracted: Construction Cost: Prime Contractor:

Richmond Ave. Road Reconstruction City of Syracuse Richmond Ave. (N. Geddes St. to Van Rensselaer St.) Clinton/Lower MIS, Harbor Brook 007, 066 Underground Infiltration Trench 82,400 sq. ft.

1,029,000 gal/yr 2013 $254,000 (est.)

Ballard Construction

Project Description: The Richmond Avenue Road Reconstruction Project exemplifies the continued partnership between the City of Syracuse and Onondaga County through the Save the Rain Program.

The City of Syracuse had planned to reconstruct Richmond Avenue in 2013 and Onondaga County partnered with the City to construct an underground infiltration trench system at the time of the road reconstruction. This project was constructed by the City’s Contractor under the annual Street Structures contract, providing further cost savings for both the City and the County.

Underground Infiltration Trench during A three and a half foot deep underground infiltration installation on Richmond Avenue trench spanning the length of Richmond Ave. between N. Geddes and Van Rensselaer streets was constructed in the summer of 2013. The trench is split into two sections – one five feet wide and the other seven feet wide – to utilize as much storage space as possible without disrupting existing underground utilities. Being completely underground, the infiltration trench system provides a high capture volume without requiring any obtrusive footprint at the surface. This project captures a total of 1,029,000 gallons of stormwater annually.

Drainage areas collected by the Richmond Ave Road Reconstruction Project Version 12/31/13

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FACT SHEET Rosamond Gifford Zoo Stormwater Wetland & Cistern

Project Owner: Project Location: Sewershed: CSO: GI Technology: Capture Area: Runoff Reduction: Year Contracted: Cost: Prime Contractors:

Rosamond Gifford Zoo Stormwater Wetland & Cistern Onondaga County 1 Conservation Place Harbor Brook 004 Stormwater Wetland, Cistern 224,000 sq. ft.

1,154,000 gal/yr 2013 TBD Bette & Cring (General) Knapp Electric (Electrical)

Project Description: The Rosamond Gifford Zoo Stormwater Wetland and Cistern project was the fourth Save the Rain project completed at the Rosamond Gifford Zoo since 2010. Other projects at the Zoo include: porous pavement in the courtyard, a green roof on the new elephant barn, installation of rain gardens at Conservation Place and Wilbur Avenue, and the installation of porous pavement and a tree trench in the parking lots.

A new stormwater wetland was installed adjacent to the penguin exhibit. An open stream bed was constructed to allow water to flow from the stormwater wetland into the swan and duck ponds.

Once the flow reaches the duck pond, it is pumped back to the stormwater wetland. This recirculation system greatly reduces the use of potable water at the Zoo, while simplifying and reducing the frequency of maintenance within the duck pond.

Aerial Photograph of the Rosamond Gifford Zoo after Construction

A stormwater cistern was also constructed near the bear exhibit. The cistern receives stormwater from the exhibit and adjacent pathways. The water in the cistern is then pumped into the exhibit into a newly constructed stream bed between two existing ponds. The stormwater flows continuously within the circulation system, again reducing potable water usage. In total, approximately 1,154,000 gallons of stormwater are captured annually by this project.

This project was recognized as a Top Stormwater Project of 2013 by Storm Water Solutions magazine and is featured in the November/December 2013 issue.

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FACT SHEET South Clinton Street Road Reconstruction

Sewershed: CSO: GI Technology: Capture Area: Runoff Reduction: Year Contracted: Construction Cost: Prime Contractor:

S. Clinton St. Road Reconstruction City of Syracuse S. Clinton St (W. Adams St. to Temple St.) Clinton 037 Underground Infiltration Trench 50,700 sq. ft.

873,000 gal/yr 2013 $221,000 (est.)

Ballard Construction

Project Description: The South Clinton Street Road Reconstruction Project exemplifies the continued partnership between the City of Syracuse and Onondaga County through the Save the Rain Program. The City of Syracuse had planned to reconstruct South Clinton Street in 2013, and Onondaga County partnered with the City to construct an underground infiltration trench system prior to the road reconstruction.

This project was constructed by the City’s contractor under their annual Street Structures contract, providing further cost savings for both City and County.

A four-foot deep infiltration trench spanning the length of Clinton Street from West Adams Street to Temple Street was constructed in the summer and fall of 2013. The trench is eight feet wide, utilizing as much storage space as possible without disrupting existing underground utilities. The infiltration trench system is completely underground and will provide a very high capture volume without an obtrusive footprint at the surface. Filter inserts in the street catch basins that feed the trench are utilized for pretreatment for the underground infiltration trench. This project captures approximately 873,000 gallons of stormwater annually.

Top: Drainage Areas Collected by the S. Clinton St. Road Reconstruction Project Left: Infiltration Trench During Construction

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FACT SHEET West Fayette Street Sewer Separation

Sewershed: CSO: GI Technology: Capture Area: Runoff Reduction: Year Contracted: Construction Cost: Bid Date: Prime Contractor:

West Fayette Street Sewer Separation City of Syracuse W. Fayette St. between Onondaga Creek & Salina St. Clinton/Lower MIS 027/029 Sewer Separation 509,100 sq.ft.

7,858,600 gal/yr 2013 $446,269.00 03/14/2013 Barrett Paving Materials, Inc.

Project Description: The West Fayette Street Sewer Separation project, between Onondaga Creek and South Salina Street, included the installation of a new 24” separate storm sewer in Fayette Street that captures the runoff from the street via existing and new street catch basins.

The project also included the connection to existing storm sewers on South Clinton and South Franklin streets to capture additional stormwater from those areas. The total drainage area from these storm sewers is approximately 509,100 square feet. By capturing runoff from this large area, nearly 8 million gallons of stormwater is captured annually by this project.

This project was completed in the summer of 2013, in advance of the upcoming Phase 2 and 3 Connective Corridor streetscape improvements by Syracuse University and the City of Syracuse.

New 24” Separate Storm Sewer Installation on West Fayette Street

Looking east along W. Fayette St. from the Onondaga Creek to Clinton St. – the newly restored pavement indicates where the new storm sewer was installed.

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FACT SHEET West Onondaga Street Green Corridor

Capture Area: Runoff Reduction: Year Contracted: Construction Cost: Bid Date: Prime Contractor:

W. Onondaga St. Green Corridor City of Syracuse W. Onondaga St., Between Slocum Ave. and Shonnard St. Clinton/Lower MIS 036 Green Street (Underground Infiltration, Stormwater Planters and Curb Extensions) 317,200 sq. ft.

5,585,000 gal/yr 2013 $1,265,474 04/04/13 John R. Dudley Construction

Project Description: The West Onondaga Street Green Corridor project is a comprehensive green street application located on West Onondaga Street, between Slocum Avenue and Shonnard Street. Several green infrastructure elements were installed to capture stormwater and enhance the urban landscape. These included underground infiltration trenches, stormwater planters, curb extensions and a bioswale.

The West Onondaga Street Project exemplifies the growing partnership between the City of Syracuse and Onondaga County through the Save the Rain Program.

The City of Syracuse partnered with Onondaga County to reconstruct West Onondaga Street along the project limits upon the completion of this green project.

Completed Photograph of West Onondaga Street

The project consists of curb extensions, which will narrow the street from four lanes of traffic to three with dedicated bike lanes on both sides of the street. In addition to the curb extensions, underground infiltration trenches and stormwater planters were installed to capture the stormwater and reduce combined sewer overflows. Furthermore, a new bioswale was constructed on Slocum Avenue, capturing additional stormwater from that area. This green infrastructure project captures up to one inch of rainfall at a given time, which reduces the annual stormwater runoff by approximately 5,585,000 gallons.

West Onondaga Street was recognized by the CNY Chapter of American Public Works Association (APWA) as a Top Environmental Project of 2013.

Bioswale Installed on Slocum Avenue

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FACT SHEET Westcott Street Porous Pavement Project

Capture Area: Runoff Reduction: Construction Cost: Bid Date: Prime Contractor:

Westcott St. Porous Pavement City of Syracuse Westcott St., Between Dell Street and Concord Place Clinton/Lower MIS 080I Underground Infiltration, Tree Planters, Porous Pavement) 84,800 sq. ft.

999,000 gal/yr $852,000 04/26/13 Davis Wallbridge

Project Description: The Westcott Street Porous Pavement Project is a streetscape project is located on the 500 block of Westcott Street. The design included the installation of porous asphalt parking lanes, underground infiltration areas and stormwater tree planters throughout the corridor.

The Westcott Street Project exemplifies the growing partnership between the City of Syracuse and Onondaga County through the Save the Rain Program. The City of Syracuse is partnering with Onondaga County to reconstruct Westcott Street along the project limits in the spring of 2014.

Enhanced street tree plantings were strategically placed throughout the sidewalk right-of-way, porous asphalt has been installed in parking lanes, use of underground infiltration trenches and additional landscaping features were incorporated throughout the footprint of the block. In addition, the roadway was narrowed from 42 feet to 32 feet throughout the corridor, calming traffic and creating a safer pedestrian environment.

Westcott Street During Construction

The Save the Rain Program worked with community and business stakeholders before and during the construction of the project to ensure that the finished product was in line with the community’s expectations.

This green infrastructure project captures a significant amount rainfall, reducing stormwater runoff by approximately 999,000 gallons annually.

Photo-Simulation of Westcott Street Porous Pavement Project

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GREEN IMPROVEMENT FUND

Green Improvement Fund Update:

Several Save the Rain Green Improvement Fund projects have recently been completed.

People’s AME Zion Church, Southside Community Coalition, Smith Housing, Erie Bruce Corporation, P.E.A.C.E. Incorporated, as well as Harris Health Center, and Slocum Avenue projects as part of the Onondaga Commons redevelopment, were all completed this fall. In addition, GIF projects currently under construction include Pike Block and JNJ Syracuse.

In December, the Green Improvement Fund program suspended application submissions until Spring 2014. Suspending the application period is part of the annual evaluation process to review program scope and boundaries in order to maximize capture opportunities in priority areas in the City. The application period will reopen in the spring with an updated priority map, application and calculator sheet.

Green Improvement Fund Summary (as of 12/31/13) Total Applications Received

127

Projects Completed

58

Contract/Implementation Phase

23

Projects in Award Phase

20

Applications Under Review

4

Inactive/Ineligible

22

FACT SHEET Green Improvement Fund Consuela’s Taqueria & BBQ

Project: Project Owner: Project Location: Sewershed: GI Technology: Capture Area: Runoff Reduction: Year Contracted: Year Completed: GIF Award:

Consuela’s Taqueria and BBQ Private 523 Marcellus Street Clinton Porous Pavement, Rain Garden 3,500 sq. ft.

68,100 gal/yr 2012 2013 $29,987

Project Description: The Consuela’s Taqueria and BBQ Green Improvement Fund Project is located at 523 Marcellus Street. This project was contracted in 2012 and was recently completed. The improvements included the renovation of an existing structure to a restaurant, which will serve authentic Hispanic cuisine.

The project incorporated several stormwater management tools to reduce runoff. It consisted of a porous paver patio to be used for outdoor seating along with a parking area.

Porous Paver Patio Area

In addition to the porous pavers, a rain garden was installed to capture runoff from the roof using a new gutter system.

These green practices capture stormwater runoff from an impervious area of approximately 3,500 square feet.

In total, the Consuela’s Taqueria and BBQ Green Improvement Fund Project captures an estimated 68,100 gallons annually.

Porous Paver Parking Area Version 04/2/2013

Project: Project Owner: Project Location: Sewershed: CSO: GI Technology:

FACT SHEET Green Improvement Fund: Erie Bruce Corp.

Capture Area: Runoff Reduction: Year Completed: GIF Award: Contractor:

Erie Bruce Corp.

Private 2112 Erie Blvd. East Clinton EBSS 16 Porous Pavement, Bioretention Basins, Rain Garden 66,440 sq. ft.

1,172,900 gal/yr 2013 $151,700 Daley Company Inc.

Project Description: The Erie Bruce Corp.

Project is located at 2112 Erie Blvd. East. Erie Bruce Corp. teamed up with Onondaga County’s Save the Rain program to use green infrastructure technologies in order to manage stormwater runoff generated from the commercial building and large surface parking lot on the property.

The project includes several different types of green infrastructure elements on site. A bioretention basin was installed on the west side of the property; a rain garden was installed on the southern end of the property; and porous asphalt was used in the parking lot.

The majority of stormwater runoff from this site is managed by the porous surface parking lot that collects runoff from the lot and adjacent impervious areas. A new gutter system was also installed to capture and redirect runoff from the roof to the rain garden on the south end of the property.

Installation of the Porous Asphalt Material

This Green Improvement Fund project included approximately 66,440 square feet of green infrastructure, capturing an estimated 1,172,900 gallons of stormwater annually.

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FACT SHEET Green Improvement Fund: Loon Creek

Capture Area: Runoff Reduction: Year Contracted: Year Completed: GIF Award:

Loon Creek Private 601 East Genesee Street Clinton Porous Asphalt/Concrete, Dry Well, Stormwater Planters 20,365 sq. ft.

383,000 gal/yr 2012 2013 $137,350

Project Description: The Loon Creek project is located at 601 East Genesee Street. The project site is the former Peck Hall of the University College of Syracuse University. The building opened in October 1896 as the College of Medicine and throughout the years has been a destination for higher education. In 2012 the building was leased by Syracuse University to house Falk College’s department of Marriage and Family Therapy.

The Save the Rain Program has partnered with Loon Creek to replace much of the impervious asphalt and concrete sidewalks with porous pavement alternatives. In addition, stormwater planters were installed to add green space as well as capture more runoff. The project will provide a capture area of approximately 20,365 square feet.

Tree Pits Provide Aesthetics and Additional Stormwater Treatment for the Parking Area

In total, the Loon Creek project captures an estimated 383,000 gallons of stormwater annually.

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New Parking Area with Porous Asphalt Perimeter

Project: Project Owner: Project Location: Sewershed: GI Technology:

FACT SHEET Green Improvement Fund: McMahon/Ryan Child Advocacy Center

Capture Area: Runoff Reduction: Year Contracted: Year Completed: GIF Award:

McMahon/Ryan Advocacy Ctr Private 601 East Genesee Street Clinton Porous Pavement, Stormwater Planters 34,298 sq. ft.

604,000 gal/yr 2012 2013 $178,050

Project Description: This project is located at the McMahon/Ryan Child Advocacy Center at 601 East Genesee Street. The Center is a nonprofit organization dedicated to ending child abuse through intervention and education and offers a safe, child-friendly process for abused children and their families supported by a committed, professional team specializing in the investigation, prosecution, and treatment of child abuse.

The Save the Rain program has partnered with McMahon Ryan Child Advocacy Center in the redevelopment of a surface parking lot with the installation of porous pavement and stormwater planters throughout the site. The combined stormwater capture area for the site is approximately 34,298 square feet.

The green infrastructure at the McMahon/Ryan Child Advocacy Center captures an estimated total of 604,000 gallons of stormwater runoff each year.

Tree Pits in Parking Area

New Porous Concrete Parking Area Version 09/19/2013

Project: Project Owner: Project Location: Sewershed: GI Technology:

FACT SHEET Green Improvement Fund Near Westside Initiative – Salt Quarters

Capture Area: Runoff Reduction: Year Contracted: Year Completed: GIF Award:

NWSI Salt Quarters Private 109-115 Otisco Street Clinton Porous Pavement, Rain Garden, Added Green Space 17,420 sq. ft.

306,500 gal/yr 2012 2013 $94,300

Project Description: The Salt Quarters project, located at 109-115 Otisco Street, is part of a revitalization program of the Near Westside of Syracuse initiated by the Near West Side Initiative. The NWSI acquired the space for the development of an art studio, art galleries, and residential apartments. Along with the numerous site improvements taking place, the NWSI incorporated green infrastructure in their renovation process.

The project transformed what used to be a gravel/pavement lot to a new parking area consisting of 2,943 square feet of porous pavement, a 261 square foot rain garden and 11,128 square feet of added green space. The green infrastructure techniques capture runoff from approximately 17,420 square feet and will reduce stormwater runoff by an estimated 306,500 gallons annually.

The New Porous Parking Area at Salt Quarters with Added Green Space

The Recently Installed Rain Garden at Salt Quarters Version 06/28/2013

Project: Project Owner: Project Location: Sewershed: GI Technology:

FACT SHEET Green Improvement Fund Near Westside Initiative: WCNY Case Supply Building Project Description: The WCNY Case Supply Building is part of a comprehensive site redevelopment in conjunction with the Near Westside Initiative (NWSI) located at 415 West Fayette Street. The new home of the local PBS affiliate, the facility includes a stateof-the-art broadcasting studio and educational center whose mission is to “Educate, Entertain and Inspire� the local community by providing a full suite of educational programming.

Capture Area: Runoff Reduction: Year Completed: GIF Award:

WCNY: Case Supply Building Non-Profit 415 West Fayette Street Clinton Rain Gardens, Bioretention and Added Green Space 2,225 sq. ft.

1,111,800 gal/yr 2013 $98,527

New WCNY Building (Photo courtesy Syracuse.com)

WCNY partnered with the Onondaga County Save the Rain Program to install several green infrastructure solutions to the property.

Stormwater runoff is directed to rain garden and bioretention systems as well as enhanced tree plantings and added green space throughout the campus. Additionally, runoff from the roof of the new facility has been diverted to one of the rain garden systems on site.

This Green Improvement Fund project captures an estimated 1,111,800 gallons of stormwater annually.

Conceptual Green Infrastructure Plan Version 12/19/2013

Project:

FACT SHEET Green Improvement Fund Onondaga Commons: William Harris Health Center

Project Owner: Project Location: Sewershed: CSO: GI Technology: Capture Area: Runoff Reduction: Year Completed: GIF Award: Contractor:

Onondaga Commons: William Harris Health Center Private 301 Slocum Ave. Clinton 036 Porous Pavement 11,150 sq. ft.

196,400 gal/yr 2013 $77,800 Ruston Paving Inc.

Project Description: The Onondaga Commons Plaza is home to several local businesses on the Near Westside of Syracuse.

Onondaga Commons has partnered with the Onondaga County Save the Rain Program on several stormwater management projects as part of a comprehensive redevelopment of approximately 4 acres of surface parking area across the campus. The collection of projects will include a diverse mix of green infrastructure elements to manage stormwater on site.

The Onondaga Commons William Harris Health Center project is located at 301 Slocum Avenue, and includes the installation of porous pavement in the Health Center parking lot. In addition to the porous pavement, a new gutter system was added to a section of the building to allow stormwater from the roof to be captured in the parking lot. In this section of the Onondaga Commons project, the approximately 11,150 square feet of green infrastructure installed captures an estimated 196,400 gallons of stormwater annually.

Installation of Subsurface Drainage Material

New Porous Pavement Parking Area Version 12/11/2013

Project:

FACT SHEET Green Improvement Fund Onondaga Commons: Slocum Avenue

Project Owner: Project Location: Sewershed: CSO: GI Technology: Capture Area: Runoff Reduction: Year Completed: GIF Award: Contractor:

Onondaga Commons: Slocum Ave. Private 207-11 Slocum Ave. Clinton 036 Porous Pavement 18,315 sq. ft.

322,600 gal/yr 2013 $124,200.00 Ruston Paving Inc.

Project Description: The Onondaga Commons Plaza is home to several local businesses on the Near Westside of Syracuse. Onondaga Commons has partnered with the Onondaga County Save the Rain Program on several stormwater management projects as part of a comprehensive redevelopment of approximately 4 acres of surface parking area across the campus. The collection of projects will include a diverse mix of green infrastructure elements to manage stormwater on site.

The Onondaga Commons 207-211 Slocum Avenue project included the installation of porous pavement in a parking lot area designated for use

by Rural Metro. The approximately 18,315 square feet of surface redevelopment collects an estimated 322,600 gallons of stormwater runoff annually.

Cross Section of Porous Pavement

Installation of Subsurface Drainage Material and Porous Sub-Base

New Porous Pavement Parking Area Version 12/11/2013

FACT SHEET Green Improvement Fund Smith Housing, LLC

Project: Project Owner: Project Location: Sewershed: CSO: GI Technology: Capture Area: Runoff Reduction: Year Completed: GIF Award: Contractor:

Smith Housing, LLC Private 542-548 Seymour Street Clinton 011 Porous Pavement, Porous Pavers 19,757 sq. ft.

232,000 gal/yr 2013 $52,600 Greg & Ken Smith

Project Description: The Smith Housing, LLC Project is located at 542 Seymour Street and is the site of three multi-unit apartments. Smith Housing teamed up with the Onondaga County Save the Rain program to redevelop the large amount of impervious surface on the property. The installation of green infrastructure on the site not only manages stormwater, but also addresses ponding, puddling and flooding issues that had occurred frequently at the property.

The project included the construction an underground infiltration system, porous pavers in walking lanes between the buildings, and a porous asphalt driveway and parking lot.

The majority of stormwater runoff from this site is now collected through the porous asphalt and paver sections.

The underground infiltration bed collects additional stormwater behind the property.

Site Conditions Prior to Construction

The total collection area of green infrastructure is approx. 19,757 square feet, capturing an estimated 232,000 gallons of stormwater annually.

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New Porous Paver Walkway and Driveway to Porous Parking Area

Project: Project Owner: Project Location: Sewershed: CSO: GI Technology:

FACT SHEET Green Improvement Fund: P.E.A.C.E., Inc.

Capture Area: Runoff Reduction: Year Completed: GIF Award: Contractor:

P.E.A.C.E., Inc. Private 200 Wyoming St. Clinton 028 Porous Pavement, Porous Pavers, Added Green Space 6,810 sq. ft.

119,900 gal/yr 2013 $54,000 Ruston Paving Inc.

Project Description: The P.E.A.C.E., Inc. project included a variety of green infrastructure technologies, including porous pavement in a parking/recreation area, use of porous pavers in the patio section of the building, downspout roof connections, and added green space. In total, approximately 6,810 square feet of green infrastructure was installed to capture an estimated 119,900 gallons of stormwater annually.

P.E.A.C.E., Inc. is a nonprofit, communitybased organization that offers a variety of programs and services to help individuals become self-sufficient. P.E.A.C.E., Inc. partnered with Save the Rain to complete a green infrastructure project at the Westside Family Resource Center at 200 Wyoming St.

New Porous Paver Patio

Installation of Subsurface Drainage Material and Porous Sub-Base

New Porous Pavement Parking/Recreation Area Version 12/11/2013

Project: Project Owner: Project Location: Sewershed: CSO: GI Technology:

FACT SHEET Green Improvement Fund: People’s AME Zion Church

Capture Area: Runoff Reduction: Year Completed: GIF Award: Contractor:

People’s AME Zion Church Private 2226-2228 S. Salina Street Midland 077 Porous Pavement, Added Green Space 8,674 sq. ft.

152,800 gal/yr 2013 $54,000 J&J Landscaping.

Project Description: People’s AME Zion Church, located at 2226-28 South Salina Street, is one of the longest serving African-American churches in Onondaga County. The Church recently teamed up with the Onondaga County Save the Rain Program by implementing green infrastructure elements to manage stormwater runoff in the new parking lot.

The project includes a porous pavement parking area with added green space, designed to capture stormwater in the parking lot and impervious areas adjacent to the property.

Installation of the Subsurface Drainage Material

Additionally, a new gutter system was installed on the church to capture and redirect stormwater from the roof of the building to the new porous pavement lot.

Approximately 8,674 square feet of green infrastructure was installed that will capture an estimated 152,800 gallons of stormwater annually.

New Porous Pavement Parking Area

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FACT SHEET Green Improvement Fund Salina Shoe Salon

Project: Project Owner: Project Location: Sewershed: GI Technology: Capture Area: Runoff Reduction: Year Contracted: Year Completed: GIF Award:

Salina Shoe Salon Private 2809 S. Salina Street Midland CSO Porous Pavement 5,650 sq. ft.

191,600 gal/yr 2011 2013 $48,000

Project Description: The Salina Shoe Salon project is located at 2809 South Salina Street. Salina Shoe Salon has been offering Syracuse a variety of Men’s and Women’s shoes for many years and is a staple business on the south side of the City of Syracuse.

Recently, Salina Shoes decided to partner with Save the Rain through the Green Improvement Fund, to help mitigate stormwater runoff on their site and prevent that water from entering the combined sewer system. The project was contracted in 2011 and was recently completed in Spring 2013.

Porous pavement was installed in the parking lot to capture stormwater from the sidewalk, lot and roof of the building. Salina Shoe Salon was awarded $48,000 for the green infrastructure components of this project. The total capture area on site is approximately 5,650 square feet and is estimated to capture 191,600 gallons of stormwater annually.

Before Photo of Parking Area

New Porous Asphalt Parking Area

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METRO WWTP PHOSPHORUS PROJECTS /TMDL/AMBIENT MONITORING PROGRAM UPDATE

Metro WWTP Projects Metro WWTP Phosphorus Optimization Project

An RFP was issued to conduct the plant upgrades recommended in the Optimization reports. Proposals are due on January 30, 2014 and construction is anticipated to begin in 2015.

Metro Secondary Bypass Disinfection Improvements Project

A contract was awarded to Conestoga-Rovers and Associates for design and construction services to meet new SPDES permit requirements for the bypass outfall. A new 2.0 million gallon tank and chemical feed system will be added to meet the new fecal coliform and total residual chlorine limits required.

The new tank volume will also provide additional phosphorus capture assisting in meeting the TMDL bubble permit requirements.

Ambient Monitoring Program WATER QUALITY MONITORING PROGRAM Lake and Tributary Sampling Summary (October, November and December 2013): October 2013:  Tributary High flow sampling event: October 8  Tributary Bacteria sampling events: October 3, 16, 24 and 28  Tributary Biweekly sampling event: October 22  Lake Quarterly sampling event: October 1  Lake Special Weekly sampling events: October 9 and 10  Lake Biweekly sampling events: October 15 and 30  Lake Bacteria sampling event: October 21 November 2013:  Tributary Bacteria sampling events: November 4, 14, 21 and 25  Tributary Biweekly sampling events: November 19  Tributary Quarterly sampling events: November 5  Lake Quarterly sampling event: November 13  Lake Biweekly sampling events: November 26 December 2013:  Tributary Bacteria sampling events: December 5, 9, 12, and 19  Tributary Biweekly sampling event: December 3 and 17

AMP Tributary Bacteria Monthly Compliance Assessment1 (August 2013 - October 2013)

Sampling Site Harbor Brook Bellevue Avenue Velasko Road Hiawatha Boulevard Onondaga Creek Dorwin Avenue Water Street Kirkpatrick Street West Genesee Street (mid transect) Ley Creek at Park Street Ninemile Creek at Lakeland (Route 48) Bloody Brook at Onondaga Lake Parkway Tributary 5a at State Fair Boulevard

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Compliance assessed with the applicable NYS Ambient Water Quality Standard (AWQS) for Fecal Coliform bacteria in the surface water as set forth in 6NYCRR Part 703.4 as follows: “The monthly mean geometric mean, from a minimum of five examinations, shall not exceed 200.”

ND: Not determined; insufficient number of samples to assess compliance.

2 Result of >6000 on 09/10/2013 at Harbor Brook @ Hiawatha & Onondaga Creek @ Genesee stations invalidated for use in compliance determination.

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Insufficient number of samples to determine compliance.

ONONDAGA LAKE WATER QUALITY, 2013 During 2013, Onondaga Lake continued to exhibit the water quality improvements first noted in 2006.

Phosphorus and ammonia concentrations are reduced, dissolved oxygen continued to rise, and water clarity has improved with the decline in algal abundance.

Phosphorus is the limiting nutrient for algal growth in Onondaga Lake. Too much phosphorus causes excessive algae, which in turn makes the water appear green and cloudy, and contributes to low oxygen levels in the deep water. During the summer of 2013, total phosphorus concentrations in the upper waters (0-3 meters) of the lake averaged 25 micrograms per liter (µg/L). Since 2007, summer average total phosphorus has been close to 20 ppb, which New York State has established as a guidance value for determining a lake’s suitability for recreational uses.

Summer Phosphorus Levels in Upper Waters of Onondaga Lake 140 Total Phosphorus ug/L Ammonia-N (mg/L) - parrts -per million

1203.0 100 2.5 80 2.0 60 401.5

Annual Ammonia-N Levels in Lake Concentration Onondaga Lake Upper Waters Guidance Value (20 Âľg/L)

BAF on-line Actiflo 2004

201.0

00.5 89 91 93 95 97 99 01 03 05 07 09 11 13 0.0 89 91 93 95 97 99 01 03 05 07 09 11 13 Less phosphorus in the lake has resulted in fewer and less severe algal blooms. No algal blooms have been measured in Onondaga Lake in the past five summers (June-September). Less algae also means clearer water and more oxygen for aquatic life. The NYSDEC Division of Water issued "water-bodies with blue-green algae notices" for several regional lakes during the summer of 2013. These include Cazenovia Lake, Honeoye Lake, Oneida Lake and Oneida River. Many varieties of algae are beneficial to lakes, providing the basis of the food chain that supports the entire ecosystem. Other types, like cyanobacteria (also known as blue-green algae), can produce toxins that are harmful to humans and can even cause death to animals that consume it. Large blooms, even non-toxic ones, affect ecosystem health. Algae blooms most frequently occur in nutrient-rich waters, particularly during hot, calm weather. Based on the available 2013 Onondaga Lake date and consistent with conditions in recent years, these noxious blooms were not observed on Onondaga Lake during the summer of 2013, indicative of the improved water quality conditions in the lake.

Summer Algal Bloom Frequency Measured as Cholophyll-a

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Minor bloom (>15 ppb) Major bloom (>30 ppb)

60% 40% 20% 0%

90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 Low dissolved oxygen (DO) in the upper waters during October was one of the lake’s most severe water quality impairments. DO in the upper waters has remained above the NYSDEC standard of 4 ppm since 1999, resulting in better habitat for aquatic life.

Dissolved Oxygen -parts per million

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BIOLOGICAL MONITORING PROGRAM Sampling Summary (October - December 2013)  Completed juvenile fish seine sampling on October 10.  Lake sampling for zebra and quagga mussels was completed October 14.

-Sorting of mussels samples was completed on October 25.  No biological sampling to report in November.  No biological sampling to report in December.

Largemouth Bass in Onondaga Lake Largemouth bass are one of several members of the sunfish family found in Onondaga Lake. Other species include smallmouth bass, bluegill, pumpkinseed and green sunfish. The largemouth bass is the largest and most widely acclaimed gamefish in the sunfish family and in Onondaga Lake they are currently the most important gamefish species present. It is the most important species of bass in fortytwo states and the most important gamefish in eleven of them, generating millions of dollars annually.

While other species of such as the smallmouth bass have declined in Onondaga Lake in recent years, largemouth bass populations have continued to increase in response to reductions in phosphorus concentrations in Onondaga Lake. Improved light penetration, a consequence of lower algal abundance resulting from the reduced phosphorus concentrations, has resulted in expansion of macrophyte beds.

This expanded coverage of macrophytes throughout the littoral zone has improved habitat and shelter for many fish and other aquatic organisms including largemouth bass.

Since 2000 as part of the AMP Onondaga County has been monitoring largemouth bass populations.

Catch per unit effort (catch per hour boat electrofishing) has increased from 11.15 fish per hour in 2000 to 24.2 fish per hour in 2012 and in 2013 to a record 41 fish per hour was captured. In response to the increasing largemouth bass population tournament angling has become increasingly popular. Local bass organizations compete several weekends throughout the summer, and several large-scale fishing tournaments have been held on Onondaga Lake including the Bassmasters Memorial in 2007 and the BASS Junior World Championship in 2008.

Largemouth Bass captured in Onondaga Lake 2013

LEGISLATIVE /REGULATORY / MEDIA UPDATE

Legislative/Regulatory Update Action Items for the County Legislature (October - December) 

A resolution authorizing the Commissioner of Water Environment Protection to modify the 2012 Industrial Wastewater Surcharge bills if so requested and properly justified by an industrial user.

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A resolution authorizing the County Executive to renew inter-municipal agreements to provide services to municipalities within Onondaga County to assist those municipalities in complying with Department of Environmental Conservation stormwater permit requirements.

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A resolution approving the costs of certain improvements for CSO improvements for the Onondaga County Sanitary District.

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A resolution authorizing the issuance of $20,000,000 bonds of the County of Onondaga New York to pay the cost of CSO improvements in and for the Onondaga County Sanitary District, intended to enable the County to comply with requirements set forth in the Amended Consent Judgment and related Municipal Compliance Plan for the Clinton Street conveyances and Regional Treatment Facility Project, in and for said County ($20,000,000).

Action Items for the Environmental Protection Committee (November - January)  Informational - ACJ Update 

Informational - Update on Clinton CSO Storage Facility Project

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A resolution calling a public hearing in connection with the increased cost of proposed CSO improvements for the Onondaga County Sanitary District of the County of Onondaga, New York.

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A resolution authorizing the increased cost of the Clinton CSO Storage Facility Project for the County of Onondaga, New York, intended to enable the County to comply with requirements set forth in the Amended Consent Judgment.

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A resolution authorizing the issuance of $19,556,053 bonds of the County of Onondaga, New York to pay the increased cost of the Clinton CSO Storage Facility Project for the County of Onondaga, New York.

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An amending and superseding resolution revising the maximum estimated cost of the Midland RTF and Conveyances Project and reducing the amount of bonds to be issued.

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A resolution approving the costs of certain improvements for CSO Improvements for the Onondaga County Sanitary District.

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A resolution authorizing the issuance of $20,000,000 bonds of the County of Onondaga, New York to pay the cost of CSO improvements in and for the Onondaga County Sanitary District, intended to enable the County to comply with requirements set forth in the Amended Consent Judgment and related Municipal Compliance Plan for the Clinton Street conveyances and Regional Treatment Facility project, in and for said County. ($20,000,000)

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Reducing authorized costs for certain improvements made for the Midland Wastewater Treatment Plant in and for the County of Onondaga, New York pursuant to Section 41.00 of the Local Finance Law and amending Resolution Nos. 50-2008 and 51-2008. ($9,756,000)

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Authorizing the purchase of certain permanent and temporary easements from OCIDA and SBNY Railroad Corporation for the construction, operation, and maintenance of the Harbor Brook CSO 063 conveyances project.

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Authorizing the County of Onondaga to enter into an Intermunicipal Agreement with the City of Syracuse for the incorporation of green infrastructure into the City of Syracuse Greener Parks Program. ($411,620)

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Authorizing Amendment No. 1 to the 2013 Intermunicipal Agreement with the City of Syracuse to provide funding for the incorporation of green infrastructure into the City’s Annual Road Reconstruction Program.

Syracuse's next Connective Corridor construction phase kicking off with mobile zipline

By Dave Tobin on October 22, 2013 at 10:22 AM, updated October 22, 2013 at 5:05 PM

Syracuse, NY -- To launch the next construction phase of Syracuse's Connective Corridor, Syracuse University and CenterstateCEO are hosting a public celebration of music and the arts that will include a zipline and food truck rodeo at Forman Park.

The event, which organizers are calling "Zipfest," will be held from 11 a.m. - 3 p.m. Nov. 3, which falls during SU's Family Weekend. The mobile zip line will be free to riders on a first-come, first-served basis. A portion of East Genesee Street, from Almond Street to Forman Avenue, will be closed during the event to accommodate the 200-foot zip line.

The next day, construction is slated to begin on the next two phases of the Connective Corridor, which will extend from Forman Park along East Genesee Street to Townsend Street, and along Fayette Street to the Warehouse in Armory Square. Both phases are expected to be completed by the end of 2015, at a cost of $15 million. Most of the money - $10 million, comes from a federal Department of Transportation grant awarded to the city in 2011. The county is chipping in $1 million for 'Save the Rain' green infrastructure.

The city and foundations will pay roughly $4 million.

The first $50 million phase, with bike lanes and distinctive red street lights and other features, runs from from SU's main campus along University Avenue and East Genesee Street to Forman Park. It was completed this summer.

"Zipfest" will also include live music, jugglers, drummers and ethnic dancers.

"We wanted to do something very innovative and fun to launch the next phase of the project," said Linda Hartsock, director of the corridor initiative for SU's Office of Community Engagement and Economic Development. "This is a festive and visual way to do that."

http://www.syracuse.com/news/index.ssf/2013/10/syracuses_first_mobile_zipline_to_kick_off_next_connective_corridor_construction.html

GET OUT: Tour downtown developments for 'Save the Rain' project

By Katrina Tulloch on October 04, 2013 at 6:00 AM, updated October 04, 2013 at 6:16 AM

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In case of lightning, date will be moved to October 9.

Where: Meet in front of City Hall, 233 E Washington St. When: Friday, October 4 from 12:15-1 p.m.

How much: Free.

http://www.syracuse.com/entertainment/index.ssf/2013/10/get_out_tour_save_the_rain_dow.html

'Save the Rain' relieves broken water main at Bank Alley in Syracuse

By Tim Knauss on October 04, 2013 at 3:59 PM, updated October 04, 2013 at 4:00 PM

SYRACUSE, N.Y. - Bank Alley in downtown Syracuse turned into Bank Creek briefly this afternoon after an aging water line broke under the weight of a dump truck working on the road.

A geyser of muddy water erupted just after 2:30 p.m. today near the intersection of Bank Alley and East Fayette Street. An old water line feeding a nearby fire hydrant broke as a big dump truck rolled across it on the soft, gravel-covered surface. http://www.syracuse.com/news/index.ssf/2013/10/save_the_rain_helps_relieve_water_main_break_at_bank_alley_in_syracuse.html

"We've been driving over it for months. It just gave up,'' said Jeff Wheeler of Ballard Construction Co., the contractor working on the road. "Thank God it broke now before we get this job done.''

The water streamed down Bank Alley toward Jefferson Street, staying within the bounds of granite curbs that were installed as part of the alley's $1.1 million beautification project. After city workers shut off water to the broken line, the flood in Bank Alley disappeared within several minutes.

The water percolated down through the gravel surface and into a new subsurface drainage system installed as part of Onondaga County's "Save the Rain'' program to keep storm water from flooding sewers. Wheeler joked that workers broke the water line to test the drainage system.

"See how flooded it was? See how dry it is now? Boom! Gone,'' Ballard said.

The city recently began a project to turn the block-long alley into a well-lit, pedestrian-friendly thoroughfare with brick pavers, benches, trees and other landscaping. The project should be finished by November, Wheeler said.

http://www.syracuse.com/news/index.ssf/2013/10/save_the_rain_helps_relieve_water_main_break_at_bank_alley_in_syracuse.html

Save The Rain

5:23 PM FRI OCTOBER 4, 2013

Walking Tour Shows Off Green Improvements

By GIULIA VASCONCELOS AND BRENT FOX

More than 30 people spent the lunch hour today looking at rain gardens, bioswales, and porous pavement as part of a walking tour of downtown’s green infrastructure sites.

http://waer.org/post/walking-tour-shows-green-improvements

Education coordinator with the Onondaga Environmental Institute Amy Samuels highlighted a few of the stops and explained how the projects keep storm water out of the sewer system.

“The water from the street flows down and can enter the garden at these points and that helps capture water on Harrison Street,” said Samuels.

The tour seemed to attract a variety of people for different reasons. State Department of Transportation employee Wendy Sherman says they’ve installed porous pavement parking lots.

"In the future we will continue to work with local governments in these types of projects."

Christie Bravos of the Syracuse Convention and Visitors Bureau also took part in the walking tour.

“I think when convention groups come in, their attendees, especially the environmental groups would be absolutely interested in something like this. It’s just another way to get them out and about into the community to see what we have and to boast about our wonderful infrastructure,” said Bravos.

If you missed the walking tour, there will be a 10-mile bike tour October 26th.

TAGS:

War Memorial, Downtown Syracuse, Green, Rain Garden, Save the Rain

http://waer.org/post/walking-tour-shows-green-improvements

Top EPA official in Syracuse to announce national drive for green infrastructure

By Glenn Coin on October 21, 2013 at 6:30 AM, updated October 21, 2013 at 7:38 AM

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The No. 2 official at the Environmental Protection Agency will announce today a national drive to encourage the use of green infrastructure.

EPA Deputy Administrator Bob Perciasepe and other officials, including Onondaga County Executive Joanie Mahoney, will make the announcement at the Community Summit on Green Infrastructure. The three-day conference is being held at SUNY College Environmental of Environmental Science and Forestry.

The new strategy will "focus on improving coordination among federal partners, Clean Water Act support for green infrastructure projects, research and information exchange, project funding and financing, and capacity building at the local level," according to a news release from the EPA. The EPA has named Onondaga County one of the country's top 10 leaders in green infrastructure.

Perciasepe, who has also served as acting administrator for the EPA, has a bachelor's degree from Cornell University and a master's from the Maxwell School of Syracuse University.

The announcement will be at 2 p.m. today in ESF's new Gateway Center. http://www.syracuse.com/news/index.ssf/2013/10/epa_in_syracuse_to_announce_national_drive_for_green_infrastructure.html

Top EPA official praises Syracuse, Onondaga County as national example of cooperation on green projects

By Glenn Coin on October 21, 2013 at 3:49 PM, updated October 21, 2013 at 4:45 PM

Onondaga County and Syracuse are the role models for the federal government in working together to solve water runoff problems, the U.S. EPA's No. 2 official said today.

"One of the things that is really important here in Onondaga County is the work between the city and the county," said Bob Perciasepe, deputy administrator for the EPA. "Water does not sit in one jurisdiction or another. There needs to be coordination and cooperation." http://www.syracuse.com/news/index.ssf/2013/10/top_epa_official_praises_syracuse_onondaga_county_as_national_example_of_coopera.html

At SUNY College of Enviromental Science and Forestry's new Gateway Center, Perciasepe announced a five-point national strategy for expansion of green infrastructure — public works projects that route urban runoff into the ground or natural waterways rather than into sewers and treatment plants. Two of the points focus on communication of information across federal agencies.

Perciasepe said Onondaga County Executive Joanie Mahoney and Syracuse Mayor Stephanie Miner excel at that kind of communication.

"Onondaga County and Syracuse are well ahead of the curve," he said. "What they've done is help us see some of the opportunities."

Perciasepe noted that the EPA has named Onondaga County one of the country's top 10 leaders in green infrastructure.

Perciasepe praised the county and city for a variety of green infrastructure projects. One of them, he said as he pointed out the window of the ESF Gateway Center to the Carrier Dome, was the diversion of water from the dome roof to flush toilets inside.

"This is an innovate re-use of water," he said.

Mahoney said the county and city have built 120 green infrastructure projects under the Save The Rain program launched in 2008.

"We can show you in Onondaga County the ways we have collected rain when it falls and returned it to the natural environment," Mahoney said.

http://www.syracuse.com/news/index.ssf/2013/10/top_epa_official_praises_syracuse_onondaga_county_as_national_example_of_coopera.html

http://www.cnybj.com/News/Articles/TabId/102/ArticleId/38117/language/en-US/onondaga-countycompletes-two-road-reconstruction-projects-for-save-the-rain-program.aspx#.Ur3IptJDtNT

Save the Rain projects completed on Westcott and West Onondaga streets

By Glenn Coin on November 21, 2013 at 4:43 PM

SYRACUSE, N.Y. - Onondaga County has completed two road construction projects that will keep 6.5 million gallons of stormwater out of the sewer system every year, County Executive Joanie Mahoney said.

The Westcott Street and West Onondaga Street projects are part of Save the Rain, the county's program to keep clean rainwater from flowing into the sewer systems. The county is under a federal court order to reduce the amount of combined rain water and sewage that flows into the treatment plant at Onondaga Lake.

"Westcott Street and West Onondaga Street are not only more beautiful, but they are workhorses taking 6.5 million gallons of stormwater out of our system every year," Mahoney said in prepared statement. http://www.syracuse.com/news/index.ssf/2013/11/save_the_rain_projects_completed_on_westcott_and_west_onondaga_streets.html

The $852,000.Westcott Street project runs between Dell Street and Concord Place. Rainwater runoff is reduced by tree pits and the use of porous pavement in the parking lanes. The city of Syracuse will rebuild the road next spring in a way that captures another 1 million gallons of stormwater a year.

Businesses along Westcott Street said this summer the the construction project cut their business by as much as a third.

The West Onondaga Street project, between Shonnard Street and South Avenue, features underground trenches, planter boxes and tree plantings. That project will keep 5.5 million gallons of stormwater out of the sewers, Mahoney said.

http://www.syracuse.com/news/index.ssf/2013/11/save_the_rain_projects_completed_on_westcott_and_west_onondaga_streets.html

Onondaga County opens 100 parking spaces in Armory Square just before Black Friday 2013

By Glenn Coin November 27, 2013 at 7:02 AM, updated November 27, 2013 at 7:37 AM

SYRACUSE, N.Y. -- Onondaga County has re-opened part of a parking lot in Armory Square, adding 100 parking spaces for holiday shoppers.

The spaces were opened up again as the county is finishing construction of a 6-million gallon, underground storage tank for rainwater and sewage runoff. The storage tank, part of the county's Save The Rain initiative, is scheduled to be finished by the end of December.

"The Armory Square Save the Rain project is nearing completion, and we are pleased to reopen part of the Trolley Lot and make it available to holiday shoppers," said Onondaga County Executive Joanie Mahoney in a statement. http://www.syracuse.com/news/index.ssf/2013/11/onondaga_county_opens_100_parking_spaces_in_armory_square_just_before_black_frid.html

Parking will be free, Mahoney said. The entire lot will be paved and re-opened in the spring.

The parking lot has been closed since September 2011. Since then, the county has arranged for the Washington Street garage to provide free parking on Friday and Saturday. That arrangement will continue through the end of the year.

During heavy rain storms, a trio of 18-foot-wide tunnels will capture sewage and rain water from nine sewer overflows that now empty into Onondaga Creek. That sewage and rainwater will be stored until the wastewater treatment plant on Onondaga Lake can handle it.

http://www.syracuse.com/news/index.ssf/2013/11/onondaga_county_opens_100_parking_spaces_in_armory_square_just_before_black_frid.html

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zoo's Save the Rain Program.

zoo and improve water quality by reducing A new storm water wetland allow storm

was installed

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combined

sewer overflows.

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the frequency of maintenance

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of the project is a cistern

the bear exhibit and adjacent constructed

streambed

flow continuously

within the duck pond.

between

system. which receives storm water from

'1he water in the cistern is pumped

pathways.

into a newly

two existing ponds in the exhibit. The storm water will

with in the recirculation.

capturing

storm water runoff and reducing

the

dependeuce on po table water.

The project was constructed dui ing the summer months ....hile the zoo was fully opera-

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coordination

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Save the Rain program wins Environmental Excellence award for Onondaga County

By Glenn Coin December 10, 2013 at 3:09 PM, updated December 10, 2013 at 3:32 PM

Schenectady, N.Y. -- Onondaga County's Save the Rain program was given an Environmental Excellence award today by the state Department of Environmental Conservation.

The county was one of eight recipients of the annual award.

"These

marquee

Save

the

Rain

projects

in

our

civic

strip

capture

more

than

6 million gallons of runoff, improving the water quality of Onondaga Lake and its tributaries," Onondaga County Executive Joanie Mahoney said in a statement.

The awards were presented by DEC Commissioner Joseph Martens.

http://www.syracuse.com/news/index.ssf/2013/12/save_the_rain_program_nets_environmental_excellence_award_for_onondaga_county.html

Here is what the DEC said about the Save the Rain project, which tries to keep rain water from ending up in the sewage treatment system by planting wetlands, using porous sidewalks and roads and building underground storage tanks.

"Onondaga County has transformed the "civic strip" in downtown Syracuse into a green infrastructure corridor. Several marquee projects for the county's Save the Rain program are located within the civic strip, including a 66,000-square-foot green roof, a water reuse cistern system, bioretention plantings, underground infiltration systems and porous pavement.

"Additionally, several innovative green energy technologies have been incorporated, including LED lighting, solar-powered trash compaction and electric car charging stations. Save the Rain features an innovative and comprehensive combined sewer overflow (CSO) abatement program that integrates conventional wastewater/stormwater treatment technologies with advanced green infrastructure practices to improve water quality in the Onondaga Lake watershed. The civic strip projects are capturing approximately 6.2 million gallons of stormwater annually, resulting in an energy savings of approximately 12,450 kilowatt hours each year."

http://www.syracuse.com/news/index.ssf/2013/12/save_the_rain_program_nets_environmental_excellence_award_for_onondaga_county.html

Save the Rain project will cost $1 million less than revised estimate, Onondaga County legislators told

By Glenn Coin on December 13, 2013 at 11:54 AM

Syracuse, N.Y. -- The Save The Rain underground storage project in Armory Square will cost $20 million more than originally estimated, but about $1 million less than revised estimates made in 2011, county legislators were told today.

The Clinton Storage Facility will also end up costing less than the original plan to build a $90 million water treatment plant in Armory Square, Deputy County Executive Matt Millea told the county Ways and Means Committee.

"It's important to remember that we're better off than we would have been if we had built a sewage treatment plant," Millea said. "We could have run into the same problems."

The original budget for the underground storage facility of $61.5 million was drawn up before final plans were done, said Robert Kukenberger, project manager. The lowest bid came in at $70 million, and county legislators were told in June 2011 the project would probably cost $79 million. The final cost will be $77.7 million, said Tom Rhoads, commissioner of the county's Water Environmental Protection department. http://www.syracuse.com/news/index.ssf/2013/12/save_the_rain_project_will_cost_less_than_revised_estimate_onondaga_county_legis.html

Legislators are being asked to approve the additional $20 million in spending over the original $61.5 million estimate. The Ways and Means Committee unanimously approved the spending today; the entire Legislature will vote Tuesday.

The Clinton Storage Facility will hold 6.3 million gallons of sewage and rainwater underground during heavy rains. The wastewater would then be released when the treatment plant on Onondaga Lake can handle it.

County officials say the project, beneath the former Trolley Lot on West Jefferson Street, hit unexpected problems with soil conditions during construction. The county also had to pay contractors about $3 million in overtime and other "acceleration costs" to make sure the project meets its Dec. 31 deadline, Rhoads said.

The county also faces a $10.2 million claim from the main contractor, Jett Industries, because of problems encountered during construction.

Legislators were also told today that a separate project, the Midland treatment plant, will come in about $10 million below its $128 million budget. That will save the average sewage ratepayer about $2.50 a year, Rhoads said.

http://www.syracuse.com/news/index.ssf/2013/12/save_the_rain_project_will_cost_less_than_revised_estimate_onondaga_county_legis.html

Onondaga County's Save the Rain project leads the nation: Your letters

By Your Letters on December 16, 2013 at 7:15 AM, updated December 16, 2012 at 7:16 AM

To the Editor: Very quietly, a consortium of organizations in Onondaga County is setting an example for the rest of the country to follow. The Save The Rain Program has used an entire arsenal of green infrastructure to better manage storm water runoff and save taxpayer dollars at the same time.

I encountered Save The Rain while working on a best practices compendium at Columbia University that was done on behalf of the New York State Department of Transportation. I found that in Central New York the group has installed more successfully functioning projects than anywhere else we researched. That includes communities like Philadelphia, Minneapolis, Chicago, Seattle, the San Francisco Bay area and Portland, Ore. Syracuse and Onondaga County have provided some of the most credible evidence of the value of combining green and grey infrastructure to manage storm water runoff in a cost-effective and environmentally healthful way.

It seems that basketball and lacrosse are not the only places where the city of Syracuse and Onondaga county have earned bragging rights.

Charles Samul, MS Demeter Solutions New York, NY

http://www.syracuse.com/opinion/index.ssf/2013/12/onondaga_countys_save_the_rain_project_leads_the_nation_your_letters.html

Syracuse's Bank Alley no longer a back alley

By Rick Moriarty on December 19, 2013 at 7:01 AM, updated December 19, 2013 at 7:06 AM

Syracuse, NY -- Bank Alley no longer looks like a back alley. Well, half of it, anyway.

The city of Syracuse has completed the first half of its $1.1 million reconstruction of the two-block downtown street named Bank Alley.

Once a dark, dirty alley full of dumpsters, the block that runs from East Jefferson Street to East Fayette Street is now a clean, bright, inviting place. Changes include brick sidewalks, LED street lights, and trees and other landscaping.

Next year, the city plans to reconstruct the northern end of the alley, which runs from East Fayette St. and East Washington Street.

The project was prompted by the redevelopment of several buildings in the neighborhood from underutilized office buildings to mixed-use structures with residential apartments and condominiums on the upper floors.

Several of the buildings have their front entrances on South Salina Street and their back entrances, which the new residential tenants use, on Bank Alley. Developers asked the city to spruce up the alley to make those back entrances more appealing.

Gone are the ugly dumpsters that once filled the alley. The city no longer allows building owners to put them there. Instead, they can put out trash totes on trash pickup days.

The project isn't all about aesthetics. Ben Walsh, deputy commissioner of the Syracuse Office of Neighborhood & Business Development, said $540,000 of the $1.1 million cost is for a new sewer line under the road and a "save the rain" system that limits water runoff into the city's street drains.

http://www.syracuse.com/news/index.ssf/2013/12/syracuses_bank_alley_no_longer_a_back_alley.html

Save The Rain

1:52 PM FRI NOVEMBER 22, 2013

Frustrated Businesses Coming Around on 'Save The Rain' Projects in Westcott

BY CHRIS BOLT AND JOHN SMITH

The raindrops were falling this morning… and the newest “Save The Rain” Project was seeping it all up in the Westcott Neighborhood.

The construction in the business district was challenged. On the same day Picasso’s Bakery opened last summer, CoOwner David Zaczynski says construction began. Now, that the project is over, the bakery’s door is more active.

“Neighbors that lived two blocks away would come up and be like, ‘we never knew you were here, I had no idea there was a bakery here. How long were you hear for,’ and we’d say four months. And they were even more surprised” Zaczynski says people avoided the Westcott area because of construction and he’s hopeful it will all be worth it, in the end.

BUSINESSES COME AROUND However, the Owner of Westcott Florist Dino Centra thinks people still came because of the specialty shops.

“It was an inconvenience that’s going to end up bettering everything. Si it had to be done sometime, and the summertime, and them guys moved really fast.”

Centra concedes that his business wasn’t as affected as some of the others.

Onondaga County Executive Joanie Mahoney says The Westcott Street and West Onondaga Street Save the Rain projects will collect an estimated 6.5 Million gallons of storm water annually. http://waer.org/post/frustrated-businesses-coming-around-save-rain-projects-westcott

FINANCIAL UPDATE

Financial Update Contracts

New Contracts Green Improvement Fund Contract with United Auto Supply for reimbursement of green improvements in the Clinton sewershed Contract Amount: $57,600

Executed: 12/14/13

Green Improvement Fund  Contract with 1001 W. Genesee Street, LLC for reimbursement of green improvements in the Clinton sewershed Contract Amount: $616,100

Executed: 12/14/13

Amendments to Existing Contracts Green Improvement Fund  Contract with People’s AME Zion Church amended to reimburse additional green improvements in the Midland sewershed Amendment Amount: $6,700

Executed: 12/13/13

Change Orders Clinton CSO Storage Project  Contract with Jett Industries amended to include costs associated with providing a trowel finish for shotcrete walls Change Order Amount: $290,000.

Executed: 10/17/13

Clinton CSO Storage Project  Contract with Jett Industries amended to reimburse costs associated with project escalation Change Order Amount: $2,926,564.51

Executed: 10/17/13

Green Infrastructure Program – Westcott Street Corridor  Contract with Davis Wallbridge, Inc. amended to include cost of additional drains, stormwater planters, and road reconstruction Change Order Amount: $30,451.15

Executed: 11/26/13

Clinton CSO Storage Project  Contract with Jett Industries amended to include installation of LED parking lights, additional water main and hook-ups, and various changes to the contract drawings.

Change Order Amount: $204,289.17

Executed: 12/13/13

Lower Harbor Brook Storage Facility Project  Contract with C.O. Falter Construction amended to include additional pile installation, additional cables, and shotcrete finishing.

Change Order Amount: $202,487.31 Funding Grants  GIGP requested: None  GIGP received: None State Bond Act Funds  Reimbursements requested: None  Reimbursements received: None Federal EPA Funds  Reimbursements requested: Harbor Brook for $1,186,070.50 on 10/23/13 Harbor Brook for $1,825,785.74 on 12/30/13 

Reimbursements received: Harbor Brook for $1,100,296.25 on 11/2013 Harbor Brook for $1,186,070.50 on 12/20/13

Federal Army Corps of Engineers Funds  Reimbursements requested: None  Reimbursements received: None EFC Loans  Reimbursements requested: ST Clinton for $7,068,253.64 on 10/29/13 ST Harbor Brook for $970,421.32 on 10/29/13 

Reimbursements received: ST Clinton for $2,550,082.90 on 10/31/13 ST Clinton for $7,068,253.63 on 10/31/13 ST Harbor Brook for $5,434,182.32 on 10/31/13 ST Harbor Brook for $970,421.32 on 10/29/13 Clinton LT $1,636,131.63 (fully drawn)

Executed: 12/13/13

Total reimbursement monies received to date through EFC loans for the funded ACJ projects: $229,782,391 (short term) and $58,902,578 (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 $

Expended To Date

Authorization Remaining

751,266 751,266

$ $

751,266 751,266

$ $

(0) (0)

$ $ $ $

14,478,053 4,074,455 2,738,000 21,290,508

$ $ $ $

14,478,053 4,074,455 2,738,000 21,290,508

$ $ $ $

(0) (0) 0 -

Clinton Storage Project Construction Estimate (with contingency) Engineering Services (EEA and others) Construction Management and Administration Construction Testing (CME) CSO Storage Subtotal

$ $ $ $ $

77,742,858 12,122,013 4,833,411 327,847 95,026,129

$ $ $ $ $

64,855,691 10,536,369 3,361,167 266,420 79,019,648

$ $ $ $ $

12,887,167 1,585,644 1,472,244 61,427 16,006,481

Facility Plan for CSOs 027 & 029 Construction Estimate Engineering Services (Ch2MHill) Engineering Services (TBD) Floatable Arcadis County Administration and Other Costs Facility Plan Subtotal

$ $ $ $ $

3,100,000 91,211 782,032 3,973,243

$ $

91,186 12,032

$

103,218

$ $ $ $ $

3,100,000 25 770,000 3,870,025

38,508,611 $ 15,900,000 $ 54,408,611 $

21,391,784 10,695,206 32,086,990

$ $ $

17,116,827 5,204,794 22,321,621

Clinton Street CSO Conveyances Project Contract No. 1 - Phase 1 Conveyances (Delaney) Contract No. 2 - Phase 2A Conveyances (Delaney) Engineering/Construction Services (CDM/C&S) Conveyances Subtotal (1)

Clinton/Lower MIS Green Implementation Program Construction Contracts incl. GIF Public/Private $ Ch2MHill Program Management & Engineering $ Green Subtotal $ Program Management Project Management (CDM/C&S) $ (2) Project Management for Facility Plan (CDM/C&S) $ Program Management Subtotal $ Miscellaneous County Costs Land Acquisition IMA Legal Consulting (John Clare & Mezey) Debt Other Contingency

-

$ -

$

-

$ $ $ $ $ $ $ Miscellaneous Subtotal $

3,726,350 4,861,000 126,115 301,334 234,885 310,738 489,863 10,050,285

$ $ $ $ $ $

3,726,350 3,959,746 85,140 226,334 184,885 260,051

$

Total $

185,500,042

$

Authorized Master Budget 185,500,042

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

$ $ $

-

8,442,506

$ $ $ $ $ $ $ $

901,254 40,975 75,000 50,000 50,687 489,863 1,607,779

141,694,135

$

43,805,907

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

$ $ $ $

23,265,324 2,322,723 295,901

$ $ $ $

(4,975,406) 2,482,920 (310,108) (181,354)

HBIS Replacement and CSO Abatement Project Total $

22,900,000

$

25,883,948

$

(2,983,948)

$ $ $ $ $

34,502,000 4,200,000 3,390,000 2,280,000 44,372,000

$ $ $ $ $

24,102,222 3,557,623 1,340,898 4,173,940 33,174,683

$ $ $ $ $

10,399,778 642,377 2,049,102 (1,893,940) 11,197,317

$ $ $ $ FCF Program Total $

12,000,000 1,878,731 800,000 400,000 15,078,731

$

140,530

$

140,530

$ $ $ $ $

12,000,000 1,738,201 800,000 400,000 14,938,201

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

$ $ $

9,491,002 4,008,924 13,499,925

$ $ $

(191,002) (358,924) (549,925)

Program Management Project Management (CDM/C&S) $ Project Management for FCF Plan Implem (CDM/C&S) $ Program Management Total $

499,269 499,269

$

1,883,729

$

(1,384,460)

$

1,883,729

$

(1,384,460)

Harbor Brook Mitigation

$

3,500,000

$

3,265,000

$

235,000

Total Costs for Harbor Brook CSO Area under 4th Stip

$

104,800,000

$

83,347,816

$

21,452,184

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

-

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 53,372,689 748,483 137,000 14,717,163 227,341 3,000,000 74,039,110

$ $ $

12,296,549 $ 64,800 $ 750,000 $

$

13,111,349 $

FCF Facility Plan Construction Estimate Engineering Services (Arcadis and others) Construction Management and Administration Project Escalation to Midpoint of Construction Clinton Storage Project Total

$ $ $ $ $

5,000,000 $ 623,954 $ 210,000 5,833,954 $

Facility Plan for Midland CSOs Construction Estimate Engineering Services (Ch2MHill) Engineering Services, County Admin, ect (TBD) Facility Plan Total

$ $ $ $

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

Midland Green Implementation Program Construction Contracts incl. GIF Public/Private $ Ch2MHill Program Management & Engineering $ Clinton Green Program Total $ 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 Contingency Other

$ $ $ $ $ $ Miscellaneous Costs Total $

Total Cost for Midland project under 4th stipulation

$

14,900,000 121,401 3,720,000 18,741,401

$ $ $ $ $ $ $

$ $ $ $

7,500,000 $ 3,917,636 $ 11,417,636 $ 6,530,602 6,530,602

$ $ $

Authorization Remaining

1,836,434 53,372,689 748,483 136,342 12,503,353 218,486

$ $ $ $ $ $ $ 68,815,787 $ $

(0) (0) 0 658 2,213,810 8,855 3,000,000 5,223,323 5,223,323

11,653,897 $ - $ 713,219 $ $ 12,367,116 $ $

642,652 64,800 36,781 744,233 744,233

- $ 44,077 $ $

5,000,000 579,877 210,000

44,077 $ $

5,789,877 5,789,877

121,368 121,368

$ $ $ $ $

14,900,000 33 3,720,000 18,620,033 18,620,033

1,875,235 $ 2,121,002 $ 3,996,236 $ $

5,624,765 1,796,634 7,421,400 7,421,400

6,510,819 6,510,819

$

19,783

$ $

19,783 19,783

1,809,802 $

1,809,802 $

182,323 194,317 635,031 2,591,117 526,211 5,938,801

$181,975 194,317 597,119 522,781 3,305,994

$ $ $ $ $

135,612,853 $

Authorized Master Budget $128,300,000

Notes: (1) CDM/C&S Project Management costs are included in the total facility plan costs

-

$ $ $ $ $ $

348 0 37,912 2,591,117 3,430 2,632,807

95,161,397 $

40,451,456

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 $5,287,285 $22,564,944

$0 $0 $74,444 $0 $0 $0 $1,462,715 $1,537,158

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 $1,827,770 $49,704 $153,504 $437,996 $2,953,260

$0 -$381,302 $59,788 $0 $0 -$321,514

Miscellaneous Costs Total

$135,084 $101,425 $116,269 $14,235 $13,540 $380,553

$135,084 $101,425 $142,816 $14,235 $4,093 $397,652

$0 $0 -$26,547 $0 $9,447 -$17,099

Total

$27,114,401

$25,915,856

$1,198,545

Miscellaneous County Costs City of Syracuse Consulting (John Clare & Mezey) Debt Legal Other

Authorized by Legislature $27,684,286

Onondaga County Lake Improvement Project Save The Rain Education and Outreach Grant Summary of Current and Additional Costs, and County Appropriations December 2013 Funding Sources

Appropriations

Program Funding 09,10,11 Appropriations 2011 Suburban Green Infrastructure 2012 Appropriation 2011 Trolley Lot Parking Mitigation Appropriation* 2012 Green grant education 2013 Green Grant education Total Appropriation

$ $ $ $ $ $

875,000 200,000 400,000 125,000 200,000 400,000

$

2,200,000

Funding Uses Contract Amount

Retz Advertising + Design 2010/2011 Marketing Services 2012 Marketing Services 2013 Marketing Services Marketing Services Subtotal

Environmental Finance Center Education and Outreach

Expended to Date

Difference + (-)

$ $

411,789 224,303

$ $

411,789 224,303

$ $

$

636,092

$

636,092

$

Contract Amount

Expended to Date

-

(0) (0)

Difference + (-)

2011 Education and Outreach 2012 Education and Outreach Environmental Finance Center SUNY ESF Onondaga Environmental Institute Onondaga Earth Corps Baltimore Woods Nature Center Centro Campaign ASLF

$ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $

346,677 241,815 163,357 66,889 186,716 40,000 49,000 -

$ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $

346,677 241,815 86,092 3,740 59,746 40,000 -

$ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $

Non Labor Expenses (EFC) Printing (incl purch serv) Postage Travel Facilities Program Related Supplies Research eq & demo mat Indirect/Overhead 2013 Education and Outreach

$ $ $ $ $ $ $ $

9,373 300 2,000 5,000 7,000 38,818 71,951 640,404

$ $ $ $ $ $ $ $

1,902 574 40 2,032 15,000 28,632 237,758

$ $ $ $ $

7,471 300 1,426 4,960 4,968

$ $

43,319 402,646

$

1,228,896

$

826,250

$

402,646

Education & Outreach Subtotal

Contract Amount

Miscelaneous Ed/Outreach Expenses

Expended to Date

2010/2011 Miscellaneous Exp. 2012 Miscellaneous Exp. 2013 Miscellaneous Exp Paige's seeds Purchase card/petty cash Just the right stuff Endeavor Entertainment Park Outdoor Adv Birnie Bus Roy Wilson Coffe House of CNY great music comp Speedpro (bk printing) Travel MediaOne Mark Nicotra WW Grainger DAS manufacturing Green Infrastructure summit Rain Barrel reimbursements Lamar

$ $ $

105,764 79,852 99,145

$ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $

2,132 1,448 3,364 250 470 875 225 1,360 400 315 5,961 10,400 400 952 2,599 5,844 (3,964) 1,125

Environmental Design and Research 2010/2011 media 2012 Media 2013 Media

$ $ $ $

20,000.00 28,750.00 1,500 -

$ $ $ $

$

335,011

$

Miscellaneous Subtotal STR Education and Outreach Totals

Remaining Balance

105,764 79,852

Difference + (-) $ $ $

99,145

12,800 28,750 1,500 -

$ $ $ $

7,200 -

262,824

$

72,188

Contract Amount

Expended to Date

$

$

2,200,000

(0) 77,265 63,149 126,970 49,000 -

1,725,166

Difference + (-) $

474,834

$

474,834

*Trolley lot parking mitigation money is from the Clinton CSO Storage Facility Budget and is funding education and outreach specific to that project.

APPENDIX

December 2013 FINANCIAL TRACKING SUMMARY: FEDERAL & STATE GRANTS/LOANS APPROVED & RECEIVED

PROJECT NAME METRO - CURRENT AERATION SYSTEM UPGRADE AMMONIA REMOVAL DEMO (c ) 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

PROJECT BUDGET

NYS GRANT APPROVED

NYS GRANT RECEIVED

FED EPA GRANT APPROVED

FED EPA GRANT RECEIVED

SHORT-TERM SHORT-TERM LONG-TERM LONG-TERM ACE EFC LOAN EFC LOAN EFC LOAN EFC LOAN GRANT 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

$54,870,000 $1,700,000 $3,828,053 $384,200 $3,880,000

$54,870,000 $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

$14,003,569

$34,900,616

$54,705,015

$13,131,503

$33,525,880

$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

$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

$35,144,973 $2,094,314 $4,589,759

$53,689,500

$35,568,220

$15,603,494 $923,162 $1,179,012 $343,500

$6,617,575 $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

$11,332,407 $140,623 $188,809 $395,540

$229,782,391 $115,013,834

ACE GRANT RECEIVED

$3,406,000

$3,406,000

$9,494,969 $1,958 $5,743 $6,621

$14,050,177

$14,050,177

$58,902,578

$17,456,177

$17,456,177

$8,000,000 $2,400,000 $50,000 *$380,000,000

$163,650,000 $163,650,000 $103,609,200

*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)

$101,362,398

$263,603,257

Lake Improvement Project Status Report For The Period Ending 12/31/2013

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 $

135,612,853 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

$

$

185,500,042 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

665,986,866

Lake Improvement Project Status Report For The Period Ending 12/31/2013

CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT AMOUNTS

SOFT COST CONTRACTS 1 $

352,747 $

6,473,110

TOTAL PAYMENTS TO DATE $

2 $

1,346,856

3 $

1,266,345 $

13,131,105

$

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 $

7,480 $

14,823,154 $

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%

14,815,674 $

$

4,111,714 $

2,109 $

4,113,823 $

43,813,076 $

185,500,042 $

$

2,684,523 $

2,018,689 $

6,967,205 $

10 $

32,605,432 $

118,857,931

$

141,686,966 $

11 $

901,556 $

1,734,929

$

2,684,523

12 $

973,543 $

3,920,238

$

4,948,516 $

14,823,154

693,855

154,254,762 (315,477)

99.95%

100.00% 100.00%

76.38% 100.00%

3,767,205

71.03%

13 $

436,363 $

373,370

$

889,109

$

889,109 $

639,109

100.00%

14 $

21,644,867 $

69,765,918

$

83,347,815 $

21,452,185 $

104,800,000 $

99,356,020

79.53%

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 $

27,189,740 $

69,651,504

$

95,161,398 $

33,138,602 $

$

3,000,000 $

19

-

128,300,000 $

53,300,000

74.17%

$

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%

25,915,856 $

22 $

2,442,384 $

23,340,827

$

197,926 $

26,113,782 $

$

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

$

18,237,370 $

$

10,087

-

$

18,409,902 (203,609)

-

$

10,087 $

104,036,068 $

661,046,113 $

29

$

121,585,234 $

448,306,843

$

575,247,415 $

99.24% 100.00%

289,096,113

December 2013

Project Title METRO - Current

TOTAL PAYMENTS TO DATE 12-31-13

TOTAL PAYMENTS TO DATE 9-30-13

Change

AERATION SYSTEM UPGRADE

$

6,925,115

$

6,925,115

$

-

AMMON. REMOVAL DEMONSTRATION

$

1,347,187

$

1,347,187

$

-

BIOSOLIDS - MECHANICAL THICKENERS

$

14,815,674

$

14,815,674

$

-

DIGESTER MOD/CHEMICAL STORAGE

$

5,092,545

$

5,092,545

$

-

DIGITAL SYSTEMS IMPROVEMENTS

$

3,520,317

$

3,520,317

$

-

MISCEL. IMPROVEMENTS

$

1,400,000

$

1,400,000

$

-

ODOR CONTROL

$

8,393,855

$

8,393,855

$

-

AMMONIA REMOVAL FULL SCALE/

$

128,688,040

$

128,688,040

$

-

STAGE II PHOSPHORUS REMOVAL

$

PHOSPHORUS REMOVAL - PILOT

$

4,111,714

$ $

4,111,714

CSO - Current CLINTON ST. CONVEYANCE/

$

141,686,966

$

CLINTON ST. RTF

$

ERIE BLVD STORAGE SYSTEM

$

2,684,523

$

FRANKLIN ST. FCF

$

4,948,516

HARBOR BROOK FCF

$

889,109

HARBOR BROOK CSO ABATEMENT

$

HIAWATHA INTERCEPTOR/RTF

128,321,948

-

$

-

$

-

$

13,365,018

$

-

2,684,523

$

-

$

4,948,516

$

-

$

889,109

$

-

83,347,815

$

76,561,520

$

$

6,047,183

$

6,047,183

$

-

KIRKPATRICK ST. PUMP STATION

$

12,558,335

$

12,558,335

$

-

MALTBIE STREET FCF

$

362,028

$

362,028

$

-

MIDLAND AVE RTF & CSO ABATEMENT

$

95,161,398

$

94,357,674

$

MIDLAND AVE MITIGATION COSTS

$

3,000,000

$

3,000,000

$

-

NEWELL STREET RTF

$

473,132

$

473,132

$

-

ONONDAGA CREEK FCF

$

648,342

$

648,342

$

-

SEWER SEPARATION

$

25,915,856

$

25,696,586

$

SIPHON REHABILITATION

$

1,026,391

$

1,026,391

$

-

TEALL BROOK FCF

$

1,235,346

$

1,235,346

$

-

WEST ST SEWER SEPARATION

$

2,720,572

$

2,720,572

$

-

ERIE BLVD CSO ABATEMENT

$

$

-

-

$

-

6,786,295

803,725

219,270

OTHER AMBIENT WATER MONITORING

$

17,842,540

$

17,842,540

$

-

OXYGENATION DEMO PROJECT

$

10,087

$

10,087

$

-

SEQRA REGULATORY COMPLIANCE

$

-

$

-

$

-

$

-

TOTAL DOLLARS

$

574,852,586

$

553,678,278

$

21,174,308

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

Completed Met ACJ Milestone Met ACJ Milestone Completed Completed Completed

W. Castle/South Ave Armory Square Hiawatha/State Fair Blvd.

Various West Genesee/Franklin South Avenue



Save the Rain Green Projects

Completed

Various



Save the Rain Green Projects

Completed/Underway

Various

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012 2013

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) Independent Fiedl Svs (Cogen)

CSO's

CLINTON CONVEYANCES PHASE I & 2A

The Delaney Group, Inc. The Delaney Group, Inc. SIDA MOU (City of Syracuse) MOU City of Syracuse (Connective Corridor)

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)

$ 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 $ 20,000.00

$ 14,478,053.39 $ 4,074,455.32 $ 2,634,999.43 $ 168,000.00 $3,825,000.00

$ 188,046.14 $ 635,873.93 $ 476,625.39 $ 1,083,727.39 $ 692,298.87 $ 447,957.66 $ 1,094,119.49 $ 73,480.00 $ 75,420,843.04 $ 82,615.00 $ 233,652.56 $ 44,335.50 $ 59,982.56 $ 2,875.00

CONTRACTORS FOR CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS CSO's (cont) MOU City of Syracuse (Road Reconstruction) MOU City of Syracuse (Dr. Weeks) MOU City of Syracuse (Bank Alley) MOU City of Syracuse (Upstate) Walbridge (Streetscape/Water St) 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, Schichtels Nursery (Trees), Martisco Acts II (Seymour Academy) Paul R. Vitale (City Lot 4) John R. Dudley (Leavenworth Park) VIP (Onon Public Library) Ballard Construction (Westcott Comm Ctr) Cornerstone Paving (Oswego St) John Dudley Construction (W. Onondaga St.) Barrett Paving (W. Fayette St.) Davis Wallbriddge (Westcott St.) ProScapes (Sunnycrest Arena) Acts II (E. Washington St) John R. Dudley (690 Downspout) 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)

$ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $

129,336.35 97,000.00 108,000.00 1,500,000.00 1,432,437.86 410,372.20 3,000.00 550,916.44 1,847,459.81 422,796.00 147,952.84 320,291.95 360,727.45 373,309.00 607,852.44 719,311.20 54,160.06 52,500.00 109,046.54 1,265,474.00 446,269.00 852,000.00 87,585.22 590,700.00 597,450.00 99,311.00 100,000.00 100,000.00 78,000.00 100,000.00 22,730.69 78,000.00 100,011.00 125,000.00 75,757.00 65,390.00 52,740.00 52,188.00 163,203.51 40,500.00 100,000.00 120,290.00 25,300.00 53,050.00 61,050.00 62,700.00 137,350.00

CONTRACTORS FOR CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS CSO's (cont) McMahan/Ryan Child Advocacy (GIF) St. Lucy's Church (GIF) Bethany Baptist 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) 360 Warren Associates (GIF) Housing Visions Unlimited (GIF) Near West Side Initiatives, Inc. (GIF) Scannell Properties (GIF) Genesee Armory (GIF) Third National Associates (GIF) Center for Peace & Social Justice (GIF) Graham Millwork (GIF) Onondaga Commons LLC (GIF) Onondaga Commons LLC (GIF) Onondaga Commons LLC (GIF) PEACE (GIF) Syracuse Business Center (GIF) Erie Bruce Corp (GIF) Visiting Nurses Association (GIF) Near West Side Initiatives, Inc. (GIF) JNJ Syracuse (GIF)

ERIE BOULEVARD STORAGE SYSTEM M. Hubbard Construction Rdiley Electric (Electrical) Endeco/YSI (SE33923)

$ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $

178,050.00 17,700.00 200,273.50 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 35,700.00 107,864.00 194,650.00 34,500.00 204,000.00 144,400.00 533,300.00 53,100.00 123,326.00 124,100.00 33,400.00 294,300.00 23,500.00 288,400.00 151,700.00 65,800.00 94,300.00 50,600.00

$ 1,556,752.00 $ 154,059.00 $ 24,117.90

FRANKLIN STREET FCF Burns Bros (Mechanical) Scriba electric (Electrical) Burns Bros. (Plumbing) Maxim

$ 179,167.67 $ 144,640.61 $ 28,400.00 $ 3,568,029.43

CONTRACTORS FOR CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS CSO's (cont) 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, Schichtels Nursery (trees), Proscapes City of Syracuse VIP Steadman Old Farm Butler OnSite J J Lane (CSO 18) Patricia Electric (Wetland Pilot) MOU City of Syracuse (Road Reconstruction) Davis Wallbridge (Wadsworth Park) Acts II (Lewis Park) Knapp Electric (Wetlands) Vitale Excavating (Bedding Sand) Bette Cring (Zoo Wetlands) Vibrant Spaces, LLC (GIF) NYSARC, Inc. (GIF) Consuela's Westside Taqueria (GIF) Consuela's Tato Britter (GIF) PEACE (GIF) Vibrant Spaces, LLC (GIF) Brooklyn Pickle (GIF) St. Patrick's Loft (GIF) Smith Housing (GIF) All Times (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.

Patricia Electric King & King Mechanical G.J. Adams Plumbing

$ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $

23,432,053.20 207,701.00 279,068.06 67,275.00 688,638.00 4,778,787.85 260,000.00 29,315,408.31 378,920.43 149,195.48 80,665.00 154,107.52 3,342,875.63 54,160.06 11,480.00 11,338.85 8,755.00 3,944,909.65 120,440.00 138,165.00 345,524.55 217,285.58 41,856.00 232,533.35 1,234,595.75 153,618.00 78,907.14 29,988.00 8,249.50 28,700.00 198,680.00 30,555.00 177,300.00 52,600.00 76,500.00

$

373,370.21

$ 4,398,009.12 $ 4,425,766.31 $ 761,184.63 $ 245,569.51 $ 51,624.16

CONTRACTORS FOR CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS CSO's (cont) 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, Schichtels Nursery (Trees) Weather Guard Tecta (USPO Salina St) MOU City of Syracuse (Road Reconstruction) MOU City of Syracuse (ESF) 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) Lauren Tawil (GIF)

SEWER SEPARATION - CSO 022/045

Joy Process Mechanical (Plumbing) Joseph J. Lane Construction

$

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 $ 12,296,549.05 $ 314,439.81 $ 116,033.35 $ 27,080.03 $ 44,335.50 $ 63,467.60 $ 242,860.00 $ 408,332.04 $ 100,000.00 $ 100,000.00 $ 99,840.00 $ 250,000.00 $ 81,000.00 $ 95,650.00 $ 54,700.00 $ 80,825.00 $ 24,214.00 $ 48,000.00 $ 80,677.00 $ 48,437.00 $ 212,400.00

$ 1,205,567.00 $ 4,867,219.35

SEWER SEPARATION - CSO 024 C.O. Falter Construction Corp.

$

698,863.74

CONTRACTORS FOR CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS CSO's (cont) SEWER SEPARATION - CSO 053/054 C.O. Falter Construction Corp.

$ 2,000,817.40

SEWER SEPARATION - CSO 038, 040, 046A&B C.O. Falter Construction Corp.

$ 3,524,487.29

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)

$ 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

ARRA

American Recovery and Reinvestment Act

ASLF

Atlantic States Legal Foundation

AWQS

Ambient Water Quality Standards

BAF

Biological Aerated Filter (Biostyr)

BMP

Best Management Practices

BOD

Biological Oxygen Demand

BPJ

Best Professional Judgment

Brew

WEP’s Standard Abbreviation for the Brewerton Wastewater Treatment Plant

Bville

WEP’s Standard Abbreviation for the Baldwinsville Wastewater Treatment Plant

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

ECL

Environmental Conservation Law

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

FOG

Fats, Oil, and Grease

GIF

Green Improvement Fund

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HRFS

High Rate Flocculation Settling

I&I

Inflow & Infiltration

IW

Industrial Wastewater

km

Kilometers

km2

Square Kilometers

LA

Load Allocations

LF

Linear Feet

m

Meters

MCP

Municipal Compliance Plan

MDV

Multiple Discharge Variance

Metro

WEP’s Standard Abbreviation for the Metropolitan Syracuse Wastewater Treatment Plant

MGD

Million Gallons Per Day

mg/L

Milligrams Per Liter

MIS

Main Interceptor Sewer

ML

WEP’s Standard Abbreviation for the Meadowbrook/Limestone WWTP

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

NPDES

National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System

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

OAK

WEP’s Standard Abbreviation for the Oak Orchard WWTP

OLP

Onondaga Lake Partnership

OLWQM

Onondaga Lake Water Quality Model

OU

Odor Unit

P2

Prevention Program

P2CO

Prevention Program County Operations

PdM

Predictive Maintenance

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PIDs

Photo-ionization Detectors

PFRP

Process to Further Reduce Pathogens

PLA

Project Labor Agreement

POTW

Publicly Owned Treatment Works

PWL

Priority Waterbodies List

RTF

Regional Treatment Facility

SCA

Sediment Consolidation Area

SCADA

Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition

SEPS

Secondary Effluent Pump Station

SEQR

State Environmental Quality Review

SGIP

Suburban Green Infrastructure Program

SHB

Solids Handling Building

SMPs

Storm Water Management Practices

SOP

Standard Operating Procedure

SORP

Sewer Overflow Response Plan

SPCC

Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasures

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

TBEL

Stechnology-Based Effluent Limits

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

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USFWS

United States Fish and Wildlife Service

USGBC

United States Green Building Council

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

WET

Whole Effluent Toxicity

WLA

Waste Load Allocations

WQBEL

Water Quality-Based Effluent Limits

WR

WEP’s Standard Abbreviation for the Wetzel Road Wastewater Treatment Plant

WSE

Waste Stream Environmental

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