Shae - City of St. Cloud Water Quality Improvement Strategies
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Transcript of Shae - City of St. Cloud Water Quality Improvement Strategies
Patrick Shea, Director of Public [email protected]
1. Source Water Protection
2. Water Quality Education Program
3. Clean Water Retrofit Project
PUBLIC UTILITIESWastewater Services
Water ServicesHydroelectric Generation
Stormwater Services
PUBLIC UTILITIESWastewater Services
Service AreaSt. Cloud, St. Augusta, Sartell, St. Joseph, Waite Park, Sauk Rapids
Treatment Capacity17.9 MGD
TreatmentBiological Nutrient Removal
PHOSPHORUS MANAGEMENT PLAN
Most Valuable Pollution Prevention Award
Minnesota Governor’s Award for Excellence in Waste and Pollution Prevention
Environmental Protection Agency – Award of Excellence for Class A Facility
PUBLIC UTILITIESWastewater Treatment Facility
Rehabilitation, Upgrade and Expansion Project
Project Budget$48,000,000
Project TimelineMarch 2010 – August 2012
PUBLIC UTILITIESHydroelectric Generation
TypeRun of River Operation
Generation Capacity8.86 megawatts (7,500 houses)
ContractsStang Hydro Inc.Xcel Energy
Renewable Energy Credits50,000 REC’s generated annually
PUBLIC UTILITIES
PUBLIC UTILITIESWater Services
Service AreaSt. Cloud and St. Augusta
Population71,000 residents
Capacity16 MGD
TreatmentClass A Lime Softening with Filtration
ST. CLOUD IS THE FIRST PUBLIC WATER SUPPLIER USING THEMISSISSIPPI RIVER AS ITS DRINKING WATER SOURCE
PUBLIC UTILITIES
ST. CLOUD IS THE FIRST PUBLIC WATER SUPPLIER USING THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AS ITS DRINKING WATER SOURCE
PUBLIC UTILITIESStormwater Services
Storm Drain System• 140 miles of main• 7350 catch basins• 135 ponds• 176 outfalls
Stormwater Utility Established 2003• 4 FTE Employees• NPDES MS4 Permit• Stormwater Pollution Prevention Program (SWPPP)
1. Source Water Protection
2. Water Quality Education Program
3. Clean Water Retrofit Project
UMRSWPP
Upper Mississippi River Source Water Protection ProjectUpper Mississippi River Source Water Protection Project CFMS# A89128CFMS# A89128
Clean Water Partnership Grant 2881-03Clean Water Partnership Grant 2881-03
A partnership with Cities of Minneapolis, St. Paul and St. Cloud, Metropolitan Council, Minnesota Rural Water Association, the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency and the Minnesota Department of Health to protect drinking water taken from the upper Mississippi River.
Project Examples
• Time of Travel Study on the Crow River
• Inventory Potential Contaminants of Concern
• Education and Outreach
Time of Travel Study - Crow River
A dye trace study was completed on the Crow River in 2009. The results were analyzed and the information incorporated into Minneapolis and St. Paul’s Source Water Protection Plans.
Inventory Potential Contaminants of Concern
Determine the need to inventory established contaminant and geographic priorities. Complete data verification and evaluate land and water use changes in project areas.
Water Quality Education
Drinking Water Source Water Protection
&
Stormwater MS4 Permit Requirement
UMRSWPP PROGRAM ELEMENT
Participate/sponsor source water protection with landowner, customers and general public education activities.
1. Source Water Protection
2. Water Quality Education Program
3. Clean Water Retrofit Project
Stormwater Permit – MCM’s
1. Public Education/Outreach
2. Public Involvement/Participation
3. Illicit Discharge Detection/Elimination
4. Construction Site Runoff Control
5. Post Construction Runoff Control
6. Municipal Good Housekeeping
Central Minnesota Water Education Alliance
• Marketing plan/campaign development• High School Ad Contest• Billboards• Newspaper Advertising• Radio Advertising• mnwaterconnection.com
Central Minnesota Water Education Alliance
• Raise general awareness
• Positive campaign
• Maximize limited budgets
• Leverage relationships
Central Minnesota Water Education Alliance
Central Minnesota Water Education Alliance
Central Minnesota Water Education Alliance
Central Minnesota Water Education Alliance
1. Source Water Protection
2. Water Quality Education Program
3. Clean Water Retrofit Project
Stormwater Permit – MCM’s
1. Public Education/Outreach
2. Public Involvement/Participation
3. Illicit Discharge Detection/Elimination
4. Construction Site Runoff Control
5. Post Construction Runoff Control
6. Municipal Good Housekeeping
Land Development Code - Infiltration Standard
-1/2” for new development
-1/4” for redevelopment
Stormwater Antidegradation
Pervious Concrete Alley Apron Tree Box – 8th Avenue North
Clean Water Retrofit Project
Metro Conservation DistrictLandscape Restoration Project ProgramBEST PROJECT/BEST PLACE/BEST PRICE
Clean Water Retrofit Project
Project Details• $50,000 Grant – Sherburne SWCD (Clean Water Legacy)• 35% local match• 145 property owners were solicited• Interest from 75 properties• Met with 47 property owners (available budget)• Average cost per rain garden is $2,300• Planting plans were developed by Sherburne SWCD
Clean Water Retrofit Project
BEST PROJECT/BEST PLACE/BEST PRICE
20 Rain Gardens Installed
Clean Water Retrofit Project
Clean Water Retrofit Project
MISSISSIPPI RIVER SUBWATERSHED
**Post 1988 Quantity *Project Removal(20 Rain Gardens) % Removal
Runoff Volume (ac/ft) 1,642 8 0.5
TP (lbs) 1,548 7 0.5
TSS (lbs) 235,357 6,000 2.5
*Using conservative 1.6" Infiltration Rate
**Loading Assessment and Antidegradation Report - 2007BEST PROJECT/BEST PLACE/BEST PRICE
Source Water Protection
Water Quality Education Program
Clean Water Retrofit ProjectNoah Czech, Stormwater Compliance Specialist
Shane Lund, Utilities Water Quality [email protected]
Lisa Vollbrecht, Assistant Public Utilities [email protected]
