Allen Park Belleville Brownstown Township Dearborn Heights Ecorse Flat Rock Gibraltar Grosse Ile Township Huron Township Lincoln Park Melvindale Riverview Rockwood Romulus Southgate South Rockwood Sumpter Township Taylor Van Buren Township Wayne County Westland Woodhaven Woodhaven-Brownstown School District Wyandotte DRAFT AGENDA ALLIANCE OF DOWNRIVER WATERSHEDS Thursday, January 17, 2013 1:30 pm Wade-Trim 25251 Northline Road Taylor, Michigan 1. Welcome and Introductions a. Roll Call of Alliance Members and Alternates Present b. Addition or Changes to Draft Agenda c. Approval of October 18, 2012 meeting notes Action 2. Rain Barrel Opportunities Chris Merucci – Great Lakes Rain Barrel, LLC Information 3. Finance Committee Report a. Financial Status Report 2012 Information b. 2013 Dues Distribution Update Information 4. Permit Update a. Contested Permit Information b. New MS4 Permit Information 5. Status Reports per ADW Budget Framework a. IDEP Activities Information b. Planning and Reporting –Grants Update Information c. Progress Evaluation Activities Information d. Public Education Tasks Information e. ADW Annual Report Information 6. 2013 Activities Information 7. Other Items and Announcements Information 8. Summary of Action Items and Items for Next Meeting Information 9. Set Next Meeting Date Information 10. Adjourn Action
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Allen Park
Belleville
Brownstown Township
Dearborn Heights
Ecorse
Flat Rock
Gibraltar
Grosse Ile Township
Huron Township
Lincoln Park
Melvindale
Riverview
Rockwood
Romulus
Southgate
South Rockwood
Sumpter Township
Taylor
Van Buren Township
Wayne County
Westland
Woodhaven
Woodhaven-Brownstown
School District
Wyandotte
DRAFT AGENDA ALLIANCE OF DOWNRIVER WATERSHEDS
Thursday, January 17, 2013
1:30 pm
Wade-Trim
25251 Northline Road
Taylor, Michigan
1. Welcome and Introductions
a. Roll Call of Alliance Members and Alternates Present
b. Addition or Changes to Draft Agenda
c. Approval of October 18, 2012 meeting notes Action
2. Rain Barrel Opportunities
Chris Merucci – Great Lakes Rain Barrel, LLC Information
3. Finance Committee Report
a. Financial Status Report 2012 Information
b. 2013 Dues Distribution Update Information
4. Permit Update
a. Contested Permit Information
b. New MS4 Permit Information
5. Status Reports per ADW Budget Framework
a. IDEP Activities Information
b. Planning and Reporting –Grants Update Information
c. Progress Evaluation Activities Information
d. Public Education Tasks Information
e. ADW Annual Report Information
6. 2013 Activities Information
7. Other Items and Announcements Information
8. Summary of Action Items and Items for Next Meeting Information
9. Set Next Meeting Date Information
10. Adjourn Action
Allen Park
Belleville
Brownstown Township
Dearborn Heights
Ecorse
Flat Rock
Gibraltar
Grosse Ile Township
Huron Township
Inkster
Lincoln Park
Melvindale
Riverview
Rockwood
Romulus
Southgate
South Rockwood
Sumpter Township
Taylor
Van Buren Township
Wayne County
Westland
Woodhaven
Woodhaven-Brownstown
School District
Wyandotte
Alliance of Downriver Watersheds
Meeting Notes
January 17, 2013 1:30 pm
1) Welcome: Mark Gahry from Brownstown Township opened the
meeting. In attendance were:
Designated or Alternate Community Representative:
Brian Arp, City of Gibraltar
Mark Gahry, Brownstown Township
Troy Nuccio for Mark Gaworecki, Hennessey Engineers for
Woodhaven, Southgate
Thomas Wall, Woodhaven-Brownstown School District
Mark Kowalewski, City of Wyandotte
Tom MacDonald, Van Buren Township
Kelly McRobb-Ackland, Wade Trim for City of Taylor
Noel Mullett, Wayne County
Roberto Scappaticci, City of Romulus
William Turner, City of Lincoln Park
Other Interested Parties:
Razik Alsaigh, Wayne County
Karyn Boldys, MDEQ
Bob Burns, Friends of the Detroit River
Bill Fisher, City of Trenton
Leah Groya, Living Lab
Jessica Koerner, MDEQ
Ric Lawson, HRWC
Jane Mackey for Congressman John Conyers
Patrick McCauley, Gasiorek, Morgan, Greco & McCauley
Vicki Putala, OHM
Elizabeth Thacker, OHM
Brian Woodworth, Wade-Trim for Brownstown Township
OFFICIAL ACTIONS of the ADW taken at the meeting are shown in bold capitalized letters.
Action Items for the future are shown in bold italics.
1) Welcome and Introductions
a. Roll Call of Alliance Members and Alternates Present – roll call was performed
and a quorum was present. b. Addition or Changes to Draft Agenda – There were no proposed changes to the agenda.
c. Approval of October 18, 2012 meeting notes. ACTION: There was a motion by Van
Buren Twp to accept the October 18, 2012 meeting notes. Seconded by Wayne
County. Passed unanimously.
2) Rain Barrel Opportunities
Chris Merucci from Great Lakes Rain Barrel, LLC presented rain barrel sale
opportunities.
The barrels are American-made, completely sealed, UV protected, and have a diverter
system so the downspout doesn’t need to be cut. The barrels hold 65 gallons.
If the ADW order is large enough, the price of the barrels will be $70 each ($20
discount). There will be a $2 per barrel kick back to the ADW.
The group would need to sell 300 rain barrels to get the discounted price. The ADW may
be able to piggy-back on another sale to get the discount. The HRWC is having a sale
with pickup on May 18 in Ann Arbor. Chris indicated that it would be possible to have
the ADW sale on the same day with a pick up location in Ann Arbor and another
somewhere downriver.
Leah Groya will add the rain barrel sale to the public education committee meeting
agenda so the committee can decide how to proceed with the rain barrel sale.
3) Finance Committee Report
a. Current Financial Status Report 2012
Razik Alsaigh presented a status report on the 2012 budget. Razik indicated
that once all of the 2012 bills were paid, he anticipates a small amount
available for future bills.
A couple communities still have outstanding dues for 2012.
b. 2013 Dues Distribution Update
Razik reported that work was being down to recalculate the dues distribution
based on the updated census.
There were problems encountered with calculating the ADW population in
the boundary communities. Razik is working with SEMCOG to resolve the
problem. Leah Groys indicated that this exercise may have already been done
for the Watershed Management Plan. Vicki Putala will check to see if the
calculations were already done.
4) Permit Update
a. Contested Permit
Patrick McCauley reported that the contested case has been in the court of
appeals for almost 2 years and they are waiting for an oral argument date.
The argument has been made that communities should remain under the 2003
current permit until the contested case issue is resolved. It has been asked
that the DEQ stop going forward with the new permit and that a status
conference be scheduled.
b. New MS4 Permit
Since the last meeting, most of the Lower Huron communities have requested
to be moved to the FY18 permit cycle with the rest of the ADW. Woodhaven
and Sumpter Township have not requested to be moved to the FY18 cycle.
Jessica Koerner indicated that Woodhaven and Sumpter could still request to
be moved to the FY18 cycle, but she couldn’t guarantee that it would be
accepted.
Hennessey Engineers will work with Woodhaven and Sumpter to request a
permit cycle date change.
5) Status Reports for ADW Budget Framework
a. IDEP Activities
Noel Mullett provided an update on facility dye test and drain inspections.
From Oct 1 – Dec 31, 2012, there were 7 dye tests performed in Romulus.
There was 1 illicit connection and 1 environmental concern found at 2
facilities. There were 2 drains inspected, covering 7 miles. Communities
involved included Romulus, Southgate, and Taylor. There were 48 outfalls
surveyed and 2 suspicious discharges discovered.
Noel presented a proposed Five Year IDEP Training Plan. The plan proposes
rotating training between 3 counties. Years 1, 3, and 5 would be the
traditional IDEP training and Years 2 and 4 would be good
housekeeping/illicit discharge training by SEMCOG.
The Five Year Training Plan would likely be a cost savings to the 2013 ADW
budget due to cost sharing.
The technical committee will meet to discuss the proposed training plan.
b. Planning and Reporting – Grants Update
On October 19, the ADW submitted a proposal for a 319 grant. The
MDEQ’s website indicates that selected projects will be announced in the
early summer of 2013.
c. Progress Evaluation Activities
Ric Lawson reported that the macro-invertebrate monitoring results were
similar to the last couple years. In general, conditions are better as you move
upstream. There was one site on the Ecorse Creek that had very low scores
that may need some investigation. There were some sites that showed
improvement over the 3 year Spring average.
Ric Lawson reported on the water quality monitoring. Sampling ended
September 30. There were 36 sites monitored. Unfortunately there were not
a lot of rain events in the 2012 summer.
Water quality monitoring results for TP and TSS indicate that TP is not
coming from TSS and is instead probably coming in dissolved form. E. coli
threshold levels were regularly exceeded. Conductivity (indicates salts or
metal contamination) was exceeded regularly at 7/8 sites. There were a
couple locations with low DO on a regular basis.
Planning for 2013 – continue with water quality monitoring, add investigative
sites, possibly more geomorphology, and continue with macro-invertebrate
monitoring.
Noel Mullett reported on macro-invertebrate monitoring. The ADW Fall Bug
Hunt was initiated and completed during October. 17 sites were surveyed. 6
sites on the Ecorse Creek scored Fair. 6 sites in the CDR scored Fair. 1 site
on the Lower Huron scored Good and 3 others scored Fair.
Schools in the ADW assisted at 9 of the Fall Bug Hunt sites. There were 342
students involved.
d. Public Education Committee Update
Leah Groya reported that the Public Education Committee would be meeting
to finalize the details of the 2013 budget. All are welcome to participate.
Noel Mullett gave a Green Schools update – 9 schools out of 26 accepted a
free tree to plant. Participation was lower than desired. About half of the
schools accepted the tree seedlings.
Ric Lawson discussed the 2013 ADW calendars that will be printed as part of
the 2013 public education budget. He stated that the calendar really needs
nice pictures. Please let Ric know if you know of any good spots to
photograph. Also, communities should start thinking now of how they will
distribute the calendars. Fall events are ideal for distribution.
e. ADW Annual Report
Leah Groya reported that annual reports will now be due every other year
(next report due in November 2013). The ADW will continue to produce
annual reports. The 2012 report is currently about 75% complete and should
be complete within the next couple weeks. The team will email a link to the
report once it’s been completed.
6) Other Items and Announcements
The Public Education/Tech Committee meeting will be held on Feb 4, 2013 at 2 pm at
Wayne County’s office. An agenda will be emailed.
7) Summary of Action Items and Items for Next Meeting
Leah Groya will add the rain barrel sale to the public ed committee agenda.
Vicki Putala to see if the population distribution calculations were already completed as
part of the Watershed Management Plan.
Hennessey Engineers will work with Woodhaven and Sumpter Township to get them on
the FY18 permit cycle.
The technical committee will meet to discuss the proposed 5 Year IDEP Training Plan.
The team will email a link to the 2012 annual report once it has been uploaded to the
ADW website.
8) Set Next Meeting Date
The next meeting was tentatively set for Thursday, April 18, 2013 at 1:30 pm at Wade-Trim.
9) Adjourn
Allen Park
Belleville
Brownstown Township
Dearborn Heights
Ecorse
Flat Rock
Gibraltar
Grosse Ile Township
Huron Township
Inkster
Lincoln Park
Melvindale
Riverview
Rockwood
Romulus
Southgate
South Rockwood
Sumpter Township
Taylor
Van Buren Township
Wayne County
Westland
Woodhaven
Woodhaven-Brownstown
School District
Wyandotte
DRAFT AGENDA ALLIANCE OF DOWNRIVER WATERSHEDS
Thursday, April 18, 2013
1:30 pm
Wade-Trim
25251 Northline Road
Taylor, Michigan
1. Welcome and Introductions
a. Roll Call of Alliance Members and Alternates Present
b. Addition or Changes to Draft Agenda
c. Approval of January 17, 2013 meeting notes Action
2. Rain Barrel Sale – May 11 Information
3. Finance Committee Report
a. Final Financial Status Report 2012 Information
b. 2013 Dues Distribution Update Action
c. Election of ADW Treasurer Action
4. Permit Update
a. Contested Permit Information
b. New MS4 Permit
Letter to Governor Snyder Information
5. Status Reports per ADW Budget Framework
a. IDEP Activities Information
Approval of 2013 IDEP Activities Work Plan Action
b. Planning and Reporting – Grants Update
SAW grant program Information
c. Progress Evaluation Activities
2012 Progress Evaluation Report Available Information
2013 Work Plan & Budget Information
d. Public Education Tasks
2013 Activities Update Information
Green Schools Update Information
ADW Calendar Update Information
SEMCOG Public Ed Survey Information
e. ADW Annual Report Information
6. Other Items and Announcements
Ecorse Creek – citizen concern Information
Oakland County WRC Storm Water Summit Information
7. Summary of Action Items and Items for Next Meeting Information
8. Set Next Meeting Date Information
9. Adjourn Action
Allen Park
Belleville
Brownstown Township
Dearborn Heights
Ecorse
Flat Rock
Gibraltar
Grosse Ile Township
Huron Township
Inkster
Lincoln Park
Melvindale
Riverview
Rockwood
Romulus
Southgate
Sumpter Township
Taylor
Van Buren Township
Wayne County
Westland
Woodhaven
Woodhaven-Brownstown
School District
Wyandotte
Alliance of Downriver Watersheds
Meeting Notes
April 18, 2013 1:30 pm
1) Welcome: Mark Gahry from Brownstown Township opened the
meeting. In attendance were:
Designated or Alternate Community Representative:
Brian Arp, City of Gibraltar
Michael Belcher, Woodhaven-Brownstown School District
Dan Brooks, City of Dearborn Heights
Brent Florek, Charles Raines for Gibraltar, Grosse Ile, Riverview
Mark Gahry, Brownstown Township
Jim Taylor, Van Buren Township
Dean Tuomari, Wayne County
William Turner, City of Lincoln Park
Tom Wilson, City of Romulus
Other Interested Parties:
Razik Alsaigh, Wayne County
Bill Fisher, City of Trenton
Leah Groya, Living Lab
Ric Lawson, HRWC
Vicki Putala, OHM
Elizabeth Thacker, OHM
OFFICIAL ACTIONS of the ADW taken at the meeting are shown in bold capitalized letters.
Action Items for the future are shown in bold italics.
1) Welcome and Introductions
a. Roll Call of Alliance Members and Alternates Present – roll call was performed
and there was not a quorum present. b. Addition or Changes to Draft Agenda – There were no proposed changes to the agenda.
c. Approval of January 17, 2013 meeting notes. No action was taken.
2) Rain Barrel Sale – May 11
Leah Groya reminded the members about the upcoming ADW rain barrel sale on May
11.
Anyone can order a rain barrel from the Great Lakes Rain Barrel website. To order, go to
the website and use the promo code listed on the flyer. Those that order need to pick up
their barrel in Van Buren Township on May 11.
ADW members should promote the rain barrel sale on their website, cable TV, flyers,
meeting announcements, etc.
Elizabeth will email a reminder to ADW members to promote the rain barrel sale.
3) Finance Committee Report
a. Final Financial Status Report 2012
Razik Alsaigh presented the final status report on the 2012 budget.
Items that were over budget were covered by leftover money from other tasks.
There is some money ($43k) on hand for FY13 payments.
2012 Dues – South Rockwood is no longer an ADW member. Ecorse said
they would be paying, but no payment has been received. Flat Rock still
owes some dues money. Razik will work with Brent Florek to get Flat
Rock’s 2012 dues payment..
b. 2013 Dues Distribution Update
Razik presented a 3-page handout showing the updated dues distribution.
The 1st page provided annual dues based on the 2000 population census (what
members have been paying)
The 2nd
page provided the dues distribution based on the updated 2010
census.
The 3rd
page provided the dues distribution based on the updated 2010 census
with South Rockwood removed.
ACTION: There was a motion by Romulus to accept the updated dues
distribution based on the 2010 census with South Rockwood removed
(page 3). Seconded by Dearborn Heights. Passed unanimously (9-0). c. Election of ADW Treasurer
Since Tom MacDonald has retired from Van Buren Township, the ADW will
need to elect a new treasurer.
Tom Wilson suggested Roberto Scappaticci as a possible treasurer. Since
Roberto was not present, Mark Gahry will contact him to see if he is
interested in the position.
4) Permit Update
a. Contested Permit – An email from Patrick McCauley was shared. The email gave an
update on the contested case and stated that it was still on hold. The City of Novi has
filed a motion in the Court of Appeals to lift the Stay of Proceedings issued in 2011.
b. New MS4 Permit
Since the last meeting, the ADW sent a letter to the governor expressing its
concerns with the unfunded mandate of the storm water program.
Ric Lawson had some concerns with the letter. Ric will summarize these
concerns for the ADW.
5) Status Reports for ADW Budget Framework
a. IDEP Activities
Dean Tuomari presented the proposed 2013 IDEP Activities Work Plan.
The Work Plan includes 1) Collaborative IDEP Investigations, 2) Mapping of
Outfalls to Waters of the State, and 3) IDEP Training
ACTION: There was a motion by Wayne County to approve the IDEP
Work Plan. Seconded by Gibraltar. Passed unanimously (9-0).
Dean presented the proposed 5-year IDEP training program. The goal of the
program is to share expenses. Training would alternate between traditional
IDEP training and SEMCOG’s Municipal Facility training. IDEP training for
this fall is being planned in Flat Rock but no date has been set yet.
ACTION: There was a motion by Grosse Ile to approve the 5 year IDEP
Training Program. Seconded by Woodhaven-Brownstown Schools.
Passed unanimously (9-0).
Dean presented an IDEP Activity Summary for Jan-March 2013. There were
facility inspection and site evaluations performed in Taylor and Romulus.
b. Planning and Reporting – Grants Update
There has still not been any news whether the ADW will be awarded the 319
grant that it applied for in 2012.
Vicki Putala talked about the upcoming SAW grant.
The SAW grant program is a new funding program for storm water, asset
management, and sanitary projects.
The rules of the program are still being developed, but at this time it appears
that it can be used to help with the new MS4 permit requirements (update
engineering standards, ordinances, etc).
Asset management projects – equipment, software, staff time may be eligible
for funding.
There will probably be a draft application out in August and will start
receiving applications in October.
The tech committee will meet before the next full ADW meeting to
brainstorm possible grant projects.
c. Progress Evaluation Activities
Ric Lawson discussed the 2013 progress evaluation activities. There is a total
of $87k of work planned. The scope of work for HRWC and Wayne County
was provided in a handout.
Ric stated that volunteer monitoring had just started and they anticipate a
good sampling year. Recent rain has not been a problem.
Dean Tuomari provided a summary of Wayne County progress evaluation
activities from Jan-March 2013. There has been good participation from
schools.
d. Public Education Committee Update
i. 2013 Activities Update
Leah Groya provided a summary of the 2013 PEP activities. Activities
include: labeling/signage, green school literature/seedlings, pollution
prevention outreach, rain barrel sale coordination, IDEP training, articles,