INTEGRATED WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT · 2018-04-03 · integrated water resources management: facilitating the implementation of integrated planning, source water protection, and

INTEGRATED WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT:FACILITATING THE IMPLEMENTATION OF INTEGRATED PLANNING, SOURCE WATER PROTECTION, AND OTHER WATER MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS

November 4, 2016

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Benefits of Integrated Water Resources Management

• Help satisfy multiple compliance requirements in an efficient manner

• Take credit for all regulatory related activities

• Maximize funding and provide multiple benefits on infrastructure improvement projects

• Provide a holistic approach to water resources management

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• Water Resources Management 101

• Integrating Stormwater Management with

o Wastewater Systems

o Source Water Protection

o Transportation

• Integrating Regulatory Requirements and Funding Sources

• Integrated Water Resources Management

Agenda

WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT 101

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• Water management has moved to the top of the agenda for many cities and counties in the U.S.

• Elected officials will continue to grapple with financing and managing water resource improvements

Water Resources Management

MS4 Permit CoverageExisting SW UtilitiesSource: Western Kentucky University

Source: U.S. EPA

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Is Water Resources Management Really New?

Water management has been around for thousands of years

A street in Perugia, Italy collects stormwater in a slightly lower channel along the middle of the street

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• Most early water resource management projects were focused on flood control, public waters protection and navigation

• Corps of Engineers was permanently established in 1802 to help manage these structures

• In the 20th century, an increasingly urbanized society began to focus more on environmental preservation and water quality

Water Resources Management in the U.S.

TVA dam under construction

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1950s – 1970s

• Flood Management• Point Source Controls

(Treatment Plants)

• Erosion and Sediment Control• Drinking Water Protection

1970s - 1980s

1980s - 1990s

• Non-Point Source Controls• Stream / Channel Protection• CSO and SW Management• SDWA

2000s - 2010s

• Sustainable Watersheds• SSO and TMDLs• Habitat Protection

Too Much – Too Little – Keep it Clean!

Water Resources Management is Evolving

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Gray Infrastructure

Blue Infrastructure

Green Infrastructure

Stormwater and flood control facilities

Stream restoration, natural treatment

systems, park systems, conservation land, and recreational facilities

Single Purpose Public Works Projects

Wastewater, water, and gas utilities;

roadways, parking lots, and bridges

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Integrating Various Types of Infrastructure

Gray Infrastructure

Blue Infrastructure

Green Infrastructure

Create a multi-use network of open spaces

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OLD SW Management Perspective

• Convey stormwaterquickly from site to waterbody or detention ponds

• Manage peak flows for flood control, drainage and large scale downstream erosion

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NEW SW Management Perspective

• View stormwater as a resource

• Slow down the flow, allow to infiltrate

• Integrate green infrastructure in the design of the project

• Manage stormwater on-site

• Reduce SW volume and pollutant loads to waterbodies

INTEGRATING STORMWATERMANAGEMENT AND WASTEWATER SYSTEMS

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Need for Integrated Planning

• Communities are burdened with addressing multiple regulatory programs (e.g. MS4, SSO, CSO)

• Compliance programs often focus on individual requirements without full consideration of all CWA obligations

• This can constrain a municipality from addressing its most serious water quality issues in a cost-effective manner

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USEPA to the Rescue

• In 2011, USEPA indicated its intent to work with communities to develop an integrated planning and permitting framework

• Three memos have been released:o October 27, 2011: Achieving Water Quality

Through Integrated Municipal Stormwaterand Wastewater Plans

o June 5, 2012: Integrated Municipal Stormwater and Wastewater Planning Approach Framework

o January 18, 2013: Assessing Financial Capability for Municipal CWA Requirements

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Framework Guiding Principles for Plan Development

Reflect State requirementsand priorities

Provide for meetingCWA obligations

Maximize the effectiveness of funds through alternatives analysis

Incorporate effective, innovative technologies (green and others)

Evaluate community impacts and disproportionate burdens

Ensure existing requirements are not delayed

Ensure that a financial strategy is in place

Provide opportunity forstakeholder input

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CSO Communities with GI Programs: • Cincinnati• Cleveland• Chattanooga• Detroit• Milwaukee• New York• Philadelphia• Syracuse• Washington DC• and many others …(Columbus Blueprint for SSO)

Green/Sustainable Infrastructure Generates Benefits

GI addresses wet weather problems AND provides for

urban rehabilitation and renewal

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Integrated Planning Drivers

• Consent decreeso Mix of gray and green infrastructure

• TMDLso WWTP dischargeso MS4 program

• Asset managemento Water, wastewater, stormwater

• Limited fundingo Combining resources to fund multi-

purpose projects

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• Affordability, feasibility, and economic issues mean that many wet weather programs will continue for decades

• Funding for utility improvement projects will continue to be a challenge

• Old paradigm: Define a short term project/ program and implement it – “We are done”

• New paradigm: Define a program to address multiple issues, prioritize, and begin implementing – “We will make continual improvement and adapt”

Integrated Planning – New Paradigm

INTEGRATING STORMWATERMANAGEMENT ANDSOURCE WATER PROTECTION

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CWA:NPDESTMDLs

SDWA

WW &CSO Ctls.

NFIP, DMA, DSA

E & SControls

Local water bodies

Local planning,land use, and soils data

An Integrated Approach Addresses Federal, State, and Local Needs

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RISK PREVENTIONPost-development

BMPs

Implement BMPs Through Development Requirements – Focus on SWP

INTEGRATING STORMWATERMANAGEMENT AND TRANSPORTATION

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DOT Drainage/SW Management

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Municipal Stormwater Management

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Integrating Transportation and StormwaterManagement Functions

Washington DC’s Sustainable DC Plan

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Green Streets Program

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Identifying Opportunities

Philadelphia’s Green City, Clean Waters Program

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3D Models and Conceptual Designs

Philadelphia’s Green City, Clean Waters Program

INTEGRATING REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS AND FUNDING SOURCES

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Integration of Regulatory Requirementsand Funding Sources

Recommended Activities / Implementation Plan

P u b l i c I n v o l v e m e n t

Protection ToolsModeling

Stream &Watershed

Characterization

Goals & Objectives

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Integration Facilitates Implementation

Understand and Integrate

Multiple Regulatory

Requirements

Leverage and Integrate Funding

from Different Programs

Leverage and Integrate

Data from Different Programs

Balance Economic, Social, and Environmental Needs

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Tie Programs to Economic Development and Social Improvement

• DWSD Green Infrastructure Programo Demo and removal of vacant structureso Tree planting initiative

• Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District, Cleveland, OHo Local community participation programo Focus on gray to green

• Columbus Blueprinto Parks and other GIo Creating local jobs

INTEGRATED WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT

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Service Levels

Public Policy Regulations

Elected and Appointed Officials

Customers and

Stakeholders

Integrated Water Quality and Quantity

Water Resources Management Framework

Strategy and Structure

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Institutional Barriers

• Cross-Departmental Collaborationo Utilitieso Streetso Communicationo Others

• Sharing of Resourceso Utilities/streets budgeto General budgeto GIS/asset management

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Benefits of Integrated Water Resources Management

• Help satisfy multiple compliance requirements in an efficient manner

• Take credit for all regulatory related activities

• Maximize funding and provide multiple benefits on infrastructure improvement projects

• Provide a holistic approach to water resources management

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Water Resources Management

Managing water resources is all about quantity and quality. We need to control quantity to minimize the impact on communities and ecosystems while managing the cost of meeting water quality demands of regulations

THANK YOU!

Dan Gernant, [email protected]

Mark Van Auken, PE, CMS4S, ENV SPStormwater/MS4 Discipline Leader [email protected]