Save the Rain
First Quarterly Report 2014
January - March 2014 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
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
Funding State Bond Act Funds Federal EPA Funds
Federal Army Corps of Engineers Funds EFC Loans
Onondaga County Lake Improvement Project Fourth Stipulation of the ACJ Clinton/Lower MIS CSO Improvement Harbor Brook Drainage Basin CSO Abatement Midland CSO Abatement Sewer Separation of CSO Areas: 022/038/040/045/046A/046B/047/048/050/051/053/054 Save the Rain Education and Outreach Grant Appendix
Project Payments Lake Improvement Project Status Report Federal and State Grants/Loans Approved and Received Chronology of Project Construction Starts Contractors for Construction Projects Metro Treatment Plant CSOs WEP Acronyms
Project Progress Report from Commissioner On April 1, 2014, the County submitted its annual report for 2013 Amended Consent Judgment (ACJ) activities to the Department of Environmental Conservation and the host of parties to the ACJ, including the EPA and ASLF. The report is just over four inches tall; the executive summary is 24 pages long! Let me recap several highlights in bullet form.
CSO capture is 92.9 percent as of 12/31/2013. This capture is well ahead of the required 89.5 percent capture by 12/31/2013. Future capture goals of 91.4 percent by 12/31/15, 93.0 percent by 12/31/2016, and 95.0 percent by 2018 are in the County’s grasp.
Major milestones for the construction of the Harbor Brook intercepting sewer replacement, the Clinton Storage Facility, and the Lower Harbor Brook Storage Facility were met by the construction team.
The Clinton Storage Facility has a single storm volume capture capacity of 6.5 million gallons— an investment of more than the ACJ-required 3.7 million gallons in recognition of the importance of both capture and water quality improvements to the Save the Rain standard of environmental excellence and achievement.
The Lower Harbor Brook Storage Facility and its wet weather conveyances will have a combined single storm capture volume of 4.9 million gallons, in excess of the ACJ minimum requirements as well.
The Green Infrastructure Program for 2013 included the completion of 50 assets including 27 Green Improvement Fund projects. The County’s Save the Rain program continues its demonstration of green infrastructure as a critical element to the long-term control of combined sewer and stormwater issues. Every green asset is not just an excellent practice to improve water quality; it also represents a community asset. Green infrastructure helps rebuild neighborhoods, makes urban areas accommodating to renewed quality of life, and sets in motion the repositioning of our community as a center for economic reinvestment by the private sector.
In 2013 the Save the Rain program received six major awards, including the U.S. Water Prize-one of the highest national awards--and the New York State Environmental Excellence Award, the highest environmental award at the state level.
Given the significant progress in 2013, it is important to recognize the program adjustments on the horizon. With capture goals coming sharply into focus, the construction activity is narrowly directed to specific areas where individual combined sewers have frequency or volume that impact overall water quality. Water quality will become the spotlight issue, gradually replacing volume capture.
GRAY PROJECTS UPDATE
Gray Project Update
Clinton CSO Storage Facility Project (Construction Phase) The Clinton CSO Storage Facility was placed on line on December 27, 2013 and a small CSO event occurred prior to the new year with capture of all combined sewage from the connected CSOs. Several minor CSO events occurred over the first three months of 2014. The first large event occurred on March 29, 2014 with nearly 2� of rainfall in the City of Syracuse as well as significant snow melt. The snowpack was concentrated with water due to the very wet late season snow storms. The Clinton Storage Facility functioned essentially as designed with the effluent pumps activating when the tank reached a preset level. Due to historically high Onondaga Creek levels, the effluent pumps operated for several hours as CSO continued to enter the storage system. The storage system was dewatered with all of the contents pumped to the MIS for conveyance to Metro for treatment. This first large event provided information for refinement of future operations. The contractor is working on miscellaneous final work items. Site restoration began on April 1, 2014 with closure of the temporary parking and the start of final grading. Completion is scheduled for June 2014, however, the contractor will remain onsite for the duration of the Performance Period as required in the Contract Documents. Lower Harbor Brook CSO Storage Facility Project (Construction Phase) The Lower Harbor Brook CSO Storage Facility was placed on line on December 31, 2013 and several small CSO events occurred over the first three months of 2014. The first large event occurred on March 29, 2014 with nearly 2� of rainfall in the City of Syracuse as well as significant snow melt. The snowpack was concentrated with water due to the very wet late season snow storms. The Lower Harbor Brook Storage Tank was filled during this event with the system operating essentially as designed. This first large event provided information for refinement of future operations. The storage system was dewatered with all of the contents pumped to the HBIS for conveyance to Metro for treatment. Site restoration began in late March with completion scheduled for June. The Contractor will stay onsite for the duration of the Performance Period as required in the Contract Documents. CSO 063 Conveyance Project (Bidding Phase) The Harbor Brook CSO 063 Conveyances Project is the final conveyance pipeline associated with the Lower Harbor Brook CSO Storage Facility. This connection will allow additional wastewater to be stored at the facility for eventual treatment at the Metropolitan Wastewater Treatment Plant. The project includes: 1,020 linear feet (LF) of pile supported 48-inch RCP sewer pipe with 5 pile supported manholes within the access road along Harbor Brook; new pile supported structures along Harbor Brook including a CSO 063 outfall manhole, trash rack structure and outfall headwall; 156 LF of 48-inch DIP pipe jacking under the SBNY Railroad with sending and receiving pits; 1,920 LF of 60-inch RCP sewer pipe with 8 pre-cast manholes within Erie Boulevard West, the National Grid property and Emerson Avenue; a new CSO 063 regulator structure, Grit Chamber, and connection to the Emerson Trunk Sewer within Erie Boulevard West; and a new pre-cast manhole within Emerson Avenue connection the new sewer to the existing 48-inch combined sewer. The County advertised the project for bid on March 6, 2014 and the bid opening will take place on April 28, 2014. The projected construction commencement date is July 2014 with a projected completion date of late summer 2015.
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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 $75,420,843 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 onsite 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: The Clinton CSO Storage Facility was placed on line on December 27, 2013. The first large event occurred on March 29, 2014 with nearly 2� of rainfall in the City of Syracuse as well as significant snow melt. The snowpack was concentrated with water due to the very wet late season snow storms. The Clinton Storage Facility functioned essentially as designed with the effluent pumps activating when the tank reached a preset level. The contractor is working on miscellaneous final work items. Site restoration began on April 1, 2014 with closure of the temporary parking and the start of final grading. Completion is scheduled for June 2014, however, the contractor will remain onsite for the duration of the Performance Period as required in the Contract Documents.
Clinton CSO Storage Facility – Tunnel 1 filling, March 2014 Clinton CSO Storage Facility – Construction June 2013
View of Clinton CSO Storage Facility West Chamber from West Jefferson Street November 2013
Clinton CSO Storage Facility Construction – Tunnel wall rebar July 2013
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FACT SHEET Harbor Brook CSO 063 Conveyances Project
Project: CSO 063 Conveyances Project Owner: Onondaga County Project Location: Harbor Brook, Erie Blvd. W. Sewershed: Harbor Brook No. of CSOs Abated: 1 Completion Date: September 1, 2015 (projected) Contract Amount: TBD Bid Date: April 28, 201 Prime Contractor: TBD
Project Description: The Harbor Brook CSO 063 Conveyances Project is the final conveyance pipeline associated with the Lower Harbor Brook CSO Storage Facility. This connection will allow additional wastewater to be stored at the facility for eventual treatment at the Metropolitan Wastewater Treatment Plant. The new project, Contract No. 5, consists of the following:
1,020 linear feet (LF) of pile supported 48-inch RCP sewer pipe with 5 pile supported manholes within the access road along Harbor Brook New pile supported structures along Harbor Brook including a CSO 063 outfall manhole, trash rack CSO 063 structure and outfall headwall Conveyances 156 LF of 48-inch DIP pipe jacking under the SBNY Railroad with sending and receiving pits 1,920 LF of 60-inch RCP sewer pipe with 8 pre-cast manholes within Erie Boulevard West, the National Grid property and Emerson Avenue. A new CSO 063 regulator structure, Grit Chamber, and connection to the Emerson Trunk Sewer within Erie Boulevard West A new pre-cast manhole within Emerson Avenue connection the new sewer to the existing 48-inch combined sewer
In addition, as part of the County’s floatable removal program, approximately 90 catch basins in CSO Area 063 need new hoods for oil and debris limitations. There are also provisions for catch basin cleaning, rehabilitation or replacement if necessary. The County advertised the project for bid on March 6, 2014 and the bid opening will take place on April 28, 2014. The projected construction commencement date is July 2014 with a projected completion date of late summer 2015.
Location and routing of the CSO 063 Conveyances Project along Harbor Brook and Erie Blvd. West near Hiawatha Blvd. West (bottom of picture)
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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 – Construction Progress Photos
Project Update: The Lower Harbor Brook CSO Storage Facility was placed on line on December 31, 2013 and several small CSO events occurred over the first three months of 2014. The first large event occurred on March 29, 2014 with nearly 2� of rainfall in the City of Syracuse as well as significant snow melt. The snowpack was concentrated with water due to the very wet late season snow storms. The Lower Harbor Brook Storage Tank was filled during this event with the system operating essentially as designed. This first large event provided information for refinement of future operations. The storage system was dewatered with all of the contents pumped to the HBIS for conveyance to Metro for treatment. Site restoration began in late March with completion scheduled for June. The Contractor will stay onsite for the duration of the Performance Period as required in the Contract Documents.
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GREEN PROJECTS UPDATE
Green Projects Update
2014 will mark the 5th construction season for the Save the Rain Program. The program continues to evolve with a greater emphasis on strategic selection of green infrastructure projects. As the spring season approaches, several projects are slated for construction. Completion of the East Washington Street Green Corridor Project is scheduled for this spring. The project includes the installation of an underground infiltration trench with bioswales and enhanced landscaping. Porous pavers have also been installed in the parking of the street. The final piece of the project will be a full road reconstruction along the corridor. In total, an estimated 959,000 gallons will be captured annually. The East Washington Street project is funded in part by a grant from the New York State Environmental Facilities Corporation’s Green Innovation Grant Program (GIGP). Construction is underway for Phases II & III of the Connective Corridor. The project is a comprehensive road reconstruction connecting the Syracuse University campus with the Downtown Syracuse business district. Phases II & III of the project extends through W. Jefferson Street from Forman Park to West Street and will incorporate several green infrastructure features along the corridor. Green infrastructure features include: underground infiltration, porous pavers and bioretention with enhanced tree plantings that will capture almost 11 million gallons of stormwater annually. Plans have been finalized for the construction of two vacant lot projects next to Hughes Magnet School. The vacant lots will be redeveloped with the installation of a rain garden with enhanced tree trenches to capture stormwater from a portion of the school roof and adjacent parking lot. Additionally, the school has agreed to assume the long term maintenance care of the redeveloped lots. In total, the project will capture an estimated 725,000 gallons of stormwater annually. In 2014, the Save the Rain program will continue its partnership with the City of Syracuse Parks Department with planned renovations at Comfort Tyler Park. The park is scheduled to receive several site enhancements, as part of a capital improvement project, which will include green infrastructure solutions. A rain garden system will be installed as well as a bioretention area. Excess pavement will be removed and replaced with green space. Finally, the basketball court at Comfort Tyler Park will be replaced with a porous asphalt basketball court through collaboration with the Jim & Juli Boeheim and Carmelo K. Anthony foundations. The Courts-4-Kids program restores local basketball courts to help improve athletic opportunities in the community. Courts-4-Kids has previously collaborated with City Parks and the Save the Rain program on renovations of basketball courts at Skiddy Park, Leavenworth/Barker Park and Lewis Park. The Comfort Tyler Park project will capture an estimated total of 800,000 gallons of stormwater annually.
Green Project Summary Tables 2013 Projects Projects Completed Projects Under Construction GIF Projects Completed (2013) Total Projects (as of 12/31/13)
39 3 26 42
2014 Project Projections Projects in Contracting Phase Projects in Final Design Total
3 1 4
Project: Project Owner: Project Location:
FACT SHEET Connective Corridor Phases 2 and 3: West St. to Forman Park
Sewershed: CSO: GI Technology: Capture Area: Runoff Reduction: Year Contracted: Construction Cost: Prime Contractor:
Connective Corridor Phase 2/3 City of Syracuse E Genesee St. between Forman Park & State St. & West Fayette St. between State St. & West St. Clinton 026, 027, 029, 030 Green Street 623,000 sq. ft. 10,975,000 gal/yr 2013 $973,255 (Green Portion of Bid) Barrett Paving Materials
Project Description: The second and third phases of the Connective Corridor project are under construction, starting along West Fayette St. at West St, and progressing east towards the already completed initial phase. The Save the Rain Program, in partnership with the City of Syracuse and Syracuse University, has incorporated green infrastructure throughout the corridor between University Hill and Downtown Syracuse. The second and third phases of the Connective Corridor on East Genesee and West Fayette streets consist of comprehensive green street applications with a variety of green infrastructure technologies, including subsurface infiltration trenches, permeable paver parking lanes, and tree plantings. These technologies work together to capture a total of 10,975,000 gallons of stormwater annually which is kept out of the combined sewer system.
MTD (Manufactured Treatment Device) during installation on West Fayette St. near West St.
Completion of the second and third phases of the Connective Corridor project will provide a valuable asset to the community, linking the University Hill area to Downtown Syracuse.
Conceptual Design Layout of Project from West St. to Forman Park Version 04/08/2014
GREEN IMPROVEMENT FUND
Green Improvement Fund Update:
In 2013, the Save the Rain Program continued to provide grant assistance through the Green Improvement Fund for the installation of green infrastructure solutions on private property throughout the City of Syracuse. During the end of the 2013 construction season, several GIF projects were completed including Grace Episcopal Church, Housing Visions, VNA Homecare and Genesee Plaza. In addition, GIF projects currently under construction include the Pike Block and Bethany Baptist Church projects. The Green Improvement Fund discontinued the application period at the end of the year, as planned. The temporary hiatus is part of the annual program evaluation process to refine program scope and maximize capture opportunities in priority areas in the City. Applications will be accepted again this spring, following the release of an updated priority map and updated GIF program documents.
Green Improvement Fund Summary (as of 03/31/14) Total Applications Received
130
Projects Completed
58
Contract/Implementation Phase
22
Projects in Award Phase
26
Applications Under Review
1
Inactive/Ineligible
23
Project: Project Owner: Project Location: Sewershed: CSO: GI Technology:
FACT SHEET Green Improvement Fund: Genesee Plaza
Capture Area: Runoff Reduction: Year Completed: GIF Award: Contractor:
Genesee Plaza Private 1001-1055 W. Genesee Street Harbor Brook 005, 006a Subsurface Infiltration Chambers, Added Green Space 206,476 sq. ft. 3,590,100 gal/yr 2013 $616,100 D.E. Tarolli, Inc.
Project Description: The Genesee Plaza project is a redevelopment of the site that was previously the Sam Dell car dealership, located on the southwest corner of West Genesee and North Geddes Streets. The redevelopment includes the construction of three commercial buildings and a Dunkin Donuts store. Onondaga County’s Save the Rain Program partnered with the developer through the Green Improvement Fund to install green infrastructure elements in the new parking lot to manage stormwater runoff onsite. The project included the installation of a subsurface storage chamber system throughout the driveway and parking lot of the property. An extensive series of roof leader connections were installed to direct stormwater from the roof of the new buildings into the subsurface chambers. Green space was also added to provide additional stormwater mitigation and improve aesthetics throughout the site. The new system allows for stormwater across the entire site to be disconnected completely from the combined sewer system. The project captures an estimated total of 3,590,100 gallons of stormwater annually – the largest GIF project in the program.
Installation of the Subsurface Storage Chambers
New Drive Lane with Subsurface Storage Chambers Version 03/13/2014
Project: Project Owner: Project Location: Sewershed: CSO: GI Technology:
FACT SHEET Green Improvement Fund: Grace Episcopal Church
Capture Area: Runoff Reduction: Year Completed: GIF Award: Contractor:
Grace Episcopal Church Private 819 Madison Street Clinton 080b Porous Pavement, Rain Gardens, Added Green Space 9,670 sq. ft. 262,100 gal/yr 2013 $99,400 Lan-Co Companies
Project Description: Grace Episcopal Church is located at 819 Madison Street. The Church has been a part of the Central New York community since 1871. In 2013, the Church partnered with the Save the Rain Program through the Green Improvement Fund to implement green infrastructure practices on their property. The project included a new porous pavement parking area and two rain garden systems. The porous pavement was installed in the church parking lot with a connection to a new gutter system (on the western building) to collect a portion of runoff from the roof of the church. The two rain gardens were installed to collect runoff from a second building on the church campus. Additional green space was also installed onsite.
Porous Pavement Parking Lot
Over 9,000 square feet of green infrastructure was installed that will capture an estimated total of 262,100 gallons of stormwater annually.
Rain Garden Installation Version 03/13/2014
Project: Project Owner: Project Location: Sewershed: CSO: GI Technology:
FACT SHEET Green Improvement Fund: Housing Visions 116 Hawley Ave.
Capture Area: Runoff Reduction: Year Completed: GIF Award: Contractor:
Housing Visions: 116 Hawley Ave. Housing Visions 116 Hawley Ave. Clinton/Lower MIS 080 Porous Pavement, Rain Garden, Tree Planting, Added Green Space 32,256 sq. ft. 564,400 gal/yr 2013 $194,650 Housing Visions Construction
Project Description: Housing Visions is a neighborhood revitalization organization with several properties throughout the City of Syracuse. Housing Visions recently partnered with Onondaga County’s Save the Rain Program through the Green Improvement Fund for renovations at 116 Hawley Ave. The Hawley Ave site is a satellite office for Housing Visions to better serve the Northside of Syracuse. The project included a variety of green infrastructure elements: porous pavement, rain garden, tree planting, and added green space. Previously, the entire site consisted primarily of pavement with no green space. The green infrastructure enhancements onsite have transformed the facility while also providing an environmentally-friendly footprint on the property. In addition to the green enhancements, the roof of the facility was also integrated into the design with a portion of roof runoff being directed to the porous pavement.
Porous Pavement Parking Area
The project will capture an estimated 564,400 gallons of stormwater annually. Tree Plantings and Added Green Space Version 03/13/2014
Project: Project Owner: Project Location: Sewershed: CSO: GI Technology:
FACT SHEET Green Improvement Fund: VNA Homecare
Capture Area: Runoff Reduction: Year Completed: GIF Award: Contractor:
VNA Homecare Private 1050 West Genesee Street Harbor Brook 005 Subsurface Infiltration Trench and Dry Well 28,882 sq. ft. 516,000 gal/yr 2013 $65,800 Savannah Civil Sitework
Project Description: VNA (Visiting Nursing Association) Homecare is a managed long term care program that provides medical assistance for individuals who wish to remain in their homes. VNA is a strong community partner with many local healthcare agencies and organizations throughout Central New York. VNA recently partnered with Onondaga County’s Save the Rain Program through the Green Improvement Fund to implement green infrastructure solutions on their property, located at 1050 W. Genesee Street. The VNA project included the installation of a subsurface infiltration system that works in conjunction with a drywell. Runoff from the parking lot, streets, and sidewalks is conveyed to the subsurface infiltration trench through a drywell system with various catch basin inlets. The system will collect stormwater from the site and infiltrate it into the ground, preventing it from entering the combined sewer system.
Installation of the Subsurface Infiltration Trench
This project captures an estimated annual total of 516,000 gallons of stormwater.
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New Drive Lane with Sub-Surface Storage Chambers
METRO WWTP PHOSPHORUS PROJECTS /TMDL/AMBIENT MONITORING PROGRAM UPDATE
Metro WWTP Projects Metro WWTP Phosphorus Optimization Project The design elements of the phosphorus optimization project will commence in 2014. The engineering team of CRA and GHD engineers will be moving forward on enhancements to both the tertiary and secondary treatment systems to improve the reliability in removing phosphorus. This will provide for greater assurances for compliance with the Phosphorus Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) waste load allocation for Metro.
Ambient Monitoring Program (AMP) Tributary Water Quality Status
Section 303(d) of the Federal Clean Water Act requires states to periodically assess and report on the quality of waters in their state and to identify impaired waters where specific designated uses are not fully supported. For these impaired waters, states must consider the development of a total maximum daily load (TMDL) or other strategy to protect such uses. Ley Creek, Onondaga Creek (lower and middle segments), and Harbor Brook (lower segment) are listed in Part 3c as waterbodies for which TMDLs are deferred (pending development, implementation, evaluation of other restoration measures) for pathogens, nutrients (phosphorus) and ammonia. The impairments of these waters are being addressed through a combination of measures including those required by the ACJ and/or contained in consent order and other agreements with municipalities and private entities to address industrial contamination, stormwater, combined sewer overflows, and other urban sources. Additional support is provided through the Onondaga Lake Partnership. Various monitoring efforts, including the Onondaga County AMP, ongoing bacteria track-down efforts, and environmental sampling performed by other entities, will be used to evaluate the results of these restoration measures, the water quality in these tributaries, and the need for TMDL development.
Sample Crew collect samples from bridge during a Tributary sampling event
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The NYS Department of Environmental Conservation classifies surface waters--including lakes, rivers, streams, embayments, estuaries, and groundwater--with respect to their best use.
Onondaga Lake tributaries are currently classified as Class B and Class C. The best usages of Class B waters are primary and secondary water contact recreation and fishing. Primary water contact recreation includes activities that immerse the body in the water, such as swimming; secondary water contact recreation includes activities without full immersion, such as boating. In addition, Class B waters shall be suitable for fish, shellfish, and wildlife propagation. The best usage of Class C waters is fishing. These waters shall also be suitable for fish, shellfish, and wildlife propagation and survival. Class C waters shall be suitable for primary and secondary water contact recreation, although other factors may limit the use for these purposes.
Ley Creek at Park Street sampling location is classified as Class C
Tributary Compliance Assessment The AMP data supports the evaluation of water quality conditions and compliance with New York State ambient water quality standards (AWQS). The 2013 tributary AMP data continued to indicate that the major tributaries were generally in compliance with these standards. The primary exceptions in meeting AWQS in the tributaries were total dissolved solids (TDS) and fecal coliform bacteria (FC). Contravention of the AWQS for TDS is primarily associated with the natural hydrogeology of the watershed and not with anthropogenic effects. The AMP tracks compliance with the AWQS for bacteria in the tributaries during both wet and dry weather. The abundance of fecal coliform bacteria in the lake tributaries during wet weather is affected by stormwater runoff, the functioning of the combined sewer system, and upstream sources. The AMP also tracks bacterial abundance during non-storm periods; these data provide a means of identifying potential connections of sanitary waste to the stormwater collection system, and portions of the sewerage infrastructure in need of repair.
Onondaga Creek at Spencer Street during High Flow Conditions
The ACJ includes a phased schedule for combined sewer overflow (CSO) compliance that uses an incremental approach to meeting the new goal of capture for treatment or elimination of, within the meaning of the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) National CSO Policy, no less than 95 percent by volume of CSO by 2018. The County has employed four strategies to reduce wet weather discharges from the combined sewer system to the Metro treatment plant: (1) sewer separation, (2) construction of regional treatment facilities, (3) capture of floatable materials and maximization of system storage capacity, and (4) green infrastructure projects. In 1998 there were 72 active CSOs in the collection system (outfall points with the potential to discharge combined sewage). These CSOs discharged to three tributaries to Onondaga Lake: Onondaga Creek, Harbor Brook, and Ley Creek. Through 2013, several projects have reduced the number of operational CSO locations to 28. In addition, green infrastructure projects are capturing hundreds of millions of gallons of stormwater runoff before it can enter the combined sewer system. Two (2) sewer separation projects constructed in 2012 addressed the discharge of overflows to Onondaga Creek during significant wet weather events. The regulator sewer within the regulator manholes was sealed in 2012 for CSO outfall 022 (located in the vicinity of Wallace and West Genesee streets) and CSO 045 (located in the vicinity of West Castle and Hudson streets) in order to eliminate sanitary connections to these outfalls. A postconstruction compliance monitoring program specifically designed to verify the separation of sanitary and storm flow was implemented in 2013 and will continue through 2014. In 2013, construction of the Clinton and Lower Harbor Brook storage facilities was completed. These facilities will provide a combined 147 million gallons of CSO capture annually and will result in significant reductions in additional overflows and water quality improvements in Onondaga Creek.
Tributary Quarterly Bacteria Compliance Summary Table 1 (next page) summarizes the results of the bacteria compliance assessment for samples collected during the November 2013 through January 2014 tributary sampling events.
Table 1: AMP Tributary Bacteria Monthly Compliance Assessment1 (November 2013 - January 2014) Sampling Site Harbor Brook Velasko Road Hiawatha Boulevard Onondaga Creek Dorwin Avenue Kirkpatrick Street Ley Creek at Park Street Ninemile Creek at Lakeland (Route 48) Bloody Brook at Onondaga Lake Parkway Tributary 5a at State Fair Boulevard
November 2013
December 2013
January 2014
√ X
√ X
√ X
√ X X √ √ √
√ X √ X √ √
√ √ √ √ √ √
1
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 geometric mean, from a minimum of five examinations, shall not exceed 200 colony forming units per 100 milliliters.” √ represents compliance and X represents non-compliance
Tributary Water Quality Trends The AMP also examines long-term trends in tributary water quality conditions. Precipitation is the primary driver of stream flow and the single most important meteorological attribute affecting material loading from the tributaries to Onondaga Lake. Loading trends for Metro and the tributaries over the 1991-2012 interval are presented graphically for selected constituents (Figure 1). Long-term decreases in loading of total phosphorus and total dissolved phosphorus (a dissolved form of phosphorus that is used by algae for growth) have been driven mostly by reductions in the Metro contribution. Year-to-year variations in phosphorus loading from the watershed are regulated to a large extent by differences in the timing and magnitude of runoff. Phosphorus inputs from the tributaries were particularly low in the low runoff year of 2012. Long-term decreases in ammonia loading and increases in nitrate loading are associated with implementation of efficient, year-round nitrification treatment at Metro. Variations in ammonia and nitrate loading from the tributaries have been modest in comparison. Noteworthy reductions in loading of fecal coliform bacteria have occurred since the 1990s, led by decreasing inputs from the Metro bypass. Additional information on the AMP and the complete 2012 Onondaga Lake AMP is posted on the County’s web site: http://ongov.net/wep/we15.html
Figure 1: Annual loading of selected constituents to Onondaga Lake from Metro and watershed sources, 1991–2012: (a) total phosphorus (TP), (b) total dissolved phosphorus (TDP), (c) ammonia-N (NH3-N), (d)nitrate (NO3-N), and (e) fecal coliform (FC) bacteria.
Tributary Quarterly Sampling Event Summary The following Tributary sampling events were conducted during the 1 st quarter of 2014. January 2014 Tributary Bacteria sampling events: January 6, 21, and 23 Tributary High flow sampling event: January 14 Tributary Biweekly sampling events: January 2 and 30 February 2014 Tributary Bacteria sampling events: February 3, 5, 18, and 20 Tributary Biweekly sampling events: February 11 and 25 March 2014 Tributary Bacteria sampling events: March 4, 6, 17, and 20 Tributary Biweekly sampling event: March 19 Tributary Quarterly sampling event: March 25 Tributary High Flow sampling event: March 31
Onondaga Lake Water Quality Monitoring Onondaga Lake Water Quality Status Water quality improvements in Onondaga Lake have been both substantial and rapid following Metro upgrades. Prior to the upgrades, exceedance of water quality standards to protect against toxic effects of ammonia and nitrite occurred frequently in the upper waters of the lake. The high phosphorus loads caused a severe case of cultural eutrophication (major increases in the production of microscopic plants). The lake is currently listed as impaired for fish consumption ( PCBs, dioxin, mercury, other toxics)
and pathogens (pending implementation/evaluation of other restoration measures) resulting from CSOs, municipal, and urban runoff. Onondaga County’s Save the Rain (STR) Program will significantly reduce or eliminate the discharge of untreated combined sewage into Onondaga Lake and its tributaries, and bring the County’s effluent discharges into compliance with the applicable water quality standards for the receiving waters. Honeywell International is proceeding with a number of projects to address
industrial contamination issues with oversight by the federal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and NYSDEC.
Onondaga Lake Compliance Assessment The 2013 monitoring results indicate that the open waters of Onondaga Lake were in compliance with most AWQS. The lake has been in full compliance with the AWQS for ammonia (NH3) since 2007 and in 2008 was officially removed from New York State’s 303(d) list of impaired waterbodies for this water quality parameter. Exceedances of the AWQS for nitrite now only occur for brief periods in the lower layers of the lake when hypoxia prevails. These conditions reflect incomplete nitrification of ammonia within those lower lake depths.
Long-term trends in total phosphorus (TP) concentrations in the lake’s upper waters continue to depict major decreases since the early 1990s. New York State has promulgated the following narrative standard for phosphorus in water, “None in amounts that will result in growths of algae, weeds, and slimes that will impair the waters for their best usages.” (NYSCRR §703.2) For ponded waters the narrative standard is interpreted using a guidance value of 20 µg/L, calculated as the average total phosphorus concentration in the lake’s upper waters between June 1 and September 30. A total maximum daily load (TMDL) allocation for phosphorus inputs to Onondaga Lake has been developed to meet this water quality goal. The phosphorus TMDL was approved by USEPA on June 29, 2012. The 2013 summer TP concentration in the lake’s upper waters was 25 µg/L (Figure 2), somewhat higher than the state’s guidance value of 20 µg/L. 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.
Figure 2: Summer Phosphorus Levels in Upper Waters of Onondaga Lake (1989-2013)
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Lower phosphorus levels in Onondaga Lake have resulted in fewer and less severe algal blooms (Figure 4). No algal blooms have been measured in Onondaga Lake in the past six 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 included Cazenovia Lake, Honeoye Lake, Oneida Lake, and the Oneida River. Blue-green algal blooms have not been an issue in Onondaga Lake in recent years.
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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.
Diatoms are a major group of algae in Onondaga Lake Dissolved oxygen (DO) concentrations met the AWQS in the upper waters of Onondaga Lake throughout the 2013 sampling period (Figure 5). Anoxic conditions prevailed in the lower waters during most of the summer stratified period. However, this situation is not uncommon in stratified lakes where the volume of the lower stratum (hypolimnion) is relatively small. In New York, an estimated 70 percent of assessed lakes do not meet AWQS for DO in the deep waters. 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.
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The suitability of Onondaga Lake for water contact recreation is assessed using two parameters: fecal coliform bacteria and water clarity. Substantial inputs of bacteria and turbidity (causing reductions in clarity) often occur in both urban and agricultural areas during runoff events from the wash-off of pollutants from land surfaces and overflow of combined sewers. In New York State, fecal coliform bacteria (a class of bacteria present in the intestinal tract of all mammals) are used to indicate the potential presence of raw or partially treated sewage in water. The fecal coliform bacteria standard is used by NYSDEC to evaluate water quality and by the New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH) to evaluate suitability for swimming at designated beaches. During the April to October interval of 2013, bacteria levels in Class B areas of Onondaga Lake did not exceed the standard established for contact recreation. One site, located within the Class C segment at the lake’s southeastern shoreline, exceeded the bacteria standard only during the month of April. While there is no NYSDEC standard for water clarity, NYSDOH has a swimming safety guidance value for designated bathing beaches of 4 feet or 1.2 meters. The NYSDOH swimming safety guidance value was met in Class B waters throughout the summer recreational period of 2013.
Onondaga Lake Quarterly Sampling Event Summary No lake sampling events were conducted during the winter months from January through March 2014. The AMP has been tracking the development and extent of ice cover on Onondaga Lake since the winter of 1987. Observations for the winter of 2013-2014 indicate ice cover in the north end of the lake beginning on December 26, 2013. Lake-wide ice cover was first observed on January 3, 2014. Sampling will resume in April once the lake is ice free.
BIOLOGICAL MONITORING PROGRAM Sampling Summary (January) Completed larval fish identification. Sampling Summary (February) Started age and growth analysis. Sampling Summary (March) Continued age and growth analysis.
Onondaga Lake Fish Community As part of Onondaga County’s Ambient Monitoring Program (AMP), the fish community of Onondaga Lake has been monitored since 2000. Changes in the fish community have occurred as water quality and habitat conditions have improved. The significant reductions in ammonia and phosphorus input, resulting from improved treatment at the Metropolitan Syracuse Wastewater Treatment Plant (METRO), have resulted in increased dissolved oxygen and water clarity levels and a decline in algal abundance. Clear water improves light penetration, allowing expansion of aquatic plants and improving fish habitat. Since 2000, more than 149,000 individual fish have been captured from Onondaga Lake by Onondaga County’s sampling efforts, representing fifty-three species (Table 3). Gizzard shad populations are monitored annually and have showed fluctuating populations levels since 2000. Mild winters may have allowed their population to increase during recent years. Table 3: Fish species identified in Onondaga Lake, 2000–2012 (all gear types). Abundant Species (>1000 individuals) Alewife Golden shiner Banded killifish Largemouth bass Bluegill Pumpkinseed Brook silverside Smallmouth bass Brown bullhead White perch Carp White sucker Gizzard shad Yellow perch
Common Species (50-1000 individuals) Bluntnose minnow Longnose gar Bowfin Northern pike Channel catfish Rock bass Emerald shiner Round goby Fathead minnow Shorthead redhorse Freshwater drum Tessellated darter Logperch Walleye
Uncommon Species (<50 individuals) Black bullhead Quillback Black crappie Rainbow smelt Brook stickleback Rainbow trout Brown trout Rudd Chain pickerel Silver redhorse Creek chub Spotfin shiner Goldfish Spottail shiner Greater redhorse Tadpole madtom Green sunfish Tiger muskie Johnny darter Trout perch Lake sturgeon White bass Longnose dace Yellow bullhead Northern hogsucker
Pictured above is a typical adult gizzard shad collected from Onondaga Lake.
The gizzard shad is not native to Onondaga Lake or its tributaries and is very sensitive to rapid temperature changes and cold water temperatures. It is a fish that is more plentiful in the Southern states and is not found much farther north than Lake Ontario. The first reports of gizzard shad in Onondaga Lake date back to 1927, likely entering the lake through the barge canal system. Overall trends in catch rates have varied by species since 2000 (Figure 6). Several species have increased recently, including largemouth bass, gizzard shad, brown bullhead, and yellow perch; while catch rates of smallmouth bass, bluegill, pumpkinseed, white perch, and carp have declined (Figure 1). These patterns reflect the changing habitats in the lake, including increased macrophyte coverage, increased mussel abundance, and changes in the fish community associated with alewife. Decreased nutrient levels and open water production also could play a role. For example, we may expect carp to decline and yellow perch to increase as the lakeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s overall productivity has declined from eutrophic to mesotrophic conditions (Krieger et al. 1983). However, other changes--such as an increase in gizzard shad and largemouth bass and decrease in smallmouth bass--are not consistent with this explanation. It is likely that the reasons for changes in abundance are more complex and species-specific, reflecting changes in overall lake productivity as well as increased littoral zone habitat diversity.
Figure 6: Trends in catch per unit effort (CPUE) of select species captured by electrofishing 2000â&#x20AC;&#x201C;2012
In Onondaga Lake, adult fish species richness (i.e., number of species) has gradually increased since 2000. In 2012 a total of 37 adult species were captured during electrofishing, gill netting, and seining surveys. Onondaga Lake is part of the Seneca River system which provides a corridor for fish movement between the lake and the waterways connected to the Seneca River as evident based on tag returns since 1987.
Fish community diversity fluctuates in response to changes in seasonal and environmental variables and inter-species competition, among other factors. In Onondaga Lake, changes in diversity are highly influenced by periodic peaks and crashes of two species of clupeid (herring family), alewife and gizzard shad. Abundance of these two species is highly variable because Onondaga Lake is near the northern edge of their range, and both populations periodically exhibit significant winter mortality. Extremes in recruitment are seen as well; both fish periodically produce very strong year classes that dominate the catch for years, as alewife can live to ten years and gizzard shad even longer. Shannon-Weiner diversity (Hâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;), an index that considers richness and relative abundance, has fluctuated over the past 12 years due largely to shifts in abundance of clupeids, with the highest value (2.53) observed in 2007 and the lowest value (1.66) observed in 2009. The 2012 value was 2.20 (Figure 2).
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Fish Community Dynamics Since 2005 Overall, there has been an increase in the quantity and quality of habitat available to fish species in Onondaga Lake since 2005. The number of fish species collected from the lake continues to increase, with 38 species documented in 2012. Since 2000, 53 species have been documented in the lake by Onondaga County.
Smallmouth bass
There has been an apparent shift in dominance with yellow perch, largemouth bass, and brown bullhead adults steadily increasing over the past few years and smallmouth bass declining. This pattern is consistent with the increasing macrophyte coverage, which is not a preferred habitat for smallmouth bass. The limited abundance of young-of-year fish from nesting species is not completely understood, but predation on the larval stage is likely a factor. The increase in yellow perch adults may be attributed to movement into the lake from the Seneca River; largemouth bass currently dominate juvenile recruitment, based on current sampling efforts. In addition, the increased macrophyte coverage of the littoral zone may be leading to less effective sampling of the fish in this area of the lake. While the additional seining event within each strata, as well as the electrofishing event targeting smaller fish, did not result in the collection of more species or individuals; the effectiveness of the sampling and potential limitations due to increased macrophyte coverage cannot be ruled out as a potential factor in understanding recruitment. The warmwater and coolwater fishery continues to provide plenty of angling opportunities for our community. The improved water quality, increased plant coverage, changing plankton community, and the invasion by dreissenid mussels have altered the trophic dynamics within the lake. The fish community is still adapting to the various changes and will need to be monitored to more fully understand the trophic structure of the lake and how this may affect sportfishing opportunities in the future.
LEGISLATIVE /REGULATORY / MEDIA UPDATE
Legislative/Regulatory Update Action Items for the County Legislature (January - March)
A resolution authorizing the purchase of certain permanent and temporary easements from Onondaga County Industrial Development Authority (OCIDA) the legal owner, and Syracuse, Binghamton, and New York Railroad Corporation, the beneficial owner, for the construction, operation, and maintenance of the Harbor Brook CSO 063 conveyances project.
A resolution authorizing Amendment No. 1 to the 2013 Inter-municipal Agreement with the City of Syracuse to provide funding for the incorporation of green infrastructure into the City’s Annual Road Reconstruction Program.
A resolution authorizing acceptance of grant funds from the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation/New York State Environmental Facilities Corporation, and authorizing execution of grant agreements to implement the intent of the resolution ($50,000).
A resolution authorizing acceptance of grant funds from Empire State Development and authorizing execution of grant agreements to implement the intent of the resolution ($150,000).
A resolution authorizing the County of Onondaga to enter into Amendment No. 1 to the 2013 Inter-municipal Agreement with the City of Syracuse to provide funding for the incorporation of green infrastructure into the City of Syracuse Road Reconstruction Program ($1,338,833).
Action Items for the Environmental Protection Committee (February - April)
Informational – Status of SPDES negotiations
A resolution authorizing acceptance of grant funds from the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation/New York State Environmental Facilities Corporation, and authorizing execution of grant agreements to implement the intent of this resolution ($50,000)
A resolution authorizing acceptance of grant funds from Empire State Development and authorizing execution of grant agreements to implement the intent of this resolution ($150,000)
A resolution authorizing the County of Onondaga to enter into Amendment No. 1 to the 2013 Inter-municipal Agreement with the City of Syracuse to provide funding for the incorporation of green infrastructure into the City of Syracuse Road Reconstruction program ($1,338,833)
A resolution authorizing the County of Onondaga to act as lead agency for the Lakeview Amphitheater Facility (the Project) under the State Environmental Quality Review Act (SEQRA); determining the classification of a Type 1 Action; adopting a positive declaration; accepting a draft scoping document for the draft environmental impact statement (DEIS); establishing pubic scoping for the DEIS; and authorizing the publication, circulation, service and filing of the Environmental Assessment form, the positive declaration, and draft scoping documents.
The return of the eagles of Onondaga: For Syracuse, a most extraordinary gift
By Sean Kirst | skirst@syracuse.com Email the author | Follow on Twitter on January 23, 2014 at 6:14 AM, updated January 23, 2014 at 7:04 AM
The digital thermometer Wednesday read seven below zero as Marty Voss invited us into his car. Our little January outing has become an annual celebration, a way of making sure our sense of awe never wears off. http://www.syracuse.com/kirst/index.ssf/2014/01/the_return_of_the_eagles_of_on.html
Voss, an Onondaga County water quality official, drove to a fence behind the Metropolitan Syracuse Wastewater Treatment Plant, then opened a padlocked gate. We walked to nearby Onondaga Lake, where warm water from the plant keeps a small patch of lake from freezing over. The air was so cold it created clouds of steam, and for a moment it was hard to see anything on the ice. As our eyes adjusted to the glare, we picked out what we were there to find: Bald eagles. The first one we noticed was a juvenile. The bird stood about three feet tall, with a magnificent pattern on its breast, although the feathers on its head and tail had yet to turn snow white. It rose above the mist, hung for an instant in the air -- and then disappeared as it dropped down to seize a fish. Before long, we picked out 10 eagles, scattered around the ice. Two were adults, with classic white heads. The birds lingered near the water, or squared off over fish, or pushed into the sky to glide above the ice. Ten bald eagles, in the city of Syracuse, along Onondaga Lake. It has been five years since a growing eagle population, combined with improvements in water quality near the treatment plant, led to the presence of this wintering colonyof eagles. Their annual arrival in December and January takes on greater meaning when you consider how the people of the Six Nations regard the lake as a sacred place. They believe their tree of peace, centuries ago, was planted near the shoreline. That tree is often pictured with an eagle, a bird they revere, at its peak. As Onondaga Faithkeeper Oren Lyons once said: Seeing an eagle is "the best of all good luck." Yet the area where the birds hunt and feed is inaccessible, hidden behind the treatment plant and some railroad tracks. A question gets asked every year: Isn't there a way to respect and protect the birds, while offering a public view of such awesome visitors? "It's a unique opportunity," said Mike Allen, a retired state senior wildlife technician who helped reintroduce bald eagles to New York. While large populations of the birds gather at such places as the Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge or the Delaware Water Gap, Allen said it is rare -- even on a national level -- to find so many eagles in a city. "This is a chance," he said, "for people who'd never typically see an eagle to see them foraging and interacting and doing all the things these birds do in the wintertime."
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At dusk, there is one spot locally that offers a way to view the birds: If you park in late afternoon on the upper level of the Best Buy lot at Destiny USA, and you look toward the trees by the lake, you'll usually see eagles settling in for the night. The other day, while stopped there, I counted 11. Two rose from the trees to circle in the air, a couple of legendary raptors within easy viewing of a mall parking lot. It remains a kind of civic miracle -- but a miracle, maybe, that's too easy to take for granted. Adult eagles, in the winter, leave their nests to search for food, which is why so many gather at open water near the treatment plant. Until last year, many roosted in trees along the southwest shore of Onondaga Lake. Some of those trees vanished during remedial work that's part of a lake cleanup. Allen, the eagle expert, made a sound of dismay upon learning the trees were gone.
"The birds are habitual," he said. "They'll go back to the
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So if a wintering eagle, in search of food, sees a dramatic change in a familiar landscape? There's a chance, Allen said, the bird will keep going. As David Figura is reporting for The Post-Standard/syracuse.com, questions about the eagle habitat have caused wildlife photographer Greg Craybas to request a meeting of all agencies involved with the cleanup of the lake. Craybas said he has seen 39 eagles, at one time, along the shoreline this month. Frank Moses, liaison to Onondaga Lake for Onondaga Audubon, said this is a good moment for stepping back to discuss the status of the eagles -- as well as other wildlife in the area. Onondaga Lake, Moses said, is listed as one of the National Audubon Society's 23 most important bird areas, out of more than 2,500 identified internationally. The eagles, Moses said, are emblematic of that stature. "They're such a great symbol of hope and success," he said. "The fact that they were almost extinct prior to the 1970s, and now they're thriving on Onondaga Lake ... how symbolic is that about the future?"
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This week, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced plans to spend $30 million for a lakefront project that has yet to be identified. Advocates for the eagles hope any work related to the southern shoreline of the lake will only strengthen the natural conditions that attract the great birds. An obvious question: Wouldn't it make sense, near the Onondaga Creekwalk or some other point, to seek the advice of Allen and other experts, and to create a viewing station that would allow schoolchildren and others to see the eagles in the winter -- while doing it in a way that avoids frightening the birds? "If you could find a good spot," Moses said, "it's an exciting opportunity." While he remains impressed by the scope of improvements to the lake, he said the critical management question is the balance between providing access and using "bird-friendly design" to protect habitat. "From my perspective," Moses said, "there's a way of doing both." To fully appreciate what's at stake, take a ride at dusk, before the cold weather breaks -- and then check out the trees near Best Buy, at the mall. What
you'll
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binoculars,
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be
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best
of
all
good
luck.
Sean Kirst is a columnist with The Post-Standard. Email him atskirst@syracuse.com. The following slide show of the eagles of Onondaga was assembled by Nick Lisi, a former Post-Standard photographer, in 2009:
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Amphitheater could be a powerful symbol of Onondaga Lake's comeback
By Editorial Board on February 02, 2014 at 5:50 AM
A proposal to put an outdoor amphitheater on the western shore of Onondaga Lake is another milestone in the lake's resurrection from the dead. Over the past 20 years, more than $1 billion in public and private money has been spent to clean a century of industrial and municipal sewage pollution. There are hopeful signs the work is paying off -- improved mercury levels and the return of bald eagles being just two. Last week, Gov. Andrew Cuomo pledged $30 million in state money toward Onondaga County Executive Joanie Mahoney's $100 million plan to revitalize the west side of the lake. In addition to the $50 million http://www.syracuse.com/opinion/index.ssf/2014/02/onondaga_lake_amphitheater_proposal_editorial.html
amphitheater, Mahoney envisions finishing the lake loop trail, improving the village of Solvay, cleaning up brownfields left by long-gone industries and expanding sewer capacity to attract new businesses. An amphitheater has been contemplated for the lakeshore for more than 20 years. Mahoney's plan needs a lot more meat on its bones -- presumably that's what a $500,000 study approved by the county Legislature will do -- but the bones look promising. Here's what we like about the amphitheater proposal: • It puts public land on the waterfront to public use -- a use that is arguably higher and better than park land, which is abundant on the lake's eastern shore. • It capitalizes on the investments taxpayers have already made in making the lake a usable and attractive asset, and complements development at the Inner Harbor and Destiny USA. • It creates a venue for top-tier concert acts that currently pass through Syracuse on their way from Darien Lake to the Saratoga Performing Arts Center. It puts us in the same league with Buffalo, Rochester and Albany -- places we've all been to see a show that bypassed Syracuse. • Its proposed size -- about 17,000 seats -- is the sweet spot for concerts that are too big for Turning Stone (5,000 seats), SRC Arena (6,500) and the Onondaga County War Memorial (7,000) and too small for the Carrier Dome (49,000). • Its proximity to the State Fair makes it a likely alternative to the increasingly decrepit grandstand (which, not coincidentally, has a capacity of 17,000). Still, a lot of questions remain to be answered, including: • Will amphitheater management be able to sell it to concert promoters -- or will promoters see Syracuse as draining audience from shows to the west and east of us? • Sewer customers already paid for a big chunk of the lake cleanup. Should they also be asked to pay for improving sewers in communities west of the lake? • What impact will the amphitheater have on its neighbors -- sound, lighting, traffic, etc.? The target completion date is an aggressive September 2015. Even if there are no delays, the amphitheater won't be ready in time for the 2015 summer concert season. Onondaga County should move deliberately, but not hastily, to assess whether the market can support an amphitheater, then come up with an elegant design and execute it well.
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Quiet February morning, quick stop by the mall ... and an American bald eagle, in full splendor By Sean Kirst | skirst@syracuse.com Email the author | Follow on Twitter on February 23, 2014 at 4:46 PM, updated February 23, 2014 at 10:46 PM
Saturday morning brought brilliant sunshine and another day of thaw to our region, after so many weeks of fierce, relentless winter. I was driving on the ring road at Destiny USA, on the way home, when I wondered: Had conditions warmed up enough for the eagles to leave Onondaga Lake? In an annual phenomenon, many American bald eagles cluster in the winter on the Syracuse end of Onondaga Lake, drawn there - during the toughest, coldest days - by the easy fishing in the small patch of open water near the Syracuse Metropolitan Wastewater Treatment Plant. The frigid temperatures this year, whichfroze so many lakes in the Northeast, brought an especially large number of eagles to the shoreline - one estimate was as high as 39. So I pulled over in the parking area set aside for Creekwalk, and I walked along the trail to the viewing area at the lake's edge. The patch in the ice had turned into a full-blown opening, and I could see a couple of eagles, faraway, by the edge of the water. They weren't much more than dots from where I stood, but they towered so much above the nearby crows that it was easy to distinguish one from another. A few people with cameras or binoculars also stood nearby, and walkers would occasionally stroll into the area, wait a few minutes in hopes of seeing one of the great birds, and then turn around. But there were no eagles in flight within casual viewing. The sun was warm on the face, and a strong wind blew across the surface of the water, and I stood for a long time, just enjoying the hint of the faraway spring. I think we all saw the bird at the same time. It popped into vision above the treeline, far to our North, great wing span making it clear right away: This was an eagle. It pushed out above the lake, and we assumed it was heading to the open water. Instead, it turned toward us ... directly toward us. We could soon tell it was an adult, white head and white tail, and we waited for the bird to veer away. It didn't. It kept coming until it found a spot in the crosswind where it seemed to be almost hanging in place as it beat its wings, just in front of us, magnificently close.
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This lasted for a few awesome seconds before the eagle - as if letting go - opened its wings and let the wind carry it off toward the water. On the ground, there was silence. None of us said anything. For a few seconds, we'd all been given a great gift. The eagle vanished. The sun kept burning. And the day, already uplifting, became even more beautiful then it had been before. I stayed at the lake for a while, and then introduced myself to Ted Holynski, a photographer standing by the water. He and Ed Hammer had been there for a long time, watching for eagles. Ted said he'd send me an image of the eagle that flew above us; it appears with this piece.
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St. Patrick's Parade Band and Float Winners Posted: 03.15.2014 at 5:45 PM
SYRACUSE -- These are the award winners for the 2014 Syracuse St. Patrick's Parade Band and Float Awards Winners: Nancy Duffy Award (Best Not-For-Profit Float) st 1 Place – Onondaga Co. Save the Rain 2nd Place – CNY Irish Cultural Society 3rd Place – Updowntowners Bishop’s Award (Best Parish Float) st 1 Place – Holy Cross 2nd Place – St. Lucy’s rd
3 Place – St. Rose of Lima
Grand Marshal’s Award (Best Business/Corporate Float) st 1 Place – Crouse Hospital 2nd Place – Sabre Portable Restrooms/Rince Na Sonas School of Irish Dance 3rd Place – Loretto & Nottingham Band Competition: Best High School Band (Stan Colella Award) st 1 Place – Baldwinsville HS Marching Band 2nd Place – Cohoes Central Marching Band rd
3 Place – Henninger HS Marching Band
Best Non-High School Band st 1 Place – Fort Drum Marching Band 2nd Place – Renegade Drum Corp rd
3 Place – Syracuse Elks Pride Drum Line
Best Pipe Band st
1 Place – Emerald City Scottish Pipe Band nd 2 Place – Syracuse Kilties rd
3 Place – City of Syracuse Highland Pipe Band
NY state budget includes $30M for Onondaga Lake amphitheater project
By Teri Weaver | tweaver@syracuse.com on March 29, 2014 at 1:53 PM, updated March 29, 2014 at 2:10 PM
SYRACUSE, N.Y. -- There's $30 million for the Onondaga Lake amphitheater project in the New York state budget bills that state legislators are expected to vote upon on Monday. In January, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced the project, which will also pay for improvements in the village of Solvay, and he included the borrowing in his budget proposal. Lawmakers will vote Monday on a capital projects bill that includes $30 million "for services and expenses related to economic development and infrastructure improvements that encourage the revitalization of Onondaga Lake and its surrounding communities." http://www.syracuse.com/news/index.ssf/2014/03/ny_state_budget_includes_30m_for_onondaga_lake_amphitheater_project.html
The amphitheater would be built on the western shore of Onondaga Lake on waste beds near the New York State Fair. The project would include a new amphitheater, new housing and improved streetscapes in Solvay, water taxis from the Syracuse Inner Harbor to the lake, money for cleaning up brownfields near the lake for development and more jobs for the community. Onondaga County Executive Joanie Mahoney issued a statement praising the governor for his commitment to the Onondaga Lake Revitalization Project. "We appreciate the Governor and Legislature's support of this important project and for their work to bring New Yorkers a responsible budget." Mahoney has pledged $70 million in county funds toward the project. The bulk of that would by financed by revenue the county will receive as part of the state's compact last year with the Oneida Indian Nation. That compact guarantees the county about $2.5 million a year in return for giving the Oneidas exclusive casino rights in a nine-county area of Central New York. Contact Teri Weaver at tweaver@syracuse.com, 315-470-2274 or on Twitter at @TeriKWeaver.
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FINANCIAL UPDATE
Financial Update Contracts
New Contracts Green Improvement Fund Contract with Brewster Medical Properties, LLC for reimbursement of green improvements in the Clinton sewershed Contract Amount: $200,000
Executed: 1/21/14
Green Improvement Fund Contract with Southside Community Coalition for reimbursement of green improvements in the Clinton sewershed Contract Amount: $59,800
Executed: 1/21/14
Suburban Green Improvement Fund Contract with Town of Geddes for reimbursement of green improvements for the Parsons Drive Infiltration System project Contract Amount: $400,000
Executed: 2/14/14
Suburban Green Improvement Fund Contract with Town of Geddes for reimbursement of green improvements for the Bergner Road/Lakeland Ave. project Contract Amount: $210,000
Executed: 2/14/14
Suburban Green Improvement Fund Contract with Town of Geddes for reimbursement of green improvements for the Walberta Road School Pump Station Diversion project Contract Amount: $200,000
Executed: 2/14/14
Suburban Green Improvement Fund Contract with Town of Dewitt for reimbursement of green improvements for the Willis Carrier Recreation Center project Contract Amount: $300,000
Executed: 2/14/14
Suburban Green Improvement Fund Contract with Village of North Syracuse for reimbursement of green improvements for the Village Center Streetscapes Improvement project
Contract Amount: $300,000
Executed: 2/14/14
Amendments to Existing Contracts Green Improvement Fund Contract with Syracuse Center for Peace and Social Justice amended to include reimbursement of additional green improvements in the Clinton sewershed Amendment Amount: $4,600
Executed: 2/14/14
U.S. Forestry Grant – Tree Plantings on City of Syracuse Brownfield Sites Contract with Atlantic States Legal Foundation amended to include expenses for 2014 Amendment Amount: $120,775
Executed: 2/28/14
Community-Based Tree Planting Contract with Onondaga Earth Corps amended to include expenses for 2014 tree planting and maintenance Amendment Amount: $200,460
Executed: 3/17/14
Change Orders Midland Ave. Storage Tank Replacement Contract with M.A. Bongiovanni, Inc. amended to include cost of replacing equipment pads to meet regulatory requirements Change Order Amount: $1,330
Executed: 2/28/14
Harbor Brook CSO 018 Wetlands Project Contract with Joseph J. Lane Construction amended to include costs for the addition of steel piles Change Order Amount: $123,533.36
Executed: 3/17/14
Lower Harbor Brook Conveyances Project Contract with Joseph J. Lane Construction amended to include additional costs associated with project field office Change order Amount: $107,710.68
Executed: 3/17/14
West Fayette Street Sewer Separation Project Contract with Barrett Paving amended to include costs associated with relocation of water main, lateral and duct bank repairs, and line quantity overruns Change Order Amount: $142,713.07
Executed: 3/17/14
I-690 Downspouts Disconnection Project Contract with John R. Dudley Construction, Inc. amended to include miscellaneous modifications including removal of limestone blocks, additional site clearing and excavation, and a deduction of the downspout repair allowance Change Order Amount: $515.65
Executed: 3/24/14
Funding Grants State Bond Act Funds Reimbursements requested: None
Reimbursements received: None
Federal EPA Funds Reimbursements requested: None
Reimbursements received: None
Federal Army Corps of Engineers Funds Reimbursements requested: None
Reimbursements received: None
EFC Loans Reimbursements requested: None
Reimbursements received: Clinton ST $6,224,290.86 (fully drawn) Harbor Brook ST $4,771,138.2
Total reimbursement monies received to date through EFC loans for the funded ACJ projects: $240,894,476 (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 $ 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
Expended To Date
751,266 $ 751,266 $
Authorization Remaining
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
$ $ $ $ $
69,282,650 10,844,261 3,645,330 268,108 84,040,349
$ $ $ $ $
8,460,208 1,277,752 1,188,081 59,739 10,985,780
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 $ 12,408 $ $ 103,594 $
3,100,000 25 769,624 3,869,649
Clinton/Lower MIS Green Implementation Program Construction Contracts incl. GIF Public/Private $ Ch2MHill Program Management & Engineering $ Green Subtotal $
38,508,611 $ 15,900,000 $ 54,408,611 $
22,102,470 $ 10,768,786 $ 32,871,256 $
16,406,141 5,131,214 21,537,355
(1)
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
$ $ $ $ $ $
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
-
$ $ $
3,726,350 3,959,746 94,245 226,334 184,885 348,662
$ $ $ $ $ $ $ 8,540,221 $ 147,597,194
$
901,254 31,871 75,000 50,000 (37,924) 489,863 1,510,064 37,902,848
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 2,435,883 325,116
$ $ $ $
(4,975,406) 2,482,920 (423,268) (210,569)
HBIS Replacement and CSO Abatement Project Total $
22,900,000
$
26,026,323
$
(3,126,323)
$ $ $ $ $
34,502,000 4,200,000 3,390,000 2,280,000 44,372,000
$ $ $ $ $
25,893,935 3,706,768 1,340,898 4,173,940 35,115,540
$ $ $ $ $
8,608,065 493,232 2,049,102 (1,893,940) 9,256,460
$ $ $ $ FCF Program Total $
12,000,000 1,878,731 800,000 400,000 15,078,731
$
142,600
$
142,600
$ $ $ $ $
12,000,000 1,736,131 800,000 400,000 14,936,131
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
$ $ $
9,616,160 4,162,322 13,778,481
$ $ $
(316,160) (512,322) (828,481)
Program Management Project Management (CDM/C&S) $ Project Management for FCF Plan Implem (CDM/C&S) $ Program Management Total $
499,269 499,269
$
2,096,569
$
(1,597,300)
$
2,096,569
$
(1,597,300)
Harbor Brook Mitigation
$
3,500,000
$
3,265,000
$
235,000
Total Costs for Harbor Brook CSO Area under 4th Stip
$
104,800,000
$
85,924,514
$
18,875,486
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 $ - $ 715,882 $ $ 12,369,779 $ $
642,652 64,800 34,118 741,570 741,570
- $ 45,018 $ $
5,000,000 578,936 210,000
45,018 $ $
5,788,936 5,788,936
121,368 121,368
$ $ $ $ $
14,900,000 33 3,720,000 18,620,033 18,620,033
2,019,114 $ 2,202,206 $ 4,221,320 $ $
5,480,886 1,715,430 7,196,316 7,196,316
6,525,561 6,525,561
$
5,041
$ $
5,041 5,041
1,809,802 $
1,809,802 $
182,323 194,317 635,031 2,591,117 526,211 5,938,801
$181,975 194,317 597,119 525,198 3,308,411
$ $ $ $ $
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 1,013 2,630,390
95,407,246 $
40,205,607
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 March 2014 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 2014 Green Grant education Total Appropriation
$ $ $ $ $ $ $
875,000 200,000 400,000 125,000 200,000 400,000 400,000
$
2,600,000
Funding Uses Contract Amount
Retz Advertising + Design 2010/2011 Marketing Services 2012 Marketing Services Marketing Services Subtotal
Non Labor Expenses (EFC) Printing (incl purch serv) Postage Travel Facilities Program Related Supplies Research eq & demo mat Indirect/Overhead 2013 Education and Outreach Education & Outreach Subtotal
411,789 224,303
$ $
411,789 $ 224,303 $
$
636,092
$
636,092 $
Contract Amount
2010/2011 Miscellaneous Exp. 2012 Miscellaneous Exp. 2013 Miscellaneous Exp 2014 Miscellaneous Exp
STR Education and Outreach Totals
Difference + (-)
346,677 $ 241,815 $ 237,758
$ $ $ $ $ $ $
77,265 63,149 126,970 49,000 -
$ $ $ $ $ $ $
29,959 -
$ $ $ $ $ $ $
47,306 63,149 126,970 49,000 -
$ $ $ $ $ $ $ $
7,471 300 1,426 4,960 4,968 23,818 43,319 402,646
$ $ $ $ $ $ $ $
4,892 163 10 572 10,371 543 8,046 54,556
$ $ $ $ $ $ $ $
2,579 137 1,416 4,389 (5,403) 23,275 35,273 348,090
$
1,228,896
$
880,807 $
348,089
$ $ $ $ $
Expended to Date
105,764 $ 79,852 $ 34,158 $ 464,987 $ $ $ $ $ $ $ 20,000.00 28,750.00 1,500 -
$ $ $ $
735,011 $
Contract Amount $
Remaining Balance
(0)
$ $ $
Travel Purchase card/Petty cash Image Press Paiges seeds Just th eright stuff
Miscellaneous Subtotal
(0)
346,677 241,815 237,758
$ $ $ $
Environmental Design and Research 2010/2011 media 2012 Media
Expended to Date
-
$ $ $
Contract Amount
Miscelaneous Ed/Outreach Expenses
Difference + (-)
$ $
Environmental Finance Center Education and Outreach 2011 Education and Outreach 2012 Education and Outreach 2013 Education and Outreach 2014 Education and Outreach Environmental Finance Center SUNY ESF Onondaga Environmental Institute Onondaga Earth Corps Baltimore Woods Nature Center Centro Campaign ASLF
Expended to Date
105,764 $ 79,852 $ 34,158 $ $ 2,910 143 2,700 2,282 2,056 12,800 28,750 1,500 -
(0)
Difference + (-) 464,987
$ $ $ $
7,200 -
272,916 $
462,096
Expended to Date
2,600,000 $
-
Difference + (-)
1,789,815 $
810,186
$
810,186
*Trolley lot parking mitigation money is from the Clinton CSO Storage Facility Budget and is funding education and outreach specific to that project.
APPENDIX
March 2014 FINANCIAL TRACKING SUMMARY: FEDERAL & STATE GRANTS/LOANS APPROVED & RECEIVED PROJECT BUDGET
PROJECT NAME METRO - CURRENT AERATION SYSTEM UPGRADE AMMONIA REMOVAL DEMO BIOSOLIDS-MECHANICAL THICKENERS DIGESTER MOD/CHEMICAL STORAGE DIGITAL SYSTEM IMPROVEMENTS MISCELLANEOUS IMPROVEMENTS ODOR CONTROL AMMONIA REMOVAL FULL SCALE/ STAGE II PHOSPHORUS REMOVAL PHOSPHORUS REMOVAL PILOT CSO - CURRENT CLINTON ST CONVEYANCE & RTF ERIE BLVD SEW SEP STORAGE FRANKLIN ST FCF HARBOR BROOK FCF HARBOR BROOK CSO ABATEMENT (a) HIAWATHA INTERCEPTOR/RTF KIRKPATRICK ST PUMP STATION MALTBIE ST FCF MIDLAND AVE CONVEYANCE MIDLAND AVE PHASE II & RTF MIDLAND AVE PHASE III MIDLAND AVE MITIGATION COSTS (b) NEWELL ST FCF ONONDAGA CREEK FCF (a) SEWER SEPARATION SIPHON REHABILITATION TEALL BROOK FCF WEST ST SEWER SEPARATION OTHER AMBIENT WATER MONITORING OXYGENATION DEMO SEQR REGULATORY TOTAL DOLLARS
(c )
NYS GRANT APPROVED
NYS GRANT RECEIVED
FED EPA GRANT APPROVED
FED EPA 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
ACE GRANT RECEIVED
$108,000,000 Full Scale
$105,860,930 $1,936,991
$17,200,000
$989,323
$70,288,890 $2,301,876 $4,726,762
$41,485,920 $2,094,314 $4,589,759
$53,689,500
$40,339,358
$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
$9,494,969 $14,050,177 $14,050,177 $1,958 $5,743 $6,621
$240,894,476 $115,013,834
$58,902,578 $17,456,177 $17,456,177
$3,406,000
$3,406,000
$8,000,000 $2,400,000 $50,000 *$380,000,000
$163,650,000 $163,650,000 $103,609,200 $101,362,398
*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)
$296,103,257
Lake Improvement Project Status Report For The Period Ending 03/31/2014
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 03/31/2014
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 $
1,980 $
14,817,654 $
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 $
37,902,848 $
185,500,042 $
$
2,684,523 $
2,018,689 $
6,967,205 $
10 $
32,640,432 $
119,540,040
$
147,597,194 $
11 $
901,556 $
1,734,929
$
2,684,523
12 $
973,543 $
3,920,238
$
4,948,516 $
14,817,654
693,855
154,254,762 (315,477)
99.99%
100.00% 100.00%
79.57% 100.00%
3,767,205
71.03%
13 $
436,363 $
373,370
$
889,109
$
889,109 $
639,109
100.00%
14 $
21,644,867 $
70,092,942
$
85,924,513 $
18,875,487 $
104,800,000 $
99,356,020
81.99%
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 $
69,658,457
$
95,407,247 $
40,205,606 $
$
3,000,000 $
19
-
135,612,853 $
60,612,853
70.35%
$
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
$
197,784 $
26,113,640 $
$
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
-
$
18,409,760 (203,609)
-
$
10,087 $
102,610,503 $
668,353,324 $
29
$
121,620,234 $
449,322,931
$
583,980,190 $
99.24% 100.00%
296,403,324
March 2014
Project Title METRO - Current
TOTAL PAYMENTS TO DATE 03-31-14
TOTAL PAYMENTS TO DATE 12-31-13
Change
1 AERATION SYSTEM UPGRADE
$
6,925,115
$
6,925,115
$
-
2 AMMON. REMOVAL DEMONSTRATION
$
1,347,187
$
1,347,187
$
-
3 BIOSOLIDS - MECHANICAL THICKENERS
$
14,815,674
$
14,815,674
$
-
4 DIGESTER MOD/CHEMICAL STORAGE
$
5,092,545
$
5,092,545
$
-
5 DIGITAL SYSTEMS IMPROVEMENTS
$
3,520,317
$
3,520,317
$
-
6 MISCEL. IMPROVEMENTS
$
1,400,000
$
1,400,000
$
-
7 ODOR CONTROL
$
8,393,855
$
8,393,855
$
-
8 AMMONIA REMOVAL FULL SCALE/
$
128,688,040
$
128,688,040
$
-
STAGE II PHOSPHORUS REMOVAL
$
9 PHOSPHORUS REMOVAL - PILOT
$
4,111,714
$ $
4,111,714
CSO - Current 10 CLINTON ST. CONVEYANCE/ CLINTON ST. RTF
$ $
147,597,194
$
141,686,966
-
$
-
$
-
$
5,910,229
$
-
11 ERIE BLVD STORAGE SYSTEM
$
2,684,523
$
2,684,523
$
-
12 FRANKLIN ST. FCF
$
4,948,516
$
4,948,516
$
-
13 HARBOR BROOK FCF
$
889,109
$
889,109
$
-
14 HARBOR BROOK CSO ABATEMENT
$
85,924,513
$
83,347,815
$
15 HIAWATHA INTERCEPTOR/RTF
$
6,047,183
$
6,047,183
$
-
16 KIRKPATRICK ST. PUMP STATION
$
12,558,335
$
12,558,335
$
-
17 MALTBIE STREET FCF
$
362,028
$
362,028
$
-
18 MIDLAND AVE RTF & CSO ABATEMENT
$
95,407,247
$
95,161,398
$
19 MIDLAND AVE MITIGATION COSTS
$
3,000,000
$
3,000,000
$
-
20 NEWELL STREET RTF
$
473,132
$
473,132
$
-
21 ONONDAGA CREEK FCF
$
648,342
$
648,342
$
-
22 SEWER SEPARATION
$
25,915,856
$
25,915,856
$
-
23 SIPHON REHABILITATION
$
1,026,391
$
1,026,391
$
-
24 TEALL BROOK FCF
$
1,235,346
$
1,235,346
$
-
25 WEST ST SEWER SEPARATION
$
2,720,572
$
2,720,572
$
-
26 ERIE BLVD CSO ABATEMENT
$
$
-
-
$
-
2,576,698
245,848
OTHER 27 AMBIENT WATER MONITORING
$
18,237,370
$
18,237,370
$
-
28 OXYGENATION DEMO PROJECT
$
10,087
$
10,087
$
-
29 SEQRA REGULATORY COMPLIANCE
$
-
$
-
$
-
$
-
TOTAL DOLLARS
$
583,980,190
$
575,247,415
$
8,732,775
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 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 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 $ 75,825,693.98 $ 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)
$ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $
368,169.73 89,000.00 108,000.00 1,500,000.00 1,432,437.86 410,372.20 3,000.00 550,916.44 1,847,459.81 421,551.74 147,952.84 320,291.95 413,912.75 373,309.00 607,852.44 719,311.20 54,160.06 52,500.00 109,046.54 1,265,474.00 588,982.07 870,263.89 87,585.22 790,819.78 597,965.65 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) NHW Syracuse (GIF) 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) 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) UAS (GIF) Brewster Medical (GIF) Southside Community (GIF)
ERIE BOULEVARD STORAGE SYSTEM M. Hubbard Construction Rdiley Electric (Electrical) Endeco/YSI (SE33923)
$ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $
126,900.00 178,050.00 17,700.00 306,473.50 69,000.00 34,347.00 124,200.00 199,500.00 198,949.00 77,800.00 47,537.00 46,700.00 99,000.00 35,700.00 107,864.00 194,650.00 34,500.00 204,000.00 144,400.00 533,300.00 57,700.00 123,326.00 124,100.00 33,400.00 294,300.00 52,200.00 288,400.00 151,700.00 65,800.00 94,300.00 50,600.00 57,600.00 221,000.00 59,800.00
$ 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) DE Tarolli (Green Structures) J & J Landscape Vibrant Spaces, LLC (GIF) NYSARC, Inc. (GIF) Consuela's Westside Taqueria (GIF) Consuela's Tato Britter (GIF) James Ranalli, W. Genesee (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
$ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $
23,432,053.20 207,701.00 279,068.06 67,275.00 688,638.00 4,886,498.53 260,000.00 29,588,889.15 378,920.43 149,195.48 80,665.00 183,465.32 3,342,875.63 54,160.06 11,480.00 11,338.85 8,755.00 4,139,341.70 120,440.00 138,165.00 345,524.55 217,285.58 41,856.00 232,533.35 1,283,643.45 8,629.00 2,407.00 153,618.00 78,907.14 29,988.00 8,249.50 616,100.00 198,680.00 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
CONTRACTORS FOR CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS CSO's (cont) G.J. Adams Plumbing
$
51,624.16
$
152,418.00
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) MA Bongiovanni (storage Tank) MOU City of Syracuse (ESF) Jubilee Homes of Syracuse (GIF) Dunbar Association, Inc. (GIF) Syracuse Model Neighborhood (GIF) Alexander Property West (GIF) People's AME Zion Church (GIF) People's Community Dev. Corp (GIF) Salina Shoe Salon (GIF) People's AME Zion Church (GIF) Matawon Development Group (GIF) Lauren Tawil (GIF)
SEWER SEPARATION - CSO 022/045
Joy Process Mechanical (Plumbing) Joseph J. Lane Construction
$ 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 $ 79,293.50 $ 242,860.00 $ 408,332.04 $ 64,800.00 $ 100,000.00 $ 100,000.00 $ 99,840.00 $ 250,000.00 $ 81,000.00 $ 61,400.00 $ 80,825.00 $ 48,000.00 $ 80,677.00 $ 24,214.00 $ 212,400.00
$ 853,536.68 $ 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
WEPâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Standard Abbreviation for the Wetzel Road Wastewater Treatment Plant
WSE
Waste Stream Environmental
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