Save the Rain Quarterly Report Q2 2015

Save the Rain Second Quarterly Report 2015

April - June 2015 Joanne M. Mahoney County Executive

www.savetherain.us

ONONDAGA COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF WATER ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION VISION To be a respected leader in wastewater treatment, storm water management, and the protection of our environment using state-of-the-art, innovative technologies and sound scientific principles as our guide.

MISSION To protect and improve the water environment of Onondaga County in a cost-effective manner ensuring the health and sustainability of our community and economy.

CORE VALUES

Excellence Teamwork Honesty Innovation Cost-Effectiveness Safety

Table of Contents Report from Commissioner Gray Projects Update  

Progress of Projects Under Construction Fact Sheets

Green Projects Update  

Projects Summary Fact Sheets

Green Improvement Fund Update  

Green Improvement Fund Program Summary Fact Sheets

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

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Metro Phosphorus Optimization Project Metro Phosphorus Work Plan Project Onondaga Lake Water Quality Model Ambient Monitoring Program Water Quality Sampling Tributary Sampling Tributary Bacteria Compliance Assessment Onondaga Lake Sampling Biological Monitoring Program Sampling Summary

Legislative/Regulatory/Media Update   

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

Financial Update 

Contracts New Contracts Amendments to Existing Contracts Change Orders

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Funding State Bond Act Funds Federal EPA Funds

Federal Army Corps of Engineers Funds EFC Loans 

Onondaga County Lake Improvement Project Fourth Stipulation of the ACJ Clinton/Lower MIS CSO Improvement Harbor Brook Drainage Basin CSO Abatement Midland CSO Abatement Sewer Separation of CSO Areas: 022/038/040/045/046A/046B/047/048/050/051/053/054 Save the Rain Education and Outreach Grant Appendix     

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Project Payments Lake Improvement Project Status Report Federal and State Grants/Loans Approved and Received Chronology of Project Construction Starts Contractors for Construction Projects  Metro Treatment Plant  CSOs WEP Acronyms

GRAY PROJECTS UPDATE

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FACT SHEET Harbor Brook CSO 063 Conveyances Project

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

CSO 063 Conveyances Onondaga County Harbor Brook, Erie Blvd. W. Harbor Brook 1 $5,780,441 (updated) April 28, 2014 October 2015 (projected) Marcellus Construction, Inc.

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 sewer pipe New CSO 063 outfall and trash rack structure 156 LF of 48-inch pipe jacking under the SBNY Railroad 1,920 LF of 60-inch sewer pipe New CSO 063 regulator structure and grit chamber

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.

Construction update: Marcellus Construction, Inc. continued construction on the pipeline and installed 435 LF of 48-inch conveyance sewer, 1,143 LF of 60-inch conveyance sewer, 8 manholes, the new CSO 063 regulator structure, and the new grit chamber manhole. In addition, 87 catch basins were rehabilitated in the 063 area with 44 receiving new hoods to limit oil and debris from entering the combined sewer system. The projected completion date for the project remains October 2015.

(L-R) Installation of the 60-inch pipe, installation of 36-inch outfall, and installation of the new CSO 063 regulator manhole (foreground) and grit chamber.

Version 6/30/15

GREEN PROJECTS UPDATE

Green Projects Update As we begin the 2015 construction season, the Save the Rain program is working towards wrapping up projects from last year and building momentum for future green projects.

Final punch list items are scheduled for completion at Comfort Tyler Park. Green infrastructure solutions were included with capital improvements to the park. The majority of construction work was completed in Fall 2014, with minor items scheduled for completion this spring. Renovations to the park included: rain garden systems, tree plantings, pavement removal and added green space with a new spray fountain feature installed to prevent excess water from entering the sewer system. Additionally, the existing basketball courts were redeveloped using porous asphalt in collaboration with the Jim & Juli Boeheim Foundation’s Courts 4 Kids Program. In total, the Comfort Tyler Park project captures an estimated 800,000 gallons of stormwater annually.

Construction of Phases 2 and 3 of the Connective Corridor, a collaborative project of Syracuse University, the City of Syracuse, and Onondaga County, is expected to be completed in 2015. The green infrastructure installed in this project includes porous paver parking lanes and snow storage areas, tree pits, and underground infiltration trenches.

These final two phases will complete the Connective Corridor. Phase 1 and Forman Park included similar green infrastructure and were constructed from 2011 to 2013. Upon completion, the Corridor as a whole will provide significant runoff reduction for the Save the Rain Program and also will create a valuable link between the Downtown and University communities. The three phases of the Connective Corridor will capture a combined total of approximately 26 million gallons of stormwater each year.

Continuing progress is being made to strategically advance green infrastructure projects through the efforts of the Green Planning Committee (GPC). In 2014, the GPC held several meetings and established a framework to identify a comprehensive list of potential green infrastructure projects. For the 2015 construction season, the GPC has submitted several project opportunities for future development including: CSO 052 mitigation project, redevelopment at the Southwest Community Center campus, green street development along the South State Street corridor, and several road reconstruction project opportunities in the 060 and 077 sewersheds. The GPC is now in the early planning stages for additional project identification in high priority capture areas in the city.

Project: Project Owner: GI Technology: Project Location:

FACT SHEET Comfort Tyler Park

Sewershed: CSO: Capture Area: Run-off Reduction: Bid Price: Year Contracted: Contractors:

Comfort Tyler Park City of Syracuse Parks Dept.

Bioretention, Bioswale, Porous Asphalt Basketball Court 1212-14 E Colvin St and Comstock Ave Midland 060/077 38,300 sq. ft.

982,000 gallons/yr $584,603.09 2014 D.E. Tarolli, J&J Landscaping

Project Description: The Comfort Tyler Park project showcases the partnership of the Onondaga County Save the Rain Program with the City of Syracuse Parks Department and the Jim and Julie Boeheim Foundation’s Courts 4 Kids Program. In addition to the green infrastructure installation, capital improvements funded by the Parks Department were made within the Park.

The green infrastructure portions of this project included a bioretention area at the northeast corner of the park. This bioretention area captures runoff from both Comstock Avenue and E. Colvin Street, and is very similar to the bioretention areas previously installed in Save the Rain projects at Pass Arboretum, the Rosamond Gifford Zoo Entrance and Barker Park. The former basketball court was also replaced with a porous asphalt court as part of this project. This is the fourth park that Save the Rain has partnered with the Courts 4 Kids Program to convert basketball courts to porous pavement.

Finally, an infiltration trench and bioswale system was constructed along Vincent Street at the south end of the Park. This system captures stormwater runoff from Vincent Street, and also provides a defined curb line that limits the illegal parking that commonly occurred in this area.

These green infrastructure elements capture runoff both from within the Park and from adjacent streets, totaling approximately 982,000 gallons of stormwater capture annually.

Courts 4 Kids Opening Ceremony at Comfort Tyler Park on June 5, 2015 Version 7/1/2015

Project: Project Owner: Project Location:

FACT SHEET Connective Corridor: Phases 2 and 3

Sewershed: CSO: GI Technology: Capture Area: Run-off Reduction: Year Contracted: Bid Cost: Prime Contractor:

Connective Corridor – Phases 2 and 3 City of Syracuse East Genesee St. from Forman Ave. to State St. and West Fayette St. from Townsend St. to West St. Clinton/Lower MIS 026, 027, 029, 030 Green Street 623,000 sq. ft.

10,975,000 gal/yr 2013 $973,255 (Green Infrastructure Cost) Barrett Paving Materials

Project Description: Significant progress on constructing Phases 2 and 3 of the Connective Corridor was made in 2014, and both phases are scheduled to be completed in 2015. The project exemplifies the continued partnership of Onondaga County with the City of Syracuse and Syracuse University. The green infrastructure installed in this project includes porous pavers parking lanes and snow storage areas, tree pits, and underground infiltration trenches. Also included in the project is the manufactured treatment device, installed in the spring of 2014, providing water quality treatment for the West Fayette Street Sewer Separation project that was completed in 2013.

The green infrastructure installed in Phases 2 and 3 of the Connective Corridor captures runoff from streets, adjacent hardscapes, and upstream areas – a total of 623,000 square feet of drainage area. This equates to an estimated 10,975,000 gallons of stormwater capture annually.

These final two phases will complete the Connective Corridor. Phase 1 and Forman Park included similar green infrastructure and were constructed from 2011 to 2013. Upon completion, the Corridor as a whole will provide significant runoff reduction for the Save the Rain Program and also will create a valuable link between the Downtown and University communities. When complete, the three phases of the Connective Corridor will capture an estimated total of 26 million gallons of stormwater each year.

Manufactured Treatment Device Installed in the Spring of 2014

Porous Paver Parking Lane and Snow Storage Area on E. Genesee St at Firefighters Memorial Park Version 4/3/15

GREEN IMPROVEMENT FUND

Green Improvement Fund Projects Update The Green Improvement Fund (GIF) application period reopened in the second quarter of 2015. On April 28, a public meeting was held with local design professionals to announce the application season kickoff and review changes to the program. Twenty-five design professionals and community member attended the meeting and received information on the 2015 program modifications. The application period began on May 18, with annual modifications made to the program boundary map and application documents. Applications will be accepted through December 18, 2015.

In addition to the announcement of the 2015 application period, work continues on current GIF projects. This spring, two GIF projects were completed at Ra-Lin and Zip Networks. Fact Sheets are included in this report.

The Save the Rain team will continue to work with owners of projects currently under contract to help them progress towards construction. The team will also continue to work with owners of completed GIF projects on green infrastructure maintenance compliance and documentation.

Green Improvement Fund Summary (as of 6/30/15) Projects Completed

77

Contract/Implementation Phase

31

Projects in Award Phase

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Applications Under Review

5

Inactive/Ineligible

25

Total Applications Received

138

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FACT SHEET Green Improvement Fund: Ra-Lin Warehouse Green Roof

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

Ra-Lin Warehouse Green Roof Private 320 Peat Street Clinton 080 Green roof 13,788 sq. ft.

242,800 gal/yr 2015 $137,000

Project Description: This Green Improvement Fund project at is located at 320 Peat Street.

Ra-Lin is a family-owned discount appliance store based in Downtown Syracuse. The project location serves as the warehouse for the Ra-Lin store located on Burnet Ave. Much of the property area consists of a warehouse building, which contributes a large amount of runoff into the combined sewer system. Ra-Lin partnered with the Onondaga County Save the Rain Program by implementing green infrastructure elements to manage the stormwater runoff onsite.

The project features a green roof on the Ra-Lin warehouse building to mitigate stormwater runoff from the surface of the roof. An engineered, light-weight soil medium, which is specifically designed for green roofs, was installed on the rooftop. For vegetation, plant clippings were placed over the surface of the soil medium. Over time the clippings will establish a strong root network and flourish into a thick, solid planted area across the surface of the roof. To protect the vegetation while the roots are being established, a wind protection layer was installed. This layer will biodegrade and the healthy green roof below will be revealed.

Approximately 13,788 square feet of green infrastructure was installed in this green roof project to will capture an estimated total of 242,800 gallons of stormwater annually.

Placing Lightweight Soil Medium throughout Green Roof Area

Completed Green Roof with Biodegradable Wind Protection Layer Version 7/01/2015

FACT SHEET Green Improvement Fund: Zip Networks

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

Zip Networks Private 100 Wilkinson Street Clinton 066 Green roof 14,225 sq. ft.

250,500 gal/yr 2015 $205,775

Project Description: This Green Improvement Fund project is located at 100 Wilkinson Street.

Zip Networks is a leader of information technology hardware and specializes in the delivery of custom solutions.

The building sits on a 0.6 acre lot and much of the area is impervious, which generates a substantial amount of stormwater runoff.

Zip Networks teamed up with the Onondaga County Save the Rain Program by implementing green infrastructure elements to manage the stormwater runoff on site.

The project features a green roof installation to mitigate runoff from the building. An engineered, light-weight soil medium, which is specifically designed for green roofs, was installed on the rooftop. For vegetation, plant clippings were placed over the surface of the soil medium. Over time the clippings will establish a strong root network and flourish into a thick, solid planted area across the surface of the roof. To protect the vegetation while the roots are being established, a wind protection layer was installed. This layer will biodegrade and the healthy green roof below will be revealed.

Approximately 14,225 square feet of green infrastructure was installed in this green roof project, capturing an estimated total of 250,500 gallons of stormwater annually.

Construction of the Zip Networks Green Roof

Completed Green Roof with Biodegradable Wind Protection Layer Version 7/01/2015

METRO WWTP PHOSPHORUS PROJECTS /TMDL/AMBIENT MONITORING PROGRAM UPDATE

ACJ Quarterly Status Report – 2nd Quarter 2015 Metro WWTP Projects Metro WWTP Phosphorus Optimization Project The Metro WWTP Total Phosphorus Treatment Optimization design project is currently in the design phase. The improvements include provisions for isolating the Biological Aerated Filter (BAF) trains and adding a chemical feed system for Polyaluminum Chloride (PAC) among other miscellaneous modifications. Construction of these improvements will be completed in 2017.

Ambient Monitoring Program (AMP) Water Quality Monitoring Program Tributary Bacteria Compliance Summary (Second Quarter 2015) As per the AMP Sampling Work Plan, five (5) Fecal Coliform samples per month at the AMP Tributary sampling sites are limited during the April to October disinfection period, and therefore Fecal Coliform compliance was not assessed for the months of February & March 2015. Table 1 below summarizes the results of the bacteria compliance assessment for samples collected during the April 2015 Tributary sampling events.

Table 1: AMP Tributary Bacteria Monthly Compliance Assessment1 (April 2015) Sampling Site Harbor Brook Velasko Road Hiawatha Boulevard Onondaga Creek Tully Farms Road 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 Sawmill Creek at Onondaga Lake Recreational Trail 1

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

Tributary Sampling Event Summary (Second Quarter 2015) April 2015:  Tributary Bacteria sampling events: April 2, April 6, April 13 and April 20  Tributary Biweekly sampling events: April 30  Tributary High Flow sampling event: April 7 May 2015:  Tributary Bacteria sampling events: May 4, May 7, May 18 and May 21  Tributary High Flow sampling event: May 21 June 2015:  Tributary Bacteria sampling event: June 2, June 4 and June 15  Tributary Biweekly sampling event: June 23  Tributary High Flow sampling event: June 1  Tributary Quarterly (High Flow) sampling event: June 9

Onondaga Lake Sampling Event Summary (Second Quarter 2015) April 2015:  Lake Weekly sampling events: April 15, April 23, April 27, and April 28  Lake Biweekly sampling events: April 21  Lake Quarterly sampling event: April 16 May 2015:  Lake Weekly sampling events: May 11, 14 and 26  Lake Biweekly sampling event: May 5, 19 and 27 June 2015:  Lake Weekly sampling events: June 8, 11, 18 and 22  Lake Biweekly sampling event: June 30  Lake Quarterly sampling event: June 16

Onondaga Lake Phosphorus (2015 to-date) New York State has promulgated a 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. This number was developed from statistical analysis of surveys of lake users conducted throughout New York State as to their perception of the suitability of specific waterbodies for swimming and other forms of contact recreation (Kishbaugh, 1994). The total maximum daily load (TMDL) target is a numeric endpoint that ensures protection of the designated best uses of a water body. The phosphorus TMDL was approved by USEPA on June 29, 2012. The AMP tracks the summer average total phosphorus (TP) concentration in the lake’s upper waters. The ultimate measure of the success of the Onondaga Lake Phosphorus TMDL is the extent to which the in-lake total phosphorus criteria and beneficial uses are achieved.

BIOLOGICAL MONITORING PROGRAM Sampling Program Summary (Second Quarter 2015)  

Completed Alewife hyroacoustic survey on June 2 Completed first larval fish sampling event on June 22

Onondaga Lake Zooplankton Community The zooplankton community is a central component of the Onondaga Lake ecosystem; these grazing aquatic animals affect the abundance and species composition of the phytoplankton community. The size structure and abundance of the Onondaga Lake zooplankton community is tracked annually as part of the AMP.

Zooplankton are a critical food for many species of fish, particularly in early stages of development (Figure 1). Although food, temperature and water chemistry all are important in determining what kinds of zooplankton can live in a particular lake, the most important factor is predators, particularly fish and in Onondaga Lake Alewife are the most influential. Alewife prefer to eat the larger and more visible kinds of zooplankton such as Daphnia. Thus, zooplankton that coexist with Alewife are typically smaller (less than 1 to 1.5 millimeters) and transparent (Figure 2). In contrast, zooplankton that live in lakes without or few Alewife, often are much larger (up to 3 to 4 millimeters). Larger zooplankton are more efficient grazers of phytoplankton and in their absence more frequent algal blooms are possible. High algal levels usually decrease aesthetics, by reducing water clarity, and often create odor problems.

Extremely high levels of algae can generate enough shade to prevent sunlight from reaching rooted aquatic plants (macrophytes), limiting growth or even causing them to die. Also, as more algae grow within the lake, there are more dead algae to be decomposed. Decomposition by bacteria consumes oxygen and may decrease or even completely deplete dissolved oxygen contents of some lakes during the summer.

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Simple example of food chain in Onondaga Lake.

Common zooplankton species found in Onondaga Lake. Daphnia (large species), and Bosminid (small species).

Most zooplankton are filter feeders, using their appendages to strain bacteria and algae and other fine particles in the water. Others are predators, feeding on smaller zooplankton.

The influence of Alewife on the zooplankton communities in Onondaga Lake is clearly depicted in Figure 3. Years with abundant Alewives consistently exhibit the smallest zooplankton (Figure 3). Additionally, the community composition changed dramatically during several time periods; in late summer 2002 as Alewife increased in abundance, in summer 2008 following Alewife declines, and again during summer 2009 when Alewife abundance rebounded. With reduced Alewife predation, the population of larger zooplankton species increases (Figure 3).

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Average zooplankton size (all taxa combined) and alewife catch rates from electrofishing, growing season 2000–2013, Onondaga Lake.

LEGISLATIVE /REGULATORY / MEDIA UPDATE

Legislative/Regulatory Update Action Items for the County Legislature (April – June) 

Calling a Public Hearing for the Purpose of Considering an Increase in the Estimated Maximum Cost of Proposed Improvements for the Metro Wastewater Treatment Plant.

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Authorizing the County of Onondaga to Enter into an Intermunicipal Agreement with the City of Syracuse for the Implementation of Green Infrastructure to Mitigate Stormwater Runoff and Combined Sewer Overflows along CSO 052.

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Authorizing the County of Onondaga to Enter into an Intermunicipal Agreement with the City of Syracuse for the CSO 061 Sewer Separation Project.

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Approving the Increased Cost of Bypass Treatment Improvements at the Metro Wastewater Treatment Plant in and for the Onondaga County Sanitary District.

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Bond Resolution – Authorizing the Issuance of an Additional $5,627,294 Bonds of the County of Onondaga to pay the Increased Cost of Bypass Treatment Improvements at the Metro Wastewater Treatment Plant in and for the Onondaga County Sanitary District.

Action Items for the Environmental Protection Committee (June - July) 

Calling a Public Hearing in Connection with Proposed Infrastructure Improvements to Benefit the Onondaga County Sanitary District.

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Approving Various Infrastructure Improvement Projects to Benefit the Onondaga County Sanitary District.

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Bond Resolution – Authorizing the Issuance of $1,980,000 Serial Bonds of the County of Onondaga to Pay the Cost of Various Infrastructure Improvement Projects to Benefit the Onondaga County Sanitary District.

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Authorizing the County Executive to Enter into an Amended Agreement with the City of Syracuse to Share in the Costs of Funding an Arborist Employed by the City.

NATURE

Save the Rain supports education through Baltimore Woods’ Nature in the City program April 11, 2015 12:00 pm • Contributed by Stacy Drake Baltimore Woods Nature Center MARCELLUS | Thanks to a partnership with Onondaga County Executive Joanie Mahoney’s Save the Rain program, third-graders from Syracuse city elementary schools will wade into the stream at Elmwood Park this spring to study aquatic invertebrates in order to gauge water quality.

This hands-on program is one component of Baltimore Woods Nature Center’s Nature in the City program, a K-6 science education program that links 19 Syracuse city schools with local parks and green spaces, connecting children to science using their own neighborhoods.

For over three years, Save the Rain has partnered with Nature in the City to teach third-grade children about the water cycle, pollution, storm runoff and how the county uses green infrastructure projects to improve the water quality of Onondaga Lake.

The third-grade program on Save the Rain includes three one-hour long lessons that align with the New York state science curriculum.

The Save the Rain Program is Mahoney’s award-winning program to improve the water quality of Onondaga Lake and its tributaries. To date, the county has advanced more than 175 distinct green infrastructure projects, on public and private property.

Onondaga County is a national model for the implementation of a balanced approach to storm water management — a combination of smart gray investments with innovative green infrastructure solutions. Onondaga Lake has seen tremendous improvement in water quality, and the ecosystem is thriving.

In addition to program funding, Save the Rain has developed green infrastructure projects in or near local schools to show children successful examples of green infrastructure, such as rain gardens and porous pavement, and their impacts on water quality.

At Seymour Elementary, students maintain a rain garden in their playground area that was created in 2012 through Save the Rain. Dr. King Elementary students can see the benefits of porous pavement that was laid in front of their school to reduce runoff into the storm sewer system, thus allowing rainwater to re-absorb into the ground.

Nature in the City is a successful working example of a partnership between public, private and non-for-profit sectors of the community. The Syracuse City School District funds a portion through annual budgeting, and Save the Rain supports the third-grade lessons in 11 of the 19 Syracuse City School District elementary schools.

http://auburnpub.com/skaneateles/news/save-the-rain-supports-education-through-baltimore-woods-naturein/article_74603d27-5335-5725-ba94-947895eac5f6.html

Local corporations with a vested interest in promoting STEM education sponsor individual schools each year.

For the current school year corporate and foundation sponsors include: National Grid, SRC, Key Bank, Carrier, Lockheed Martin, Byrne Dairy, O’Brien and Gere, The Jim and Juli Boeheim Foundation, Colonial Laundromat, Maxian+Horst, Dominion, Upstate Medical University, Excellus BlueCross BlueShield, Price Chopper’s Golub Foundation, Lockheed Martin Employee Federated Fund and Time Warner Cable’s Connect a Million Minds.

Baltimore Woods Nature Center and its certified educators implement the program.

http://auburnpub.com/skaneateles/news/save-the-rain-supports-education-through-baltimore-woods-naturein/article_74603d27-5335-5725-ba94-947895eac5f6.html

Local photographers displaying 'Images of a Recovering Onondaga Lake'

A bald eagle soars over Onondaga Lake. (Greg Craybas)

By David Figura | dfigura@syracuse.com Follow on Twitter on April 11, 2015 at 7:30 AM, updated April 11, 2015 at 8:49 AM

Geddes, N.Y. - Local wildlife photographer's images of songbirds, bald eagles, waterfowl and other wildlife will be on display April 25 to 26 at the "Images of a Recovering Onondaga Lake" exhibit at Honeywell's Lake Visitor's Center.

Audubon New York is hosting the exhibit in partnership with the Onondaga Lake Conservation Corps. Admission is free.

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"The exhibit highlights the beautiful birds and other wildlife that depend on Onondaga lake and its watershed while celebrating the impact grass-root efforts and citizen science monitoring have had on the recovery of this Audubon New York Important Bird Area," said Erin Crotty, executive director of Audubon New York.

The exhibit will run from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. April 25 and 1 to 4 p.m. April 26. The photographers will be hand to discuss their photos. Visitors will also have the opportunity to take advantage of "interactive, live bird-watching stations," according to the Audubon website. Experts from the Montezuma Audubon Center and Onondaga Audubon Society will assist.

"I was amazed at the number of bird species on the Onondaga Lake shoreline," said John Savage, a local amateur photographer exhibiting at the event. "Songbirds, hawks, heron, cormorants, ducks, swan, geese and yes, bald eagles. It's one of my favorite spots to photograph birds as the lake becomes cleaner and more species return."

Directions to Honeywell's visitor's center: If you're coming from the west, take Route I-690 East to exit 7, turn left onto State Fair Blvd., take the first left under I-690, drive straight to the lake and follow signs to the visitor's center. From the east, take Route 690 West to Exit 7, turn right at the off ramp and follow signs to the visitor's center.

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Is Onondaga Lake finally clean enough to swim in? NY state, scientists think so

Syracuse, N.Y. -- Onondaga Lake is clean enough to swim in, says a team of researchers commissioned by Onondaga County.

A new report by the Upstate Freshwater Institute says Onondaga Lake, once among the most polluted lakes in America, is clean enough to open for a public beach.

"Water quality conditions in the northern two-thirds of the lake are now suitable for swimming," said the report, issued today by Onondaga County's Department of Water Environmental Protection. http://www.syracuse.com/news/index.ssf/2015/04/onondaga_lake_is_clean_enough_for_swimming_ny_state_scientists.html

The report said the lake now meets two critical standards for swimming: low bacteria counts and high water clarity. The state Department of Environmental Conservation said the same thing in a separate report last October.

"Public bathing and other recreation use are fully supported," the DEC said, "although currently there are no designated public beaches on the lake."

The DEC said test results from 2002 to 2012 show that coliform bacteria -- the kind that come from the guts of animals, including humans -- are low enough to support swimming.

DEC Commissioner Joseph Martens said last July he would swim in the lake.

Swimming has been banned on the lake since 1940 because of industrial pollution and sewage. With hundreds of millions of dollars spent on Onondaga County's water treatment plant over the past two decades, the amount of sewage spilling into the lake has dropped dramatically. Algal blooms, which decrease the clarity of the water, have all but disappeared in the past decade.

Swimming is still banned from shore because there is no public beach on the lake. To open a beach, a public entity such as the county or a town would have to receive approval from the state health department.

Martens predicted last summer that the state would receive applications for swimming after Honeywell finished dredging the lake bottom. That happened in November.

The county's long-term development plan calls for a beach at Onondaga Lake, but there are no immediate plans to apply for a permit, said Marty Skahen, spokesman for Onondaga County Executive Joanie Mahoney.

The county's five-year capital improvement plan says this about a possible beach: "As Onondaga Lake continues to recover from its industrial past, Willow Bay is viewed as a potential area for a public swimming beach. These improvements will help to advance that long-term objective by ensuring that the trails, pavilions and parking facilities are up to modern standards for a public bathing beach."

The southern end of the lake is still too polluted for swimming, both the DEC and Upstate Freshwater Institute reports say. Bacteria counts are too high because of flow from the treatment plant and Onondaga Creek.

Fishing is still restricted in the entire lake because of high levels of mercury and PCBs in some fish, particularly long-living predator species such as walleye.

http://www.syracuse.com/news/index.ssf/2015/04/onondaga_lake_is_clean_enough_for_swimming_ny_state_scientists.html

Syracuse Chargers Rowing Club expands on Onondaga Lake with county, state help

By Michelle Breidenbach | mbreidenbach@syracuse.com Email the author | Follow on Twitter on April 14, 2015 at 7:53 AM, updated April 14, 2015 at 7:54 AM

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SYRACUSE, N.Y. - The Syracuse Chargers Rowing Club broke ground Monday on a new five-bay boathouse and plans next to build a new sevenlane racing course at Willow Bay on Onondaga Lake.

The Onondaga County Legislature awarded a $45,000 grant last year for the boathouse and is expected to vote at 1 p.m. today on another $106,000 grant to finish the building and add the lanes.

The group also received a $135,000 grant from New York state, sponsored

by Assemblyman Al Stirpe, D-Cicero.

The club also raised $250,000 on its own, Chargers President Joe Bufano said.

The 2,000-meter lanes are expected to be ready in time for the NortheastMid-Atlantic Masters Regional Championship in rowing June 28.

It is a major regional competition, expected to draw crowds to the lake and generate millions in economic activity, according to the tourism bureau Visit Syracuse.

For comparison, rowing events brought $2.2 million to Grand Rapids and $550,000 to Lowell, Massachusetts area, Visit Syracuse said.

Bufano said the event brings big competitive regattas back to Onondaga Lake after a long hiatus. Rowing is part of the lake's history, dating to the 1870s. It was the site of

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the IRA National Championships from 1952 to 1992, when the course was damaged by flooding.

From 1995 to 2000, the Syracuse Chargers hosted the U.S. Rowing Club National Championships and the 1996 Masters National Championships.

The rowing club operates the boathouse north of Willow Bay on the outlet that leads from Onondaga Lake to the Seneca River. The waterway near the boathouse is only wide enough for three racing lanes.

The new course will have seven lanes along the lake shore with the starting line at Willow Bay. Bufano said the course will have permanent underwater anchors. The lanes can be installed just before the event and removed for storage between events.

The Syracuse Chargers Rowing Club started in 1972 by former Syracuse University men's rowing coach Bill Sanford, a former chairman of the Onondaga County Legislature.

The club started with the Liverpool High School rowing club and has expanded to include high school teams in Syracuse, Baldwinsville and Fayetteville-Manlius, as well as LeMoyne College and adult clubs. The teams pay a fee to for use of the club's boats, docks and storage. The club leases the land from Onondaga County.

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Joanie Mahoney: I would swim in Onondaga Lake; beach study could start in 2016

Syracuse, N.Y. -- Add Onondaga County Executive Joanie Mahoney to the list of those who say they'd take a dip in Onondaga Lake.

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"I would swim in the lake," Mahoney said today. "I think you're going to see very quickly that it's going to be an old conversation about not swimming in the lake."

Mahoney spoke to Syracuse.com a day after the county issued a report that said the northern two-thirds of the lake meets state health standards for swimming. Last summer, state Department of Environmental Commissioner Joe Martens said he would swim in the lake. The DEC issued a report last October saying the lake met swimming standards.

Swimming has been banned since 1940 because of industrial and bacterial pollution, and is still illegal from shore because there is no public beach. The county has for several years included $2.7 million in its five-year improvement plan a proposal to improve Willow Bay picnic area and open a swimming beach.

The cleanup of the lake has once again raised the possibility of swimming in the lake. Honeywell last fall completed dredging 2.2 million cubic yards of contaminated lake bottom, and $500 million spent to improve the county's treatment plant has slashed the amount of bacteria and algae in the lake.

Mahoney said today she hopes to begin conceptual design work on a Willow Bay beach in 2016, pending approval by the Onondaga County Legislature. Any decision to build a beach would depend on the costs and public sentiment, she said, and there is no timetable for when a beach might be opened.

Like the amphitheater rising on the west shore of the lake, Mahoney said, a beach would be another symbol of the lake's rebirth.

"From a personal standpoint, I'm thrilled," she said. "I grew up here in Syracuse and you

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didn't want to be within 100 yards of the lake when I was a kid. The idea of swimming in the lake was impossible to contemplate."

In the 19th century, Onondaga Lake was a popular tourist attraction with beaches and a 600-foot pier.

Decades of industrial pollution, sewage and phosphorous made it unsafe for swimming.

The hope of swimming again in Onondaga Lake has been raised several times since the 1940s. A 1952 report on the lake suggested a beach at the northern end, and a 1991 land use plan for the lake shore identified Willow Bay as the best spot for a beach.

Legislature Chairman Ryan McMahon said, he too, would swim in the lake, and he's excited about pursuing plans for a beach.

"The fact that we're having a conversation shows you how far we've come in a short period of time," he said. "This is the future of Onondaga Lake, and with the right public dialogue I think the public will want to see a beach there."

To open a beach, the county would have to receive approval from the state health department. Among the requirements are low bacteria counts and high water clarity.

Data from the county's annual monitoring program show that Willow Bay meets state Department of Health requirements for swimming beaches. The upper acceptable limit for a single test is 1,000 colonies of bacteria per 100 milliliters of water. The highest reading in 2013 between Memorial Day and Labor Day was 64 colonies.

The sample data also show that a black-and-white disk dropped into the water must be visible at least 4 feet deep. All 17 measurements at Willow Bay in 2013 met that standard, according to county data.

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Onondaga Lake researcher debunks 3 myths about swimming in the lake

Syracuse, N.Y. -- A report issued this week saying that the northern end of Onondaga Lake is safe for swimming again after 75 years has created a buzz about how clean the lake really is. Onondaga County Executive Joanie Mahoney said she hopes to launch a study next year about putting in a beach at the north end of the lake, in the Willow Bay picnic area.

The author of the new lake report, Dave Matthews, a scientist with the nonprofit Upstate Freshwater Institute, talked with Syracuse.com to set the record straight on a few things. Matthews, who has studied Onondaga Lake since 1997, said there are some common myths about the lake and swimming.

Here are three of them, and why Matthews says they're false: http://www.syracuse.com/news/index.ssf/2015/04/onondaga_lake_swimming_myths_cleanup_honeywell.html

1. If the south end of the lake has too much bacteria to swim in, the north end can't be safe, either.

The south end of the lake does have too much coliform bacteria for swimming, Matthews concedes, because of sewage overflows coming in from Onondaga Creek and the county's wastewater treatment plant. But that bacteria would die or settle to the bottom long before it could travel the 3 miles to Willow Bay, he said.

"These bacteria are adapted to live in the bodies of humans and other animals, and they like it warm and dark," Matthews said. "When they find their way out into surface waters, which are colder and exposed to sunlight, they die off pretty quickly."

State Department of Health regulations say beaches need to be only 750 feet away from "waste-water discharges from sewage treatment plants, combined sewers or other sources" of sewage. The regulations also say that the highest allowed reading for coliform bacteria at a beach is 1,000 bacterial colonies per 100 milliliters of water. The highest reading taken by Onondaga County at Willow Bay in the summer of 2013 was just 64 colonies per 100 milliliters.

"According to the data, Willow Bay would have been open continuously" during swimming season, Matthews said.

2. There's still mercury in the lake, so it can't be safe for swimming.

State health regulations say beaches must be free of "chemical substances capable of creating toxic reactions, skin or membrane irritations to the general public." That wouldn't include mercury.

"There is no direct relationship between industrial contamination of that lake and its suitability for swimming," Matthews said.

Mercury levels in the lake have dropped by 95 percent over the past couple of decades, and Honeywell last November finished dredging 2.2 million cubic yards of contaminated lake bottom.

The biggest issue with mercury is that it builds up in the bodies of fish that people might eat, Matthews said. The state health department still has advisories in place for Onondaga Lake, urging people not to eat certain larger fish, such as walleye.

3. The lake smells and is full of gross algae.

"There hasn't been an algal bloom on the lake since 2007," Matthews said, "and that was just a minor bloom (found in) less than 10 percent of samples."

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When Matthews started studying the lake 18 years ago, he said, "major algal blooms -- your pea soup kind of conditions -- occurred 50 percent of the time. The lake was green, and what we call floatables - garbage and condoms and tampon applicators -- would be floating in the lake after a storm. Now the water is much clearer and that type of garbage and waste has been dramatically reduced."

Major improvements to the county's treatment plant have slashed the amount of phosphorous flowing into the lake, which has reduced the algae. That's another reason the lake is swimmable today, Matthews said, because water clarity is one of the standards by which the state judges whether beaches are safe.

Onondaga County paid the Upstate Freshwater Institute $21,604 for the report, said Mahoney's chief of staff, Martin Skahen. He said the report was commissioned to track the county's progress in meeting the requirements of the 1998 court settlement over the lake cleanup.

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Onondaga Lake amphitheatre on schedule for Labor Day opening

by Matt Mulcahy Posted: 05.07.2015 at 4:46 PM

On one side of Interstate 690 sits the New York State Fair. On the other side, a giant mound created by decades of industrial waste has blocked the view of Onondaga Lake for generations. The public is about to have a new reason to view the lake in a whole new way.

Construction on the lakeside amphitheathre is well underway and on schedule for a Labor Day debut concert. The project is coming together just over one year after it was first proposed.

"I think people thought we were crazy to say that we would have a concert this year," said County Executive Joanie Mahoney. "We got permission from the state to do this as a design build project. The Tapanzee Bridge is the only design build project. We took that as a challenge to show people how great that can be for a public works project. So we are on schedule we're going to have our first show labor Day weekend. I know we're on schedule because May first was the day steel was supposed to go up and you can see it there."

A few days ago I walked the construction site with the County Executive. It no longer takes imagination to visualize how the new concert venue will come together. Not only will it be used for perfomances 15 times per year it will be a year round public park. That means walkers, runner and cyclists will enjoy a path that runs between the lawn seats and the seats uner cover.

"The sky's the limit. The only benefit of having the dirtiest lake in the country is the public owns it," explained Mahoney. "There isn't another lake like this where 90 percent of the shoreline is publicly owned the folks who spent the money to clean this are going to have access to it in a way they don't have access to the Skaneateles Lakes and some of the other lakes around here."

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Many people have raised concerns about potential harm that could come from park users who might be exposed to the industrial waste that makes up much of the shoreline hills.

"We are making lemonade out of lemons I would not and nobody else would in 2015 decide to dump the way we did, but it is not the toxic substance that I think people think it is," said Mahoney. "It is the residual from the soda ash process and it is inert."

"And the thing that should make folks comfortable, there is not a piece of land that has been more studied from the environmental groups, the EPA the Dec, this is a superfund site and we know what's here. There are monitors all over this site, monitoring the air quality workers have monitors right on them to make sure their person environment is safe and we have a ground cover plan that is going to make it so you can be on the lawn and be safe."

The Labor Day concert is just the beginning for the Amphitheatre. In the future, the county's business plan calls for 15 shows a year.

Some of them could be part of the New York State Fair in place of concerts that used to be held at the Grandstand. County Executive Mahoney says she has received feedback from musicians who say they don't want to play an aging and temporary facility like the grandstand. The new venue is being designed with the comfort and security of artists in mind.

The county executive is also leading a $50 million renovation of the state fairgrounds that has been made possible by money from the state. "As County Executive we host the State Fair and the people who come here from all over the state to the Fair leave with an impression of Onondaga County that I don't think is our best foot forward. There hasn't been a capital investment in the Fair. So we've said to the state we love playing host we love welcoming people here, but help us leave an impression of our community that is a little bit more accurate."

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Swimming in Onondaga Lake? Public invited to Focus Greater Syracuse forum

Syracuse, N.Y. -- The civic group Focus Greater Syracuse will hold a public forum Friday on swimming in Onondaga Lake.

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Swimming has been banned since 1940 because of pollution, but recent reports say the northern twothirds of the lake are now clean enough for a beach. Onondaga County Executive Joanie Mahoney hopes to launch a study next year on whether to open a beach at Willow Bay picnic area at the north end of the lake.

A 2012 survey by Focus Greater Syracuse found that many people wanted to open the lake for swimming again in a lake once considered America's most polluted. The report noted that "the creation of a swimming area poses many challenges, including a widely-held perception that the Lake waters remain too polluted for swimming."

The county's commissioner of Water Environmental Protection, Tom Rhoads, will speak at the group's monthly meeting Friday morning. Rhoads has said Onondaga Lake is now as cleaner than some Finger Lakes.

The forum runs from 7:30 to 8:45 a.m. in the atrium of City Hall Commons, 201 E. Washington St., Syracuse. The event is free and no reservations are required.

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'Onondaga Lake Lounge' will offer tiered stadium seating for lake views

Syracuse, N.Y. -- Plans for the "Onondaga Lake Lounge" at the south end of the lake are nearly complete, and the state is taking public comments on the plans.

The "lounge" is actually a 1,350-square-foot wooden deck that will be built over the pavement at the end of the Onondaga Creekwalk. The deck near Destiny USA will have tiered, "stadium-like seating" to offer views of the lake and Onondaga Creek.

"The overlook is intended to provide another vantage point to the lake and confluence with Onondaga Creek," according to plans submitted by the city of Syracuse to the state Department of Environmental Conservation. "It also encourages visitors to engage with the creek and reinforce its relationship with the lake."

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The city received a $720,000 grant from the state to build the deck. Construction is expected to start this year; the city still needs final approval from the DEC and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

The city completed an extension of the creekwalk from the Syracuse Inner Harbor to Onondaga Lake in 2012, opening a former industrial area along the lake's southern shore to the public for the first time in more than a century. Construction of the walkway coincided with major improvements to water and air quality in the area thanks to the ongoing cleanup of Onondaga Lake and upgrades to Onondaga County's sewage treatment plant nearby.

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Volunteers building, installing bird boxes on shore of Onondaga Lake

Geddes, N.Y. -- A crew of community volunteers this morning are scheduled to build and install bird boxes to attract bluebirds and American kestrels (a small falcon) on the shore of Onondaga Lake as part of an on-going effort to attract new wildlife to the area.

Members of the Onondaga Lake Conservation Corps will also plant native plant species and participate in citizen science bird watching during the activities. About 60 volunteers, including members of school groups and families are expected to participate. http://www.syracuse.com/outdoors/index.ssf/2015/05/volunteers_building_installing_bird_boxes_on_shore_of_onondaga_lake.html

"Corp volunteers will construct and install more than 20 wooden bird boxes to attract bluebird and American kestrels," according to news release about the event. "The boxes give bird species a better chance to survive and thrive, reducing declines in population and restoring species to places they once inhabited. When birds nest in the structures, they have their best likelihood of raising their young successfully."

As part of the outing, the volunteers will learn from habitat experts from Audubon, O'Brien & Gere and Honeywell about bird boxes and wetlands, and their importance in supporting Onondaga Lake watershed and its value as an Important Bird Area -- a designation given to the area by the National Audubon Society.

The Onondaga Lake Conservation Corps was created to inspire future stewards of Onondaga Lake through a hands-on, experience-based program. Since it was formed in 2012, more than 500 volunteers have participated in nine Corps events, planting more than 4,500 native plants, trees and shrubs.

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Report says much of Onondaga Lake is swimmable

By ELLEN ABBOTT•MAY 18, 2015

A report released this spring labels much of Onondaga Lake as swimmable, and Onondaga County officials say this report should be a springboard to further discussions about the future of the lake.

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The Upstate Freshwater Institute says the northern two-thirds of the lake, that was once called the most polluted in the country, is swimmable. Tom Rhoads, Onondaga County’s Water and Environment Protection Commissioner, says that doesn’t necessarily mean residents should grab their swimsuits and jump in.

“When we say it’s now a swimmable resource, what we’re asking people to do, is change their perspectives and change their behaviors, so that they are now more engaged in making this lake a real opportunity, a real resource,” said Rhoads.

The lake was deemed unswimmable 75 years ago, following years of industrial pollution. The swimmable designation is based on low bacteria counts and high water clarity. Rhoads notes the south end of the lake will probably never get that designation because of high turbidity, caused by soil that flows in from the Tully Valley mudboils.

Rhoads says the county has to look to the future, now that it is nearing the end of a federally mandated cleanup.

“In our legacy era, we treated the lake much differently, because we felt our individual actions didn’t matter," said Rhoads. "But now, we’re at a point in the recovery of the lake, where individual actions do matter.”

And that means continued emphasis on Save the Rain initiatives that keep more storm water out of the lake, as well as simple things like encouraging people not to litter. And Rhoads also hopes that the decision on the future of Interstate 81 takes into account new storm water management systems that keep storm runoff and road debris out of the lake.

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Comfort Tyler Park Renovation gets a Boost from the Boeheim Foundation

By SCOTT WILLIS•JUN 5, 2015

Families in Syracuse’s Outer Comstock neighborhood are celebrating major improvements to Comfort Tyler park thanks in part to a long-time neighbor whose offices are across the street near Manley Field House. The http://waer.org/post/comfort-tyler-park-renovation-gets-boost-boeheim-foundation

Jim and Juli Boeheim Foundation’s Courts4kids program provided funding for a pair of basketball courts that complement a series of other renovations.

It’s the seventh such court upgrade at parks throughout the city. Coach Jim Boeheim says it’s just their way of giving back to a community that’s rallied behind SU’s basketball program.

"Doesn't matter where we go, there's Syracuse people there that support us. It doesn't matter what the weather is in Syracuse, people come to the dome and support our basketball team. That's why we do these things. It's not because I'm that generous. It's because we get unbelievable support."

The courts at Comfort Tyler are the fourth in the city to utilize porous pavement under Onondaga County’s Save the Rain program to reduce storm water runoff.

County Executive Joanie Mahoney appreciates the Boeheim Foundation’s willingness to go along.

"We can engineer a project like this that has so much ancillary benefit, and we're still cleaning Onondaga Lake. The water is going to go straight through and make it's way to back the water table naturally, the way it was intended to do. It won't runoff into the road, it won't pollute our waterways."

The park also features a rain garden, bioswale, and other improvements that will capture 982,000 gallons of rainwater per year. Mayor Stephanie Miner says the neighborhood’s human infrastructure also benefits.

"Parks are an inherently important part of a city. All you need to do is look back 5 or 6 years ago to see what this park looked like then and what it looks like now. You see real investment that gives an immediate return to the neighborhood and to our city."

In addition to the Boeheim Foundation and Save the Rain, Farone and Sons Funeral Home and Syracuse Parks also contributed to the effort to renovate Comfort Tyler Park.

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FINANCIAL UPDATE

Financial Update Contracts New Contracts Green Improvement Fund  Contract with WCNY Foundation for green improvements in the Clinton sewershed.

Contract Amount: $98,527.

Executed: 4/17/15.

Green Improvement Fund  Contract with St. Joseph’s Hospital Health Center for green improvements in the Clinton sewershed.

Contract Amount: $33,100.

Executed: 5/15/15.

Green Improvement Fund  Contract with Burnet Park Newstand, Inc. for green improvements in the Harbor Brook sewershed.

Contract Amount: $59,256.

Executed: 5/15/15.

Green Improvement Fund  Contract with South Valley, Inc. for green improvements in the Midland sewershed.

Contract Amount: $117,200.

Executed: 5/15/15.

Annual Green Structures (General)  Contract with D.E. Tarolli, Inc. for new stormwater and site infrastructure at various locations within the City of Syracuse. Contract amounts to be determined separately for each work order.

Contract Amount: TBD.

Executed: 6/18/15.

Annual Green Structures (Landscaping)  Contract with J&J Landscaping for landscaping at various locations within the City of Syracuse. Contract amounts to be determined separately for each work order.

Contract Amount: TBD.

Executed: 6/18/15.

Amendments to Existing Contracts Expert Witness Services  Contract with Construction Project Analytics amended for ongoing consultation on construction claims.

Contract Amount: $50,000.

Executed: 3/26/15.

Green Improvement Fund  Contract with J.C. Smith, Inc. amended to include additional green improvements in the Clinton sewershed.

Contract Amount: $4,611.

Executed: 4/4/15.

Green Improvement Fund  Contract Auto Row Realty amended to include additional green improvements in the Clinton sewershed.

Contract Amount: $36,000.

Executed: 4/14/15.

Green Improvement Fund  Contract with R. J. Westcott Holdings, LLC amended to include additional green improvements in the Clinton sewershed.

Contract Amount: $48,358.

Executed: 4/17/15.

Legal Services  Contract with Wladis Law Firm amended for ongoing legal consultation on matters relating to the Clean Water Act. Contract Amount: $5,000.

Executed: 5/15/15.

Education & Outreach  Contract with Cornell Cooperative Extension amended to include ongoing public education regarding the environment, water quality and urban agriculture.

Contract Amount: $141,979.

Executed: 6/15/15.

Change Orders Harbor Brook CSO 063 Conveyances  Contract with Marcellus Construction Company amended to include various modifications including installation of pile cap and changes in the conveyance piping.

Contract Amount: $415,434.00.

Executed: 4/4/15.

Harbor Brook CSO 018 Wetlands  Contract with Patricia Electric amended to include miscellaneous electrical revisions, including new electrical conduit and new area lighting.

Contract Amount: $63,996.23.

Executed: 4/4/15.

Biosolids Pumping Improvements  Contract with C.O. Falter Construction amended to include various modifications including additional SCADA programming, relocation of the control panel and lowering of the discharge header.

Contract Amount: $146,165.18.

Executed: 6/15/15.

Harbor Brook CSO 018 Wetlands  Contract with Joseph J. Lane Construction amended to deduct 2 months of field office use.

Contract Amount: ($5,590.17).

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 GIGP Grant  Requested: E. Washington Street for $58,588.87 on 3/16/15 E. Washington Street for $165,454.63 on 5/19/15  Received: E. Washington Street for $58,588.87 on 4/13/15 E. Washington Street for $165,454.63 on 5/19/15 Downspout retainage for $23,600 on 6/8/15

Executed: 6/15/15.

EFC Loans  Reimbursements requested: LT HB for $2,872,423.28 on 04/28/15 LT Clinton for $69,013.81 on 04/28/15 

Reimbursements received: None

Total reimbursement monies received to date through EFC loans for the funded ACJ projects: $247,603,598 (short term) and $100,059,736 (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 Expended To Total Proposed Budget 6/30/15

Project /Task/Line Item

Authorization Remaining

Clinton Street CSO Facility Planning (Original) Engineering Services (EEA)

$

751,266

$

751,266

$

(0)

Original Facility Plan Subtotal $

751,266

$

751,266

$

(0)

Clinton Street CSO Conveyances Project Contract No. 1 - Phase 1 Conveyances (Delaney)

$

14,478,053

$

14,478,053

$

(0)

Contract No. 2 - Phase 2A Conveyances (Delaney)

$

4,074,455

$

4,074,455

$

(0)

Engineering/Construction Services (CDM/C&S) $ Conveyances Subtotal $

2,738,000 21,290,508

$ $

2,738,000 21,290,508

$ $

0 (0)

Clinton Storage Project

(1)

Construction Estimate

$

77,742,858

$

74,090,709

$

3,652,149

Engineering Services (EEA and others)

$

12,122,013

$

11,810,334

$

311,679

Construction Management and Administration (CDM/C&S)

$

4,833,411

$

4,375,748

$

457,663

Construction Testing (CME)

$

327,847

$

277,716

$

50,131

$

90,554,507

$ $

4,471,622

$

3,100,000

CSO Storage Subtotal $

95,026,129

Construction Estimate

$

3,100,000

Engineering Services (Ch2MHill)

$

91,211

$

91,186

$

25

Engineering Services (TBD) Floatables Arcadis

$

782,032

$

12,816

$

769,216

County Administration and Other Costs

$

Facility Plan for CSOs 027 & 029

-

Facility Plan Subtotal $

$

-

3,973,243

$

104,001

$

3,869,242

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

$ $ $

28,213,716 11,137,937 39,351,653

$ $ $

10,294,895 4,762,063 15,056,958

Clinton/Lower MIS Green Implementation Program Construction Contracts incl. GIF Public/Private Ch2MHill Program Management & Engineering

$ $ Green Subtotal $

Program Management Project Management (CDM/C&S) Project Management for Facility Plan (CDM/C&S) (2) $ Program Management Subtotal $ Miscellaneous County Costs Land Acquisition IMA Legal Consulting (John Clare & Mezey) Debt Other Contingency

-

$

-

$ $ $ $ $ $ $ Miscellaneous Subtotal $

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

$ $ $ $ $ $

3,726,350 3,959,746 348,729 226,334 803,593 736,428

$

$

185,500,042

$

Authorized 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

$ $ $

-

9,801,180

$ $ $ $ $ $ $ $

901,254 (222,614) 75,000 (568,708) (425,690) 489,863 249,105

161,853,116

$

23,646,926

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 6/30/15

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

$ $ $ $

23,391,425 2,423,746 949,120

$ $ $ $

(5,101,507) 2,482,920 (411,131) (834,573)

HBIS Replacement and CSO Abatement Project Total $

22,900,000

$

26,764,292

$

(3,864,292)

$ $ $ $ $

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

$ $ $ $ $

28,522,537 3,960,868 1,497,536 4,910,579 38,891,519

$ $ $ $ $

5,979,463 239,132 1,892,464 (2,630,579) 5,480,481

$ $ $ $ FCF Program Total $

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

$ $

144,843 15,300

$

160,143

$ $ $ $ $

12,000,000 1,733,888 784,700 400,000 14,918,588

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

$ $ $

14,918,170 5,232,934 20,151,104

$ $ $

(5,618,170) (1,582,934) (7,201,104)

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

499,269 499,269

$

2,668,730

$

(2,169,461)

$

2,668,730

$

(2,169,461)

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

-

Harbor Brook Mitigation

$

3,500,000

$

3,265,000

$

235,000

Total Costs for Harbor Brook CSO Area under 4th Stip

$

104,800,000

$

97,400,788

$

7,399,212

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 6/30/15

$ $ $ $ $ $ $ $

1,836,434 53,372,689 748,483 137,000 14,717,163 227,341 3,000,000 74,039,110

$ $ $ $ $ $

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

$

68,815,787

$ $ $

12,296,549 64,800 750,000

$ $ $

12,098,662 726,493

$

13,111,349

$

12,825,155

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

$ $ $ $

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

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 $ Project Management for Facility Plan (CDM/C&S) (1) Program Management Total $

Miscellaneous County Costs Land Acquisition IMA Legal Consulting (John Clare & Mezey) Debt Contingency Other

$ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $

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

$ $ $ $ $ $

197,887 64,800 23,507 286,194 286,194

46,039

$ $ $

5,000,000 577,915 210,000

$

46,039

$ $

5,787,915 5,787,915

$ $ $ $

121,368 121,368

$ $ $ $ $

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

2,218,627 $ 2,574,476 $ 4,793,104 $ $

5,281,373 1,343,160 6,624,532 6,624,532

7,500,000 $ 3,917,636 $ 11,417,636 $

6,604,651 6,604,651

$

(74,049)

6,530,602

$ $ $

$ $

(74,049) (74,049)

$

1,809,802

$

1,809,802

$

$ $ $ $ $ Miscellaneous Costs Total $

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

$ $ $ $ $

$181,975 194,317 689,294 528,309 3,403,696

$ $ $ $ $ $

348 0 (54,263) 2,591,117 (2,098) 2,535,105

135,612,853

$

$

39,003,052

Total Cost for Midland project under 4th stipulation

Authorized Master Budget $128,300,000

$

6,530,602

Authorization Remaining

96,609,801

-

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 6/30/15

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 $5,611,423 $22,889,082

$0 $0 $74,444 $0 $0 $0 $1,138,577 $1,213,020

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 $1,997,539 $49,704 $153,504 $437,996 $3,123,029

$0 -$551,071 $59,788 $0 $0 -$491,283

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

$26,409,763

$704,638

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 June 2015

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 2015 Green Grant education Total Appropriation

$ $ $ $ $ $ $ $

875,000 200,000 400,000 125,000 200,000 400,000 400,000 100,000

$

2,700,000

Funding Uses

Contract Amount

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

$ $

411,789 $ 224,303 $

411,789 224,303

$

636,092 $

636,092

Contract Amount

Environmental Finance Center Education and Outreach 2011 Education and Outreach 2012 Education and Outreach 2013 Education and Outreach 2014 Education and Outreach

Expended to Date

$ $ $ $

$

Expended to Date

(0)

Difference + (-)

$ $ $ $

346,677 241,815 237,758 350,125

$

1,176,376 $

1,176,376

$

0

$ $ $ $ $

2,930 8,510 1,590 12,483 21,152 $

2,050

$ $ $ $ $

2,930 8,510 1,590 12,483 19,102

Baltimore Education & Outreach $

46,665 $

2,050

$

44,615

Education & Outreach Subtotal

346,677 241,815 237,758 350,126

Difference + (-)

Baltimore Woods Supplies Transport Travel Env Educcator Hours Administrative Hours

Contract Amount

Miscelaneous Ed/Outreach Expenses 2010/2011 Miscellaneous Exp. 2012 Miscellaneous Exp. 2013 Miscellaneous Exp 2014 Miscellaneous Exp 2015 Miscellaneous Exp

$ $ $ $ $

105,764 79,852 34,158 46,657 507,600

Travel Purchase card/Petty cash Page Seed Co Just the right stuff Catering at the Zoo

OEI - RB Workshops Environmental Design and Research 2010/2011 media 2012 Media

Miscellaneous Subtotal

STR Education and Outreach Totals

$ $ $ $

105,764 79,852 34,158 46,657

$ $ $ $ $

494 267 2,334 1,600 1,748

Difference + (-)

$ $ $ $ $

16,585.00 20,000.00 28,750.00 1,500 -

$ $ $ $ $

4,260 20,000 28,750 1,500 -

$

$

840,866

$

327,384

$

Contract Amount $

Remaining Balance

Expended to Date

2,700,000

Expended to Date $

2,141,902

513,482

Difference + (-) $

558,098

$

558,098

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

APPENDIX

June 2015 FINANCIAL TRACKING SUMMARY: FEDERAL & STATE GRANTS/LOANS APPROVED & RECEIVED

PROJECT NAME METRO - CURRENT AERATION SYSTEM UPGRADE AMMONIA REMOVAL DEMO BIOSOLIDS-MECHANICAL THICKENERS(c ) 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 SEWER SEPARATION(a) SIPHON REHABILITATION TEALL BROOK FCF WEST ST SEWER SEPARATION OTHER AMBIENT WATER MONITORING OXYGENATION DEMO SEQR REGULATORY TOTAL DOLLARS

PROJECT BUDGET

NYS GRANT APPROVED

NYS GRANT RECEIVED

FED EPA GRANT APPROVED

FED EPA GRANT RECEIVED

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

$8,500,000 $2,000,000

$5,834,381 $1,145,109

$5,834,381 $1,145,109

$7,365,000 Full-Scale

$6,868,954 $202,078

$5,600,000 $2,900,000 $1,400,000 $7,700,000

$4,319,819 $1,563,317

$4,319,819 $1,563,317

$4,938,419 $1,849,000

$4,938,419 $1,849,000

$190,000,000 $5,000,000

$47,331,203

$47,331,203

$31,245,000 $3,000,000 $3,200,000 $250,000 $5,444,000 $8,000,000 $5,642,000 $250,000 $3,000,000 $45,000,000 $27,000,000

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

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

$7,502,302 $211,097 $26,055,238

$7,502,302 $211,097 $26,055,238

$1,310,000 $3,000,000 $7,704,000 $1,230,000 $175,000 $1,000,000

$367,737 $442,154

$367,737 $442,154

$870,768 $1,045,162 $2,299,460

$870,768 $1,045,162 $2,299,460

$54,705,015

$14,003,569

$34,900,616

$54,705,015

$15,378,304

$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

$41,834,264 $2,094,314 $4,589,759

$53,689,500

$46,700,136

$12,000,000 $212,000

$10,940,632 $188,106

$78,568,119 $923,162 $1,179,012 $343,500 $62,477,416 $2,710,169 $4,246,376

$33,240,454 $216,543 $296,823 $348,596 $17,026,407 $37,749 $828,115

$15,000,000 $10,000,000

$15,000,000

$37,339,317

$19,063,069

$1,024,433 $1,094,139 $2,481,443

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

$10,276,648 $1,958 $5,743 $6,621

$14,050,177 $14,050,177

$1,435,500 $1,236,594 $3,059,716

$247,603,598 $241,244,447 $104,610,966

$17,456,177 $17,456,177

$3,406,000

$3,406,000

$33,525,880

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

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

*Original budget figures were based on 1997 dollars NYS includes awards beyond original pledge (i.e. civic strip) (a) NOTE: PROJECT IS US ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS PROJECT (b) NOTE: PROJECT RECEIVED $40,500 COST SHARE GRANT FROM (NYSERDA) (c )NOTE: PROJECT RECEIVED $87,500 COST SHARE GRANT FROM (NYSERDA)

$296,103,257

Lake Improvement Project Status Report For The Period Ending 06/30/2015

ACJ START DATE

Project Title

ACJ FINISH DATE

COUNTY FINISH DATE

ORIGINAL BUDGET(2)

AUTHORIZED BUDGET

ENGINEER

METRO - Current 1 AERATION SYSTEM UPGRADE 2 AMMON. REMOVAL DEMONSTRATION

11/1/1998

7/1/2002

01/03/00 $

8,500,000 $

3/1/2000

12/31/99 $

2,000,000 $

3 BIOSOLIDS - MECHANICAL THICKENERS

$

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

7,700,000 $

8,393,855 OBG

7 ODOR CONTROL

7/1/2002

12/20/00 $

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 $

104,800,000 Moffa & Assoc.

15 HIAWATHA INTERCEPTOR/RTF

7/1/2002

12/31/00 $

8,000,000 $

6,047,183 EEA/Parsons

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

16 KIRKPATRICK ST. PUMP STATION 17 MALTBIE STREET FCF 18 MIDLAND AVE RTF & CSO ABATEMENT

$

185,500,042 EEA

889,109 EEA

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

19 MIDLAND AVE MITIGATION COSTS

$

3,000,000

20 NEWELL STREET RTF

7/1/2002

07/01/01 $

1,310,000 $

21 ONONDAGA CREEK FCF

7/1/2002

07/01/02 $

3,000,000 $

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

473,132 Moffa & Assoc.

648,342 Parsons

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

5/1/1999

7/1/2002

$

4/1/2003

02/25/04 $

2,400,000 $

$

50,000 $

* $

380,000,000 $

(1)

TOTAL DOLLARS (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

A-3

8,000,000 10,087 50,000 Parsons

665,986,866

Lake Improvement Project Status Report For The Period Ending 06/30/2015

CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT AMOUNTS

SOFT COST CONTRACTS

1 $

352,747 $

6,473,110

TOTAL PAYMENTS TO DATE

$

TOTAL ESTIMATED COST

FORECASTED COSTS

6,925,115

$

6,925,115 $

OVER/UNDER BUDGET

% COMPLETED EXPENDITURES

(1,574,885)

100.00%

(652,813)

100.00%

2 $

1,346,856

$

1,347,187

$

1,347,187 $

3 $

1,266,345 $

13,131,105

$

14,815,674

$

14,815,674 $

4 $

748,386 $

4,357,480

$

5,092,545

$

5,092,545 $

(507,455)

100.00%

5 $

451,713 $

2,974,514

$

3,520,317

$

3,520,317 $

620,317

100.00%

$

1,400,000

$

1,400,000 $

6

14,815,674

-

100.00%

7 $

999,299 $

6,956,868

$

8,393,855

$

8,393,855 $

8 $

21,289,868 $

106,962,810

$

128,688,040

$

128,688,040 $

(61,311,960)

100.00%

$

4,111,714

$

4,111,714 $

(888,286)

100.00%

23,646,926 $

185,500,042 $

$

2,684,523 $

2,018,689 $

6,967,205 $

9 $

4,055,734

10 $

34,053,032 $

121,528,969

$

161,853,116 $

11 $

901,556 $

1,734,929

$

2,684,523

12 $

973,543 $

3,920,238

$

4,948,516 $

693,855

100.00%

154,254,762 (315,477)

100.00%

87.25% 100.00%

3,767,205

71.03%

13 $

436,363 $

373,370

$

889,109

$

889,109 $

639,109

100.00%

14 $

22,435,313 $

77,853,866

$

97,400,787 $

7,399,213 $

104,800,000 $

99,356,020

92.94%

15 $

540,945

$

5,535,152

$

6,047,183 $

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 $

27,411,480 $

69,552,445

$

96,609,802 $

39,003,051 $

$

3,000,000 $

19

-

135,612,853 $

60,612,853

71.24%

$

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%

26,409,763 $

515 $

26,410,278 $

18,706,398

100.00%

22 $

2,597,931 $

22,988,797

$

23

$

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%

26

27 28 $

10,087

$

19,351,389 $

$

10,087

-

$

(203,609)

-

$

10,087 $

75,474,395 $

668,645,873 $

29

$

124,200,567 $

458,614,741

$

612,522,867 $

A-4

100.00%

296,695,873

June 2015

Project Title

TOTAL PAYMENTS TO DATE 06-30-15

TOTAL PAYMENTS TO DATE 03-31-15

Change

METRO - Current 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

$ $

161,853,116

$

160,069,235

-

$

-

$

-

$

1,783,880

$

-

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

$

97,400,787

$

93,873,195

$

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

$

96,609,802

$

96,508,982

$

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

$

26,409,763

$

26,409,763

$

-

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

$

$

-

$

-

-

$

-

OTHER

3,527,592

100,820

27 AMBIENT WATER MONITORING

$

19,351,389

$

19,351,389

$

-

28 OXYGENATION DEMO PROJECT

$

10,087

$

10,087

$

-

29 SEQRA REGULATORY COMPLIANCE

$

-

$

-

$

-

$

-

TOTAL DOLLARS

$

612,522,867

$

607,110,575

$

5,412,292

Chronology of Project Construction Starts 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

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

Franklin to Teall

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

Pre-ACJ Signing (1/20/98) General Improvements Odor Control and Residuals Handling

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

Project

Status

Location

Tallman/Onondaga Sewer Separation (CSO 038, 040, 046A &046B) Midland Phase II RTF/Conveyances

Complete

Tallman/Onondaga

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

Authorized/Underway Authorized/Underway Authorized/Underway Authorized/Underway Authorized/Underway Authorized/Underway

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

Various

Save the Rain Green Projects Harbor Brook CSO 063 Conveyances Project

Completed Underway

Various Hiawatha/State Fair Blvd.

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

CONTRACTORS FOR CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS Metro Treatment Plant AERATION SYSTEM UPGRADE Bongiovanni Construction (General) Ridley Electric (Electrical)

$ 5,626,956.41 $ 846,154.00

DIGITAL SYSTEM UPGRADE Systems Integrated

$ 2,974,514.27

ODOR CONTROL CONTRACT #1 Falconet, Inc. (General) Scriba Electric (Electrical) Burns Bros. (Heating/Ventilation) Burns Bros. (Plumbing)

$ 4,872,660.53 $ 315,580.30 $ 82,459.00 $ 50,168.00

ODOR CONTROL CONTRACT #2 Murnane Construction

$ 1,636,000.00

PHASE III IMPORVEMENTS CONTRACT 1 - DIGESTER & LAGOON IMPROVEMENTS Maxim Construction

$

645,730.74

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)

$ 2,527,300.08 $ 193,665.22 $ 224,232.51 $ 38,669.35

PHASE III IMPROVEMENTS CONTRACT 3 - DIGESTER & LAGOON CLEANING Waste Stream Environmental Inc.

$

727,881.80

$ $ $ $

28,388.00 112,224.00 32,295.00 18,440.00

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.

$ 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

$ 22,243,604.98 $ 255,627.00 $ 431,008.00 $ 4,602,086.57

PILE INSTALLATION - CONTRACT 3 M.A. Bongiovanni Construction

$ 9,045,731.95

GENERAL - CONTRACT 4 The Pike Company (General) Ridley Electric Co. (Electrical) Edward Joy Company (HVAC) Burns Brothers (Plumbing/Fire Protection)

$ $ $ $

46,860,263.46 6,927,238.00 3,009,057.61 1,217,583.74

BIOSOLIDS HANDLING IMPROVEMENTS C. O. Falter Construction Corp. (General) Ridley Electric (Electrical) Airside Technology (HVAC) Burns Bros. (Plumbing) Independent Fiedl Svs (Cogen)

$ 10,929,016.19 $ 1,476,223.00 $ 532,187.00 $ 173,679.09 $ 18,019.75

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)

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

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)

$ 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 $ 76,522,539.87 $ 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, Dixie, Pro Scapes 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) Josall (Maganelli Comm Ctr) Spectra (Butternut Circle) 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)

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

638,997.06 89,000.00 108,000.00 1,500,000.00 1,432,437.86 410,372.20 3,000.00 550,916.44 1,847,459.81 430,172.42 147,952.84 320,291.95 697,899.35 373,309.00 607,852.44 719,311.20 54,160.06 52,500.00 109,046.54 1,371,475.75 588,982.07 870,263.89 87,585.22 795,523.24 597,965.65 378,400.00 65,640.00 99,311.00 100,000.00 100,000.00 78,000.00 100,000.00 22,730.69 78,000.00 100,011.00 125,000.00 75,757.00 65,390.00 52,740.00 52,188.00 163,203.51 40,500.00 100,000.00 120,290.00 25,300.00 53,050.00 61,050.00

CONTRACTORS FOR CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS CSO's (cont) CNY Philanthropy (GIF) Loon Creek (GIF) 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) J C Smith Inc. (GIF) Burnet Railroad (GIF) Taksum Assoc. (GIF) Zip Networks (GIF) Ra lin Inc. (GIF) Ra lin Inc. (GIF) Butternut St. LLC (GIF) Nojaim Inc. (GIF) St. Joseph's Hopital Health Center (GIF) University Hill Apts. (GIF) Auto Row (GIF)

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

62,700.00 137,350.00 129,400.00 178,050.00 17,700.00 301,930.00 69,000.00 34,347.00 124,200.00 198,300.00 175,787.00 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 90,500.00 124,100.00 33,400.00 294,300.00 52,200.00 288,400.00 151,700.00 60,349.20 94,300.00 32,600.00 57,600.00 221,000.00 59,800.00 337,250.00 357,400.00 45,200.00 276,529.00 137,000.00 206,450.00 104,430.00 234,800.00 145,900.00 36,500.00 164,000.00

CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS CSO's (cont) J C Smith Inc. (GIF) WCNY (GIF) St. Joseph's Hopital Health Center (GIF) Housing Visions Unlimited (GIF) Thomas J Cerio (GIF) R J Westcott (GIF) R J Westcott (GIF) R J Westcott (GIF)

$ $ $ $ $ $ $ $

84,411.00 98,527.00 33,100.00 70,200.00 36,750.00 125,750.00 119,687.00 13,500.00

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

$ 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

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, Dixie City of Syracuse VIP Steadman Old Farm Marcellus Const. (CSO 063) 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), Butler Fence Bette Cring (Zoo Wetlands) DE Tarolli (Green Structures)

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

23,391,425.07 207,701.00 279,068.06 67,275.00 688,638.00 4,923,078.94 260,000.00 30,259,100.80 378,920.43 149,195.48 80,665.00 321,497.73 3,342,875.63 54,160.06 11,480.00 5,780,441.00 8,755.00 4,170,168.29 194,436.23 138,165.00 345,524.55 217,285.58 41,856.00 232,533.35 1,290,064.10 985,915.87

CONTRACTORS FOR CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS CSO's (cont) 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) Richard Destito (GIF) Burnet Park Newstand (GIF) All Times (GIF)

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

34,742.00 153,618.00 78,907.14 29,988.00 8,249.50 616,100.00 198,680.00 30,555.00 177,300.00 52,600.00 152,300.00 59,256.00 76,500.00

$

373,370.21

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

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

MALTBIE STREET FCF Over & Under Piping

$

152,418.00

MIDLAND AVENUE CONVEYANCES Marcellus Construction (General)

$ 1,836,434.47

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)

$ 457,681.50 $ 47,929,392.75 $ 2,904,771.00 $ 2,053,808.50 $ 484,717.17

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)

$ 290,801.39 $ 12,098,662.37 $ 314,439.81 $ 116,033.35 $ 27,080.03 $ 44,335.50

CONTRACTORS FOR CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS CSO's (cont) 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) Env. Design (Gazones Stormwater) Jubilee Homes of Syracuse (GIF) Dunbar Association, Inc. (GIF) Syracuse Model Neighborhood (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) Tucker Missionary Baptist Church (GIF) Swallows (GIF) Lauren Tawil (GIF)

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

176,791.44 242,860.00 408,332.04 66,130.00 100,000.00 66,500.00 100,000.00 99,840.00 250,000.00 61,400.00 80,825.00 48,000.00 5,000.00 24,214.00 195,000.00 117,200.00 212,400.00

SEWER SEPARATION - CSO 022/045 Joy Process Mechanical (Plumbing) Joseph J. Lane Construction

$ 853,536.68 $ 4,757,886.66

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

$

698,863.74

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.

$ 1,654,022.34

SEWER SEPARATION - CSO 050 Joseph J. Lane Construction

$ 4,360,527.06

SEWER SEPARATION - CSO 051 Joseph J. Lane Construction

$ 5,029,323.00

SIPHON REHABILITATION Insituform Metropolitan

$ 1,021,822.99

CONTRACTORS FOR CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS CSO's (cont) TEALL BROOK FCF C.O. Falter Construction Corp. (General) Scria Electric (Electrical)

$ $

877,095.43 26,470.20

WEST STREET AREA SEWER SEPARATION Maxim Construction (General)

$ 2,311,125.85

WEP ACRONYMS ACJ

Amended Consent Judgment

AMP

Ambient Monitoring Program

AMSA

Association of Metropolitan Sewerage Agencies

ARRA

American Recovery and Reinvestment Act

ASLF

Atlantic States Legal Foundation

AWQS

Ambient Water Quality Standards

BAF

Biological Aerated Filter (Biostyr)

BMP

Best Management Practices

BOD

Biological Oxygen Demand

BPJ

Best Professional Judgment

Brew

WEP’s Standard Abbreviation for the Brewerton Wastewater Treatment Plant

Bville

WEP’s Standard Abbreviation for the Baldwinsville Wastewater Treatment Plant

CAA

Clean Air Act

CALM

Consolidated Assessment and Listing Methodology

CAMP

Community Air Monitoring Plan

CIP

Capital Improvement Plan

CMOM

Capacity, Management, Operation, and Maintenance

CSLAP

Citizens Statewide Lake Assessment Program

CSO

Combined Sewer Overflow

CWA

Clean Water Act

DMR

Discharge Monitoring Report

DO

Dissolved Oxygen

EBM

Ecosystem-Based Management

ECL

Environmental Conservation Law

ECM

Energy Conservation Measures

EECBG

Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant

ELAP

Environmental Laboratory Approval Program

EMS

Environmental Management System

ERM

Environmental Resource Mapper

FCF

Floatable Control Facility

FOG

Fats, Oil, and Grease

GIF

Green Improvement Fund

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HRFS

High Rate Flocculation Settling

I&I

Inflow & Infiltration

IW

Industrial Wastewater

km

Kilometers

km2

Square Kilometers

LA

Load Allocations

LF

Linear Feet

m

Meters

MCP

Municipal Compliance Plan

MDV

Multiple Discharge Variance

Metro

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

MGD

Million Gallons Per Day

mg/L

Milligrams Per Liter

MIS

Main Interceptor Sewer

ML

WEP’s Standard Abbreviation for the Meadowbrook/Limestone WWTP

MS4s

Municipal Separate Storm Sewer Systems

mt

Metric Tons

NACWA

National Association of Clean Water Agencies

NBP

National Biosolids Partnership

NELAC

National Environmental Laboratory Accreditation Conference

NPDES

National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System

NYSDEC

New York State Department of Environmental Conservation

NYSDOH

New York State Department of Health

NYSEFC

New York State Environmental Facilities Corp.

NYWEA

New York Water Environmental Association

OAK

WEP’s Standard Abbreviation for the Oak Orchard WWTP

OLP

Onondaga Lake Partnership

OLWQM

Onondaga Lake Water Quality Model

OU

Odor Unit

P2

Prevention Program

P2CO

Prevention Program County Operations

PdM

Predictive Maintenance

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PIDs

Photo-ionization Detectors

PFRP

Process to Further Reduce Pathogens

PLA

Project Labor Agreement

POTW

Publicly Owned Treatment Works

PWL

Priority Waterbodies List

RTF

Regional Treatment Facility

SCA

Sediment Consolidation Area

SCADA

Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition

SEPS

Secondary Effluent Pump Station

SEQR

State Environmental Quality Review

SGIP

Suburban Green Infrastructure Program

SHB

Solids Handling Building

SMPs

Storm Water Management Practices

SOP

Standard Operating Procedure

SORP

Sewer Overflow Response Plan

SPCC

Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasures

SPDES

State Pollutant Discharge Elimination System

SRP

Soluble Reactive Phosphorus

SSES

Sanitary Sewer Evaluation Study

SSI

Sewage Sludge Incinerator

SSV

Site-Specific Variance

SUNY-ESF

State University of New York College of Science and Forestry

SWMM

Storm Water Management Modeling

SWMP

Storm Water Management Plan

SWPPP

Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan

TBEL

Stechnology-Based Effluent Limits

TDP

Total Dissolved Phosphorus

TMDL

Total Maximum Daily Load

TP

Total Phosphorus

TSI

Trophic State Index

UAA

Use Attainability Analysis

UFI

Upstate Freshwater Institute

ug/l

Micrograms per Liter

USEPA

United States Environmental Protection Agency

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USFWS

United States Fish and Wildlife Service

USGBC

United States Green Building Council

USGS

United States Geological Survey

UST

Underground Storage Tank

VOC

Volatile Organic Compounds

WAN

Wide Area Network

WLA

Waste Load Allocations

WEF

Water Environment Federation

WEP

Water Environment Protection

WET

Whole Effluent Toxicity

WLA

Waste Load Allocations

WQBEL

Water Quality-Based Effluent Limits

WR

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

WSE

Waste Stream Environmental

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