Save the Rain Quarterly Report Q4 2015

Save the Rain

Fourth Quarterly Report 2015

October - December 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 $6,065,362 (updated) April 28, 2014 September 11, 2015 (Beneficial Occupancy) 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 allows additional wastewater to be stored at the facility for eventual treatment at the Metropolitan Wastewater Treatment Plant.

Construction update: Marcellus Construction, Inc. completed construction on the new pipeline on August 6th, 2015. At that time the Lower Harbor Brook Storage Facility began accepting CSO flow from the 063 basin via the new 60-inch Emerson Truck Sewer extension and the 48- and 60-inch CSO conveyance sewers.

By August 20th, 2015 the new CSO 063 outfall was fully operational with the installation of the stainless steel stop logs to the proper weir height. The contractor completed the final restoration of all surfaces and the installation of the new slide gates in the grit chamber in Erie Boulevard West on September 11, 2015 and the Certificate of Beneficial Occupancy was issued. Final closeout of the project will continue into the next quarter. The final project included the installation of the following major components: • • • • • •

575 linear feet (LF) of 60-inch diameter sewer from Emerson Ave to Erie Boulevard West New CSO 063 regulator manhole and grit chamber in Erie Boulevard West 1600 LF of 48 and 60-inch diameter CSO conveyance pipeline New CSO 063 diversion manhole and outfall to Harbor Brook 715 LF of 48-inch diameter CSO conveyance sewer The cleaning of 73 catch basins, 46 rehabilitations, 7 replacements and installation of 73 oil and debris catch basin hoods

(Left to Right) New CSO 063 diversion and trash rack structures, restored Erie Boulevard West, restored Emerson Avenue, and new CSO 063 outfall to Harbor Brook.

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GREEN PROJECTS UPDATE

Green Projects Update Progress has continued on several Save the Rain projects this construction season.

The construction of the Southwest Community Center (SWCC) project was completed during the fourth quarter of 2015. The project included the reconstruction of the SWCC parking lot with porous pavement and an underground infiltration trench and enhanced landscaping along the Clover Street side of the facility. The green infrastructure in this parking lot not only captures runoff from the parking lot, but also from surrounding streets, making this project one of the more efficient projects in the program. In total, 44,000 square feet of impervious drainage area is captured within the project, equaling approximately 775,000 gallons of stormwater capture annually.

The design for the Green Separation in CSO 052 project progressed during the third quarter. A new stormwater management facility will be constructed on the city-owned property (formerly Garzone’s Restaurant) to manage ponding on-site as well as additional stormwater from both Cornell Avenue and South Avenue. A separate storm sewer will be constructed on Mitchell Avenue between South Avenue and Armstrong Place that will capture road runoff from Mitchell Avenue.

The proposed project will provide the dual benefit of managing stormwater runoff in the CSO 052 sewershed and reducing localized flooding episodes in the neighborhood. Clearing of trees on the parcel was completed in the fourth quarter and it is anticipated that the design will be finalized in early 2016 in time for late spring construction. Future community meetings will be held to discuss the project details and construction sequencing in detail with local residents.

The State Street Green Corridor design progressed during the quarter. The project is funded in part by a NYSDEC Water Quality Improvement Project grant and includes the installation of several green infrastructure practices along State Street in three different segments: Taylor Street to Adams Street, Fayette Street to Water Street, and James Street to Salina Street. The project is currently at 50% design, with an anticipated public information meeting to be scheduled during the first quarter of 2016. Based on the feedback from that meeting and from the City of Syracuse, the project will proceed to 90% design with construction planned for completion during the 2016 season.

The design of candidate projects kicked off for green streets in the CSO 060/077 sewershed in the fourth quarter. These candidates include potential projects on McKinley Avenue, East Colvin Street, Roney Lane, Comstock Avenue, Lancaster Avenue, and Ackerman Avenue. The 25% design was completed late in the fourth quarter. The projects will progress into detailed design in 2016, based on feedback and input from the public, the City of Syracuse, and other stakeholders.

Progress has continued through the efforts of the Green Planning Committee (GPC). Project candidates in CSO 067 were finalized and selected during the fourth quarter. These include projects at McKinley Park, along Newell Street at Vale Street, and at a city-owned vacant lot on Newell Street. Detailed designs for these projects will be developed in 2016. The GPC is also working with the County and City on a green street in the Butternut Circle corridor. Furthermore, the GPC is currently developing additional project opportunities in CSOs 029 and 052 for implementation in 2016 and beyond.

Project: Project Owner: Project Location:

Green Separation CSO 052 City of Syracuse 2426 South Avenue and Mitchell Ave. between South Ave. and Armstrong Pl. Sewershed: Midland CSO: 052 GI Technology: Detention/Slow Release and Storm FACT SHEET Sewer Separation Green Separation CSO 052 Capture Area: 241,706 sq. ft.

Runoff Reduction: 1,241,900 gal/yr (estimated) Mitchell Avenue Year Contracted: TBD Bid Cost: TBD Project Description: Contractor: TBD This project will be accomplished through the collaborative efforts of Onondaga County and the City of Syracuse. Historically, the area around the proposed detention basin has been prone to severe flooding throughout the year. This is due, in part, to years of illegal dumping that impacted the natural groundwater flow patterns. The County and the City have partnered to help limit this problem through the installation of a slow-release stormwater detention basin. Additionally, the County is undertaking a storm sewer separation project on Mitchell Avenue to separate stormwater from the existing combined sewer system.

The primary goal of the project is to reduce the volume of stormwater that flows into the combined sewer system along South, Cornell, and Mitchell avenues, all within CSO 052. The secondary goal is to reduce the level of flooding experienced in this area. The new detention/slow release facility will be constructed on property owned by the City of Syracuse and will capture runoff from South and Cornell avenues as well as from the City’s property. The facility will have the capacity to store 1,051,000 gallons of stormwater during rain events. The stormwater will be slowly released to the Armstrong Place sewer system. It is expected that the detention/slow release facility will improve the stormwater management and drainage in this area and lessen the effects of flooding onto residential properties that adjoin the City property.

Additionally, runoff from Mitchell Avenue will be collected in a new storm sewer and redirected to the west to the existing Corcoran High School stormwater detention basin which discharges into Furnace Brook.

Over 240,000 square feet of drainage area will be improved and managed, resulting in a total runoff reduction of over 1 million gallons annually.

Example of Residential Flooding

Green Separation in CSO 052 Drainage Area Version 10/12/2015

Project: Project Owner: GI Technology: Project Location:

FACT SHEET Green Streets in CSO 060/077 Sewershed Project Description: The CSO 060/077 Green Streets project is a comprehensive green street application located on multiple streets within the CSO 060/077 sewershed. CSO 060/077 is a high priority sewershed that discharges frequently during rain events. The Streets under consideration for greening are:      

McKinley Ave. between State and Salina Roney Lane Traffic Circle at Smith Lane E. Colvin St. between I-81 and Benedict Ave. Comstock Ave. between Euclid and Colvin Ackerman Ave. between Euclid and Kensington Lancaster Ave. between Euclid and Kensington

Sewershed: CSO: Capture Area: Runoff Reduction: Bid Price: Year Contracted: Contractors:

Green Streets CSO 060/077 Onondaga County Bioretention, Bioswales, Porous Asphalt Parking Areas McKinley Ave. between S. Salina St. and S. State St. Rony Lane at Smith Lane E. Colvin St. between Benedict Ave. and I-81.

Comstock Ave. between E. Colvin St. and Euclid Ave. Ackerman Ave between Euclid and Kensington Lancaster Ave. between Euclid and Kensington Midland 060/077 TBD TBD TBD Estimated 2016 TBD

In 2016, the candidates will proceed to detailed design.

This project is intended to demonstrate green infrastructure applications at key points along these streets in order to capture stormwater and enhance local urban streetscapes.

The project is proposed to incorporate tree plantings in the right-of-way, installation of porous asphalt in parking lanes, use of infiltration trenches and planters, and traditional bioretention and rain garden measures throughout project boundaries. Additionally, parking bump-outs will be installed at key intersections to enhance the pedestrian space by including vegetative curb extensions and provide greater definition of parking lanes.

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Example Rain Garden, Comfort Tyler Park

FACT SHEET Southwest Community Center

Project: Project Owner: Project Location: Sewershed: CSO: GI Technology: Capture Area: Runoff Reduction: Year Contracted: Bid Cost: Prime Contractor:

Southwest Community Center City of Syracuse Parks Dept.

401 South Avenue Midland 030 Porous Pavement, Bioretention 44,000 sq. ft.

803,600 gal/yr 2015 $351,646.50 General Construction: DE Tarolli Landscaping: J&J Landscaping

Project Description: The Southwest Community Center (SWCC) project included new stormwater infiltration and green infrastructure systems which not only improve stormwater capture, but also add significant improvements to the SWCC campus. This project exemplifies the continued partnership between Onondaga County and the City of Syracuse through the Save the Rain Program.

The SWCC’s parking lot improvements provide better functionality, safer access to all patrons including those with physical challenges, and stormwater infiltration, thus reducing the amount of runoff from the site into the sewer system. Also, stormwater capture is maximized by directing runoff from Lincoln Avenue and Clover Street to the parking lot infiltration system. A total drainage area of 44,000 square feet is managed by the green infrastructure within the parking lot.

SWCC campus enhanced with flower bed (bioretention) along Clover Street

Overall enhancements to the SWCC campus include new plantings along Clover Street and improvements to its driveway and sidewalks.

The new flower bed includes cone flowers, coral bells, and creeping phlox, among others, much of which will be enjoyed in Spring 2016.

The green infrastructure elements installed at the SWCC capture an approximate total of 803,000 gallons of stormwater annually.

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Improved SWCC parking lot with porous pavement for stormwater infiltration

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FACT SHEET State Street Green Corridor

Sewershed: CSO: Capture Area: Runoff Reduction: Bid Price: Year Contracted: Contractors:

State Street Green Corridor Onondaga County Bioretention, Bioswales, Porous Paver Parking Areas State Street Corridor between Burt St. and N. Salina St. Clinton/Lower MIS 021, 027, 034, 080A TBD TBD TBD Estimated 2016 TBD

Project Description: The State Street Green Corridor project is a comprehensive green street application on South State Street between Burt and East Adams streets, between East Fayette and East Water streets and along North State Street between James and North Salina streets. This project demonstrates green infrastructure applications at key points along the State Street corridor to capture stormwater and enhance the urban streetscape in this area.

The project will incorporate enhanced tree plantings in the right-ofway; installation of porous pavers in parking lanes; use of infiltration trenches and planters; and traditional bioretention measures and landscape features throughout project boundaries along the State Street corridor.

Additionally, parking bump outs will be installed at key intersections to enhance the pedestrian space in those areas and provide greater definition of parking lanes. This project will be funded in part by the NYS Dept. of Environmental Conservation through their Water Quality Improvement Project (WQIP) Program. In 2015, the County received a WQIP grant of $1.8 million for the project.

Example of Porous Pavers Which Will be Installed Along State Street

Map of Project Locations (Outlined in Red) Version 10/9/2015

GREEN IMPROVEMENT FUND

Green Improvement Fund Update On December 18, 2015 the Green Improvement Fund (GIF) application period closed for the year.

The program will be updated and modified based on the 2015 Onondaga County SWMM results during the 1st quarter of 2016, with announcement of revised program materials in spring 2016. This revision is completed between construction seasons so that the priority areas for GIF funding will take into account all the projects constructed in the previous year. High, medium, and low priority areas as well as ineligible areas are assigned according to locations that still need additional capture and reduction of impervious surface as determined through the SWMM analysis.

Construction continues on several GIF projects under contract. During the 2015 season, six GIF projects were completed, Swallows Tavern (porous pavement, dry well system), Tucker Missionary Baptist Church (porous pavement), Ra-Lin Warehouse (green roof), Zip Networks (green roof), Crest Acura (porous pavement), and St. Joseph’s Hospital Hickory Street Parking Lot (underground infiltration).

Construction of projects at St. Joseph’s Hospital Prospect Avenue Parking Lot (underground infiltration), R.F. Esposito (underground infiltration), 712 East Fayette Street (porous pavement and underground infiltration), and Marcellus Commons (underground infiltration) began during the third quarter with completion estimated to occur in Spring 2016.

The County will continue to work with projects that are currently under contract to help progress them towards construction. The program will also continue to work with completed GIF projects on compliance with their maintenance agreements and documentation of the required maintenance.

Green Improvement Fund Summary (as of 12/31/15) Projects Completed

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Project: Project Owner: Project Location: Sewershed: CSO: GI Technology:

FACT SHEET Green Improvement Fund Auto Row Realty (Crest Acura)

Capture Area: Runoff Reduction: Year Completed: GIF Award:

Auto Row Realty Private 741-745 West Genesee Street Clinton 066 Porous Pavement, Added Green Space 34,207 sq. ft.

639,000 gal/yr 2015 $164,000.00

Project Description: The Green Improvement Fund (GIF) project at Auto Row Realty is located at 741-745 West Genesee Street. The site will now serve as additional parking for the Crest Acura dealership facility. Much of the site consisted of impervious areas, which produced large amounts of stormwater runoff. In order to manage the property runoff from the large impervious surfaces, Crest Acura partnered with the Save the Rain Program to implement green infrastructure elements on site.

The project features a 16,014 square feet parking area that was converted from standard asphalt porous asphalt. The porous asphalt will now manage runoff from 15,800 square feet of impervious drainage area in addition to the porous surface area. The plumbing system within the building was modified to direct the roof runoff to the stone storage beneath the porous asphalt. In addition to the porous asphalt installation, the project removed approximately 2,380 square feet of pavement, converting it into a grass lawn.

Infiltration Stone beneath Porous Asphalt

Approximately 18,395 square feet of green infrastructure was installed to capture an estimated 639,000 gallons of stormwater annually.

Porous Asphalt Installation

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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

Project: Project Owner: Project Location: Sewershed: CSO: GI Technology:

FACT SHEET Green Improvement Fund St. Joseph’s Hospital Hickory St

Capture Area: Runoff Reduction: Year Completed: GIF Award:

St. Joseph’s Hospital – Hickory Street Private 410 Hickory Street Clinton 020 Underground Infiltration, Tree Plantings 19,000 sq. ft.

334,600 gal/yr 2015 $33,100.00

Project Description: The Hickory Street parking lot project is one of two Green Improvement Fund (GIF) projects at St. Joseph’s Hospital and is located at 410 Hickory Street. St. Joseph’s Hospital has been providing services to patients throughout the City of Syracuse since 1869.

The project included a demolition of a vacant building to provide space for more parking. As an effort to manage the stormwater runoff in this large impervious area, St. Joseph’s partnered with the Save the Rain Program to implement green infrastructure elements on site.

The stormwater runoff is captured through a series of underground storage chambers and infiltration stone. Stormwater entering the system is directed into the storage chambers beneath the parking area where it is stored until it infiltrates back into the ground. The project also incorporated tree plantings throughout the perimeter of the parking area to provide water quantity and quality benefits as well as aesthetics.

Installation of Underground Infiltration System

Approximately 1,235 square feet of green infrastructure was installed to capture an estimated 334,600 gallons of stormwater annually.

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Photo of the New Parking Lot Installed Above the Underground Infiltration System

Project: Project Owner: Project Location: Sewershed: CSO: GI Technology:

FACT SHEET Green Improvement Fund Swallows Tavern

Capture Area: Runoff Reduction: Year Completed: GIF Award:

Swallows Tavern Private 1914 South Ave Midland 052 Porous Pavement, Added Greenspace, Dry Well 22,200 sq. ft.

426,800 gal/yr 2015 $117,000.00

Project Description: Swallows Tavern, located at 1914 South Avenue, is a restaurant and bar that caters to small and large events for the City’s south side. The entire site consisted of impervious areas, which produced large amounts of stormwater runoff. In order to manage the property runoff from the large impervious surfaces, Swallows partnered with the Onondaga County Save the Rain program to implement green infrastructure elements throughout the property.

The project featured 6,600 square feet of porous asphalt parking lanes, designed to capture the runoff from the entire 18,625 square foot parking area. The existing plumbing system was modified to direct the roof runoff to a drywell system, located within the parking area. In addition to the porous asphalt and drywell, the project removed approximately 1,605 square feet of existing pavement, replacing with added green space including small shrubs and mulch.

Pavement Removal and Porous Asphalt Surrounding the Parking Area

Approximately 22,200 square feet of green infrastructure was installed to capture an estimated 426,800 gallons of stormwater annually.

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Porous Asphalt Installation

Project: Project Owner: Project Location: Sewershed: CSO: GI Technology:

FACT SHEET Green Improvement Fund Tucker Missionary Baptist Church

Capture Area: Runoff Reduction: Year Completed: GIF Award:

Tucker Missionary Baptist Church Private 515 Oakwood Ave Midland 039 Porous Pavement, Added Green Space 66,773 sq. ft.

1,269,500 gal/yr 2015 $164,400

Project Description: Tucker Missionary Baptist Church, located at 515 Oakwood Avenue, has been serving the Syracuse Community since 1954, assisting with issues such as domestic violence and educational opportunities.

The majority of the property consisted of impervious areas, which produce large amounts of stormwater runoff. The Church partnered with Onondaga County Save the Rain to implement green infrastructure elements to manage stormwater runoff from the campus.

The project featured 12,000 square feet of porous asphalt parking lanes, which are designed to capture runoff from the entire 56,975 square foot parking lot. The existing roof plumbing system was modified to direct the runoff to the porous pavement storage area.

Installation of the Porous Pavement Drainage Stone

In addition to the porous asphalt, the project removed approximately 9,609 square feet of existing pavement, converting it into a grass lawn.

Approximately 66,773 square feet of green infrastructure was installed to capture an estimated 1,269,500 gallons of stormwater runoff annually.

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Porous Asphalt Installation and Pavement Removal

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 – Fourth Quarter 2015 Metro WWTP Projects Metro WWTP Phosphorus Optimization Project This project is currently in the design phase by GHD Consulting Engineers. The expected construction completion is in 2018.

Ambient Monitoring Program (AMP) Tributary Monitoring Program Tributary Sampling Summary (October - December 2015) October 2015:  Tributary Bacteria sampling events: October 5, 15, 19, and 22  Tributary Biweekly sampling event: October 13  Tributary High Flow sampling event: October 29 November 2015:  Tributary Quarterly sampling event: November 3  Tributary Biweekly sampling event: November 17 December 2015:  Tributary Biweekly sampling events: December 8 and 22

OCDWEP Technicians collecting samples from Harbor Brook (at Hiawatha Boulevard bridge)

Onondaga Lake fish on display at OCDWEP Clean Water Fair, September 2015

Tributary Bacteria Compliance (August - October 2015) Table 1 below summarizes the results of the bacteria compliance assessment for samples collected at the routine AMP sampling sites during the August through October 2015 tributary sampling events.

Table 1: AMP Tributary Bacteria Monthly Compliance Assessment1 (August - October 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 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.”

Onondaga Lake Monitoring Program Onondaga Lake Sampling Summary (October - December 2015) October 2015:  Lake Weekly sampling events: October 8, 14 and 26  Lake Biweekly sampling events: October 6 and 20  Lake sampling for Zebra and Quagga mussels completed in October.  Completed sorting Zebra and Quagga samples collected from Onondaga Lake.

November 2015:  Lake Biweekly sampling event: November 9  Lake Quarterly (South and North Deep stations) sampling event: November 23  Started sorting 2015 Tributary Macroinvertebrate samples.

December 2015:  Lake Biweekly sampling event: December 1  Completed sorting of 2015 and QA/QC of 2015 Tributary Macroinvertebrate samples.  Began larval fish sorting and identification.  Began age and growth analysis.

Onondaga Lake Water Quality, 2015 Total Phosphorus During 2015, Onondaga Lake continued to exhibit the water quality improvements first noted in 2006.

Phosphorus is the limiting nutrient for algal growth in Onondaga Lake. Too much phosphorus causes excessive algae, which in turn makes the water appear green and cloudy, and contributes to low oxygen levels in the deep water. 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 20μg/L calculated as the average total phosphorus concentration in the lake’s upper waters between June 1 and September 30. The phosphorus total maximum daily load (TMDL) target is a numeric endpoint that ensures protection of the designated best uses of a water body. 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.

During the summer of 2015, total phosphorus concentrations in the upper waters (0-3 meters) of the lake averaged 23.5 micrograms per liter (µg/L) (refer to Figure 1). Since 2007, summer average total phosphorus has been close to 20 ppb (µg/L), which NYS has established as a guidance value for determining a lake’s suitability for recreational uses. Similar total phosphorus concentrations are observed in several nearby lakes with intermediate levels of phytoplankton production.

Figure 1: Summer (June-September) average total phosphorus concentrations in the upper waters (0-3m) of Onondaga Lake (1990-2015).

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Chlorophyll-a Less phosphorus in the lake has resulted in fewer and less severe algal blooms. Occurrences of phytoplankton blooms, subjectively defined for the AMP as Chlorophyll-a concentrations of 15 µg/L and 30 µg/L for minor (impaired conditions) and major blooms (nuisance conditions), respectively, have decreased dramatically since implementation of Actiflo®. No major algal blooms have been measured in Onondaga Lake in the past six summers (June-September), based on laboratory measurements. The NYSDEC Division of Water issued "water-bodies with blue-green algae notices" for several regional lakes during the summer of 2015. These include Oneida Lake, Cazenovia Lake, Honeoye Lake, Conesus Lake, Canandaigua Lake, and Owasco Lake. Many varieties of algae are beneficial to lakes, providing the basis of the food chain that supports the entire ecosystem. Other types, like cyanobacteria (also known as blue-green algae), can produce toxins that are harmful to humans and can even cause death to animals that consume it. Large blooms, even non-toxic ones, affect ecosystem health. Algae blooms most frequently occur in nutrient-rich waters, particularly during hot, calm weather. Based on the available 2015 laboratory data, two (2) minor blooms were observed on Onondaga Lake during the summer of 2015 (on July 8 and 9). The summer average chlorophyll-a (Chl-a) concentration in the upper waters of the lake was 6.99 µg/L in 2015. The infrequent occurrence of algal blooms in Onondaga Lake stands in contrast to the widespread occurrence of blue-green harmful algal blooms in lakes across New York State (see http://www.dec.ny.gov/chemical/77118.html for more information). Most algae are harmless and are an important part of the food web. Certain types can become abundant and form blooms under the right conditions. Some algae can produce toxins that can be harmful to people and animals (referred to collectively as harmful algal blooms (HABs)).

Figure 2: Summer algal bloom frequency, measured as Chlorophyll-a, in Onondaga Lake (1990-2015).

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Dissolved Oxygen Less algae also means clearer water and more oxygen for aquatic life. Low dissolved oxygen (DO) in the upper waters during October was one of Onondaga Lake’s most severe water quality impairments. DO in the upper waters of the lake has remained above the NYSDEC standard of 4 ppm since 1999, resulting in better habitat for aquatic life. Anoxic conditions prevailed in the lower waters during most of the summer stratified period. However, this situation is not uncommon in stratified lakes where the volume of the lower stratum (the hypolimnion) is relatively small. In New York, an estimated 70% of assessed lakes do not meet the AWQS for DO in the deep waters.

Figure 3: Minimum dissolved oxygen concentration in upper waters (0-4 m) during fall turnover (October) in Onondaga Lake (1990-2015).

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Onondaga Lake Biology Largemouth and Smallmouth Bass Numbers in Onondaga Lake Largemouth Bass and Smallmouth Bass are two of the principle warm water predators in Onondaga Lake. However, since 2002 Largemouth Bass have been the more prevalent of the two species (Figure 1).

A marked increase in littoral zone catch rates for Largemouth Bass was observed in 2013 with 63 fish captured per hour, the highest observed since the start of the AMP in 2000. In 2014, Largemouth Bass catch rates were 50 fish captured per hour, second only to those reported in 2013 (Figure 4).

Conversely, the observed catch rate for Smallmouth Bass of 0.5 fish caught per hour was the second lowest reported since 2000. The declining catch rates observed for the Smallmouth Bass are likely indicative of the changing conditions in the littoral zone with increased macrophyte coverage more suitable for Largemouth Bass. Smallmouth Bass prefer clear-water lakes and cool streams with moderate current, and rock and gravel substrate. Increases in the relative abundance of Largemouth Bass over Smallmouth Bass also have occurred in Oneida Lake and Canadarago Lake, two other New York lakes with increasing macrophyte coverage. Honeywell International is in the final stages of a lake bottom restoration project. A habitat layer of gravel/cobble will be placed over approximately 234 hectares of the littoral zone in the south basin, likely enhancing Smallmouth Bass habitat.

Figure 4: Trend in annual average catch rates (number per hour) from fall sampling events of Largemouth and Smallmouth Bass combined in Onondaga Lake (2000-2014).

LEGISLATIVE /REGULATORY / MEDIA UPDATE

Legislative/Regulatory Update Action Items for the County Legislature (October – December) 

Calling a Public Hearing in Connection with Proposed Improvements to the Oneida Lake Pump Stations to Benefit the Onondaga County Sanitary District.

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Approving the Oneida Lake Pump Stations Rehabilitation Project and Approving the Classification of a Type II Action under the State Environmental Quality Review Act.

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Bond Resolution – Authorizing the Issuance of $8,120,000 Serial Bonds of the County of Onondaga to Pay the Cost of the Oneida Lake Pump Stations Rehabilitation Project.

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Authorizing the County of Onondaga to enter into Intermunicipal Agreements with Various Towns to Implement the 2015 Suburban Green Improvement Program (SGIP).

Action Items for the Environmental Protection Committee (December) 

None to Report.

$1 million in state projects set for Onondaga, Cayuga and Cazenovia lakes

State officials this week announced that more than $1 million that will be spent to improve access at several popular Central New York recreational sites.

Projects and updated work are planned on Onondaga Lake, the Mud Lock boat launch on Cayuga Lake in Cayuga County, the Sandy Pond boat launch in Oswego County and for improvements to McNitt State Park on Cazenovia Lake. http://www.syracuse.com/outdoors/index.ssf/2015/10/1_million_in_state_projects_set_for_onondaga_cayuga_and_cazenovia_lakes.html

The announcement, made jointly by state Department of Environmental Conservation and the Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation (State Parks), came during Gov. Andrew Cuomo's "Capital for a Day" activities on Wednesday. The promised work includes: ONONDAGA LAKE •"Loop-to-Lake Trail Extension: The state will provide $750,000 to extend the Loop-to-Lake Trail between the Lake View Amphitheater and the Onondaga Lake shoreline, including docking for boat access to the amphitheater and trail system. Onondaga County is designing plans to connect the current terminus of the West side trail near the State Fair Parking lot to the boat launch site. Future plans include continuing the trail southward from the boat launch, eventually connecting to the City of Syracuse Creekwalk.

•"A Public Boat Launch and Visitor Center: Design and construction of the launch are being funded by Honeywell as part of a previously negotiated Environmental Benefit Project. Plans include ADA-compliant accessible shoreline fishing access, a trailer boat launch, car top/kayak launch and parking for approximately 30 vehicles with trailers with additional parking for cars only.

The visitor Center will be operated at the site on the West shore of Onondaga Lake at the e nd of Route 690 Exit 7 near the State Fairgrounds and maintained through a partnership between DEC and Onondaga County. Construction will commence after completion of the Honeywell remediation project, likely in 2017. There will be opportunities for further public input on the design and features of the site, DEC officials said.

•"Onondaga Lake Fishing Tournament: To build upon increased recreational opportunities on the lake including the Lakeview Amphitheater, West Shore Trail and the proposed boat launch, Governor Cuomo announced intentions to conduct a fishing tournament on Onondaga Lake in 2016."

Mud Lock boat launch • "NY Work will provide $300,000 for a total facility reconstruction of the Mud-Lock boat launch located on the North Shore of Cayuga Lake. The project includes enhanced design for an improved traffic pattern creating more efficient boat staging, launching and tie -down area with an invasive species cleaning and disposal area. Additionally, the parking area will be redesigned to provide for an improved traffic pattern and additional lighting."

Sandy Pond boat launch • "DEC will complete construction of a year-round, universal fishing access and boat launch site on Sandy Pond which connects to Lake Ontario. The facility will feature designated parking, a boat ramp dock and will also feature an accessible floating canoe/kayak launch dock. The $250,000 http://www.syracuse.com/outdoors/index.ssf/2015/10/1_million_in_state_projects_set_for_onondaga_cayuga_and_cazenovia_lakes.html

project was funded through DEC's Natural Resource Damages program (NRD) and will be ready for ice fishing this winter."

McNitt Park on Cazenovia Lake • "State Parks will complete a $90,000 project to improve access to Cazenovia Lake at Helen L. McNitt State Park in Madison County as part of Cuomo's NY Parks 2020 plan. The project will include a stone dust walkway from the parking area to a set of wooden stairs and a boardwalk which will connect to a platform to be used for canoe and kayak launching, scenic viewing, bird watching and will provide universal access to the lakefront. The walkways and stairs will also help protect the natural shoreline from erosion and lake sedimentation that occurs from the existing trail to the water's edge. The platform will be constructed parallel to the shoreline to help minimize its visibility. The Town of Cazenovia designed the project and State Parks will over see construction, which is expected to begin next spring. The 133-acre Helen L. McNitt State Park, located on the lake's northeastern side, is currently the largest piece of undeveloped property on the lake."

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EPA: Onondaga Lake is cleaner than expected after Honeywell dredging

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Syracuse, N.Y. -- Onondaga Lake is cleaner than expected after Honeywell's dredging operation, the Environmental Protection Agency says in a new report.

The amount of toxic mercury found in the bottom of the lake is lower than projected when the dredging plan was approved in 2005, the EPA report says. Levels of mercury found in tiny organisms that form the basis of the lake's food chain are also the lowest on record, according to the report.

Mercury levels in many fish, however, remain too high for human consumption, and advisories remain in place cautioning people about eating fish from the lake. The EPA said it could be 10 years or more before the full impact of the cleanup on fish is clear.

"We are seeing lower levels of mercury in surface water, lower levels of mercury in the water and in the zooplankton, which is at the base of the food chain," said Bob Nunes, the project manager for the EPA. "There's an expectation we will also see lower levels in fish down the road."

The 158-page report is the first of periodic fiveyear reviews to be conducted by EPA. It was done this year because work began in 2010 on the disposal area where the 2.2 million cubic yards of lake bottom dredged by Honeywell was deposited. The dredging began in 2012 and ended last year.

The Onondaga Nation says the report selectively uses data to paint an overly optimistic picture of the lake.

"We are concerned that the (report) functions more as a booster piece than a meaningful review," wrote Joe Heath, the nation's lawyer, in comments submitted to EPA this summer on the draft report. The agency, Heath said, "has failed http://www.syracuse.com/news/index.ssf/2015/10/epa_honeywell_onondaga_lake_cleanup_dredging.html

to ask hard questions about remedy implementation and effectiveness."

The report glosses over serious problems with the cleanup, Heath said, including two failures of caps over contaminated soil on the lake's west shore and discrepancies in the data.

Over decades, industrial polluters dumped more than 165,000 pounds of mercury, along with PCBs, dioxins and other toxic chemicals. The EPA and state Department of Environmental Conservation in 2005 approved a $451 million plan for Honeywell to clean up the lake. The cleanup is designed to reduce the amount of mercury and other toxic chemicals in the lake.

A separate effort by Onondaga County has reduced bacteria levels in the lake so much the lake is now safe for swimming.

A Syracuse University researcher who studies mercury levels in the lake said they have fallen dramatically.

"I think the progress has been very positive," said Charley T. Driscoll, who said he had not yet read the five-year review. "Mercury levels in the water column have gone way, way down."

Among the major findings of the EPA report: • The amount of the type of mercury most toxic to human beings and fish has droppe d by 97 percent since 2006 in the deeper portions of the lake. That was a combination of the dredging, injection of nitrates to the lake bottom, and of improvements to the county's sewage treatment plant. • Twice as much sediment is flowing into the lake than predicted, which means the remaining mercury in the bottom of the lake will be covered over sooner than expected. The cleanup plan assumed 1 centimeter of sedimentation each year, but 2014's number was 2.68 centimeters -about 1 inch.

"Natural recovery is progressing faster than predicted," the EPA said.

Honeywell is also covering about 425 acres of the lake bottom with a sand mixture; that work is scheduled to be done next year. • Mercury levels in the top 1 inch of sediments at the bottom of the lake is less than what had been projected in all 15 sections of the lake that were studied. That's important because merc ury in the sediment of the lake can rise up and get into the water and the food chain.

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• The amount of mercury in the flesh of smallmouth bass, a major game fish in the lake, dropped 62 percent from 2008 to 2014. Even the 2014 level, however, is still four times higher than what is considered safe for human consumption.

"That's a remarkable decrease in a relatively short period of time," Driscoll said, but acknowledged that it would be years before mercury levels drop low enough in large fish for them to be safe to eat -- if ever.

"It's an urban lake, so there are other sources of mercury than release from the sediments" of the lake," he said.

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Tuesday, October 13, 2015 By News Staff

Phase Two of Connective Corridor Completed Ceremonial pavers marking the completion of phase two of the Connective Corridor project will be placed at the midpoint of the route linking University Hill and Downtown Syracuse at a celebration on Wednesday, Oct. 14.

The festive event will include an outdoor street ceremony at 10 a.m. on the 400 block of East Fayette Street in front of Firefighter’s Park. A reception immediately following the ceremony will be hosted by the Central New York Community Foundation in its second floor ballroom and the CNY Philanthropy Center at 431 E. Fayette St., which is also the rain location for the ceremony.

Following brief remarks, ceremonial pavers engraved with the seals of Syracuse University, the U.S. Department of Transportation, New York State, Onondaga County and the City of Syracuse will be placed at the entry to Firefighter's Park, which represents the mid-point of the green streetscape route.

The act is reminiscent of the golden spike driven by Leland Stanford to join the rails of the First Transcontinental Railroad, signifying the ceremonial connection of two routes, undertaken from separate origins, coming together in a common meeting point. Additionally, the Connective Corridor project will be recognized with the prestigious 2015 U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration Environmental Excellence Award for Collaboration and Partnership.

The Connective Corridor is a major urban development project managed by the University’s Office of Community Engagement and Economic Development (CEED), in partnership with the City of Syracuse and Onondaga County. It began in 2005 when the University joined with the City of Syracuse and National Grid to pursue a vision of an activated streetscape that would celebrate art and connect

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students to the community along a new Connective Corridor linking University Hill with Downtown Syracuse—areas that had been bifurcated for 40 years, since Interstate 81 was built through the center of these two dynamic districts of the City of Syracuse. Read the timelinehere.

The Connective Corridor project encompasses two main areas of focus: a connector and a civic strip. See the map here.

The connector features a pedestrian and bicycle route between University Hill and downtown Syracuse, with dedicated bike lanes, enhanced pedestrian walkways and improved public spaces, façade improvements, streetscape amenities and convenient public transportation. The civic strip, with its concentration of civic institutions, museums and arts and cultural organizations, includes enhancements such as lighting, wayfinding signs, public art and other amenities to provide a welcoming, walkable experience for those living, working and visiting downtown Syracuse.

Phase one construction of the connector included the street reconstruction of University Avenue and East Genesee Street to Forman Avenue, the redevelopment of Forman Park, the new Syracuse Stage Plaza with its “singing sidewalk” and interactive LED lights, the Warehouse Hub and the Armory Square gateway park. Those projects were completed in 2013. Phase two work for the section of the Connector from Forman Avenue to West Street and the Near Westside was completed in fall 2015.

Phase three, still to come, includes projects along the Civic Strip that will enliven the Syracuse experience with additional streetscape enhancements, innovative and attractive lighting, wayfinding signs, public art and public space amenities to provide a welcoming, walkable experience for those live, work, study and visit Downtown Syracuse.

The Connective Corridor project includes: Approximately two miles of new complete “green streets” with bike and pedestrian paths linking University Hill and downtown business and residential districts along a revitalized urban corridor; green infrastructure that captures and manages 26 million gallons of water annually across the Corridor through a variety of advanced technologies; Redesigned public parks and spaces, along with extensive urban tree plantings along the streetscape; a free public bus system connecting campus and community venues, with ridership numbers that have grown from 6,000 to 187,354 ride counts annually; a better-connected arts, cultural and heritage district, with more than 30 cultural/community venues working together to program and co-promote the district; a public art corridor that features visual art and installations, interactive spaces and outdoor video, along with one of the largest calls for public art underway in the country; the Urban Video Project, works by Syracuse’s first Public Artist in Residence and the 40Below Public Arts Taskforce, and the iconic “Love Letters to Syracuse” painted railroad bridges; new downtown signage, civic strip wayfinding, and interactive maps and information systems designed to enhance the Syracuse experience for students, employees, residents and visitors; more than 70 façade improvements to augment the new complete streetscape—many of which are historic preservation projects; a “Corridor of Light” initiative to illuminate 23 buildings and public spaces through creative, energy efficient lighting that highlights the city’s iconic architecture and enhances the pedestrian experience; new outdoor bistro seating areas and sidewalk cafes as part of the façade program; innovative technology testbeds like the Syracuse Stage Plaza with motion-activated sound pavers and LED panels with infrared sensing technology designed by a local startup company, SenSyr, in association with Syracuse University faculty; Tourism

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Assistance Portals installed at arts and cultural organizations along the Corridor—a collaboration with Visit Syracuse; and a new “Kinections Kiosk” interactive information system to be launched in partnership with WCNY.

The Connective Corridor project fosters faculty and student engagement. More than 1,320 students and 76 faculty from across many disciplines have been engaged with the Connective Corridor since the start of the project. Read more about curricular-related research, design and demonstration projects here.

As community revitalization project, the Connective Corridor helped enliven Downtown Syracuse. It also created a supply chain and employment impact across the region. More than 51,000 work hours were performed by regional construction workers. Design and engineering work was done by Barton & Loguidice PC and construction inspection services were performed by C&S Engineering, both of Syracuse.

The prime contractor for streetscape construction was Barrett Paving Materials Inc., of Liverpool. The lead design and engineering firm for the project’s green infrastructure was CH2M Hill, with an office in Syracuse. There were 19 regional subcontractors on the streetscape project, and 12 regional suppliers of materials and services.

The Connective Corridor project won a number of design, engineering, transportation planning and public works awards.

Among them are:

U.S. Department of Transportation—Federal Highway Administration 2015 Environmental Excellence Award;

American Council of Engineering Companies 2013 Platinum Award;

American Public Works Association (APWA) New York Chapter, 2013 Transportation Project of the Year Award;

Transportation Project of the Year Award, 2012, The Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE) Upstate; U.S. Green Building Council’s 2012 Global Community Leadership Award; and

Transportation Project of the Year Award, 2012, The Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE) Upstate.

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“From its inception, the Connective Corridor offered a vision for all revitalization initiatives to follow: connecting neighborhoods to foster an economic and cultural revival throughout the city of Syracuse. And that was the exact message I brought to Washington to help secure millions in funding to push this effort across the finish line,” says Senator Charles E. Schumer. “Linking University Hill and Downtown Syracuse has already enhanced the flow of people and ideas between the two areas and I have no doubt that will continue. I am proud to have been a partner since the beginning.”

“Connecting Syracuse University with downtown and cleaning Onondaga Lake are two things that have been discussed for years,” says Onondaga County Executive Joanie Mahoney. “The Connective Corridor gives Syracuse University students a direct route to the heart of the city and partnering with Onondaga County’s Save the Rain program to incorporate green infrastructure in the project helps us clean the lake. It’s a great example of major stakeholders coming together to make a community better and we appreciate the recognition of this effort.”

“The Connective Corridor has been an asset to the City of Syracuse and has linked Downtown and the University in new ways, and we are proud of this collaborative achievement,” says Syracuse Mayor Stephanie A. Miner. “This project has helped make us a more vibrant and livable city. I am pleased the federal government has decided to recognize this project for its excellence and I look forward to its continued success.”

“More than 1,320 students and 76 faculty from across disciplines have been involved in the Connective Corridor,” says Syracuse University Interim Vice Chancellor and Provost Elizabeth D. Liddy. “Research, design and demonstration projects like these give them a better Syracuse experience, connect them with community mentors, and make the city a more dynamic and vibrant place. The Corridor has been a living lab where students gain real-world experience, produce portfolio work, and make connections that foster more engaged alumni who are more likely to become community and global leaders.”

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DEC eyes Onondaga Lake as possible 'trophy' tiger muskie fishery

((Editor's note: In an earlier version of this story, David Lemon, regional fisheries manager for the state Department of said that the DEC had instituted a formal program to stock tiger muskies in Onondaga Lake. Lemon has since said the DEC has no formal tiger muskie stocking program in Onondaga Lake at this point. The only ones that have been stocked were 'surplus fish' from other stockings. None were stocked this past year, he said. The story below reflects that updated information.))

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"It started when we had a surplus (of tiger fingerlings)," said David Lemon, the DEC's regional fisheries manager. "We knew we already had some dropping into Onondaga, either from Seneca Lake or from our stocking of Otisco Lake (via Nine Mile Creek, which flows between the two lakes).

"They seemed to be thriving. There's a good forage base there," he said.

Lat year, the DEC put put 6,000 tiger fingerlings, averaging 6-7 inches, in the lake, Lemon said. They were surplus fish from other stocking efforts, he said.

This past year, no fingerlings were stocked in Onondaga Lake, Lemon said. Those previously stocked appeared to be thriving, he added.

The toothy species, which is a cross between a northern pike and a muskellunge, can grow in excess of 40 inches and puts up quite a fight when hooked.

The DEC has stocked tiger muskie in Otisco Lake in recent years with the intent of turning that small Finger Lake into a trophy tiger muskie fishery. A prime time to fish for tigers is the fall, local anglers say.

The current world record for a tiger muskie caught through the ice on a tip-up was landed on Otisco by Lakeland resident Tom Boiseduring a 2009 ice fishing derby. It measured 45 1/2 inches.

The fingerlings put into Onondaga Lake were raised at the DEC's South Otselic hatchery in Chenango County. The hatchery rears the entire statewide supply of tigers, produces pond-reared walleye fingerlings, and rears small lots of wild, heritage-strain brook trout, according to the DEC. http://www.syracuse.com/outdoors/index.ssf/2015/10/dec_eyes_onondaga_lake_as_potential_trophy_tiger_muskie_fishery.html

"Given the improved water quality in Onondaga Lake, we saw it as a chance to create another trophy tiger muskie fishery in the area. So we gave it a shot," Lemon said.

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How I caught a beautiful brown trout in downtown Syracuse

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((CLARIFICATION: In an earlier version of this story, David Lemon, regional fisheries manager for the state Department of Environmental Conservation, said there is no special health advisory concerning eating trout from Onondaga Creek. The story was changed below to reflect the correct information.))

Monday, Columbus Day, was warm, sunny and I was just itching to get out and go trout fishing one last time this year. The season closes Thursday.

But where?

I began thumbing through J. Michael Kelly's new book, "Trout Streams of Central New York," (Burford Books), a comprehensive and well-written book that's full of locations, strategies and techniques for all levels of anglers. Kelly tapped into his decades of trout-fishing experience, conducted numerous interviews with experts and personally fished all the rivers, creeks and brooks he wrote about.

Kelly knows trout fishing in this state and this book shows it. What I found interesting is that he not only rates each waterway on a scale of one to five stars, he includes why it's noteworthy and the best time to fish it.

I didn't want to travel far so I checked out the Onondaga County section and stopped at an unlikely stream – Onondaga Creek. Kelly, to my surprise, gave it three stars and noted " the fishiest part of this still-polluted stream is in the heart of Syracuse."

Best time to fish it? "Early October, provided the water is clear," he wrote.

At 4 p.m. that afternoon I drove to the "gentrified" (as Kelly calls it) Franklin Square commercial district, with my fishing jacket on and spinning rod in hand. Kelly had told me parking was a problem – particularly around the businesses there on weekdays.

I drove around a bit and saw what he was talking about. I ended up parking in the lot of finance company, pulling into a "visitor's" space. I walked in the place's front office with my rod.

"Excuse me. I'm trying to catch a trout within the city's limits on Onondaga Creek. Do you mine if I park my car in your lot?" I asked the receptionist, showing her my press credentials. She smiled and said it wouldn't be a problem.

At 4:15 I was on the stream, casting a small, yellow and red spinner with a silver blade. I didn't wear hip boots, just an old pair of hiking shoes. Due to flood control measures, the stream was unnaturally straight in most sections, with big concrete blocks on one stretch that I able to stand on and cast from. http://www.syracuse.com/outdoors/index.ssf/2015/10/outdoors_writer_lands_his_first_trout_in_downtown_syracuse.html

In other areas, I had to bushwhack my way through yards of heavy bamboo and other bushes to get on the edge of the stream to cast.

Onondaga Creek is full of contrasts.

In some sections, I felt I could have been on any Central New York trout stream with gurgling, fas tflowing water and eye-opening fall foliage all around. I forgot at times I was smack dab in the middle of Syracuse. Kelly said I'd find about six good holes to fish and I found them. The water smelled fresh, clean – and yes, it was clear.

The Creekwalk bordered the stretch I fished. I constantly heard passersby jogging, or walking by and talking – oblivious to my presence because of the thick brush on the stream's bank.

I won't lie. While on the stream, I saw a couple of huge storm drain pipes (included o ne huge one) that emptied (but not today) into the stream. I saw an old, rusty bike, a number of empty cans and bottles, a couple of rusty automobile tire rims, broken glass and what appeared to be hardened toilet paper and shopping bags wrapped around trees and bushes near the stream.

At about 5 p.m., though, something grabbed my spinner with a heart-stomping thump. Excited, I cast about 40 times in the same spot with no luck. About 10 minutes later after I moved slightly downstream, I had about an 8-inch brown trout on my line for about 10 seconds before it shook off.

For the next hour – nothing.

I did stop and talk to a few folks who saw me and were interested in what I was doing.

"Are there really fish in there? Can you eat them?" said one young man.

(I was unsure and checked later. I found out the following: The state Health Department advisory concerning consumption of fish from Onondaga Lake also applies to the lake's tributaries up to the first dam or other structure that fish cannot swim past. In the case of Onondaga Creek, that would be the stretch of the water from Onondaga Lake up the creek to the Dorwin drop structure near Dorwin Avenue on the city's south side.

That advisory, which considers the amount of PCBs, mercury and dioxins in Onondaga Lake's fish, recommends consumption of trout and several other fish species of no more than one meal a month for males ages 16 and older, and women 50 and older. Women under age 50 and children under 15 should eat NO FISH from the lake or its tributaries up to the Dorwin drop structure. No walleye, carp or channel catfish should be eaten at all. For more, see health.ny.gov.)

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span it in the Franklin Square area. "I often see fish jumping in there during the summer," said one young woman. "I never knew what they were. Could they be trout?"

I didn't have a conclusive answer, but it seemed reasonable. The Carpenter's Brook Fish Hatchery does does stock Onondaga Creek way upstream in Tully each spring with about 500 browns, according to Kelly's book. And some trout from Onondaga Lake undoubtedly make their way upstream into Onondaga Creek as well.

At about 6 p.m. it was getting dark and I was getting frustrated. After nearly two hours of fishing I hadn't landed a trout. In a final act of desperation, I changed my lure to a gold-colored Phoebe, a lure that resembles a small, swimming minnow.

I decided to fish one last, straight-looking stretch that looked promising water-wise, but to most eyes unlikely. A building bordered one side; a high concrete wall, the other. On both sides, there was a swath of mowed grass about 10 yards wide along the stream. I went on the side with the building.

Three casts later, a brown trout just crushed my lure. I didn't have a net and I pulled him up onto the grass. It was about 10 inches long, colorful and extremely healthy lookin g. I took a quick picture and tossed him back.

I was giddy. I had just landed my first trout in downtown Syracuse.

Other streams that flow through the city of Syracuse that contain trout include: *Furnace Brook – stocked with 400 brook trout*Harbor Brook – 150 brown trout, including 50 twoyear-olds *Cold Brook – stocked with 125-150 browns *Geddes Brook- 1.080 browns, including 275, two-year-olds. **Sources: J. Michael Kelly, the state Department of Environmental Conservation and the Carpenter's Brook Fish Hatchery.

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Syracuse's Connective Corridor: 2 miles long, $47 million better

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SYRACUSE, N.Y. – It took a lot of money to bridge the short distance between Syracuse University and downtown Syracuse, and Central New York leaders gathered today to celebrate the $47 million project known as the Connective Corridor.

Road construction on the two-mile stretch between University Hill and Armory Square, which represented about $26.5 million of the total cost, wrapped up this summer. Other projects, such as tourist kiosks, art installations and a major downtown lighting project, are yet to be completed.

U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer, who helped secure millions in federal funding for the project, said the multi-faceted project has successfully linked students and others from Syracuse University to the downtown business and cultural institutions of its host city.

"This new connection will pump orange blood into the resuscitated heart of downtown Syracuse,'' Schumer said. "For Syracuse, for SU and for the connection between them, the best is yet to come."

The idea for the Connective Corridor was conceived a decade ago by former SU Chancellor Nancy Cantor and Marilyn Higgins, then the vice president of economic development at Nation al Grid.

Higgins later went on to oversee the project as SU's vice president of community engagement and economic development.

National Grid's initial grant of $1 million was enhanced over the years by tens of millions in state and federal funds.

Schumer, D-N.Y., obtained several million in federal earmarks during early years of the project, and helped Syracuse win a competitive $10 million TIGER Program grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation.

Assemblyman William Magnarelli, D-Syracuse, helped obtain $20 million in state grants for the project. "Twenty million dollars,'' Magnarelli said today. "Pretty soon it starts adding up.''

With all the money available to the project, its scope extended far beyond simple transportation needs. Public art installations, an artist-in-residence program, a rebuilt park, decorative lighting, building façade improvements and other amenities were paid for through the corridor project.

The road construction alone was extensive, stretching from building façade to buildin g facade.

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Centro provides free bus service between University Hill and Armory Square, paid for by Syracuse University. The company provides more than 180,000 free rides per year on the route.

Syracuse University worked with city and county officials to coordinate the project, for which road construction started four years ago on University Avenue. From there, the route extends along East Genesee Street downtown to East Fayette Street, terminating near West Street.

Federal highway officials said they are pleased with the results.

"The Connective Corridor project is upheld as a national example of the power of true partnership and collaboration to achieve community benefits and stimulate the local economy,'' said Peter Osborn of the Federal Highway Administration. The agency gave the project its 2015 environmental excellence award.

Robert Daino, president and CEO of WCNY, said significant elements of the Connective Corridor are yet to come. SU is planning a major downtown lighting project, and six large public art installations are due next spring.

WCNY is working to develop kinetic kiosks for the corridor, which pedestrians can use to find cultural and historical information. The former Case Supply Building, now occupied by WCNY and other organizations, benefited from about $500,000 in lighting and landscaping improvements through the corridor project.

"I challenge all of you,'' Daino said today. "Take the success of this corridor, (and) build upon it.

Leverage it, use it, innovate from it, drive growth from it.''

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Connective Corridor completes phase two of joining Syracuse University with downtown

By TOM MAGNARELLI • OCT 15, 2015

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Many local politicians celebrated the completion of phase two of the Connective Corridor project which brings Syracuse University and downtown Syracuse together through new street improvements, bicycle lanes and pedestrian crossings.

Walking through the streets of downtown Syracuse, you see new countdown timers at pedestrian crossings. There are green bicycle lanes with porous pavement that are part of Onondaga County’s Save the Rain program. There are more benches, improved storefront facades, bus stops and a free bus line that runs from University Hill to downtown. All were part of the first two phases of the Connective Corridor project which started in 2005 under the former Syracuse University Chancellor Nancy Cantor.

Many local politicians spoke at a ceremony celebrating the completion of phase two which connects these various improvements throughout downtown.

Sen. Charles Schumer (D-NY) helped Syracuse win a federal grant in 2011 worth $10 million to help with the costs of the project.

“Ten years ago, you’d go downtown Syracuse on a Friday or Saturday night, it was dead, now it’s booming!" Schumer said. "That’s in part because of the Connective Corridor.”

Eric Ennis is a recent Syracuse University graduate now working for the city of Syracuse and said while he was a student, he used the corridor’s free bus line that loops around downtown and the university.

“Instead of driving my own car, I opted to do this and the reason was not only was it convenient but did I mention it was free?" Ennis said. "We’ve seen hundreds and hundreds come down and see Syracuse in an entirely new light, quite literally thanks to the lighting improvement grants that we’ve also received through the corridor.”

Onondaga County Executive Joanie Mahoney's Save the Rain program also partnered with the connective corridor. The new streets' porous pavement lets water run into the soil underneath it instead of overloading the sewers.

"This right here is an engineered storm water solution to the pollution in Onondaga Lake," Mahoney said. "This is the kind of project that shows the young people that we want you here. We care about the future."

New York State also funded $20 million to the project in 2007. Phase three of the project will include additional lighting and art installations. http://wrvo.org/post/connective-corridor-completes-phase-two-joining-syracuse-university-downtown#stream/0

Connective Corridor opens endless possibilites (Your letters)

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To The Editor: Think about this for minute. From the Syracuse University Campus and the hospitals around it, a person could walk via the Connective Corridor to Armory Square, get on the Creek Walk and end up at Destiny USA without ever using a car. This is all possible right now.

OK, now start thinking about how this already great people path might be extended. News that Onondaga County has purchased the old Roth Steel site makes an additional people path possible. Using this new acquisition, connect the end of the Creek Walk to the newly extended West Side Trail of Onondaga Lake. Once complete, a person could travel the entire north end of the lake ending up in Liverpool, still without using a car.

Improve the path on Onondaga Lake Parkway to safely link up to Destiny and you have looped the lake!

And as a final thought, what if we could extend the east and west Old Erie Canal paths through Syracuse to connect to the Creek Walk and then extend the Creek Walk south to Nedrow with a future path north from Liverpool all the way to Oswego via that canal?

What a fantastic attraction this would all be to all citizens here and elsewhere. Letting your imagination run away with itself, there would not be many places in this great state that you could not walk to by the end of the century. Cyclists and runners could be accommodated as well.

Think about all of the safe people path combinations that can be worked out for exercise and errand running etc. Just think about all of this.The possibilities are endless.

Charlie Gowing Syracuse

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What's the biggest fish in Onondaga Lake? Hint: It's nearly 6 feet long (video)

What's the biggest fish in Onondaga Lake? Could it be a carp, a sheepshead – a toothy, tiger muskie?

It's none of the above.

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Hint: They're a prehistoric-looking species with some reaching lengths of 5 to 6 feet, says Neil Ringler vice provost for research at SUNY ESF. They're lake sturgeon -- fish that undoubtedly made their way into Onondaga via the Seneca River after first beingstocked by the state Department of Environmental Conservation in Oneida Lake in the early 1990s.

Ringler, assisted by several graduate students and hired technicians, is conducting a far -reaching project to assess the Onondaga Lake fishery, along with the lake's plant life, and insect and invertebrates on the lake's bottom that fish feed on. Netting, measuring and tagging sturgeon is part of the project, which is being carried out in conjunction with the state Department of Environmental Conservation and the U.S. Geological Survey.

This past Friday and Monday, Ringler's crew finished their sturgeon netting efforts for the year.

This reporter went out with graduate students Harold Nugent and Erik Hazelton on Frida y in overcast, windy and wavy conditions, watching as they hauled in numerous large carp and a nearly 26-inch walleye from 150-foot-long nets set in two different locations.

"The nets are made of nylon-like fishing line," Ringler said. Strung between two stationary buoys, "they look like a fence hanging in the water. They catch fish by their gills. The mesh is big enough mesh so smaller fish won't get caught. " Monday morning, two nets were set again at different parts of the lake. In the afternoon, Nugent and Rachel Reid, a recent SUNY ESF graduate now working as a technician on Ringler's project, set out under sunny skies and calmer conditions.

They began by heading out across the lake from the county boat launch in Liverpool. They stopped first at a buoy floating about a 100 yards away from the new amphitheater. As Nugent and Reid began pulling in the net, it quickly became obvious they had caught a sturgeon.

"We got one," Reid said.

The 55-inch fish was all tangled in the net. Before lifting it on to their boat, Nugent hurriedly grabbed a bucket and partially filled a large plastic tub in their boat with water. http://www.syracuse.com/outdoors/index.ssf/2015/11/whats_nearly_6_feet_long_and_currently_swimming_around_in_onondaga _lake.html

The two then lifted the fish into the boat and placed it the tub to finish the unraveling process.

For the next 10 minutes or so, they analyzed the fish and documented its particulars. They measured its length and checked for an embedded tag on the front of the fish with a scanner. Nugent also attached a tag to a back fin. The fish weighed 17 kilograms (37.4 pounds).

After picking it up once more for a photo, they carefully placed it back in the water and watched it swim away.

It was the only sturgeon of the day. After finishing up at the first location, they moved on to another spot near the Liverpool launch. In addition to the sturgeon, the two managed at both spots to pull in several huge carp (a couple in the 30-plus pound range), along with some gizzard shad and a sheepshead.

Ringler said he began tracking sturgeon, an endangered species, in the lake in 2010. His team does the gill netting from May to late October, early November – skipping the months of July and August for fear of hurting the fish because of the warmer water temperatures. Since the project began, Ringler said he and his assistants have tagged 60 sturgeon on Onondaga Lake. One year they tagged 33, he said.

"We've been using the tags to track them.

We'd like to know how many there are and if they're spawning yet in the lake. At this point, there's no evidence of that happening yet at the lower end of Nine Mile Creek or Onondaga Creek," Ringler said.

Ringler said sturgeon are bottom feeders, dining on clams, zebra mussels, and various http://www.syracuse.com/outdoors/index.ssf/2015/11/whats_nearly_6_feet_long_and_currently_swimming_around_in_onondaga _lake.html

invertebrates, such as crayfish. They've been known to get up to more than 7 feet long and weigh 300 pounds. Because sturgeon are an endangered species, it's illegal to fish for them.

He said that researchers, by analyzing small samples of fin rays and scutes (the fish's bony, armor-like exterior), have determined that some of the sturgeon in Onondaga Lake could be more than 20 years old.

Ringler said the largest sturgeon netted and measured by his students was back in 2013. That fish measured an eye-opening, 5 feet, 11 inches. He said the students didn't get its weight because when they tried it maxed out their scale. "I'm sure by now it's at least six feet long," Ringler said.

However, that wasn't the biggest one caught in the nets, he said.

"They had another big one that was so large, the two students said they couldn't get it in the boa t," he said.

More on sturgeon: Lake sturgeon were once abundant in the state, but commercial fishing, dam building and habitat loss decimated populations. It is currently illegal for anglers to target and catch sturgeon. Ones that are hooked accidentally should be released as soon as possible.

Sturgeon populations are recovering in this state as a result of protection and stocking efforts by the DEC and others. Since 1994, sturgeon have been periodically stocked by the DEC into Black Lake, Cayuga Lake, Genesee River, Oneida Lake, Oswegatchie River, Raquette River, St. Lawrence River and the St. Regis River.

Sturgeon were once abundant in the state, but commercial fishing, dam building and habitat loss decimated populations. It is currently illegal for anglers to target and catch sturgeon. Ones that are hooked accidentally should be released as soon as possible.

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Onondaga County to get 10 percent of power from 31,000 solar panels

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JAMESVILLE, N.Y. – On 12 acres of vacant land next to Jamesville Correctional Facility, workers are installing more than 8,000 solar panels that will produce electricity for Onondaga County government buildings.

The Jamesville solar project, which is expected to be finished in a couple months, will be among the largest in Upstate New York. But it's just one of four big solar farms being developed under contract for Onondaga County.

By next year, Onondaga County will buy the power from more than 31,000 solar panels covering 33 acres of county land (plus three acres of rooftops).

The solar facilities will generate an estimated 11.5 million kilowatt-hours per year, enough for 1,400 households – roughly, the entire village of East Syracuse.

The solar power will supply only about 10 percent of Onondaga County's total electricity. But the sheer volume of solar panels being installed – more than 9 megawatts worth -- puts the county among the forefront of early adopters, said Dan Leary, project development manager for SolarCity, the company installing the solar farms.

"They are certainly one of the leaders in the state, as municipalities go,'' Leary said. "Nine megawatts, from a solar capacity standpoint, is a lot of solar.''

Onondaga County solar farms Onondaga County has two solar farms that are working and two that should be operational in the near future. Here is where they are.

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Lake Ontario OSWEGO Oswego

Oak Orchard Wastewater Plant, Clay Acres: 9 Solar panels: 9,438 Capacity: 2.7 megawatts Expected output: 3.4 million KWH (Enough for 405 households) Status: Operational

Clearwater Water Treatment Plant Acres: 12 Solar Panels: 8,645 Capacity: 2.6 megawatts Expected output: 3.2 million KWH (Enough for 375 households) Status: To be built 2016

Fulton

ONEIDA Oneida Lake Baldwinsville

CAYUGA North Syracuse

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MADISON Metropolitan Water Board water tanks, Soule Road, Clay Acres: 3 Solar Panels: 4,466 Capacity: 1.3 megawatts Expected output: 1.5 million KWH (Enough for 185 households) Status: Operational

Canastota Syracuse

Taylor Road, DeWitt Acres: 12 Solar panels: 8,626 Capacity: 2.6 megawatts Expected output: 3.2 million KWH (Enough for 375 households) Status: Under construction ONONDAGA Auburn Note: Household estimates assume average usage of 700 KWH per month

Source: Onondaga County contractsPeter Allen | pallen@syracuse.com

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Thanks to significant state and federal subsidies, the county will pay less for solar-generated electricity than what National Grid charges.

SolarCity was the low bidder among nine companies that competed for the project last year, Lee Klosowski, director of energy and sustainability, told county legislators. SolarCity will pay the roughly $23 million construction cost and own the facilities, selling the output to the county at rates specified in 20-year contracts.

Coincidentally, SolarCity is getting $750 million in state money to build a manufacturing plant in Buffalo. That plant, expected to be the largest solar manufacturing facility in the Western Hemisphere, is expected to begin operations in early 2017.

The director of New York state's solar power initiative praised Onondaga County for its "bold effort'' to promote "clean, renewable and affordable energy.''

"It serves as a model of success that can engage other counties to support similar municipal solar projects,'' said David Sandbank, director of NY-Sun, an initiative launched by Gov. Andrew Cuomo to promote solar power.

Onondaga County's solar project got under way last year with the development of a sprawling solar farm shielded behind trees at Onondaga County's Oak Orchard wastewater treatment plant in northern Clay. Thousands more solar panels were arrayed on the new roofs atop the Metropolitan Water Board water tanks, also in Clay.

The Jamesville project recently broke ground on Taylor Road, near the interesection with East Seneca Turnpike. Another solar farm will get under way next month at Onondaga County's Clearwater water treatment plant in the town of Oswego, Oswego County.

At each of the four sites, the county will pay a slightly different rate, but on average the cost is 5.9 cents per kilowatt-hour for the first year, increasing 2 percent per year. In the 20th year, the rates will average about 8.5 cents.

By comparison, Onondaga County has paid 8.1 cents this year for National Grid power, and expects to pay about 6.9 cents in 2016, said Martin Skahen, chief of staff. Utility rates can vary widely depending on market conditions. The solar power comes at a more predictable price.

"We do anticipate big savings in the long run, but it is a hedge in any event,'' Skahen said.

The long-term power purchase contract has been the preferred option for most large installations, especially for municipalities, because it requires no money up front and often provides immediate cost savings, Leary said. http://www.syracuse.com/news/index.ssf/2015/11/36_acres_of_solar_panels_onondaga_county_is_building_a_lot_of_solar.html

New York state is expected to reimburse about $5 million of the $23 million SolarCity will spend to install the system, using money collected from utility ratepayers to support renewable energy. The company also will receive a 30 percent federal tax credit on its capital cost.

Because of the subsidies, SolarCity was able to offer Onondaga County an attractive price, Leary said.

The state reimbursement will depend on production. SolarCity will get 24 cents per kilowatt-hour for the first three years of operation at two of the installations, and 16 cents per KWH at the others, according to the company's contracts with Onondaga County.

NYSERDA officials declined to say how much they were paying to subsidize the project, saying the amount was "confidential." NYSERDA awards subsidies for commercial solar projects based on competitive bidding from companies that install the systems.

Solar power in New York state has increased exponentially in the past few years, thanks in part to changes in state regulations that made it easier to connect large solar arrays to the utility grid.

Commercial customers are now allowed to "net meter'' their solar power, which means that if the solar panels make more power than needed on site, the utility will take the power and reduce the customer's bill by an equal amount.

Cuomo's NY-Sun initiative, to which the governor directed $1 billion in funding in 2014, also has boosted the number of solar installations. Money for NY-Sun is collected from surcharges on the electric bills of utility customers.

New York had a total of 314 megawatts of solar capacity as of December 2014, enough to power more than 51,000 homes, Cuomo announced in July. More than 300 megawatts of addition solar power were in the pipeline, Cuomo said.

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Onondaga County leading in commitment to solar power (Your letters)

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To the Editor: Onondaga County needs to be congratulated for its visionary and leadership role in making a commitment to install 31,000 solar panels. Hopefully, other municipalities in Central New York, institutions, colleges, schools, businesses and homeowners will follow suit.

There is no debate in the scientific community regarding the role of CO2 as a greenhouse gas. The science goes back 150 years when it was discovered that CO2 reflects radiant heat from the sun.

Increase the concentration of greenhouse gases, you reflect more radiant heat and the earth warms.

At the beginning of the industrial revolution the CO2 concentration in the atmosphere was about 280 parts per million. Today, it is over 400 ppm and rising. Every year the burning of fossil fuels globally adds about 33 billion tons of CO2 to the atmosphere.

This past October was the hottest October on record in 135 years of record keeping, according to NASA. It was also the highest spike in temperature ever recorded for one month. This year is on track to be the hottest year on record breaking the record set in 2014.

We are conducting an experiment with the planet we live on. While we might not know with 100 degree certainty all the outcomes, there are many signs of concern such as: 

the worldwide melting of glaciers



increased fire season and droughts in the Northwest of the United States.



increased severity and frequency of extreme weather events



increased acidity of the oceans.

This is based on what has already happened not future projections.

We have the technology to start to transition away from fossil fuels. It is a question of leadership.

We all have a role to play from consumers to policy makers in Washington in reducing greenhouse gases.

Onondaga County is an example of the action we should all consider taking.

Peter Wirth Fayetteville

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FINANCIAL UPDATE

Financial Update Contracts New Contracts

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Village Intermunicipal Agreements (IMAs) Contracts with villages in the consolidated sanitary district to reimburse expenses related to village sewer infrastructure repair and/or upgrades that reduce extraneous flows into the sanitary sewer system.

Contract Amount: $120,000.

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Village of Solvay Village of Liverpool Village of East Syracuse Village of Camillus Village of Fayetteville

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Green Improvement Fund Contract with Auto Row Realty for reimbursement of green improvements in the Clinton sewershed.

Contract Amount: $138,000.

Executed: 12/7/15.

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Executed: Executed: Executed: Executed: Executed:

10/16/15.

10/26/15.

10/26/15.

11/10/15.

12/7/15.

Amendments to Existing Contracts 

None to Report.

Change Orders  

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Harbor Brook CSO Conveyances Project Contract with Marcellus Construction amended to include costs of additional rock removal, catch basin installation, pavement restoration and additional piles and pile cap installation.

Change Order Amount: $284,921.

Executed: 10/26/15.

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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 Grants Requested: None Received: None

EFC Reimbursements Requested: LT HB for $1,289,201.76 on 11/9/15 LT Clinton for $3,640,203.40 on11/9/15 LT Midland for $651,177.72 on 11/9/15

EFC Reimbursements Received: LT HB for $1,289,201.76 on 12/14/15 LT Clinton for $3,640,205.40 on 12/14/15 LT Midland for $651,177.72 on 12/22/15

Total reimbursement monies received to date through EFC loans for the funded ACJ projects: $247,603,598 (short term) and $116,031,639 (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 Date 12/31/15

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 $

77,508,755

$

234,103

Engineering Services (EEA and others)

$

12,122,013 $

11,861,402

$

260,611

Construction Management and Administration (CDM/C&S)

$

4,833,411 $

4,469,728

$

363,683

Construction Testing (CME)

$

327,847 $

277,716

$

50,131

94,117,601

$ $

908,528

$

3,100,000

CSO Storage Subtotal $

95,026,129 $

Facility Plan for CSOs 027 & 029 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 Subtotal $

$

-

3,973,243 $

104,001

$

3,869,242

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

28,774,475 11,268,191 40,042,666

$ $ $

9,734,136 4,631,809 14,365,945

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 3,959,746 350,857 226,334 803,593 740,023

$

$

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

$ $ $

-

9,806,903

$ $ $ $ $ $ $ $

901,254 (224,742) 75,000 (568,708) (429,285) 489,863 243,382

166,112,945

$

19,387,097

Onondaga County Lake Improvement Project 4th Stipulation of the ACJ Harbor Brook Drainage Basin CSO Abatement Summary of Current and Proposed Costs, and County Authorizations Total Project Costs Total Proposed Budget

Project /Task/Line Item

Expended to Date 12/31/15

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 2,625,691 952,035

$ $ $ $

(5,101,507) 2,482,920 (613,076) (837,488)

HBIS Replacement and CSO Abatement Project Total

$

22,900,000

$

26,969,152

$

(4,069,152)

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

$ $ $ $ $

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

$ $ $ $ $

28,522,537 3,971,487 1,497,536 5,360,579 39,352,139

$ $ $ $ $

5,979,463 228,513 1,892,464 (3,080,579) 5,019,861

Harbor Brook CSOs FCF Program Construction Estimate Engineering Services (Arcadis) County Administration and Other Costs Project Escalation to Midpoint of Construction 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

$ $ $

17,126,832 5,503,953 22,630,785

$ $ $

(7,826,832) (1,853,953) (9,680,785)

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

$ $ $

499,269 499,269

$

2,764,871

$

(2,265,602)

$

2,764,871

$

(2,265,602)

Harbor Brook Mitigation

$

3,500,000

$

3,265,000

$

235,000

Total Costs for Harbor Brook CSO Area under 4th Stip

$

104,800,000

$

100,642,090

$

4,157,910

-

Onondaga County Lake Improvement Project 4th Stipulation of the ACJ Midland CSO Abatement Summary of Current and Proposed Costs, and County

Total Project Costs Total Proposed Budget

Project /Task/Line Item Midland Ave. RTF & Conveyances Midland Phase 1 Conveyances - Construction Midland Phase 2 RTF & Conveyances - Construction Midland Demolition Contracts - Construction Other Construction Phase 1 and 2 Engineering (Parsons & EEA) CME Construction Testing RTF Modifications (Construction, Eng, CM, Admin) Facility Plan Total

Expended to Date 12/31/15

$ $ $ $ $ $ $ $

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

$ $ $

12,296,549 $ 64,800 $ 750,000 $

$

13,111,349 $

FCF Facility Plan Construction Estimate Engineering Services (Arcadis and others) Construction Management and Administration Project Escalation to Midpoint of Construction Clinton Storage Project Total

$ $ $ $ $

5,000,000 $ 623,954 $ 210,000 5,833,954 $

Facility Plan for Midland CSOs Construction Estimate Engineering Services (Ch2MHill) Engineering Services, County Admin, ect (TBD) Facility Plan Total

$ $ $ $

CSO 044 Conveyances Project Contract No. 6. - JJ Lane Construction Contingency 5% Engineering Services (EEA) Construction Management Sevices (CDM/C&S) see below Conveyances Project Total

Midland Green Implementation Program Construction Contracts incl. GIF Public/Private $ Ch2MHill Program Management & Engineering $ Clinton Green Program Total $ Program Management Project Management (CDM/C&S) includes CSO 044 $ 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

$ $ $ $ $ $ Miscellaneous Costs Total $

Total Cost for Midland project under 4th stipulation

$

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

$ $ $ $ $ $ $

$ $ $ $

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

6,530,602 6,530,602

$ $ $

Authorization Remaining

1,836,434 53,372,689 748,483 136,342 12,503,353 219,815

$ $ $ $ $ $ $ 68,817,116 $ $

(0) (0) 0 658 2,213,810 7,526 3,000,000 5,221,994 5,221,994

12,098,662 $ - $ 729,224 $ $ 12,827,887 $ $

197,887 64,800 20,776 283,462 283,462

- $ 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

2,620,350 $ 2,704,850 $ 5,325,200 $ $

4,879,650 1,212,786 6,092,436 6,092,436

6,632,242 6,632,242

$

(101,640)

$ $

(101,640) (101,640)

1,809,802 $

1,809,802 $

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

$ $ $ $ $

$181,975 194,317 689,294 529,271 3,404,659

135,612,853

$

Authorized Master Budget $128,300,000

Notes: (1) CDM/C&S Project Management costs are included in the total facility plan costs

97,174,511

-

$ $ $ $ $ $

348 0 (54,263) 2,591,117 (3,060) 2,534,142

$

38,438,342

Onondaga County Lake Improvement Project 4th Stipulation of the ACJ Sewer Separation of CSO Areas 022/038/040/045/046A/046B/047/048/050/051/053/054 Summary of Current and Proposed Costs, and County Authorizations

Total Project Costs Total Proposed Budget

Project /Task/Line Item Sewer Separation Construction Contracts CSO 024 (Falter) CSO 053/054 (Falter) CSO 038//40/046A/046B (Falter) CSO 047/048 (Falter) CSO 050 (Lane) CSO 051 (Lane) CSO 022/045 (estimated Project Costs)

Expended to Date 12/31/15

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 Dec 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

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

$ $

411,789 224,303

$ $

411,789 224,303

$

636,092

$

636,092

Contract Amount

Difference + (-)

$

Expended to Date

(0)

Difference + (-)

$ $ $ $

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

$ $ $ $

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

$

1,176,376

$

1,176,376

$

0

$ $ $ $ $

8,260 16,510 2,851 28,673 37,036

$ $ $ $ $

2,074 6,585 322 15,483 14,928

$ $ $ $ $

6,186 9,925 2,530 13,190 22,108

Baltimore Education & Outreach $

93,330

$

39,392

$

53,938

Education & Outreach Subtotal

Baltimore Woods Supplies Transport Travel Env Educator 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 46,657 261,779

Travel Purchase card/Petty cash Page Seed Co Just the right stuff Catering at the Zoo Industries for diabled Endeavor Ent Auburn Party Rental Syr new times I heart radio Zoo to You Lamar Joel Shaw - web programming Syr blue print

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

Miscellaneous Subtotal

STR Education and Outreach Totals

Remaining Balance

Expended to Date $ $ $ $

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

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

494 992 2,334 3,351 1,748 2,537 250 1,803 1,455 1,400 350 1,125 384 420

Difference + (-)

$ $ $ $ $ $

15,741 200,000 20,000 28,750 1,500 -

$

15,741

$ $ $ $

20,000 28,750 1,500 -

$

$

794,201

$

351,064

$

Contract Amount

Expended to Date

$

$

2,700,000

2,202,924

443,137

Difference + (-) $

497,076

$

497,076

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

APPENDIX

December 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

$37,198,856 $216,543 $296,823 $348,596 $23,927,501 $37,749 $828,115

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

$15,000,000

$37,339,317

$19,714,247

$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 $116,121,639

$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 12/31/2015

ACJ START DATE

Project Title

ACJ FINISH DATE

COUNTY FINISH DATE

ORIGINAL BUDGET(2)

AUTHORIZED BUDGET

ENGINEER

METRO - Current AERATION SYSTEM UPGRADE AMMON. REMOVAL DEMONSTRATION

11/1/1998

7/1/2002

01/03/00 $

8,500,000 $

3/1/2000

12/31/99 $

2,000,000 $

BIOSOLIDS - MECHANICAL THICKENERS

$

6,925,115 EEA 1,350,000 EEA 14,815,674

DIGESTER MOD/CHEMICAL STORAGE

7/1/2002

10/31/00 $

5,600,000 $

5,092,545 C&S

DIGITAL SYSTEMS IMPROVEMENTS

7/1/2002

06/31/01 $

2,900,000 $

3,520,317 Systems Integrated

MISCEL. IMPROVEMENTS

7/1/2002

01/31/99 $

1,400,000 $

1,400,000

7,700,000 $

8,393,855 OBG

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

HARBOR BROOK FCF

7/1/2002

07/01/02 $

250,000 $

HARBOR BROOK CSO ABATEMENT

7/1/2002

$

5,443,980 $

104,800,000 Moffa & Assoc.

HIAWATHA INTERCEPTOR/RTF

7/1/2002

12/31/00 $

8,000,000 $

6,047,183 EEA/Parsons

PHOSPHORUS REMOVAL - PILOT

$

129,386,187 EEA

5,000,000 $

4,111,714 EEA

CSO - Current

ERIE BLVD STORAGE SYSTEM FRANKLIN ST. FCF

4/26/1999

KIRKPATRICK ST. PUMP STATION MALTBIE STREET FCF 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

MIDLAND AVE MITIGATION COSTS

$

3,000,000

NEWELL STREET RTF

7/1/2002

07/01/01 $

1,310,000 $

ONONDAGA CREEK FCF

7/1/2002

07/01/02 $

3,000,000 $

SEWER SEPARATION

1/1/2012

01/01/12 $

7,703,880 $

27,684,286 OBG

SIPHON REHABILITATION

7/1/2002

06/11/99 $

1,230,000 $

1,026,391 C&S

TEALL BROOK FCF

7/1/2002

12/01/01 $

175,000 $

01/14/00 $

1,000,000 $

WEST ST SEWER SEPARATION

5/1/1999

473,132 Moffa & Assoc.

648,342 Parsons

1,235,346 EEA 2,720,572 CHA

ERIE BLVD CSO ABATEMENT

New Project

OTHER AMBIENT WATER MONITORING OXYGENATION DEMO PROJECT 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

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

665,514,254

Lake Improvement Project Status Report For The Period Ending 12/31/2015

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%

19,387,097 $

185,500,042 $

$

2,684,523 $

2,018,689 $

6,967,205 $

9 $

4,055,734

10 $

34,223,190 $

124,622,377

$

166,112,945 $

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%

89.55% 100.00%

3,767,205

71.03%

13 $

436,363 $

373,370

$

889,109

$

889,109 $

639,109

100.00%

14 $

22,529,313 $

78,604,536

$

100,642,088 $

4,157,912 $

104,800,000 $

99,356,020

96.03%

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 $

27,668,412 $

70,368,546

$

97,174,512 $

38,438,341 $

$

3,000,000 $

19

-

135,612,853 $

60,612,853

71.66%

$

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 $

545 $

26,410,308 $

18,706,428

100.00%

22 $

2,597,931 $

22,879,464

$

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

$

20,385,693 $

$

10,087

-

$

(203,609)

-

$

10,087 $

67,408,583 $

668,645,904 $

29

$

124,721,656 $

463,165,588

$

621,623,012 $

100.00%

296,695,904

December 2015

Project Title

TOTAL PAYMENTS TO DATE 12-31-15

TOTAL PAYMENTS TO DATE 09-30-15

Change

METRO - Current AERATION SYSTEM UPGRADE

$

6,925,115

$

6,925,115

$

-

AMMON. REMOVAL DEMONSTRATION

$

1,347,187

$

1,347,187

$

-

BIOSOLIDS - MECHANICAL THICKENERS

$

14,815,674

$

14,815,674

$

-

DIGESTER MOD/CHEMICAL STORAGE

$

5,092,545

$

5,092,545

$

-

DIGITAL SYSTEMS IMPROVEMENTS

$

3,520,317

$

3,520,317

$

-

MISCEL. IMPROVEMENTS

$

1,400,000

$

1,400,000

$

-

ODOR CONTROL

$

8,393,855

$

8,393,855

$

-

AMMONIA REMOVAL FULL SCALE/

$

128,688,040

$

128,688,040

$

-

STAGE II PHOSPHORUS REMOVAL

$

PHOSPHORUS REMOVAL - PILOT

$

4,111,714

$ $

4,111,714

CSO - Current CLINTON ST. CONVEYANCE/

$

CLINTON ST. RTF

$

ERIE BLVD STORAGE SYSTEM

$

2,684,523

$

FRANKLIN ST. FCF

$

4,948,516

HARBOR BROOK FCF

$

HARBOR BROOK CSO ABATEMENT

166,112,945

$

165,665,228

-

$

-

$

-

$

447,717

$

-

2,684,523

$

-

$

4,948,516

$

-

889,109

$

889,109

$

-

$

100,642,088

$

99,619,919

$

HIAWATHA INTERCEPTOR/RTF

$

6,047,183

$

6,047,183

$

-

KIRKPATRICK ST. PUMP STATION

$

12,558,335

$

12,558,335

$

-

MALTBIE STREET FCF

$

362,028

$

362,028

$

-

MIDLAND AVE RTF & CSO ABATEMENT

$

97,174,512

$

96,945,220

$

MIDLAND AVE MITIGATION COSTS

$

3,000,000

$

3,000,000

$

-

NEWELL STREET RTF

$

473,132

$

473,132

$

-

ONONDAGA CREEK FCF

$

648,342

$

648,342

$

-

SEWER SEPARATION

$

26,409,763

$

26,420,398

$

(10,635)

SIPHON REHABILITATION

$

1,026,391

$

1,026,391

$

-

TEALL BROOK FCF

$

1,235,346

$

1,235,346

$

-

WEST ST SEWER SEPARATION

$

2,720,572

$

2,720,572

$

-

ERIE BLVD CSO ABATEMENT

$

$

-

$

-

-

$

-

OTHER

1,022,170

229,293

AMBIENT WATER MONITORING

$

20,385,693

$

19,351,389

$

OXYGENATION DEMO PROJECT

$

10,087

$

10,087

$

-

SEQRA REGULATORY COMPLIANCE

$

-

$

-

$

-

$

-

TOTAL DOLLARS

$

621,623,012

$

618,900,164

$

1,034,304

2,722,849

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

Complete

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

Complete Complete Complete 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 $ 79,762,460.98 $ 82,615.00 $ 233,652.56 $ 44,335.50 $ 59,982.56 $ 2,875.00

CONTRACTORS FOR CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS CSO's (cont) MOU City of Syracuse (Road Reconstruction) MOU City of Syracuse (Dr. Weeks) MOU City of Syracuse (Bank Alley) MOU City of Syracuse (Upstate) Walbridge (Streetscape/Water St) Ruston Paving (Sunnycrest Parking Lot) MA Bongiovanni Inc. Acts II Construction (Skiddy Park) D.E. Tarolli (Otisco Street) Orchard Earth & Pipe (Syr School dist Park Lot) Slate Hill Construction (E. Water St) Davis Wallbriddge (Onon Cty Pub Library) Tumbers, Schichtels Nursery (Trees), Martisco, 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) Barton & Loguidice (State St) D E Tarolli (annual green) 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)

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

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 1,847,459.81 430,172.42 147,952.84 320,291.95 715,989.27 373,309.00 607,852.44 719,311.20 54,160.06 52,500.00 109,046.54 1,371,475.75 588,982.07 870,263.89 87,585.22 155,591.53 597,965.65 378,400.00 65,640.00 159,400.00 87,928.50 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

CONTRACTORS FOR CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS CSO's (cont) CNY Philanthropy (GIF) American Beech (GIF) Park Central Presbyterian Church (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)

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

62,700.00 53,050.00 61,050.00 137,350.00 129,400.00 178,050.00 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 45,200.00 205,775.00 137,000.00 206,450.00 104,430.00 234,800.00 145,900.00

CONTRACTORS FOR CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS CSO's (cont) University Hill Apts. (GIF) WCNY (GIF) Auto Row (GIF) J C Smith Inc. (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)

$ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $

36,500.00 98,527.00 164,000.00 84,411.00 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)

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

23,391,425.07 207,701.00 279,068.06 67,275.00 688,638.00 5,373,078.94 260,000.00 30,259,100.80 378,920.43 149,195.48 80,665.00 325,204.73 3,342,875.63 54,160.06 11,480.00 5,780,441.00 8,755.00 4,370,168.29 194,436.23 138,165.00 345,524.55

CONTRACTORS FOR CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS CSO's (cont) Acts II (Lewis Park) Knapp Electric (Wetlands) Vitale Excavating (Bedding Sand), Butler Fence J & J Landscape Bette Cring (Zoo Wetlands) DE Tarolli (Green Structures) 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)

$ 217,285.58 $ 41,856.00 $ 232,533.35 $ 34,742.00 $ 1,290,064.10 $ 805,498.06 $ 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

HARBOR BROOK FCF C.O. Falter Construction Corp. (General)

$

373,370.21

KIRKPATRICK ST. PUMP STATION & FORCE MAIN C.O. Falter Construction Corp.

C.O. Falter Construction Corp.

Patricia Electric King & King Mechanical G.J. Adams Plumbing

$ 4,398,009.12 $ 4,425,766.31 $ 761,184.63 $ 245,569.51 $ 51,624.16

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

CONTRACTORS FOR CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS CSO's (cont) 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) Tumbers, Schichtels Nursery (Trees) VIP (Onon Public Library) Green Culture (Rain Barrels) 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) Barton & Loguidice (green design) D E Tarolli (Annual green) 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)

$ 290,801.39 $ 12,098,662.37 $ 314,439.81 $ 116,033.35 $ 189,470.44 $ 27,080.03 $ 44,335.50 $ 242,860.00 $ 408,332.04 $ 66,130.00 $ 100,000.00 $ 66,500.00 $ 334,800.00 $ 212,665.48 $ 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

CONTRACTORS FOR CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS CSO's (cont) 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

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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