Save the Rain Community Meeting - March 27, 2017

Onondaga County Save the Rain Overview & Green Street Projects in the Elmwood Neighborhood Madison M. Quinn, Onondaga County Dept. of Water Environment Protection Designers: Catherine Fiorello, Michael Lasell, & Brian Nicholson, O’Brien & Gere March 27, 2017 Onondaga County Executive Joanne M. Mahoney

Presentation Overview • • • •

Save the Rain program overview Education & outreach initiatives Onondaga Lake water quality & fish populations Green street projects – Charmouth Drive – Elmhurst Avenue & South Avenue – Fairfield Avenue & Hutchinson Avenue

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Save the Rain Program Overview • County Executive Joanie Mahoney wanted a better way to meet environmental goals without building more Regional Treatment Facilities (RTFs) • Combined approach – gray and green infrastructure Onondaga County Executive Joanne M. Mahoney

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Save the Rain Education & Outreach • • • •

www.SaveTheRain.US Tree Planting Program Rain Barrel Workshops Baltimore Woods Nature Center “Nature in the City” 3rd grade education program (all SCSD schools) • Connect the Drops litter reduction campaign • Social media: Facebook, twitter, Instagram, YouTube Onondaga County Executive Joanne M. Mahoney

Water Quality Improvements • Remarkable recovery, greatly improved water quality in Onondaga Lake

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Fish Communities of Onondaga Lake • Greater diversity than years past – 53 species of fish identified by county sampling

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Green Infrastructure Projects • 189 projects completed (2010-2016) with several more underway • Variety of green infrastructure technology, project size & land ownership • Nearly 123 million gallons captured Onondaga County Executive Joanne M. Mahoney

Green Infrastructure Technologies

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Green Street: Overall Site

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Green Street: Charmouth Dr. • Charmouth Dr., from Robineau Rd. to Arlington Ave. • 6 Underground infiltration trenches • Runoff capture: 1,796,00 gal/year

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Green Street: Typical Underground Infiltration Trench

Typical Underground Infiltration Trench Construction

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Green Street: Fairfield Ave. • • • •

Fairfield Ave., from Fletcher Ave. to South Ave. 1 Underground infiltration trench 1 Bioretention area Runoff capture: 696,000 gal/year Typical Bioretention Area

Fairfield Ave. Stone Staircase

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Green Street: Hutchinson Ave. • Hutchinson Ave., from Clayton Ave. to South Ave. • 4 Underground infiltration trenches • Runoff capture including side streets: 2,414,000 gal/year

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Green Street: Fletcher Ave. & Edgewood Ave. • Fletcher Ave. & Edgewood Ave., from Hutchinson Ave. to Fairfield Ave. • 3 Underground infiltration trenches • Runoff capture including Hutchinson Ave.: 2,414,000 gal/year

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Green Street: South Ave. • South Ave., from W. Brighton Ave. to Eastman Ave. • 4 Underground infiltration trenches • Runoff : 938,000 gal/year

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Green Street: Elmhurst Ave. & Randall Ave.

• Elmhurst Ave., from Bishop Ave. to Hunt Ave. and Randall Ave., north of Elmhurst Ave. • 4 Underground infiltration trenches • Runoff capture: 1,642,000 gal/year

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Infiltration Manholes • To be installed on Craddock Street at Glenwood Ave. and Bishop Ave. at Elmhurst Ave. • Runoff Capture = 360,000 gallons • Schedule: Construction in April and May

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Infiltration Manholes – Craddock St.

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Next Steps • We will work to make everyone in the neighborhood aware of construction schedules • Another meeting, flyers, and information on the website/social media • Please be sure you’ve signed in so we can contact you with more information as we progress toward construction Onondaga County Executive Joanne M. Mahoney

Questions?

MadisonQuinn@ongov.net Please visit our website: www.SaveTheRain.us/drops Follow @SaveTheRainUS on Twitter & @savetherain.us on Instagram “Like� Onondaga County Save the Rain on Facebook: facebook.com/savetherainus Subscribe to savetherainus on YouTube

Onondaga County Executive Joanne M. Mahoney