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HomeMy WebLinkAboutStormwater PosterWhat Can You Do In t r o d u c t i o n Th e C i t y o f B o z e m a n ’ s u n i q u e g e o g r a p h i c lo c a t i o n m a k e s i t h i g h l y s u s c e p t i b l e t o a n n u a l s t r o n g pr e c i p i t a t i o n e v e n t s . W h e t h e r i t ’ s a l a r g e w i n t e r st o r m , s h o r t s u m m e r d o w n f a l l , o r p r o l o n g e d s p r i n g we a t h e r c y c l e , i t ’ s c r i t i c a l t h a t B o z e m a n ' s st o r m w a t e r i n f r a s t r u c t u r e i s w o r k i n g p r o p e r l y i n or d e r t o c o n t r o l t h e i n f l u x o f w a t e r i n t o i t s s y s t e m . Du r i n g 2 0 1 2 , l o c a l o f f i c i a l s c a m e t o g e t h e r i n o r d e r t o st a r t d i s c u s s i n g a l o n g - t e r m m a n a g e m e n t p l a n f o r th e f u t u r e o f B o z e m a n ’ s s t o r m w a t e r i n f r a s t r u c t u r e . In f o r m a t i o n c o n t a i n e d i n t h i s p o s t e r o u t l i n e s m a n y of t h e p r o c e s s e s c u r r e n t l y b e i n g p l a n n e d , d i s c u s s e d , an d i m p l e m e n t e d t h r o u g h o u t t h e C i t y o f B o z e m a n . St o r m w a t e r S y s t e m Mapping Process Animmediateneedtohavearobust,accurate,and extensiveinventoryofBozeman’sstormwatersystemhas becomeapparent.TheCityofBozeman’sGISDepartment hasinitiatedanextensivemappingeffortwiththegoalof acquiringaccuratedatapointsforallstormwaterfeatures throughoutthecity.Thesepointswillthenbeusedbycity crewsforannualmaintenance,planning,infrastructure replacements,modeling,andemergencylocates.ThelatestinGPStechnologywillbeusedtocollectthe followingfeatures,•~1,500Manholes •70+milesofUndergroundPipe •496DischargePoints •~3,600CatchBasins •317+DetentionBasins •CulvertsandOpenDrains Usingengineeringdrawings,recordsdrawing,field observations,andcrewcorrection,thisdatabasewillgrow tobecomeanaccuraterepresentationofthesystemin place.Thefirststepinthisprocesswillbetomapallofthe manholesandgravitymainswithinthecityinpreparation forawidespreadpipeconditionassessmentthissummer (2013).Assummerapproaches,thiseffortwillincrease,so pleasebeawareofcrewsworkingwithinstreetsand intersections.Yoursafetyisournumberoneconcern,pleasemakeour safetyyours! Lo o k i n g F o r w a r d Mu n i c i p a l S t o r m w a t e r S y s t e m Bo z e m a n , M o n t a n a Ba c k g r o u n d St o r m w a t e r i s d e f i n e d a s , “ a n y r u n o f f g e n e r a t e d by a p r e c i p i t a t i o n o r m e l t i n g e v e n t t h a t f l o w s o v e r la n d o r i m p e r v i o u s s u r f a c e s a n d d o e s n o t p e r c o l a t e in t o t h e g r o u n d ” ( E P A , 2 0 1 2 ) . A s t h i s w a t e r f l o w s , i t ha s t h e p o t e n t i a l t o p i c k u p nu t r i e n t s , c h e m i c a l s , o i l s , pa t h o g e n s , a n d s e d i m e n t . T h e s e p o l l u t a n t s a r e t h e n tr a n s p o r t e d t h r o u g h i n f r a s t r u c t u r e , s u c h a s i n l e t s , ma n h o l e s a n d m a i n s , a n d a r e d e p o s i t e d i n t o l o c a l ri v e r s , l a k e s , a n d s t r e a m s . T h r o u g h t h i s p r o c e s s lo c a l wa t e r b o d i e s ca n b e g r e a t l y a f f e c t e d . I t i s t h e g o a l o f th e E P A , D E Q , a n d l o c a l g o v e r n m e n t a g e n c i e s , s u c h as t h e C i t y o f B o z e m a n , t o m o n i t o r a n d c o n t r o l t h e s e po l l u t a n t s i n o r d e r t o p r e s e r v e w a t e r q u a l i t y . Image from GPSLands.com Image from AVMDynamics.com Image from Bozeman.net Im a g e f r o m w a t e r c r u n c h . c o m Ci t y o f B o z e m a n Ci t y o f B o z e m a n Im a g e f r o m H R W a l l i n g f o r d . c o m Outfall Im a g e f r o m n a p i r . g o v St o r m G r a v i t y M a i n Bo z e m a n W a t e r w a y St o r m M a n h o l e Ci t y o f B o z e m a n Ci t y o f B o z e m a n Ci t y o f B o z e m a n What Can You Do Stormwater’senvironmentalimpact,withthehelpoflocalcitizens,canbemanagedinaneffective,responsible,andsustainablemanner.WeencourageallcitizenstojointheCityofBozeman’smissionto responsiblymanagelocalnaturalresourcesthroughtheuseofbest managementpractices,holisticdecisions,andaneducatedprocess.Belowarewaysyoucanhelpinthisprocess:1)BeAware-Acknowledgingyournaturalsurroundingsisacritical firststep.Pleasebeawarethatanypollutant(pollutedwater,oils,soap,fertilizers,petwaste,etc)thatflowsintoastormdrain,will eventuallydrainintolocalwaterssuchasBozemanCreek.Storm drainsarenotconnectedtothewastewatertreatmentsystem!2)GetInvolved–Ifinterestedinfuturemanagementprogramsor thelocalutility,weencourageyoutogetinvolvedinthe discussion.3)SharetheKnowledge-Involveyourneighbors,friends,andfamily inthediscussionaboutstormwater.Issueswefacehavethe potentialtoimpactallofofus.Bypassingontheinformationyou havelearnedbyreadingthisposter,youwillalreadyhavetakena hugesteptowardsimprovingwaterquality!4)ReportSafetyConcerns-Ifyouseeanysafetyissuessuchas brokeninlets,missingmanholecovers,oranyotherconcerns,pleasedon’thesitatetocallPublicWorksat(406)582-3200.5)ReportPollution-Ifyouseepollutionoccurringwithinanyinlet,roadway,orriverpleasecallPublicWorks(406)582-3200.6)ImplementBestManagementPractices-Ifinterested,brainstorm waysyoucandecreasetheamountofrunoffoccurringonyour ownproperty.FormoreinformationregardingavailableBMP’s andimplementationideas,visitwww.epa.gov.Thank you for your time and together we can make a difference! St o r m w a t e r S y s t e m Bo z e m a n ’ s s t o r m w a t e r i n f r a s t r u c t u r e i s d i v e r s e b y d e s i g n . Wi t h a n a r r a y o f d i f f e r e n t d e v e l o p m e n t s f o u n d w i t h i n c i t y li m i t s , m a n y d i f f e r e n t s t o r m w a t e r m a n a g e m e n t p r a c t i c e s a n d te c h n i q u e s e x i s t . D u r i n g l a r g e r a i n e v e n t s , i t i s c r i t i c a l t ha t t h e en t i r e n e t w o r k i s w o r k i n g p r o p e r l y i n o r d e r t o p r e v e n t fl o o d i n g a n d l i m i t w a t e r p o l l u t i o n . I t i s t h e g o a l o f t h e C i t y of Bo z e m a n t o e n s u r e t h a t p r e v e n t a t i v e m a i n t e n a n c e i s a pr i o r i t y a n d w i l l c o n t i n u e t o b e a s s t o r m w a t e r m a n a g e m e n t pr o g r e s s e s . Th e C i t y o f B o z e m a n ’ s P u b l i c W o r k s D e p a r t m e n t i s re s p o n s i b l e f o r t h e m a i n t e n a n c e a n d d a i l y o p e r a t i o n s o f t h e st o r m w a t e r s y s t e m . E q u i p m e n t u s e d f o r t h i s m a i n t e n a n c e in c l u d e s v a c u u m t r u c k s , s t r e e t s w e e p e r s , u n d e r g r o u n d p i p e wa t e r j e t s , u n d e r g r o u n d p i p e r o o t c u t t e r s , h i g h t e c h i m a g e r y an d v i d e o e q u i p m e n t , l a r g e a n d s m a l l s c a l e m a c h i n e r y , a n d an i n c r e d i b l e b a s e o f e m p l o y e e e x p e r i e n c e a n d k n o w l e d g e . Wi t h m u c h o f t h e B o z e m a n ’ s s t o r m w a t e r i n f r a s t r u c t u r e da t i n g b a c k t o t h e e a r l y 1 9 0 0 ’ s , m a n y o f t h e p i p e s l y i n g u n d e r th e s t r e e t s a n d a l l e y s a r e i n a v a r y i n g c o n d i t i o n s . B y ma i n t a i n i n g t h e s y s t e m s i n p l a c e , c o n f i d e n c e c a n b e g a i n e d th a t t h e n e t w o r k o f i n f r a s t r u c t u r e w i l l c o n t i n u e t o b e ef f e c t i v e f o r m a n y y e a r s t o c o m e . To f u n d t h e m a i n t e n a n c e a n d o p e r a t i o n s a b o v e , t h e C i t y o f Bo z e m a n h a s i m p l e m e n t e d a n e w s t o r m w a t e r u t i l i t y . Or i g i n a t i n g i n 2 0 1 2 , t h i s n e w u t i l i t y i s f u n d i n g c u r r e n t w o r k fo c u s e d o n a l a r g e s c a l e c o n d i t i o n a n d i n v e n t o r y a s s e s s m e n t . Ra t e s a r e a s s e s s e d o n t h e s i z e o f e a c h r e s i d e n t s w a t e r m e t e r an d a r e b i l l e d m o n t h l y . A s t h e n e e d s o f B o z e m a n ’ s st o r m w a t e r u t i l i t y c h a n g e , t h e s e a s s e s s m e n t s t r a t e g i e s w i ll be a d j u s t e d t o b e t t e r s e r v e t h e p u b l i c a n d t h e s y s t e m s i n pl a c e . R e v e n u e s g e n e r a t e d f r o m t h e s t o r m w a t e r u t i l i t y f u n d th i s m a i n t e n a n c e , a l l o w f o r l a r g e r e p l a c e m e n t p r o j e c t s , a n d ma k e s e m e r g e n c y p l a n n i n g p o s s i b l e . Lo o k i n g F o r w a r d Th e f u t u r e o f B o z e m a n ’ s s t o r m w a t e r s y s t e m i s b r i g h t . O f f i c i al s f r o m t h e C i t y o f Bo z e m a n , M o n t a n a S t a t e U n i v e r s i t y , l o c a l n o n - p r o f i t s , s t a te a g e n c i e s , a n d l o c a l c i t i z e n s ar e j o i n i n g t o g e t h e r i n o r d e r t o a d d r e s s t h e i s s u e s w e f a c e . T hr o u g h a p e r m i t t i n g e f f o r t de s i g n e d b y t h e E n v i r o n m e n t a l P r o t e c t i o n A g e n c y ( E P A ) , B o z em a n i s a b l e t o a s s e s s i t s st o r m w a t e r p r o g r a m o n a y e a r l y b a s i s . T h i s p e r m i t i s c a l l e d a n M S 4 ( M u n i c i p a l S e p a r a t e St o r m S e w e r S y s t e m s ) . In o r d e r t o m e e t t h e r e q u i r e m e n t s o f t h e M S 4 p e r m i t , a l l c i t i e s m u s t w o r k t o w a r d s 6 go a l s . T h e E P A d e f i n e s t h e m a s “ M i n i m u m C o n t r o l M e a s u r e s ” a n d a r e l i s t e d b e l o w : •Pu b l i c E d u c a t i o n •Pu b l i c I n v o l v e m e n t •Il l i c i t D i s c h a r g e a n d E l i m i n a t i o n •Co n s t r u c t i o n •Po s t - C o n s t r u c t i o n •Po l l u t i o n P r e v e n t i o n / G o o d H o u s e k e e p i n g Al t h o u g h r e l a t i v e l y n e w t o t h e C i t y o f B o z e m a n , s t o r m w a t e r m an a g e m e n t h a s b e e n a na t i o n - w i d e i s s u e f o r m a n y y e a r s . S t a t e w i d e , 6 o f t h e 7 m a j o r Mo n t a n a m u n i c i p a l i t i e s ha v e a p r o d u c t i v e s t o r m w a t e r u t i l i t y , w h i c h f u n d s p r o g r a m s to m e e t t h e s e g u i d e l i n e s an d p r o v i d e s a s t a b l e r e v e n u e u s e d f o r i n f r a s t r u c t u r e m a i n t en a n c e . B y l e v e r a g i n g t h e us e o f t e c h n o l o g i e s s u c h a s G I S a n d C i t y W o r k s , c o l l a b o r a t i n g w i t h l o c a l o r g a n i z a t i o n s , me e t i n g w i t h c i t i z e n s , a n d w o r k i n g w i t h b u s i n e s s e s , t h e C i t y o f B o z e m a n p l a n s t o m e e t th e s e r e q u i r e m e n t s a n d e x c e e d t h e m i n t o t h e f u t u r e . Im a g e f r o m B o z e m a n . n e t Im a g e f r o m B o z e m a n . n e t Im a g e f r o m H y p e r c i t . n e t City of Bozeman Wa t e r M e t e r S i z e M o n t h l y C h a r g e 5/ 8 " $ 1 . 6 7 1" $ 2 . 2 1 1 1 / 2 " $ 3 . 4 8 2" $ 5 . 0 6 3" $ 5 . 7 4 4" $ 1 4 . 0 2 6" $ 2 6 . 1 2 8" $ 4 1 . 3 0 Image from cbtrust.orgImage from cmt-stl.org Image from Ankenyiowa.gov Im a g e f r o m G G W C I m a g e f r o m e p a . g o v I m a g e f r o m d n r e c . g ov I m a g e f r o m M o n t a n a S t a t e