Kansas City, Missouri Water Services Department Overflow Control Program
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Table of Contents EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ...........................................................................................................................................1 1 INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................................................. 1-1 1.1 1.2 1.3
Annual Report Purpose ............................................................................................................................... 1-1 Wet Weather Solutions Program ................................................................................................................. 1-1 Overflow Control Program Schedule .......................................................................................................... 1-2
2 OVERFLOW CONTROL DIVISION ................................................................................................................... 2-1 2.1 2.2
2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8
2.9 2.10 2.11
2.12 2.13 2.14
CSO Long Term Control Plan and SSS Control Plan ................................................................................. 2-1 Public Participation Program....................................................................................................................... 2-2 2.2.1 Public Participation Stakeholder Groups ...................................................................................... 2-2 2.2.2 Public Participation Plan Tasks..................................................................................................... 2-4 Program Coordination with MDNR and USEPA........................................................................................ 2-7 Coordination with Other Federal Agencies ................................................................................................. 2-9 Coordination with Satellite Communities ................................................................................................... 2-9 Blue River and Westside WWTPs Stress Tests......................................................................................... 2-12 Facilities Expansion Evaluation for Blue River WWTP, Blue River Interceptor, Westside WWTP, and Birmingham WWTP ................................................................................................................................. 2-13 Water Quality ............................................................................................................................................ 2-15 2.8.1 Evaluation of Water Quality Data............................................................................................... 2-15 2.8.2 Development, Calibration, and Application of Water Quality Models ....................................... 2-16 2.8.3 Ongoing Review and Assessment of Existing Water Quality Standards .................................... 2-18 Blue River Interceptor System Model ....................................................................................................... 2-19 Diversion Structure 205............................................................................................................................. 2-20 Pilot/Demonstration Projects..................................................................................................................... 2-21 2.11.1 Rock Creek / Line Creek Pilot Sewer Rehabilitation.................................................................. 2-21 2.11.2 Ruskin Heights Sewer Rehabilitation ......................................................................................... 2-21 Sewer Back-Up Program........................................................................................................................... 2-21 Management, Operation and Maintenance (MOM) Program.................................................................... 2-22 Standard Guidance to Basin Engineers ..................................................................................................... 2-22 2.14.1 Design Storm Guidance .............................................................................................................. 2-22 2.14.2 Design Year Guidance ................................................................................................................ 2-23 2.14.3 Cost Estimating Guidance........................................................................................................... 2-23
3 PROJECT AREA PLANS ..................................................................................................................................... 3-1 3.1 3.2
3.3 3.4
Field Reconnaissance .................................................................................................................................. 3-1 Model Development .................................................................................................................................... 3-3 3.2.1 Demonstration of Connectivity ..................................................................................................... 3-4 3.2.2 Demonstration of Model Calibration and Verification ................................................................. 3-4 3.2.3 Status of Basin Engineers Modeling Efforts ................................................................................. 3-8 3.2.4 Blue River Interceptor................................................................................................................... 3-9 Data Management and Review.................................................................................................................... 3-9 Alternatives Development and Evaluation ................................................................................................ 3-10
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SSS Project Areas ....................................................................................................................... 3-11 CSS Project Areas....................................................................................................................... 3-11
4 SSS OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE.......................................................................................................... 4-1 4.1
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Operation and Maintenance Activities ........................................................................................................ 4-1 4.1.1 Wastewater Treatment Division.................................................................................................... 4-1 4.1.2 Wastewater Line Maintenance Division ....................................................................................... 4-2 SSS Overflows Summary............................................................................................................................ 4-3
5 NINE MINIMUM CONTROLS ............................................................................................................................ 5-1 5.1
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NMC 1 – Proper Operation and Regular Maintenance Programs ............................................................... 5-2 5.1.1 Operation & Maintenance Control Measures................................................................................ 5-2 5.1.2 Wet Weather Operating Guidelines .............................................................................................. 5-3 5.1.3 Routine Maintenance .................................................................................................................... 5-3 5.1.4 Non-Routine Maintenance and Emergency Procedures................................................................ 5-3 5.1.5 Training and Safety Practices........................................................................................................ 5-3 5.1.6 Summary of Inspections, Maintenance and Cleaning ................................................................... 5-4 NMC 2 – Maximization of Storage in the Collection System..................................................................... 5-5 5.2.1 Alternative Methods to Maximize Collection System Storage ..................................................... 5-5 5.2.2 Procedures in Place for Maximizing Collection System Storage.................................................. 5-5 NMC 3 – Review and Modification of Pretreatment Requirements............................................................ 5-7 5.3.1 Federal Pretreatment Program....................................................................................................... 5-8 5.3.2 Surcharge Program........................................................................................................................ 5-8 5.3.3 Oil & Grease Management Program............................................................................................. 5-8 5.3.4 Review of Pretreatment Requirements.......................................................................................... 5-9 5.3.5 Education – 2006 Annual Joint Users’ Meeting ........................................................................... 5-9 NMC 4 – Maximization of Flow to the POTW for Treatment.................................................................... 5-9 5.4.1 Control Measures Maximizing Flow to WWTP ......................................................................... 5-10 5.4.2 Maximizing Flow to Blue River WWTP .................................................................................... 5-10 5.4.3 Maximizing Flow to Westside WWTP ....................................................................................... 5-11 NMC 5 – Elimination of CSOs During Dry Weather................................................................................ 5-12 5.5.1 Control Measures ........................................................................................................................ 5-12 5.5.2 Implementation and Documentation ........................................................................................... 5-12 NMC 6 - Control of Solids and Floatable Material in CSOs..................................................................... 5-14 5.6.1 Methods and Considerations to Prevent Extraneous Solids and Floatables from Entering the CSS514 NMC 7 – Pollution Prevention Programs to Reduce Contaminants in CSOs ........................................... 5-15 5.7.1 Household Hazardous Waste Program........................................................................................ 5-15 5.7.2 Keep Kansas City Beautiful Campaign....................................................................................... 5-17 5.7.3 10,000 Rain Gardens.................................................................................................................. 5-18 5.7.4 Food Handler Training Classes................................................................................................... 5-19 5.7.5 Industrial Waste Newsletter ........................................................................................................ 5-19 NMC 8 - Public Notification to Ensure the Public Receives Adequate Notification of CSO Occurrences and CSO Impacts ............................................................................................................................................. 5-19 5.8.1 CSO Notification ........................................................................................................................ 5-19
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5.8.2 Public Education Program .......................................................................................................... 5-20 NMC 9 – Monitoring to Effectively Characterize CSO Impacts and the Efficacy of CSO Controls ........ 5-22 5.9.1 Characterizing the CSS ............................................................................................................... 5-22 5.9.2 Monitoring CSS Overflows and Impacts .................................................................................... 5-22
6 PROJECTS ............................................................................................................................................................ 6-1 6.1
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Collection System Projects.......................................................................................................................... 6-2 6.1.1 Brookside Sanitary Sewer Improvements Phase 2........................................................................ 6-2 6.1.2 Brookside Sanitary Sewer Improvements Phase 3........................................................................ 6-2 6.1.3 Brookside Sanitary Sewer Improvements Phase 4........................................................................ 6-2 6.1.4 Brookside Sanitary Sewer Improvements Phase 5........................................................................ 6-2 6.1.5 City-Wide Sewer Repair Contract 2006........................................................................................ 6-2 6.1.6 City-Wide Sewer System Cleaning 2006...................................................................................... 6-2 6.1.7 City-Wide Television Inspection of Sanitary Sewers 2007 .......................................................... 6-2 6.1.8 Cole Grove Sewer Rehabilitation.................................................................................................. 6-2 6.1.9 Downtown Arena City Utilities Relocation .................................................................................. 6-2 6.1.10 Kansas City Power & Light District City Utility Replacement .................................................... 6-2 6.1.11 Police Academy Sanitary Sewer Phase 1 2 & 3............................................................................ 6-2 6.1.12 Rock Creek Line Creek Pilot Sewer Rehabilitation ...................................................................... 6-2 6.1.13 Ruskin Heights Sewer Rehabilitation ........................................................................................... 6-2 In-Fill Sewer (Septic Tank Elimination Program)....................................................................................... 6-2 6.2.1 39th & Blue Ridge Cut-Off........................................................................................................... 6-2 6.2.2 40 Highway & Marsh Avenue ...................................................................................................... 6-2 6.2.3 48th Street & Emery Avenue ........................................................................................................ 6-2 6.2.4 48th Street & Logan Avenue......................................................................................................... 6-2 6.2.5 48th Terrace & Logan Avenue...................................................................................................... 6-2 6.2.6 49th Street & Farley ....................................................................................................................... 6-2 6.2.7 55th & Bennington – Part 1 and Outfall ....................................................................................... 6-2 6.2.8 55th & Bennington - Section 2...................................................................................................... 6-2 6.2.9 59th Street & Norfleet Road ......................................................................................................... 6-2 6.2.10 66th St & Manchester Ave............................................................................................................ 6-2 6.2.11 82nd St & James A Reed Rd......................................................................................................... 6-2 6.2.12 83rd Street & Oldham Road.......................................................................................................... 6-2 6.2.13 97th Street & Eastern Avenue....................................................................................................... 6-2 6.2.14 97th Street & Holmes Road ........................................................................................................... 6-2 6.2.15 135th Street & Cherry Street......................................................................................................... 6-2 6.2.16 Leeds & Hunter............................................................................................................................. 6-2 6.2.17 NE 32nd Street & N Garfield Avenue .......................................................................................... 6-2 6.2.18 NE 38th Street & N Brighton Avenue .......................................................................................... 6-2 6.2.19 NE 39th & N Prather..................................................................................................................... 6-2 6.2.20 NE 48th & N Bristol ..................................................................................................................... 6-2 6.2.21 NE 52nd Street & Randolph Road ................................................................................................ 6-2 6.2.22 NE 55th Street & N Bennington Avenue ...................................................................................... 6-2 6.2.23 NE 61st & N Wheeling .................................................................................................................. 6-2 6.2.24 NE 68th & N Belmont .................................................................................................................. 6-2
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6.2.25 NE 80th & N Antioch .................................................................................................................... 6-3 6.2.26 NE 88th & N Forest ....................................................................................................................... 6-3 6.2.27 NE 88th & N Lathrop..................................................................................................................... 6-3 6.2.28 NE 92nd & Viewcrest Section 3 ................................................................................................... 6-3 6.2.29 NW 55th Street & NW Flintridge .................................................................................................. 6-3 6.2.30 NW 70th & NW Overland Drive ................................................................................................... 6-3 Facilities Projects ........................................................................................................................................ 6-3 6.3.1 Asset Management Program ......................................................................................................... 6-3 6.3.2 Green Hills Pump Station and Force Main ................................................................................... 6-3 6.3.3 Round Grove Pump Station Improvements .................................................................................. 6-3 6.3.4 Santa Fe Pump Station Improvements .......................................................................................... 6-3
LIST OF TABLES Table 2-1 Satellite Community Data Summary...................................................................................................... 2-11 Table 2-2 Stress Test Activities at Blue River WWTP........................................................................................... 2-12 Table 2-3 Stress Test Activities at Westside WWTP ............................................................................................. 2-13 Table 3-1 OCP Field Reconnaissance Report Log ................................................................................................... 3-3 Table 3-2 CSS Basins – Model Calibration Status ................................................................................................... 3-8 Table 3-3 SSS Priority Basins – Model Calibration Status ...................................................................................... 3-9 Table 5-1 2006 NMC Accomplishments .................................................................................................................. 5-1 Table 5-2 Street Sweeping Program Results .......................................................................................................... 5-14 Table 5-3 2006 Household Hazardous Waste Mobile Collection Events............................................................... 5-17 Table 5-4 KCMO Water Services Department 2006 Public Meetings ................................................................... 5-21
LIST OF FIGURES Figure 1-1 Overflow Control Program Schedule...................................................................................................... 1-3 Figure 3-1 OCP Project Areas and Associated Basin Engineers .............................................................................. 3-2 Figure 3-2 Dry-Weather Catchment Model Calibration Process.............................................................................. 3-5 Figure 3-3 Wet-Weather Catchment Model Calibration Process ............................................................................. 3-6 Figure 5-1 Grit Removal – Blue River WWTP ...................................................................................................... 5-11 Figure 5-2 DWOs in CSS Areas Discovered and Reported.................................................................................... 5-13 Figure 5-3 DWOs in CSS Areas Primary Causes (2004-2006) .............................................................................. 5-13
APPENDICES Appendix A – Public Education Documents
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Kansas City, Missouri Water Services Department has prepared this Overflow Control Program 2006 Annual Report to document progress made and accomplishments during calendar year 2006 on implementation of the Overflow Control Program. The report presents information on significant developments of the Overflow Control Program and implementation of the Nine Minimum Controls. In recognition of the synergies between the efforts of the Stormwater Division, Waterways Division, and Overflow Control Division, the Wet Weather Solutions Program was created to consolidate the existing programs of these three Divisions related to sewer overflows, sewer back-ups, receiving stream water quality, stormwater management, flooding, and major flood control projects. We believe this is the optimal organizational structure to facilitate development of affordable, cost-effective, and highly integrated wet weather controls. The Overflow Control Program is a long-term and multi-faceted undertaking to develop a system-wide approach to address overflows from the sanitary and combined sewer systems. KC-ONE is a program managed by the Stormwater Division which will result in a comprehensive stormwater management plan and capital improvements program. The Waterways Division is responsible for completion of large-scale multi-purpose projects related to major creeks and rivers in cooperation with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. KC-ONE and the Overflow Control Program coordinate to implement system improvements focusing on overflows, basement back-ups, sewer capacity/conditions, water quality, surface flooding, and stormwater conveyance capacity. Work Plans for completion of the Long Term Control Plan for the Combined Sewer System and the Control Plan for the Sanitary Sewer System were originally submitted to agencies in May 2004. Comments were received in January 2005 from Missouri Department of Natural Resources and in February 2005 from the US Environmental Protection Agency. The Work Plans were revised to respond to Agency comments and were resubmitted in September 2005. MNDR has since acknowledged the City’s revisions to the Work Plans in a letter dated March 10, 2006. USEPA found the revised Work Plans acceptable, but made additional comments in a letter dated March 6, 2006. As part of the Wet Weather Solutions Program, the Overflow Control Program public participation efforts continued in 2006 to provide the citizens of Kansas City with a comprehensive and consolidated opportunity to participate in the development of solutions for wet weather issues facing the City. Major activities during this year included: •
Continued recruitment and training of new members for the Wet Weather Community Panel resulting in 54 current active members. The Panel met 12 times during the year to discuss updates on the Control Plans, hear technical topics, receive updates on other various programs, and review/approve documents associated with the Program including: Guiding Principles for Wet
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Weather Solutions Program work, Program Goals and Objectives, KC-ONE Policies, Public Participation Plan approval, and approval of Sewer Back-Up Program. •
Recruitment for twelve Basin Coordinating Committees continued in the first half of 2006. All twelve committees met twice in 2006 to learn about the Wet Weather Solutions Program, contribute their knowledge of wet weather problems, help define those problems, provide feedback on possible strategies, and assist with public outreach.
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The Wet Weather Solutions Public Participation Plan was updated in 2006. This document includes a description of goals for the Program as well as the approaches and strategies to be used to carry out the public participation process. As part of the Plan, supporting materials include a plan for communication with elected officials, a citizen action kit to be used for educating the public on wet weather issues, a notification program plan to inform the public of combined sewer overflows, and a plan for use of newsletters / E-blasts / fact sheets / videos to disseminate information about the Program.
Water Services Department has on-going consultation and coordination with the Missouri Department of Natural Resources and the US Environmental Protection Agency. During 2006 there were seven meetings with representatives of the agencies where key issues impacting the Overflow Control Program were discussed. In addition, two conference calls were held in 2006 to discuss technical issues associated with development of the Control Plans. Kansas City has inter-jurisdictional agreements with 28 satellite communities to provide services related to collection, transportation, and treatment of wastewater. The communities were contacted to obtain information needed to develop the control plans. Meetings were conducted with eight of the larger satellite communities to discuss in more detail the requested information and collect remaining information. Desk-top capacity studies followed by field stress testing were conducted for the Blue River and Westside Wastewater Treatment Plants. The capacity studies for both plants identified the existing flow and loads to determine the existing hydraulic and process capacities. Whole plant stress testing is planned for spring 2007 to determine the flows that could receive at least primary treatment. Capacity expansions to handle wet weather flows were evaluated for the Blue River, Westside, and Birmingham Wastewater Treatment Plants, the Blue River interceptor sewer, and the 87th Street Pump Station force main. High rate treatment technologies were evaluated to help develop peak wet weather flow expansion concepts for the wastewater treatment plants. Potential plant expansion sites, relief trunk sewer, and force main extensions were evaluated. Extensive water quality monitoring was conducted in 2005 to support the development of the Long Term Control Plan. A comprehensive evaluation of this data conducted in 2006 preliminarily indicates water quality conditions are typical of other combined sewer communities, dissolved oxygen levels are a concern for impoundments, and watershed pollutant sources other than Kansas City, Missouri’s combined 2006_Annual_Report_Final
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sewer system contribute to water quality concerns. The water quality data and analyses are being incorporated into models to evaluate existing and potential future receiving water quality conditions within the combined sewer system area. Results from the water quality model will be used as one of the criteria in evaluating and refining control alternatives for the Long Term Control Plan. OCP reviewed current water quality standards and uses for local rivers and lakes receiving combined sewer system discharges. The information, collected as part of the water quality standard review, may be used to support a Use Attainability Analysis. Water Services has continued financial support of the on-going water quality study of the Blue River basin by the US Geological Survey. OCP coordinated with USGS on the publication of this report for water quality in the Blue River basin. In addition, Water Services continued to conduct its Routine Receiving Water Monitoring Program in 2006 with field measurements and collection and analysis of water quality samples at ten sites. The Blue River Interceptor Sewer model will be used to allocate the capacity in the Blue River Interceptor among the areas discharging flow into this major sewer that delivers flow to the Blue River Wastewater Treatment Plant. The model was calibrated for existing conditions, and will be used for future proposed alternatives. The following standard guidance documents were used by Basin Engineers in developing basin models and costs for basin alternatives. These documents were also shared with the agencies. •
Summary of Design Storms for CSS Areas – to assess the response of the combined sewer system to frequent rainfall events;
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Summary of Design Year for CSS Analyses – for a design year rainfall pattern to model existing conditions and alternative control scenarios in support of the Long Term Control Plan; and
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Basis of Cost Manual - standard cost equations, adjustment factors and procedures to be used by the OCP Team and Basin Engineers to develop capital, and operations and maintenance cost estimates for the various proposed control alternatives. Applying consistent costing procedures will allow for the direct comparison of alternatives. As the Program evolves and preferred control alternatives are identified and preliminary designs are completed, more detailed cost analyses will be prepared.
Basin Engineers made significant progress in 2006 toward preparing control plans for individual project areas. Field reconnaissance was completed in all project areas. Basin models were developed using data from stormwater models, wastewater master plans, GIS, sewer atlas maps, sewer record drawings, historical diversion structure inspection reports, and field survey/inspections. Model flow connectivity was established to demonstrate hydraulic connectivity followed by dry-weather and wet-weather model calibrations. Basin models were used to estimate existing conditions, and Basin Engineers initiated modeling of their basin alternatives.
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Kansas City continued implementation of its Nine Minimum Controls Program throughout the year. Significant accomplishments made under the Nine Minimum Controls in 2006 are: •
Completed CCTV inspection of over 369,00 feet of sewer;
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Completed cleaning of over 2,000,000 feet of sewer;
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Removed approximately 1,800 cubic yards of debris from sewers;
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Investigated over 3,800 sewer complaint calls;
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Conducted smoke testing on over 8,500 feet of sewer to identify stormwater connections for sewer separation;
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Routinely inspected (and cleaned if necessary) diversion structures to prevent dry weather overflows;
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Completed street sweeping on over 20,600 miles, collecting over 26,600 cubic yards of debris;
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Continued operation of the Household Hazardous Waste Collection program to provide residents with a convenient option for disposal of household chemicals; and
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Participated in several community and regional events to provide information to the public concerning what Water Services Department is doing and what citizens can do to protect water quality.
Kansas City Water Services Department’s accomplishments on development of the Overflow Control Program and implementation of the Nine Minimum Controls are more fully described in the body of this Annual Report.
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INTRODUCTION
Annual Report Purpose
This Annual Report was prepared by Kansas City’s Water Services Department (WSD) to document the City’s progress and accomplishments during 2006 related to the Overflow Control Program and efforts on meeting the Nine Minimum Controls. The report is divided into several sections and provides details for each of the following:
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Overflow Control Division;
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Project Area Plans;
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Separate Sanitary Sewer Operation and Maintenance;
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Nine Minimum Controls; and
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Projects. Wet Weather Solutions Program
The Wet Weather Solutions Program consolidated existing programs to address sewer overflows, sewer back-ups, receiving stream water quality, stormwater management, flooding, and major flood control projects. There are three major components for the program: Overflow Control Program (focus on combined and separate sanitary sewer systems); KC-ONE Program (focus on stormwater management); and Waterways Program (focus on flood control on major creeks and rivers). The Overflow Control Program (OCP) is a long-term and multi-faceted undertaking to develop a systemwide approach to address sanitary sewer overflows within the combined sewer system (CSS) and the sanitary sewer system (SSS). The Overflow Control Program’s mission is to "protect the public health and the environment, and meet regulations at an appropriate cost." The OCP Team is developing a Long Term Control Plan (LTCP) for the CSS and a Control Plan (CP) for the SSS. The CSS LTCP and the SSS CP together form the Kansas City Overflow Control Plan. The Overflow Control Plan will identify required facilities and improvements to the sewer system including estimated costs, proposed funding strategy, and implementation schedule. The City has invested millions of dollars in capital projects to improve, rehabilitate, and repair sewers and treatment plants. Capital improvement projects for 2006 are described in Section 6 of this report. High priority capital improvement projects will continue to be implemented during development of the Overflow Control Plan. KC-ONE is an extensive program which will result in a comprehensive stormwater management plan and capital improvements program. Started in 2004, the program is combining master plans already completed or under development for the 35 watersheds that comprise the entire city into an overall master plan. The master plan will include an updated Capital Improvements Program that focuses on reducing flooding, improving water quality, and creating multi-purpose projects that protect the City's natural resources. KC-ONE includes development of policies for stormwater management, a funding plan, administration plan defining staffing and other resource needs, FEMA mapping, MS4 permit support,
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public participation, and an implementation plan. KC-ONE and OCP are coordinating to implement system improvements focused on overflows, basement back-ups, sewer capacity/conditions, water quality, flooding, and stormwater conveyance capacity. The Waterways Program evolved in 1998 as the Special Projects Division in the Public Works Department. This function was transferred to Water Services Department in 2004 in recognition of the synergy with other components of WSD. The purpose of the Waterways Program is completion of large scale multi-purpose projects related to creeks and rivers in cooperation with other agencies using nontraditional funding sources. Work performed to date includes waterway development projects on the Blue River, Brush Creek, and Turkey Creek in conjunction with the Corps of Engineers. 1.3
Overflow Control Program Schedule
Major OCP components and associated schedule are: •
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Initial Activities (6 months - completed) °
Develop protocols
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Contracting of Basin Engineers and other professional services
System Characterization (12 months - completed) °
Data collection
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Data evaluation
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Model development
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OCP Control Plan Preparation (24 months – in progress)
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Funding Plan Development (12 months)
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Obtain Concurrence from Community and Elected Officials (6 months)
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Review by community
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Review by elected officials
Public Involvement Program (continuous throughout)
In 2006, the OCP continued the System Characterization phase of the program shown in Figure 1-1 as well as continuing the Public Involvement Program. During performance of all OCP phases, the City will continue to implement system capital improvements and take advantage of any opportunities for early implementation of improvements identified during control plan preparation.
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Overflow Control Program Schedule TASKS
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Notice to Proceed 03/28/05 Flow Monitoring, WQ Sampling, Lab. Analysis, Rainfall Analysis Field Reconnaissance and System Characterization Review Flow and Rainfall Data Configure Hydraulic Model Calibrate and Verify Model Existing Conditions and Design Storm Modeling Preliminary Improvement Scenarios and Alternatives Determine Improvement Effectiveness Verify Siting & Constructablity Water In Basement Assessment Prepare Basin Plans Conduct Public Meetings OCP Tasks Conceptual CP Overview Prepare Basin Control Plans Public CP Review City Council CP Review City Council CP Adoption Agency Quarterly Meetings
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OVERFLOW CONTROL DIVISION
The Overflow Control Division is responsible for overall program management, control plans development/implementation, public involvement, agency coordination, and technical evaluation. This section provides information on the work conducted in 2006 by the Division including:
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CSO Long Term Control Plan and SSS Control Plan;
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Public Participation Program;
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Program Coordination with Regulatory Agencies and Satellite Communities;
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Blue River and Westside WWTPs Stress Tests;
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Facilities Expansion Evaluation for Blue River WWTP, Blue River Interceptor, Westside WWTP, and Birmingham WWTP;
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Water Quality;
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Blue River Interceptor System Model;
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Diversion Structure 205;
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Pilot and Demonstration Projects;
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Sewer Back-Up Program;
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Permanent Flow Metering Program;
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Management, Operation and Maintenance Program; and
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Standard Guidance Issued to Basin Engineers. CSO Long Term Control Plan and SSS Control Plan
As in most U.S. cities, Kansas City’s sewer system is subject to overflows and basement back-ups resulting from grease, roots, debris, inflow and infiltration, vandalism, and aging sewer infrastructure. WSD’s objectives are to comply with federal and state requirements, substantially reduce back-ups and overflows, protect public health and the environment, prolong the useful life of sewer system assets, and provide adequate system capacity for the current and future needs of Kansas City residents and businesses. Pursuant to federal and state permit requirements, Kansas City is developing a plan to control combined sewer overflows (CSOs) and sanitary sewer overflows (SSOs). In developing this plan, Kansas City has characterized the existing CSS and SSS, characterized receiving waters, and is evaluating alternatives, selecting improvements, and exploring funding options. The public will be given meaningful opportunities to participate at key junctures during the process. In November 2002 and September 2003, Kansas City began development of the CSO Long Term Control Plan Work Plan (LTCPWP) and the SSS Control Plan (CP) Work Plan, respectively. Major work plan development activities included objectives and performance measures development, water quality standards review, existing data assembly and review, data gap identification, regulatory agency coordination, and public participation. Both work plans were completed in the second quarter of 2004. On May 14, 2004, the CSO LTCP and the SSS CP Work Plans were submitted to the Missouri
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Department of Natural Resources (MDNR), the Missouri Attorney General, and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA). Both CSO LTCP and the SSS CP Work Plans were revised and resubmitted September 2005 in response to comments from MDNR (letter dated January 21, 2005) and USEPA (letter dated February 10, 2005). These revisions were primarily clarifications and some minor editing. In addition, some changes were related to a better understanding of the collection system developed during the intervening months. A Conceptual Control Plan Overview (CCPO) was added as a deliverable in the third quarter of 2007 in response to agency comments. The CCPO is anticipated to be approximately 25 pages in length and will provide a conceptual overview of the anticipated Control Plan. Background will be presented describing the existing system and performance for the combined sewers, sanitary sewers, and wastewater treatment plants as well as recent and ongoing improvements. Discussion of alternatives evaluated for the CSS and the SSS will include criteria and concepts used, determination of priority areas, water quality issues, and the range of alternatives considered. The process and results of the public participation program will also be discussed. The CCPO will include projected water quality impacts, estimated cost for alternatives, and the proposed overall schedule. Finally, Control Plan completion steps will be presented along with the public education and participation process in conjunction with the approval process by the City Council. 2.2
Public Participation Program
The Wet Weather Solutions Program includes the Overflow Control Program, KC-ONE Program, and Waterways Program within the Water Services Department. These programs are coordinated within the Wet Weather Solutions Program to create a consolidated public participation effort led by the Program Team. 2.2.1 Public Participation Stakeholder Groups The public participation program is designed to educate and involve the public on activities of the OCP, dealing with both the CSS and the SSS. The Public Participation Plan is designed to inform and secure support for the control plans as they are developed. Existing stakeholder groups consist of the public and interested stakeholders, officials of all levels from many City departments, and WSD staff. Public meetings were held at various locations throughout the City in 2006 to provide progress updates on the development of the control plans. The following provides a description of active stakeholder groups. a) Wet Weather Community Panel – In 2006, recruiting and training new members of the Wet Weather Community Panel continued. There are currently 54
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Community Panel members. In January, two “Wet Weather 101” orientation sessions were provided to new Panelists. Mayor Kay Barnes attended the January Panel meeting and welcomed new Panelists and thanked those who continued to serve. Jodi Perras, public outreach consultant to the City of Indianapolis’ Overflow Control Program, also attended this meeting and gave a presentation on the Indianapolis program. In November, the Community Panel Chair gave an update at a Kansas City, Missouri City Council business session on the progress of the Community Panel. Throughout the year, representatives from the MDNR and USEPA attended the meetings. At the monthly meetings, Panelists decided they would like to hear “Tech Talks” every month and 10,000 Rain Gardens Initiative updates every other month. The Panel also approved several documents throughout the year. The documents included the Guiding Principles (February), the Wet Weather Program Goals and Objectives (May), endorsement of the KC-ONE policies (June), acceptance of the Public Participation Plan as a continually revised document (June), and approval of the Sewer Back-Up Program policy (November). Community Panel Subcommittees continued to meet as needed, and additional subcommittees were formed throughout the year. Community Panel meeting information was distributed through press releases, posted on the City calendar through the City Clerk’s office, and posted on the wet weather website. b) Basin Coordinating Committees – Research and recruitment for 12 Basin Coordinating Committees (BCC) continued during the first half of 2006. The BCC members contribute their knowledge of wet weather problems, help define the problems, provide feedback on possible strategies and help with community outreach. Members of the BCCs include Community Panelists, local and regional government representatives, community representatives from neighborhood associations or other interested organizations, and representatives from City departments. Five basin meetings and one public meeting open house (six total meetings) are planned through mid 2007. In June 2006, potential committee member lists were approved by the Program Team, and invitation letters were sent out to those potential members. Preparation of standardized meeting materials and presentations for the first meetings took place in June and July. The first basin meetings took place in late July and August. The second of six meetings took place in September and October. The four remaining meetings for each basin will take place in 2007. Basin meeting updates were presented to the Community Panel starting in November 2006.
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The following are the Basin Coordinating Committees established in 2006: •
Blue River Separated Systems;
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Middle Blue River;
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Brush Creek;
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Missouri River NEID;
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Gooseneck Creek;
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Northern Watersheds;
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Line Creek;
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Shoal Creek/Birmingham;
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Little Blue River;
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Town Fork Creek; and
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Lower Blue River;
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Turkey Creek.
2.2.2 Public Participation Plan Tasks Public participation activities are critical to a successful Wet Weather Solutions Program. This section provides information on work in 2006 associated with public participation for the Wet Weather Solutions Program. a) Summary Report of Findings from Qualitative and Quantitative Research – Work on the public opinion survey started in November 2005 and continued into 2006. ETC Institute conducted a survey in late January through February 2006. The survey was mailed to 1,200 households in each of the twelve designated basins totaling to 14,400 households. Follow-up phone calls were made soon after distribution to maximize the response rate. The report of the survey was completed in June. The report includes overall City data, as well as data divided within the twelve basins throughout the City. All survey responses were geocoded to keep track of the surveys received by basin area. A total of 5,430 surveys were received with more than 400 in each of the twelve basin areas. The survey results were statistically significant with a confidence level of 95% and a precision of at least ± 1.5%. b) Community Panel Subcommittees – Wet Weather Community Panel members participated in subcommittees to discuss parts of the program in greater detail. The subcommittees include: •
Sewer Back-Up Program – The subcommittee worked on updating a draft program policy document at a meeting in January. After the Program Team and Water Services staff reviewed the drafted document, the subcommittee reconvened in August. The subcommittee then presented their information at the September Community Panel meeting. More information regarding the Program is included in Section 2.12.
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Guiding Principles – This subcommittee continued to revise its Guiding Principles document for the Wet Weather Solutions Program by incorporating comments from the Community Panel, Basin Engineers and the Program Team. The final document was approved in February. The Guiding Principles are now displayed at Community Panel meetings to reinforce and remind the members what the principles are as they work through wet weather related issues.
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Public Participation – The Public Participation Plan Subcommittee met in March to discuss the drafted Public Participation Plan. The purpose of the subcommittee is to provide input into the document to make sure the plan approach is heading in the right
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direction, and elements are not missing and groups or individuals are being reached. The subcommittee provided some suggestions for specific audiences and/or locations that the plan needs to address. •
Goals and Objectives – This subcommittee was convened in April to help the Program Team with refinement of the program Goals and Objectives.
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Evaluation Criteria – Convened in June, this subcommittee assists with the continued refinement of the Evaluation Criteria.
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Performance Measures – This subcommittee met in August to review and comment on the drafted performance measures created by the Wet Weather Program Team.
c) Wet Weather Solutions Public Participation Plan – A draft of the Public Participation Plan was completed in November 2005. By March 2006 the Public Participation Subcommittee met and provided input. The draft includes documents supporting the programs activities listed below. •
Elected Officials Communications Plan – This plan guides communications between WSD and the City Council and promotes open, two-way communication between WSD and the Council as well as working closely with the City Council. Planning meetings took place in late summer to move forward with this plan.
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Citizen Action Kit – Components of the Citizen Action Kit were finalized including the Backwater Valve flyer and a Sewer Overflow booklet. Photos were taken of downspout disconnection and included in various documents. The kit was printed in December and initiated distribution to neighborhood groups, consultants, and other interested groups or persons.
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Style Guide – A Style Guide and accompanying CD were developed to create a consistent look for documents and graphic materials. Contents of the Style Guide were approved and distributed to the Program Team in the fall of 2006.
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CSO Notification Program Plan – CSO notification logistics and planning meetings took place in 2006. Spanish translations were developed and locations mapped for the signs. New signs will be installed in 2007 at over 100 locations along Brush Creek, Town Fork Creek, Missouri River, Penn Valley Lake, and the Blue River where there is public access to waters receiving sewer overflows. There will also be new signs at the outfalls at approximately 100 locations. In addition, materials will be provided to neighborhood leaders notifying them of the signs. Text for an electronic billboard was also created to post on Channel 2, the City’s cable television station.
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Newsletters, E-blasts, and Fact Sheets – Throughout the year, over fifteen articles on various topics were published in existing City publications, Waterlines and Connections. E-blasts were sent to the Community Panel notification list regarding wet weather related news, events and other related information. Several e-blasts included information on a Lenexa, Kansas stormwater project, several news articles written in the Kansas City Star,
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news articles from other cities with similar wet weather issues, and the Blue River Rescue Event announcement. Community Panel meeting notices and updates were also distributed. Beginning in April, “Good News” e-newsletters were distributed to the Community Panel notification list. E-newsletters distributed include the Huntington Relief Project (Brookside Phase 2), UMKC Downspout Disconnection, FIRM updates for the Lower Blue River, and the Panel adoption of the Goals and Objectives. •
Wet Weather Video – Remaining footage was filmed for the Wet Weather Solutions Video. The first showing was at the orientation sessions for the new Community Panelists in January. Additional revisions were made to the Wet Weather video and were completed in July. In August, the video was converted to DVD form and distributed to neighborhood groups, the Wet Weather Program Team and consultants, and various interested people of the public.
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Disconnect Your Downspout – Footage for a Disconnect Your Downspout video was filmed by Channel 2 staff in spring 2006.
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Roadshow – The Wet Weather Solutions Program staff began to make presentations in 2006 to neighborhood groups, professional organizations, and various City departments. The Roadshow includes presentation of the Wet Weather video as well as other wet weather related information. In 2006 fourteen presentations with nearly 400 attendees have been made to organizations such as the Central Industrial District Association, the Water Services Department Industrial Waste Division, Northland Chamber of Commerce, and the Blue Valley Neighborhood Association.
d) Channel 2 Programming / Wet Weather Website – By the second quarter, coordinating activities for Water Works with Channel 2 were starting up. Meetings took place to discuss programming topics and logistics. Meetings also took place with area TV meteorologists to discuss possible wet weather content in their reports. The wet weather website (www.kcmo.org/wetweather) continued to be updated with Community Panel meeting dates, agendas, and subcommittee information. Basin Coordinating Committee meeting information was regularly posted on the website. In August, a planning meeting took place to discuss new website organization and content. In addition to the website, a Wet Weather Solutions Program information number (816-513-0124) was established in May and is monitored regularly. e) Rain Gardens Initiative and BMPs – The 10,000 Rain Gardens Initiative and Best Management Practices (BMPs) for stormwater management encourages residents, neighboring communities, and developer to incorporate rain gardens, building bioretention cells, stream setbacks, and other approaches/practices to protect stream water
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quality and reduce stormwater runoff. Throughout the year, local BMPs were researched and documented. Citizens were encouraged to register their rain garden on the 10,000 Rain Gardens website. Preparations for four professional and eight public workshops began in the summer. The 10s000 Rain Gardens website www.rainkc.com was updated and revised periodically. Rain garden displays were created and presented at the Missouri River Festival. Meetings took place with the Rain Gardens Advisory Panel, and an interdepartmental coordination meeting with KCMO Planning, Parks & Recreation, Aviation, and CIMO was planned. 2.3
Program Coordination with MDNR and USEPA
WSD coordinates and consults with MDNR and USEPA frequently and routinely on many issues. This coordination includes a minimum of quarterly formal meetings with the agencies to discuss issues of common interest and to help assure the efforts of WSD on the Overflow Control Program are consistent with regulatory requirements and agency expectations. a) Quarterly Meetings – WSD has met with USEPA and MDNR on a quarterly basis since 2003. The following is a summary of the quarterly meetings held in 2006, identifying those topics discussed which directly impact the Overflow Control Program. •
February 21 o Review of topics discussed at February 16, 2006 meeting with MDNR; o Hydraulic modeling coverage; o Presentation of typical hydraulic model connectivity demonstration; o Update on public participation meetings; o OCP schedule update; and o Discussion of MDNR approval of Work Plans and USEPA comments on Work Plans.
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May 16 o Update on Wet Weather Solutions public participation program; o Discussion of the potential impact of the Overflow Control Program on revenue requirements; o Discussion of technical topics, including: 2005 OCP Annual Report submitted March 31, 2006; WSD memorandum on “Description of Water Quality Assessment Tools” submitted March 31, 2006; OCP staff additions; Line Creek I/I reduction pilot project; Remote sewer inspection program; Brookside watershed improvement, Phase 2; and Bannister Acres sewer rehabilitation. o OCP schedule update; and o Discussion of USEPA comments on Work Plans.
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August 15 o Update on Wet Weather Solutions public participation program; o Discussion of technical topics, including: Design storms for CSS analysis (Section 2.14.1); Design year for CSS analysis (Section 2.14.2); Progress on updating listing of CSS diversion structures and outfalls; Additional OCP contract authorizations totaling $8.9 million; Ruskin Heights sewer rehabilitation contract; Cole Grove sewer rehabilitation contract; Brookside watershed improvements, Phase 4; and Status of sewer system hydraulic models, water quality models, and stream surveys. o OCP schedule update; o Discussion of satellite communities, including status of information requests data obtained to date from satellite communities; and o Review of topics discussed at July 28, 2006 technical review meeting (see below).
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November 21 o Update on Wet Weather Solutions public participation program; o Discussion of technical topics, including: USGS water quality data press conference on September 16, 2006; World Water Monitoring Day forum on October 18, 2006; Summary of 2005 receiving streams water quality data obtained by OCP; Summary of draft results of existing conditions hydraulic modeling; Summary of hydraulic models validation; Presentation on water quality modeling validation; and Discussion of the probable range of alternatives to be considered in the CSS area; o OCP schedule update; and o Update on discussions with satellite communities, including map of satellite communities and updated satellite community data.
b) Other Meetings – In addition to the quarterly meetings, the following meetings and joint presentations with USEPA and MDNR staff were conducted during 2006: •
February 16 - WSD met with MDNR in Jefferson City to discuss the following topics: o Stress testing programs at Blue River and Westside Wastewater Treatment Plants, including need for MDNR approval for conduct of whole plant testing with bypass of primary treated effluent to the Blue River; and o Brookside Watershed Improvements, with emphasis on the anticipated need for a new CSO outfall to Brush Creek.
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July 28 - A technical review meeting was held in WSD offices. The following topics were discussed: o March 31, 2006 memorandum on “Description of Water Quality Assessment Tools”;
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Summary memorandum on Design Storms for CSS area analyses; Summary memorandum on Design Year for CSS area analyses; and As a follow-up to the USEPA’s comments on the Work Plans, the agencies were requested to identify those specific sections of the Work Plans (other than Parts 9) which they believe need to be incorporated in the development of the control plans.
October 18 - WSD, the USGS, MDNR and Region VII, USEPA each participated in presentations addressing water quality (data and regulatory approach) at a forum celebrating World Water Monitoring Day.
c) Technical Conference Calls – Beginning in November, MDNR, USEPA and WSD initiated monthly conference calls to further review of technical issues associated with the development of the control plans. Two technical conference calls were held in 2006 in November and December. The principal topics of discussion in both conference calls were continuation of the discussions initiated at the July 28 technical meeting in WSD’s offices. 2.4
Coordination with Other Federal Agencies
There has been on-going consultation with several agencies in preparation of the control plan and general coordination of OCP work. Activities during the past year included: a) Corps of Engineers – The Corps of Engineers has active projects on Brush Creek, Blue River and Turkey Creek. The primary objective of these projects is flood control. OCP staff attend meetings as needed, with the Corps to coordinate planning efforts of the OCP with the projects being implemented by the Corps. The Corps has received approval and funding to establish a bistate planning process for a feasibility study in the Brush Creek basin. This work is being coordinated by the Waterways Division and a Brush Creek Coordination Committee. b) United States Geological Survey (USGS) – The cooperative funding arrangement with USGS to conduct water quality sampling in Brush Creek and Blue River, first started in 1998, was continued in 2006. This sampling is done as a cooperative effort between WSD and USGS to support a regional watershed approach to the CSO LTCP. The USGS finalized a water quality interpretative report for the Blue River and Brush Creek basins covering the period 1998 through 2004. The report was released by the USGS in September 2006. The USGS and WSD held a joint press conference and technical session on September 7, 2006 to present the report findings to the public. 2.5
Coordination with Satellite Communities
Twenty-eight satellite communities (Table 2-1) were identified for the purpose of initiating coordination efforts during development of the SSS Control Plan and the CSO Long Term Control Plan. An initial formal meeting was held on December 14, 2005 between WSD/OCP Team and the communities. WSD presented an overview of the Overflow Control Program and described information that WSD may need from each community/organization for use during development of the LTCP. It was explained MDNR and USEPA has encouraged WSD to include the satellite communities in the development of the Overflow Control Program. Such an approach would result in the development and implementation of an
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overall, coordinated plan for WSD’s entire sewer service area rather than the numerous separate plans that would be required should the satellite communities eventually be required to prepare their own plans in response to state and federal regulations. A letter was mailed to each community/organization on May 26, 2006 listing specific information requested from each community/organization. The following items were requested in the letter: •
Sewer system service area inventory;
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Existing flow metering information;
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Land use information;
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Population projections;
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Infiltration/inflow (I/I) control programs;
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Infiltration/inflow (I/I) studies and sewer master plans;
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Sewer rehabilitation work;
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Pump station information;
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Planned development; and
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Other appropriate information.
Eight of the larger satellite communities/organizations were contacted and subsequent meetings held to discuss in more detail the requested information and collect any information gathered to date. The following meetings were conducted in 2006: 1) Grandview (July 19) 2) Raytown (July 19) 3) Johnson County Wastewater (August 21) 4) Gladstone (August 31) 5) Liberty (September 6) 6) Riverside (September 7) 7) Independence (September 14) 8) North Kansas City (September 18) Minutes were taken at each of the meetings which included a list of specific items received by KCMO at the meeting along with a list of action items for continued efforts in the future. Some of the communities/organizations had more information available than others, but each meeting’s dialogue was helpful in understanding the satellite’s sanitary sewer systems. Copies of data pertinent to the Basin Engineers’ efforts are forwarded as it is received to the respective Basin Engineers.
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Kansas City, Missouri Water Services Department Table 2-1 SATELLITE COMMUNITY DATA SUMMARY 1
Satellite Community
Total Population
Population Served
No of Housing Units Served
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27
Johnson County, Kansas Wastewater 5 Gladstone, City of 4 Liberty, City of 7 Independence, City of 7 Raytown, City of 5 North Kansas City, City of 4 Mission Hills, Kansas, City of 7 Pleasant Valley, City of 4 Riverside, City of 4 Platte County Regional Sewer District 6 Weatherby Lake, City of 4 Grandview, City of 5 Claycomo, City of 4 Lee's Summit, City of 7 Waukomis, City of 4 Ferrelview, City of 4 Avondale, City of 4 Platte Woods, City of 4 Smithville, City of 5 Northmoor, City of 4 Oakview, Village of 4 Parkville, City of 6 Houston Lake, City of 4 American Water (Ridgewood Estates) 6 Oakwood, Village of 4 Oakwood Park, Village of 4 Randolph, City of 4
451,086 23,365 26,232 113,288 30,368 4,714 3,593 3,321 2,979 2,050 1,873 24,881 1,267 70,700 917 593 529 474 5,514 399 386 4,059 284 253 197 183 47
46,512 23,365 21,000 14,343 5,552 4,714 3,593 3,321 2,979 2,050 1,873 1,307 1,267 1,071 917 593 529 474 427 399 386 363 284 253 197 183 47
18,000 11,484 7,614 6,000 2,350 2,546 1,284 1,328 1,222 820 700 510 596 400 419 302 219 220 160 171 167 135 119 101 75 82 20
Median Household Income 2, 8 $61,455 $46,333 $52,745 $38,012 $41,949 $28,674 $188,821 $48,864 $34,679 Unknown $88,030 $47,889 $39,271 $60,905 $60,357 $32,750 $37,159 $64,375 $52,639 $27,250 $28,674 $68,600 $61,675 Unknown $81,412 $51,875 $53,750
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Belton, City of (Future Customer) 3
0
0
Unknown
Satellite Community Totals
773,552
137,997
57,044
$53,925
Kansas City, Missouri Totals
441,545
441,545
183,981
$37,198
SUMMARY
1,215,097
579,542
241,025
$41,157
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Values shown in bold text are taken directly from cited references, otherwise are estimated.
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Median household income is community wide, taken from Year 2000 census data when available.
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City of Belton does not presently contribute to the KCMO sewer system, but may in the future.
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Communities entirely served by the KCMO sewer system. For those communities, total population, population served, and number of occupied housing units served are taken directly from the Year 2000 census data when available.
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For these communities, number of occupied housing units served is taken from WSD records. Population served is based on average number of persons per occupied housing unit for each satellite community as a whole taken from 2000 census, applied to the number of occupied housing units served.
6 7 8
For these communities, number of occupied housing units served is taken from WSD records. Population served is based on average of 2.5 persons per housing unit, equal to overall average for all satellite communities where data is available. Total population is taken as equal to estimated population served. For these communities, population served and number of housing units served is an initial estimate only, requiring further investigation for improved accuracy. Median household income for "Satellite Community Totals" and "Summary" are computed as mean of median household income for occupied housing units served.
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Blue River and Westside WWTPs Stress Tests
Stress test analyses were conducted in 2006 at the Blue River and the Westside WWTP which receives flow from the City’s combined sewer system. The Blue River and Westside WWTPs are permitted for design flows of 105 and 22.5 million gallons per day (MGD), respectively. Desk-top capacity study of the Blue River WWTP was completed in March 2006. The hydraulic capacity of the primary plant was estimated at 230 MGD; the hydraulic capacity of the secondary plant was estimated at 149 MGD with all units in service, and 112 MGD with one trickling filter out of service. A desk-top capacity study of the Westside WWTP was completed in April 2006. The hydraulic capacity of the primary plant was estimated at 70 MGD; the hydraulic capacity of the secondary plant was estimated at 51 MGD. Following completion of the desk-top capacity studies, stress testing (field testing of the plants for maximum capacity) were initiated at both plants. Protocols for conducting stress test at the plants were prepared and finalized. Stress testing activities for both plants are summarized in Tables 2-2 and 2-3.
Table 2-2 STRESS TEST ACTIVITIES AT BLUE RIVER WWTP No
Activity/Deliverable
Date
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Completed Capacity Study
March 2, 2006
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Completed Stress Test Protocol
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Performed Stress Testing of the Grit System
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Performed Stress Testing of the Primary Clarifiers
July 12, 2006
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Performed Stress Testing of Trickling Filters w/o Recirculation at 16 MGD
July 26, 2006
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Performed Stress Testing of Trickling Filters w/o Recirculation at 35 MGD
August 2, 2006
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Performed Stress Testing of Trickling Filters w/o Recirculation at 37.5 MGD
August 3, 2006
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Performed Stress Testing of Trickling Filters w/ Recirculation at 24 MGD
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Performed Stress Testing of Trickling Filters w/ Recirculation at 38.5 MGD
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Performed Whole Plant Stress Testing of Trickling Filters w/o Recirculation at 125 MGD
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Perform Whole Plant Stress Test w/ Bypass
March 28, 2006 July 12 & July 26, 2006
July 27, 2006 August 9, 2006 September 27, 2006 Spring 2007
Stress testing to be conducted at the Blue River WWTP includes whole plant testing with bypassing of primary clarifier effluent to the Blue River. Permission from MDNR has been obtained for this test. Stress testing yet to be conducted at the Westside WWTP includes whole plant testing with bypassing of primary clarifier effluent to the Missouri River. Permission from MDNR will be obtained prior to conducting this test. Upon completion of stress testing, a comprehensive report documenting the results will be prepared. The report will include conclusions reached regarding unit process capacities for the Blue River and Westside WWTPs, and modifications to optimize treatment at the plant.
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STRESS TEST ACTIVITIES AT WESTSIDE WWTP No
Activity/Deliverable
Date
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Completed Capacity Study
April 6, 2006
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Completed Stress Test Protocol
August 10, 2006
3.
Performed Primary Clarifier Stress Test
October 26, 2006
4.
Secondary Plant Stress Testing w/o Bypass
5.
Perform Whole Plant Stress Testing w/o Bypass
Spring 2007
6.
Perform Whole Plant Stress Testing w/ Bypass
Spring 2007
(1)
November 20, 2006
(2)
and Spring 2007
Notes: (1) Insufficient inflow to test whole plant. Test was conducted on one-half of plant (both primary and secondary) (2) Test conducted on November 14 and 15, 2006. Final sampling to test recovery of secondary completed November 20, 2006. Results of test pending. Additional testing to be conducted Sprint 2007.
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Facilities Expansion Evaluation for Blue River WWTP, Blue River Interceptor, Westside WWTP, and Birmingham WWTP
Potential capacity expansions to handle wet weather flows to facilities that serve multiple project areas, including the Westside, Blue River, and Birmingham WWTPs, the Blue River Interceptor Sewer, and the 87th Street Pump Station force main were evaluated. These facilities serve both combined sewer and separated sewer areas in Kansas City. Preliminary evaluation results were reviewed with Basin Engineers at the November 7 workshop. Potential future regulatory changes that could affect the design of high rate wet weather treatment facilities were identified. These included the proposed Blending Policy under consideration by USEPA; an anticipated revision to the MDNR rules and regulations in 10 CSF 20-7.015 to bring the State requirements into conformity with the current CSO Policy; pending changes to Missouri 10 CSR 20-7.031 to allow special designated uses for waters affected by CSOs; and potential Missouri NPDES permit changes that would require disinfection of wastewater treatment plant effluents. High rate treatment technologies were evaluated to help develop peak wet weather flow expansion concepts for the Birmingham, Westside, and Blue River Wastewater Treatment Plants. High rate treatment facilities typically include physical-chemical processes such as enhanced sedimentation, chemically enhanced sedimentation, ballasted flocculation, and disinfection. Processes considered included the following:
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Vortex separators including the Fluidsep vortex separator, the EPA Swirl Concentrator, and the Storm King hydrodynamic separator.
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Enhanced clarification processes can be well suited for wet weather flows because of their high loading rates and rapid startup time. Technologies using lamella or plate settlers, chemical addition, and ballasted seed floc were evaluated. Common ballasted flocculation technologies are the Actiflo®, the DensaDeg®, and the MicroSep® which use coagulants, flocculants, and a ballast. Polymer or polyelectrolytes are commonly added to destabilize the suspended solids while the flocculants and ballast increase the size and weight of the floc.
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Dissolved-air floatation (DAF) clarification has been used at few wet weather treatment facilities. Common DAF technologies are Aquadaf® and Davco® circular DAF units. The systems dissolve air under pressure and then release it to atmosphere. The air comes out of solution, attaches to suspended solids, and floats to the surface where the solids are removed.
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Effluent disinfection for both the existing treatment plant facilities and any future wet weather facility will be required under pending regulations. Common disinfectants considered included chlorine, chlorine salts, ozone, and UV light.
In 2006, plant capacity studies were conducted for the Westside and the Blue River WWTP. The capacity studies for each plant identified the existing flows and loads, determined the existing hydraulic and liquid process capacities, and determined the capability of existing facilities to handle additional wet weather wastewater flows under the OCP. The current capacity of the Birmingham WWTP was evaluated based on the year 2000 Birmingham WWTP Facility Plan and operational data for 1998 through 2005. The evaluation concurred with the Facility Plan conclusion that the operational capacity is less than the original design capacity of 20 MGD average flow and 40 MGD peak hydraulic flow. However, the existing plant capacity is sufficient for projected dry weather flows and loads throughout the design period. An evaluation of the city-owned properties that might be used to expand the three WWTPs for wet weather treatment was conducted. The evaluation included site visits, interviews with City personnel, and ownership research. Potential peak wet weather flow rates to be handled by each treatment facility were determined considering preliminary information provided by Basin Engineers and the existing Blue River Interceptor Sewer capacity. The OCP team evaluated a potential relief trunk sewer to parallel the Blue River
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Interceptor Sewer (BRIS) to deliver additional wet weather flows to the Blue River WWTP. Alternative sewer alignments were evaluated, and a planning level cost opinion developed. The OCP team evaluated a potential extension of the 87th Street Pump Station force main from its current terminus on the BRIS to the Blue River WWTP. This would deliver sanitary sewer system flows from the 87th Street Pump Station directly to the Blue River WWTP without mingling with the combined sewer area flows in the BRIS, and improve utilization of both the force main and BRIS. The evaluation included selecting a design capacity, preparation of alternative alignments, and preparation of a probable cost opinion. In 2007, the capacity expansion evaluations will be completed and technical memorandums prepared for the Westside, Blue River, and Birmingham WWTPs, the Blue River Interceptor Sewer, and the 87th Street Pump Station force main. 2.8
Water Quality
2.8.1 Evaluation of Water Quality Data Extensive water quality monitoring activities were conducted in 2005 to support the development of the CSO LTCP. The scope of the data collection activities were presented in the 2005 OCP Annual Report. In 2006, a comprehensive evaluation of the data was conducted by the OCP, including: •
Data validation of the OCP receiving water, CSO and stormwater results;
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Management of the data in an Access database as well as entry into the OCP data management system (DMS);
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Analysis of the data using a variety of graphical and statistical tools to assess existing conditions in the Blue River, Brush Creek, Town Fork Creek, Penn Valley Lake and the Missouri River;
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Documentation of the water quality data and assessment in a Technical Memorandum (Integration of Water Quality Data into the OCP Receiving Water Quality Modeling Framework, June 7, 2006); and
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Presentations of the data assessment and preliminary findings were made to the Community Panel on October 10 2006, the general public at the World Water Monitoring Day forum on October 18, and to the MDNR and USEPA on November 21, 2006.
The preliminary findings of the data assessment activities conducted in 2006 include: •
Water quality conditions in the receiving streams are typical of what is found in other urban settings and combined sewer communities across the country.
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The primary pollutants of concern are pathogens as measured by indicator bacteria such as fecal coliform and E. coli. Dissolved oxygen levels are also a concern in the pools of Brush Creek.
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Pollutant sources throughout the watershed contribute to water quality concerns. These sources include not only the CSOs, but also separate stormwater runoff in KCMO, stormwater runoff in the upstream watersheds in Kansas, wastewater treatment plant discharges in Kansas, and potential wet weather overflows or bypasses in Kansas.
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In 2007, the results of the data analyses will be used in conjunction with water quality modeling to evaluate existing conditions in the receiving streams and assess the benefit of various CSO control options. The water quality modeling activities are discussed further in Section 2.8.2. Throughout 2006 WSD continued to conduct the WSD Routine Receiving Water Monitoring Program. Field measurements and collection of water quality samples were conducted at a total of ten sites divided into two circuits. Monitoring was conducted weekly and alternated between sites on Brush Creek and Town Fork Creek and sites on the Blue River, the Missouri River, and Penn Valley Lake. In-stream measurements were conducted for dissolved oxygen, temperature, pH, and conductivity. Samples were collected and analyzed for fecal coliform, E. coli, and total suspended solids. Additional QA/QC samples were also collected and analyzed. WSD will continue to support the Routine Receiving Water Monitoring Program in 2007. In 2006, the OCP also continued financial support of and cooperation with the USGS on an on-going water quality study of the Blue River basin. As part of this effort, the USGS maintains streamflow gaging sites on the Blue River and Brush Creek. The USGS also conducts continuous water quality monitoring as well as baseflow and stormflow sampling and analysis for a variety of parameters. The OCP also coordinated with the USGS on the publication of a USGS report on the water quality data in the basin, “Water Quality in the Blue River Basin, Kansas City Metropolitan Area, Missouri and Kansas, July 1998 to October 2004” (http://pubs.usgs.gov/sir/2006/5147/). This cooperative effort with USGS will continue in 2007. 2.8.2 Development, Calibration, and Application of Water Quality Models The OCP has been developing a comprehensive suite of model simulation tools to complement and build on the water quality datasets and analyses described in Section 2.8.1. The water quality modeling tools are being configured, calibrated, and applied to evaluate existing and potential future (i.e., post LTCP) water quality conditions within the CSS impacted KCMO receiving waters. This section provides a brief overview of the water quality simulation tools and the progress made in 2006 in the development of these tools. A linked hydraulic–water quality modeling framework is being applied to represent the KCMO CSSimpacted receiving water bodies. The “Full Equations” (FEQ) model, which was developed by the USGS in the mid-1990’s, was selected as the hydraulic component for the linked modeling framework. The “Water Quality Simulation Model – Version 5” (WASP5) model, which was developed by the USEPA in the 1990’s, was selected as the water quality model component. The selected modeling framework provides the necessary scope and flexibility to produce realistic and reliable simulations of hydraulic and water quality conditions in the receiving water bodies. Specific advantages of the framework include: •
Representation of the water quality constituents based on a review of available monitoring data;
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Robust hydraulic model simulation capabilities to properly handle highly dynamic wet weather conditions in some of the receiving waters; and
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The flexibility to customize the linkage of key hydraulic properties predicted by the hydraulic model component to the water quality component.
The model domain includes the primary receiving water bodies impacted by KCMO CSS and separate stormwater discharges, including: • Blue River – Bannister Road to the mouth (approximately 20 miles); • Brush Creek – State Line Road to the mouth (approximately 5 miles); • Penn Valley Lake; • Kansas River – DeSoto, Kansas to the mouth (approximately 30 miles); and • Missouri River – from the KCMO drinking water intake (upstream of the Kansas River confluence) to Waverly, Missouri (approximately 70 miles). Each of the receiving water bodies is modeled as a one-dimensional domain in the FEQ-WASP5 linked modeling framework. However, it was recognized that lateral variations in Missouri River water quality are likely important during wet weather conditions that result in CSS discharges to this water body. Therefore, construction of a separate fine-scale, two-dimensional model using the “Environmental Fluid Dynamics Code” (EFDC) was initiated in 2006 for the purpose of evaluating the mixing of CSS and wastewater treatment plant discharges within the Missouri River in the vicinity of KCMO. The twodimensional EFDC model will be used to evaluate near-range water quality impacts, while the onedimensional model will be used to evaluate long-range water quality conditions downstream of the KCMO area. Based on the outcome of the data collection efforts and subsequent data analysis for each of the five receiving water bodies, key parameters selected for simulation within the model are E. coli, fecal coliform, suspended solids, dissolved oxygen, carbonaceous biochemical oxygen demand (CBOD), ammonia, and other relevant nutrients. The water quality model was calibrated in 2006 to wet and dry weather in stream data collected for these parameters at locations within the Blue River, Brush Creek, and Penn Valley Lake for the April-July, 2005 period. Dry weather event calibration made use of low-flow data collected primarily by the USGS and WSD monitoring programs. Wet weather calibration and verification targeted two of the events monitored by OCP subcontract (May 12-13, 2005 and July 26, 2005) for which CSS outfall-specific discharge hydrographs were generated from the collection system models. Application of the water quality modeling framework to assess existing conditions commenced in December 2006 and will involve the following major steps: •
Simulating existing water quality conditions for the selected “design year”, and
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Evaluating various CSS control alternatives to determine potential benefits to water quality relative to existing conditions.
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The existing conditions and alternatives modeling evaluations will be conducted in the context of current and potential future Missouri state water quality standards. Results from the water quality model application will be used as one of the criteria to guide the overall evaluation and refinement of CSS control alternatives for the LTCP. 2.8.3 Ongoing Review and Assessment of Existing Water Quality Standards The Federal CSO Control Policy calls for the review and revision of water quality standards as part of the LTCP process. Therefore, the OCP initiated an evaluation of current water quality standards and uses for local rivers and lakes receiving discharges from the combined sewer system. The activities conducted in 2006 included: a) Performance of field surveys to assess existing uses and the potential for attainment of recreational uses under baseflow and storm conditions - In this effort, the OCP conducted surveys at 25 sites distributed throughout six KCMO receiving waters: Penn Valley Lake, Indian Creek, Blue River, Town Fork Creek, Brush Creek and the Missouri River. These sites were each visited four times over the recreational period (April through October) in 2006. The purpose of these surveys was to assess the existing uses of the streams and the potential for water bodies to support recreational uses. When the public was encountered at the receiving waters, interviews were conducted to provide additional information regarding recreational uses. During low-flow periods, water depth was measured to determine whether or not the water was deep enough for whole body contact recreation (swimming). When wet weather occurred, sites were revisited to obtain in-stream velocity to determine whether or not the waterbodies would be safe for swimming. During site visits, evidence of use in or along the waterbodies was documented and photo recorded. b) Coordination with the Basin Coordinating Committees and Community Panel on water quality, stream uses, and priority areas - In support of the Basin Coordinating Committees and Community Panel meetings, OCP compiled information on standards, uses, public survey results and aquatic habitat by basin for meeting presentations. A format was developed for working with the Basin Coordinating Committees to identify existing uses of streams, the community values related to each stream, and priority areas for protection and/or restoration along each stream. c) Investigation of the presence of sensitive areas in KCMO’s receiving water - Federal CSO Control Policy states that sensitive areas are to be determined by the NPDES Permitting Authority in coordination with State and Federal Agencies. Sensitive areas may include the following: •
Waters designated as Outstanding National Resource Waters;
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National Marine Sanctuaries;
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Shellfish beds;
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Waters with primary contact recreation;
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Waters with threatened or endangered species and their habitat; and
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Public drinking water intakes and their designated protected areas.
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During 2006, the OCP conducted initial assessments of the waters in and around KCMO that receive CSO discharges to identify those that might be considered “sensitive areas” under application of the CSO Policy. Relevant information pertaining to the potential for sensitive areas was compiled. For example, MDNR was contacted to determine the location of public water intakes along the Missouri River downstream from KCMO. Also, federal and state wildlife agencies have been contacted to determine whether or not threatened or endangered aquatic species inhabit the area and what role water quality may have in the conservation of these species. The information being generated and evaluated as part of the review of water quality standards will be used in 2007 to inform the development and evaluation of various CSO control options. If the assessment determines that existing water quality standards will not be met with the implementation of the preferred CSO control option, the information gathered as part of the review of water quality standards may be used to support a Use Attainability Analysis or other regulatory approach to establish conditions for compliance with water quality standards.
2.9
Blue River Interceptor System Model
The Blue River Interceptor Sewer (BRIS) conveys flows collected along the west side of the Blue River to the Blue River WWTP. This sewer conveys combined sewage to the Blue River WWTP from the Middle Blue River, Town Fork Creek, Brush Creek, Lower Blue River, and Gooseneck Creek Project Areas. The BRIS also receives separate sanitary sewer flows from the Blue River South via the 87th Street Pump Station, and the Round Grove and Blue River Central Project Areas via the Round Grove Pump Station. The Blue River Interceptor Sewer model was developed in 2005, and a technical memorandum titled “System-Wide Model Work Plan, Technical Memorandum”, was prepared in 2005 detailing the BRIS modeling effort. During 2004, initial activities on model development included field data collection and review of existing mapping and inventory data. In 2005, field data collected for over 50 manholes were assembled in a database, and missing pieces of information were compiled from City’s existing GIS, existing hydraulic models, record drawings, and WSD’s maintenance management files. A list of connection points were prepared where the BRIS interfaces with models prepared by the engineering firms for the individual basins, the Basin Engineers. There are 43 connections; 40 from combined sewer areas, and 3 from sanitary sewer areas.
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Input data for diversion structures on the BRIS was revised following Basin Engineers’ field investigation and confined space inspection reports made available in early 2006. Dry weather flow inputs from the Basin Engineers’ models were used in BRIS, and compared well with the temporary flow meter data collected in 2005 on the BRIS itself. An iterative approach was developed for assisting Basin Engineers in their wet weather calibration and determining existing condition flows. The approach included exchange of flows and hydraulic grade line between Basin Engineers and OCP modelers. The existing conditions were determined and a percent capture of flow calculated. A technical memorandum titled “Blue River Interceptor Calibration and Existing Conditions” is being prepared detailing the calibration and existing condition determination efforts. The BRIS model will be used for further analysis and evaluation of alternatives that will be proposed by the Basin Engineers. 2.10
Diversion Structure 205
An evaluation to determine whether sewer separation, either partial or system-wide, would be a practicable, preferred alternative to eliminate or substantially decrease the volume and frequency of combined sewer overflows from the discharge of Diversion Structure (DS) 205 was completed in 2006. DS 205 is a leaping weir diversion structure located west of the intersection of Skiles Avenue and Winner Road within the Blue River North non-priority sanitary sewer system drainage basin. It is the only known diversion structure east of the Blue River. Dry-weather flow from DS 205 flows to Accessory Sewer No. 1; Accessory Sewer No. 1 discharges to the Northeast Industrial District (NEID) Pump Station at the Blue River WWTP. The existing hydraulic characteristics and the projected hydraulic characteristics for wet-weather solution alternatives for the DS 205 drainage area were determined by constructing and calibrating an XPSWMM, version 9.5 mathematical model. Data used to construct the model were obtained from existing studies; as-built drawings, the WSD sewer atlas maps, and field reconnaissance. Flow data for calibration of flow in Accessory Sewer No. 1 were obtained from three temporary flow meters that were in operation as part of the OCP temporary flow metering program (April 2005 through November 2005) of the Long Term Control Program. Four sewer separation alternatives were developed, and cost opinions were prepared. The sewer separation alternatives consisted of various options using different piping schemes. Based on the results of the evaluation, partial sewer separation through the construction of new storm sewers is considered the preferred approach at this time. The results of this study were presented at a monthly meeting of the Kansas City Wet Weather Community Panel on September 12, 2006. The study was presented as a representative example of the type of analysis to be performed throughout the combined sewer area and the type of results which may be expected in the future in other areas. The current recommendation was discussed along with an explanation that the report will be held in a draft format until the overall analysis of the combined sewer area is completed. At that time this report will be reviewed in order to ensure that the recommendation is
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coordinated with the city-wide combined sewer overflow control strategy. The draft Technical Memorandum was prepared and held in this format by OCP. 2.11
Pilot/Demonstration Projects
Projects for early implementation of improvements benefiting the public and City system are ongoing and will be identified, evaluated, designed and ultimately constructed. Two such projects are as follows: 2.11.1 Rock Creek / Line Creek Pilot Sewer Rehabilitation Design was completed in 2006 for the Rock Creek / Line Creek pilot project which involves rehabilitating existing sewers and manholes to demonstrate effectiveness of I/I removal. Located in the Line Creek / Rock Creek Basin Area, the project involves over 1,600 feet of pipe replacement, over 11,400 feet of pipe rehabilitation, 145 new cleanouts, 6 new manholes, and 51 manhole rehabilitation. Following construction, flow monitoring will be conducted to determine project effectiveness in reducing basement backups and I/I reduction. 2.11.2 Ruskin Heights Sewer Rehabilitation A sewer rehabilitation project for the Ruskin Heights watershed began construction in 2006. The Ruskin Heights watershed is a tributary to the Little Blue Valley Sewer District. The purpose of the project is to reduce levels of I/I and eliminate basement backups. Over 100 manholes and 50,000 feet of 8-inch and 15-inch pipe will be rehabilitated using a variety of methods. After construction is complete, it is planned to perform flow monitoring to determine the effectiveness of the project. 2.12
Sewer Back-Up Program
The Sewer Back-Up Program is a proposed program to assist property owners and residents of one and two-family residences that experience a sewer back-up. The Program’s primary focus is to eliminate or reduce sewer back-ups in Kansas City residences resulting from a wet weather related event. The Program does not address water in the basements due to stormwater overland flow, groundwater that enters the basement in other ways, blockage of the private service lateral, or other reasons for water entering the residence which is not sewer system related. The Sewer Back-Up Program is a voluntary program, managed and funded through WSD to address sewer back-ups related to wet weather problems. This is no legal obligation for the City to provide this Program, no admission of wrong doing or liability, and it may be terminated at any time due to other priorities, emergencies or lack of funding. The City has drafted a program policy for approval based primarily on input and suggestions received from the Wet Weather Community Panel. It is anticipated the Program will move forward in 2007 subject to availability of funds.
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The program includes three related but different components. Each component will have criteria that must be met for a property to qualify for the program. The three components are: 1) Assessment and clean-up; 2) Damage claims; and 3) Prevention. 2.13
Management, Operation and Maintenance (MOM) Program
During 2006 WSD integrated existing programs and activities into a Management, Operation and Maintenance (MOM) Program for its collection system. A formal MOM Program is being developed using applicable criteria from USEPA’s “Guide for Evaluating Capacity, Management, Operation and Maintenance Programs for Sanitary Sewer Collection Systems.” A MOM Self-Assessment Report will be prepared in 2007. The report will summarize the status of WSD’s existing program, identify “gaps” between existing activities and initial suggested program goals; and identify and recommend improvement actions to close the gaps on an achievable schedule. 2.14
Standard Guidance to Basin Engineers
The following documents were prepared by OCP for use by Basin Engineers in developing the basin models and determining costs for their basin alternatives. 2.14.1 Design Storm Guidance The OCP provided standard guidance to the Basin Engineers for their use in assessing the response of the CSS system to frequent rainfall events. This guidance is summarized in a May 24, 2006 Technical Memorandum entitled “Summary of Design Storms for CSS Areas”, defined eight standardized storm depths and rainfall patterns intended to represent storms equaled or exceeded, on average, between 36 and 1 times per year. Specific exceedance frequencies represented by the design storms are 36, 18, 12, 6, 4, 3, 2 and 1 per year. Principal applications of the design rainfall events include: •
Determination of the anticipated frequency and volume of overflows under existing conditions;
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Development of facility sizing for conveyance/treatment alternatives; and
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Initial screening of potential storage requirements (final determination of storage requirements is expected to require a longer-term simulation, presently anticipated to consist of, at a minimum, analysis of the “Design Year”).
The technical memorandum included a summary of precipitation data availability and analyses conducted to define inter-event times and historical depths, peak intensities, and durations of individual rainfall events. This memorandum was sent to MDNR and EPA on May 25, 2006.
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2.14.2 Design Year Guidance The OCP developed standard guidance for the “design year” rainfall pattern that will be used for modeling existing conditions and alternative control scenarios in the CSS areas of Kansas City, Missouri in support of the Long Term Control Plan. This “design year” guidance is summarized in a Technical Memorandum dated July 28, 2006 and entitled “Summary of Design Year for CSS Analyses”. This memorandum was provided to MDNR and EPA during the quarterly agency meeting on August 15, 2006. Rainfall depths, durations and intensities comprising a suite of design storms are the subject of a separate memorandum dated May 24, 2006, discussed above. Two separate sets of analyses of the CSS will be developed using the information presented in this technical memorandum. The first set of analyses will be specific to each diversion structure in the CSS, and will be directed to characterizing frequency of overflow and the percentage of total flow entering the combined sewers that is retained in the system for treatment. The second set of analyses will be directed toward evaluating the impacts of the existing system and proposed improvements on water quality in the receiving water bodies. This second set of analyses may also be used to evaluate the response of the system to improvement alternatives employing storage intermediate to the diversion structures and receiving wastewater treatment plants, and to confirm the overall performance of selected alternatives. The evaluation of overflow frequency and percent capture at each diversion structure in the CSS system will be based on the results of the individual design storm analyses prepared by the Basin Engineers. The results of the design storms analyses will be aggregated to define overflow frequency and percent capture at each diversion structure, and for each basin as a whole, by the Basin Engineers, based on the rainfall defined in the “Typical Year” technical memorandum. That aggregation is structured to assure that the results are representative of an average year with respect to historical rainfall in the Kansas City area, considering both total annual rainfall and the frequency of the design storm rainfall events. The results of that aggregation will be considered directly applicable to the evaluation of overflow frequency and percent capture under existing conditions, and for any “transport and treat” components of proposed improvement alternatives. It is recognized that this approach would have limited applicability to the evaluation of storage volumes in any improvement alternative incorporating storage, which must also consider the temporal distribution and pattern of multiple rainfall events in sequence. Evaluation of that condition will require the use of a continuous simulation; that continuous simulation will employ the design year rainfall pattern developed in the July 28 “Design Year” memorandum for use in the analysis of water quality impacts in the receiving water bodies. 2.14.3 Cost Estimating Guidance The OCP Division has prepared a Basis of Cost Manual to be used as a guide for developing cost estimates of sewer system improvements alternatives that may be included in the Long Term Control Plan. This manual contains standard cost equations, adjustment factors and procedures to be used by the various Basin Engineers and OCP staff to develop capital and operation and maintenance cost estimates
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for various control alternatives that may be considered under this program. By consistently applying the procedures described in the manual, all of the cost estimates, subject to the limitations below, will be compatible and directly comparable. The cost estimating procedures described in the manual are to be used to develop planning-level cost estimates to aid in the screening of sanitary and combined sewer system overflow control alternatives. The level of detail provided by the estimates is considered to be consistent with this objective; however, actual facility costs will be highly dependent on site specific conditions, such as location, depth, and ease of construction. Therefore, the cost estimating procedures described in the manual are considered to yield order of magnitude estimates with an accuracy of ±30 to 50 percent. As the Overflow Control Program evolves and preferred control techniques and projects are identified and preliminary designs are completed, more detailed cost analyses will be prepared.
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PROJECT AREA PLANS
The eight Basin Engineers are responsible for preparation of control plans for project areas in the CSS and SSS areas (Figure 3-1). They are performing multiple tasks required for development of the strategy and controls for each project area, to be integrated by the OCP Team into a system-wide control plan. The Basin Engineers are also evaluating historic water-in-basement reports and will investigate system improvements to respond to any identified system improvement needs. This section provides information on the following:
3.1
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Field Reconnaissance;
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Model Development;
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Data Management & Review; and
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Alternatives Development & Evaluation. Field Reconnaissance
Field reconnaissance was performed by each Basin Engineer to collect and verify information for accurate characterization of the City’s sewer systems, and for development of representative computer models to reliably simulate design hydrologic events. Field reconnaissance efforts were separated into two phases, Data Collection and Data Reporting. The data collection phase, which consisted of inspection and survey of sewer system components, and the review of existing documents and drawings, was conducted primarily in 2005 and in the first part of 2006. Follow-up inspections to investigate particular conditions were conducted as necessary in 2006 and are expected to continue in 2007. Field efforts were conducted in accordance with approved safety procedures; applicable federal, state, and local safety laws and regulations; and the OCP protocol document “Field Investigation Protocol - Manhole Inspection and Facilities Survey” dated April 15, 2005. The data reduction and reporting efforts started late 2005 and will conclude with the OCP acceptance of the Basin Engineers’ Final Field Reconnaissance Reports. The current status of the Basin Engineer report submittals and OCP action is indicated in Table 3-1. Three Basin Engineers have had their final reports “accepted as complete,” and the OCP is awaiting the final reports from the remaining Basin Engineers.
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The information gathered during the field reconnaissance activities have already been incorporated in the development of the computer models. The Basin Engineers will also provide the collected asset data in the form of an electronic database Data Management System (Section 3.3). These database files will be added to the finalized reports. Table 3-1 OCP FIELD RECONNAISSANCE REPORT LOG Date Received
Basin Engineer
Basin
12/29/06
B&V
Turkey Creek & CID
Turkey Creek & CID Watersheds Summary Report for Field Activities
Final Report
Under Review
12/29/06
B&V
NEID & CID
NEID & CID Watersheds Summary Report for Field Activities
Final Report
Under Review
12/29/06
BWR
Birmingham
Birmingham Project Area Draft Field Report
Final Report
Under Review
9/26/05
CDM
Brush Creek & Town Fork Creek
Brush / Town Fork Creek Project Area Draft Field Inspection Summary Report
Draft Report
Draft Reviewed Awaiting Final Report
7/14/06
CH2M Hill
Gooseneck Creek & Lower Blue River
Gooseneck Creek / Lower Blue River Project Area Field Reconnaissance Report
Final Report
Accepted As Complete
10/3/06
HDR
Middle Blue River
Middle Blue River Project Area Field Reconnaissance Technical Memorandum
Final Report
Accepted Awaiting Final Report
10/3/06
HDR
Blue River South
Blue River South Project Area Field Reconnaissance Technical Memorandum
Final Report
Accepted Awaiting Final Report
4/25/06
HNTB
Line Creek & Rock Creek
Field Reconnaissance Report Line Creek / Rock Creek Project Area
Final Report
Accepted As Complete
12/8/06
GBA
Remaining SSS Areas
Remainder of the Separate Sanitary Sewer System Project Area Draft Report
Final Report
Under Review
10/4/06
Wade
Round Grove
Round Grove Project Area Sanitary Sewer Evaluation Study
Draft Report
Draft Reviewed Awaiting Final Report
3.2
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Submittal Type
Action
Model Development
WSD has divided Kansas City into seven CSS drainage areas or basins (Figure 3-1) and nine SSS basins to facilitate the development of the LTCP. Four of SSS basins have been designated as priority project areas. These areas require immediate action to correct known bypasses and/or to confirm sizing of major facilities. The five remaining SSS basins are areas without known bypasses or pending major facilities. XP-SWMM is the standard modeling platform used by the program. To address compatibility issues, all modeling related to the CSO LTCP is performed using XP-SWMM, Version 9.5. All pipes 24 inches in diameter or larger are modeled for these eleven basins. In addition, in the seven CSS basins, all diversion structures and any pipes exiting those structures are modeled. Flow splitters are modeled if necessary to describe system hydraulics and/or if encountered along pipe reaches with dimensions that require modeling. A portion of one SSS basin (Round Grove) is being modeled using a routine specifically designed for extraneous flow quantification. In the Blue River South basin, the Basin Engineer is using XP-SWMM for modeling some smaller pipes in an effort to isolate capacity problems that may be causing basement flooding.
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The basin models utilize data from stormwater models developed previously as part of WSD Stormwater Program efforts or data from applicable Wastewater Master Plans. Task efforts involved in configuring the models included collection of data from existing sources such as WSD GIS records, review of the WSD sewer atlas, sewer record books (plan and profile information), and historical diversion structure inspection reports. Field survey and inspection of the sewer systems were performed to fill in data gaps from existing data sources, and to confirm the accuracy of existing data sources. After system characteristic data were collected, the model hydraulic networks were constructed by identifying catchments; establishing nodes and links; identifying load points (locations where flow is introduced into the hydraulic model); and establishing diversion structures and flow splitters, as applicable. Quality assurance/quality control (QA/QC) procedures used in the construction of the models typically included checking or pipe dimension changes from larger upstream dimensions to smaller downstream dimensions; profile breaks; negative slopes; unusual changes in pipe slopes; non-matching crown connections; and unusually flat slopes. As part of developing the hydraulic models, from the beginning of the project, OCP has conducted monthly Modeling Work Group meetings with the lead modelers from all Basin Engineers At these meetings, information has been exchanged, procedures reviewed/standardized, flow metering data reviewed, and special assignments (such as developing the approach for modeling given diversion structure types) addressed. 3.2.1 Demonstration of Connectivity As of early February 2006, for the CSS and SSS basins where modeling is required, the hydraulic models were complete, and connectivity had been demonstrated. Connectivity for the hydraulic models was demonstrated by having the Basin Engineers run the models allowing OCP to observe the dynamic responses of inputs to load points in both a plan-view format, and profile format; and providing OCP with XP-SWMM output tables confirming and documenting continuity balance and numerical efficiency. These steps ensured that the models represented collection systems without any profile breaks, and that all pipes were connected. For each model, flow continuity was established to demonstrate hydraulic connectivity. During this time period, the connectivity of the Blue River Interceptor System model was established by the OCP. The Basin Engineers prepared memoranda to document their demonstrations of connectivity. These memoranda were accepted by OCP, and the next step in the development of the hydraulic models, calibration, was begun. 3.2.2 Demonstration of Model Calibration and Verification Model simulations were performed by the Basin Engineers, and the model outputs were compared to measured dry weather flows. The process that was followed for dry-weather model calibration is shown in Figure 3-2. A weighted absolute error was calculated for the simulated period. If comparisons between simulated flows and measured flows were within about ±20 percent for flow variations and total volume quantities, then the model was considered calibrated. Otherwise, the inputs and characteristics in the
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model were adjusted; this iterative process continued until acceptable model performance was achieved. The accuracy of peak dry weather flow (base wastewater flow plus additional I/I) rates was visually determined by observing the diurnal curve. Review of flow data indicated flows for the weekdays did not differ significantly; and the Basin Engineers developed average dry weather flow curves for weekday and weekend flows. Figure 3-2 DRY-WEATHER CATCHMENT MODEL CALIBRATION PROCESS
Input Flow Monitoring
Developed Models Catchment System-wide
Run Model for Calibration
Adjust Sanitary Layer Characteristics
•GWI (groundwater infiltration) •Land Use & Land Use Density •Diurnal Curve •Additional I/I
Check Dry Weather Calibration
No
Yes Calibrated Dry Weather Model
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The process that was followed for wet-weather calibration is shown in Figure 3-3. Figure 3-3 WET-WEATHER CATCHMENT MODEL CALIBRATION PROCESS
Input Flow Monitoring
Input Rainfall (Small & Large Events)
Run Model for Wet Weather Calibration
Adjust Runoff Layer Characteristics
Catchment Width & Slope Depression Storage Manning’s n Check Wet Weather
No
Yes
Run Model for Wet Weather Verification
No Check Wet Weather
Yes Calibrated & Verified Dry & Wet Weather Model
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The following Hydraulics and Runoff Layer parameters are defined as part of the wet-weather calibration process: •
Percent Imperviousness;
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Catchment Runoff Width;
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Catchment Runoff Slope;
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Infiltration Coefficients;
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Impervious and Pervious Depression Storage;
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Catchment Overland Flow Roughness; and
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Collection System Manning’s “n”.
Input data based on measurable basin characteristics, such as area and percent impervious, are not subject to adjustment. Based on work group meeting discussions, the general approach directed by OCP to the Basin Engineers was to use 12 hours as a standard inter-event time for rainfall events. The following “types” of rainfall events were suggested by OCP for use in calibration: 0.5 inches (8/19/05); 1 to 1.25 inches (7/26/05); and 2 inches (8/19/05). However, the Basin Engineers were requested to evaluate rainfall in their areas to use events that best suit their specific conditions and available data in their respective basins. In addition, the Basin Engineers used their professional judgment whether to use radar rainfall, ALERT rain gauge data, or a combination of both data sources for calibration input parameters given the variations sometimes observed between radar rain pixels and nearby ALERT gauges. Model simulations were performed by the Basin Engineers, and the model outputs were compared to measured wet-weather flows for the selected storm events. A weighted absolute error was calculated for the simulated storm events. If comparisons between simulated flows and measured flows were within about ±20 percent for volume and peak flow over the range of events simulated, then the model was considered calibrated. Otherwise, the inputs and characteristics in the model were adjusted; this iterative process continued until acceptable model performance was achieved. All calibration results were evaluated on a case by case basis, and specific conditions were documented in detail by the Basin Engineers. Once the models were calibrated to wet-weather conditions, additional simulations were performed with different storm data during the flow metering period to verify the models. The same criteria used for the acceptance of calibration were used to evaluate verification simulations. As a quality control measure, simulation accuracy for the SSS basins was further checked by comparing the runoff portion of the simulation against the monitored runoff flow volumes. The runoff portion of the monitored wet weather flow was estimated by subtracting average base wastewater flow and additional I/I from the total volume for the simulation period. Using this approach, inaccuracies in simulating runoff
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would not be masked by accurately simulated dry-weather flows that make up the majority of the overall flow. 3.2.3 Status of Basin Engineers Modeling Efforts The CSS and SSS Basin Engineers have all demonstrated to OCP that their models are internally calibrated and verified, and are either in the process of preparing technical memoranda to document their efforts, or finalizing their technical memoranda in response to comments by OCP. Table 3-2 provides a summary of the status of CSS Basin Engineers submittals; Table 3-3 provides a summary of the status of SSS BE submittals. The next step for the Basin Engineers will be to use the calibrated models to estimate existing conditions and characteristics of the collection system. This is discussed in more detail in Section 3.4.
Table 3-2 CSS BASINS – MODEL CALIBRATION STATUS Basin Name
Basin Engineer
Calibration Demonstration
Model Calibration Technical Memorandum Status
Calibration Demonstration Meetings
BE Submittal of Demonstration Meeting Summary Memorandum
Status
Submittal Date
Status
Turkey Creek & CID
Black & Veatch
6/22/06; 7/6/06
7/10/2006
Memorandum accepted
9/6/2006
OCP review complete; submittal date of final technical memorandum to be set.
MO River – NEID
Black & Veatch
6/22/06; 7/6/06
7/10/2006
Memorandum accepted
9/6/2006
OCP review complete; submittal date of final technical memorandum to be set.
Gooseneck Creek
CH2M Hill
6/13/2006; 6/28/06; 7/18/06; 7/28/06; 8/17/06
Demonstration accepted; BE proceeded with preparation of technical memorandum.
9/20/2006
Final comments made; document to be finalized and submitted 10/24/06.
Lower Blue River
CH2M Hill
6/13/2006; 6/28/06; 7/18/06; 7/28/06; 8/17/06
Demonstration accepted; BE proceeded with preparation of technical memorandum.
9/20/2006
Final comments made; document to be finalized and submitted 10/24/06.
Middle Blue River
HDR
6/6/2006; 6/13/06; 8/25/06
9/26/2006
Memorandum accepted
10/24/2006
Technical memorandum to be submitted to OCP for review.
Brush Creek
CDM
6/27/2006; 8/10/06
8/10/2006
Memorandum accepted
10/24/2006
Technical memorandum to be submitted to OCP for review.
Town Fork Creek
CDM
6/27/2006; 8/10/06
8/10/2006
Memorandum accepted
10/24/2006
Technical memorandum to be submitted to OCP for review.
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Table 3-3 SSS PRIORITY BASINS – MODEL CALIBRATION STATUS Basin
Engineer
Calibration Demonstration
Model Calibration Technical Memorandum Status
Calibration Demonstration Meetings
BE Submittal of Demonstration Meeting Summary Memorandum
Status
Submittal Date
Status
Line Creek / Rock Creek
HNTB
5/15/2006; 6/27/06; 8/29/06
7/21/2006
Memorandum accepted
10/24/2006
Technical memorandum to be submitted to OCP for review.
Birmingham
BWR
5/16/2006; 5/31/06
7/18/2006
Memorandum accepted
7/27/2007
Final comments made; document to be finalized for 10/24/06
Round Grove (XPSWMM)
Wade & Associates
6/6/2006; 6/28/06
Demonstration accepted; BE proceeded with preparation of technical memorandum
10/4/2006
Technical memorandum under review by OCP.
Round Grove (Other)
Wade & Associates
6/6/2006; 6/28/06
Demonstration accepted; BE proceeded with preparation of technical memorandum
10/4/2006
Technical memorandum under review by OCP.
Blue River South (Base)
HDR
6/6/2006; 6/13/06; 8/25/06
9/26/2006
Memorandum accepted
10/31/2006
Technical memorandum to be submitted to OCP for review.
Blue River South (WIB)
HDR
6/6/2006; 6/13/06; 8/25/06
9/26/2006
Memorandum accepted
10/31/2006
Technical memorandum to be submitted to OCP for review.
3.2.4 Blue River Interceptor The Blue River Interceptor System (BRIS) is a joint use sewer that serves five of the seven CSS basins, and all that part of the SSS in the Blue River basin lying south of the Missouri River. The BRIS model, constructed by OCP staff, has been checked for connectivity, and found acceptable. Allocating its capacity to these basins is OCP’s responsibility. The BRIS model routes flows from the contributing basins, and simulates conveyance of flow to the Blue River Wastewater Treatment Plant. As part of their modeling activities, for the CSS design storms, the OCP and the Basin Engineers have defined flows from the basin models at their connection points with the BRIS. Boundary conditions in the BRIS have the potential of affecting the BE basin models. In an iterative process, OCP has provided initial boundary conditions at the BRIS, and the Basin Engineers have performed simulations to determine calculated boundary conditions based on their basin models. 3.3
Data Management and Review
The OCP Data Management System (DMS) is a spatially-enabled Microsoft SQL Server database that requires ESRI's ArcGIS software for viewing and editing. The DMS contains both spatial and tabular
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data related to OCP hydraulic analysis and modeling. These data sources collected primarily in 2005 include infrastructure inventory (manholes, sewer pipelines, diversion structures, flow splitters, outfalls, inlets), radar rainfall data, gauge rainfall data, flow metering data, water quality data, field photos and reports, and XP-SWMM input tables. The purpose of the DMS is to assemble OCP related data received from the Basin Engineers into a common data submission structure defined by the “Data Management Protocol” dated May 2005. The majority of work on the DMS was conducted during the last half of 2006. Draft and final submissions have been received on numerous CDs and DVDs from the seven Basin Engineers at various times in 2006. A staging (intermediate) database was created to store the various feature class and table submissions as they were received. The staging database helps identify and inventory submitted data, while keeping track of undocumented modifications made to the DMS by individual Basin Engineers. The staging database also serves as a mechanism for review of the submissions, in checking for data completeness, as well as adherence to and deviation from the Data Management Protocol. Review and comment on individual DMS submissions are to be complete in early 2007, followed by final individual DMS submissions which will be combined into the DMS. Compiling of non-Basin Engineer data into the DMS is complete. Effort included formatting and transformation the data, submitted in various formats (usually spreadsheets), into the DMS format for the following data sources: •
15-minute radar-rainfall data (April 1, 2005 – November 16, 2005);
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Alert rain (tipping) gauge data (January 1, 1999 – December 15, 2005, 110 locations over time);
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15-minute flow metering data (April 14, 2005 – November 16, 2005, 169 flow meters);
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Surface water sampling data (93 locations); and
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Catchment rain data (calculated).
KCMO GIS databases will be updated with DMS data as needed, in coordination with appropriate WSD staff. Additionally, water/wastewater GIS data from satellite communities will be organized, inventoried and included in the DMS, but not necessarily transformed into the DMS common data model. An open database connectivity connection may be made to the DMS, which is located on the OCP file server, for viewing, querying and editing tabular information, but desktop interfaces are planned and in development for simplifying access to DMS data. 3.4
Alternatives Development and Evaluation
Upon the completion of the calibration and verification of basin collection system models, and coordination with the BRIS model, the Basin Engineers used their collection system models to estimate existing conditions in their respective project areas. Existing conditions have been estimated for all of the SSS and CSS Project Areas, and technical memoranda have been submitted to OCP for review. Based on their findings for existing conditions, the Basin Engineers began to develop basin-specific improvement alternatives in late 2006.
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3.4.1 SSS Project Areas For the SSS project areas the following evaluations were performed to characterize existing conditions: •
Identification of any “bottleneck” conditions during dry weather;
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Identification of flow constrictions, potential basement flooding causes and required flow capacity in the modeled pipe network under a 5-year frequency storm event; and
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Model simulation to evaluate system capacity and required improvements related to future conditions to ensure that recommended improvements are adequate for expected growth.
The SSS Basin Engineers are currently in the process of developing feasible alternative solutions. Proposed solutions will consider cost, performance, and non-monetary factors. The Basin Engineers will evaluate at a minimum I/I reduction, transport & treat, and peak wet weather flow management. An alternatives workshop was held between OCP and the SSS Basin Engineers on October 10, 2006 to discuss the approach to evaluating system improvements, and work is in progress as of late 2006. 3.4.2 CSS Project Areas For the CSS project areas, the calibrated sewer system models were used by the Basin Engineers to estimate existing flows (hydrographs, peak flow rate and flow volume) conveyed by the collection systems or lost to the environment. Specific activities included: •
Model simulations to establish constricted pipe reaches under the 5-year design storm for modeled pipe segments;
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Model simulations to quantify system performance (flow captured and overflowed) for the design storms selected by OCP; and
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Calculation of annual overflow frequency, volume, pollutant load and percent capture for flow and load for CSS outfalls.
The CSS Basin Engineers began in late 2006 developing basin-specific improvement alternatives. These alternatives will include sewer separation, storage technologies, high-rate treatment technologies, and best management practices or “green” solutions. Solution alternatives will be evaluated with respect to CSO capture efficiency, water quality improvements, and cost. At a November 7, 2006 workshop, the CSS Basin Engineers presented to OCP their preliminary proposed solutions; work continued in late 2006 on refining the initially screened basin-specific alternatives.
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SSS OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE
Operation and maintenance is critical to proper functioning of the sanitary sewer system. This section provides information on what WSD has done in 2006 to reduce overflows from the SSS. A similar discussion related to CSS operation and maintenance is provided in Section 5, which addresses the Nine Minimum Controls. Key topics included in this section are:
4.1
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Operation and Maintenance Activities; and
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SSS Overflows Summary. Operation and Maintenance Activities
4.1.1 Wastewater Treatment Division The operation and maintenance of forty wastewater pump stations, eighteen stormwater pump stations, and seven wastewater treatment plants is the responsibility of the Wastewater Treatment Division. Treatment plants in operation are Todd Creek, Rocky Branch, Northland Mobile Home Park, Fishing River, Birmingham, Blue River (primary and secondary), and Westside. The remainder of this section covers operation and maintenance activities typical for all pump stations and treatment plants. Wet Weather Operating Guidelines for the Blue River and Westside Wastewater Treatment Plants, both receive flow from SSS areas, are maintained by the Division. The Guidelines provide guidance for reducing overflows in the sewer system by proper operating practices, minimizing bypasses at the pump stations and treatment plants, and maximizing treatment plant capacity. Specific information for the operation and maintenance for the Blue River and Westside WWTPs are located in Section 5.4.2 and 5.4.3, respectively. Operation of existing interceptors and pump stations to control the flow rate to treatments plants is essential to minimizing plant or upstream manhole overflows. Pumping rates maybe increased at one location and decreased at another to balance and maintain maximum plant capacity while preventing upstream overflows. Aeration basins are operated such that flow is consistent and the maximum amount is maintained through the plant while minimizing solids washout. Facility operations are typically inspected daily depending on past operational experience specific for each facility. Pumps, motors, blowers, fans, air compressors and control panels are inspected manually, visually and environmentally. For example, unusual noises and odors are recorded on mechanical equipment; motors are checked for hot spots; water/grease/ trash around pumps are recorded and cleaned; pump seals are checked for leaks; valves are opened and closed checking for movement; wet wells are checked and cleaned of grease and other debris; sump pumps are activated to ensure operation; sump pits are cleaned to prevent pump blockage; control panels and breakers are checked for unusual appearance, odors, excessive hot spots; telemetry/SCADA are checked to determine conditions of the remote monitoring equipment, hazardous materials and storage tanks are checked for spills; indoor air quality at each facility is checked for unusual odors; and air emissions are checked for increased smoke or dust. Finally, the following are checked for
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stock/accessiblity/completenes and/or functionality: spill kits, eyewash/shower, warning signs, emergency signs/procedures, fire extinguishers, emergency communication device/ placarding, MSDS sheets and first aid kits. Operations Division personnel troubleshoot problems, note findings and make corrections. All unresolved issues are reported as a work order and submitted to the Maintenance Division. Maintenance of facilities is important for proper operation and improving treatment capacities. Maintenance procedures involve recording work performed, materials purchased and used, and man hours expended to complete the work. Typical facility maintenance inspections involve opening and closing gates, adjusting pumping operations, and cleaning trash racks and bar screens to remove collected debris. Grit and debris are removed from grit chambers, rock boxes, mechanical bar screens, and vortex/aerated grit processes prior to the entering WWTPs thus maximizing and improving plant efficiency. Grit chambers are cleaned regularly to reduce rocks, grit and other large debris from entering the plant. Rock boxes are cleaned weekly, the day prior to forecasted rain, and daily during rain events. Mechanical bar screens are checked twice per shift (three shifts per day) and emptied as needed thus allowing maximum and consistent plant flow. During a rain event, the trash racks and screens are checked and cleaned as needed to maintain consistent and maximum flow through plants. Operation of primary clarifier sweep arms and skimmers are checked, cleaned and repaired as needed. Sludge levels and sludge pumps in clarifiers are checked to ensure that excess solids are not held in the clarifier and excess water is not pumped to the solids storage tank. Sludge collectors and sludge skimmers in clarifiers are checked to prevent solids washing out. Trickling filters operation is monitored by checking the distributor arm is properly rotating. Grit conveyor belts are checked for alignment and tracking and cleaned of excessive grit buildup. The total amount of grit and debris removed from all pumping stations and WWTPs in 2006 by the Wastewater Treatment Division is 1,819 tons. 4.1.2 Wastewater Line Maintenance Division The Wastewater Line Maintenance Division has lead responsibility for operating and maintaining the collection system. Operation and maintenance of the SSS involves the use of sewer cleaning crews, the Sewer Investigation Section and the Sewer Repair Section. There are thirteen Line Maintenance crews that perform routine maintenance on the system including television/inspection, cleaning, and repairing sewer lines and manholes. The Sewer Investigation Section responds to complaints received from the public, and other City departments. Inspections include direct manhole observation and televising sewer segments which are recorded on a work order to identify overflows, reveal excessive infiltration/inflow, record structural
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deterioration and determine repair needs. Before televising, cleaning crews remove blockages or accumulated debris. In 2006, 1,986 investigations were performed resulting in 256,506 feet of sewer televised. In addition, the Sewer Investigation Section conducted 2,353 inspections of private lines connecting to City sewer requested by private contractors. Line Maintenance Division sewer cleaning crews typically bucket, reel, or vacuum sewer line segments and manholes to remove and prevent accumulations of debris and sediment that restrict flow. In 2006, 2,006,706 feet of sewers were cleaned resulting in material removed of 810 cubic yards from sewer mains and manholes. In addition, the City has a City-Wide Sewer System Cleaning contract used on an asneeded basis to assist cleaning in problematic areas. Through that contract approximately 988 cubic yards of material was removed from City sewers. The Sewer Repair Section completes necessary system repairs or replacement of sewer lines and manholes. System repairs typically involve open excavations to replace sewer pipe or manholes. Manhole rehabilitation involves minor repairs such as patching a hole or raising manhole adjustment rings. Private contractors are utilized when Line Maintenance Division does not have the technology or manpower to perform work such as cured in-place pipe, sliplining, or pipe bursting. In 2006, 3,877 feet of sewer mains were repaired, 3,478 feet of private lines in the City right-of-way were repaired, 34 manholes were completely replaced, and 158 manholes were rehabilitated. 4.2
SSS Overflows Summary
The Wastewater Line Maintenance Division records the total number of dry weather bypasses in the sewer collection system of the SSS area which included 56 of the 78 reported bypasses for 2006. Bypasses resulted from grease stoppages, roots, debris in sewer line, debris in manholes, debris on grates, vandalism, broken and collapsed main lines, breaks on force mains, and exfiltrating sewers. The remaining dry weather overflows were in the CSS discussed in NMC Section 5. Corrective actions have been completed including cleanup and repairs on collapsed lines and damaged structures. The Wastewater Treatment Division records bypasses associated with the treatment plants and pump stations. There were a total of 27 wet and dry weather bypasses in 2006 as a result of pump airlock, downed power lines, power outages, equipment failure, force main breaks, and severe rain. Bypasses for 2006 were reported to the Kansas City Regional Office of MDNR.
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NINE MINIMUM CONTROLS
This section identifies, evaluates and documents ongoing and new control measures, resulting from progress in the NMC and OCP in 2006. The goal of the Nine Minimum Controls (NMC) is to reduce overflows from the Combined Sewer System (CSS) and their effects on receiving water quality. By definition, the NMC’s are low cost measures. As such they do not require extensive engineering studies or major construction and should be capable of implementation in less than approximately two years. Minimum controls are not temporary measures, but are related components in the overflow control planning process and development of the LTCP. Documentation developed for NMC establishes baseline conditions, evaluates alternatives and demonstrates effectiveness that can be implemented through the LTCP. Table 5-1 describes each NMC and identifies significant control measure accomplishments for 2006. Each control measure accomplishment is explained in further detail under the applicable NMC section. Table 5-1 2006 NMC Accomplishments Minimum Control Control Measure Accomplishments
1
Proper operation and regular maintenance programs
2
Maximization of storage in the collection system
3
Review and modification of pretreatment requirements
4
Maximization of flow to POTW for treatment
5
Elimination of CSOs during dry weather
6
Control of solids and floatable materials in CSOs
7
Pollution prevention programs to reduce contaminants in CSOs
8
Public notification
9
Monitor to characterize CSO impacts and effectiveness of CSO controls
9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9
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Routine maintenance procedures Routine inspection schedules Emergency response protocol Training and safety practices Wet weather overflow reporting procedures Inspected flow regulating structures Conducted CCTV inspections Cleaned CSS interceptor & collection lines Source control technologies Optimized sewer system Inflow reduction and storage Inventory nondomestic CSS discharges Assessed nondomestic CSO discharge impacts Evaluated feasible modifications Updated wet weather operating guidelines Controlled & optimized WWTP grit & flow WWTP capacity study - Stress Testing Inspected BRIS manholes & modeled capacity Inspected to identify DWOs Corrected primary causes of DWOs Dry weather overflow reporting procedures Routine preventative cleaning of system Repaired & cleaned catch basins Street sweeping Construction site erosion control Grit removal Household Hazardous Waste Program Keep Kansas City Beautiful Campaign 10,000 Rain Gardens – Media/Education Campaign Food Code Training Classes Industrial Waste Newsletter CSO notification Public education program Inspected CSS interceptor & collection lines Compiled CSS interceptor into database Identified & mapped CSO structures & outfalls Water quality monitoring
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NMC 1 – Proper Operation and Regular Maintenance Programs
“The first minimum control should consist of a program that clearly establishes operation, maintenance, and inspection procedures to ensure that a CSS and treatment facility will function in a way to maximize treatment of combined sewage and still comply with NPDES permit limitations. Implementation of this minimum control will reduce the magnitude, frequency, and duration of CSOs by enabling existing facilities to perform as effectively as possible. Essential elements of a proper operation and maintenance (O&M) program include maintenance of suitable records and identification of O&M as a high management priority.” - EPA, CSO Guidance for Nine Minimum Controls 5.1.1 Operation & Maintenance Control Measures The Wastewater Line Maintenance Division of WSD is responsible for operation and maintenance control measures in the collection system. This Division performs regular inspection, cleaning and repair for both the CSS and the SSS. The Wastewater Treatment Division is responsible for the operation and maintenance of the Blue River and Westside Wastewater Treatment Plants which treat all the flow from the CSS areas. The operation and maintenance of the CSS involves the use of the: •
Sewer Investigation Section;
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Sewer Cleaning Crews; and
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Sewer Repair Section.
Line Maintenance Division has three (3) Sewer Cleaning Crews dedicated to flow regulating structure cleaning, inspection and maintenance. This work is separate from the inspection work performed by the Engineering Division under NMC 2 or the Industrial Waste Control Division under NMC 3. The Line Maintenance Division adheres to guidelines established in the CSO Sewer Maintenance Manual. The Manual, updated annually, provides guidelines to personnel for the proper operation and maintenance of the CSS. Guidelines include: •
Schedules for routine inspections;
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Emergency response protocol;
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Dry weather overflow reporting procedures; and
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Training and safety practices.
The Management, Operation and Maintenance (MOM) Program will be incorporated into the CSO Sewer Maintenance Manual in future updates.
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5.1.2 Wet Weather Operating Guidelines The Wastewater Treatment Division Wet Weather Operating Guidelines for Blue River WWTP and Westside WWTP were not updated in 2006. Updates to the Guidelines are planned after final recommendations from the stress tests are complete. Stress testing on both treatment plants began in 2006 and will be completed in 2007. The collection system serving these facilities contains both separate sewers and combined sewers. Blue River WWTP is the largest treatment plant in the system and serves the majority of the CSS area. The goals of the guidelines are to reduce sewer overflows by maximizing the flow through the treatment plants
5.1.3 Routine Maintenance Sewer Cleaning Crews and Sewer Repair Section perform routine maintenance of the system. Throughout 2006 Sewer Cleaning Crews bucketed sewer line segments and flow regulating structures. WSD also contracted with Ace Pipe Cleaning Company to provide routine bucketing services. WSD keeps a wastewater maintenance log that tracks the year’s maintenance activities. In 2006, the Line Maintenance Division conducted the following: •
1,986 investigations in response to complaint calls;
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2,353 inspections of private lines connecting to the City sewer system;
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216 manhole rehabilitations; and
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7 new manhole constructions to replace existing manholes.
The Stormwater Line Maintenance Division also performed routine maintenance within the CSS areas as well. In 2006, there were 8933 storm inlets cleaned and inspected and 147 storm inlets repaired or replaced. 5.1.4 Non-Routine Maintenance and Emergency Procedures The Sewer Investigation Section, Sewer Cleaning Crews, and the Sewer Repair Section respond to all bypasses reported to the Department. The WSD website provides an after-hours emergency number for citizens or businesses to call upon discovery of any such occurrence. 5.1.5 Training and Safety Practices Training for personnel involved in the sewer system operation and maintenance is primarily on-the-jobtraining, in a classroom or during 15-minute tailgate sessions. Training is provided by experienced Crew Leaders, Supervisors, and the Maintenance Superintendent of the Line Maintenance Division, WSD’s Safety Officer, and when necessary outside professionals. All personnel involved in the operation and maintenance received training in the following: •
First aid (CPR is optional);
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Driving (safe / defensive procedures);
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Traffic control (proper procedures, setup and safety);
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Confined space entry (proper use of equipment);
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JetVac cleaning or backhoe operations (3rd party Trainer for qualified operators);
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Competent Person Shoring;
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WinCan TV inspection software, and
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General safety procedures for driving, trench, equipment operation, fall protection, fire prevention, ladder safety, and lifting/back.
5.1.6 Summary of Inspections, Maintenance and Cleaning In 2006, WSD performed inspections and maintenance activities on the collection systems, treatment plants, and flow regulating structures. The summary of activities for 2006 includes: •
Wet weather overflows (WWOs) reporting procedures;
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Inspected flow regulating structures;
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Conducted CCTV inspections; and
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Cleaned CSS interceptor and collection lines. a) Wet weather overflows (WWOs) reporting procedures – Reporting WWOs or bypasses which occur at facilities such as pump stations and WWTPs is the responsibility of Treatment Division. There were 17 bypass events resulting in approximately 352 hours of wet weather bypass at Blue River WWTP. A bypass event starts when a gate is opened and ends when the gate is closed which might last 4 hours or 4 days as a result of one rainfall or a series of rainfall events. At Turkey Creek Pump Station there were approximately 17 storm events with wet weather bypassing. b) Inspected flow regulating structures - In 2006, Line Maintenance Division continued to inspect the City’s diversion structures. The diversion structures are designed to direct flows during dry weather to Blue River WWTP or Westside WWTP. During wet weather they are designed to overflow a portion of the flow to Brush Creek, Blue River, Kansas River, and Missouri River or their other immediate tributaries. The inspection interval varies for each structure due to historical records of performance and sensitivity of nearby surroundings and surface waters. Inspections were conducted to identify overflows, accumulated debris, ability for correct operation of the structure during the next storm, and repair needs. The inspections were conducted mainly during dry weather for blockages, excessive deposition of solids, excessive infiltration/inflow, and structural deterioration in need of repair. In 2005, WSD developed a Diversion Structure Inventory that allows the inspection crews to readily view detailed information on each diversion structure such as inspection log forms, inventory sheets, schematics, profiles, and sectional views of the structure. c) Conducted CCTV inspections – Line Maintenance Division’s work includes internal line CCTV data stored in the Hansen maintenance management system database where it can be retrieved. The Hansen database is maintained and organized by sewer line. In 2006, 256,506 feet of sewer was televised. In addition, a subcontractor conducted city-wide television inspection on 110,000 feet of sanitary sewer. This digital video inspection will help to evaluate and make repairs necessary to extend the life of the sewer system.
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d) Cleaned CSS interceptor and collection lines - Throughout the 2006 calendar year, existing interceptors were cleaned resulting in the increase of available conveyance and storage capacities with no additional construction or modifications of existing facilities. WSD currently has a City Wide Sewer System Cleaning Contract to remove and prevent accumulations of debris and sediment that restrict flow on an as-needed basis. Line Maintenance Division crews cleaned 2,006,706 feet of sewer in 2006. An additional 9,250 feet of sewer was cleaned by Ace Pipe Cleaning as part of a contract with WSD. 5.2
NMC 2 – Maximization of Storage in the Collection System
“The second minimum control consists of making relatively simple modifications to the lines to enable the system to store wet weather flows until downstream sewers and treatment facilities can handle them. More complex modifications should be evaluated as part of the LTCP.” - EPA, CSO Guidance for Nine Minimum Controls 5.2.1 Alternative Methods to Maximize Collection System Storage In 2006, WSD continued their work towards reducing combined sewer overflows through the submittal of the Long Term Control Plan Work Plan (LTCPWP). This includes the following listed below: a) Source Control Technologies - Source controls improve the quantity or quality of runoff that enters the collection system. While these measures are usually labor-intensive and increase O&M costs, they do not involve large capital improvement projects. In 2006, the WSD performed activities, which are further discussed in NMC 6, to maximize the existing collection system storage such as: •
Street sweeping;
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Construction site erosion and sediment control;
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Catch basin cleaning; and
• Industrial pretreatment to remove obstructions of flow. b) Inflow Reduction - Infiltration/Inflow (I/I) studies and resulting rehabilitation in tributary upstream separate sewer basins have already been completed in 19 drainage basins. A total of eight basin studies were initiated in 2006 including field inspection, flow monitoring, and rainfall analysis. The basin studies are described in more detail in Section 3. 5.2.2 Procedures in Place for Maximizing Collection System Storage In 2006, the Department has focused its efforts on rehabilitation, modification, and cleaning of critical sewers in the CSS. Sewer rehabilitation and sewer cleaning were performed throughout the year to address critical areas found through smoke testing and inspections. Source control technologies such as street sweeping were also performed. a) Sewer Rehabilitation - During CCTV inspection, the sewer line is cleaned of all debris then televised. Capacity is also increased as clogged lines are cleared of debris during inspection. Potential repairs may include trenchless cured in place pipe (CIPP) lining, trenchless sliplining, pipe bursting, or open cut sewer replacement. The Engineering Division typically bids this work
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out to private contractors when the Line Maintenance Division does not have the technology or manpower to perform the work. Below is a list of the sewer rehabilitation projects in the planning, design, or construction stages in 2006 including inflow & infiltration reduction projects. In addition, individual project data sheets are presented in Section 6, providing a detailed description on each project. •
Planning Phase Projects in 2006 o Brookside Sanitary Sewer Improvements Phase 5 (Brookside Interceptor) – Alignment Study, including soil drilling and sampling, for 10,500 feet of new parallel relief sanitary along Brookside Boulevard. The project will reduce the risk of wet weather basement backups. Estimated Cost: $21M; Completion Date: 2012.
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Design Phase Projects in 2006
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Brookside Sanitary Sewer Improvements Phase 3 – Upsizing of approximately 21,500 feet of storm drain and 2,900 feet of sanitary sewer. Project includes the cleaning and replacement of catch basins. Estimated Cost: $8.0M; Completion Date: May 2008.
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Brookside Sanitary Sewer Improvements Phase 4 (Crestwood) - Replacement by excavation of approximately 5,500 feet of sanitary sewer and the upsizing of approximately 4,500 feet of storm drains. Project includes some separation of combined sewer. Cost: $5.85M; Completion Date: May 2008.
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Rock Creek & Line Creek Pilot Sewer Rehabilitation – Demonstration of infiltration/inflow (I/I) removal effectiveness. Project includes replacement/rehabilitation of 10,200 feet of existing sewers, rehab of 51 manholes, and rehab of 2,800 feet of service laterals. Cost: $0.603 M. Completion Date: July 2007.
Construction Phase Projects in 2006
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Brookside Sanitary Sewer Improvements Phase 2 (Huntington Relief Sewer) – Construction of 2,800 feet of relief storm drain and 2,600 feet of relief sanitary sewer to reduce the risk of basement backups. Cost: $2.9M. Completed August 2006.
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Ruskin Heights Sewer Rehabilitation - Rehabilitation of over 100 manholes and 50,000 feet of 8-inch to 15-inch pipe by pipe bursting, open excavation, or CIPP lining. Project will reduce inflow/infiltration sources and eliminate basement back-ups. Cost: $4.17M; Completion Date: September 2007.
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Downtown Arena – City Utilities Relocation - Relocation of existing storm and sanitary sewer lines. The project eliminates on-site combined sewers in a 4-city block area with the installation of a separated system to serve the new Downtown Sprint Arena. Cost: $0.299M; Completed Date: June 2006.
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Kansas City Power & Light District – Utility Replacement. Replacement of almost all existing combined sewer lines on the 30-acre site. Project includes water line relocation
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and installation of 7,000 feet of both sanitary and storm sewer lines. Cost: $19.96M; Completed Date: July 2006.
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Cole Grove Sewer Rehabilitation – Rehabilitation of 3,371 feet of 33-inch to 54-inch sewer pipe by CIPP lining, rehab of 20 manholes, and installation of 4 junction boxes. Project will reduce inflow/infiltration sources. Cost: $1.178M; Completion Date: June 2007.
b) Smoke Testing - WSD continued to use smoke testing to identify sewer defects and sources of stormwater entering the collection system. Smoke testing identifies both public and private inflow sources. Private sources include downspouts, driveway drains, open cleanouts and defective laterals. Public sector inflow sources include manhole and line defects. In conjunction with the Troost Bridge Replacement Project, smoke testing was conducted in 2006 in the area upstream of # 33. A total of 6,800 feet of public sanitary sewer and 1,700 feet of private sewer was smoke tested. This is a potential sewer separation project for a CSO serving a 5-block area. 5.3
NMC 3 – Review and Modification of Pretreatment Requirements
“Under the third minimum control, the municipality should determine whether non-domestic sources are contributing to CSO impacts and, if so, investigate ways to control them. Once implemented, this minimum control should not require additional effort unless CSS characterization and modeling indicate that a pollutant from a non-domestic source is causing a specific health, water quality, or environmental problem.” - EPA, CSO Guidance for Nine Minimum Controls In 2006, the Industrial Waste Control Division continued to regulate non-domestic discharges to the Kansas City, Missouri sewer system, including the CSS areas. The Division is responsible for implementing and enforcing the Federal Pretreatment program and Chapter 60 Article IV of the Kansas City Code of Ordinances. The Division’s activities include the Federal Pretreatment Program, a Surcharge Program for high strength (BOD-biological oxygen demand, TSS-total suspended solids, FOGfats/oil/grease) wastewaters, an Oil & Grease Management Program, an annual review of pretreatment requirements, and implementation of the Inter-jurisdictional Sewer Service Program. These activities incorporate the following control measures: •
Inventory non-domestic CSS discharges - Identification of Significant Industrial Users (SIU).
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Assess non-domestic CSO discharges - Implementation of the surcharge program to evaluate the impact of non-domestic wastewater.
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5.3.1 Federal Pretreatment Program The Industrial Waste Control Division’s administration of the Federal Pretreatment Program is subject to regular review by both MDNR and USEPA Region VII. The annual report of KCMO’s Pretreatment Program activities is filed with MDNR each March. The report includes the following: •
Companies in significant non-compliance (SNC) – A list of SIUs that were in non-compliance during the first half of 2006 was published as a “Public Notice” in the Kansas City Star on Sunday, September 17, 2006. A “Public Notice” for companies in non-compliance in the second half of 2006 was published on February 18, 2007.
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Inter-jurisdictional Agreement Status – In 2006 there were 29 inter-jurisdictional agreements that regulate flows to the City’s collection system.
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Permit Activity – A list of SIUs in 2006 that have dropped their permit status or became newly permitted.
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Annual Enforcement Log – A list of industries for which enforcement actions and monetary penalties were taken in response to non-compliance events that occurred in calendar year 2006.
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Notices of Violations (NOVs) – A list of 14 NOVs issued in 2006 (10 in first half; 4 in second half of 2006), with financial penalties assessed at a total of $21,938.
For SIUs, The Industrial Waste Control Division has identified the regulated discharge flow volume, potential pollutants of concern, drainage basins, and the pump station(s) which serves the SIU. With a total of 74 SIUs permitted in 2006 under the program, more than half are located in the CSS area. Each of these businesses was inspected in 2006 and monitored periodically for conformance with its wastewater discharge permit conditions. 5.3.2 Surcharge Program The Surcharge Program involves sampling non-domestic wastewaters and applying a surcharge for BOD, TSS or FOG concentrations above that in “normal domestic sewage” as defined in Chapter 60 of the City’s Code of Ordinances. Food handling operations such as restaurants are the most affected by this ordinance. The surcharge program is instrumental in making customers aware of the effects of their discharges on the sewer system and causing them to change their operations or housekeeping procedures. In 2006, 224 individual contributors were applied a surcharge. 5.3.3 Oil & Grease Management Program The Oil & Grease Management Program’s objective is to encourage non-domestic sources to limit discharge of oil and grease to the sewer system. The primary non-domestic sources of oil and grease discharges to the sewer system are restaurants, many of which are in the CSS area. The potential for grease stoppages to cause problems in the CSS area has made the Oil & Grease Management Program an essential part of Kansas City’s implementation of NMC 3. The Oil & Grease Management Program encompasses outreach, inspections and enforcement.
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One segment of the Health Department’s Food Handler Training Class (Section 5.7.4) is devoted to best management practices for fats, oils and grease. During inspection of a facility by the Industrial Waste Control Division, a handout about these best management practices is provided in a format for easy posting. Facility personnel are informed about Ordinance requirements regarding oil and grease discharges and about the potential for enforcement if these requirements are not met. In 2006, a total of 1,447 food service facilities were inspected of which 926 were in the CSS area. The Oil and Grease Manager inspects food facilities, and enforcement actions imposed as required. Enforcement actions included 78 notices of violation for oil and grease, shorter cleaning cycles, replacement of grease traps with grease interceptors, and temporary shut down of food facilities until grease trap problems were resolved. The success of this program is evidenced by the fact that in 2006 there were no combined sewer overflows caused by grease from non-domestic sources. 5.3.4 Review of Pretreatment Requirements Every year the Industrial Waste Control Division reviews the pretreatment program to determine whether changes are warranted. Considerations such as economic and environmental impacts are taken into account when evaluating potential changes. These include an assessment of the non-domestic discharges to the CSS, and the impact of non-domestic discharges on CSOs. There were no changes to the administration of the pretreatment program in 2006. 5.3.5 Education – 2006 Annual Joint Users’ Meeting The Annual Joint Training Meeting of the City of Kansas City, Missouri’s Industrial Waste Control Division and the Water Pollution Control of the Unified Government of Kansas City, Kansas was held July 13, 2006 at KCMO Water Services, 4800 E. 63rd Street in Kansas City, Missouri. The theme was “Watershed Quality – How it Affects You”. There were presentations on watershed quality and its relation to NPDES permits and SIU requirements, Blue River and Missouri River cleanup. The meeting was well attended and informative. The audience was mainly permittees and government regulators, the speakers were both regulators/officials and concerned citizens whose common goal was to keep the water in the Greater Kansas City metro clean. Local and state updates as well as the City of Kansas City, Missouri’s Overflow Control Program which summarized future plans that extend into the next three decades were given. Questions and answers sessions left the audience informed, thinking and looking forward to next year’s meeting. 5.4
NMC 4 – Maximization of Flow to the POTW for Treatment
“The fourth minimum control entails simple modifications to the CSS and treatment plants to enable as much wet weather flow as possible to reach the treatment plants. The objective of this minimum control is to reduce the magnitude, frequency, and duration of CSOs that flow untreated into receiving waters.
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Municipalities should identify and evaluate more complex CSS and POTWs (publicly owned treatment works) modifications as part of their LTCPs.” - EPA, CSO Guidance for Nine Minimum Controls 5.4.1 Control Measures Maximizing Flow to WWTP Control measures, which promote maximizing wet weather flows to the Blue River and Westside WWTP, contribute to reducing the impact of overflows from the CSS. Stress testing was conducted at both plants in 2006 to determine the treatment efficiency under high flow/wet weather conditions. Documentation of flow maximizing control measures provided a resource to identify and evaluate simple modifications affecting capacity including:
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Updated wet weather operating guidelines;
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Controlled grit removal;
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Optimized flow rate: and
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Studied WWTP capacity impacts.
Maximizing Flow to Blue River WWTP a) Stress Testing. A series of stress tests began in July 2006 to determine the hydraulic capacity, treatment removal efficiency, and process recovery time for the Blue River Plant under high flow conditions. Individual process units were tested (grit removal, primary clarifiers, and trickling filters/final clarifiers). Hourly BOD, COD and TSS samples were taken during the test. Whole plant testing was also conducted. Plans in 2007 call for a whole plant test with primary flow bypass. The goal is to reduce the overall impact on the receiving stream by maximizing the primary plant capacity, which is estimated to exceed the secondary plant capacity by 20-40 MGD. b) Wet Weather Operating Guidelines - Wet Weather Operating Guidelines were last updated in February 2005 and distributed to Chief Plant Operators for implementation. Chief Plant Operators inform and train Senior Plant Operators and the other plant operators on their shift. Goals of the guidelines includes the following training: •
To prepare the WWTP for storm events by reducing rocks and grit accumulation;
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To maximize treatment of wet weather flows by balancing process operations.
Generally three methods of training for new operators and experienced operators were used: on the job; tailgate sessions, and classes. WSD and Treatment Division
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sponsored training on wet weather operations and Wet Weather Operating Guidelines. Tailgate sessions, 15 minutes in length, are held twice a month and cover topics such as safety, sampling, pump controls and wet weather operations. Responding to real situations with on the job training continued to be the most effective method of training. c) Controlled Grit Removal - Grit entering the WWTP is removed by the rock box, mechanical bar 1200 screen, vortex separator, and 373 153 aerated grit system. Annual 800 274 quantities for the past three years Vortex of grit removed are shown in 899 Rock Box 805 Figure 5-1. As presented in this 400 561 figure, the performance of the vortex system for 2006 improved 0 over the prior year as no 2004 2005 2006 significant down time was Figure 5-1 GRIT REMOVAL - BLUE RIVER WWTP experienced. d) Optimized Flow Rate - Flow to Blue River WWTP is from two primary sources, the Blue River Interceptor Sewer and the NEID Interceptor Sewer. The diversion chamber ahead of Blue River Pump Station and the NEID Pump Station regulates flow to the plant, with the goal of avoiding internal WWTP overflows. 5.4.3
Maximizing Flow to Westside WWTP a) Stress Testing. Stress tests were conducted at the Westside plant similar to the Blue River plant. The goal was to determine the hydraulic capacity, treatment removal efficiency, and process recovery time under high flow conditions. Individual process units were tested (grit removal, primary clarifiers, and activated sludge/final clarifiers). Hourly BOD, COD and TSS samples were taken during the test. Also, plans in 2007 call for a whole plant test with primary flow bypass. As with the Blue River plant, the primary plant has greater capacity than the secondary system. b) Controlled Grit Removal - All efforts to control the quantity of grit before it reaches the WWTP will maximize and improve the efficiency of treatment processes. Work continued in 2006 on design of Rock Boxes at Turkey Creek and Santa Fe Pump Stations. In 2006, 51 tons of screenings, trash and debris were removed from outlying pump stations in CSS areas. Turkey Creek and Santa Fe Pump Stations have mechanical screens and Line Creek Pump Station has a basket. c) Optimized Flow Rate - All flow to the Westside WWTP is delivered by pumping from the sources listed below. During wet weather conditions, there is enough pumping capacity available to overload Westside WWTP. •
Turkey Creek Pump Station - Monitored and balanced CSS flow to WWTP;
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Santa Fe Pump Station - Monitored and balanced CSS flow to WWTP;
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Line Creek Pump Station - Monitored SSS flow only; with approximately 50% to Westside WWTP and 50% to Blue River WWTP via the collection system. Normal operational methods give Line Creek Pump Station preference during wet weather events to minimize SSO;
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Downtown Airport Pump Station – CSS & SSS flow; and
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Harlem Pump Station – SSS flow.
NMC 5 – Elimination of CSOs During Dry Weather
“The fifth minimum control, elimination of CSOs during dry weather, includes any measures taken to ensure that the CSS does not overflow during dry weather flow conditions. Since the NPDES program prohibits dry weather overflows (DWOs), the requirement for DWO elimination is enforceable independent of any programs for the control of CSOs. DWO control measures include improved O&M, as well as physical changes to regulator and overflow devices...” - EPA, CSO Guidance for Nine Minimum Controls Primary Clarifier Weir – Westside WWTP
5.5.1 Control Measures WSD continues to implement measures toward the goal of minimizing dry weather overflows (DWOs). Measures implemented in previous years continue to be implemented. Control measures implemented in previous years that were continued in 2006: •
Inspect to Identify DWOs;
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Correct Primary Causes of DWOs;
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Notification to MDNR when DWO occurs;
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Routine Preventative Cleaning of System; and
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Reported DWOs by Wastewater Treatment Division.
5.5.2 Implementation and Documentation 5.5.2.1 Inspect to Identify DWOs All flow regulating structures are inspected on a routine basis to verify that they are functioning properly. This includes diversion structures and flow splitters. Diversion structures are defined as structures that direct excess wet weather flows to receiving waters. Flow splitters are defined as structures that divert flows in the CSS but do not direct flow to receiving waters (one or more flow regulating structures are downstream of the structure, upstream of the receiving waters). The inspection interval varies for each structure due to historical records of performance and the sensitivity of the area surrounding the structure.
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5.5.2.2 Correct Primary Causes of DWOs In 2006, causes for DWOs were similar to previous years (see Figure 5-3), with debris in manholes/ lines, damaged manholes/lines and grease blockages accounting for more than 85% of all causes. Root blockage in sewer lines was also a significant cause for DWOs. In many cases where grease blockage was listed as the primary cause for a DWO, a root blockage in the line was also cleared, indicating that the two causes are related. In all DWO occurences, the primary cause of the DWO is corrected and MDNR is notified of the occurrence within 24 hours. Follow-up written reports are made within 5 days of the original notification. In all occurences, the area around the DWO is cleaned and inspected for any debris or contaminants. If grease was determined to be a primary cause of the DWO, the Industrial Waste Control Division is notified of the occurence for further investigation. In the case of DWOs caused by vandalism, the standard manhole covers are replaced with bolt-down covers to deter future vandalism.
No. of Occurences
In 2006, as documented in the MDNR Wastewater Bypass Report Forms, there were 22 DWOs in the CSS area compared to 27 in 2005 shown in Figure 5-2. Routine inspection by Line Maintenance Division discovered 4 DWOs, with the remainder discovered and reported by citizens.
28 24 20 16 12 8 4 0
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2005
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2006
Figure 5-2 DWO's in CSS Areas Discovered and Reported
13% 43%
Line & MH Debris Line & MH Damage
23%
Grease Roots 21%
Figure 5-3 DWOs in CSS Areas Primary Causes (2004-2006)
5.5.2.3 Routine Preventative Cleaning of System WSD entered into two contracts with Ace Pipe Cleaning, Inc. in 2006 for routine cleaning and inspection of City sewers. The 2006 City-Wide Television Inspection of Sanitary Sewers project was primarily centered in the NEID basin. The project involved the CCTV (Closed Circuit Television) inspection of approximately 110,000 linear feet of combined sewers to identify areas for rehabilitation work. The 2006 City-Wide Sewer System Cleaning project primarily involved cleaning of larger diameter sewers, heavily silted lines, or lines that had severe blockages. This was a City-wide project, but many of the lines cleaned as part of this project were in the CSS. The primary purpose of this contract was to
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supplement the sewer cleaning efforts of the Line Maintenance Division. Ace Pipe Cleaning, as part of the project. removed approximately 988 cubic yards of material from City sewers 5.5.2.4 Reported DWOs by Wastewater Treatment Division DWOs or bypasses which occur at pump stations and WWTPs are investigated and reported by the Wastewater Treatment Division. MDNR is notified within 24 hours of discovery and a Wastewater Bypass Report Form is submitted within 5 days of the occurrence. In 2006, there were 2 reported DWOs in the CSS. There were no observed environmental impacts to either receiving waters. 5.6
NMC 6 - Control of Solids and Floatable Material in CSOs
“The sixth minimum control is intended to reduce, if not eliminate, visible floatables and solids using relatively simple measures. Simple devices including baffles, screens, and racks can be used to remove coarse solids and floatables from combined sewage . . .” - EPA, CSO Guidance for Nine Minimum Controls 5.6.1
Methods and Considerations to Prevent Extraneous Solids and Floatables from Entering the CSS The Water Services Department and other City departments employ several methods for preventing extraneous solids and floatables from entering the CSS. •
Repair and Clean Catch Basins - WSD is responsible for the proper functioning of catch basins city-wide. The Stormwater Line Maintenance Division performs catch basin cleaning and repairs.
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Street Sweeping - The Public Works Department conducts street sweeping on a routine schedule to reduce trash, silt and other debris on the streets and in the sewer system shown in Table 5-2. Ordinarily, all improved residential streets city-wide are swept on three cycles May through December and once between January and April. The main arterial system is swept on four cycles between May and November. The Downtown system (within the downtown loop) is swept on 61 cycles between May and November and on 19 cycles between December and April. Table 5-2
STREET SWEEPING PROGRAM RESULTS Year 2004 2005 2006
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Debris Collected (cubic yards) 31,893 20,533 26,663
Distance Swept (miles) 18,971 15,063 20,614
Construction Site Erosion Control - Soil erosion from construction activity can increase the quantity of turbidity, nutrients, metals and sediment in the receiving sewer and waters. Sedimentation problems can potentially reduce the hydraulic capacity of sewer lines, leading to overflows. The implementation and enforcement of erosion control regulations can be an extremely effective method reducing these constituents in the flow in the CSS.
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Construction work is required to conform to City engineering and construction standards for all public or private work within the City. The City has been working in recent years to revise four important design and construction standards that can impact water quality in the CSS. The following standards were made effective in October 2006: o Section 2100 - Grading and Site Preparation; o Section 5100 - Erosion and Sediment Control; o Section 5600 - Storm Drainage Systems and Facilities; and o Storm Drainage BMP Manual. 5.7
NMC 7 – Pollution Prevention Programs to Reduce Contaminants in CSOs
“The seventh minimum control, pollution prevention, is intended to keep contaminants from entering the CSS and thus receiving waters via CSOs. Most of the suggested measures involve behavioral change rather than construction of storage or treatment devices.” - EPA, CSO Guidance for Nine Minimum Controls The pollution prevention measures covered in this minimum control were implemented by WSD to encourage residents and business owners to minimize or eliminate their contaminants from entering the combined sewers and, in turn, the rivers and streams. The programs and documentation include: •
Household Hazardous Waste Program;
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Keep Kansas City Beautiful Campaign;
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Food Handler Training Classes;
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Industrial Waste Newsletter; and
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Street sweeping (see NMC 6).
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Household Hazardous Waste Program In 2006, The Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) Program continued to accept, manage and recycle or safely dispose of excess or unwanted household chemicals from residents in communities in 32 Jackson County cities as well as residents in unincorporated areas of Jackson and Clay Counties. The program provides residents an alternative to disposal of used oil and other chemicals in storm drains or other inappropriate places. In addition, the program accepts hazardous materials from city-operated facilities. Throughout the year the program served approximately 8036 households and took in approximately 1,103,087 pounds of household hazardous waste. As a part of this program, WSD manages a permanent HHW Facility and the Swap Shop. A Regional HHW Collection Program is coordinated by the Mid-America Regional Council (MARC) Solid Waste Management District (SWMD) in cooperation with Kansas City and the City of Lee’s Summit. The regional program sponsors HHW Mobile Collection Events, and was recognized by the USEPA for excellent implementation of an Environmental Management System. a) Household Hazardous Waste Facility
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A permanent HHW Facility is located at the Environmental Campus in Kansas City, Missouri, and is one of two regional facilities located in the greater metropolitan area. It offers service by appointment only and at no charge to residents of Kansas City and the MARC Solid Waste Management District HHW participating communities. The facility accepts HHW products such as household cleaners, lawn and garden products, automotive fluids, and paints/paint related products to avoid the effects of improper disposal on the environment. b) Swap Shop The Swap Shop, also located at the Environmental Campus, offers reusable products from those that have been brought to the HHW Facility or mobile collection events. In 2006, it was open Monday through Saturdays from 9 am to 4 pm to anyone including residents, not-for-profit organizations, contractors, etc. All items are free except for paint, which sells in 5-gallon buckets for $15. Items such as household paint, automotive paint, oil, antifreeze, spray paint, fertilizers, and miscellaneous craft items are available on a first-come, first-served basis. c) Household Hazardous Waste Mobile Collection Events In addition to the two permanent HHW Facilities, residents of participating communities can drop off HHW products at any of the HHW Mobile Collection Events hosted throughout the year. Residents had an opportunity to attend any of the events listed in Table 5-3. HHW Mobile Collection Events are funded by the City of Kansas City, Missouri, and the MARC Solid Waste Management District. Events are staffed by a crew of trained city personnel, and usually take place at a school, church or public parking lot.
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Table 5-3 2006 HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE MOBILE COLLECTION EVENTS Total Waste Collected (pounds)
Date
Host Community
April 1
Independence
7,368
April 8
Blue Springs
55,049
April 27
Ball Metal
3,024
April 29
Garden City
9,500
May 6
Lone Jack
10,447
May 20
Richmond
6,479
June 3
Pleasant Hill
15,720
June 17
KCMO Midtown
22,009
June 24
Gladstone
26,927
August 5
Belton
18,786
August 19
Raymore
28,212
September 9
Smithville
31,097
September 23
Sugar Creek
10,590
September 23
Waldo
17,256
October 7
Oak Grove
14,972
October 7
North Kansas City
3,982
October 14
Antioch Mall
43,783
October 21
Liberty
29,969
Note: These events accepted Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) automotive fluids, batteries, fuels, household cleaners, lawn & garden products, pesticides, paints and related products.
5.7.2 Keep Kansas City Beautiful Campaign Keep Kansas City Beautiful involves citizens, neighborhoods, businesses, organizations and schools in litter prevention, community beautification and waste reduction and recycling through various programs highlighting these specific issues. The campaign’s current focus areas include litter abatement, public awareness an education, with programs including: •
Earth Day;
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entertained the public with planet-friendly education and activities for children and adults. WSD supported the 2006 Kansas City EarthFest by donating bottled water to the walkers. b) Great American Cleanup In 2006, over 6,172 volunteers worked 28,051 hours to keep Kansas City beautiful. Volunteers held 96 cleanup, beautification and education events, collected over 414 tons of litter, cleaned 122 illegal dumping sites, collected 3,005 tires for recycling, planted 2,755 flowers and 666 trees, and cleaned 84 miles of streets, 21 acres of parks and 21 miles of rivers. These events have decreased litter in Kansas City the last four years. The progress is mapped using a litter index ranging from 1 to 4 with 1 indicating no litter. In 2006, Kansas City scored an average litter index of 1.47 improved over last years’ 1.59. c) Kansas City Environmental Education Network (KCEEN) The Kansas City Environmental Education Network is a program by MARC which focuses efforts on environmental education in the Kansas City region. KCEEN plan environmentallythemed events, publish a newsletter and provide resources to area schools, youth organizations and environmental educators on environmental topics for lesson plans and activities. WSD was involved in planning events for rain barrel and rain garden demonstrations during sponsored events. d) Week of Water The annual Missouri River Watershed Festival was held at La Benite Park in Sugar Creek, Missouri on Friday, October 6. WSD associates from Blue River WWTP, Fleet Maintenance, Water Supply, Stormwater Utility and the Marketing and Public Relations Division participated in this regional event. This event included a Rain Barrel Art Contest with prizes for the top three winning barrels, and all barrels were raffled the following day. The Festival was open to the general public in the evening where individuals enjoyed exhibits designed to focus on watershed information, non-point source pollution prevention and stormwater quality. On Saturday, October 7 volunteer crews set out to clean up debris as part of the Missouri River Relief. 5.7.3 10,000 Rain Gardens The 10,000 Rain Gardens programs was initiated in fall 2005 to improve water quality by reducing stormwater runoff and pollutants. Kansas City is researching available water quality grant to fund the construction of rain gardens in the urban core neighborhood. Potential grant funding and local matching funds will in addition include installation of rain barrels and disconnecting of downspouts. Rain gardens provide an opportunity to reduce water pollution and stream degradation by establishing this low impact development technique as a standard Best Management Practices for City departments, property owners, businesses, and developers. Funding over the next three years for the initiative will be provided under the KC-ONE Stormwater Management Program. Currently there are 187 registered rain gardens in the Kansas City area.
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5.7.4 Food Handler Training Classes Since the fall of 2001, the Industrial Waste Control Division and the Food Protection Program of the Health Department have offered training classes to restaurant personnel in the area of code compliance. The Food Handler Training Class is mandatory and designed to provide information necessary for restaurant personnel to operate their food establishments in compliance with the City Food Code and City Sewer Use Ordinance. Offered approximately every two weeks, each class includes a section on “Best Management Practices for Fats, Oils & Grease” and is taught by the Oil & Grease Management Program Coordinator from WSD. The purpose of the section is to teach participants the proper disposal methods for fats, oils & grease and the negative impacts when they are not disposed of properly, thereby aiding the department’s pollution prevention efforts. 5.7.5 Industrial Waste Newsletter The Industrial Waste Control Division distributes an “Industrial Waste Newsletter” (see Appendix A) periodically via e-mail to permittees. In 2006, 74 significant industrial users who carry a wastewater discharge permit in Kansas City, Missouri and Kansas City, Kansas received the newsletters. The newsletter provides informative news articles about a wide variety of topics. Readers are also encouraged to submit letters and articles relevant to industrial waste issues. Topics in 2006 included:
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Hazardous Waste Cleanup;
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Checkups to Spot Illegal Discharges; and
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Intermediate Sampling to Prevent Violations. NMC 8 - Public Notification to Ensure the Public Receives Adequate Notification of CSO Occurrences and CSO Impacts
“The intent of the eighth minimum control is to inform the public of the location of CSO outfalls, the actual occurrences of CSOs, the possible health and environmental effects of CSOs, and the recreational or commercial activities curtailed as a result of CSOs. The measure selected should be the most costeffective measure that provides reasonable assurance that the affected public is informed in a timely manner.” - EPA, CSO Guidance for Nine Minimum Controls WSD control measures for public notification involve CSO notification and an extensive public education program to reduce the exposure of the general public to potential public health risks. Program highlights are summarized below: 5.8.1 CSO Notification WSD recognizes the need to notify the public of CSOs. New signs will be installed in 2007 along waterways receiving combined sewer overflows warning bystanders to avoid contact with the water during and following rain events. The telephone number on the sign directs the caller to the WSD
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Dispatcher on call 24 hours per day, 7 days per week. Citizens can report CSOs to the dispatcher, who then forwards the messages to the appropriate WSD staff. 5.8.2 Public Education Program In 2006, WSD continued its extensive public education program (See Appendix A) including meetings with neighborhoods, cable television, pamphlets, brochures, and internet websites all being used. The goal is to raise awareness, educate and connect with the public on issues concerning CSOs and other wet weather issues. a) Public Involvement A total of 28 meetings were held throughout 2006, including the monthly Wet Weather Community Panel meetings. These meetings served to inform the public early in the planning process about the scope and goals of various improvement projects and programs within the CSS. The meetings provide an opportunity to solicit views and concerns regarding various services provided by WSD in the past and throughout the year as shown in Table 5-4. The meetings place importance on involving the public during development, evaluation, and selection of the control strategies. b) Multi-media Presentations In 2006, the WSD coordinated a number of programs were conducted for the purpose of informing and educating the public, including: •
Hosted Wet Weather Community Panel meetings;
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Conducted Basin Coordinating Committees;
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Mailed Public Opinion Survey to 14,400 households in the CSS area;
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Finalized Citizen Action Kit & Style Guide;
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Distributed over 15 articles via Newsletter, e-blasts, and fact sheets;
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Completed the Wet weather Video for presentation at public meetings;
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Commenced the Wet Weather Solutions “Roadshow”;
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Updated content to the Channel 2 Programming / Wet Weather web site; and
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Conducted “10,000 Rain Garden” and BMP education initiative.
A more detailed description of the public education program is presented in the report section on Public Participation Program (Section 2.2).
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KCMO WATER SERVICES DEPARTMENT 2006 PUBLIC MEETINGS Date 01/10/06 1/24/06 1/31/06 2/14/06 3/14/06
Meeting Focus/Title Wet Weather Community Panel Meeting No. 14 Wet Weather Community Panel- New Panel Orientation Wet Weather Community Panel- New Panel Orientation Wet Weather Community PanelMeeting No. 15 Wet Weather Community PanelMeeting No. 16
4/10/06
OCP Road Show Presentation
4/11/06
Wet Weather Community PanelMeeting No. 17
5/9/06
Wet Weather Community PanelMeeting No. 18
6/13/06
Wet Weather Community PanelMeeting No. 19
7/11/06
Wet Weather Community PanelMeeting No. 20
7/13/06
OCP Road Show Presentation
8/8/06
Wet Weather Community PanelMeeting No. 21
9/1/06
OCP Road Show Presentation
9/6/06
Wet Weather Solutions Program Road Show Presentation
9/12/06
Wet Weather Community PanelMeeting No. 22
9/27/06 10/4/06 10/5/06 10/10/06 10/12/06 10/19/06 11/10/06 11/12/06 11/14/06 11/14/06 11/15/06 12/12/06 12/13/06
OCP Road Show Presentation Wet Weather Solutions Program Road Show Presentation Wet Weather Solutions Program Road Show Presentation Wet Weather Community PanelMeeting No. 23 Wet Weather Solutions Program Road Show Presentation Wet Weather Solutions Program Road Show Presentation Wet Weather Solutions Program Road Show Presentation Wet Weather Solutions Program Road Show Presentation Wet Weather Solutions Program Road Show Presentation Wet Weather Community PanelMeeting No. 24 Wet Weather Solutions Program Road Show Presentation Wet Weather Community PanelMeeting No. 25 Wet Weather Solutions Program Road Show Presentation
Meeting Topics Overview of the Wet Weather Solutions Program w/Mayor Kay Barnes, presentation from Indianapolis CSO Project New member orientation for recently recruited Panel members- general overview New member orientation for recently recruited Panel members- general overview Finalize the Guiding Principles, discuss upcoming Panel input needs, and discuss program updates Draft Goals & Objectives discussion, Program Updates Central Industrial District Association-Presentation given on OCP overview Revised draft Goals & Objectives discussion, Public Opinion Survey prelim. Results, Public Participation Plan information Information on draft Stormwater Management Policies, Goals & Objectives discussion, City zoning regulations information, and priority areas for future discussion Stormwater policies discussion, City’s erosion and sediment control activities, final report of public opinion survey, program evaluation criteria, program updates Evaluation Criteria subcommittee update, Basin Coordinating Committee update and information, water quality data presentation, program updates Industrial Users Group- Presentation given on OCP overview Priority Exercise for use at Basin Coordinating Committees, established a Performance Measures subcommittee, Basin Coordinating Committee process update, program updates Industrial Waste Division, WSD- Presentation given on OCP overview Kansas City Neighborhood Alliance- Presentation given on Wet Weather Solutions Program Performance Measures Subcommittee report, Basin Coordinating Committee process update, Sewer Back-up Program information, program updates Lab, WSD- Presentation given on OCP overview Economic Development Council, Mayor’s Breakfast- Presentation given on Wet Weather Solutions Program Ruskin Hills Neighborhood Association- Presentation given on Wet Weather Solutions Program Sewer Back-up Program feedback, water quality information, Combined Sewer Overflows, program updates Northland Chamber of Commerce- Presentation given on Wet Weather Solutions Program Blue Valley Neighborhood Association- Presentation given on Wet Weather Solutions Program Brush Creek Community Partners- Presentation given on Wet Weather Solutions Program Oak Meyer Gardens Homes Association- Presentation given on Wet Weather Solutions Program Ruskin Heights- Presentation given on Wet Weather Solutions Program stream setback ordinance information, zoning ordinance update information, World Water Monitoring Day report, program updates Columbus Park Community Council- Presentation given on Wet Weather Solutions Program Columbus, GA guest speaker, Sanitary Sewer System information, WSD Director’s Comments, Wet Weather Strategies, program updates KCMO Environmental Management Commission- Presentation given on Wet Weather Solutions Program
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NMC 9 – Monitoring to Effectively Characterize CSO Impacts and the Efficacy of CSO Controls
“The ninth minimum control involves visual inspections and other simple methods to determine the occurrence and apparent impacts of CSOs. This minimum control is an initial characterization of the CSS to collect and document information on overflow occurrences and known water quality problems and incidents that reflect use impairments by CSOs. Changes in the occurrences of such incidents can provide a preliminary indication of the effectiveness of the NMC” - EPA, CSO Guidance for Nine Minimum Controls 5.9.1 Characterizing the CSS Characterization of the CSS continued during 2006 as a part of the development of a long-term control plan involved control measures. Completed tasks include: a) Capacity Analysis of Blue River and Westside WWTP – Stress tests were conducted in 2006 to determine the treatment capacity of the two wastewater treatment facilities that serve the CSS area - Blue River and Westside WWTP. The purpose of stress tests was to determine the hydraulic limits of grit removal, primary and secondary units separately, while meeting the BOD and TSS removal efficiency requirements. The test results provide a knowledge base for optimizing WWTP operation during peak wet weather conditions. For both facilities, the primary treatment capacity exceeds the secondary capacity. This would enable excess peak flows to receive a minimum of primary treatment prior to discharge. Therefore, plans in 2007 call for whole plant test with bypass of primary effluent. The MDNR gave approval for testing in this mode for the Blue River plant, and approval is pending for the Westside plant. b) Surveyed Remaining CSO Outfalls – A GPS survey was completed of all remaining outfalls in the CSO area. A total of 92 outfalls were confirmed to exist. Coordinate data from the survey will be used for NPDES permit for each listed outfall. 5.9.2 Monitoring CSS Overflows and Impacts Monitoring overflows in the CSS and identifying their impacts involved the following programs and control measures active in 2006: a) Sewer Back-Up Program - Work continued on a Sewer Back-Up Program, formerly called Water-in-Basement (WIB) program, to identify patterns and reduce repeat sewer back-ups. See Section 2.12 for further details on the program. b) OCP CSO/Stormwater water quality data evaluation – In 2006, a comprehensive evaluation of the water quality monitoring data collected in 2005 was conducted. A summary of this work is presented in Section 2.8. c) Field Observations of Stream Use – The purpose of this assessment was to identify potential recreational stream uses based on observation and on-site personal interviews. A total of 27 representative stream locations were selected throughout the CSS basin area. Sites were selected on the Missouri River, Blue River, Indian Creek, Town Fork, Brush Creek and Penn Valley Lake. The field program was conducted over a 4-month period in 2006 (July – October). Each site was
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visited 4 times; Stream depth and velocities were recorded at each site. A summary of the observations and on-site interviews for the UAA include the following: •
Fishing was the most commonly reported activity;
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Boating was observed or mentioned only on the Missouri River; and
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Primary water contact (swimming, wading) was not observed.
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6
PROJECTS
This section provides information about capital improvement projects initiated, extended through, or completed in 2006 that relate to the Wet Weather Solutions Program and the OCP. The capital projects generally fall into one of the following categories: •
Collection System Projects;
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In-Fill Sewer Projects; or
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Facilities Projects.
A project data sheet is presented for each project. The capital project data sheets contain the following information where applicable and available: •
Project Name;
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Council District(s);
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Watershed(s);
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Contract Number;
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Project Number;
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Scope;
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Location;
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Description;
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Benefit;
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Project Manager;
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Planner;
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Designer;
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Contractor;
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Design / Construction Start;
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Design / Construction End;
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Operational Date;
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Project Cost;
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Project Status;
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General Location Map – if applicable; and
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Project Photograph – if available.
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6.1
Collection System Projects
6.1.1 6.1.2 6.1.3 6.1.4 6.1.5 6.1.6 6.1.7 6.1.8 6.1.9 6.1.10 6.1.11 6.1.12 6.1.13
Brookside Sanitary Sewer Improvements Phase 2 Brookside Sanitary Sewer Improvements Phase 3 Brookside Sanitary Sewer Improvements Phase 4 Brookside Sanitary Sewer Improvements Phase 5 City-Wide Sewer Repair Contract 2006 City-Wide Sewer System Cleaning 2006 City-Wide Television Inspection of Sanitary Sewers 2007 Cole Grove Sewer Rehabilitation Downtown Arena City Utilities Relocation Kansas City Power & Light District City Utility Replacement Police Academy Sanitary Sewer Phase 1 2 & 3 Rock Creek Line Creek Pilot Sewer Rehabilitation Ruskin Heights Sewer Rehabilitation
6.2
In-Fill Sewer (Septic Tank Elimination Program)
6.2.1 6.2.2 6.2.3 6.2.4 6.2.5 6.2.6 6.2.7 6.2.8 6.2.9 6.2.10 6.2.11 6.2.12 6.2.13 6.2.14 6.2.15 6.2.16 6.2.17 6.2.18 6.2.19 6.2.20 6.2.21 6.2.22 6.2.23 6.2.24
39th & Blue Ridge Cut-Off 40 Highway & Marsh Avenue 48th Street & Emery Avenue 48th Street & Logan Avenue 48th Terrace & Logan Avenue 49th Street & Farley 55th & Bennington – Part 1 and Outfall 55th & Bennington - Section 2 59th Street & Norfleet Road 66th St & Manchester Ave 82nd St & James A Reed Rd 83rd Street & Oldham Road 97th Street & Eastern Avenue 97th Street & Holmes Road 135th Street & Cherry Street Leeds & Hunter NE 32nd Street & N Garfield Avenue NE 38th Street & N Brighton Avenue NE 39th & N Prather NE 48th & N Bristol NE 52nd Street & Randolph Road NE 55th Street & N Bennington Avenue NE 61st & N Wheeling NE 68th & N Belmont
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6.2.25 6.2.26 6.2.27 6.2.28 6.2.29 6.2.30
NE 80th & N Antioch NE 88th & N Forest NE 88th & N Lathrop NE 92nd & Viewcrest Section 3 NW 55th Street & NW Flintridge NW 70th & NW Overland Drive
6.3
Facilities Projects
6.3.1 6.3.2 6.3.3 6.3.4
Asset Management Program Green Hills Pump Station and Force Main Round Grove Pump Station Improvements Santa Fe Pump Station Improvements
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Council District(s): 4 Watershed: Brush Creek
Brookside Sanitary Sewer Improvements Phase 2 (Huntington Relief Sewer)
Contract No.: 654 Project No.: 81000654
Scope:
Construction of new storm drainage and sanitary sewer pipes to increase system capacity.
Location:
The project area is bounded by 61st Terrace to the North, Huntington Road to the South, Brookside Boulevard to the East and Pennsylvania Avenue to the West.
Description:
The second phase of improvements designed to reduce flooding and sewer back-ups through installation of new storm drainage and sanitary sewer pipe. The current systems are located in yards and under houses. The project consists of installation of 2,800 feet of relief storm drain and 2,600 feet of relief sanitary sewer in the street away from basements to reduce the chance for sewage back-ups. Both the existing and new pipes will be used, expanding the carrying capacity of the systems.
Benefit:
Removal of infilitration/inflow sources, reduction of sewer back-ups, and increased pipe capacity.
Project Manager:
Karine Papikian
Planner:
Burns & McDonnell
Designer:
Burns & McDonnell
Contractor:
GC Construction
Construction Start:
November 29, 2004
Construction End:
August 6, 2006
Operational Date:
August 2006
Project Cost:
$2,900,000 (Construction)
Project Status:
Project Completed
Brookside Sanitary Sewer Improvements – Phase 2
Kansas City Overflow Control Program
Council District(s): 4 Watershed: Brush Creek
Brookside Sanitary Sewer Improvements Phase 3
Contract No.: 654 Project No.: 81000654
Scope:
The project consists of catch basin repair, construction of new storm drains, and sanitary sewer repair.
Location:
The Brookside Neighborhood is generally bounded by 57th to 65th Street and Ward Parkway to Wornall.
Description:
The third phase of improvements is designed to reduce flooding and sewer back-ups through replacement of catch basins in streets to carry stormwater runoff, upsizing approximately 21,500 feet of existing storm drainage, and upsizing approximately 2,900 feet of sanitary sewer pipe system primarily located within yards. The larger pipes will increase the carrying capacity of both the storm drainage and sanitary sewer systems.
Benefit:
Removal of infiltration/inflow sources, reduction of sewer back-ups, and increased pipe capacity.
Project Manager:
Karine Papikian
Planner:
Burns & McDonnell
Designer:
Burns & McDonnell
Contractor:
N/A
Design Start:
April 2004
Design End:
December 2006
Operational Date:
Approximately May 2008
Project Cost:
$8,000,000 (Design and Estimated Construction)
Project Status:
Under Design
Brookside Sanitary Sewer Improvements – Phase 3
Kansas City Overflow Control Program
Council District(s): 4 Watershed: Brush Creek
Brookside Sanitary Sewer Improvements Phase 4 (Crestwood)
Contract No.: 654 Project No.: 81000654
Scope:
The project consists of catch basin repair, construction of new storm drains, and sanitary sewer repair.
Location:
Crestwood Neighborhood is generally bounded by 54th to 56th Street and Brookside Boulevard to Holmes Road.
Description:
The fourth phase of improvements is designed to reduce flooding and sewer back-ups through replacement of catch basins in streets to carry stormwater runoff, repair of approximately 5,500 feet of the sanitary sewer systems and possible upsizing of approximately 4,500 feet of storm drainage. The project also includes some separation of the combined sewer system.
Benefit:
Removal of infiltration/inflow sources, reduction of sewer back-ups, and increased pipe capacity.
Project Manager:
Karine Papikian
Planner:
Burns & McDonnell
Designer:
Burns & McDonnell
Contractor:
CG Construction Company
Construction Start:
September 28, 2006
Construction End:
May 30, 2008
Operational Date:
March 31, 2008
Project Cost:
$5,850,000 (Construction)
Project Status:
Under Construction
Brookside Sanitary Sewer Improvements – Phase 4
Kansas City Overflow Control Program
Council District(s): 4 Watershed: Brush Creek
Brookside Sanitary Sewer Improvements Phase 5
Contract No.: 654 Project No.: 81000654
Scope:
Soil drilling, sampling, and an alignment routing study for large interceptor sewer.
Location:
The project is located along Oak Street from Brush Creek Boulevard to 51st Terrace and along Brookside Boulevard from 51st Terrace to Meyer Boulevard.
Description:
The fifth phase of improvements primarily consists of the design and construction of a new larger relief sewer parallel to the existing storm drainage interceptor pipe. The design also includes upsizing approximately 10,500 feet of the existing sanitary sewer pipe to increase carrying capacity and to reduce flooding and sewer back-ups in the vicinity.
Benefit:
Removal of infiltration/inflow sources, reduction of sewer back-ups, and increased pipe capacity.
Project Manager:
Karine Papikian
Planner:
Burns & McDonnell
Designer:
Burns & McDonnell
Contractor:
N/A
Design Start:
June 2005
Design End:
March 2007
Operational Date:
Estimated May 2012
Project Cost:
$21,000,000 (Design and Estimated Construction)
Project Status:
Under Design
Brookside Sanitary Sewer Improvements – Phase 5
Kansas City Overflow Control Program
Council District(s): All Watershed: All
City-Wide Sewer Repair Contract 2006
Contract No.: 909 Project No.: 81000347
Scope:
Sewer repairs throughout the city.
Location:
City-wide
Description:
Ongoing program by Water Services Department to repair sewers throughout the City. The project consists of repair of private sewer line failures within public rights-of-way or easements, and the repair and replacement of small sections (5 to 25 feet) of existing 8-inch, 10-inch, 12-inch, 15-inch, 18-inch, and 21-inch diameter public sewer mains.
Benefit:
Repair of sewer throughout the city and increased system capacity and efficiency.
Project Manager:
Karine Papikian
Planner:
Water Services Department
Designer:
Water Services Department
Contractor:
ACE Pipe Cleaning, Inc.
Construction Start:
May 22, 2006
Construction End:
February 16, 2007
Operational Date:
March 18, 2007
Project Cost:
$595,710
Project Status:
Active
Kansas City Overflow Control Program
Council District(s): All Watershed: City-Wide
City-Wide Sewer System Cleaning 2006
Contract No.: 896 Project No.: 8100XXX
Scope:
Cleaning of Sanitary Sewers
Location:
City-Wide
Description:
Sewer line cleaning throughout the sewer system on demand and as assigned by Water Services. Typically, the cleaning work is for sewers that are large diameter, heavily silted, severely blocked, or poorly accessible.
Benefit:
Removal of grit and debris from sewers that may wash out as a stream discharge during storm; improved flow capacity of existing sewers; augment Water Services cleaning services for difficult or emergency work orders.
Project Manager:
Matt Thomas
Planner:
Water Services Department
Designer:
Water Services Department
Contractor:
ACE Pipe Cleaning, Inc.
Construction Start:
January 1, 2006
Construction End:
December 31, 2006
Operational Date:
N/A
Project Cost:
$250,000
Project Status:
Active
Kansas City Overflow Control Program
Council District(s): All Watershed: All
City-Wide Television Inspection of Sanitary Sewers 2007
Contract No.: 926 Project No.: 61000040
Scope:
Closed circuit television inspection contract to identify areas for rehabilitation work.
Location:
The project is located primarily in (but not limited to) downtown Kansas City, Missouri.
Description:
The project involves digital video recording the inspection of approximately 166,666 feet of various diameters of sanitary sewer in portions of the City’s sewer system citywide.
Benefit:
Recommendations for future rehabilitation to extend the life of the sewer system.
Project Manager:
Matt Thomas
Planner:
Water Services Department
Designer:
Water Services Department
Contractor:
ACE Pipe Cleaning, Inc.
Project Start:
December 2006
Project End:
December 2007
Operational Date:
N/A
Project Cost:
$250,000
Project Status:
Active
Kansas City Overflow Control Program
Council District(s): 5 Watershed: Brush Creek
Cole Grove Sewer Rehabilitation
Contract No.: 791 Project No.: 81000161
Scope:
Rehabilitation of existing sewers and manholes.
Location:
Project is generally bounded by Swope Parkway, Agnes Avenue, E 52nd Street, and Brooklyn Avenue.
Description:
The previous I/I study for the Cole Grove Sewer recommended installation of junction boxes and rehabilitation of existing sewers and manholes to reduce inflow/infiltration sources and eliminate basement backups. The project consists of rehabilitation of approximately 440 feet of 33-inch, 1,140 feet of 36-inch, 165 feet of 42-inch, 1,295 feet of 48-inch and 331feet of 54-inch segmented clay tile sewer, 20 manholes, and installation of four junction boxes. Construction methods will be by cured-in-place lining.
Benefit:
Significant inflow and infiltration reduction, increased pipe capacity, and reduction of basement backups.
Project Manager:
Kenny Shelor
Planner:
Water Services Department
Designer:
Water Services Department
Contractor:
Insituform Technologies USA Inc.
Construction Start:
September 26, 2006
Construction End:
June 23, 2007
Operational Date:
May 24, 2007
Project Cost:
$1,177,500 (Estimated Construction)
Project Status:
Under Construction
Cole Grove Sewer Rehabilitation
Kansas City Overflow Control Program
Council District(s): 2 Watershed: CID
Downtown Arena City Utilities Relocation
Contract No.: ### Project No.: 89000505
Scope:
Project involves the relocation of storm and sanitary sewer lines.
Location:
The project area is generally bounded by E 13th Street, Oak Street, Truman Road, and Grand Boulevard.
Description:
Relocation of all existing combined, storm and sanitary sewers on the site of the Downtown Sprint Arena project site, covering 4 city blocks. The sewer line relocation work was divided into 3 phases. Phase 1 and Phase 2 included utility modification and cutoff. Phase 3 includes new sewer construction, including 1,400 feet of concrete storm sewer (42-inch to 54-inch), and 1,250 feet of cured-in-place sewer in existing sewers (15-inch to 36-inch).
Benefit:
Separation of existing combined sewers eliminates the contribution of combined flow from this site. In addition, the replacement of existing aging sanitary sewers reduces infiltration and inflow from this site.
Project Manager:
Cameron Blazer (CIMO); Paula Yancey (PC Sports) Chris Brockway (B&V)
Planner:
Water Services Department/CIMO
Designer:
Black & Veatch
Contractor:
Pyramid Construction (Phase 1), Brandy Electric (Phase 2), Kissick Construction (Phase 3)
Construction Start:
April 18, April 25, and June 23, 2005 (Phase 1, 2 and 3, respectively)
Construction End:
July 12, June 22, and June 23, 2006 (Phase 1, 2 and 3, respectively)
Operational Date:
June 2006
Project Cost:
$298,815 (Phase 1 and 2 construction), $4,943,546 (Phase 3 construction)
Project Status:
Construction Complete
Fishing River WWTP Facility Plan Downtown Arena City Utilities Relocation
Kansas City Overflow Control Program
Council District(s): 2 Watershed: CID
Kansas City Power & Light District City Utility Replacement
Contract No.: ### Project No.: 870-00-001 890000870
Scope:
Replacement of water, storm and sanitary sewer lines.
Location:
The project site includes seven city blocks at the south end of the downtown district. The area is bounded by 12th Street, Grand Avenue, Truman Road, and Baltimore Avenue.
Description:
The utility replacement/relocation contracts for this project include replacement of all the existing combined sewers on the 30+ acre site with approximately 7,000 feet of separate sanitary sewers and 7,000 feet of storm sewers.
Benefit:
Separation of the existing 100% combined sewers eliminates the contribution of combined flow from this site. In addition, the replacement of existing aging sanitary sewers reduces infiltration and inflow from this site.
Project Manager:
Dave Peck
Planner:
Water Services Department/CIMO
Designer:
Black & Veatch
Contractor:
Five separate construction contracts (Beemer, Beemer, Kissick, Kissick, and Pyramid)
Construction Start:
July 2005
Construction End:
July 2006
Operational Date:
July 2006
Project Cost:
$19,958,000 for the 5 site utility contracts which includes water, storm and sanitary
Project Status:
Construction complete
KCP&L District Utilities Relocation
Kansas City Overflow Control Program
Council District(s): 1 Watershed: Lower Shoal Creek
Police Academy Sanitary Sewer Phase 1, 2 & 3
Contract No.: XXX Project No.: 89000385 89000385.1
Scope:
Construction of approximately 3,200 feet of 10-inch pipe and 6 manholes for Phase 1, 520 feet of 8-inch pipe and 2 manholes for Phase 2, and 275 feet of 8-inch ductile iron pipe for Phase 3 road crossing of Pleasant Valley Road.
Location:
The project is generally bounded by Pleasant Valley Road, Interstate 435, Shoal Creek, and future extension of N Shoal Creek Parkway.
Description:
Project involves construction of a new gravity sanitary sewer collection system to serve the new Kansas City Police Station. The new sanitary sewer will connect to the existing Shoal Creek interceptor to the south.
Benefit:
Provides public sanitary sewer service, and reduction of potential public health risks.
Project Manager:
David Teague / Patricia Brooke
Planner:
Water Services Department / CIMO
Designer:
Water Services Department
Contractor:
Rodriguez Mechanical Contractors (Phase 1 & 2)
Design Start:
April 2006 (Phase 1, 2 & 3)
Construction Start:
June 2006 (Phase 1 & 2)
Design End:
May 2006 (Phase 2)
Construction End:
July 2006 (Phase 1 & 2)
Operational Date:
July 2006 (Phase 1 & 2)
Project Cost:
$ 171,935 (Phase 1 & 2 Construction) and $30,000 (Phase 3 Estimated Construction)
Project Status:
Phase 1 Construction Complete and Phase 2 & 3 Under Design
Police Academy Sanitary Sewer Phase 1, 2 & 3
Kansas City Overflow Control Program
Council District(s): 1, 2 Watershed: Line Creek & Rock Creek
Rock Creek & Line Creek Pilot Sewer Rehabilitation
Contract No.: 938 Project No.: 81000428
Scope:
Rehabilitation of existing sewers and manholes for demonstration of Infiltration/Inflow (I/I) removal effectiveness.
Location:
Project consists of two areas generally located in Basin 13 (vicinity of N Main Street &NE 79th Terrace, and in Basin 5 (vicinity NE 46th Street & N Troost Avenue).
Description:
Replacement of approximately 989 feet of 8-inch and 503 feet of 10-inch VCP; rehabilitation of approximately 7,431 feet of 8-inch, 668 feet of 10-inch, 588 feet of 18-inch VCP; rehabilitation of approximately 2,824 feet of 4-inch or 6-inch service laterals; installation of approximately 160 feet of 6inch service lateral; installation of 145 two-way clean-outs on service laterals; the installation of six new manholes; and rehabilitation of 51 existing manholes.
Benefit:
Significant inflow and infiltration reduction, increased pipe capacity, and reduction of basement backups.
Project Manager:
Matt Thomas / Terry Leeds
Designer:
HNTB
Contractor:
N/A
Design Start:
May 2006
Construction Start:
February 2007
Design End:
December 2006
Construction End:
July 2007
Operational Date:
August 2007
Project Cost:
$602,976 (Design) and $1,000,000 (Estimated Construction)
Project Status:
Under Bid / Award Phase
Kansas City Overflow Control Program
Council District(s): 6 Watershed: Little Blue River
Ruskin Heights Sewer Rehabilitation
Contract No.: 810 Project No.: 81000181
Scope:
Rehabilitation of existing sewers and manholes.
Location:
The project is bounded by Spring Valley Road, Blue Ridge Blvd, Longview Road, and 110th Street.
Description:
The previous I/I Study in the Ruskin Heights Subdivision drainage basin recommended rehabilitation of existing sewers and manholes to reduce inflow/infiltration sources and eliminate basement backups. The project consists of rehabilitation of over 100 manholes and 50,000 lf of 8-inch to 15-inch pipe by pipe bursting, open cut, or cured-in-place lining.
Benefit:
Significant inflow and infiltration reduction, increased pipe capacity, and reduction of basement backups.
Project Manager:
Matt Thomas
Planner:
Water Services Department
Designer:
Water Services Department
Contractor:
Ace Pipe Cleaning
Construction Start:
February 28, 2006
Construction End:
September 2007
Operational Date:
September 2007
Project Cost:
$4,164,445 (Estimated Construction)
Project Status:
Under Construction
Ruskin Heights Sewer Rehabilitation
Kansas City Overflow Control Program
Council District(s): 3 Watershed: Round Grove Creek
39th & Blue Ridge Cut-Off
Contract No.: XXX Project No.: 89003370
Scope:
Design and construction of approximately 8,190 feet of 8-inch sanitary sewers and 50 manholes.
Location:
Project is generally bounded by US Hwy 40, Denton Road, 39th Street, and Blue Ridge Cutoff.
Description:
Construct sanitary sewers for a neighborhood of 72 homes on septic systems in Sewer Districts 10060 and 10064. The new sewers will flow to the south, tie into a joint district sewer running to the east along 39th Street, connect to the Round Grove Interceptor, and receive treatment at the Blue River Wastewater Treatment Facility.
Benefit:
Provides public sanitary sewer service, elimination of septic tank usage, and reduction of potential public health risks.
Project Manager:
Damon Hodges
Planner:
Water Services Department/CIMO
Designer:
Delich, Roth & Goodwillie, P.A.
Contractor:
N/A
Design Start:
December 1, 2004
Design End:
January 13, 2007
Operational Date:
Pending Funding
Project Cost:
$196,968 (Design) and $1,133,900 (Estimated Construction)
Project Status:
Under Right-of-Way Condemnation
39th & Blue Ridge Cut-Off
Kansas City Overflow Control Program
Council District(s): 3 Watershed: Round Grove Creek
40 Highway & Marsh Avenue 40 Hwy & Marsh Avenue Outfall
Contract No.: XXX Project No.: 89003646/ 81000309
Scope:
Design and construction of approximately 5,175 feet of 8-inch sanitary sewers including a stormwater outfall.
Location:
The project is generally bounded by E 30th Terrace, Booth Avenue, E US Highway 40, and I-435.
Description:
This project will update an existing neighborhood with 50 homes from a septic system to sanitary sewers. The existing sewer will be extended to serve Sewer Districts 10038 and 10041 and will receive treatment at the Blue River Wastewater Treatment Facility.
Benefit:
Provides public sanitary sewer service, elimination of septic tank usage, and reduction of potential public health risks.
Project Manager:
Damon Hodges
Planner:
Water Services Department/CIMO
Designer:
Delich, Roth & Goodwillie, P.A.
Contractor:
N/A
Design Start:
April 27, 2005
Design End:
July 3, 2007
Operational Date:
Pending Funding
Project Cost:
$132,320 (Design) and $1,182,000 (Estimated Construction)
Project Status:
Under Right-of-Way Condemnation
40 Highway & Marsh Avenue
Kansas City Overflow Control Program
Council District(s): 5 Watershed: Little Blue River
48th Street & Emery Avenue
Contract No.: XXX Project No.: 89003613
Scope:
Construct a new sanitary sewer line consisting of approximately 500 feet of 8-inch sewer pipe and 2 manholes.
Location:
Project is generally bounded by Crane Avenue, Hocker Road, the southern line of Lot 23 of Sni-A-Bar Addition subdivision on the south, and the northern line of Lot 11, in Kansas City, Missouri within Jackson County.
Description:
The new gravity sanitary sewer collection system will serve an existing residential area with 10 homes in Sewer District 13052.
Benefit:
Provides public sanitary sewer service, elimination of septic tank usage, and reduction of potential public health risks.
Project Manager:
Julie Jenson
Planner:
Water Services Department
Designer:
Water Services Department
Contractor:
N/A
Design Start:
April 23, 2001
Design End:
January 2, 2006
Operational Date:
Pending Funding
Project Cost:
$25,000 (Design) and $100,000 (Estimated Construction)
Project Status:
Under Right-of-Way Acquisition
48th Street & Emery Avenue
Kansas City Overflow Control Program
Council District(s): 5 Watershed: Little Blue River
48th Street & Logan Avenue
Contract No.: XXX Project No.: 89003611
Scope:
Construct a new sanitary sewer line consisting of approximately 600 lineal feet of 8-inch sewer pipe and 3 manholes.
Location:
Project is generally bounded by Logan Avenue, the southern line of Lot 22 of Sni-A-Bar Addition subdivision, and northern line of Lot 10 in Jackson County, Missouri.
Description:
The new gravity sanitary sewer collection system will serve an existing residential area with 4 homes in Sewer District 13051.
Benefit:
Provides public sanitary sewer service, elimination of septic tank usage, and reduction of potential public health risks.
Project Manager:
Julie Jenson
Planner:
Water Services Department
Designer:
Water Services Department
Contractor:
N/A
Design Start:
April 23, 2001
Design End:
January 2, 2006
Operational Date:
Pending Funding
Project Cost:
$20,000 (Design) and $80,000 (Estimated Construction)
Project Status:
Under Right-of-Way Acquisition
48th Street & Logan Avenue
Kansas City Overflow Control Program
Council District(s): 5 Watershed: Little Blue River
48th Terrace & Logan Avenue
Contract No.: XXX Project No.: 89003605
Scope:
Construct a new sanitary sewer line consisting of approximately 700 feet of 8-inch sewer pipe and 4 manholes.
Location:
Project is generally bounded by E 49th Street, Logan Avenue, and the southern line of Lot 38 of Sni-ABar Addition subdivision.
Description:
The new gravity sanitary sewer collection system will serve an existing residential area with 7 homes in Sewer District 13050.
Benefit:
Provides public sanitary sewer service, elimination of septic tank usage, and reduction of potential public health risks.
Project Manager:
Julie Jenson
Planner:
Water Services Department
Designer:
Water Services Department
Contractor:
N/A
Design Start:
April 23, 2001
Design End:
January 2, 2006
Operational Date:
Pending Funding
Project Cost:
$25,000 (Design) and $100,000 (Estimated Construction)
Project Status:
Under Right-of-Way Acquisition
48th Terrace & Logan Avenue
Kansas City Overflow Control Program
Council District(s): 5 Watershed: Round Grove Creek
49th Street & Farley
Contract No.: XXX Project No.: 89003778
Scope:
Construct a new sanitary sewer line consisting of approximately 2,797 feet of 8-inch sewer pipe and 12 manholes.
Location:
The project is generally bounded by Raytown Road, Blue Ridge Cut-Off, E 49th Street, and Farley Avenue in Kansas City, Missouri within Jackson County.
Description:
To construct a new gravity sanitary sewer collection system to serve an existing residential area with 34 homes in Sewer District 10043 and tying into an existing sewer to the north.
Benefit:
Provides public sanitary sewer service, elimination of septic tank usage, and reduction of potential public health risks.
Project Manager:
Damon Hodges
Planner:
Water Services Department/CIMO
Designer:
Larkin Group
Contractor:
N/A
Design Start:
November 1, 2004
Design End:
January 13, 2007
Operational Date:
Pending Funding
Project Cost:
$108,105 (Design) and $564,000 (Estimated Construction)
Project Status:
Under Right-of-Way Condemnation
49th Street & Farley
Kansas City Overflow Control Program
Council District(s): 5 Watershed: Blue River
Contract No.: XXX Project No.: 89003562/ 81000292
55th & Bennington – Part 1 and Outfall
Scope:
Design and construction of approximately 2,900 feet of 10-inch sanitary sewers, including an outfall.
Location:
Project is generally bounded by Blue Parkway, E 55th Terrace, and Bennington Avenue.
Description:
Upgrading neighborhoods with 128 homes from septic system to sanitary sewer collection system. This project has three components consisting of an extension sewer connecting downstream to a new collection system and a tight line replacement sewer serving approximately 25 properties.
Benefit:
Provides public sanitary sewer service, elimination of septic tank usage, and reduction of potential public health risks.
Project Manager:
Randy Edson
Planner:
Water Services Department/CIMO
Designer:
Larkin Group
Contractor:
Wilson Plumbing
Design Start:
December 1, 2004
Construction Start:
November 7, 2006
Design End:
October 31, 2006
Construction End:
March 6, 2007
Operational Date:
April 2007
Project Cost:
$164,156 (Design) $259,804 (Part 1Construction) $165,621 (Outfall Construction)
Project Status:
Under Construction
55th & Bennington -Part 1 and Outfall
Kansas City Overflow Control Program
Council District(s): 5 Watershed: Blue River
55th & Bennington – Section 2
Contract No.: XXX Project No.: 89003790
Scope:
Design and construction of 4,330 feet of 8-inch sanitary sewer pipe.
Location:
Project is generally bounded by E 55th Street, Cambridge Avenue, 58th Street, and Newton Avenue.
Description:
This sanitary sewer extension will serve 45 homes currently on private septic systems. The proposed alignment will follow the existing drainage channel to the south and east as it crosses Sewer Districts 11041 & 11042 to serve Sewer District 719 in the future.
Benefit:
Provides public sanitary sewer service, elimination of septic tank usage, and reduction of potential public health risks.
Project Manager:
Randy Edson
Planner:
Water Services Department/CIMO
Designer:
Taliaferro & Browne, Inc.
Contractor:
N/A
Design Start:
January 15, 2005
Design End:
January 4, 2007
Operational Date:
Pending Funding
Project Cost:
$93,790 (Design) and $530,000 (Estimated Construction)
Project Status:
Under Right-of-Way Acquisition
55th & Bennington Section 2
Kansas City Overflow Control Program
Council District(s): 5 Watershed: Little Blue River
59th & Norfleet
Contract No.: XXX Project No.: 89003668
Scope:
Construct a new sanitary sewer line consisting of 1,994 feet of 8-inch sewer pipe and 7 manholes.
Location:
Project is generally bounded by 58th Street Terrace, Norfleet Road, 59th Street Terrace and Marion Road, in Jackson County, Kansas City, Missouri.
Description:
The new gravity sanitary sewer collection system will serve an existing residential area with 20 homes in Sewer Districts 13045 and 13046.
Benefit:
Provides public sanitary sewer service, elimination of septic tank usage, and reduction of potential public health risks.
Project Manager:
Julie Jenson
Planner:
Water Services Department
Designer:
Water Services Department
Contractor:
N/A
Design Start:
April 23, 2001
Design End:
November 22, 2007
Operational Date:
Pending Funding
Project Cost:
$62,500 (Design) and $250,000 (Estimated Construction)
Project Status:
Under Bid Preparation
59th & Norfleet
Kansas City Overflow Control Program
Council District(s): 5 Watershed: Blue River
Contract No.: XXX Project No.: 89003451
66th & Manchester
Scope:
Design and construction of approximately 9,850 feet of sanitary sewers.
Location:
Project is generally bounded by E 64th Street, Blue Parkway Drive, E 67th Street and Interstate 435.
Description:
Design and construct sanitary sewer extension for 89 parcels of land, with approximately 240 residents. The properties are currently served by private septic systems, but project will allow the homeowner to tie into public sewers.
Benefit:
Provides public sanitary sewer service, elimination of septic tank usage, and reduction of potential public health risks.
Project Manager:
Alonzo Burton
Planner:
Water Services Department/CIMO
Designer:
HNTB Architects Engineers Planners
Contractor:
Ace Pipe Cleaning
Design Start:
April 2, 2004
Construction Start:
October 10, 2006
Design End:
October 6, 2005
Construction End:
March 30, 2007
Operational Date:
April 2007
Project Cost:
$192,977 (Design) and $1,288,324 (Construction)
Project Status:
Under Construction
66th & Manchester
Kansas City Overflow Control Program
Council District(s): 5 Watershed: Blue River
Contract No.: XXX Project No.: 89003450
82nd & James A Reed
Scope:
Design and construction of 5,129 feet of sanitary sewer pipe and 29 manholes.
Location:
Project is generally bounded by E 80th Street, James A Reed Road, E 83rd Street, and Manchester Avenue.
Description:
The new project will provide sanitary sewer service in Sewer Districts 11031 to 11036 to connect 35 homes to City sewer. This will be bid and constructed together with Project 89003505 – 83rd and Oldham Road.
Benefit:
Provides public sanitary sewer service, elimination of septic tank usage, and reduction of potential public health risks.
Project Manager:
Mark Wolff
Planner:
Water Services Department/CIMO
Designer:
ET Archer Corporation
Contractor:
N/A
Design Start:
November 4, 2004
Construction Start:
April 2007
Design End:
October 2, 2006
Construction End:
October 2007
Operational Date:
November 2007
Project Cost:
$70,175 (Design) and $888,700 (Estimated Construction)
Project Status:
Bid/Award Phase
82nd & James A Reed
Kansas City Overflow Control Program
Council District(s): 5 Watershed: Blue River
83rd & Oldham Rd
Contract No.: XXX Project No.: 89003505
Scope:
Design and construction of approximately 1,156 feet of sanitary sewer pipe and 8 manholes.
Location:
Project is generally bounded by E 82nd Street, Overhill Road, E 83rd Street and Oldham Road.
Description:
The new sewer collection system will serve 14 existing homes in Sewer District 11023. This project was designed, and will be constructed with Project 89003450 – 82nd & James A Reed.
Benefit:
Provides public sanitary sewer service, elimination of septic tank usage, and reduction of potential public health risks.
Project Manager:
Mark Wolff
Planner:
Water Services Department/CIMO
Designer:
ET Archer Corporation
Contractor:
N/A
Design Start:
November 24, 2004
Construction Start:
April 2007
Design End:
October 2, 2006
Construction End:
October 2007
Operational Date:
November 2007
Project Cost:
$19,868 (Design) and $241,000 (Estimated Construction)
Project Status:
Bid/Award Phase
83rd & Oldham Rd
Kansas City Overflow Control Program
Council District(s): 6 Watershed: Fairwood-Robandee
97th Street & Eastern Avenue
Contract No.: XXX Project No.: 89003723
Scope:
Design and construction of 13,711 feet of 8-inch and 10-inch sanitary sewers.
Location:
The project is generally bounded by E Bannister Road, Overhill Road, E 99th Street, and Blue Ridge Boulevard.
Description:
This project consists of construction of three new gravity sanitary sewer collection systems and one joint district sewer system to serve 72 residences in an existing residential area within Bannister Acres of Sewer Districts 786, 861 and 13023.
Benefit:
Provides public sanitary sewer service, elimination of septic tank usage, and reduction of potential public health risks.
Project Manager:
Mark Wolff
Planner:
Water Services Department/CIMO
Designer:
George Butler & Associates
Contractor:
Wilson Plumbing
Construction Start:
November 14, 2005
Construction End:
June 2006
Operational Date:
July 2007
Project Cost:
$188, 690 (City Design), $212,969 (Consultant Design) and $1,496,636 (Construction)
Project Status:
Construction Complete
97th Street & Eastern Avenue
Kansas City Overflow Control Program
Council District(s): 6 Watershed: Indian Creek
97th Street & Holmes Road
Contract No.: XXX Project No.: 89003813
Scope:
Design and construction of 1,100 feet of new sanitary sewers and 5 new manholes.
Location:
Project area is generally bounded by E Bannister Road, Charlotte Street, E 97th Street and Holmes Road.
Description:
The new sanitary sewers will serve approximately 10 existing homes currently on septic systems in the area designated as Sewer District 6085.
Benefit:
Provides public sanitary sewer service, elimination of septic tank usage, and reduction of potential public health risks.
Project Manager:
Damon Hodges
Planner:
Water Services Department/CIMO
Designer:
OBI Consulting Engineers, Inc.
Contractor:
N/A
Construction Start:
June 2007
Construction End:
September 2007
Operational Date:
Pending Funding
Project Cost:
$49,540 (Design) and $179,000 (Estimated Construction)
Project Status:
Under Design
97th Street & Holmes Road
Kansas City Overflow Control Program
Council District(s): 6 Watershed: Spring Valley
135th Street & Cherry St
Contract No.: XXX Project No.: 89003727
Scope:
Construct a new sanitary sewer line consisting of approximately 854 feet of 8-inch sewer pipe and 5 manholes.
Location:
Project is generally bounded by 134th Street, Missouri Pacific Railroad, Martin Industrial Area, and Oak Street in Jackson County Kansas City, Missouri.
Description:
The new gravity sanitary sewer collection system will serve an existing residential area with 11 homes in Sewer District 6028.
Benefit:
Provides public sanitary sewer service, elimination of septic tank usage, and reduction of potential public health risks.
Project Manager:
Julie Jenson
Planner:
Water Services Department
Designer:
Water Services Department
Contractor:
N/A
Design Start:
November 20, 2001
Design End:
January 25, 2006
Operational Date:
Pending Funding
Project Cost:
$62,500 (Design) and $250,000 (Estimated Construction)
Project Status:
Under Right-of-Way Acquisition
135th Street & Cherry St
Kansas City Overflow Control Program
Council District(s): 3 Watershed: Round Grove Creek
Leeds & Hunter
Contract No.: XXX Project No.: 89003372
Scope:
Design and construction of 2,992 feet of new sanitary sewers.
Location:
Project is generally bounded by E 35th Street, Blue Ridge Cut-off, E 38th Terrace and Hunter Avenue.
Description:
The new sanitary sewer will tie into existing sewer to the South, and serve 37 parcels of land benefiting 32 homes in Sewer District 10057.
Benefit:
Provides public sanitary sewer service, elimination of septic tank usage, and reduction of potential health risks.
Project Manager:
Damon Hodges
Planner:
Water Services Department/CIMO
Designer:
Dubois Consulting Inc.
Contractor:
N/A
Design Start:
October 4, 2004
Design End:
January 31, 2005
Operational Date:
Pending Funding
Project Cost:
$85,000 (City Design), $24,964 (Consultant Design) and $340,000 (Estimated Construction)
Project Status:
Under Bid Preparation
Leeds & Hunter
Kansas City Overflow Control Program
Council District(s): 1 Watershed: Rock Creek
NE 32nd Street & N Garfield Avenue
Contract No.: XXX Project No.: 89003767
Scope:
Design and construction of 1,960 feet of sanitary sewers.
Location:
Project is generally bounded by NE 34th Terrace, N Garfield Avenue, NE 32nd Street and NE Prather Avenue.
Description:
This project serves approximately 7 acres and will update an existing neighborhood with 23 homes from a septic system to sanitary sewers. The new sewer in Sewer District 16005 will flow south to an existing city sewer.
Benefit:
Provides public sanitary sewer service, elimination of septic tank usage, and reduction of potential public health risks.
Project Manager:
Damon Hodges
Planner:
Water Services Department/CIMO
Designer:
SK Design Group Inc.
Contractor:
N/A
Design Start:
April 18, 2005
Design End:
March 31, 2006
Operational Date:
Pending Funding
Project Cost:
$57,778 (Design) and $352,000 (Estimated Construction)
Project Status:
Under Right-of-Way Condemnation
NE 32nd Street & N Garfield Avenue
Kansas City Overflow Control Program
Council District(s): 1 Watershed: Rock Creek
NE 38th Street & N Brighton Avenue
Contract No.: XXX Project No.: 89003728
Scope:
Design and construction of approximately 6,244 feet of sanitary sewers and 22 manholes.
Location:
Project is generally bounded by NE Parvin Road, N Denver Avenue, NE 37th Street, and N Lister Avenue.
Description:
Upgrading neighborhood with 47 homes on septic system to sanitary sewers in Sewer District 18002 to serve approximately 53 parcels. The new sewers will flow to the south, tie into an existing City sewer line running along NE 37th Street, and receive treatment at the Birmingham Wastewater Treatment Plant.
Benefit:
Provides public sanitary sewer service, elimination of septic tank usage, and reduction of potential public health risks.
Project Manager:
Alonzo Burton
Planner:
Water Services Department/CIMO
Designer:
Consoer Townsend Envirodyne Engineers, Inc. (Patrick Bean)
Contractor:
N/A
Design Start:
January 14, 2005
Design End:
January 21, 2007
Operational Date:
Pending Funding
Project Cost:
$197,096 (Design) and $1,267,848 (Estimated Construction)
Project Status:
Under Right-of-Way Condemnation
NE 38th Street & N Brighton Avenue
Kansas City Overflow Control Program
Council District(s): 1 Watershed: Rock Creek
NE 39th & N Prather
Contract No.: XXX Project No.: 89003566
Scope:
Design and construction of approximately 535 feet of sanitary sewers.
Location:
Project is generally bounded by NE Russell Road, NE Prather Road, NE 38th Street and N Garfield Avenue.
Description:
The new sanitary sewer will serve approximately 2 acres and update an existing neighborhood with seven homes from a septic system. The new sewer will flow northeast to an existing city sewer.
Benefit:
Provides public sanitary sewer service, elimination of septic tank usage, and reduction of potential public health risks.
Project Manager:
Damon Hodges
Planner:
Water Services Department/CIMO
Designer:
SK Design Group Inc.
Contractor:
N/A
Design Start:
April 18, 2005
Design End:
January 30, 2006
Operational Date:
Pending Funding
Project Cost:
$37,448 (Design) and $135,000 (Estimated Construction)
Project Status:
Under Right-of-Way Condemnation
NE 39th & N Prather
Kansas City Overflow Control Program
Council District(s): 1 Watershed: Randolph Creek
NE 48th & N Bristol
Contract No.: XXX Project No.: 89003530
Scope:
Construct a new sanitary sewer line consisting of approximately 742 feet of 8-inch sewer pipe and 6 manholes.
Location:
Project is generally bounded by NE 49th Street, N Winchester Avenue, NE 48th Street, and N Bennington Avenue, in Clay County, Kansas City, Missouri.
Description:
The new gravity sanitary sewer collection system will serve an existing residential area with 14 homes in Sewer District 21002.
Benefit:
Provides public sanitary sewer service, elimination of septic tank usage, and reduction of potential public health risks
Project Manager:
Julie Jenson
Planner:
Water Services Department
Designer:
Water Services Department
Contractor:
N/A
Design Start:
April 10, 2002
Design End:
April 4, 2006
Operational Date:
Pending Funding
Project Cost:
$35,000 (Design) and $140,000 (Estimated Construction)
Project Status:
Under Right-of-Way Acquisition
NE 48th & N Bristol
Kansas City Overflow Control Program
Council District(s): 1 Watershed: Randolph Creek
NE 52nd & Randolph
Contract No.: XXX Project No.: 89003730
Scope:
Construct a new sanitary sewer line consisting of approximately 645 feet of 8-inch sewer pipe and 6 manholes.
Location:
Project is generally bounded by NE 53rd Street, NE Randolph Road, NE 52nd Street, and N Bristol Avenue in Clay County, Missouri.
Description:
The new gravity sanitary sewer collection system will serve an existing residential area with 11 homes in Sewer District 20019.
Benefit:
Provides public sanitary sewer service, elimination of septic tank usage, and reduction of potential public health risks.
Project Manager:
Julie Jenson
Planner:
Water Services Department
Designer:
Water Services Department
Contractor:
N/A
Design Start:
July 24, 2002
Design End:
May 25, 2006
Operational Date:
Pending Funding
Project Cost:
$25,000 (Design) and $100,000 (Estimated Construction)
Project Status:
Under Right-of-Way Acquisition
NE 52nd & Randolph Road
Kansas City Overflow Control Program
Council District(s): 1 Watershed: Mill Creek
NE 55th Street & N Bennington Avenue
Contract No.: XXX Project No.: 89003768
Scope:
Design and construction of approximately 5,330 feet of sanitary sewers.
Location:
Project is generally bounded by NE 56th Street, N Cambridge Avenue, NE 51st Street, and N Bennington Avenue.
Description:
This project serves approximately 66 acres and will update an existing neighborhood with 55 homes from a septic system to sanitary sewers. The new sewer in Sewer District 20020 will flow north to an existing city sewer.
Benefit:
Provides public sanitary sewer service, elimination of septic tank usage, and reduction of potential public health risks.
Project Manager:
Damon Hodges
Planner:
Water Services Department/CIMO
Designer:
SK Design Group Inc.
Contractor:
N/A
Design Start:
December 4, 2004
Design End:
January 30, 2006
Operational Date:
Pending Funding
Project Cost:
$45,792 (City Design), $86,958 (Consultant Design) and $531,000 (Estimated Construction)
Project Status:
Under Right-of-Way Condemnation
NE 55th Street & N Bennington Avenue
Kansas City Overflow Control Program
Council District(s): 1 Watershed: Mill Creek
NE 61st & N Wheeling
Contract No.: XXX Project No.: 89003406
Scope:
Design and construction of new sanitary sewer line consisting of 5,670 feet of 8-inch pipe.
Location:
Project is generally bounded by NE 65th Terrace, N Wheeling Avenue, NE 61st Street, and N Drury Avenue.
Description:
Design and construction of five new gravity sanitary sewer collection systems and two joint district sewer system to serve 67 parcels of land (63 property owners) in an existing neighborhood. The properties are currently on private septic systems in Sewer District 20014 to 20018 which will tie into existing City sewers.
Benefit:
Provides public sanitary sewer service, elimination of septic tank usage, and reduction of potential public health risks.
Project Manager:
Damon Hodges
Planner:
Water Services Department/CIMO
Designer:
George Butler & Associates (Christopher Ramsey)
Contractor:
N/A
Design Start:
November 2001
Design End:
July 1, 2005
Operational Date:
Pending Funding
Project Cost:
$134,334 (Design) and $1,005,000 (Estimated Construction)
Project Status:
Under Right-of-Way Condemnation
NE 61st & N Wheeling
Kansas City Overflow Control Program
Council District(s): 1 Watershed: Lower Shoal Creek
NE 68th & N Belmont
Contract No.: XXX Project No.: 89003453
Scope:
Design and construction of approximately 4,100 feet of 8-inch sanitary sewers.
Location:
Project is generally bounded by NE 68th Terrace, NE Shoal Creek Drive, N Belmont and Pleasant Valley Park.
Description:
The new gravity sanitary sewer collection system will serve an existing residential area with 30 homes in Sewer Districts 22085 to 22088 which are currently on private septic systems.
Benefit:
Provides public sanitary sewer service, elimination of septic tank usage, and reduction of potential public health risks.
Project Manager:
Damon Hodges
Planner:
Water Services Department/CIMO
Designer:
HDR Engineering
Contractor:
N/A
Design Start:
December 1, 2004
Design End:
March 8, 2007
Operational Date:
Pending Funding
Project Cost:
$78,801 (Design) and $980,000 (Estimated Construction)
Project Status:
Under Design
NE 68th & N Belmont
Kansas City Overflow Control Program
Council District(s): 1 Watershed: West Fork Shoal Creek
NE 80th & N Antioch
Contract No.: XXX Project No.: 89003449
Scope:
Design and construction of 5,467 feet of 8-inch sanitary sewer pipe.
Location:
The project is generally bounded by NE 83rd Street, Highway 152, N Spruce Avenue, NE 90th Street, and Highway 1.
Description:
Project includes construction of sanitary sewers to provide collection service to two existing subdivisions south of Highway 152 and east of Highway 1 which includes approximately 36 existing homes.
Benefit:
Provides public sanitary sewer service, elimination of septic tank usage, and reduction of potential public health risks.
Project Manager:
Mark Wolff
Planner:
Water Services Department
Designer:
Lutjen Engineering Inc.
Contractor:
Site Rite Construction Inc.
Construction Start:
September 6, 2005
Construction End:
June 30, 2006
Operational Date:
July 2006
Project Cost:
$59,870 (Design) and $616,073 (Construction)
Project Status:
Construction Complete
NE 80th & N Antioch
Kansas City Overflow Control Program
Council District(s): 2 Watershed: Shoal Creek
NE 88th & N Forest
Contract No.: XXX Project No.: 89003409
Scope:
Design and construction of new sanitary sewer line consisting of 2,238 feet of 8-inch sanitary pipe and 10 manholes.
Location:
Project is generally bounded by Highway 152, N Forest Avenue, NE 88th Street, N Charlotte Street.
Description:
This area will be upgraded from septic sewer to sanitary sewers. The new sewers will flow to the north, tie into an existing City sewer line running along the south fork of Shoal Creek, and receive treatment at the Birmingham Wastewater Treatment Facility. This project will serve 18 properties and is to be constructed under one contract along with Project 89003400 - NE 88th and N Lathrop.
Benefit:
Provides public sanitary sewer service, elimination of septic tank usage, and reduction of potential public health risks.
Project Manager:
Janice Gordon
Planner:
Water Services Department/CIMO
Designer:
McDonald & Wagner Inc.
Contractor:
N/A
Design Start:
March 31, 2005
Design End:
September 29, 2006
Operational Date:
Pending Funding
Project Cost:
$50,530 (Design) and $538,833 (Estimated Construction)
Project Status:
Under Bid Preparation
NE 88th & N Forest
Kansas City Overflow Control Program
Council District(s): 2 Watershed: West Fork Shoal Creek
NE 88th & N Lathrop
Contract No.: XXX Project No.: 89003400
Scope:
Design and construction of new sanitary sewers line consisting of approximately 2,050 feet of 8-inch sewer pipe and 8 manholes.
Location:
Project is generally bounded by Highway 152, N Highland Avenue, NE 88th Street, and N Forest Avenue.
Description:
A neighborhood of 14 homes will be upgraded from septic sewers to sanitary sewers in Sewer District 22092. The new sewers will flow to the north, tie into an existing City sewer line running along the south fork of Shoal Creek, and receive treatment at the Birmingham Wastewater Treatment Facility. This project will be constructed under one contract with Project 89003409 - NE 88th and N Forest.
Benefit:
Provides public sanitary sewer service, elimination of septic tank usage, and reduction of potential public health risks.
Project Manager:
Janice Gordon
Planner:
Water Services Department/CIMO
Designer:
Larkin Group
Contractor:
N/A
Design Start:
March 31, 2005
Design End:
February 13, 2007
Operational Date:
Pending Funding
Project Cost:
$48,256 (Design) and $668,525 (Estimated Construction)
Project Status:
Under Right-of-Way Condemnation
NE 88th & N Lathrop
Kansas City Overflow Control Program
Council District(s): 2 Watershed: West Shoal Creek Shoal Creek
NE 92nd & Viewcrest Section 3
Contract No.: XXX Project No.: 89003780
Scope:
Construction of approximately 1,200 feet of 8-inch pipe and 6 manholes.
Location:
Project is generally bounded by MO Highway 152, N Main Street, NW 90th Street, and US Highway 169.
Description:
Project involves the construction of new gravity sanitary sewer collection system to serve an existing residential area in Sewer District 22065 to serve 6 properties which are currently on private septic systems.
Benefit:
Provides public sanitary sewer service, elimination of septic tank usage, and reduction of potential health risks.
Project Manager:
Alex Ivanescu
Planner:
Water Services Department
Designer:
N/A
Contractor:
N/A
Design Start:
April 2, 2003
Design End:
Unknown
Operational Date:
Unknown
Project Cost:
$50,000 (City Design) and $200,000 (Estimated Construction)
Project Status:
Design on-hold pending developer’s sewer construction in project area.
NE 92nd & Viewcrest Section 3
Kansas City Overflow Control Program
Council District(s): 2 Watershed: Line Creek
NW 55th Street & NW Flintridge
Contract No.: XXX Project No.: 89003618
Scope:
Design and construction of 3,370 feet of new sanitary sewers.
Location:
The project is generally bounded by NW Englewood Road, NW Waukomis Drive, NW 53rd Street and NW Flint Ridge Road.
Description:
Project consists of the design of collection sanitary sewers, joint district sanitary sewers and required appurtenances in developed areas of 12 homes without public sewer access, currently on septic systems in Sewer Districts 15105 to 15108.
Benefit:
Provides public sanitary sewer service, elimination of septic tank usage, and reduction of potential public health risks.
Project Manager:
Janice Gordon
Planner:
Water Services Department/CIMO
Designer:
Walter P. Moore
Contractor:
N/A
Design Start:
March 1, 2005
Design End:
May 2007
Operational Date:
Pending Funding
Project Cost:
$105,111 (Consultant Design) and $1,140,000 (Estimated Construction)
Project Status:
Under Design
NW 55th Street & NW Flintridge
Kansas City Overflow Control Program
Council District(s): 2 Watershed: Line Creek
NW 70th & NW Overland Drive
Contract No.: XXX Project No.: 89003791
Scope:
Design and construction of 4,850 feet of new sanitary sewers.
Location:
Project area is generally bounded by Lake Waukomis, NW Vista Avenue, NW Old Trail Road and North Overland Drive.
Description:
This project consists of the design of collection sanitary sewers, joint district sanitary sewers and required appurtenances in developed areas with 65 homes without public sewer access, currently on septic systems. This project is associated with Project 89003618 – NW 55th Street & NW Flintridge.
Benefit:
Provides public sanitary sewer service, elimination of septic tank usage, and reduction of potential public health risks.
Project Manager:
Janice Gordon
Planner:
Water Services Department/CIMO
Designer:
Walter P. Moore
Contractor:
N/A
Design Start:
March 1, 2005
Design End:
May 23, 2007
Operational Date:
Pending Funding
Project Cost:
$105,111 (Consultant Design) and $1,410,000 (Estimated Construction)
Project Status:
Under Design
NW 70th & NW Overland Drive
Kansas City Overflow Control Program
Council Districts: All Watershed: All
Asset Management Program
Contract No.: TBD Project No.: 81000356
Scope:
Preparation of an Asset Management Plan in accordance with GASB Statement 34 in three steps. Step one being the effort required through a Work Plan. Second would be the efforts required in developing the full plan for Water Services Department’s facilities and systems management. Third would be the implementation of the plan.
Location:
Citywide - all wastewater facility and system assets, in and above ground.
Description:
Water Services overall goal for an Asset Management Plan is to develop sound strategies to maintain business sustainability. Purpose of the Asset Management Program is to provide information, identify gaps, and highlight opportunities to develop this sustainable business through improved life-cycle management and decision-making in the areas of traditional assets, people resources, and business culture.
Benefit:
Managed asset repair, replacement, and capital improvements with a pre-planned revenue stream to cover those costs while maintaining customers with a high quality level of service and implementing the latest regulatory updates and requirements.
Program Manager:
Ed Klein
Planner:
Water Services Department
Selection:
RFQ posted June 9, 2006; Interviews November 20 2006; and Selection December 1, 2006
Consultant:
Camp, Dresser & McKee, Inc.
Program Start:
April 2007 (Work Plan)
Program End:
March 2008 (Work Plan Only)
Operational Date:
N/A
Project Cost:
$250,000 (Work Plan Only)
Project Status:
Contracting with anticipated notice to proceed April 2007.
Kansas City Overflow Control Program
Council District(s): 2 Watershed: Todd Creek
Contract No.: 895 Project No.: 81000317
Green Hills Pump Station and Force Main
Scope:
Construct submersible pump station and force main to serve 441 acres of new development.
Location:
Project is located on N Green Hills Rd from 104th Street to 152 Highway.
Description:
Construct submersible duplex pump station and 6,750 feet of 8-inch force main. Estimated dry-weather flow at 100% development is 766,830 gpd.
Benefit:
Temporary pump station will pump south to Line Creek watershed. In 3-5 years, a new pump station and force main will be constructed to handle additional flow from new development in the area.
Project Manager:
Chris Herrera
Planner:
Water Services Department
Designer:
Bucher, Willis & Ratliff
Contractor:
N/A
Design Start:
1/31/2006
Construction Start:
June 2007
Design End:
11/21/2006
Construction End:
February 2008
Operational Date:
March 2008
Project Cost:
$57,900 (Design) and $936,000 (Estimated Construction)
Project Status:
Construction Bid Date Pending
Greens Hills Pump Station and Force Main
Kansas City Overflow Control Program
Council District(s): 5 Watershed: Round Grove
Round Grove Pump Station Improvements
Contract No.: 913 Project No.: 81000299
Scope:
Provide facility assessment and final design for improvements and rehabilitation of existing pump station.
Location:
6262 East 45th Terrace, Kansas City, Missouri
Description:
The existing pump station was constructed in 1985 and receives flows from separate sanitary sewer systems in the East Blue Rive and Round Grove sub-watersheds. Recommendations on improvements to mechanical and electrical systems were made in the Wastewater Master Plan Kansas City South of the Missouri River, 1999. The proposed improvements will provide reliable pumping capacity for peak dry weather flows until 2020. The above referenced report recommends off-line storage to manage wet weather flows, and this will be implemented separately, potentially as part of the Overflow Control Plan.
Benefit:
Reduced maintenance and operational costs; reliable pumping of wastewater.
Project Manager:
Natalia Dunaeff
Planner:
Water Services Department
Designer:
Consoer Townsend Envirodyne Engineers
Contractor:
N/A
Design Start:
May 31, 2006
Design End:
May 31, 2007
Operational Date:
N/A
Project Cost:
$ 141,134 (Design) and $ 5,188,000 (Estimated Construction)
Project Status:
Under Design
Round Grove Pump Station
Kansas City Overflow Control Program
Council District(s): 2 Watershed: North Kansas City
Santa Fe Pump Station Improvements
Contract No.: 884 Project No.: 81000298
Scope:
Provide preliminary and final design for improvements and rehabilitation of existing pump station.
Location:
1200 Woodswether Road, Kansas City Missouri.
Description:
Identify improvements for pump station grit removal process, screening process, and other ancillary facility improvements. Determine existing pump and force main capacity including field investigations. Based on preliminary findings, final design recommendations will be included in Phase II services.
Benefit:
Reduced maintenance and operational costs; reliable pumping of wastewater.
Project Manager:
Bon Marie Gardner
Planner:
Water Services Department
Designer:
Carollo Engineers PC
Contractor:
N/A
Design Start:
January 10, 2006
Design End:
July 2007
Operational Date:
N/A
Project Cost:
$ 202,873 (Design) and $ 4,255,000 (Estimated Construction)
Project Status:
Under Design
Santa Fe Pump Station
Kansas City Overflow Control Program
OCP 2006 Annual Report
Kansas City, Missouri Water Services Department
Appendix A Public Education Documents A-1
Citizen Action Kit – Folder Packet (* contained in Kit)
A-2*
Overflow Control Program – Flyer
A-3*
Stormwater Program – Flyer
A-4*
Waterways – Flyer
A-5*
Spring Watershed Tip – Flyer
A-6*
Summer Watershed Tip – Flyer
A-7*
Autumn Watershed Tip – Flyer
A-8*
Winter Watershed Tip – Flyer
A-9*
Disconnect or Redirect Your Downspout – Brochure
A-10* Sewer Back-ups & Overflows, What You Can Do – Brochure A-11* Backwater Valves, Can They Help Prevent Sewer Backups? – Brochure A-12
10,000 Rain Gardens, Flower, Lawn & Garden Show – Brochure
A-13* Rain Garden Guide – Brochure A-14* 10 Natives for the Kansas City Region – Flyer A-15* Know Your Roots – Brochure A-16* Know Your Watershed – Brochure A-17* Wash Your Car the Right Way – Brochure A-18* Storm Drain Stewardship – Brochure A-19* Making and Using Compost – Brochure A-20
Industrial Waste Newsletter – Spring 2006
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Industrial Waste Newsletter – Summer 2006
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Industrial Waste Newsletter – Fall 2006
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Industrial Waste Newsletter – December 2006
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World Water Monitoring Day – Agenda
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Existing Conditions Fact Sheet
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10,000 Rain Garden Campaign – KMBZ 980 Radio Show
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Kansas City Sewers Discussion – National Public Radio KCUR 89.3
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Brookside Sewer Improvements – Phase 2 Construction Complete – Media Advisory
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University of Missouri-Kansas City Disconnects Downspouts – News Release
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KCMO Household Hazardous Waste to Sponsor Collection Site – Media Advisory
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Basin Coordinating Committees to Begin Meeting – Media Advisory
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GO Bonds Funded Catch Basin Groundbreaking to be Held – Media Advisory
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Wet Weather Community Panel Adopts Program Goals & Objectives – Media Advisory
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FINAL
03/26/2007
OCP 2006 Annual Report A-34
Kansas City, Missouri Water Services Department
Department Kicks Off Rain Garden Campaign with Mayor, Jackson, Johnson Counties – Waterlines March/April 2006
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WSD Conducts Isolated Sewer Inspection Program – Waterlines May/June 2006
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Native Plants Can Help Reduce Runoff, Improve Stormwater Quality – Waterlines May/June 2006
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Wet Weather Solutions Program Basin Coordinating Committees Begin Meeting – Waterlines September/October 2006
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WSD Begins Projects to Ease Sewer Back-ups – Waterlines November/December 2006
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10,000 Rain Gardens Focus on Stormwater – KCMO WSD Connections January 2006
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Department Conducts Isolated Sewer Inspection Program – KCMO WSD Connections March/April 2006
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Turkey Creek Project Shows What Can Be Accomplished Through Partnership – KCMO WSD Connections September 2006
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Study Reveals Stormwater Contaminant Sources Are Numerous – KCMO WSD Connections October 2006
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World Water Monitoring Day Participants Gather at Bruce R. Watkins Cultural Center – KCMO WSD Connections December 2006
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WSD TV Tapes New Segments of ‘On Tap’ – Dr. H2O Prepares for Web Debut – KCMO WSD Connections December 2006
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10,000 Rain Gardens Regional Effort – KCMO The Fountain Pen February 2006
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See What’s “On Tap” – KCMO The Fountain Pen July 2006
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Come Rain or Come Shine, Kansas City’s First Rain Garden – Invitation Flyer
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Westlake Hardware & KC Recycles – Flyer
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Allied Forces for Watershed Change –Invitation Flyer
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When It Rains, It Pours! – Spring 2006 EWRI Currents Flyer
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KC Sewer System Flush with Problems – The Kansas City Star March 21, 2006
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Progress in KC on Upgrading Sewer Lines – The Kansas City Star March 31, 2006
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KC Water Planning Under Way – The Kansas City Star April 13, 2006
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Avid Gardener Makes Rain Work for Her – Liberty Tribune May 1, 2006
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KC Watersheds Like Other Cities – National Public Radio KCUR 89.3 September 7, 2006
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Brush Creek Improvements Control Flooding – TheKansasCityChannel.com August 28, 2006
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Water Study Finds Polluted Streams – The Kansas City Star September 11, 2006
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Toxic Flow in our Streams – The Kansas City Star October 30, 2006
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EPA Tightens KC Stormwater Rules – The Kansas City Star November 27, 2006
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Design with a Purpose Art Institute Develops Rain Garden in Theis Park – The Kansas City Star December 13, 2006
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FINAL
03/26/2007
OVERFLOW CONTROL PROGRAM
WET WEATHER FLOWS
System Overview Ever wonder what happens after you flush? The City of Kansas City, Missouri has a complex system of pipes and treatment facilities to transport and treat wastewater. Wastewater is the used water and sewage that goes down toilets, sinks, and drains in homes and businesses. As in most communities, wastewater is collected by an extensive system of pipes, and transported to a treatment plant where it is treated and discharged to a river or stream. The City also has a complex system of culverts, drains, and pipes to carry stormwater. Stormwater is rainwater and snowmelt that runs off rooftops, streets, and parking lots.
The CHALLENGE In the older parts of Kansas City, the same pipe that carries wastewater also collects stormwater runoff. This is called a Combined Sewer System. The practice of combining the storm drainage and wastewater system was common practice in the United States from the early 1900s to the 1970s. Combined Sewers were built in most industrialized communities during that time because it was economical to use one pipe. One advantage of the combined sewer system is that, most of the time when rainfall is low to moderate, both the stormwater and wastewater go to a treatment plant before being discharged into streams and rivers.
In the newer parts of the city, one pipe system carries wastewater and another separate pipe system carries stormwater. This is called a Separate Sewer System. Sometimes during heavy rain, water seeps into the separate sewer system through breaks in the pipes that may be caused by age or tree roots. Water can also enter the sanitary sewer system through improperly connected downspouts and drains. In those cases, the capacity of the pipes may be exceeded and the excess water may overflow to the streams and rivers. It may also back up into basements. Blockages in the pipes caused by fats, oils, and grease collecting in the pipes can also cause overflows. The City is working to protect public health and property and urban water quality by reducing system overflows. While overflows are not the only contributor to urban water quality decline, overflows are regulated by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA).
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The disadvantage is that during heavy rains, wastewater combined with stormwater may exceed the capacity of the pipes. Excess flow may reach streams and rivers without receiving treatment at the treatment plant and at times, may backup into basements.
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COMBINED SEWER SYSTEM DURING HEAVY RAINFALL
COMBINED SEWER SYSTEM DURING NORMAL RAINFALL
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Capacity of pipe is exceeded. Excess stormwater and wastewater overflows to streams and rivers.
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The PLAN
A multi-year planning process with extensive public participation is underway. The Wet Weather Solutions Program Control Plan will define the City’s overflow reduction strategy, identify specific projects to be constructed and include recommendations for improvements to operations and maintenance. It will also outline an overall Funding Plan and schedule.
Mission: “To protect public health & the environment, and meet regulations at an appropriate cost.”
Past Activities The City of Kansas City, Missouri has been working to reduce overflows and a longrange program plan is now needed. The City has invested in sewer rehabilitation and separation projects. In compliance with the USEPA, the City has implemented Nine Minimum Control Measures. These are a series of activities that can be implemented more quickly than long-term capital projects. These actions are designed to reduce the frequency and impact of overflows.
Work Plan: The first step was the development of a Work Plan. During the development of the Work Plan, the City determined what information was needed to develop the long-term Control Plan and how best to obtain that information. The Work Plan was submitted in Spring of 2004. Control Plan: The City is now developing a Control Plan for both the combined sewer system and separate sanitary sewer system. To prepare the Control Plan, the City is collecting data, soliciting public input and identifying preliminary funding strategies. At the end of this phase, the City will have a specific Plan to control overflows in the combined and separate sewer systems. The Plan will be developed through mid 2008. Funding Plan: A Funding Plan will be developed based upon the needs identified in the Control Plan. Voter approval of long-range financing will likely be needed. Program: The City will not wait until the Control Plan is completed to begin building projects and implementing improvements. The City will continue to implement currently planned projects and “quick wins” identified during the planning process. However, the majority of the Program improvements identified in the Plan will be implemented over a 15 – 25 year period.
A significant amount of work has also been done to study the stormwater and sewer systems. Stormwater master plans are being completed. Master plans are complete for the separate sewer systems north and south of the Missouri River. The City has been conducting water quality testing in the streams and rivers where wastewater is discharged. Now the City is developing a longrange plan.
Wet Weather Solutions Program
Public Participation throughout the Program
work plan
Control Plan
Funding Plan
Program
Completed 2003-05
2-4 years 2004-08
1 year 2008
15-25 years 2009-33
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STORMWATER PROGRAM
The Plan
KC-One is a comprehensive Stormwater Management Plan for Kansas City, Missouri that pulls together the 35 watershed studies and details the City’s strategy, policies, goals and priorities for stormwater management. The plan is expected to be completed in 2006. The City is not waiting until the plan is complete to implement the new approach to stormwater management. Changes to development practices and the construction of many stormwater facilities are already underway.
our Mission
Stormwater Management in Kansas City will: • Protect and benefit our citizens • Provide a sound and consistent development policy • Conserve and restore our natural resources • Be regional in scope and implementation
You live in a watershed. Do you know which one? Chances are it has a name associated with the largest stream or river. A watershed is all the land that rainwater or snowmelt runs across to reach the lowest point such as a stream, river and eventually to the ocean. Rainwater and snowmelt, commonly called stormwater, can cause flooding and negatively impact water quality. Flooding has caused major property damage, injury and even loss of life. Flooding takes a toll on the economic viability of Kansas City. Stormwater also carries pollutants such as oil, pesticides and pet waste from hard surfaces such as rooftops, parking lots and roadways. These pollutants end up in our streams and rivers reducing our water quality. Recently, a majority of Kansas citizens have identified stormwater among the top five most important issues to be dealt with by our City government.
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Kansas City is leading the region in a new, comprehensive approach to better managing stormwater. The approach is to address flooding problems using strategies that also improve water quality, create recreational amenities and wildlife habitat. These strategies or practices are called “green” multi-use solutions versus “grey” solutions. The “grey” approach was to carry stormwater as quickly away from a development site as possible using concrete channels and metal pipes. The new “green” approach seeks to keep stormwater on the development site allowing stormwater to soak into the ground or run through plant material that filters the water removing pollutants. Examples of “green” practices include wetlands, rain gardens, bioretention cells and detention ponds. These practices are typically more costeffective than the “grey” solutions and enhance our quality of life.
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FYI
KC-One Activities
Wetland An area where water saturation is the dominant factor determining the nature of soil development and the types of plant and animal communities living in the surrounding environment.
KC-One is responsible for the following activities: 1. Administration: Define roles and responsibilities of various departments, staffing needs, operations and maintenance. Detention Basin A relatively small storage lagoon for slowing stormwater runoff, generally filled with water for only a short period of time after a heavy rainfall.
Rain garden A small depression in the ground planted with waterloving plants designed to capture and soak up rainwater. These shallow gardens reduce flooding and pollution by filtering and infiltrating stormwater into the ground rather than letting it run off your property.
2. Policy: Incorporate best management practices, stream protection, development plan approval. 3. Public Participation: Listen and learn from the public throughout development of the KC-One plan so that it is responsive to the needs of citizens in all areas. 4. Stormwater Master Plans: Prioritize improvements in 35 watersheds and ensure technical quality. 5. Funding: Identify approaches and options to address capital and operations needs.
Bioretention Cells Vegetated depressions into which runoff from the surrounding area is directed. This runoff, typically from impervious surfaces such as pavement and rooftops, contains concentrations of metals, petroleum and hydrocarbons. These contaminates are filtered out by the vegetation before the stormwater runoff enters the waterway.
6. Implementation: Develop a plan and schedule to achieve results. Use demonstration projects during the planning phase to show citizens new approaches to stormwater management.
Water Services Department • City of Kansas City, Missouri • 4800 East 63rd Street • Kansas City, MO 64130 • Phone: (816) 513-0124
WATERWAYS
What is Waterways?
Waterways, a section of the Engineering Business Unit of the Water Services Department for the City of Kansas City, MO, integrates project management and consensus building tools by using engineering, economic and social resources to achieve non-traditional program goals. Waterways is comprised of large-scale projects accomplished in cooperation with various public and private partners.
WHAT WE DO: The Prospect Avenue bridge is just one of the many economic development projects recently completed.
Waterways’ goal is to improve the use of streams, land around streams, and their amenities to enhance the use of the City’s stormwater. Typical projects included new bridges, trail improvements, and park areas along Brush Creek, Blue River, Town Fork Creek, and industrial districts. Several project partners share contracting responsibilities on large, broad area projects.
ACCOMPLISHMENTS:
The West Plaza project is being studied by the Army Corps of Engineers and may lead to channel and other related infrastructure improvements.
Some of Waterways’ recent accomplishments include: • Prospect Avenue Bridge — Bridge replacement and channel improvements; • Riverfront Heritage Trail — Park development; • Lydia Avenue Bridge — New bridge construction over Indian Creek; • Noland Road Bridge — Replaced and improved bridge over the Little Blue River; • Blue River Summit — Meeting to identify watershed improvement strategies. Other projects the group is working on include segments of Brush Creek, the Blue River, and retrofitting new environmental quality aspects into ongoing projects.
FUTURE EFFORTS:
The Riverfront Heritage Trail is a bi-state system of pedestrian and bicycle trails designed to, among other things, promote health through exercise opportunities.
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Assist with an integrated solution for the Brush Creek / Town Fork Creek watershed. Utilize FEMA funds for seven water resource projects. Assist with the Wet Weather Solutions Program goals using process oriented project management that is inclusive and results driven. Continue with current projects including: Troost Avenue Bridge, Woodland Avenue Project, West Plaza Study, Town Fork Creek, Blue River Channel, Swope Park Industrial Area Study, Dodson Industrial District, Turkey Creek, and Segment 8A-1 &10 and 8A-2.
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SPRING WATERSHED TIP
The Facts About Lawn Chemicals Lawn chemicals are the fertilizers, herbicides, pesticides and insecticides used in lawn and garden care. When lawn chemicals are applied improperly, they run off into streams, harming fish and other animals and contaminating our drinking water. Fertilizers usually contain nitrogen, phosphorous and potassium (potash). Nitrogen is an important lawn nutrient, but it can contaminate groundwater with nitrates.
What Can You Do? Fortunately, there are some things that you can do to lessen the effect lawn chemicals have on water quality:
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Phosphorous can promote excess weed growth in lakes and ponds and contaminate groundwater, while the chloride that is often combined with potassium in potash is also harmful.
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Some lawn chemicals threaten native flowers and grasses by harming beneficial insects that safely control weed and unwanted insects. By not using lawn chemicals earthworms can propagate, naturally aerating and fertilizing soil.
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What’s the Problem?
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Lawn chemicals pose health risks to humans, pets, wildlife and aquatic organisms. The use of lawn chemicals accounts for the majority of wildlife poisonings reported to the Environmental Protection Agency. Lawn chemicals can be absorbed through the skin, swallowed or inhaled. During application, lawn chemicals can drift and settle on ponds, laundry, toys, pools and furniture.
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Read labels on lawn chemicals carefully and always apply products sparingly. Try using compost instead of fertilizer. Composting creates an organic, slow-release fertilizer and soil-enhancing material. Landscape with native plants, grasses and flower species whenever possible. A natural lawn eliminates the need for lawn chemicals, reduces erosion and is drought tolerant. When mowing, use the maximum height cut on your mower to allow water to infiltrate. Use caution on slopes and lawn edges so fertilizer will not wash into nearby storm sewers or waterways. Allow proper drying time for liquid chemicals, and never use lawn chemicals before a heavy rainfall is expected. Test the soil for nutrient deficiencies before using lawn chemicals.
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for more information: When using lawn chemicals, become familiar with a product’s toxicity and potential environmental impact. Contact your county extension service for more information on lawn chemical use. Cass: (816) 380-8460 Clay: (816) 407-3490 Jackson: (816) 482-5850 (Kansas City) (816) 252-5051 (Blue Springs) Platte: (816) 270-2141
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SUMMER WATERSHED TIP
What Can You Do? Pet waste should never enter storm drains and surface water. Many local communities require pet owners to pick up after pets when away from their property, and to pick up waste from their property if it attracts flies and can pose a health risk. Fortunately, there are actions pet owners can take to help keep our water clean:
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What’s the problem? A recent USGS study of streams and creeks in the Kansas City region showed that bacteria associated with pet waste was the source of approximately on-quarter of the bacteria in samples collected from local waterways. Pets, children playing outside, and adults gardening are most at risk for infection from some of the bacteria and parasites found in pet waste. Diseases that can be transmitted from pet waste include the following:
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Salmonellosis: The most common bacterial infection transmitted to humans by other animals. Symptoms include fever, muscle aches, headache, vomiting, and diarrhea.
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Toxocariasis: Roundworms usually transmitted from dogs to humans, often without noticeable symptoms, but may cause vision loss, a rash, fever or cough. Toxoplasmosis: A parasite carried by cats that can cause birth defects if a woman becomes infected during pregnancy, and can also be a problem for people with depressed immune systems. Pet waste is one of the components of non-point source pollution that contributes to our water quality problems, and is one that each of us can correct.
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Pick up pet waste from your yard. It is not a fertilizer. Carry disposable bags while walking your dog to pick up and dispose of waste properly. If you dispose of pet waste in the trash, wrap it carefully to avoid spillage during collection. Flush your pet’s waste down the toilet, so it can be treated at a sewage treatment plant. Bury pet waste in your yard, at least 12 inches deep and cover with at least eight inches of soil to let it decompose slowly. Bury the waste in several different locations and keep it away from vegetable gardens.
The Facts About Pet Waste Every time it rains the potential exists for thousands of pounds of pet waste to wash down storm drains and into streams, rivers and lakes. If not disposed of properly, pet waste flows directly into nearby streams and creeks without being treated at wastewater treatment facilities. Pet waste can contain bacteria that threaten the health of animals and people, especially children. Pet waste also contains nutrients that encourage excess weed and algae growth. This water then becomes cloudy and green. When pet waste is washed into lakes and streams, the waste decays, using up oxygen and sometimes releasing ammonia. Low oxygen levels and ammonia combined with warm temperatures can kill fish and other aquatic life.
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AUTUMN WATERSHED TIP
The Facts About Stream Corridors
What Can You Do?
Streams are among the most important natural resources in the Kansas City region. Streams, and the natural corridors along them, provide a number of important environmental services that contribute to; making our region a quality place to live. Whether you have a stream running through your backyard, business, local school, or park, protecting them with stream buffers is a good idea.
Residents have an opportunity to help improve the quality of stream corridors whether they live along stream corridors or not. These are some simple steps that you can take to help improve the quality of streams corridors in
A stream buffer is a protected zone within a stream corridor. This zone includes the stream bank, a vegetated area, and much of the floodplain. Within the buffer it is important to maintain native vegetation, avoid activities that disturb habitats, and prevent harmful dumping. Stream corridors provide vital networks for wildlife and help filter out pollutants and prevent erosion. Streams surrounded by a healthy mix of vegetation including grasses, shrubs and trees buffer the effects of surrounding land uses, which might otherwise harm water quality.
1 What’s the problem? Many property owners may not realize that what they do on their land impacts neighborhoods, stream habitats and water quality downstream. The condition of land that surrounds streams directly affects property values, the health of the stream and the well-being and safety of citizens.
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Every stream has two components: the water flowing through it and the land beneath and around it. Good stream corridor stewardship maintains the health of both components to enhance the strength, shape and quality of a stream over time. Landscaping and dumping are two areas where land owners can have the biggest impact on streams and stream corridors. Landscaping with non-native plants and mowing to the edges of streams eliminates natural plants and bushes, damaging root systems that hold soil in place. This damage results in eroding stream banks, degraded water quality, and loss of natural habitats. Trash and litter on stream banks is unsightly, unsanitary, and unsafe for humans and wildlife. Even organic material such as yard waste, food stuffs and leaves is unacceptable to dump along stream banks. When these materials get into the stream cycle, they decompose and eliminate critical, life-giving oxygen from the water. As a result, streams become unsightly and emit foul odors.
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Don’t mow up to the edge of a stream. Avoid mowing within 10 to 25 feet from the edge of a stream. This will create a safe buffer zone that will help minimize erosion and naturally filter stormwater runoff. Plant native plants, grasses, and trees. One of the easiest and most inexpensive methods of protecting stream banks is to plant native plants. These are trees, shrubs, grasses, and herbaceous plants that are climatized to our area. Keep litter out of streams. Adopt a stream or form a stream team to become a steward for a designated stretch of stream or streams in the region. Stream teams also plant trees and monitor water quality in streams.
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WINTER WATERSHED TIP
What Can You Do?
What is Sediment Pollution?
sidewalks and 1 Sweep driveways instead of hosing
Sediment is the loose sand, clay, silt and other soil particles that settle at the bottom of a body of water. Sediment can come from soil erosion or from the decomposition of plants and animals. Wind, water and ice help carry these particles to rivers, lakes and streams.
them off. Washing these areas results in sediment and other pollutants running off into streams, rivers and lakes.
What’s the problem?
weed-free mulch when 2 Use reseeding bare spots on
Sediment entering stormwater degrades the quality of water for drinking, wildlife and the land surrounding streams in the following ways:
your lawn, and use a straw erosion control blanket if restarting or tilling a lawn.
Sediment fills up storm drains and catch basins to carry water away from roads and homes, which increases the potential for flooding.
local Action Center 3 Notify officials at (816) 513-1313
when you see sediment entering streets or streams near a construction site.
Water polluted with sediment becomes cloudy, preventing animals from seeing food. Murky water prevents natural vegetation from growing in water. Sediment in stream beds disrupts the natural food chain by destroying the habitat where the smallest stream organisms live and causing declines in fish populations. Sediment can increase the cost of treating drinking water and can result in odor and taste problems. Sediment can clog fish gills, reducing resistance to disease, lowering growth rates, and affecting fish egg and larvae development. Nutrients transported by sediment can activate blue-green algae that release toxins and can make swimmers sick. Sediment deposits in rivers can alter the flow of water and reduce water depth, which makes navigation and recreational use more difficult.
fACTS ABOUT SEDIMENT The Environmental Protection Agency lists sediment as the most common pollutant in rivers, streams, lakes and reservoirs.
mowing within 10 to 4 Avoid 25 feet from the edge of a
stream or creek. This will create a safe buffer zone that will help minimize erosion and naturally filter stormwater runoff that may contain sediment.
While natural erosion produces nearly 30 percent of the total sediment in the United States, accelerated erosion from human use of land accounts for the remaining 70 percent.
wash your car at a 5 Either commercial car wash or
The most concentrated sediment releases come from construction activities, including relatively minor home-building projects such as room additions and swimming pools.
compost or 6 Put weed-free
Sediment pollution causes $16 billion in environmental damage annually.
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on a surface that absorbs water, such as grass or gravel.
mulch on your garden to help keep soil from washing away.
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Why disconnect your downspout?
Instructions
Downspouts that connect directly to sewer pipes increase the risk of sewer overflow and flooding. Disconnecting your downspout from a sewer intake pipe (standpipe), then redirecting the flow of water to a grassy area or garden is a simple process that makes a big difference to the environment.
1. Cut the existing downspout approximately 9 inches above the sewer standpipe with a hacksaw.
Supplies •Hacksaw •Cordless drill •Tape measure •Pliers •Sheet metal screws •Downspout elbow •Downspout extension •Standpipe cap There are different types, lengths and sizes, of standpipe caps, so be sure to take measurements before shopping. Capping the standpipe prevents water from going in while keeping pests (such as rodents) from entering/exiting the pipe.
2. Cap the sewer standpipe. 3. Attach elbow by crimping the downspout with pliers to ensure a good fit. Connect elbow to downspout using sheet metal screws. It may be necessary to pre drill holes. 4. Attach the elbow INTO the extension and secure with sheet metal screws. Water should drain at least five feet away from the house, so direct the extension accordingly. A splash block may help direct water further away from the house.
Downspout Extension Elbow
Standpipe
Standpipe cap
Downspout connected to standpipe.
Elbow and extension attached to downspout.
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The problem with pavement
Did you know that each downspout on a house can drain approximately 12 gallons of water per minute during a one-inch rainfall? If managed properly, the water that flows off rooftops can help keep lawns and gardens green while lowering utility bills during spring and summer months. However, most downspouts send rainwater down driveways, sidewalks, and underground pipes that lead to storm drains or sanitary sewer lines. This "stormwater runoff" picks up pollutants from motor oil, lawn chemicals, and pet waste along the way, before entering lakes and streams — untreated.
During the construction of homes, roads and office buildings vegetation is often removed and replaced by large paved areas. These surfaces keep rain from infiltrating the soil and recharging groundwater supplies. The infiltration process helps clean water and feed the underground springs that supply drinking water. Paved surfaces also increase the speed and amount of water that rushes into streams, causing stream bank erosion and harming wildlife habitats. Direct the flow of water from downspouts away from paved surfaces whenever possible.
The large amount of untreated water entering the storm sewer system — and eventually our streams and lakes — has lasting health, safety, environmental and economic impacts on communities. Fortunately, there are many things that property owners can do to put rainwater to good use while reducing the amount of stormwater runoff that ends up in local waterways.
Combined sewer overflows
For more information, visit www.marc.org/water
Combined sewers are older systems that carry both stormwater and wastewater to treatment plants. When rainstorms fill combined sewers beyond capacity, the result is a Combined Sewer Overflow — a discharge of untreated wastewater and stormwater into local waterways. Combined sewers are costly to replace and still used in older areas of the region. Residents are encouraged to disconect downspouts from sewer pipes or redirect downspouts to grassy areas or gardens to reduce the rain that enters sewers.
Disconnect or Redirect Your Downspout
Get the most out of rain Ideas for creating a rain-friendly yard
Save water with rain barrels A rain barrel is a container that collects and stores rainwater from downspouts and rooftops for future use watering lawns and gardens. Generally a rain barrel is made using a 55-gallon drum, a vinyl garden hose, PVC couplings, a screen grate to remove debris and keep insects out, and other materials found at neighborhood hardware stores. Rain barrels can be constructed in a number of ways, but they all serve the same purpose — to collect rainwater and decrease the amount of stormwater runoff that leaves your property. During the summer months it is estimated that nearly 40 percent of household water is used for lawn and garden maintenance. A rain barrel collects water and stores it for those times that you need it most — during the dry summer months. Using rain barrels potentially helps homeowners lower water bills, while also improving the vitality of plants, flowers, trees, and lawns. For more information about rain barrels, please visit www.marc.org/rainbarrels.htm
Redirect downspouts
Build a rain garden
Take full advantage of the rain that comes off your roof by making sure that your downspouts deposit rainwater where it can be put to good use. Redirect downspouts to gardens, grassy areas, rain barrels — places where water can infiltrate the ground and roots of plants, decreasing the amount of water that goes down stormdrains.
A great way to compliment your rain barrel and increase your property's ability to absorb runoff is through a rain garden. Rain gardens can be a fun and easy way to learn about beautiful native plants as well as help to improve water quality and reduce flooding.
Rain is naturally soft and devoid of minerals, chlorine, fluoride, and other harmful chemicals. The chemicals and hard water from many of our municipal water systems can add to chemical imbalances in soil and damage sensitive plants. Rainwater from the roofs of houses picks up very little contamination, and is very healthy for plant life.
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Use extension gutters or splash blocks to help direct the flow of water if your downspout isn't long enough. If directing stormwater to a yard, try to discharge the water at least five feet from foundations to prevent pondage and potenial leakage into the house.
For more information please visit www.marc.org/water, or call 816/474-4240.
Rain gardens typically absorb much more water that the same size area of lawn, are drought resistant, winter hardy and less prone to destructive insects and diseases. Rain gardens create a preferred habitat for birds, butterflies and dragonflies. These specialty gardens are versatile; they can be any size or shape imaginable, but to maximize their benefit you should build them in an existing low spot or near the drainage area of your rain barrel or downspout. For more information on rain gardens visit www.marc.org/water/raingardens.pdf
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The City of Kansas City, Missouri’s Overflow Control Program is addressing overflows and reducing back-ups. This brochure explains how citizens can help. Kansas City, Missouri • Wet Weather Solutions Program • (816) 513-0124 • www.kcmo.org/wetweather
Preventing
SEWER back-ups
Have you ever had your sewer back-up into your toilet, shower stall, sink or basement? The sanitary sewer system that is connected to your home or business is designed to carry the wastewater that goes down drains inside your house or business to a wastewater treatment plant. When the sewers get full due to too much water in the pipe or a blockage of the line, water in the sanitary sewer system can back-up and may enter your home or business through existing drains. Property owners may be able to minimize their exposure to such incidents by installing backwater valves, although they may not work in all cases.
The City is working to: clean and maintain the publicly owned portion of the sewer system; repair and rehabilitate public sewer lines and manholes; and disconnect storm & sanitary sewer cross connections. Citizens can help by cleaning and maintaining their house laterals (the line that runs from your house to the City owned sewer). Citizens can also help by reducing the amount of water that doesn’t belong in the sanitary sewer system. 2.
How stormwater enters the
SEWER SYSTEM
Excess water can leak or flow into the sanitary sewer system through a number of sources: Outside drains, downspouts and sump pumps could be improperly connected to the sanitary sewer system; Rainwater can enter at the sanitary sewer cleanout or at the manhole if not properly sealed; Groundwater can leak into the sanitary sewer system through broken private or public pipes and manholes; and Stormwater pipes could be improperly connected to the sanitary sewer system.
3.
Citizens are
KEY in reducing overflows
You can help reduce the amount of water entering the sewer system and overloading it. To keep your basement dry and protect the environment: Disconnect From THE SANITARY Sewer system
The cleanout is usually a small pipe, about
Do your downspouts empty onto your
4-inches in diameter, outside the house
yard or do they go underground? If
that is used to access the house lateral
they go underground, they may be
for cleaning. Make sure it is capped. By
connected to the sanitary sewer system.
keeping the cleanout capped, you reduce
Property owners should disconnect all
the amount of rainwater in the sanitary
downspouts and sump pumps as well as patio, deck, driveway, and yard drains
Check Sewer “Cleanout” Pipes
sewer system, as well as prevent sewer odors and gases from escaping.
from the house lateral leading to the sanitary sewer system.
Plant Trees Wisely Avoid planting trees and shrubs over or near the house lateral or the City sewer lines in your
Maintain and Repair house Lateral
yard. Roots can damage sewers causing back-ups.
To determine if sewer back-
4.
ups are the result of a problem with the
Install A BACKWATER Valve
house lateral (the line running from your
Consider installing a backwater valve
home to the City lines), property owners
designed to block drain pipes temporarily
should contact a licensed drain or sewer
and prevent backwater flow from entering
cleaning company to clean and inspect
into the house. Backwater valves should
their house lateral.
be installed by a licensed plumber.
How to
DISCONNECT a downspout
Do your downspouts empty onto your yard or go underground? If they run underground, the downspouts may be connected to the house lateral which is connected to the sanitary sewer system. Disconnect your downspouts and keep excess water out of the sanitary sewer system. You can make a difference ... during a heavy storm, each downspout on your home can deliver 12 gallons of rainwater per minute to the sanitary sewer system. This can contribute to basement back-ups and sewer overflows. Rain gardens and rain barrels can help to keep the rainwater from entering the sanitary sewer system. More information regarding rain barrels and rain gardens can be found in this booklet. STEP 2 Cut the downspout with a hacksaw.
STEP 1 Measure approximately 9" from where the downspout enters the sewer connection.
STEP 3: Cap the sewer standpipe. This prevents water from going in. In most cases, you should be able to use a simple rubber cap secured by a hose clamp. You can also use a wing-nut test plug if available cap sizes don’t fit.
STEP 4: Insert the downspout INTO the elbow (if you put the elbow into the downspout, it will leak) and secure with sheet metal screens. You may need to crimp the end of the downspout with a pair of pliers to get a good fit.
STEP 5: Attach a downspout pipe extension to carry water away from the house and foundation. Be sure to insert the elbow into the extension to prevent leaks and secure with sheet metal screws. Place a splash block at the end of the downspout extension to prevent erosion where the water drains.
5.
How to build a
RAIN GARDEN
Did you know the average roof sheds tens of thousands of gallons of water each year? Most of the rainwater is going into an already overloaded local stormwater system. You can help by directing the rainwater from gutters to a rain garden in your yard. A rain garden is simply a shallow depression in your yard that is planted with native vegetation. Rain gardens are one of the most popular new perennial garden designs because they are relatively low maintenance, help protect water quality and provide food and shelter for many interesting birds, butterflies and beneficial insects. Yes, beneficial insects. No need to worry about attracting mosquitoes because a properly designed rain garden drains well before the 14 days a mosquito larvae needs to turn into a mosquito. Here are some tips about building a rain garden: 1. Dig a shallow depression (2 to 6 inches at least) and/or pick a naturally low spot in your yard at least 10 feet from your house. 2. Direct your downspouts or sump pump outlet to the depression either by digging a shallow swale or piping runoff through a buried drain tile. 3. Plant a variety of native plants. Native plants absorb up to 30% more stormwater than lawns and are drought resistant. Remember not to fertilize your native plants. Fertilizer causes them to grow too tall and fall over. It also stimulates weed growth. 4. Water the plants every other day for the first two weeks or until the plants are established. For more information, search the web using key word “rain garden.” For a planting guide for this region, go to www.marc.org/water/raingardens.pdf, www.rainkc.com or www.grownative.org.
6.
How to make a
RAIN BARREL Using rain barrels also helps homeowners lower water bills, while improving the vitality of flowers, trees, and lawns.
A rain barrel is a container that collects and stores rainwater from downspouts and rooftops for future use watering lawns and gardens. Generally a rain barrel is made using a 55-gallon drum, a vinyl garden hose, PVC couplings, a screen grate to remove debris and keep insects out, and other materials found at most hardware stores.
During the summer months it is estimated that nearly 40 percent of household water is used for lawn and garden maintenance. A rain barrel collects water and stores it for those times that you need it most — during the dry summer months. For instructions on how to build your own Rain Barrel, visit www.kcmo.org/rainbarrel.
Rain barrels can be constructed in a number of ways, but they all serve the same purpose — to collect rainwater and decrease the amount of stormwater runoff that leaves your property. The average rainfall of one inch within a 24-hour period can produce more than 700 gallons of water that runs off the roof of a typical house. Even one rain barrel can drastically decrease the amount of water entering the local waterways.
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BACKWATERvalves A plumber should evaluate your property and recommend whether a backwater valve is appropriate, and if so, where and what type to install. Backwater valves should be installed by a licensed plumber. A city permit is required.
Valves that must be closed manually are slightly more costly and have a lower frequency of being clogged with debris, but you must be aware that a back-up is about to occur and close the valve.
When functioning correctly, backwater valves can prevent the back-up of sewage inside buildings, thus saving the time and expense involved in cleaning up after a sewer back-up. However, selection of the type of valve to use depends on the level of protection desired and your willingness to perform the required maintenance to ensure the valve is functioning properly.
For homeowners who are subject to frequent back-ups, Dual or Knife valves should be considered. These types of valves provide a greater level of protection than the other valve types.
Check valves are the least costly type of valve to install, but they can become clogged with debris and may not close properly when a back-up occurs. To ensure proper function, these valves should be inspected regularly and cleaned if needed. These valves do not provide notification when clogged.
The Dual valve provides two levels of protection and can operate with or without manual operation.
IS A backwater valve RIGHT FOR MY PROPERTY?
COMPARE Name Check Dual Knife 8.
Type automatic both automatic
Cost Alarm $ no $$$ no $$$ yes
The Knife valve requires no manual operation and can provide notification when in use. It is effective at preventing back-ups, but routine inspection and maintenance is still required to ensure proper function.
BACKWATERvalves What is a backwater valve? A backwater valve is a mechanism to prevent sewer back-ups. Backwater valves provide a physical barrier to sewage backflowing into a home or business. Backwater valves are designed to block drain pipes temporarily to prevent backwater flow from entering the house. When open, the valves allow flow through the sewer line so that the wastewater that goes down the drain can exit your home or business. When properly closed, the valves do not allow flow through the line, preventing the wastewater from backing-up into your home or business. However, they also prevent wastewater from leaving your home or business. When the valve is closed, homeowners cannot use any water in the home or flush the toilets. After the sewer back-up subsides, homeowners may use water normally. There are three main types of backwater valves:
Check Valve
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prevent backwater in pipes automatically.
open and they may not close properly
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when a back-up occurs. These valves do not provide any notification alarm when
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Knife Valve: A Knife valve closes automatically to prevent backwater from entering the home. As sewage backflow occurs, the trapped air in the house lateral is forced into an expansion chamber. As the expansion chamber fills with air and expands, a knife gate rises until the house lateral opening is completely sealed off. Once the backflow condition subsides and the water level returns to normal in the house lateral, the counterweight atop the expansion chamber forces the trapped air out of the chamber and into the house lateral, allowing the knife gate to return to a fully open position. 10.
Gate Valve
Flap Valve
example of dual valve
The Knife valve is fully automatic and does not require electricity to activate the valve or to reset the gate after operation. The valve is less likely to trap debris that can obstruct the flow or operation of the valve. It is generally more expensive than the other valves mentioned but can include a notification alarm when in use.
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Dual valves are generally more expensive than check valves and do not have a notification alarm when in use. It may be difficult to determine when to open and close the gate and debris can block the gate and cause it to malfunction.
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BACKWATER valves How can I prevent sewer back-ups into my home? Prevention of back-ups due to blockages in the house lateral can be avoided through routine maintenance and good waste disposal practices. Cleaning the house lateral periodically is recommended to remove grease build-up and tree roots. This work can be done by any qualified licensed plumbing contractor. Regrowth of tree roots can be slowed by using commercially available products which are poured into the house lateral through a toilet. As a matter of practice, grease should never be disposed in drains. Liquid grease hardens quickly once it enters the sanitary sewer system and can accumulate rapidly on pipe walls. All grease should be placed in the trash and not the sanitary sewer system.
Will installation of a valve cause any other problems?
In certain instances, installation of a backwater valve to protect your home may result in transferring the problem to your neighbors. Since the water can no longer back-up into a house with a properly installed backwater valve, it may back-up inside other houses that do not have one if the back pressure is great enough.
TIPS • All backwater valves must be maintained. It is important to have the valve installed in a location and in a manner to allow access for cleaning and maintenance. • A backwater valve must be installed at the correct location in the house lateral, downstream of the last connection from the home to prevent by-passing the valve and allowing back-ups to continue. • Some houses have more than one lateral line and may require two or more valves. • It is important to install the valve at the correct place on the sewer line, otherwise the valve will not protect your home properly. The correct placement must be determined by evaluating the plumbing layout on a site-by-site basis. 11.
overflow control program
MISSION “To protect public health, the environment, and meet regulations at an appropriate cost.” Please help us reduce back-ups and overflows by following the guidelines in this booklet. If you would like more information, visit us at www.kcmo.org/wetweather call 816-513-0124 • email
[email protected] Water Services Department, City of Kansas City, MO 4800 East 63rd Street, Kansas City, MO 64130
Have you ever had your sewer back-up into your toilet, shower stall, sink or basement? The sanitary sewer system that is connected to your home or business is designed to carry the wastewater that goes down drains inside your house or business to a wastewater treatment plant. When the sewers get full due to too much water in the pipe or a blockage of the line, water in the sanitary sewer system can back-up and may enter your home or business through existing drains. Property owners may be able to minimize their exposure to such incidents by installing backwater valves, although they may not work in all cases.
Why do sewer back-ups occur? Sewer back-ups can occur for a variety of reasons. The primary cause of back-ups is blockage of the house lateral (the line running from your home to the City’s sewer lines) from a build-up of grease or other material, tree roots, or pipe collapse. Maintenance of the house lateral is the responsibility of the property owner. The City has a maintenance program that includes cleaning and inspecting public sewer lines. Even so, back-ups may still occur. Sewer back-ups also can occur when large volumes of water enter and overload the sanitary sewer system during rain storms. Examples include rainwater entering the sanitary sewer system from downspouts, sump pumps and driveway, stairwell, and area drains.
How can I prevent sewer back-ups into my home? Prevention of back-ups due to blockages in the house lateral can be avoided through routine maintenance and good waste disposal practices. Cleaning the house lateral periodically is recommended to remove grease build-up and tree roots. This work can be done by any qualified licensed plumbing contractor. Regrowth of tree roots can be slowed by using commercially available products which are poured into the house lateral through a toilet. As a matter of practice, grease should never be disposed in drains. Liquid grease hardens quickly once it enters the sanitary sewer system and can accumulate rapidly on pipe walls. All grease should be disposed in the trash and not the sanitary sewer system.
What is a backwater valve? A backwater valve is a mechanism to prevent sewer back-ups. Backwater valves provide a physical barrier to sewage backflowing into a home or business. Backwater valves are designed to block drain pipes temporarily to prevent backwater flow from entering the house. When open, the valves allow flow through the sewer line, thus the wastewater that goes down the drain can exit your home or business. When properly closed, the valves do not allow flow through the line, preventing the wastewater from backing-up into your home or business. They also prevent wastewater from leaving your home or business. When the valve is closed, homeowners cannot use any water in the home or flush the toilets. After the sewer back-up subsides, homeowners may use water normally.
TIPS • All backwater valves must be maintained. It is important to have the valve installed in a location and in a manner to allow access for cleaning and maintenance. • A backwater valve must be installed at the correct location in the house lateral, downstream of the last connection from the home to prevent by-passing the valve and allowing back-ups to continue. • Some houses have more than one lateral line and may require two or more valves. • It is important to install the valve at the correct place on the sewer line, otherwise the valve will not protect your home properly. The correct placement must be determined by evaluating the plumbing layout on a site-by-site basis.
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Dual Valve: This type of valve incorporates both a flap valve and a manually operated gate valve. The flap valve stops the backwater until the gate valve is closed. Dual valves are usually installed outside the house in a valve pit. Dual valves are generally more expensive than check valves and do not have a notification alarm when in use. It may be difficult to determine when to open and close the gate and debris can block the gate and cause it to malfunction
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MOST COMMON BACKWATER VALVES: CHECK, DUAL, AND KNIFE.
Knife Valve: A Knife valve closes automatically to prevent backwater from entering the home. As sewage backflow occurs, the trapped air in the house lateral is forced into an expansion chamber. As the expansion chamber fills with air and expands, a knife gate rises until the house lateral opening is completely sealed off. Once the backflow condition subsides and the water level returns to normal in the house lateral, the counterweight atop the expansion chamber forces the trapped air out of the chamber and into the house lateral, allowing the knife gate to return to a fully open position.
The Knife valve is fully automatic and does not require electricity to activate the valve or to reset the gate after operation. The valve is less likely to trap debris that can obstruct the flow or operation of the valve. It is generally more expensive than the other valves mentioned but can include a notification alarm when in use.
Will installation of a valve cause any other problems? In certain instances, installation of a backwater valve to protect your home may result in transferring the problem to your neighbors. Since the water can no longer back-up into a house with a properly installed backwater valve, it may back-up inside other houses that do not have one if the back pressure is great enough.
IS A backwater valve RIGHT FOR MY PROPERTY? A plumber should evaluate your property and recommend whether a backwater valve is appropriate, and if so, where and what type to install. Backwater valves should be installed by a licensed plumber. A city permit is required. When functioning correctly, backwater valves can prevent the back-up of sewage inside buildings, thus saving the time and expense involved in cleaning up after a sewer back-up. However, selection of the type of valve to use depends on the level of protection desired and your willingness to perform the required maintenance to ensure the valve is functioning properly. Check valves are the least costly type of valve to install, but they can become clogged with debris and may not close properly when a backup occurs. To ensure proper function, these valves should be inspected regularly and cleaned if needed. These valves do not provide notification when clogged. Valves that must be closed manually are slightly more costly and have a lower frequency of being clogged with debris, but you must be aware that a back-up is about to occur and close the valve. For homeowners who are subject to frequent back-ups, Dual or Knife valves should be considered. These types of valves provide a greater level of protection than the other valve types. The Dual valve provides two levels of protection and can operate with or without manual operation. The Knife valve requires no manual operation and can provide notification when in use. It is effective at preventing back-ups, but routine inspection and maintenance is still required to ensure proper function.
CONTACTS Please help us reduce back-ups and overflows by following the guidelines in this booklet. Mission: “To protect public health, the environment, and meet regulations at an appropriate cost.” If you would like more information, please visit us at www.kcmo.org/wetweather call (816) 513-0124 or email
[email protected] Water Services Department City of Kansas City, MO 4800 East 63rd Street Kansas City, MO 64130
Stormwater knows no political boundaries. What happens upstream affects communities downstream. We can each do our part to keep more rain water where it falls by installing rain gardens or rain barrels on our own property. Mayor Kay Barnes About this initiative 10,000 Rain Gardens is not a government program. It is an initiative, calling upon the creativity of citizens, corporations, educators, and non-profit organizations to join with government to voluntarily reduce the amount of runoff that pollutes our waterways. In 2004 and 2005, consultants for the KCMO Water Services Department conducted interviews throughout the region to determine how stakeholders viewed the issues of stormwater runoff and sewage overflowing into rivers and streams. Stakeholders included neighborhood activists, elected officials, government employees, developers, economic development officials, educators, corporate citizens, and civic leaders. There was consensus on the importance of these issues to our community's quality of life, and stakeholders wanted a regional approach. They suggested more green solutions to the problems of flooding and runoff polluting streams and rivers, and stressed the importance of a comprehensive public education plan to help citizens become actively engaged as part of the solution. Why should I care about rain gardens? Most pollution in rivers and streams is “nonpoint source” pollution, meaning that it comes from many places, not from a single source, such as an industrial plant. Rain gardens improve water quality and reduce flooding. They also look beautiful and attract butterflies and hummingbirds. Planting a rain garden is like recycling; if we all do a little, it makes a big difference. I have severe flooding or backups in my area; I’m angry that it hasn’t been fixed yet. Why should I participate? Kansas City, like Indianapolis, Cincinnati, and other cities large and small, has an outdated sewer and stormwater system. We’ve also had relatively low sewer and stormwater rates. The Environmental Protection Agency is requiring cities to make major investments in sewer and stormwater improvements. For most cities, it will be the largest project that they’ve ever undertaken. If we take action now, we will be more educated about water quality; have the ability to solve some of our own water concerns; and we’ll make the most of our infrastructure by reducing the volume of water entering our storm sewer system during frequent storms. Are other cities doing rain gardens? How long until we reach our goal of 10,000? Other cities are installing rain gardens, but none has committed to planting 10,000. Our metropolitan area is stepping out and taking the lead. How soon we get there depends on your enthusiasm, interest, and love for beautiful gardens.
Learn more at www.RainKC.com.
The thirsty earth
soaks up the rain,
See a rain garden display! Flower, Lawn & Garden Show March 23 - 26
And drinks, and gapes for drink again;
Bartle Hall
plants
The suck in the earth and are With constant drinking
fresh & fair.
~ Abraham Cowley essayist & poet
Monarch caterpillar
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Rain Garden 4 P’s: Plan, Prep, Plant, and Play Plan the location.
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Keep the garden at least 10 feet from a house or garage. Direct water from downspouts into the rain garden. Clay soil may need compost tilled in for plants to thrive. Use rocks or borders for a transition from yard to garden.
Prep the soil.
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Dig in a low spot; keep the garden bottom level. Put a berm (dirt mound) on three sides. Fill the bed with water from a garden hose prior to planting (if it drains in a day, you’re OK!). Be sure that water overflows from the garden to your property. CALL BEFORE YOU DIG! In Missouri: 1-800-DIG-RITE. In Kansas: 1-800-DIG-SAFE.
Plant the garden.
Basset Creek, MN Photo: Rusty Schmidt
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Host a planting party! Plant in masses or clumps for a more formal look. Place drought-tolerant plants in the dry upland zone of the rain garden; water-loving plants go in the wet low zone (dry up high, wet down low). Ask friends, family, a nursery, or Master Gardeners for advice. Water plants every other day for the first 2 - 3 weeks. See sample garden designs at www.RainKC.com.
Play! Anita B. Gorman Conservation Discovery Center Kansas City, MO Photo: Rusty Schmidt
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Experiment. Plants aren’t always predictable. Find what works. Enjoy the process. Most gardens need a year or two of growing time to look and function at their best. Explore the garden in all seasons; even winter gardens have texture and color.
...a shallow bowl planted with native prairie plants that absorb rain through deep roots. These gardens capture runoff from roofs and roads, reducing pollutants as the water absorbs back into the ground. Designed to drain water within a day, rain gardens serve as mosquito death traps, since mosquito eggs need more than 48 hours to grow into larvae. Native plants are drought-resistant, accustomed to our area’s soils, and attract butterflies and birds. Learn more at www.RainKC.com.
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A rain garden is a shallow bowl planted with garden-worthy native prairie plants. The bed captures and holds rain. Deep roots drain the rain within a day. Soil filters and cleans runoff of pesticides, fertilizers, oil, and pet waste. Mosquito eggs dry out and die. Native plants feed birds and b u t t e r fl i e s .
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Cardinal flower
Great blue lobelia
Marsh milkweed
Full sun/ partial sun 2-4 feet tall July - Sept. bloom
Full sun/ partial sun 2-4 feet tall Aug. - Sept. bloom
Full sun/ partial sun 2-4 feet tall July - Aug. bloom
The roots of native plants burrow deep into the soil. Some roots die off every year and create new channels for water to infiltrate into the ground. Like any garden, a rain garden needs to be weeded. When the plants grow taller, however, they will crowd out more weeds. Do not fertilize native plants. They may grow too tall and flop over.
Yellow coneflower Full sun/ partial sun 3-4 feet tall, June - July bloom
Purple coneflower
In addition to flowers, consider grasses, sedges, and shrubs: fox sedge, soft rush, little bluestem, prairie dropseed, red-twigged dogwood, blueberries (high bush variety), and witch hazel. Plant grasses between clumps of flowers to help them stand upright as they grow tall.
Full sun/ partial sun 3-4 feet tall, June - Aug. bloom Native plant websites: www.critsite.com www.grownative.org www.mobot.org/gardeninghelp/ plantfinder/merit.asp Nurseries: www.RainKC.com/GARDENS/ PURCHASE.ASP
Saturated to moist Blue flag iris Full sun/ partial sun 1-3 feet tall May - July bloom
Plant list and rain garden instructions by David Dods and Rusty Schmidt, URS
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Dig a coffee-can sized hole where the deepest part of the rain garden will be. Fill the hole with water. Mark the water level with a popsicle stick. After four hours, measure between the stick and the new waterline. For example: if the water fell one inch, then it will percolate 6 inches in 24 hours. Your rain garden should be a maximum of 6 inches deep. The results of your percolation test determine the depth of your rain garden.
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Call before you dig. 1-800-DIG-SAFE in Kansas. 1-800-DIG-RITE in Missouri.
Stakes and string (or just a hose) show the shape of the bed. Think about where rain goes in and overflows out. If possible, direct your downspout into the rain garden. Use “splash rocks” to disperse rain and keep soil from washing away near the downspout. Plan where rain will overflow during storms with very heavy rainfall.
Dig a flat depression 4-8 inches deep, located at least 10 feet from buildings with foundations, and away from septic systems and utility lines. Fill the bed with water to doublecheck drainage before planting. If the bed does not drain, remove 3-4 inches of soil. Add peat moss or compost. Till deeply, about a foot, to loosen compacted soil. In the first year, you may also cut a notch at the top garden to let rain flow out; the bed will not fill to the top, allowing plants to establish root systems for infiltration.
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Place plants in pots on the bed, according to your design. Gently remove them, break up the roots, and plant. Use shredded hardwood mulch to prevent weeds and to add nutrients. Irrigate the bed once a week,with one inch of water, until plants are established. Pull weeds as needed. Each spring, prune dead vegetation, prune plants that are too big, and add more mulch.
Please register your rain garden, rain barrel, or green roof at www.RainKC.com. It’s up to you to let us know when we’ve reached 10,000 rain gardens! 10,000 Rain Gardens signs may be purchased, at cost, at the Anita B. Gorman Discovery Center, 4750 Troost, just east of the Plaza.
Rain garden in Kansas City; all photos taken in summer of 2006. ASTRA Communications. Monarch butterflies need food and shelter as they migrate. Plant milkweed in your rain garden to create way station for monarchs. Visit the website www.MonarchWatch.org for information about milkweed plants suitable for rain gardens.
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esign Select a design based on plant size, amount of sun, purpose (such as feeding butterflies), amount of moisture, and months of the year when plants will bloom. Ask for help from a nursery, landscape architect, or Master Gardener: (816) 833-TREE (8733). Plant list: 3 palm sedge 2 spiderwort 3 liatris 5 coreopsis 6 iris 3 blue lobelia 3 soft rush 3 purple domed aster
Rain Garden Designs: www.RainKC.com/GARDENS/designs_all.asp How-to Brochures: www.RainKC.com/resources/LINKS.ASP Professionals: www.RainKC.com/GARDENS/PROS.ASP Nurseries: www.RainKC.com/GARDENS/PURCHASE.ASP
This garden design is for partial shade. Design: David Dods, URS
Are you a garden angel? Donate to the 10,000 Rain Gardens Field of Interest Fund managed by the Greater Kansas City Community Foundation to purchase plants and materials for community rain gardens at schools, churches, nonprofit organizations, and low-income neighborhoods. We welcome tax-deductible donations small or large. A $5 donation is the wholesale cost of one 2-quart plant. A $50 donation buys ten native rain garden plants. A $500 donation buys enough plants for a rain garden! www.RainKC.com
garden In Portland, Oregon, rain gardens are a part of the streetscape. They treat stormwater where it falls and beautify neighborhoods. Photo: BNIM
What’s Kansas City doing to improve our water quality, flooding, and aging infrastructure? Water quality is a high priority for the City of Kansas City. Our drinking water was recently rated #1 in Sustainlane’s U.S. City Rankings (www.sustainlane.com), but we have more work to do. Like many cities, Kansas City faces outdated infrastructure and septic systems; floods that can cause property damage, injury, or even death; supplying water for new developments; cooperating within a regional watershed; and meeting or exceeding federal standards and regulations. Current funding, provided by rates and fees, is not sufficient to fix all of these problems in all areas. The City created the Wet Weather Solutions program to create a comprehensive, long-range plan for our water quality and infrastructure. This plan will be completed in 2007. Fixing our water infrastructure will be the largest capital improvement project in our city’s history. This plan, if accepted by federal regulators, will allow us to chart our own course in protecting water, a most precious resource, and make the most of our investment for all citizens.
In one hour, a 3.5-HP lawn mower can emit as much air pollution as driving a new car for 340 miles. Every year, Americans spill and leak gas while refueling lawn equipment, enough to fill a supertanker. (Mid-America Regional Council)
What can I do to help? Non-point source pollution, according to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), is the biggest source of pollution in rivers and streams. Things that we do every day damage our source of drinking water. You can make a real difference by: Planting rain gardens Using rain barrels Landscaping with drought-tolerant plants Testing your soil to use the proper amount and type of fertilizer Applying small amounts of pesticide and herbicide (or none at all) Picking up pet waste Never pouring chemicals into sewers Disposing of hazardous waste at an authorized facility Never pouring oil, fats, or grease down the drain Installing low-flush toilets Mowing only when necessary and switching to non-gas powered mowers.
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Natives for the Kansas City Region The following are 10 common species of plants, flowers and trees that grow well in the weather conditions of our region. The plants below are attractive and garden-worthy native plants that are recognized by Powell Gardens as Plants of Merit. Bluestar Amsonia tabernaemontana Star-shaped, powdery-blue flowers that bloom in clusters in spring atop generally upright stems densely clothed with feathery, soft-textured, almost thread-like leaves. The unique foliage remains green throughout summer, but changes to gold in fall. Foliage clumps grow to 3 feet tall, with stems cascading as the season progresses. Mass or group for best foliage display. Easily grown in borders, open woodland areas and native plant gardens.
Blue False Indigo Baptisa australis Erect stalks of blue, lupine-like flowers cover this native perennial in spring. Flowers give way to inflated black seed capsules valued for use in dried arrangements. Plants become shrubby after bloom, displaying attractive, clover-like blue-green leaves. Early Americans used the plant as a substitute for true indigo in making blue dyes. Grow as a specimen or in groups in borders, or naturalize in cottage gardens, prairie areas, meadows or native plant gardens.
Willowleaf Sunflower Helianthus salicifolius Easily grown in average, medium-wet, well-drained soil in full sun. Tolerant of wide range of soil conditions. If grown in part shade, plants tend to be taller and more open, produce fewer flowers and require support. Spreads over time by creeping rhizomes to form dense colonies. Divide every 3–4 years to control invasiveness and maintain vigor.
Smooth Hydrangea Hydranagea arborescens Flattened clusters of dull white flowers appear in early summer on this native shrub. Prompt removal of spent flower heads may promote a late summer rebloom. Oval, serrate, dark green leaves are attractive throughout the growing season. Best form in formal garden areas may be achieved by cutting back stems each year to 12 inches in late winter. If cut back, this shrub will still grow to 3–5 feet tall in a single season. Perhaps best naturalized in native plant or woodland gardens.
Spicebush Lindera benzoin A tough, broad, rounded native shrub that grows 6–12 feet tall. This is an attractive selection for shrub borders, open woodland gardens or along stream/pond edges. Fragrant, yellow flowers bloom along the branches in early spring before the foliage emerges. Female plants produce bright red berries in autumn. Light green leaves turn yellow in autumn. Leaves are spicily aromatic when crushed.
Cardinal Flower Lobelia cardinalis This native is noted for its intense red flowers, late summer bloom and ability to thrive in moist, shady locations. Densely packed two-lipped cardinal red flowers bloom in erect flowering spikes typically growing 2–4 feet tall from July to September. Good for open shady border areas, wildflower gardens, shade/woodland gardens or stream/ pond margins. Flowers are attractive to butterflies and hummingbirds.
Ninebark Physocarpus opulifolius This tough, thicket-forming native deciduous shrub grows 5–8 feet tall with gracefully arching branches. Year-round ornamental features include spirea-like clusters of pinkish to white flowers in spring; lobed dark green leaves in summer and inflated capsule-like fruits that mature in autumn. The exfoliating reddish-brown bark, for which this plant is named, is best observed after leaf drop and throughout winter. Good for shrub borders, open woodland areas and naturalized areas.
Fringe Tree Chionanthus virginicus This native fringe tree is named for its outstanding airy clusters of slightly fragrant spring flowers with fringe-like, drooping, creamy white petals. Flower petals flutter gracefully in just a hint of breeze. It typically grows as a large shrub or small tree to 12–20 feet tall. Birds delight in the grape-like fruit which matures in late summer. Its wide spear-shaped leaves turn an attractive yellow in autumn. An excellent specimen plant.
Christmas Fern Polystichum acrostichoides The fronds are green at Christmas and each individual leaflet suggests the shape of a Christmas stocking. This native evergreen fern forms a distinctive fountain-like clump of leathery, lance-shaped fronds. Clumps typically grow to 2 feet tall and slowly spread by rhizomes to provide excellent evergreen color for shaded garden areas.
Sourgum Nyssa sylvatica Although native to lowlands, this stately tree does exceedingly well as a residential landscape shade tree. It matures to 30–50 feet tall with a straight deeply textured trunk and rounded crown. Handsome dark green summer foliage gives way to spectacular orange-scarlet-purple fall color. Female trees produce dark-blue oval fruits that are quite attractive to birds and wildlife. Performs well in moist low spots. Photos courtesy of Missouri Botanical Gardens PlantFinder/PlantsofMerit
Each of these plant species should be readily available at your local lawn and garden store or nursery. For more information about native landscaping in the Kansas City region, please visit www.grownative.org or www.plantsofmerit.org. For information about how landscaping with natives can help improve water quality, please visit www.marc.org/Environment/Water.
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What can you do?
Native plants reduce stormwater runoff
Landscaping with native plants is a great way to reduce the amount of runoff that leaves your property. Native plants are trees, shrubs, flowers, grasses, ferns and other plants that originate and evolve in a region over time. These plants adapt to local climate and ecological conditions. Native plants have deep roots which can penetrate the native soil to depths of up to 16 feet! During the dry summer months native root systems reach deep into the ground to find water, which is why native plants are more drought resistant than non-natives.
Attractive and easy-to-maintain landscaping features can reduce the amount of runoff from roofs and lawns. Downspouts can be redirected to help irrigate rain gardens — shallow depressions planted with native plants specifically adapted to wet conditions. Rain gardens are a great way to help runoff soak into the ground.
Native plants are low maintenance
Replacing lawns with drought-tolerant native grass is another way to improve drainage and reduce runoff. Most turf grasses are high maintenance, especially during drought conditions, but native buffalo grass is an effective alternative because it is low maintenance, increases infiltration and is drought resistant due to its long roots. Turf grass roots are 1-2 inches long, while buffalo grass has roots that reach up to 6 feet!
Native plants require very little maintenance because they have evolved and adapted natural defenses to local conditions such as drought, nutrient-poor soil, winter conditions, disease and insects which can be problematic to non-native species. This means that natives save residents time and money because they require little or no lawn chemicals and less irrigation than nonnative plants.
Another way to improve your property’s ability to absorb runoff is by reducing the amount of turf grass, and replacing it with larger garden beds which include native plants. A typical lawn absorbs only 10 percent of the amount of stormwater that a natural landscape can absorb. Native plant gardens will also bring more native songbirds and butterflies to your yard.
Native landscaping enhances communities Local communities spend a lot of time and money maintaining parks, roadways and medians. Planting native plants along roadways, medians or in appropriate park lands can drastically reduce maintenance costs and improve air and water quality.
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What's the problem?
When European settlers arrived in the Kansas City area, the natural landscape looked significantly different than it does today. Sweeping prairies and oak savannas covered almost 90 percent of the land, while hardwood forests and wetlands made up the remaining 10 percent. Today, prairies make up only 2 percent of the region’s land.
The dense clay soils in our region make it difficult for water to soak into the ground quickly. Native plants have deeper root systems that substantially increase the ability of soil to absorb and retain water. As natural vegetation is replaced with popular turf grasses, less stormwater is absorbed into the ground, leading to more stormwater runoff and water pollution.
Know Your Roots
When stormwater isn’t able to seep into the ground, it runs off onto lawns, sidewalks, driveways and streets, picking up pollutants along the way. Stormwater runoff eventually finds its way to storm sewers where it is transported to a nearby stream or lake — untreated. Common pollutants found in stormwater runoff include lawn chemicals, pet waste, household chemicals, oil, and soaps used for car washing. Even small amounts of pollution in stormwater runoff can add up to a big problem for lakes, streams, rivers, and even oceans — especially when it comes from a large metropolitan area such as Kansas City.
Native Landscaping and Water Quality
The Kansas City area has grown from a small settlement on the banks of the Missouri river into a major center of commerce, industry and transportation. Urban development practices continue to alter the natural landscape that historically defined our region. The design of new roads and rooftops, and the introduction of non-native species of plants, grasses and flowers reduces nature’s ability to absorb rain water, increasing stormwater runoff that pollutes our streams, lakes and rivers.
For more information, visit www.marc.org/Environment/Water
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Native and non-native root comparison chart Root depths of species commonly found in the Kansas City region
Non-Natives
Natives Common Ninebark Physocarpus opulifolius
Spirea Spiracea sp. Prairie Dropseed Sporobolus heterolepsis Daylillies Hemerocallis sp.
Perennial Fountain Grass Pennisetum alopecuroides
Fescue Turf Festuca sp.
Black-eyed Susan Rudbeckia fulgida
Buffalo Grass Buchloe dactyloides
Facts about non-natives
Root depth measured in feet
Root depth measured in feet
Most lawns in the Kansas City region are planted with non-native turf grasses like fescue (above). While these grasses are attractive and colorful, their short roots do not absorb and filter water effectively. This is one factor that contributes to increased levels of polluted stormwater runoff that enters rivers, lakes and streams untreated. Non-native lawns also require more mowing and watering than native landscapes. The following are some facts about lawn maintenance and how it impacts the environment: • A lawn mower pollutes as much in one hour as 40 automobiles driving • 30-60 percent of urban fresh water is used for watering lawns • 67 million pounds of pesticides are used on U.S. lawns each year • 580 million gallons of gasoline are used in lawnmowers each year • $25 billion is spent on lawn care each year in the U.S.
Native plants have extremely long roots that can grow up to 16 feet long
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Four species of natives common to the Kansas City region Buchloe dactyloides Common Name: Buffalo Grass Buffalo grass is a low-growing, warm season perennial grass that commonly only reaches 8-10 inches high. Individual leaf blades may reach 10-12 inches in length, but they fall over and give turf a short appearance. Buffalo grass is tolerant of environmental conditions such as prolonged drought and extreme temperature changes.
Physocarpus opulifolius Common Name: Ninebark Clusters of white to pinkish flowers resembling spirea bloom May-June. Birds eat the seed formed in drooping reddish fruit clusters in fall. The bark provides winter interest as it peels away in strips to reveal layers of reddish to light brown inner bark on mature stems.
Rudbeckia fulgida Common Name: Black-eyed Susan This plant is easy to grow, grows fast, and gives a bright show of color; but it is rather short-lived. Black-eyed susans will self seed after blooming to give another display later in the year, flowering mid-spring through summer. Features include large golden yellow flowers with dark brown conical centers.
Sporobolus heterolepsis Common Name: Prairie Dropseed Very thin, emerald green leaves form a dense arching tuft. Seed heads form in August and give off a distinct aroma. These graceful clumps turn yellow or deep orange in fall. Provides food and cover for wildlife.
For more information please visit www.marc.org/Environment/Water, or call 816/474-4240.
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Help protect our watersheds 1. Landscape with native plants to increase water infiltration and decrease lawn maintenance. 2. Never discard trash or yard waste down storm drains or in the street. 3. Dispose of pet waste properly. 4. Use lawn chemicals safely. Always follow label instructions and never apply before rain or watering the lawn, unless directed.
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5. Redirect downspouts to drain rain water onto lawns and gardens. 6. Wash your car at a professional car wash that filters the wastewater or wash your car in a grassy area. Do not wash cars on driveways or in the street. 7. Use rain barrels or rain gardens to conserve rain water on your property.
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Example of an urban watershed 1. Downspout
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On the cover: A view of downtown Kansas City, Mo., from Kaw Point — the confluence of the Kansas and Missouri rivers — in Kansas City, Kan.
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What's the problem?
A watershed is an area of land that drains to a common body of water, such as a nearby creek, stream, river or lake. Watersheds vary considerably in size. For example, when it rains, all the water from a small watershed may travel to a local creek.That creek will flow into a larger stream, like Brush Creek, which in turn collects water from an even larger watershed. Brush Creek flows into the Blue River, which then deposits water into the Missouri River. We all live in a watershed.
During the construction of homes, roads and office buildings, vegetation is often removed and replaced by large paved areas.These impervious surfaces keep rain from seeping into the soil and recharging groundwater supplies. Paved surfaces also increase the speed and amount of water that rushes down gutters and into storm drains during a rain storm.This "stormwater runoff" picks up pollutants from motor oil, lawn chemicals, pet waste, salt, litter and soil along the way, before flowing to rivers, lakes and streams — untreated.
We all live downstream Watersheds cross city, county and state lines. When different communities share a watershed, the residents of all the cities and counties in the watershed need to address issues like flooding and water quality together. Local watershed decisions impact our upstream and downstream neighbors.
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The large amount of untreated water entering the storm sewer system — and eventually our streams and lakes — has lasting health, safety, environmental and economic impacts on our watersheds and communities. Watersheds support a wide variety of plants and wildlife and provide outdoor recreation opportunities for residents. Protecting the health of our watersheds preserves and enhances the quality of life for Kansas City residents and those living downstream.
Know Your Watershed
Do you know which watershed you live in? A map of watersheds in the Kansas City region Grand River
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Bee Creek Mission Creek
Platte River
Little Platte River Crooked River
Bear Creek
Wakenda Creek Fishing River
Salt Creek
Three Mile Creek
Moss Creek
Five Mile Creek
Brush Creek
Seven Mile Creek
Rush Creek
Shoal Creek
Line Creek
Rose Branch
Rollins Creek
Dry Creek
Willow Creek Craven's Creek
Rush Creek
Stranger Creek
Wolf Creek
Connor Creek
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Nearman Creek Muncie Creek
Little Turkey Mill Creek Creek
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Little Blue River Cedar Creek
Blue River
Kill Creek
Captain Creek
Big Creek Bull River
South Grand River
Lower Marais des Cygnes River
Our local watersheds The Kansas City regional watershed map (above) shows the importance of the Missouri and Kansas rivers in our region. In the Kansas City region, all runoff eventually drains into the Missouri River, the world's 15th longest river. The Missouri River watershed drains one-sixth of the water in the United States, from the mountains of western Montana to its confluence with the Mississippi River in St. Louis, Mo. In downtown Kansas City, Kan., the Kansas River flows into the Missouri River at Kaw Point. The Kansas River watershed is nested within that of the larger Missouri River, and drains about one-third of the state of Kansas. This map illustrates the region's important watersheds. Captain Creek, Kill Creek, Stranger Creek and Cedar Creek are some of the larger streams emptying into the Kansas River. Others, like the Platte River, Fishing Creek and Crooked River flow directly into the Missouri River. Thinking about watersheds helps remind us that our actions can impact — for better or for worse — all of the streams and rivers in our region. For more information please visit www.marc.org/Environment/Water or call 816/474-4240.
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What is a Watershed?
Wash your car the right way
A watershed is an area of land that drains to
What is Stormwater Runoff? Stormwater is water from rain or melting snow. It flows from rooftops, over paved streets, sidewalks and parking lots, across bare soil, and through lawns and storm drains. As it flows, runoff collects and transports soil, pet waste, salt, pesticides, fertilizer, oil and grease, litter and other pollutants. This water drains directly into nearby creeks, streams and rivers, without receiving treatment at sewage plants. Polluted stormwater contaminates streams, rivers and lakes. It can kill or damage plants, fish and wildlife, while degrading the quality of our water.
A typical watershed system
For more information,
visit www.marc.org/Environment/Water or call 816/474-4240.
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a common point, such as a nearby creek, stream, river or lake. Every small watershed drains to a larger watershed that eventually flows to the ocean.
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The Facts About Car Washing
What’s the Problem?
What Can You Do?
For many, car washing is a springtime ritual.
Washing your car is only a problem if you
The best way to minimize the effect washing
Often, citizens don’t know that by washing all that winter grime off their vehicles they might actually be causing harm to our local waterways.
Water entering storm drains, unlike water that enters sanitary sewers, does not undergo treatment before it is discharged into our waterways. When cars are washed on streets and driveways, that dirty water eventually winds up in rivers, streams, creeks, and lakes. Washing one car may not seem to be a problem, but collectively car washing activity adds up to big problems for our local lakes, creeks and streams. Pollution associated with car washing degrades water quality while also finding its way into sediments, impacting aquatic habitats.
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don’t know where or how to do it correctly. The average homeowner uses 116 gallons of water to wash a car! Most commercial car washes use 60 percent less water for the entire process than a homeowner uses just to rinse the car.
Among the many impacts of motor vehicles on our environment, car washing has been noted by water quality experts as a serious contributor to water pollution. Water that runs off a car when it is washed in a driveway, street, or parking lot can contain substances that pollute the environment. Dirty water containing soap, detergents, residue from exhaust fumes, gasoline, heavy metals from rust, and motor oils can wash off cars and flow directly to storm drains and into the nearest creek or stream where it can harm water quality and wildlife. The phosphates from soap can cause excess algae to grow. Excessive algae smell bad, look bad, and harm water quality. As algae decay, the process uses up oxygen in the water that fish need. Car wash fundraisers can be a significant source of this kind of pollution. These events are usually held in heavily paved areas where there is little runoff control or grass to filter out harmful substances before they reach our waterways.
your car has on the environment is to use a commercial car wash. Most locations reuse wash water several times before sending it to a treatment plant. However, if you choose to wash your car at home or on the street, these are some things that you can do to minimize the water quality impact: Use biodegradable, phosphate-free, waterbased cleaners only. Minimize water usage. Use a spray gun with flow restriction to minimize water volume and runoff. Wash on an area that absorbs water, such as gravel, or grass. This can filter water before it enters groundwater, storm drains, or creeks. Avoid washing cars on concrete or asphalt pavement unless it drains into a vegetated area. Only let wash water soak into the ground as long as you are using biodegradable, phosphate-free cleaners. When planning a car wash fundraiser, try developing a partnership with a commercial car wash facility, or use a safe location. Always empty wash buckets into sinks or toilets.
What is a Watershed? a common point, such as a nearby creek, stream, river or lake. Every small watershed drains to a larger watershed that eventually flows to the ocean.
What is Stormwater Runoff? Stormwater is water from rain or melting snow. It flows from rooftops, over paved streets, sidewalks and parking lots, across bare soil, and through lawns and storm drains. As it flows, runoff collects and transports soil, pet waste, salt, pesticides, fertilizer, oil and grease, litter and other pollutants. This water drains directly into nearby creeks, streams and rivers, without receiving treatment at sewage plants. Polluted stormwater contaminates local waterways. It can harm plants, fish and wildlife, while degrading the quality of water.
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Storm Drain Stewardship
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A typical watershed system
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The Facts About Storm Drains
What’s the Problem?
What Can You Do?
What is a Storm Drain?
While storm drains were designed to divert
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Storm drains are the metal grates found on
urban and suburban streets, often at corners and on the sides of curbs and gutters. They help prevent flooding by draining rainwater and melted snow off of streets and other paved surfaces.
Is a Storm Drain System the same thing as a Sanitary Sewer System? Sewer systems and storm drain systems are not the same. The water that goes down a sink or toilet in your home or business flows through a sewer system to a wastewater treatment plant where it is treated and cleaned. Water that flows down a driveway or street and into a gutter goes into a storm drain which goes directly to a natural body of water, untreated.
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water from streets, they become dangerous water polluters when harmful substances from lawns and streets flow through them. During a rainfall, water runs down streets and through yards, picking up substances along the way. This “runoff” often contains elements that pollute our waterways, can harm wildlife, and degrade water quality.
Water that enters storm drains is not cleaned at a wastewater treatment plant before it flows directly to streams, rivers and lakes. Some common contaminants in stormwater include lawn chemicals, pet waste, household chemicals like paint, and soaps used for washing cars. Products advertised as “nontoxic” or “biodegradable” are not typically safe for our waterways either — even small amounts of dirt entering storm drains can affect the water quality. These small amounts of pollution can add up to a big problem when it comes from an area the size of the Kansas City region. Each storm drain can have harmful effects on wildlife, recreation and forestry.
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these simple tips:
Use lawn chemicals safely. Always follow label instructions and never apply before rain or watering the lawn, unless directed. Pick up after your pets. When walking your pet, remember to bring extra bags to pick up and dispose of waste properly. Recycle used oil. Never place used motor oil in the trash or pour down storm drains. Visit www.marc.org to find the nearest oil recycling center. Sweep driveways and sidewalks clean. Remove debris and residue that could end up in a storm drain from concrete and paved areas around your house Wash your car the right way. Either wash your car at a car wash that filters the wastewater, or wash your car in a grassy area. Avoid washing your car on a driveway or in the street. Don’t dump. Never discard trash or yard waste down storm drains or in the street. Storm drain marking. Join or start a group that attaches markers or paints stencils with anti-dumping messages on storm drains to remind citizens where the water flows.
Making and Using Compost
What is a Watershed? A watershed is an area of land that drains to
What is Stormwater Runoff?
Polluted stormwater contaminates local waterways. It can harm plants, fish and wildlife, while degrading the quality of water.
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A typical watershed system
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Watersheds support a wide variety of plants and wildlife and provide many outdoor recreation opportunities. Protecting the health of our watersheds preserves and enhances the quality of life for Kansas City area residents.
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a common point, such as a nearby creek, stream, river or lake. Every small watershed drains to a larger watershed that eventually flows to the ocean.
Clean Water. Healthy Life.
What is compost?
The benefits of using compost
Much of the yard waste and kitchen scraps that
Homeowners often have difficulty disposing of
we collect and drag to the curb every week can be put to better use as compost. Compost is a rich dark humus, an end product of the natural decomposition of plant and plant products under controlled conditions.Composting is a practical and convenient way to reuse your lawn, garden, and kitchen wastes. Leaves, grass clippings, fruit and vegetable scraps, crushed eggshells, tea bags, coffee grounds, and even coffee filters are all items that can be used to make compost, while reducing waste in landfills. Compost can be used to enrich flower and vegetable gardens, improve the soil around trees and shrubs, and enhance the soil in houseplants and planter boxes. Composting is a complex feeding pattern involving hundreds of different organisms, including bacteria, fungi, worms and insects. What remains after these organisms break down organic refuse is the rich compost that nourishes lawns and gardens.
leaves, grass clippings and other garden refuse. In many states, it is illegal to dump lawn waste in landfills, and disposing of it in strom drains, lakes, rivers and streams clogs drains and pollutes water. Instead of filling landfills and polluting local waterways with this waste, citizens can benefit from it. Backyard composting of organic waste creates natural soil additives for use on lawns and gardens, and used as potting soil for house plants. These are some other benefits of using compost: • Improved soil texture • Increased soil aeration • Suppressed weed growth • Improved water absorption • Decreased soil erosion • Less need for commercial soil additives • Helps prevent soil compaction
Make your own compost pile Build your compost pile on soft soil or a pile of tree limbs to improve drainage. Boards, chicken wire or other materials can be used to make side frames to help hold the pile together if space is limited. Build successive layers of leaves, grass clippings, vegetable scraps, and other green matter. For more rapid decomposition, chop and mix components together. Cover layers with 1-2 inches of soil or manure. During dry weather, keep the pile moist. In cold winter months, cover the pile with black plastic to insulate and shed excess water. Aerate the pile by inserting a vertical pipe. Mix compost with a pitchfork after six weeks. This helps aerate the pile, and keeps the bacterial processes from overheating.
What can you compost?
To achieve the healthiest compost, you will need the right mix of ingredients. Here are some ideas for ingredients to include and those to avoid:
Stuff to include
• Grass clippings and leaves • Fruit and vegetable scraps • Tea bags and coffee grounds • Fireplace ashes • Vacuum cleaner lint • Straw/hat • Wood chips and sawdust • Shredded newspaper
Stuff to avoid
• Diseased plants • Human and pet waste • Chemically treated wood products • Barbecue grill ash • Meat and fish scraps and bones • Oils and other fatty food products • Milk products • Pernicious weeds
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Upcoming training for Kansas Certified Operators The annual Kansas Water Environment Association conference will be held in Topeka from April 11th through the 13th. Pretreatment issues and operator continuing education is scheduled for Tuesday April 11th from 10:30 – 5:00. Topics include: 10:30 Endocrine DisruptingChemicals– Permitting Challenge for the 21st Century 11:15 EPA-Pretreatment Programming Streamlining 2:15 Slimey Goo in the Collection System: The Rest of the Story 3:30 Giving Oil & Grease a Second Chance – An Industrial Experience 4:15 KDHE – The Industrial Stormwater General Permit In addition, continuing education for Kansas Certified Laboratory Technicians is available. The laboratory sessions at KWEA are on April 11th also. Topics include: 1:30 Understanding the New Colilert Method 2:15 The Definitions and Mechanics of Demonstrations of Capabilities and Method Detection Limits 3:30 Survey of Techniques and Applications for Inorganic Analysis 4:15 Good Analyses Begin with Good Sampling The Kansas Laboratory Education Association will hold its annual conference on Tuesday May 2nd in Manhattan Kansas. For more information, contact Scott Craig at (913) 573 – 1313 or
[email protected].
10,000 Rain Gardens: A Kansas City metropolitan initiative Article by KC Star Editorial Board Mayor Kay Barnes, Johnson County Board of Commissioners Chairwoman Annabeth Surbaugh and Jackson County Executive Katheryn Shields came together to call for regional participation in the environmental initiative called 10,000 Rain Gardens. The goal is to actively engage homeowners, churches, businesses, non-profits and schools in a voluntary effort to reduce wet weather problems such as flooding, sewer backups and dangerous pollution of our streams and rivers. Tom Jacobs, of the Mid-America Regional Council, encouraged government leadership by example at the municipal and county levels to create a national model of citizen action. The most important thing is to get people involved and take responsibility for water quality. More on rain gardens A rain garden is a shallow basin filled with native plants that hold and filters rain. The gardens are a way for homeowners and businesses to capture runoff in a small bowl-like garden that is planted and maintained with garden-worthy native plants whose roots grow deep into clay soils common to our area. Such gardens serve as mosquito death traps. Rain gardens can have a powerful cumulative effect in reducing pollutants in our rivers and streams, such as fertilizer and pet waste. Native plants are drought-tolerant, require no fertilizer, support wildlife, look great and their deep roots help water to infiltrate into the soil instead of into the stormwater system. Info: To learn more about raingardens, go to: www.rainkc.com
Inside this issue: 10,000 Rain Gardens Upcoming Training for Kansas Operators
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Seven Tips that can Save Your Business
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Industrial Users List, Kansas City, KS
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Industrial Users List, Kansas City, MO
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Platinum Award Winners
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New KCMO Deputy Director
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Curitiba and Mayor Jaime Larner
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Storm Water Fine
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Kansas City Area Ozone Attainment
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Seven Tips That Can Save Your Business Emergency Planning Is Key to Survival By Donna Lewis Excerpts from article in “The Environmental Manager’s Compliance Advisor” Jan. 11, 2006 Today Businesses as well as society in general must fully confront the reality that disasters—natural, accidental, and terrorist– can inflict terrible losses in human lives and disruption to social and economic stability. As part of a broad federal effort, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has launched its Ready Business campaign to educate small– and medium sized businesses about emergency planning and provide information about the tools that will help businesses survive and continue operation during and after emergencies. In rolling out the campaign, DHS Secretary Michael Chertoff urged business owners to develop a continuity plan to help ensure their ability to stay in business. DHS has designed a website, Ready.gov, to inform individuals and businesses about how they can protect their employees and interests should an emergency occur. The following tips on preparing a business to sustain itself during and after an emergency are derived primarily from that site. Tip 1: Develop a Business Continuity Plan Disasters are, for the most part, unpredictable, but there are steps you can take that will improve your chances to survive and get back in business faster. Some of these measures require purchases while others can be completed in-house with the staff and materials at hand. The essential first step is to designate the individual(s) who will put together the plan for the company. The plan should: • Identify operations that are critical to the survival of the business. • Produce a business process flow
chart. • Identify a succession of management, with names and contact numbers. • Ensure that systems are in place for emergency payroll, expedited financial decision-making, and accounting. • Identify suppliers, shippers, and other resources used on a regular basis. The plan should include instructions on what the business will do if the current building is inaccessible. Your planning team needs to outline crisis management procedures and train all individuals who will execute these procedures. It is recommended that you keep copies of all of your company information and contact lists at an offsite location. In addition, keep a backup of your company’s computer records off-site. Tip 2: Check Need for Insurance Coverage As part of your emergency planning strategy, you should meet with your insurance provider to review you coverage. Some policies cover damages, but do not include business interruption coverage. Discuss which natural disasters are common to your area. Communities that have adopted floodplain management regulations for areas prone to flooding may be participants in the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). If your building is in a participating community, you are eligible to buy flood insurance through NFIP. Tip 3: Assess Equipment Your emergency planning team should conduct a room-by-room walk-through to determine whether heavy equipment is properly secured. Assess your heating, ventilation, and airconditioning (HVAC) system. Make sure that it is working properly and is well maintained. High efficiency par-
ticulate arrester (HEPA) filter fans can be effective in capturing tiny particles and keeping them from entering the building. If your building has been flooded, it is important to have your HVAC system checked by a professional before turning it back on. Mold can grow inside very quickly, and if the system is then turned on , it will distribute the mold throughout the building. If your building does not already have fire extinguishers and smoke alarms, purchase and install them. Additional safety equipment to consider: automatic sprinkler systems, fire hoses, and fire-resistant doors. Tip 4: Ensure Hazardous Materials Safety Proper storage of hazardous materials is essential both for your day-to-day business activities and for emergency planning. In the event of a disaster or emergency, leaks or spills of hazardous products can be dangerous and costly and can multiply your recovery problems. Your facility walk-through should cover storage areas, checking for safe storage of hazardous materials. Large drums or bags of chemicals should be kept on pallets, off the floor. Make sure that containers are still sound and that they are not in danger of being knocked off shelves. A lip on a shelf can prevent this. Buildings containing stored liquid chemicals should have a solid floor and a containment area to take care of accidental spills. Ensure that underground storage tanks (USTs) at your facility have been installed correctly and are operated and maintained properly to avoid leaks. Be familiar with state and federal regulations for USTs.
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Tip 5: Prepare for Utility Disruptions There are steps you can take to minimize disruption of your business, even in the case of power outages. Consult with your service providers about possible alternative power sources. Consider buying a backup generator to keep your business in operation during an extended power outage. Learn how to turn off your utilities. If you turn off the gas, you need to call your local gas company to turn it back on. Do not turn it on yourself. Tip 6: Set up an Employee Communication Plan During any emergency, communication with your employees is important. A communication plan must be set up before any event occurs. Emergency preparedness information should be published in a company newsletter, employee e-mails, or intranet. It is also recommended that employees be trained in evacuation procedures for exiting your building at the time of a disaster such as a fire. Key personnel should also be trained in first aid and CPR. Tip 7: Shore Up Emergency Supplies Sometimes a disaster hits while everyone is at work. You need to prepare for the contingency that you and your employees may not be able to return home right away. NOAA weather radios can alert you when an emergency watch or warning is issued. At www.ready.gov (click on Business) there is information on preparedness for terrorist-caused disasters, as well as natural events. (The website includes download materials on: a sample emergency plan, cost, an emergency supplies checklist, an insurance discussion form, and a computer inventory form.)
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List of Industrial users in the Unified Government service area which have not had a violation of their discharge permit for at least 6 months. No Violations since beginning of database (1991) Barton Solvents, Inc Complete Bumper Service Dayton Superior Exide Technologies FedEx Freight East Fowler Envelop Co Fujifilm Sericol USA General Motors Corp International Food Products International Paper KC Abrasive LSI Midwest Lighting Inc. Mid-West Cold Storage PQ Corp Spangler Graphics No Violations since 1993 ExxonMobil Oil Corp No Violations since 1994 BPU – Kaw Power Station Jack Cooper Transportation Kitty’s Salad Co Sonoco Union Pacific Railroad No Violations since 1995 Griffin Wheel Co PBI Gordon Corp Plastic Packaging Corp No Violations since 1996 Land O’Lakes – Farmland Feed Specialized Packaging Flexo No Violations since 1997 ABF Freight Environmental Management Gems of Fruit Co Magellan Energy Ventures Meridian Automotive Services Millard Refrigeration Sinclair Oil Corp No Violations since 1998 Arch Aluminum ConAgra Foods Mega Circuits No Violations since 1999 A&E Custom Mfg Best Harvest Bakeries Colgate-Palmolive Co Earp Distribution
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Hinckley Springs Hospital Linen Service Johns-Mansville KC Peterbilt Legacy Technologies Magellan Pipeline (Donovan) Sandifer Motors Weyerhauser Co No Violations since 2000 American Ingredients Co Auto-Chlor of Kansas Inc Dempsey, Inc Frito-Lay Greystone Graphics Inc. Interstate Tooling Maxim Technologies Universal Lubricants No Violations since 2001 Cargill Inc. Chester Pickens Sandblasting Graham Packaging Co Nordic Meats Inc Overnight Transportation Providence Medical Center Romac Liquid Waste Disposal System Standard Motor Products Temple-Inland No Violations since 2002 Central Solutions Inc. INX International Ink Co Kansas Speedway Lee Company MGP Ingredients, Inc United Parcel Service No Violations since 2003 A-1 Barrel BPU – Nearman Water Treatment Fairbanks Morse Keebler Company Harcros Chemicals Smurfit-Stone Container Procter & Gamble Mfg No Violations since 2004 Ashland Distribution Co Associated Wholesale Grocers Brown NationaLease Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad ConocoPhillips Co DuPont-Stratco Tech Center Forbo Adhesives Forest View Landfill Greif Bros Corp Gunderson Midwest Owens-Corning
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List of Industrial users in the Kansas City, Missouri service area which are in compliance for the year 2005 - Congratulations for your contributions in keeping the environment clean
Industrial Pretreatment Platinum Awards The following companies in the Kansas City area received Platinum Awards from the Missouri Water Environment Association. - Baptist-Lutheran Medi-
cal Center - Frederick Manufacturing Corp. - Union Pacific Railroad To receive a Platinum Award, an industry must have received Gold Awards for five consecutive years. The Gold Award honors those facilities with 100% discharge and reporting compliance for the last calendar year. Congratulations to these industries for continued environmental excellence.
Aluminum Fabricators A-Luster Plating American Airlines Aptuit Artcraft Nameplate and Engraving Aventis Pharmaceutical Ball Metal Container Baptist-Lutheran Medical Center Cargill Incorporated Colorific Production Paint & Powder Coating ConAgra Foods Honeywell/Department of Energy VA Medical Center Environmental Specialists Inc. Faultless Health Care Faultless Laundry Ford Motor Co. Frederick Manufacturing Co.
Fresh Express Foods GE Transportation Systems Georgia Pacific Harley-Davidson Motor Group Heritage Environmental Services Hiles Plating Jackson Plating & Polishing, Inc. KC Southern Railway Knoche Yard KCMO Regional HHW Center Labconco Dorp. LPF High Performance Coatings Midwest Research Institute Missouri MPP Corp. North American Galvanizing Co. Paulo Products RMF Steel Co. Saint Joseph Medical Center
Saint Luke’s Hospital Saint Luke’s Northland Hospital Smurfit-Stone Container (KC) Smurfit-Stone Container (Liberty) Solvent Recovery Corp. Southeast Sanitary Landfill Stowers Institute for Medical Research Superior Metal Treating & Equipment Truman Medical Center Union Pacific Railroad US Plating & Surface Finishing Walker Towel & Uniform Service Waste Express Weld Wheel Industries Forge Plant Weld Wheels Industries 6600 Stadium
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New Deputy Director for Kansas City, MO Water Department Excerpts “From the Desk of the Director”, KC-GO Water Services Newsletter, February 10, 2006 On February 1, James “Jim” Buckler began his employment as Deputy Director for the Water Services Department. Jim relocated from Indianapolis where he was the Regional Manager for a consulting firm.. Jim has more than 20 years of senior water utility management experience. He was formerly the Water Division Manager for City Water,
Light, and Power in Springfield, Illinois. He has prior utility experience in Missouri with the former St. Louis County Water Company, where he held a number of positions, including president. His academic background includes a mix of science and business degrees. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Colorado State University, a
Master of Science degree from the University of Illinois, and a M.B.A. degree from the University of Illinois. Aside from being an avid golfer and fly fisherman, Jim’s outside interests include working with local Special Olympics programs. Welcome on board Jim, from all the Water Services Department associates!
Curitiba and Its Visionary Mayor - EEBN Presentation at Unity on the Plaza Excerpts from an article at website: www.globalideasbank.org/site/bank/idea.php?ideaID=2236 Residents of Curitiba, Brazil, think they live in the best city in the world, and a lot of outsiders agree. Curitiba has 17 new parks, 90 miles of bike paths, trees everywhere, and traffic and garbage systems that officials from other cities come to study. Curitiba's mayor for twelve years, Jaime Lerner, has a 92 per cent approval rating. (One) Lerner innovation was to organize the street vendors into a mobile, open-air fair that circulates through the city's neighborhoods. Concentric circles of local bus lines connect to five lines that radiate from the centre of the city in a spider web pattern. On the radial lines, triple-compartment buses in their own traffic lanes carry three hundred passengers each. They go as fast as subway cars, but at one-eightieth the construction cost. The buses stop at Plexiglas tube stations designed by
Lerner. Passengers pay their fares, enter through one end of the tube, and exit from the other end. This system eliminates paying on board, and allows faster loading and unloading, less idling and air pollution, and a sheltered place for waiting - though the system is so efficient that there isn't much waiting. There isn't much littering either. There isn't time. Curitiba's citizens separate their trash into just two categories, organic and inorganic, for pick-up by two kinds of trucks. Poor families in squatter settlements that are unreachable by trucks bring their trash bags to neighborhood centers, where they can exchange them for bus tickets or for eggs, milk, oranges and potatoes, all bought from outlying farms. The trash goes to a plant (itself built of recycled materials) that employs people to separate bottles from cans
from plastic. The workers are handicapped people, recent immigrants, alcoholics. Recovered materials are sold to local industries. Styrofoam is shredded to stuff quilt for the poor. The recycling program costs no more than the old landfill, but the city is cleaner, there are more jobs, farmers are supported and the poor get food and transportation. Curitiba recycles two-thirds of it garbage - one of the highest rates of any city, north or south. Curitiba builders get a tax break if their projects include green areas. Jaime Lerner says, 'There is no endeavor more noble than the attempt to achieve a collective dream. When a city accepts as a mandate its quality of life; when it respects the people who live in it; when it respects the environment; when it prepares for future generations, the people share the responsibility for that mandate, and this
shared cause is the only way to achieve that collective dream.' The Environmental Excellence Business Network (EEBN) will be hosting a visit from Mayor Jamie Lerner. He is a world renowned urban planner and architect who led the transformation of Curitiba, Brazil (pop. 1.7 million) into a model sustainable city. A presentation titled “Transforming Curitiba/ Transforming Kansas City” will be held on May 10, 2006 at Unity on the Plaza from 3:00 to 6:00 PM
Industrial Waste Control Division 1001 Harrison Street Kansas City, Missouri 64106 Phone: 816-513-0600 Fax: 816-513-0615
Stormwater control plan could’ve avoided penalty
Upcoming Industrial Waste Seminar Subject: Watershed Quality– How it Affects You When: Thursday, July 13, 2006 Where:
4800 E. 63rd St.
Business: Railroad Operator Penalty: $10,000 Reasons for penalty: The company was cited for violating the Clean Water Act’s stormwater and oil spill prevention rules. The railroad failed to prevent rainwater from coming into contact with oil-contaminated soil. The oil washed into a storm drain and then into a Bay. Agency: EPA Excerpt from “Environmentatl Compliance Alert” February 24, 2006
KANSAS CITY OZONE ATTAINMENT FINALIZED Escerpts from www.epa.gov/region7/news_events/newsreleases
Redesignation of the Kansas City area to attainment under the eight-hour ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standard has been finalized. EPA will join the Mid-American Regional Council (MARC) at an open news media event Wednesday, May 11, at 10 a.m. to discuss the redesignation and what it means to the area. EPA subsequently reviewed air monitoring data for the years 2002 through 2004 and determined that the Kansas City area had met the standard of 0.08 parts per million for ozone. The counties included in the redesignation are Johnson, Linn, Miami and Wyandotte in Kansas and Cass, Clay, Jackson and Platte in
Missouri. MARC began working with Kansas, Missouri, local governments, industry, and other interested parties on a Clean Air Action Plan for Kansas City in early 2004. MARC and several of its partners, including the Greater Kansas City Chamber of Commerce, will host the news conference May 11 at the Discovery Center. Topics will be the redesignation and the action plan, followed by demonstrations of vehicle emissions testing and gas cap testing in the Discovery Center parking lot. WHERE: Discovery Center, 4750 Troost Ave.
The Kansas City Metropolitan Area Industrial Waste Newsletter is a periodic publication of the two “Kansas Cities.” Letters and articles from its readers are encouraged. We reserve the right to edit or reject submissions. Articles, suggestions, comments and requests to be included on the mailing list may be submitted to Paul Wacker, 1001 Harrison Street, Kansas City, MO 64106 (
[email protected] or 816-513-0608) or Scott Craig, Water Pollution Control 50 Market Street, Kansas City, KS 66118 (
[email protected] or 913-371-4240). If you have an event you would like displayed on the calendar, call Paul Wacker.
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Watershed Seminar On July 13
Z-Bar Ranch in the Flint Hills - from National Geographic, August 2003
Excellent Opportunity to Understand the factors that determine your discharge limits Watershed Quality -How it Affects You
Kansas City, Mo., tap water ranks first nationally News from City Hall: www/kcmo.org/cco.nsf/web/060806
The KCMO’s Industrial Waste Control Division and the Water Pollution Con- According to a recent study, Kansas City, Mo., has the cleanest tap water of the 50 largest cities trol of the Unified Government (KCK in the United States. area) are pleased to present their semiThe research was conducted by SustainLane.com, a for-profit group that studies healthy living. annual training seminar on: Tap water quality was ranked using data from the Environmental Working Group national July 13 from 8 to 12 AM in the Miswater quality database, which comes from the EPA. souri River room at 4800 E. 63rd Street "The results of this study further validate what the people who live in Kansas City have known in Kansas City, Missouri. for years -- that we have the best water in the region. According to these newly released findThere will be presentations on waterings, our water is the best in the U.S.," said Frank Pogge, director of the City of Kansas City, shed quality and its relation to NPDES Mo., Water Services Department. permits and SIU requirements, Blue River and Missouri River Cleanup The city that ranked second was Portland, Ore. work, and the Kansas River watershed. "From the associates at our lab and water supply to the crews at our 18th Street location and There will be updates on EPA throughout the department, we have some of the most dedicated people working smarter every “streamlining rules”, stormwater proday. They know how to do it right," Pogge said. grams, and local pretreatment programs. The Water Services Department maintains and operates drinking water treatment and distribuWe are excited to have Refaat Mefrakis tion systems, stormwater management and control systems and wastewater collection and treatment systems for residential and business customers in the Kansas City region. Operation is and Richard Laux from the Missouri funded entirely by fees charged to customers based on their use of products and services, not Department of Natural Resources by taxes. (MDNR) and Vicki Richmond of the Lakeside Nature Center and Missouri River Relief. Missouri Department of Natural Resources (MDNR) offers reimbursement for scrap-tire cleanup – MDNR offers reimbursement of scrap-tire disposal costs to fraternal, charitable or other non-governmental nonprofit organizations. The reimbursement can only apply to scrap tires collected during voluntary cleanups of land and water resources. Other wastes are not eligible for reimbursement. For more information, call 1-800-361-4827 or (573) 751-5401 or visit MDNR. Excerpt from www.marc.org/Environment/E-news/resources.htm
Kansas City Industrial Waste Control Division Welcomes New Pretreatment Coordinator Ms. Fannye Johnson Forester joined the Kansas City, Missouri Industrial Waste Control Division as a pretreatment coordinator on May 22, 2006. Fannye brings a wealth of knowledge from a diverse background including a degree in electrical engineering, oil field work, telecommunications, and Information Technology. Fannye can be reached at Tel.(816) 513-0609, e-mail
[email protected]
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EPA on Your Doorstep for Stormwater
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Missouri State Parks
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Fire to Benefit Plant and Animal Life
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New ways EPA can end up on your doorstep for stormwater excerpts from “Environmental Compliance Alert” March 27, 2006
Latest tracking method pinpoints violations Heads up: One of the big enforcement priorities this year will prove costly to companies even if there’s no proof they’ve released any contamination. The problem is stormwater. The issue is paperwork -if you have it, you’re OK. If you don’t, look out. All it takes to be hit with a Clean Water Act fine, which starts at $32,500 per day, is to expand without a stormwater permit or fail to have your stormwater control plan on site. Aerial photos identify expansions
REDISCOVER MISSOURI IN YOUR STATE PARKS PROMOTION BEGINS FOR JULY From MDNR news release NO. 247
paperwork, it’s a fine. There’s no need for inspectors to prove that water quality was affected. They don’t even have to prove that there was too much sediment in your runoff.
JEFFERSON CITY, MO, JUNE 19, 2006 – With summer in full swing and gas prices still high, it is time to Rediscover Missouri in Your State Parks, according to the Missouri Department of Natural Resources.
All they have to do is check whether the permit was issued or if you have a stormwater control plan on site.
The Rediscover Missouri in Your State Parks is an effort to promote the many opportunities in Missouri’s 83 state parks and historic sites to Missouri residents and visitors. During the month of July, the campaign includes ways to receive free camping and free historic site tours, an opportunity to win one of six free state park vacation packages, and tips on where to go to stretch your vacation gas dollars.
Hot spots of stormwater activity so far include: •
New England, where EPA has made stormwater compliance a top priority. Results: Dozens have felt the sting of Clean Water Act penalties
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North Carolina, where EPA targeted construction companies for operating without obtaining stormwater permits.
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Arkansas, where the director of the Department of Environmental Quality ordered a crackdown after he did his own drive-by inspections and saw companies ignoring ruled they had just learned in stormwater seminars. Result: $10,000/day fines for failing to develop stormwater control and prevention plans or have the plan on site.
How do inspectors know when a facility expanded without a permit? They’re comparing aerial photos of a present-day site with photos from a decade ago to monitor facility expansion. When inspectors notice disappearing tree cover, they cross-check to see if the property owner ever applied for a stormwater permit.
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They’re also following up on tips from competing companies, neighbors and anonymous tips from disgruntled employees. Violations are clear cut This trend is troubling because it’s so black and white. If you don’t have the
During the month of July, anyone camping two or more nights in a state park or historic site campground will receive a promotional camping certificate for another free night of camping. This coupon will be good for any other campsite of the same or lesser value in any campground in a Missouri state park or historic site from Aug. 1 through Dec. 31, 2006. Also during July at historic sites, visitors can pay for one tour and get another free tour at the same time. The promotion also includes the opportunity Continued on page 3 “State Parks”
Enforcement Topics Company didn’t have spill containment in place Location: Massachusetts Business: Nail polish remover and glue manufacturer Penalty: $40,000 (final) Reasons for penalty: The company failed to report two spills of acetone that reached storm drains following the rupture of a processing tank. (They) were also cited for fail-
“State parks and historic sites are sometimes overlooked as one of the best bargains in Missouri. They offer something for everyone – outdoor adventure, great scenery and pieces of history. And they are within an easy day’s trip of everywhere in the state,” said Doyle Childers, director of the Department of Natural Resources.
Excerpts from “Environmental Compliance Alert”, May 15, 2006
ing to develop adequate safeguards to prevent or contain spills of hazardous materials. Agency: EPA Costly cleanup ordered to fix discharge violations Location: Pennsylvania Business: Metallurgical processing Penalty: $250,1000 (final)
Reasons for penalty: The company was fined for violating wastewater discharge limits and allowing molybdenum wastes to contaminate groundwater. Note: (The company) will spend another $225,000 on groundwater cleanup Agency: Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection
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Fire Used to Benefit Plant and Animal Life Fire plays critical role in maintaining healthy wildlife and habitats
to win one of six vacation packages in Excerpts from www.nature.org/wherewework/northamerica/states/missouri/press/press2354.html Missouri state parks. People can begin registering for these vacation packages on June 19 at the state park Web site, ST. LOUIS—March 30, 2006—Thick, white tage of fire to reproduce and thrive. After www.mostateparks.com. These vacation smoke is seen high above the forest. The fire years of suppression, we now have to go packages include meals and accommoda- crew walks the break line watching carefully back and ignite fires to mimic the natural tions for two people and an outdoor fires these species depend on,” said Harris. as the brush snaps and crackles. The fire is adventure, such as canoeing, sailing, fish- moving and the crew is pleased. “Our fire experts are rigorously trained to ing or parasailing. Packages will be availensure that these prescribed burns not only Far different than wildfires burning out of able for Sam A. Baker State Park near restore the health of habitats, but are carePatterson, Bennett Spring State Park near control in drought conditions, these fires are fully managed to protect life and property.” Lebanon, Meramec State Park near Sulli- intentionally set by fire experts and are called prescribed or controlled burns. In Missouri, it The Conservancy uses prescribed burns to van, Stockton State Park near Stockton, control the spread of eastern red cedar, an Table Rock State Park near Branson, and is fire season, which means conditions are right to safely conduct these controlled burns. aggressive plant invader that forms dense Roaring River State Park near Cassville. stands, encourages exotic grass species Everyone who registers for the packages The spring rains have made the earth damp growth, and reduces forage production in and moist and yet the grass and scrub brush on the Web site will be eligible and winpastures if left untreated. The prescribed ners will be chosen from a random draw- will still burn. Rain is good, just not on the fires also increase plant production, enday of the burn. ing on Aug. 1. courage growth of native grasses, enhance To help people stretch their vacation “We work with a variety of agencies and land- wildlife habitat and improve water quality. dollars, information on “one-tank trips” owners to conduct controlled burns in the will be available on the Web site. These spring and fall. In the spring, we are removing In Missouri, the Conservancy works with trips will feature parks and sites within a the U.S. Forest Service, National Park Serthe old growth to allow for new growth. In geographic region so people can plan a vice, Missouri Department of Conservathe fall, we are able to clear out underbrush, vacation that has lots of variety without tree remains, cedar and other scrub trees that tion, Missouri Department of Natural Reexceeding the family budget. Look for prevent good growth like pine and oak trees,” sources and local fire departments. This these one-tank trips on the Web site at said Blane Heumann, director of stewardship spring, prescribed fires have been burned in www.mostateparks.com. Cedar, St. Clair, Shannon, Carter and Harrifor the Nature Conservancy in Missouri. son counties. Prescribed burns are planned “Our woodlands are richer and our prairies The Missouri state park system encomfor Laclede, Barton, Benton, Pettis and more diverse because of these prescribed passes more than 140,000 acres in 83 Jefferson counties. burns.” state parks and historic sites and access to 61,000 acres in the Roger Pryor Pioneer Backcountry. The system includes the state’s most outstanding natural features, such as forests, prairies, streams and lakes, and cultural landmarks such as covered bridges, Civil War battlefields, gristmills and homes of famous Missourians. Within these settings, visitors can camp, hike, swim, fish, picnic and canoe. Many state parks also offer lodging accommodations such as cabins and motels as well as dining. The state park system is primarily funded by the one-tenth-of-one percent parksand-soils sales tax. The tax, approved by Missouri voters in 1984, 1988 and 1996, will again be on the ballot for renewal in August. For more information on state parks and historic sites, call the Department of Natural Resources toll free at 1800-334-6946 (voice) or 1-800-379-2419 (Telecommunications Device for the Deaf) or visit www.mostateparks.com.
“Normally we start our spring fire season mid-February. However, we are off to a slow start because of the drought, we had burn bans on much of the western side of the state. With last week rains, we’ll have a green light once the wind dies down,” said “One of the hard lessons we’ve learned is that Heumann. In Missouri, the [Nature] Coneliminating or suppressing all fires actually servancy conducts 20-30 prescribed burns increases the risk to people, damages natural each year. habitats and drives up firefighting costs” said “Altered fire regimes” -too much, too little Susan Harris, state director for the Conseror the wrong kind of fire -are a major vancy of Missouri. threat to the Earth’s natural habitats and Decades of forest management practices that biodiversity. The Conservancy is working have eliminated fire have caused many forests across the country and around the world to become choked with thick undergrowth with private citizens, government agencies and small trees that naturally occurring fires and others to bring critical habitats back would normally weed out. After years without into balance with fire. Across the country, fire, these forests become tinder boxes prone the Conservancy conducts prescribed burns to hotter burns that are harder to control and each year on more than 100,000 acres of pose a greater risk to communities. These native habitats for ecological restoration intense fires can also severely damage plant and management, hazard fuels reduction, and wildlife species. fire fighter training and scientific research purposes. “Many plant and animal species take advanIn some areas where fire has been prevented from conducting its natural role in the environment, agencies and scientists are setting controlled fires to mimic natural fire and improve landscape health and community safety.
Industrial Waste Control Division 1001 Harrison Street Kansas City, Missouri 64106 Phone: 816-513-0600 Fax: 816-513-0615
2006 Regional Household Hazardous Waste Program collection events excerpts from www.marc.org/Environment/E-news/enews.htm
Upcoming Industrial Waste Seminar Subject: Watershed Quality– How it Affects You When: Thursday, July 13, 2006 Where:
4800 E. 63rd St.
The Regional Household Hazardous Waste Collection Program (Missouri residents only) has scheduled 14 mobile events throughout the metro area through October 2006. Residents from all participating communities can come to any of the events free. Business waste will not be accepted. 2005 was a very successful year with an 8 percent increase in material collected (1,019,924 total lbs.) and a 5 percent increase in participation (7,881 total cars).
Date
Community
Location
Type
Hours
June 24
Gladstone
Happy Rock Park, 7511 N. HHW Antioch
Aug. 5
Belton
Wallace Park on North Mullen Road
HHW
8 a.m.Noon
Aug. 19
Raymore
2015 W Foxwood Drive (Hwy 58), Wal-Mart parking lot
ABOP
8 a.m.Noon
Sept. 9
Smithville
Municipal parking lot at Commercial and Meadow streets
HHW
8 a.m.Noon
Sept. 23
Sugar Creek
Kentucky and Sterling Avenues
HHW
8-11 a.m.
Oct. 7
Oak Grove
Webb Park on SE 19th Street
HHW
8-11 a.m.
Oct. 7
North Kansas City
TBD
ABOP 8-11 a.m.
Liberty
City Hall parking lot, Kansas and Missouri streets (location TBD)
ABOP
Congratulations to the cities of Peculiar and Gladstone for joinOct. 21 ing the program this year.
8 a.m.Noon
8 a.m.Noon
HHW = Household Hazardous Waste, ABOP = only antifreeze, batteries, oil, or paint are accepted The Kansas city Metropolitan Area Industrial Waste Newsletter is a periodic publication of the two “Kansas Cities.” Letters and articles from its readers are encouraged. We reserve the right to edit or reject submissions. Articles, suggestions, comments and requests to be included on the mailing list may be submitted to Paul Wacker, 1001 Harrison Street, Kansas City, MO 64106 (
[email protected] or 816-513-0608) or Scott Craig, Water Pollution Control 50 Market Street, Kansas City, KS 66118 (
[email protected] or 913-371-4240). If you have an event you would like displayed on the calendar, call Paul Wacker.
The Kansas City Metropolitan Area Fall 2006 Volume 11, Issue 3
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Inside this issue:
Kansas City Council —Climate Protection
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Joint Meeting Review
1
Fall Seminar
1
New Manifest
2
Conservation Tips
2
Kansas City Council Passes Climate Protection Resolution
On August 17, 2006, the City Council adopted a resolution directing the city manager to “undertake a Climate Protection Planning Process for the City...to reduce greenhouse gas emissions”. Climate Protection Planning is a combination of a long term view of a commuKCMO Waster Services - nity that is far less dependent on fossil fuels and the actions that need to be initiated to faIndustrial Waste Control cilitate that transition. The plan intends to actively engage area residents and businesses in discussions that move towards an energy and resource efficient city. Kansas City will be Fall Seminar more competitive if it preserves its place as a low-cost, high quality place to live. Topic: Know Your Permit Location: 1001 Harrison Street Kansas City, MO 64106 Date: October 26, 2006 9:00 am—!2:00 Noon Target audience: City of KCMO Wastewater Permittees. RSVP: By October 20, 2006. Fannye Johnson Forester (816) 513-0609 or
[email protected]. Speakers will present the following topics: compliance and enforcement, hazardous waste discharges, reporting , plan requirements and laboratory testing methods.
~Don’ t miss out RSVP~
This resolution is a step towards fulfilling the US Mayor’s Climate Protection Agreement. Mayor Kay Barnes endorsed this agreement at the U.S. Conference of Mayors on June 13, 2005. This agreement addresses reducing global warming pollution levels. Among other things called for in the agreement are actions to: 1) Practice and promote sustainable building practices 2) Use building code improvements to make energy efficiency a priority for retrofitting city facilities 3) Adopt and enforce land-use policies that reduce sprawl, preserve open space, and create compact, walkable urban communities 4) Promote transportation options such as bicycle trails and incentives for car pooling and public transit 5) Increase efficiency in water and wastewater systems; recover wastewater treatment methane for energy production 6) Increase recycling rates in City operations and in the community More information can be found on the web site: www.kcmo.org/manager/OEQ/cpr.pdf - Paul M. Wacker
Annual Joint Meeting Industrial Users’ Meeting 2006 Review by F. J. Forester
souri River cleanup. The meeting was well attended and informative.
On July 13, 2006 the 2006, Annual Joint Training Meeting of the City of Kansas City, Missouri’s Industrial Waste Control Division and the Water Pollution Control of the Unified Government of Kansas City, Kansas was held at 4800 E. 63rd Street in Kansas City, Missouri. There were presentations on watershed quality and its relation to NPDES permits and SIU requirements, Blue River and Mis-
The audience was mainly permittees and government regulators, the speakers were both regulators/officials and concerned citizens whose common goal was to keep the water in the Greater Kansas City metro clean. Local and state updates as well as the City of Kansas City, Missouri’s Overflow Control Program which summarized future plans that extend into the next three decades were given. Questions and answers sessions
left the audience informed, thinking and looking forward to next year’s meeting. Call your Pretreatment Coordinator and say “thank you” for offering presentations that were relative and educational. The 2007 Annual Joint Meeting will be held April 19, 2007. The location is the same as this year’s. We have changed to a spring date in an effort to not interfere with other activities that occur in the middle of summer.
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Ready to Change Over to New Manifest? Exerts from Environmental Compliance Alert August 28, 2006
Big changes are just ahead for facilities handling and disposing of hazardous wastes. As of Sept. 5, facilities must use a new federal manifest form to ship and track hazardous wastes regulated under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA).
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Fact Sheet: Conservation Tips for Business From: es.epa.gov/techinfo/facts/michigan/michfs13.html
This list of 50 Conservation Tips for Business will assist you in reducing your waste, improving your product and enhancing your public image. Some tips are as simple as printing reports on both sides of paper. Others are more fundamental, such as stimulating a companywide attitude change toward waste.
Waste Conservation Tips 1. Assess your waste. Waste reduction begins with a thorough waste assessment. Determine the nature of your waste-quantity, types, hazards, collection and disposal costs-before you begin targeting specific types of waste outputs for reduction.
such as paper, steel, rubber, aluminum, plastic, oil and compost. 8. Eliminate wasteful packaging. Buy materials in bulk (unpackaged rather than packaged goods). Purchase only the quantity needed, reducing the need to throw away outdated stock. 9. Recycle laser printer toner cartridges and copier machine developer.
10. Use reusable products. Provide employees with a ceramic company coffee mug to replace disposable cups. The new RCRA manifest form is Switching to reusables may add to dishwashing and laundry costs, but saves on supposed to streamline the process purchase of paper goods, avoids waste for all those handling hazwastes disposal costs and will improve your dinthe generator, hauler, and treatment, ing atmosphere. 2. Source reduction. Take measures to storage and disposal facilities. prevent waste at the source. Target ma- 11. Reduce container waste. Purchase The changes are for the better. The terials for reduction if they appear in goods in recycable, reusable or returnable challenge for managers is to obtain your waste stream in significant quanti- containers. the new forms and make the switch. ties, if they have a low product to packUse existing forms until Sept. 4, then age ratio and if they are likely to have a 12. Turn scrap paper into scratch pads. negative impact on the environment. use the new form Tuesday, Sept. 5. 13. Use routing slips or bulletin 3. Recycle. Office paper, old corruThe changes address the federal boards instead of making multiple gated containers (OCC or cardboard), RCRA manifest form, continuation copies of reports. plastic, foam, aluminum, scrap ferrous sheets and new instructions. metals, oil, glass and many other prod- 14. Use two-sided copying to conThe new procedures address: ucts can be recycled. serve paper purchase costs and reduce disposal costs. • How to reject a waste shipment 4. Waste exchange. One company's waste is another's treasure. Investigative 15. Avoid junk mail. Ask to be removed • Using more detailed directions established waste exchange services or from junk mailing lists. For those organifor identifying discrepancies in set up your own communications netzations and magazines from whom you an international shipment work with other businesses in your redo wish to receive mail, request they • Adding a generator’s site address gion. don't share your address with others. Ask on the manifest, and your post office for a form to remove 5. Mend and Repair. Repair broken names of employees from third-class machinery and appliances to extend • Identifying up to six federal or mailing lists. their useful life and reduce disposal state waste codes for each hazcosts. 16. Reduce packaging waste. Ask supardous waste shipment. pliers to reduce unnecessary packaging. 6. Purchase products and equipMistakes to avoid Donate foam packing "peanuts" to mailment that last. Spend a little extra States are already warning facilities of money on high quality products. It will ing services, packaging stores, etc. lower repair bills, increase product life the types of common mistakes that 17. Educate employees. Regular reinand save money in the long run. could turn into RCRA citations. forcement and support about cost-saving recycling and waste reduction 7. Procure recycled products. Support recycling markets by purchasing Continued on page 3: CONSERVATION Continued on Page 4: MANIFESTS products containing recycled materials,
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driving practices.
and advocacy.
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3. Use energy efficient lightbulbs.
6. Evaluate operating procedures to reduce product consumption or provide environmentally-friendly alternatives.
opportunities will pay off in increased efficiency, participation rates and employee suggestions.
4. Use solar energy for small applications such as hearing hot water or for larger scale use in heating workspace.
18.Contribute discards that may be usable by others - from toys to clothing to "irregulars" to day-old bakery items.
5. Buy energy efficient electric appliances.
19. Appoint a waste reduction coordinator. Assign responsibility for waste reduction activities to a management-level employee. 20. Sell or donate office equipment and supplies that have become obsolete. Old paper stock can be given to schools, community groups and non-profit organizations. 21. Substitute non-hazardous ingredients for hazardous materials wherever possible in the production process. 22. Recover and reuse spent solvents.
Energy Conservation Tips 1. Seek energy advice. Contact your local utility or the Public Service Commission about energy conservation tips or for an on-site energy audit. 2. Maintain company automotive fleets. Consider fuel efficient vehicles sized to do the job a. b. c. d.
tune-up every 5,000-10,000 miles adjust brakes use unleaded gas use high-quality, multi-grade rerefined oil e. use retreated tires f. check tire pressure at least once a week g. require recycling of CFCs when air-conditioning is repaired or serviced. Avoid optional equipment that decreases fuel economy. Train and reward employees for fuel efficient
7. Support hazardous waste collection programs for very small quantity generators and community residents.
6. Plant windbreaks and shade trees around your business for energy savings. 8. Buy locally. Supporting locally produced goods and food avoids need for 7. Encourage employee car pools. protective packaging and costly trans8. Support community plans for mass portation. transit and bike paths. 9. Patronize businesses which util9. Keep garage and warehouse doors ize recycled and other environmenclosed to reduce heat/air conditioning tally-friendly materials. loss. 10. Share equipment. Copiers, mail10. Locate and close unnecessary ing machines and other office equipbuilding openings. ment could be shared under a cooperative purchasing arrangement and joint 11. Develop conservation attitudes and awareness among employees. Offer service agreement. training, apply motivational techniques 11. Conserve water. Turn off water and encourage suggestions. taps when not in active use. Repair
General Conservation Tips
dripping faucets.
1. Avoid products containing CFCs. Chlorofluorocarbon emissions deplete the earth's protective ozone layer. Despite government action to eliminate CFC products, aerosol dust removers, plastic confetti makers and cleaning sprays for various electronic equipment are still in use.
12. Install water-efficient faucets, shower heads and toilets to conserve water.
2. Avoid Halon fire extinguishers. These fire extinguishers contain ozonedepleting Halon gases. For most applications, environmentally-friendly alternatives are available.
14. Compost food scraps from kitchens or return food waste to local gardens for composting.
3. Use non-toxic, biodegradable soaps and detergents. 4. Keep hazardous chemicals in spillproof containers.
13. Plant native flora adapted to the local climate that will require less watering during seasonal weather changes or unusually dry conditions.
15. Compost yard debris such as grass clipping, leaves and brush trimmings for use as mulch or soil conditioner.
16. Repair small appliances. Support repair training programs in local 5. Network. Encourage local Chambers schools, community colleges and adult of Commerce, local solid waste planning education programs. agencies, municipal governments, trade 17. Remanufacture. Buy remanufacassociations, local utilities and non-profit tured good such as automotive parts, organizations to work together to proindustrial equipment and commercial vide technical assistance in the areas of products. Become a remanufacturer waste minimization, energy conservation yourself.
Industrial Waste Control Division 1001 Harrison Street Kansas City, Missouri 64106 Phone: 816-513-0600 Fax: 816-513-0615 Email:
[email protected]
Note: Seminar Item For Industrial Users
Does every Notice Of Violation result in a Significant Non-Compliance rating and publication for the semi-annual determination? Not necessarily. Upcoming Industrial Waste Seminar Subject: Know Your Permit When: Thursday, October 26, 2006 Where:
1001 Harrison St
During the seminar on October 26, 2006, the Industrial Waste Control Division will discuss the definition of Chronic and Technical Review Criteria. This could be the difference between being in Significant Non-Compliance or in Infrequent NonCompliance.
MANIFESTS Continued from page 2
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Using the wrong manifest for shipments after Sept. 5, 2006
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Forgetting to send copies of the manifest to state agencies
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Using fractions or decimals on the RCRA manifest
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Filing an incomplete manifest, and
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Failing to reship RCRA wastes within 90 days.
forms, state contacts and other details are on EPA’s Web site at http://snipurl.com/RCRA manifest
Info: The new RCRA rule, copies of new manifest
The Kansas city Metropolitan Area Industrial Waste Newsletter is a periodic publication of the two “Kansas Cities.” Letters and articles from its readers are encouraged. We reserve the right to edit or reject submissions. Articles, suggestions, comments and requests to be included on the mailing list may be submitted to Paul Wacker, 1001 Harrison Street, Kansas City, MO 64106 (
[email protected] or 816-513-0608) or Scott Craig, Water Pollution Control 50 Market Street, Kansas City, KS 66118 (
[email protected] or 913-371-4240). If you have an event you would like displayed on the calendar, call Paul Wacker.
The Kansas City Metropolitan Area December 2006 Volume 11, Issue 4
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Inside this issue:
Light Changes Can Equal Big Savings
1
Rebate
1
LEED Buildings
1
Just the Facts
2
Sustainable Architecture
2
LEED Buildings in the Area
3
EPA fines
4
Light Changes Can Equal Big Savings A Million Lights is our local initiative to change 1 million standard, incandescent light bulbs to compact fluorescent lights. “In our region, switching a million lights will save citizens more than $20 million in energy costs, and reduce greenhouse gas emissions by approximately 440 million pounds,” Mayor Kay Barnes said. Kansas City is the first city in the nation to proclaim a goal of A Million Lights in the national ENERGY STAR® campaign to help consumers save money and keep air cleaner. So far, 2,500 compact fluorescent lights have been installed at Bartle Hall, the City Hall complex and the Kansas City Rebate for lights Kansas City Power & Light is offering a $2 rebate per qualified ENERGY STAR® light purchased at these Missouri Hy-Vee grocery and Westlake Hardware stores. Participating locations:
International Airport. More installations are planned. In addition, the City’s 4,800 employees were asked to switch at least one light at home for each of their family members. Local campaign partners include Kansas City Power & Light, Burns & McDonnell and the Power Partners, which is the National Electrical Contractors Association Kansas City Chapter, and the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 124. For more information, visit www.kcmo.org/manager and click on “Office of Environmental Quality” or call Dennis Murphey, the City’s chief environmental officer, (816) 5133459
Hy-Vee
Westlake Ace Hardware
207 N.E. Englewood Road, Kansas City, MO 9301 N. St. Clair Ave., Kansas City, MO 7117 N. Prospect Ave., Gladstone, MO
5009 N.E. Vivion Road, Kansas City, MO
1000 Westport Road, Kansas City, MO 1020 W. 103 St., Kansas City, MO 5945 N.E. Antioch Road, Gladstone, MO
LEED Buildings - Environmentally Friendly Structures LEED stands for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design. It is a certification program put forth by the United States Green Building Council (USGBC). Kansas City has an ordinance that forms a LEED Standards Committee which holds new city buildings over 5000 square foot to LEED Silver standards. This is one step towards the goal of being an energy and resource efficient city.
6201 Independence Ave., Kansas City, MO
By Paul Wacker
By implementing the concepts of sustainable architecture, such as passive solar heating and lighting, buildings can amass considerable energy savings. See the articles inside for information on Sustainable Architecture and some LEED projects in the area.
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Just the Facts By:
[email protected] What: Pretreatment Fall 2006 Seminar -Know Your Permit When: October 26, 2006 Where: Industrial Waste Control Office, 1001 Harrison Street, Kansas City, Missouri The numbers:
36 attendees 4 presenters
The rewards: 3.0 hours of renewal training hours - granted by Missouri Department of Natural Resources Invaluable information for permittees and regulators
Kansas City, Missouri - All American City
Refreshments
Sustainable Architecture
Standing room ONLY
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The chemistry lab demonstration by Dr. Water, local television program presenter, also know as Wilbur Dunnell was of great interest. Oil and grease extraction methods were demystified. Interactive learning lead by the threesome pretreatment group– Denise Burkett, Industrial Waste Control’s Environmental Compliance Manager, Paul Wacker, Environmental Compliance Engineer and Fannye Johnson Forester, Pretreatment Coordinator and seminar facilitator. Companies represented: American Racing; Aptuit KC, LLC; Ball Corporation; CH2M; Environmental Specialist, Incorporated; Faultless; Frederick Manufacturing; Hallmark Incorporated; Harley Davidson; Heritage Environmental; Honeywell; Jackson Plating and Polishing; Labconco; Martec USA, LLC; Stowers Institute; Union Pacific Railroad; and US Plating. City of Kansas City departments, divisions and groups: Water Services– Industrial Waste Control– Pretreatment and Field Operations, Laboratory Services and Wastewater Treatment; and Office of Environmental Quality.
DON”T MISS the NEXT SEMINARApril 18, 2007, Green Sustainable Development. Annual Joint Meeting - Unified Government of Wyandotte County (Kansas City, Kansas) and City of Kansas City, Missouri (Kansas City, Missouri).
Sustainable Architecture, also known as "Green Architecture" or "Green Building," is an approach to architectural design that emphasizes the place of buildings within both local ecosystems and the global environment. Sustainable architecture seeks to minimize the negative environmental impact of buildings by enhancing efficiency and moderation in the use of materials, energy, and development space.
Sustainable Energy Energy efficiency is perhaps the most important single goal of sustainable architecture. Architects use many different techniques to reduce the energy needs of buildings and increase their ability to capture or generate their own energy.
Heating Efficiency Heating systems are a primary focus for sustainable architecture because they are typically one of the largest single energy drains in buildings. Passive solar designs allow buildings to harness the energy of the sun efficiently without the use of any active solar mechanisms such as photovoltaic cell solar panels. Typically passive solar building designs incorporate materials with high thermal mass that retain heat effectively and strong insulation that works to prevent heat escape. In addition, Low energy buildings typically have a very low surface area to volume ratio to minimize heat loss. This means that sprawling multiwinged building designs (often thought to look more "organic") are often avoided in favor of more centralized structures. Traditional cold climate buildings such as American colonial saltbox designs provide a good historical model for centralized heat efficiency. Windows are placed to maximize the input of heat-creating light while minimizing the loss of heat through glass (a terrible insulator). In the northern hemisphere this usually involves installing a large number of south facing windows to collect direct sun and severely restricting the number of north facing windows. Continued on Page 3
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Certain window types, such as double glazed windows, provide much better insulation than conventional glass windows. Deciduous trees are often planted in front of windows to block excessive sun in summer with their leaves but allow light through in winter when their leaves disappear. Evergreen plants are often planted to the north of buildings to shield against cold north winds.
Cooling Efficiency In warmer climates where cooling is a primary concern passive solar designs can also be very effective. Masonry building materials with high thermal mass are very valuable for retaining the cool temperatures of night throughout the day. In addition, builders often opt for sprawling single story structures in order to maximize surface area and heat loss. Buildings are often designed to capture and channel existing winds particularly the especially cool winds coming from nearby bodies of water. Many of these valuable strategies are employed in some way by the traditional architecture of warm regions, such as southwestern mission buildings.
Alternative Energy Production and Building Design Active solar devices such as photovoltaic solar panels help to provide sustainable electricity for any use. Roofs are often angled toward the sun to allow photovoltaic panels to collect at maximum efficiency, and some buildings even move throughout the day to follow the sun. Undersized wind turbines (normal turbines are often over 250 feet) are becoming increasingly practical for individual consumers and builders. Active solar water heating systems have long provided heating-specific energy in a sustainable manner. Occasionally houses that use a combination of these methods achieve the lofty goal of "zero energy" and can even begin generating excess energy for use in other structures.
Building placement One central and often ignored aspect of sustainable architecture is building placement. Although many environmentalists envision the ideal home or office structure as an isolated place in the middle of the woods this kind of placement is often detrimental to the environment. First such structures often serve as the unknowing frontlines of suburban sprawl. Second isolated structures usually increase the energy consumption required for transportation and lead to unnecessary auto emissions. Ideally most building should avoid suburban sprawl in favor of the kind of light urban development articulated by the New Urbanist movement. Careful mixed use zoning can make commercial, residential, and light industrial areas more accesible for those traveling by foot, bicycle, or public transit.
Waste management Sustainable architecture focuses on the on-site use of waste, incorporating things such as grey water systems for use on garden beds, and composting toilets to reduce sewage. These methods, when combined with on-site food waste composting and off-site recycling, can reduce a house's waste to a small amount of packaging waste.
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Some sustainable architecture incorporates recycled or second hand materials. The reduction in use of new materials creates a corresponding reduction in embodied energy (energy used in the production of materials). Often sustainable architects attempt to retro-fit old structures to serve new needs in order to avoid unnecessary development.
Social sustainability in architecture Architectural design can play a large part in influencing the ways that social groups interact. Communist Russia's Constructivist Social condensers are a good example of this, buildings which were designed with the specific intention of controlling or directing the flow of everyday life to "create socially equitable spaces". Sustainable design can help to create a sustainable way of living within a community. While the existing social constructs can be seen to influence architecture, the opposite can also be true. An overtly socially sustainable building, if successful, can help people to see the benefit of living sustainably; this can be seen in many of Rural Studio's buildings in and around Hale County, Alabama, for example. The same can be said for environmentally sustainable design, in that architecture can lead the way for the greater community. Art can be a powerfully positive social force. It can help to reduce stress in many situations, lowering the risk of stress-related health problems, both physical and mental. Art can also be a way of individual expression, which can add to the community as a whole. Hundertwasser's buildings in Austria are an inspiring example of art giving back to the community.
Some LEED projects that you may have heard of: Lewis and Clark State Office Building –Mo DNR Jefferson City, MO Platinum Rating Earth and Planetary Science Building, Washington University St. Louis, MO Certified Anheuser Busch Technology Center St. Louis, MO Certified Rosemann Tenant Finish Kansas City, MO Certified EPA Science and Technology Center Kansas City, KS Gold EcoWorks at Southlake Phase One Lenexa, KS Certified Municipal Service Center Olathe, KS Certified Sprint Building #14 Overland Park, KS Certified Carl T. Curtis Midwest Regional Headquarters Omaha, NE Gold Grinnell College CERA Environmental Education Kellogg, IA Gold
Industrial Waste Control Division 1001 Harrison Street Kansas City, Missouri 64106 Phone: 816-513-0600 Fax: 816-513-0615 Email:
[email protected]
Why are companies getting EPA fines if they’re in compliance ? - When it’s not enough to just control releases One of the most maddening things is to get fined for a paperwork violation, especially when there’s no environmental release involved.
Upcoming Industrial Waste Seminar
There’s been no harm done, yet facilities are paying dearly for these types of violations. Penalties add up quickly as EPA assesses fines at the rate of $32,000 per day per violation. These are black and white issues
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Subject: Green Sustainable Development
Here are six key areas to redouble efforts to make sure you’re getting all the reports in:
When:
Wednesday, April 18, 2007
Where:
4800 E. 63rd St.
• Spill prevention, control and countermeasure (SPCC) plans. If the SPCC plan is missing, you can get fined even if you’ve • contained spills. • Stormwater. Facilities must file a stormwater prevention plan. The plan identifies which best management practices (BMPs)
Kansas City, MO
you’ll use to control runoff. Even if you’ve adopted all the BMPs, if the plan’s missing, you can be fined. Hazardous waste generation. Facilities all over are getting fined these days for failing to file waste generation reports or conduct hazwaste determinations. Emergency planning. EPA’s actively enforcing Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-know Act requirements to notify federal, state and local emergency response agencies when there’s an accidental release of a hazardous substance. Toxic Release Inventory. What trips up companies under this regulation? Either they don’t realize they’re subject to TRI, or they file incomplete reports on some but not all chemical releases that exceed reporting thresholds. Clean Air Act. Reporting fined include failing to file new source review permits, risk management reports, and emission exceedance and deviation reports.
Excerpts from “Environmental Compliance Alert” Sept. 15, 2006
The Kansas City Metropolitan Area Industrial Waste Newsletter is a periodic publication of the two “Kansas Cities.” Letters and articles from its readers are encouraged. We reserve the right to edit or reject submissions. Articles, suggestions, comments and requests to be included on the mailing list may be submitted to Paul Wacker, 1001 Harrison Street, Kansas City, MO 64106 (
[email protected] or 816-513-0608) or Scott Craig, Water Pollution Control, 50 Market Street, Kansas City, KS 66118 (
[email protected] or 913-371-4240). If you have an event you would like displayed on the calendar, call Paul Wacker.
Sewers will be discussed on NPR this morning on Steve Kraske's show Up to Date. It will be on Kansas City radio station, 89.3 KCUR. I believe you may be able to listen online at: http://www.kcur.org/uptodate.html It will air from 11:00 AM-noon.
Thursday April 6, 2006
Like many cities with similar ages and histories, Kansas City's sewer system is in trouble. Some of the original lines - from the Civil War era - are still in use. At least two major problems result: first, some sewer pipes are crumbling and are allowing untreated waste water (sewage) to seep into the ground. Secondly, the original system was built before the advent of two separate pipes - one for sewage, and one for rain water runoff. During heavy storms, the system becomes overloaded, and untreated sewage ends up in creeks and rivers - like Brush Creek - giving it the humorous, yet somewhat accurate name of 'Flush Creek.' Today Steve Kraske welcomes Jim Mellem, assistant director, engineering division of the Kansas City Water Services Department, Larry O’Donnell, president of the Little Blue River Watershed Coalition, and others to discuss what's being done to address the problems. We'll discuss possible solutions to Kansas City's crumbling system including building new sewer lines, installing 'deep tunnels', and other ideas, such as building rain gardens to cut down on the amount of water runoff that that ends up in the system's overloaded system.
In our second half today ....tell an out-of-towner about Kansas City and chances are they'll mention one of the following phrases: "Chiefs", "Wizard of Oz", or "tornado". Chiefs - fact. Wizard of Oz - fiction we'll gladly 'adopt' for tourism. Tornados - well, yes, we get those, and they're very real. But most tornados last year - and this year so far - seem to be much further to the East of our region than in previous years. Why? Steve Kraske talks with Dr. Harold Brooks, a research meteorologist with the NOAA National Severe Storm Laboratory. We'll discuss the basics of how tornadoes are formed - to the more complex topics of how tornadoes are predicted and why wind patters seem to be moving such storms further to the East.
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