Key Driver Stewardship

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1 Water Resources Protection Program Stormwater Utility Key Driver Stewardship City residents have expressed a desire to be responsible stewards of the environment, which is articulated in the water resources goals of the City s Comprehensive Plan and included in City Council s 2025 Vision Statement. Part of being a good steward also involves investing local revenues wisely to meet both the need to provide a properly functioning stormwater system that manages water quantity, while developing standards and implementing projects that protect and improve water quality. To effectively and efficiently address water quality protection and water quantity controls, a city-wide master plan needs to be developed to identify the best solutions that support the City s long-term stewardship goals. Key Priority City-wide Master Plan The City needs a comprehensive plan for integrating water quality improvement goals with drainage system improvement projects and to establish a strategic plan for mandated pollution reduction requirements. The Master Plan will include engagement of stakeholders across the city and the region to help to both educate the public on the City s stormwater management requirements and to identify potential public/private or regional partnership opportunities for meeting compliance goals.

2 Charlottesville s Stormwater Stewardship Drivers City developed largely w/out stormwater management Major impacts to our urban streams Local and Chesapeake Bay TMDLs Formal commitments to sustainability & water resources protection MS4 Phase II Community Regulations for new and redevelopment The Need to Retrofit

3 What Stewardship? As of February 2014, the City has completed nearly 50 stormwater stewardship projects. They have been integrated into municipal development projects as well as undertaken voluntarily.

4 Greenleaf Park Rain Garden Retrofit Initial retrofit screening effort in 2005 grant opportunity Use public land integrate into landscape Engage, educate public and development community Demonstrate a new and innovative approach to SWM Success provided momentum Need for more strategic and methodical approach

5 Stormwater Stewardship on Public Lands Study National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) 2006 Small Watershed Grant Program funded project Key Project Partners City, Charlottesville City Schools, Center for Watershed Protection Study objectives: Systematically evaluate Parks and School Campuses Identify potential retrofits, pollution prevention opportunities, and landscape improvements Provide blueprint/catalogue for future City retrofit activity Stormwater education and outreach through retrofits

6 Stewardship Portfolio Bioretention

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12 MONITORING RESULTS July 2010 November 2011 Flow Data 54 events Water Quality Data 39 events Phosphorus 71% load reduction Nitrogen 64% load reduction Sediment ~90% load reduction Volume - 68% reduction

13 Education and Outreach UVA students and faculty monitoring CHS Environmental Science hands-on learning Educational signage and displays MLK Performing Arts Center visitors RRBC tours for elected and appointed officials Site of videos, news stories

14 Stewardship Portfolio Rainwater Harvesting

15 50,000 gal underground system collects water from ~20,000 sf of rooftop - complex treatment system Bag filter Vortex filters UV Light

16 Water used primarily for bus washing, but also for toilet flushing and exterior hose bibs system can supply close to 500,000 gal/year

17 Stewardship Portfolio Stream Restoration Azalea Park Before After

18 Meadowcreek Golf Course Before After

19 Meadow Creek Before After

20 Stewardship Portfolio Stormwater Wetlands

21 Stewardship Portfolio Vegetated Roof Permeable Pavement

22 Stewardship Portfolio Catch Basin Filter Inserts Infiltration

23 Stewardship Portfolio Tree Planting Urban Forest Management Plan Riparian stream buffer protection Stream Clean-Ups Nutrient Management Plans Land Acquisition / Conservation Public Education and Outreach