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Kansas City, Missouri’sGreen InfrastructureO C T O B E R 7 , 2 0 1 4

Kansas City Metro Area

Kansas Missouri

Bi-State Metro2 Million Residents

Kansas City, Missouri460,000 Residents318 Square Miles

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Kansas City, Missouri Departments

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• 19 Departments

• Coordination between departments is important to project success

• Requires thoughtful planning and clear communication

Kansas City Water Services

Water

Wastewater

Stormwater

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Kansas City’s Need for Green Infrastructure

• Many departments implement green infrastructure projects in some form

• Regulatory drivers (water)

• MS4 Permit

• Overflow Control Program Consent Decree

• Triple Bottom Line

• Financial

• Social

• Environmental

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Green Approach

• Reduce the amount of stormwater runoff

• Keep water out of sewer system

• Reduce localized flooding

• Create amenities & support community revitalization

• Be cost-effective

• Make every effort to have measured effectiveness

• Involve & educate residents

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Water Services’ Green InfrastructureProjects

…and more to come

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About 15 acres built so far

Kansas City’s Overflow Control Program

$4.5-$5.0 billion Investment

25 Year Plan,Largest Program in

KC’s History

First Federal Consent Decree to include

Green Infrastructure Solutions

City-wide approach to address sewer

overflows

Improving Water

Quality

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Green Infrastructure Development

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• First Federal Consent Decree to include green infrastructure solutions to help reduce combined sewer overflows

• Additional 5 years for program implementation

• Envision certified city officials & department staff $50M

Investment

Photo: URS Corporation

Target Green Marlborough Projects

100-acre Pilot Project COMPLETE: 2012

644-acre area

DESIGN: Summer 2014

CONSTRUCTION: Summer 2015

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Middle Blue River Pilot Project Before

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Photo: URS Corporation

and After

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Photo: URS CorporationPhoto: URS Corporation

Target Green: Pilot Project Installations

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Target Green: Pilot Project Results

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Coordinating our Efforts

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CITY

DEPARTMENT

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Sample initiatives discussed at project coordination meetings:

Leveraging Efforts for Maximum Benefits

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• Public transit & walkability• Lighting• Code enforcement• Sidewalk repair• Brownfields• Dangerous buildings• Trails• Business incentives• Job training• Historic preservation• Strategic planning• Land bank strategies• Building non-profit capacity• Complete streets• Community gardens & orchards• Neighborhood litter cleanup• Minor home repair program• Safety

81st Street & Troost Ave. part of the 644-acre Target Green project

• 10 acres

• 44 parcels

• Shallow bedrock

• Central drainage swale

• Community revitalization potential

Sample Project Site

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Environmental Assessments

Phase I Assessment

• Two dry cleaning facilities operated on site starting in 1956.

• 13 nearby environmental concerns, including dry cleaning facilities, auto repair centers, and gas stations.

Phase II Assessment

• Tetracloroethene (PCE), a known dry cleaning solvent, was detected at 149 ug/mg, slightly above the state Default Target Level (DTL).

• Other degradation products were detected below DTLs

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81st St. & Troost Ave. Proposed Improvements

Option 1: Nature Play

Selected Hybrid Option

Option 2: Community Green

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Kansas City Brownfields Program AssistanceTechnical Support Provided

Financial Support Available

• Kansas City Brownfield Coalition Assessment Grant: Further site assessment for urban agriculture , community outreach.

• Kansas City Brownfield Revolving Loan Fund: remedial design, loan for site remediation and/or activity and use limitations.

• State Urban Agriculture Zone incentives

Strategic Assessment vacant lots and

clusters in other Project Centers

Coordination of other Federal partner

programs (EPA, EDA, USACE)

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Questions?

Lisa Treese, Senior Landscape Architect(816) 513-0441 or lisa.treese@kcmo.org

Andrew Bracker, Brownfields Coordinator(816) 513-3002 or andrew.bracker@kcmo.org