Green Ambassador Fairhill/MLK Project

Community MeetingMarch 25, 2015

Agenda

• Welcome and Introductions

• Project Clean Lake

Green & Gray Infrastructure

• Green Ambassador – Fairhill/MLK Project

Project Design

Construction & Community Impacts

• Questions & Discussion

Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District

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miles

• Political subdivision of Ohio

• Created in 1972 by Court Order

– Code of Regulations

– Governed by seven Trustees

• Separate and distinct from the City of Cleveland and Cuyahoga County

Who We Are…

• Sanitary & regional stormwater services to Cleveland and 61 member communities

– 1 million customers

– 90+ billion gallons treated each year

• Water quality monitoring

• Lake Erie beach monitoring and maintenance

What We Do…

We Own and Operate 3 Wastewater Treatment Plants

Westerly

Southerly

Easterly

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Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District

Responsibility

• $3 billion in 25 years• Combined Sewer Overflow (CSO) control• Sewer fees

• Regional flooding and erosion issues• Impervious surface fee

Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District

Responsibility

• Regional flooding and erosion issues• Impervious surface fee

• $3 billion in 25 years• Combined Sewer Overflow (CSO) control• Sewer fees

Project Clean Lake

The Sewer District: COMBINED SEWER OVERFLOW CONTROL

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Dry Weather Flow to treatment plant

Additional Conveyance Capacity Available for

wet-weather

Combined Sewer Overflow Discharge to

Stream/Lake

What is a Combined Sewer?

What is a Combined Sewer Overflow?

How does a combined sewer system work?

Separate Sewer System

Street Catch

Basins

Industrial

WastewaterDomestic

WastewaterStorm Sewer

WWTP

Flow to WWTP

Sanitary Sewer Lake Erie

Combined Sewer Area

Separate Sewer Area

NEORSD Service Area & Communities

Combined Sewer Area

126 CSO Locations Throughout Combined Sewer Area

Consent Decree Requires Northeast Ohio’s CSO Problem Reduced in 25 Years

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0 to 80+ overflows in typical year

CSO Consent Decree

25 years of Tunnel ConstructionSeven Tunnel Systems

– 21 Miles

– 17’ to 24’ in Diameter

– 100’ to 200’ in Depth

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2011 – 2020

2021 – 2027

2019 – 2024

2026 –2035

2017 –2021

2024 – 2030

Complete

Project Clean Lake

Project Clean Lake

Euclid Creek Tunnel

Project Clean Lake

Euclid Creek Tunnel

NEORSD GREEN INFRASTRUCTURELooking across combined sewer area for opportunities to manage stormwater before it enters combined system

While the Sewer District Does Large Projects, You Can Also

Manage Your Runoff

On-Site Stormwater Management Practices

On-Site Stormwater Management Practices

• Rain Gardens

• Rain Barrels and Cisterns

• Pervious Pavement

• Vegetated Filter Strips

• Add disconnection slideRaingarden

Pervious PavementCistern

Retention Pond

Green roof

On-Site Stormwater Practices

Downspout Disconnection

On-Site Stormwater Management = Disconnection and Distribution

Bioretention

Project LocationProject Location MapSH

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EIG

HTS

Project Drainage Area

Combined Sewer

Inlet Laterals

Inlet

Inlet Laterals

Inlet

Storm SewerCombined Sewer

Green Infrastructure Concept

Green Infrastructure Concept

Overflow to Doan Brook

Ponding Depths

0.75-inch rain event· 1 foot of surface ponding· 24-hour drawdown time

Rain events larger than 0.75 inches· 3 feet of surface ponding· 24- to 36-hour drawdown time

Green Infrastructure Concept

Doan Brook Bank Stabilization

Green Infrastructure Concept

Outlet Pipe to Bioretention Area

Maximum Height 14 feet

Large Stones to Slow Down Stormwater

Bioretention Area

Exposed Aggregate Concrete

Stamped & Stained Concrete

Standard Concrete Stained Concrete

NEORSD will maintain the following:

Maintenance Responsibilities

• New storm sewers and new street inlets

• Bioretention basins (includes storm sewer infrastructure

within the bioretention basins)

• Public plaza (includes facility maintenance, litter control, etc.)

Project Schedule

• Construction Start Date: March 2015

• Construction End Date: November 2016

Construction & Community Impact

Pre Construction Coordination

• Pre Construction Inspection/Photographs• Coordination with residents for access to property (typically

exterior of the home photographed)

• Residential Notification• 72-hour notification prior to commencement of work

• Access To Property• Contractor to coordinate & maintain access to drives, if

crossing is to occur

• Maintained with steel road plate

• Issues and Complaints• NEORSD Customer Service (216)881-8247 8AM-5PM

Maintenance of Traffic

• Tentative Plan (Subject to Change) based on approval/schedule

• Major Components:– West bound lane Fairhill Road closed. Detour to be

established around Larchmere Blvd. to MLK Drive.

– No left turn from E. 124th, E. 127th, Kemper Road and North Moreland Road

– Intersection of MLK and Fairhill channelized to eastbound Fairhill, left turn only lane, to North MLK

– Pedestrian sidewalk closed along north Fairhill Road

– No street parking allowed

Open Cut Construction

• Noise and dust limited to working hours. Contractor is responsible for maintaining work zone.

• Partial restoration of road cuts when sewer work completed.

Open Cut Construction

Open Cut Construction

Open Cut Construction

Open Cut Construction

Questions/Discussion

Questions & Answers

Question: Where will bus route #48/#48A go?

How will the public be notified of RTA bus routeand/or bus stop location changes?

RTA service alerts are posted at http://www.riderta.com

RTA Answerline (216) 621-9500 is also availableto help answer RTA related questions.

Questions & Answers

Question: Who do I contact if I have a question or concern?

NEORSD Customer Service Department

(216) 881-8247 8AM – 5PM

Questions & Answers

Question: What impacts should I expect from construction of the new storm sewers within the public right-of-way?

Temporary on-street parking limitations.Temporary lane closures, detours and limits

to left turns onto Fairhill Road westbound.Temporary driveway access closures.Pedestrian sidewalk closures/detours.Construction dust & noise.

For more information:

• NEORSD Customer Service (216) 881-8247

• Project Clean Lake official homepage:

www.neorsd.org/cso.php