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Onondaga County Executive Joanne M. Mahoney Onondaga County Executive Joanne M. Mahoney

Onondaga County Save the Rain Overview & Green Street Projects in

the Elmwood Neighborhood

Madison M. Quinn, Onondaga County Dept. of Water Environment Protection

Designers: Catherine Fiorello, Michael Lasell, & Brian Nicholson, O’Brien & Gere

March 27, 2017

Onondaga County Executive Joanne M. Mahoney

Presentation Overview

• Save the Rain program overview

• Education & outreach initiatives

• Onondaga Lake water quality & fish populations

• Green street projects

– Charmouth Drive

– Elmhurst Avenue & South Avenue

– Fairfield Avenue & Hutchinson Avenue


Save the Rain Program Overview

• County Executive Joanie Mahoney wanted a better way to meet environmental goals without building more Regional Treatment Facilities (RTFs)

• Combined approach – gray and green infrastructure

Green Gray STR


Save the Rain Education & Outreach

• www.SaveTheRain.US

• Tree Planting Program

• Rain Barrel Workshops

• Baltimore Woods Nature Center “Nature in the City” 3rd grade education program (all SCSD schools)

• Connect the Drops litter reduction campaign

• Social media: Facebook, twitter, Instagram, YouTube


Water Quality Improvements

• Remarkable recovery, greatly improved water quality in Onondaga Lake


Fish Communities of Onondaga Lake

• Greater diversity than years past – 53 species of fish identified by county sampling


Green Infrastructure Projects

• 189 projects completed (2010-2016) with several more underway

• Variety of green infrastructure technology, project size & land ownership

• Nearly 123 million gallons captured


Green Infrastructure Technologies


Green Street: Overall Site

Glenwood Ave.


Green Street: Charmouth Dr.

• Charmouth Dr., from Robineau Rd. to Arlington Ave.

• 6 Underground infiltration trenches

• Runoff capture: 1,796,00 gal/year


Green Street: Typical Underground Infiltration Trench

Typical Underground Infiltration Trench Construction


Green Street: Fairfield Ave.

• Fairfield Ave., from Fletcher Ave. to South Ave.

• 1 Underground infiltration trench

• 1 Bioretention area

• Runoff capture: 696,000 gal/year

Fairfield Ave. Stone Staircase

Typical Bioretention Area


Green Street: Hutchinson Ave.

• Hutchinson Ave., from Clayton Ave. to South Ave.


• Runoff capture including side streets: 2,414,000 gal/year


Green Street: Fletcher Ave. & Edgewood Ave.

• Fletcher Ave. & Edgewood Ave., from Hutchinson Ave. to Fairfield Ave.


• Runoff capture including Hutchinson Ave.: 2,414,000 gal/year


Green Street: South Ave.

• South Ave., from W. Brighton Ave. to Eastman Ave.


• Runoff : 938,000 gal/year


Green Street: Elmhurst Ave. & Randall Ave.

• Elmhurst Ave., from Bishop Ave. to Hunt Ave. and Randall Ave., north of Elmhurst Ave.


• Runoff capture: 1,642,000 gal/year


Infiltration Manholes

• To be installed on Craddock Street at Glenwood Ave. and Bishop Ave. at Elmhurst Ave.

• Runoff Capture = 360,000 gallons

• Schedule: Construction in April and May


Infiltration Manholes – Craddock St.


Next Steps

• We will work to make everyone in the neighborhood aware of construction schedules

• Another meeting, flyers, and information on the website/social media

• Please be sure you’ve signed in so we can contact you with more information as we progress toward construction


Questions?

[email protected]

Please visit our website: www.SaveTheRain.us/drops

Follow @SaveTheRainUS on Twitter & @savetherain.us on Instagram

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