2018 Stormwater Report
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2018 USEPA PHASE II • STORMWATER MANAGEMENT PROGRAM REPORT CITY OF CLEVELAND This 15,000 gallon water reuse system at the Water Pollution Control facility collects and stores rain water from the building’s roof. The stormwater runoff is reused for landscape irrigation and to wash sewer maintenance vehicles. Stormwater management practices help reduce water pollution, lessen impact on the sewer system and help avoid flooding. Water Pollution Control Rachid Zoghaib City Stormwater Manager Water Pollution Control Jennifer Heard Water Pollution Control Cecilia Mazzei Rachid Zoghaib – Commissioner of WPC Public Works Shelton Coleman City Council Martin Keane Office of Sustainability Kristin Hall City Planning Freddy Collier Law Shirley Tomasello Building & Housing Richard Riccardi Building & Housing Navid Hussain Waste Collection Mike Bruner Stormwater Steering Committee Cuyahoga Soil & Water CD Brent Eysenbach Office of Capital Projects Ron Mason MCM #1 & 2: MCM #3: MCM #4: MCM #5: MCM #6: PIPE Illicit Discharge Construction Post Construction Good Housekeeping Rachid Zoghaib, Commissioner Department of Public Utilities Division of Water Pollution Control Ayonna Donald, Director Michael Cox, Director Department of Building & Housing Department of Public Works Rachid Zoghaib, Commissioner Ayonna Donald, Director Department of Public Utilities Department of Building & Housing Division of Water Pollution Control SMALL MS4 ANNUAL REPORT FORM State of Ohio Environmental Protection Agency 2018 PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT, EDUCATION & OUTREACH: Cleveland Division of Water Pollution Control (WPC), Stormwater Manager for the City of Cleveland 2018 Overall Theme: Year of Vital Neighborhoods focused on grassroots neighborhood‐level collaboration and action on a variety of issues, including stormwater management, water quality, litter prevention, climate change, vacant land use for green spaces and more. WPC’s outreach, community involvement and educational activities encourage the public to adopt stormwater management best practices to help reduce water pollution. People were encouraged to use rain barrels and create green spaces to help reduce runoff, pick up pet waste and report dumping and illicit discharges, among other things. 2018 PIPE Program Goal: Reach at least 10% of the City of Cleveland’s population with a targeted message (reach 50% over the five‐year term). During 2018, WPC participated in more than 50 community events and distributed about 10,000 pieces of literature. Displayed at most events was a miniature rain barrel with downspout connection, a combined sewer model, and a map showing Cleveland watersheds with locations of storm drains that flow to Lake Erie untreated. Below are WPC’s 2018 public information/public education events that specifically related to stormwater control or clean water efforts. A complete list of events and programs in which WPC participated follows the chart. Each event was an opportunity to share information about WPC sewer maintenance services and its role as the City of Cleveland’s stormwater manager, and a way to educate the public about the impact stormwater runoff has on the environment, population health and safety, and the City of Cleveland’s sewer infrastructure. More importantly, PIPE helped encourage people to incorporate stormwater best management practices into their lives. 2018 PIPE events: Cleveland Water Pollution Control (WPC) participated in 57 public involvement/public education (PIPE) events during 2018. Nine of those events specifically related to clean water initiatives, such as stream and beach cleanups. Another 10 events targeted specific wards or neighborhoods where concerned homeowners were engaged; and those events were coordinated by council members or the Cleveland Housing Court to provide general awareness about WPC services and stormwater management responsibilities. Target Audience based on Total Population of Cleveland: 396,830 Single Family, Owner‐Occupied Households: Approximately 75,285 BMP (mechanism) & % of Target Audience Measurable Goal Theme or Message Target Audience Summary of Results Effective (Yes or No) Responsible Party Reached The number of Cleveland Protect and conserve local Homeowners and <1% Raised awareness that everyone Yes Only Rain Down the residents and property water resources by reducing other residents can make a difference by Storm Drain campaign owners demonstrating stormwater runoff and the changing behaviors that can awareness of stormwater impact of pollutants on local protect human and management practices will waterways. environmental health. City of Cleveland Water increase by at least 10%, Pollution Control and at least 1% of 2018 was Year of Vital Related messages included Only homeowners will adopt at Neighborhoods. Promoted Rain Down the least one stormwater grassroots knowledge and Storm Drain and Do The Right control measure during the action on a variety of Thing, Help Keep five‐year permit term. stormwater management‐ Storm Drains Clean! Messages related issues, including released through literature, water quality, litter social media, billboard, public prevention, climate change service announcements. and vacant land use for green spaces. WPC Stormwater The number of Cleveland Protect and conserve local Homeowners and <1% 2018 Visitors included: Yes Management residents and property water resources by reducing other residents City Council Public Demonstration Project owners demonstrating stormwater runoff and the Utilities Committee (SWMP) awareness of stormwater impact of pollutants on local (12) management practices will waterways. Representatives (2) increase by at least 10%, from the Consulate City of Cleveland Water and at least 1% of 2018 was Year of Vital General of Pollution Control homeowners will adopt at Neighborhoods. Promoted Denmark’s Chicago least one stormwater grassroots knowledge and Office and Ramboll SMALL MS4 ANNUAL REPORT FORM State of Ohio Environmental Protection Agency control measure during the action on a variety of Consulting five‐year permit term. stormwater management‐ More than 50 related issues, including participants in the water quality, litter Mayor’s Summer prevention, climate change Youth Jobs program and vacant land use for The SWMP consists of green spaces. five stormwater control measures (two rain gardens, a bio‐swale, concrete and asphalt pervious pavements and water retention basins totaling 15,000 gallons). Stream/Beach Cleanups The number of Cleveland Protect and conserve local Homeowners and <1% Doan Brook Watershed Stream Yes residents and property water resources by reducing other residents Sweep – April 21 owners demonstrating stormwater runoff and the City of Cleveland Water awareness of stormwater impact of pollutants on local RiverSweep/Mill Creek Pollution Control and Doan management practices will waterways. Watershed – May 12 Brook Watershed Partners, increase by at least 10%, More than 40 volunteers at Canalway Partners and and at least 1% of 2018 was Year of Vital Mill Creek, including several City Cuyahoga Soil & Water homeowners will adopt at Neighborhoods. Promoted of Cleveland employees and Conservation District/Big least one stormwater grassroots knowledge and their friends and families. Creek Connects control measure during the action on a variety of five‐year permit term. stormwater management‐ Big Creek Watershed Cleanup – related issues, including June 2 water quality, litter prevention, climate change Euclid Creek Adopt‐A‐Beach and vacant land use for Cleanup – July 21 green spaces. International Coastal Cleanup Day at Euclid Beach – Sept. 15 SMALL MS4 ANNUAL REPORT FORM State of Ohio Environmental Protection Agency BMP (mechanism) & % of Target Audience Measurable Goal Theme or Message Target Audience Summary of Results Effective (Yes or No) Responsible Party Reached National Drinking Water The number of Cleveland Protect and conserve local Homeowners and <1% May 12 Yes Week Open House residents and property water resources by reducing other residents Talked to attendees about sponsored by owners demonstrating stormwater runoff and the stormwater runoff issues, Cleveland Water awareness of stormwater impact of pollutants on local combined sewer overflows, and management practices will waterways. about pollution increase by at least 10%, prevention/watershed City of Cleveland Division of and at least 1% of 2018 was Year of Vital protection issues. Displayed a Water homeowners will adopt at Neighborhoods. Promoted painted rain barrel, a combined least one stormwater grassroots knowledge and sewer model and distributed control measure during the action on a variety of related literature. five‐year permit term. stormwater management‐ related issues, including Attendance – 879 visited WPC water quality, litter booth. prevention, climate change and vacant land use for green spaces. National Public Works & The number of Cleveland Protect and conserve local Homeowners and <1% May 18 Yes Safety Week Open residents and property water resources by reducing other residents The WPC classroom focused on House sponsored owners demonstrating stormwater runoff and the rain barrels as stormwater by WPC awareness of stormwater impact of pollutants on local management measure. Children management practices will waterways. received literature to take increase by at least 10%, home to adults/homeowners City of Cleveland Water and at least 1% of 2018 was Year of Vital about city’s free rain barrel Pollution Control homeowners will adopt at Neighborhoods. Promoted distribution