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. Building the Reservoirs . Watershed Development & TMDLs . TMDL Implementation . Retrofit Design . MS4 Cooperation . Phosphorus Reductions . Lessons Learned & Retrofit Program Now 2
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New Amsterdam Water Supply
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First Water Pollution Law in North America?
Prohibited dumping “filth, garbage or dirt” into pond - 1778.
The pond was filled in - 1811.
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Search for a Reliable Water Supply NYC grew from 80,000 to 200,000 between 1800 and 1830
1835 City issued a $2.5M bond to build a Croton River dam & aqueduct to NYC
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9 10 High Bridge over the Harlem River
10 11 1841 – Croton Aqueduct
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NYC Population continues to grow:
1830 – pop. 200,000 1850 – pop. 700,000 1900 – pop. 3,400,000
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East Branch Reservoir
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West Branch Reservoir
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Amawalk Reservoir
16 17 Titicus Reservoir
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Bog Brook Reservoir
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20 21 Muscoot & Cross River Reservoirs
21 22 Population increase in Croton Watershed
Westchester & Putnam Counties increase by 500,000: . 1940 – 590,000 . 2010 – 1,050,000 23
NYC Reservoir TMDLs 1995 - 303d Listed 19 NYC Reservoirs Nutrient Pollution
2000 – 19 TMDLs approved 108 WWTPs to be upgraded WOH in compliance after upgrades EOH req’d reductions beyond WWTP upgrades
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2003: EOH Watershed designated MS4s: Beekman Lewisboro T & V/Pawling Mount Kisco East Fishkill North Castle Kent North Salem Southeast Pound Ridge Carmel Somers Cortlandt Yorktown Patterson Putnam County Brewster Dutchess County Putnam Valley Westchester County Bedford NYSDOT
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2008 MS4 Permit Heightened Requirements:
MS4s in impaired watersheds are required to submit an approvable plan to construct stormwater retrofits, and a timetable for their implementation.
Q: What is an Approvable Plan?
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Croton Watershed TMDL Implementation Plan 2009 TMDL Load Allocation target = 6,741 kg/yr . Watershed model results: HID land = 2,400 kg/yr . 50% of developed load = 1,200 kg/yr . 50% efficiency for retrofits = 600 kg/yr . A Starting Point…
Phosphorus Reduction Requirement: 600 kg/yr . Over each 5-year MS4 Permit Cycle . Watershed-wide
Subject to Public Review . No comments dissenting (too high or too low) on assigned load values
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Bedford 32.2 Village of Pawling 4.3 Brewster 9.2 Town of Pawling 3.5 Carmel 72.0 Pound Ridge 9.5 Cortlandt 11.6 Putnam Valley 1 Kent 33.6 Somers 50.0 Lewisboro 35.5 Southeast 31.1 Mount Kisco 18.7 Yorktown 54.0 New Castle 25.1 Beekman 1 North Castle 1 East Fishkill 3.2 North Salem 19.1 Dutchess County 3.1 Putnam County 30.9 Westchester County 8.2 Patterson 17.2 NYS DOT 125
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Approvable Retrofit Design 1. What is the phosphorus load?
2. What is the BMP efficiency?
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Phosphorus to be Treated
Phosphorus Load = runoff *concentration • runoff = 90th percentile storm
30 31 Phosphorus Concentrations Impervious: 0.50 mg/l Residential 0.41 mg/l Developed Open Space: 0.30 mg/l Forest: 0.15 mg/l
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Retrofit Efficiencies Wet Extended Detention Pond 55% Bioretention 65% Dry Swale 50% Sand Filter 60% Organic Filter 60% Shallow Wetland 43%
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Retrofit Sizing Design per NYS Stormwater Design Manual • treat 90th% ~1.3” Storm • Smaller retrofits get partial credit
Hydrodynamic Separators • Treat Peak Flow Rate from 90% Storm • Smaller retrofits get partial credit
Channel Stabilization • Calculate eroded volume of soil • 100% of phosphorus in soil is credited 34 Regional MS4 Group
. Group of MS4s, aka Regional Stormwater Entity (RSE) to submit retrofit plan
. 19 Municipalities across three Counties worked together
. Individual MS4s compliant if RSE meets combined load
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East of Hudson Watershed Corporation
Two full-time Engineering staff now manage over 200 projects: . design . DEC approval . bid process . contract award . construction . project certification 36
Funding the Projects
Year 1-5 Funding: • $20 million NYC + $20 million Putnam and Westchester Counties WQ money
• O&M paid for by MS4 Municipalities
Additional Funding: WQIP Grant Program Prioritizes MS4-required Retrofits 37
Extended Detention Pond
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Pocket Pond
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Wet Pond
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Extended Detention Shallow Wetland
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Outfall Stabilization
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Extended Detention Pond
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Channel Stabilization
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Pervious Pavers
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22 MS4s – 3 Counties 48
200+ stormwater retrofit projects 49
Phosphorus Reductions: 600+ kg/yr 50
Future Phosphorus Reduction
EOHWC Year 6-10 Retrofit Plan approved • Over 155 New Retrofit Projects Proposed • Estimated 750+ kg/yr • More Channel Stabilization Projects • More Municipal Property https://nysdec.maps.arcgis.com/home/index.html 51
MS4 Retrofit Program 2018 and beyond
https://nysdec.maps.arcgis.com/home/index.html 52
Thank You!
Robert Capowski [email protected]
Ken Kosinski Chief, NYC Watershed Section [email protected]
Bureau of Water Resource Management