City of Cleveland USEPA Phase II 2017 Stormwater Management Program Report The Year of Vibrant Green Space Attendees of the 2017 Sustainable Cleveland Summit Photo courtesy of City of Cleveland Photo Bureau 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 Law Shirley Tomasello Building & Housing Richard Riccardi Building & Housing Navid Hussain City Planning Chris Garland 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, Interim Director Michael Cox, Director Department of Building & Housing Department of Public Works Rachid Zoghaib, Commissioner Ayonna Donald, Interim 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 2017 PUBLIC EDUCATION & OUTREACH: Cleveland Division of Water Pollution Control (WPC), Stormwater Manager for the City of Cleveland 2017 Overall Theme: Lake Erie—Protect it! Everyone lives in a watershed, and in Cleveland the largest and most important of them all is the Lake Erie watershed. Lake Erie is Northeast Ohio’s main source of drinking water and most prominent water recreation area. Our activities at home, at school, at work and throughout the community directly impact not only Lake Erie, but also all the local waterways that flow into the lake. 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 illicit discharges, among other things. 2017 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 2017, WPC participated in more than 50 community events and distributed about 10,000 pieces of literature. On display at most events were a combined sewer model, a map showing Cleveland watersheds with locations of storm drains that flow to Lake Erie, and do‐it‐yourself painted rain barrel. Below are WPC’s 2017 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. Target Audience based on Total Population of Cleveland: 396,830 Single Family, Owner‐Occupied Households: Approximately 75,285 BMP (mechanism) & % of Target Measurable Goal Theme or Message Target Audience Summary of Results Effective (Yes or No) Responsible Party Audience Reached Only Rain Down the Storm The number of Cleveland Protect and conserve local Homeowners and <1% Raised awareness that everyone can make a Yes Drain campaign residents/homeowners water resources by reducing other residents difference by doing even small things in their demonstrating awareness of stormwater runoff and the personal lives to help the city comply with stormwater management impact of pollutants on local regulations that protect human and environmental practices will increase by at waterways. No health. least 10%, and at least 1% of dumping/Report illegal City of Cleveland Water homeowners will adopt at dumping. Related messages included Only Rain Down the Pollution Control least one stormwater control Storm Drain and Do The Right Thing, Help Keep measure during the five‐year Storm Drains Clean! Messages released through the permit term. use of literature, social media, billboard, public service announcements on TV 20. The number of Cleveland Protect and conserve local Homeowners and <1% Some 60 participants in the Mayor’s Summer Youth Yes WPC Stormwater Management residents/homeowners water resources by reducing other residents Employment Program toured WPC’s Stormwater Demonstration Project (SWMP) demonstrating awareness of stormwater runoff and the Management Demonstration project and learned stormwater management impact of pollutants on local about stormwater issues. The project consists of practices will increase by at waterways. five stormwater control measures (two rain City of Cleveland Water least 10%, and at least 1% of gardens, a bio‐swale, concrete and asphalt pervious Pollution Control homeowners will adopt at We all live in a watershed and pavements and water retention basins totaling least one stormwater control our actions on the land directly 15,000 gallons). measure during the five‐year affect the quality of our water. permit term. SMALL MS4 ANNUAL REPORT FORM State of Ohio Environmental Protection Agency % of Target BMP (mechanism) & Measurable Goal Theme or Message Target Audience Audience Summary of Results Effective (Yes or No) Responsible Party Reached The number of Cleveland Protect and conserve local Homeowners and <1% April 22 Earthfest 2017 residents/homeowners water resources by reducing other residents Talked to attendees about stormwater runoff Yes demonstrating awareness of stormwater runoff and the issues, combined sewer overflows, and about Cleveland Earth Day Coalition stormwater management impact of pollutants on local pollution prevention/watershed protection issues. practices will increase by at waterways. Displayed a painted rain barrel, a combined sewer least 10%, and at least 1% of model and distributed related literature. homeowners will adopt at We all live in a watershed and Also distributed native plant seeds with information least one stormwater control our actions on the land directly about their value to stormwater control and the measure during the five‐year affect the quality of our water. environment in general. permit term. Event attendance – about 3,000 (409 visits to WPC booth). RiverSweep The number of Cleveland Protect and conserve local Homeowners and <1% May 13 Yes residents/homeowners water resources by reducing other residents WPC participated in and sponsored a cleanup site demonstrating awareness of stormwater runoff and the for RiverSweep. The WPC sponsored site was Mill stormwater management impact of pollutants on local Creek Waterfall and nearby hike & bike trails in the practices will increase by at waterways. Garfield Metropark. More than 40 volunteers at least 10%, and at least 1% of Mill Creek, including several City of Cleveland City of Cleveland Water homeowners will adopt at We all live in a watershed and employees and their friends and families. Overall, Pollution Control and Canalway least one stormwater control our actions on the land directly more than 40 tons of trash (including 319 tires) was Partners measure during the five‐year affect the quality of our water. collected from 11 RiverSweep cleanup locations permit term. throughout Cleveland. National Drinking Water Week The number of Cleveland Protect and conserve local Homeowners and <1% May 13 Yes Open House sponsored by residents/homeowners water resources by reducing other residents Talked to attendees about stormwater runoff Cleveland Water demonstrating awareness of stormwater runoff and the issues, combined sewer overflows, and about stormwater management impact of pollutants on local pollution prevention/watershed protection issues. practices will increase by at waterways. Displayed a painted rain barrel, a combined sewer least 10%, and at least 1% of model and distributed related literature. homeowners will adopt at We all live in a watershed and Also distributed native plant seeds with information least one stormwater control our actions on the land directly about their value to stormwater control. measure during the five‐year affect the quality of our water. Attendance – more than 500. permit term. 309 visited WPC booth. SMALL MS4 ANNUAL REPORT FORM State of Ohio Environmental Protection Agency % of Target BMP (mechanism) & Measurable Goal Theme or Message Target Audience Audience Summary of Results Effective (Yes or No) Responsible Party Reached National Public Works & Safety The number of Cleveland Protect and conserve local Cleveland residents, <1% May 19 Yes Week Open House sponsored residents/homeowners water resources by reducing mostly children. The WPC classroom focused on preventing soil by WPC demonstrating awareness of stormwater runoff and the erosion, especially near waterways. In addition to stormwater management impact of pollutants on local demonstrations, children were given literature to practices will increase by at waterways. take home to adults/homeowners. Attendance – least 10%, and at least 1% of more than 1,300 students, plus teachers and some homeowners will adopt at We all live in a watershed and parents least one stormwater control our actions on the land