2014 Annual Update - Clayton County Water Authority
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2014 Annual Update - Clayton County Water Authority
Clayton County Water Authority Stormwater Utility Annual Update August 2014 Your Stormwater Dollars At Work The Clayton County Water Authority’s Stormwater Utility (SWU) is responsible for all stormwater activities for unincorporated Clayton County and the cities of Forest Park, Jonesboro, Lake City, Lovejoy, Morrow and Riverdale. Stormwater Utility Services include: • Construction plan reviews and inspections • Maintenance, repair and replacement of stormwater infrastructure within the road right-of-way, and directly connected to the right-of-way • Illicit discharge/illegal connection inspections • Floodplain management • Public education/public involvement • Watershed improvement activities Responsibilities of property owners and local jurisdictions: This diagram shows the service provided by CCWA’s Stormwater Utility. These activities include Construction Plan Reviews and Inspections, Floodplain Management, Illicit Discharge/Illegal Connection Inspections and maintenance of stormwater infrastructure within the road right-of-way and directly connected to the right-of-way. This annual report is produced to show a summary of the activities that have been performed by Clayton County Water Authority’s Stormwater Utility over the past year and how your Stormwater dollars are being used. Stormwater Utility Earns GAWP Project of Excellence Award CCWA’s Stormwater Utility recently earned the Georgia Association of Water Professionals (GAWP) Water Resources/Stormwater Project of Excellence for East Jesters Creek Phase 4 Nature Preserve & Stream Restoration. The Stormwater Utility partnered with the City of Lake City on a combined Stream Restoration Project and Nature Preserve. While the Stormwater Utility restored nearly 2,500 linear feet of stream, Lake City created of a nature preserve system with over 9,000 linear feet of walking trails, several bridges, pavilions and a lake. • Remove debris from ditches or yards • Maintain drainage ditches on private property • Maintain or clean curb and gutter • Clean or mow roadside ditches Top 3 Constituent Concerns What are Stormwater Utility fees used for? • Stormwater utility fees are dedicated exclusively to stormwater management activities. Who is responsible for neighborhood detention and retention pond maintenance? • The Homeowners Association or the developer is typically responsible for maintaining neighborhood detention and retention ponds. • For unfinished subdivision ponds, the developer or the bank holding the lots is responsible. Who is responsible for overflowing stormwater pipes or inlets? • Overflows from stormwater facilities within or directly connected to the right-of-way are the responsibility of the Stormwater Utility. • All other overflows are the responsibility of the property owner. To learn more about your Stormwater Utility, visit us online at www.ccwa.us. Stormwater Maintenance Crews Completed More Than 1240 Work Orders The SWU’s Engineering Technician and Maintenance Crews continue working together to provide quality service when it comes to responding to customer calls. On average, a customer complaint was responded to within 19 hours. When a customer calls with a stormwater issue, the Stormwater Engineering Technician is dispatched to check out every issue or complaint. During Fiscal Year 2013-14, this technician responded to 940 customer related calls. Part of the maintenance activity includes an aggressive inspection program. This helps our staff determine potential problem locations as well as being compliant with our Stormwater Permit. Using both internal staff and outside contractors, CCWA inspected over 17,000 structures which included the following: • More than 4,000 catch basins and inlets • More than 478,000 linear feet of storm drains • More than 96,000 linear feet of ditches • More than 200 stormwater ponds The Stormwater Maintenance staff of 15 employees (2 pipe repair crews, 1 grading crew and 1 vacuum truck crew) addressed 1,242 work orders. Activities from these completed work orders represent: • More than 52,000 linear feet of storm drain lines • More than 11,000 linear feet of graded ditches • More than 300 cleaned/repaired catch basins Maintenance costs for this work were slightly over $3.7 million. This map shows the locations of the Work Orders that SWU Maintenance Crews completed from May 2013 to April 2014. The county map is color-coded to show the county/city boundaries. In addition to the maintenance work orders shown above, CCWA solicited the help of outside construction firms to perform larger-scaled Capital Improvement Projects (CIP). These projects included repair methods of “Remove and Replace” (R/R), as well as a newer technology called “Cured-In-Place Piping” (CIPP). Using both methods, CCWA performed 26 large scaled CIP’s throughout the county last year. The 18 R/R and 8 CIPP jobs resulted in costs slightly over $2.7 million. Residential Stormwater Pollution Solutions CSU Students Help with Camp Creek Restoration Project You can impact the quantity and quality of stormwater through your daily activities. At Home • Recycle or properly dispose of household products that contain chemicals, such as insecticides, pesticides, paint, solvents and used motor oil and other auto fluids. • Don't pour them onto the ground or into storm drains. • Use nontoxic (or less toxic) products when possible. In Your Yard • Use fertilizers and pesticides sparingly and follow label directions. • Use organic mulch or safer pest control methods (such as spot treatment) when possible. • Compost or mulch yard waste. Don't leave it in the street or dispose of it in storm drains or streams. A group of Clayton State University (CSU) biology and ecology students partnered with CCWA’s Stormwater Utility and engineering firm Brown and Caldwell to plant permanent vegetation along a recently repaired segment of Camp Creek off of Walker Road in Riverdale. CCWA performed a stream restoration in 2009 along a 2,500 linear feet section of Camp Creek. Some of the sections degraded over the past few years so a contractor went back in to stabilize the area with rip-rap, soil and fabric. CSU students volunteered their afternoon on February 21 to plant the willow tree live stakes and learn more about the stream repair project. Routine Inspection Reveals Failing Culverts Professional Place – Riverdale | $85,000 As part of CCWA’s Stormwater Infrastructure Inspection, dual 72” corrugated metal pipe (CMP) culverts going under Professional Place near Upper Riverdale Road were determined to be in failure mode. The corrosion allowed massive voids to appear under and around these pipes. CCWA staff scheduled to replace the two pipes at an estimated cost of $145,000. During this period, it was determined that Atlanta Gas Light Company (AGL) was scheduled to install a new gas main down the middle of Professional Place. AGL’s planned construction required a portion of the same dual 72” culverts to be removed. CCWA partnered with AGL in the replacement of the culverts. The 20” gas main was installed under the dual culverts as AGL contractors progressed through the area. CCWA contractors were on site immediately to remove the remaining 128’ of metal pipe culvert sections and replace them with new reinforced concrete pipe (RCP) culverts. New catch basins and a headwall were also installed. The RCP culverts were re-connected to an existing junction box and the system was placed back into service. As AGL finished their work in the area, they repaved the road as CCWA replaced the sidewalks and curb & gutter. The partnering effort saved CCWA’s Stormwater Utility nearly $60,000 from estimated costs. BEFORE Stormwater Staff Updating County’s Floodplain Maps After two years of extensive studies and analysis, CCWA revised the County’s Floodplain Maps, as guided by FEMA. Since the County’s maps were last updated in 2007, several factors have altered the current mapping conditions, such as natural and physical changes caused by land use, development and erosion. The updated maps will give staff a better understanding of local risk assessment, floodplain management, land use and emergency planning. Floodplain Maps have been submitted to FEMA for review. The final maps are in the FEMA review approval process. A public information campaign will take place in early 2015 to notify residents whose property will be moving in or out of identified floodplain areas. Any resident whose property has changed either way will be invited to a community forum to view the map changes and ask questions. Visit ccwa.us for more information. AFTER Connecting With Our Community Stormwater staff participates in numerous Career Day events at Clayton County Public Schools. Through these events, they are able to connect with thousands of students and educate them about the damaging effects of stormwater pollution and what they can do to protect our water quality. The photos show staff with students at Kendrick Middle School and Mt. Zion Primary School. CCWA staff also participated in the Metro North Georgia Water Planning District’s inaugural Children’s Water Festival at Welcome All Park in South Fulton in May. More than 400 4th Grade students from the City of Atlanta, Clayton County, Fulton County, Henry County and DeKalb County school districts participated in this hands-on day of water education. Students from Fountain Elementary represented Clayton County. According to CCWA Water Resources Engineer Shayla Nealy, the goal of the event was to provide quality water education opportunities to as many students as possible and remind the kids about the direct connection we have on the quality and quantity of the water in our rivers, lakes, and streams. Residents Turn In More than 57,000 lbs. of Household Hazardous Waste During Spring Amnesty Day Event Every April, the CCWA’s Stormwater Utility hosts a Household Hazardous Waste Amnesty Day to give residents the chance to dispose of a variety of household items, such as used paints, oil, pesticides, cleaners, batteries and even pharmaceuticals. CCWA contracted with Perma-Fix of South Georgia to provide collection services during the free, four hour event on Saturday, April 26 at the W.B. Casey Water Reclamation Facility on Flint River Road in Jonesboro. Perma-Fix serviced 212 vehicles and processed 57,000 lbs. of waste. The event cost approximately $32,677.62 (the cost of the contractor collecting and properly disposing of the items) and goes a long way to keeping these pollutants out of our local creeks, streams and landfill. Clayton County Police Department assisted this year with the collection of over-thecounter and prescription medication. The majority of waste collected was old oil and latex paints, solvents, along with used motor oil and anti-freeze. Clayton County Landfill assisted with refuse collection. Thank you to all Clayton County residents and volunteers who participated in our 2014 event! To Report A Stormwater Issue, to report flooding, a clogged drain or other stormwater issue, contact our Call Center at 770.960.5200 Visit www.ccwa.us 2014 Rivers Alive Stream Cleanup Saturday, October 18, 2014 10 a.m. – Noon Join fellow volunteers at our annual stream cleanup event as we remove trash, litter and debris from one of our local creeks. This is a location great volunteer opportunity for scouts, civic groups, church groups, environmental clubs and families. The objective of this annual event is to get local residents involved in preserving and protecting our local waterways. CCWA’s Stormwater staff works throughout the year to educate residents about the damage stormwater pollution does to our local waterways and how they can prevent this pollution from making its way into our drinking water. Last year, 171 community volunteers worked together to clean a portion of the Flint River at Swint Elementary School. Come help us set a new volunteer record this year. For more information, call 770.960.5200, or visit www.ccwa.us. for this year’s Clayton County Water Authority 1600 Battle Creek Road Morrow, GA 30260 Customer Service: 770.960.5200 Business Office: 770.961.2130 www.ccwa.us BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND LEADERSHIP Marie Barber, Chairperson Oscar Blalock, Vice Chairman John Westervelt, Secretary/Treasurer John Chafin, Board Member Rodney Givens, Board Member Sophia Haynes, Board Member Elizabeth G. Armstrong, Board Member P. Michael Thomas, General Manager Jim Poff, Assistant General Manager Kevin Osbey, Assistant General Manager