BURLINGTONS INTEGRATED WATER QUALITY PLAN Jenna Olson Water - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

BURLINGTON’S INTEGRATED WATER QUALITY PLAN

Jenna Olson Water Policy & Programs Manager Burlington DPW – Water Resources Division

**Each area of responsibility involves its own set of regulatory requirements

5000 10000 15000 20000 25000 Current Annual Load Required Reduction

Required Phosphorous Reduction (pounds / year)

Current Annual Load = 20,523 pounds / year Required Reduction = 12,958 pounds / year

• There are many different pathways

to compliance with the phosphorous reduction requirement

• A combination of projects that will

meet the phosphorous reduction requirement – a “Project Portfolio” – must be chosen

• Each ”Project Portfolio” has different

impacts, costs, and benefits

• Many potential projects involve

neighborhood construction, impacts

• n parking, or changes in how

leaves, lawns, or yards are managed

BUILDING A PROJECT PORTFOLIO

Wastewater Treatment Plants

• Further optimize P removal processes
• Add tertiary or dual-use processes

Combined Sewer System Improvements

• Sewer separation
• Distributed storage

Stormwater Management

• Install more distributed GSI systems

Non-Structural Programs

• Expand street sweeping practices
• Expand leaf management options

Private Property

• Offer rebates / grants for GSI installations
• Update / enhance ordinances

Example:

• Neighborhood green infrastructure vs.

combined sewer controls Example:

• Resources needed for street sweeping

• Wastewater & Combined Sewers – greater certainty, but more cost & no neighborhood

greening benefit

• Green stormwater infrastructure – preferred in some neighborhoods, less regulatory certainty

& changes to streets

• Operations - Street sweeping, catch basin cleaning, rebates, incentives – less certainty, involve

individual behavior changes, but other ancillary benefits

• Grants/rebates: Provide more funds for property owners to take beneficial steps?
• Regulations are more effective than incentives, but impose cost
• Leaf control has big impacts on phosphorous loading – but may require different regulations and

actions

• Street sweeping improves bikeability and protects the lake – but requires more intensive

parking management

NEXT STEPS

JULY

• Public input summaries
• Presentations to DPW Commission & TEUC
• NPA Outreach

AUGUST

• Public meetings to weigh in on specific portfolio options

SEPTEMBER

• Presentations / hearings on preferred portfolio

OCTOBER – NOVEMBER

• Finalizing Integrated Plan with regulators

DECEMBER

• Complete Integrated Plan

QUESTIONS?

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