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Chesapeake Partner Advisory Group

Roundtable 1 October 22, 2018

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Overview of Chesapeake WIP Development and Priorities

Katherine Antos, Branch Chief

Partnering & Environmental Conservation Branch Department of Energy & Environment

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• Organizations that help administer or are major participants in DOEE programs
• Manage grant or rebate programs
• Frequent grantees or subgrantees
• Participants in Stormwater Retention Credit Program
• Sister agencies with stormwater management opportunities
• Series of roundtables to gather feedback and advise Phase III Watershed

Implementation Plan (WIP) for Chesapeake Bay

• Roundtable 1 - October: Gather feedback
• Roundtable 2 - December: Share ideas for Preliminary WIP that will be shared in late January/early

February

• Roundtable 3 - February: Comment on Preliminary WIP to inform Draft WIP (posted for public

comment April 12 – June 7)

• Roundtable 4 - May: Comment on Draft WIP to inform Final WIP (due August 9)
• Input will also inform DOEE programs

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Chesapeake Partner Advisory Group Members

• Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay
• Anacostia Coordinating Council
• Anacostia Riverkeeper
• Anacostia Waterfront Trust
• Anacostia Watershed Society
• Casey Trees
• Center for Watershed Protection
• Design Green
• District Department of General

Services

• District Department of Parks and

Recreation

• District Department of Public Works
• District Department of Transportation
• Earth Conservation Corps
• Latin American Youth Conservation

Corps

• Lenkin Company
• Living Classrooms
• Metropolitan Washington Council of

Governments

• Nspire Green
• RainCredits
• Rock Creek Conservancy
• Solvitect LLC
• The Nature Conservancy
• University of the District of Columbia
• Washington Parks and People
• WC Smith

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Chesapeake Watershed You Are Here

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Value of Chesapeake Bay to Fish and Wildlife

6 Open-Water Habitat Migratory Fish Spawning and Nursery Use Deep-Channel Seasonal Refuge Use Shallow-Water Bay Grass Use Deep-Water Seasonal Fish and Shellfish Use

Oxygen Requirements (mg/L)

• f Bay Species

Hard Clams: 5 Striped Bass: 5-6 Worms: 1 6 5 3 2 1 4 Crabs: 3 Spot: 2 White Perch: 5 American Shad: 5 Yellow Perch: 5 Alewife: 3.6 Bay Anchovy: 3

Open-Water Habitat

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What the Chesapeake Needs

• Enough Air: Dissolved Oxygen
• Enough Light: Water Clarity/Bay

Grass Abundance

• Not Too Much Algae: Chlorophyll a

To make this happen, must reduce nitrogen, phosphorus and sediment pollution to the Chesapeake

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The Chesapeake Pollution Diet aka Bay TMDL

✓ Science tells us how much pollution Bay is receiving now and how much to reduce ✓ Chesapeake partnership divides that among states/DC ✓ State/DC writes a “watershed implementation plan” (WIP) to achieve the diet Each State/DC currently updating its WIP cleanup strategy

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• ~90% pollution is from

wastewater

• Much progress already
• Wastewater pollution

will increase with growth

• Still more work to be

done to reduce stormwater pollution

• 500,000

1,000,000 1,500,000 2,000,000 2,500,000 3,000,000 2009 2017 WIP2 Planning Target

Nitrogen

Wastewater Developed and Natural Planning Target

• 20,000

40,000 60,000 80,000 100,000 120,000 140,000 160,000 2009 2017 WIP2 Planning Target

Phosphorus

Wastewater Developed and Natural Planning Target

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Sediment Target

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• District addressing climate

change qualitatively and quantitatively

• Watershed restoration part of

Resilient DC effort

• Opportunity to integrate with
• ther District priorities

Climate Resilience

Photo Credit: Washington Post (2018)

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Where Does Stormwater Management Matter?

Here: Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4) and Direct Drainage

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Targeted Areas for Local Benefits

Prioritize actions that:

• Help meet pollution diets

for DC streams

• Protect existing or

planned stream restoration sites

• Support residents and

community assets vulnerable to extreme weather events

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• Almost 30% land federal
• District providing federal

agencies with planning goals

• Started training federal

agencies in May 2018

• Interim deadlines for scenario

development

Local Engagement: Federal Facilities

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Local Engagement: Other Stakeholders

• Utilize existing forums
• Focus groups through

new outreach contract

• Potentially hold

select stakeholder events

• Public meetings in spring

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Overview of Grant, Rebate and Stewardship Programs

Kara Pennino

Partnering & Environmental Conservation Branch Department of Energy & Environment

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WATERSHED PROTECTION PROGRAMS

• Grant Programs
• Rebate Programs
• Stewardship Programs

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GRANT PROGRAMS

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Clean Water Construction

• Program funds the design

and construction of voluntary stormwater green infrastructure and habitat restorations

• $40,000 - $1,800,000 /

project

• Nonprofits Organizations,

Faith-based Organizations, Universities/Educational Institutions, Government or Quasi-Government Agencies, and Private Enterprises

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Community Stormwater Solutions

• Funds community-orientedprojects

that improve water quality, raise awareness, and achieve behavior change about what citizens can do to restore our rivers, streams, and parks

• $20,000 / project
• Nonprofits Organizations, Faith-based

Organizations, Universities/ Educational Institutions, and Private Enterprises

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Green Zone Environmental Program (GZEP)

• Funds hands-on activities

and curriculum for teenagers and young adults part of Marion Barry SYEP

• $15,000 / project
• Nonprofits Organizations,

Faith-based Organizations, Universities/ Educational Institutions, and Private Enterprises

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Innovative LID

• Funds low impact

development or green infrastructure projects that retain and treat stormwater

• $1,500,000 / year available
• Nonprofits Organizations,

Faith-based Organizations, Universities/ Educational Institutions, and Private Enterprises

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RiverSmart Communities

• Funds 100% of the cost to

install green infrastructure on eligible

• properties. Selected
• rganizations engage with

their communities to educate them about water pollution.

• $20,000 - $30,000 /

project

• Nonprofits Organizations

and Faith-based Organizations

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RiverSmart Schools

• Funds design, installation, professional development, and

curriculum development of schoolyard greening projects.

• $3,500 - $170,000 / school
• District of Columbia Public Schools, Charter Schools, and

Private Schools

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REBATE AND COPAYMENT PROGRAMS

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RiverSmart Homes (copayment)

• Rain Barrel
• $50 - $70 copayment
• Shade Tree
• $50 copayment
• Rain Garden
• $75 copayment per 50 square feet
• BayScaping
• $100 copayment per 120 square feet
• Permeable Pavers
• $10 copayment per 1 square foot
• Re-Vegetation
• $5 copayment per 1 square foot

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RiverSmart Rebate

• Rain Barrel Rebate
• Up to $100
• Tree Rebate
• $50 - $100
• Landscaping Rebates
• Rain Garden: Up to

$2,200

• Permeable Pavers: $10 /

Square Foot

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STEWARDSHIP PROGRAMS

• Adopt Your District
• Large Parcel Tree

Planting

• Watershed Stewards

Academy

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Stormwater Retention Credit (SRC) Program

Matthew Espie

Water Resources Protection and Mitigation Branch Department of Energy & Environment

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Stormwater Retention Credit Program

• Most development in the

District is redevelopment

• Developers must install green

infrastructure (GI)

– Major driver of GI in the District

• Developers can use

Stormwater Retention Credits (SRCs) instead of building GI

– Generated by voluntary GI projects – Stormwater Retention Credit (SRC) program allows DOEE to help shape where developers build GI

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Maximizing GI in the MS4

• GI is important everywhere,

but it has the biggest water quality benefit in areas served by the Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4)

• It is also important for GI to

be built in areas that drain to small streams and tributaries

• Many of these areas also

have more open space and cost-effective opportunities to build GI

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SRC Price Lock Program

• DOEE purchases SRCs at

fixed rates

• Participants lock in a

selling price during design process

• After generating SRCs,

participants have the

• ption to sell SRCs to

DOEE at the fixed rate or can negotiate a price on the market

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Resources To Get Started

• SRC Aggregator Startup

Grants of up to $75,000 (MS4 only)

• Free SRC Site Evaluations

for properties with 0.5+ acres (MS4 only)

• Signup lists to identify

potential project partners

• Financial return

calculator, maps, and

• ther tools at

http://doee.dc.gov/src

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SRC Program Status

• In FY18, SRCs

generators sold about 140,000 SRCs at an average $2.04/SRC

• Approximately 14% of

development projects have opted to comply partially off-site

• SRC program has

resulted in 7.5 acres of GI retrofits

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Questions?

Katherine Antos

Katherine.Antos@dc.gov (202) 574-7606

Kara Pennino

Kara.Pennino@dc.gov

(202) 654-6131

Matthew Espie

Matthew.Espie@dc.gov

(202) 715-7644

• Go with assigned group
• Be honest and constructive
• “Brave space” - Be honest with DOEE. Feedback will not affect grant

application review

• Ok for DOEE to clarify points or ask for follow up
• No wind-bagging! Make sure time for all breakout session participants

to share

Breakout Session Ground Rules

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• Respond to hard-copy or online survey
• Respond with availability for Roundtable 2 in December
• Let DOEE know if would like to assist with and/or suggestions for
• ther potential stakeholder events

Next Steps

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