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A PPL FOR GIS: S: PPLICATI TIONS FO M UNICI AL I NFRAS RE P LANNI NG & & CIPAL FRASTRU RUCT CTURE NNING W AT ATER R ESOU CE P ROT OURCE OTECTION June 18, 2020 I NTRODUCTIONS P AUL W. C UMMINGS , AICP, LEED AP E THAN J. G ADDY ,
INTRODUCTIONS
PAUL W. CUMMINGS, AICP, LEED AP Senior Planner ETHAN J. GADDY, AICP Planner
OVERVIEW
- Quick GIS Background
- GIS Collector For Stormwater & Infrastructure
Management
- GIS Site Suitability Analysis for On-Lot Septic System
Management
- GIS for Watershed-Scale Stormwater Management
GIS BACKGROUND
Geographic Information System (GIS)
“A system designed to capture, store, manipulate, analyze, manage, and present spatial or geographic data.”
GIS BACKGROUND
STATIC MAP ACCESSIBLE DYNAMIC GIS MAP
STORMWATER & INFRASTRUCTURE MANAGEMENT
- MOBILE APPLICATIONS ALLOW FIELD STAFF TO
COLLECT AND UPDATE GEOSPATIAL INFORMATION
- “OUT OF THE BOX” FUNCTIONALITY
- EASY TO USE
- EASY TO CREATE AND MAINTAIN DATA
- WORKS ACROSS VARIOUS DEVICES (WINDOWS,
ANDROID, AND IOS)
- UTILIZES CLOUD BASED SERVICES/ UPDATES
CLOUD BASED GIS APPLICATIONS
STORMWATER & INFRASTRUCTURE MANAGEMENT
MS4 community Aging infrastructure Sensitive environmental setting Small tax base requires strategic infrastructure management
LAKE GEORGE VILLAGE CASE STUDY
STORMWATER & INFRASTRUCTURE MANAGEMENT
HOW TO CONNECT PEOPLE INVOLVED IN THE DAY TO DAY BUSINESS
OF OPERATING AND MAINTAINING INFRASTRUCTURE WITH
NECESSARY INFORMATION?
- COMPILE RECORD MAPPING
- WORK WITH STAFF TO DETERMINE NEEDS
- DEVELOP A DATA DICTIONARY
- HANDS ON TRAINING AND TESTING
- LAUNCH AND MANAGEMENT
STORMWATER & INFRASTRUCTURE MANAGEMENT
Streamlined data entry and connectivity
Reduced or eliminated “post-processing” Reduced amounts of hardware Smart photologs Back office support with real-time feedback
SITE SUITABILITY ANALYSIS
LAKE GEORGE WATERSHED DATA ATLAS
THE LAKE GEORGE WATERSHED INCLUDES A PORTION OF
SEVERAL MUNICIPALITIES. THIS MAKES WATERSHED- SPECIFIC INFORMATION GATHERING DIFFICULT:
- THREE (3) COUNTIES
- ELEVEN (11) TOWNS
- ONE (1) VILLAGE
- MULTIPLE US CENSUS TRACTS,
BLOCK GROUPS, AND BLOCKS
SITE SUITABILITY ANALYSIS
2,498 1,887 1,184 1,516 1,097 404 418 635 266 1,986 1,829 1,600 777 453 675 587 193 491
- 500
1,000 1,500 2,000 2,500 3,000 3,500 4,000 4,500 5,000 Bolton Lake George (T) Hague Queensbury Ticonderoga Fort Ann Putnam Lake George (V) Dresden Warrensburg Lake Luzerne Horicon
EXISTING & POTENTIAL NEW RESIDENTIAL UNITS IN WATERSHED
Existing Residential Potential New Residential
2,498 1,887 1,184 1,516 1,097 404 418 635 266 1,986 1,829 1,600 777 453 675 587 193 491
- 500
1,000 1,500 2,000 2,500 3,000 3,500 4,000 4,500 5,000 Bolton Lake George (T) Hague Queensbury Ticonderoga Fort Ann Putnam Lake George (V) Dresden Warrensburg Lake Luzerne Horicon
EXISTING & POTENTIAL NEW RESIDENTIAL UNITS IN WATERSHED
Existing Residential Potential New Residential
Residential Homes Built Prior to 2015
BUILDOUT ANALYSIS:
Existing & Potential New Residential Units
SITE SUITABILITY ANALYSIS
ONSITE WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEMS (OWTS)
& WATER QUALITY (E.G., ALGAE)
- CONCERNS INCLUDE METAL SEPTIC TANKS (THAT
MAY OR MAY NOT BE CORRODED AND LEAKING) AND CESSPOOLS. POSSIBLE FAILURES IN SOIL TREATMENT AREAS (STA) AND SEEPAGE PITS ARE ALSO BEING LOOKED AT, AS WELL OVERALL AGE OF SYSTEMS
- THERE IS LIKELY A NUMBER OF EXISTING
PROPERTIES WITHIN 500 FEET OF LAKE GEORGE AND 100 FEET OF STREAMS THAT POTENTIALLY NEED RETROFIT OR SOME LEVEL OF REPLACEMENT OF OWTS
SITE SUITABILITY ANALYSIS
PROJECT BOUNDARIES:
- PHASE I: DIAMOND POINT AREA
- PHASE II: CANNON POINT TO
HEARTHSTONE
- PHASE III: HEARTHSTONE TO
ENGLISH BROOK
- PHASE IV: EAST SIDE (PLUM POINT
TO WIAWAKA, AND ELM SCHOOL SOUTH)
SITE SUITABILITY ANALYSIS
BASE INVENTORY & SURVEY
SITE SUITABILITY ANALYSIS
OWTS INVENTORY ASSESSMENT WITH GIS PARCEL DATA Joins & Relates
GIS Parcel Attribute Data SIP Inventory Data
SITE SUITABILITY ANALYSIS
GIS OWTS SITE SUITABILITY ANALYSIS:
*Created a 200’ shoreline buffer, which was then divided into 200’ wide segments that corresponded to sample point locations. Each of these segments was assigned the data values of the corresponding sample point.
SITE SUITABILITY ANALYSIS
GIS OWTS SITE SUITABILITY ANALYSIS (MODEL DIAGRAM):
SITE SUITABILITY ANALYSIS
COMBINED MAPPING & HIGH PRIORITY AREA ANALYSIS:
*Figure Does Not Depict Actual Results
Site Suitability Map Results OWTS Inventory Assessment Priority Retrofit Areas
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WATERSHED STORMWATER MANAGEMENT
LAKE GEORGE: LAKE VIEW CIRCLE
WATERSHED STORMWATER MANAGEMENT
LAKE GEORGE: LAKE VIEW CIRCLE
WATERSHED STORMWATER MANAGEMENT
LAKE GEORGE: LAKE VIEW CIRCLE
WATERSHED STORMWATER MANAGEMENT
SARATOGA LAKE: STILLWATER, NY
WATERSHED STORMWATER MANAGEMENT
SARATOGA LAKE: STILLWATER, NY
WATERSHED STORMWATER MANAGEMENT
SARATOGA LAKE: STILLWATER, NY
WATERSHED STORMWATER MANAGEMENT
SARATOGA LAKE: STILLWATER, NY
NEXT STEPS:
- DEVELOP A WATERSHED OVERLAY DISTRICT THAT PROTECTS KEY NATURAL RESOURCES AND
REQUIRES CONSERVATION BASED DEVELOPMENT
- INCORPORATE ZONING THAT RESULTS IN REDUCED DENSITIES AS YOU MOVE AWAY FROM
EXISTING DEVELOPMENT*
- CONTINUE TO MODEL AND ANALYZE EXISTING HYDROLOGY AND STORMWATER AS IT
RELATES TO WATER QUALITY (THIS EFFORT WAS RECENTLY AWARDED TWO GRANTS)
- DESIGN CENTRAL AND NONCENTRAL GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE TREATMENTS THROUGHOUT
PRIORITY SUBCATCHMENTS
- IMPROVE EXISTING STORMWATER CONTROLS AND UPDATE TO CURRENT STANDARDS
- INCREASE STORMWATER DESIGN STANDARDS TO CAPTURE SMALLER PROJECTS
- WORK WITH NONPROFIT AND EDUCATIONAL COMMUNITY TO ENHANCES WATER QUALITY
AWARENESS AND PARTICIPATION
QUESTIONS?
Paul Cummings, AICP, LEED AP Senior Planner The Chazen Companies pcummings@chazencompanies.com 518-812-0513
APPLICATIONS FOR GIS: MUNICIPAL INFRASTRUCTURE PLANNING & WATER RESOURCE PROTECTION
Ethan Gaddy, AICP Planner The Chazen Companies egaddy@chazencompanies.com 518-812-1942