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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 , AICP Senior Planner Planner

O VERVIEW • 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 B ACKGROUND Geographic Information System (GIS) “A system designed to capture, store, manipulate, analyze, manage, and present spatial or geographic data.”

GIS B ACKGROUND S TATIC M AP A CCESSIBLE D YNAMIC GIS M AP

S TORMWATER & I NFRASTRUCTURE M ANAGEMENT • M OBILE APPLICATIONS ALLOW FIELD STAFF TO C LOUD B ASED GIS A PPLICATIONS COLLECT AND UPDATE GEOSPATIAL INFORMATION • “O UT OF THE B OX ” FUNCTIONALITY • E ASY TO USE • E ASY TO CREATE AND MAINTAIN DATA • W ORKS ACROSS VARIOUS DEVICES (W INDOWS , A NDROID , AND I OS) • U TILIZES CLOUD BASED SERVICES / U PDATES

S TORMWATER & I NFRASTRUCTURE M ANAGEMENT L AKE G EORGE V ILLAGE C ASE S TUDY MS4 community Aging infrastructure Sensitive environmental setting Small tax base requires strategic infrastructure management

S TORMWATER & I NFRASTRUCTURE M ANAGEMENT H OW TO C ONNECT P EOPLE I NVOLVED IN THE D AY TO D AY BUSINESS OF OPERATING AND M AINTAINING I NFRASTRUCTURE W ITH N ECESSARY I NFORMATION ? • C OMPILE RECORD MAPPING • W ORK WITH S TAFF TO D ETERMINE NEEDS • D EVELOP A D ATA D ICTIONARY • H ANDS ON T RAINING AND T ESTING • L AUNCH AND M ANAGEMENT

S TORMWATER & I NFRASTRUCTURE M ANAGEMENT Streamlined data entry and connectivity Reduced or eliminated “post-processing” Reduced amounts of hardware Smart photologs Back office support with real-time feedback

S ITE S UITABILITY A NALYSIS L AKE G EORGE W ATERSHED D ATA A TLAS T HE L AKE G EORGE W ATERSHED INCLUDES A PORTION OF SEVERAL MUNICIPALITIES . T HIS MAKES WATERSHED - SPECIFIC INFORMATION GATHERING DIFFICULT : • T HREE (3) COUNTIES • E LEVEN (11) TOWNS • O NE (1) V ILLAGE • M ULTIPLE US C ENSUS T RACTS , B LOCK G ROUPS , AND B LOCKS

Residential Homes Built Prior to 2015 Existing & Potential New Residential Units S ITE S UITABILITY A NALYSIS B UILDOUT A NALYSIS : E XISTING & P OTENTIAL N EW R ESIDENTIAL U NITS IN W ATERSHED E XISTING & P OTENTIAL N EW R ESIDENTIAL U NITS IN W ATERSHED Existing Residential Existing Residential Potential New Residential Potential New Residential Horicon Horicon Lake Luzerne Lake Luzerne Warrensburg Warrensburg Dresden Dresden 266 266 491 491 Lake George (V) Lake George (V) 635 635 193 193 Putnam Putnam 418 418 587 587 Fort Ann Fort Ann 404 404 675 675 Ticonderoga Ticonderoga 1,097 1,097 453 453 Queensbury Queensbury 1,516 1,516 777 777 Hague Hague 1,184 1,184 1,600 1,600 Lake George (T) Lake George (T) 1,887 1,887 1,829 1,829 Bolton Bolton 2,498 2,498 1,986 1,986 - - 500 500 1,000 1,000 1,500 1,500 2,000 2,000 2,500 2,500 3,000 3,000 3,500 3,500 4,000 4,000 4,500 4,500 5,000 5,000

S ITE S UITABILITY A NALYSIS ONSITE WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEMS (OWTS) & W ATER Q UALITY ( E . G ., A LGAE ) • C ONCERNS INCLUDE METAL SEPTIC TANKS ( THAT MAY OR MAY NOT BE CORRODED AND LEAKING ) AND CESSPOOLS . P OSSIBLE FAILURES IN SOIL TREATMENT AREAS (STA) AND SEEPAGE PITS ARE ALSO BEING LOOKED AT , AS WELL OVERALL AGE OF SYSTEMS • T HERE IS LIKELY A NUMBER OF EXISTING PROPERTIES WITHIN 500 FEET OF L AKE G EORGE AND 100 FEET OF STREAMS THAT POTENTIALLY NEED RETROFIT OR SOME LEVEL OF REPLACEMENT OF OWTS

S ITE S UITABILITY A NALYSIS P ROJECT B OUNDARIES : • P HASE I: D IAMOND P OINT A REA • P HASE II: C ANNON P OINT TO H EARTHSTONE • P HASE III: H EARTHSTONE TO E NGLISH B ROOK • P HASE IV: E AST S IDE (P LUM P OINT TO W IAWAKA , AND E LM S CHOOL SOUTH )

S ITE S UITABILITY A NALYSIS B ASE I NVENTORY & S URVEY

S ITE S UITABILITY A NALYSIS OWTS I NVENTORY A SSESSMENT WITH GIS P ARCEL D ATA SIP Inventory Data GIS Parcel Attribute Data Joins & Relates

S ITE S UITABILITY A NALYSIS GIS OWTS S ITE S UITABILITY A NALYSIS : *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.

S ITE S UITABILITY A NALYSIS GIS OWTS S ITE S UITABILITY A NALYSIS ( MODEL DIAGRAM ):

S ITE S UITABILITY A NALYSIS C OMBINED M APPING & H IGH P RIORITY A REA A NALYSIS : Site Suitability Map Results Priority Retrofit Areas OWTS Inventory Assessment = + *Figure Does Not Depict Actual Results

W ATERSHED S TORMWATER M ANAGEMENT L AKE G EORGE : L AKE V IEW C IRCLE

W ATERSHED S TORMWATER M ANAGEMENT L AKE G EORGE : L AKE V IEW C IRCLE

W ATERSHED S TORMWATER M ANAGEMENT L AKE G EORGE : L AKE V IEW C IRCLE

W ATERSHED S TORMWATER M ANAGEMENT S ARATOGA L AKE : S TILLWATER , NY

W ATERSHED S TORMWATER M ANAGEMENT S ARATOGA L AKE : S TILLWATER , NY

W ATERSHED S TORMWATER M ANAGEMENT S ARATOGA L AKE : S TILLWATER , NY

W ATERSHED S TORMWATER M ANAGEMENT S ARATOGA L AKE : S TILLWATER , NY N EXT S TEPS : • D EVELOP A WATERSHED OVERLAY DISTRICT THAT PROTECTS KEY NATURAL RESOURCES AND REQUIRES CONSERVATION BASED DEVELOPMENT • I NCORPORATE ZONING THAT RESULTS IN REDUCED DENSITIES AS YOU MOVE AWAY FROM EXISTING DEVELOPMENT * • C ONTINUE TO MODEL AND ANALYZE EXISTING HYDROLOGY AND STORMWATER AS IT RELATES TO WATER QUALITY ( THIS EFFORT WAS RECENTLY AWARDED TWO GRANTS ) • D ESIGN CENTRAL AND NONCENTRAL GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE TREATMENTS THROUGHOUT PRIORITY SUBCATCHMENTS • I MPROVE EXISTING STORMWATER CONTROLS AND UPDATE TO CURRENT STANDARDS • I NCREASE STORMWATER DESIGN STANDARDS TO CAPTURE SMALLER PROJECTS • W ORK WITH NONPROFIT AND EDUCATIONAL COMMUNITY TO ENHANCES WATER QUALITY AWARENESS AND PARTICIPATION

A PPLICATIONS FOR GIS: M UNICIPAL I NFRASTRUCTURE P LANNING & W ATER R ESOURCE P ROTECTION Q UESTIONS ? Paul Cummings, AICP, LEED AP Senior Planner The Chazen Companies pcummings@chazencompanies.com 518-812-0513 Ethan Gaddy, AICP Planner The Chazen Companies egaddy@chazencompanies.com 518-812-1942

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