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Reed Street Yards Global Water Technology Park

A Project of Partnerships & Cooperation: Balancing Natural Resources & Economic Development

Sig Strautmanis, General Capital Joshua Neudorfer, The Sigma Group Milwaukee, Wisconsin November 2013

The Historic Menomonee River Valley

Aerial – 1957 Reed Street Yards

View West – South Menomonee Canal

Reed Street Yards Today

View East

The Big Picture Vision

• Global Water Technology Park
• A Redevelopment Project Consistent with the vision established

in the Water Council’s Mission

• To align the regional fresh water research community and water-

related industries to establish the Milwaukee region as the World Water Hub for water research, economic development, and education.

• International, National, and Regional Businesses
• Incubator Businesses
• Academic Institutions
• Research & Development

The Vision – Important Details

• Demonstration Elements
• Storm water – Native Landscape, Bio-infiltration, Phyto-Remediation, Porous

Pavements, Urban Canopy

• Potential De-centralized Sanitary Treatment – the “Purple Pipe”
• Innovative Technologies & Products
• Educational Signage & Education Opportunities
• Sustainable Design Approach
• Master Storm Water Plan
• Building Design Standards— LEED Metrics
• Indigenous Plant Reintroduction – Menomonee Valley Palette
• Improved Public Access
• Hank Aaron State Trail Extension
• Urban Plaza
• South Menomonee Canal – Overlook, canoe & kayak launch, stabilization

Thinking Hard About Water Sustainability Solutions and Demonstration Projects The International Water Association Design Charrette

IWA Design Charrette – Great Ideas

• Achieve the maximum aesthetic value

from all water and energy elements to enhance livability and value to the developer

• Accommodate the requirements of

development economics and performance metrics

• Address needs and challenges expected

from climate change

• Identify research opportunities within

the project to complement the technology demonstrations

• Integrate commercial and residential

development properties into the project

• Manage the project using intelligent

sensors and systems to optimize demand timing and water source selection for lowering peaks, reduced energy consumption, and optimal use of available capacity

• Incorporate heated effluent from the

power plant for thermal energy needs and evaluate additional off-site uses

• Incorporate thermal energy to heat

roads and eliminate the use of salt

• Take advantage of the cooling benefits of

locating power plant effluent piping in the canal

• Consider demonstration of bio-plastics

technology for the black-water stream

• Consider creating a green infrastructure

utility loop with north-south access points along the road corridor

• Consider a utilidor
• Address LEED and other certification

issues raised by the project and overall development (e.g. ISI ENVISION certification)

• Identify the limitations on use of gray-

water that has been treated to a higher water quality

• Evaluate feasibility of utilizing the canal

as a reservoir component

• Evaluate how options are impacted by

current utility regulations and standards, e.g., recycled water reuse limitations

• Address the network and control issues
• Develop a decision tree for future

adaptation options and early, zero-regret actions

Monitoring and control

DWTP

Washing and cleaning

Possibly urinals

Drinking, cooking, personal hygiene

GWTP Emergency

• verflow

Park with constructed reservoir/pond for storage, self- purification and recreation

International Water Association Design Charrette - The Smart Water Community Concept

Water supply < 30 % of normal consumption

Toilet flushing Out-door uses, irrigation

BWTP Bio-soil fertilizer RWTP

Rainwater harvesting Stormwater collection Infiltration Organic kitchen waste Heat- pump Energy recovery

Multi-Functional Water Treatment & Energy Recovery Facility Power Plant Future Commercial Future Tannery Residential Gray-Water Pipeline Gray-Water Pipeline

Conceptual Model

Storm Water Management Strategies

The Now –

• Engineered Bioswales;
• Stormwater treatment “trains”;
• Porous pavement;
• Phytoremediation plantings;
• Increased urban canopy; and
• Vegetated soil stabilization zones;

Imagine The Future – Sustainable Design Building Guidelines

• Living Roofs & Walls
• Rainwater Collection & Reuse
• Solar Power
• Heat Reclamation . . .

The Purple Pipe Infrastructure

• Secondary water line return
• Purple = recycled water vs.
• Blue = Municipally supplied potable water
• Routes treated water back for reuse
• Recycled water may be sent to:
• Natural waters
• Irrigation
• Industrial water
• Chiller or other closed loop water system
• Toilet water
• Other non-potable sources
• In other parts of the world purple is treated sufficiently to

reintroduce as a percentage of total potable water

Storm Water Innovation Plaza

LEED Platinum – Water Tech 1 LEED Gold Water Feature – Storm Water Innovation Plaza Sustainability