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HomeMy WebLinkAboutEnv - 2015-11-19 - Item 3 - Combined - Stormwater Master Plan Progress Report ENGINEERING SERVICES NICK GOLLAN MANAGER, STORMWATER UTILITY 200 King Street West th Berlin Tower, 9 Floor P.O. Box 1119 Kitchener, Ontario, N2G 4G7 Phone: (519) 741- 2200 ext 7422 TTY: 1-866-969-9994 Fax: (519) 741-2230 October 9, 2015 Re: Public Advisory Committee (PAC) Cyber Committee Electronic Newsletter No. 3 CLASS ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT CITY OF KITCHENER INTEGRATED STORMWATER MANAGEMENT MASTER PLAN Dear Sir/Madam; The City of Kitchener through Aquafor Beech Ltd. is continuing w Stormwater Management (SWM) Master Plan for the City of Kitchene Policy Study. The Integrated Stormwater Management (SWM) Master support tool, a methodology for the prioritization of works and process by which the City can establish stormwater management gu years. As an invited member of the Public Advisory Committee (PAC), we a copy of Public Advisory Committee (PAC) Cyber Committee, which is Electronic Newsletter No. 3 intended to share with you the: Draft Market-Based Strategy: Securing Uptake of Lot-Level Stormw · (September 2015) Private Property Report being considered as part of this study Draft SWM Approaches · th The full version of the report will be available after October 13, 2015 Draft Market-Based Strategy and can be accessed at: www.kitchener.ca/stormwatermasterplan. Prior to the finalization of the Draft report and the finalization of the , we the project team Market-Based StrategyDraft SWM Approaches invite the PAC to review and provide comments using the Comment Response Forms provided by October 31, 2015. If your Agency/ Organization/ Office have any comments or input document and or this project, we invite you to complete and retu For further information or if you wish to provide input regardi Response Forms. contact myself (nick.gollan@kitchener.ca.) or the project coordinator Chris Denich at 519-224-3744 or via email at denich.c@aquaforbeech.com. Yours truly, Nick Gollan, C.E.T. Manager, Stormwater Utility Encl: Public Advisory Committee Newsletter #3 and Comment Respon 3 - 1 ENGINEERING SERVICES Public Advisory Committee (PAC) Cyber Committee Electronic Newsletter No. 3 October 9, 2015 CLASS ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT CITY OF KITCHENER INTEGRATED STORMWATER MANAGEMENT MASTER PLAN Study Update The City of Kitchener through Aquafor Beech Ltd. is continuing w Stormwater Management (SWM) Master Plan for the City of Kitchene Policy Study. The City of Kitchener’s Integrated SWM Master Pla – Study Area Characterization Task 1 – Analysis & Assessment of SWM System Task 2 – Evaluation of Alternatives Task 3 – Preferred SWM Strategy Task 4 – Implementation Plan Task 5 - SWM Master Plan Report Task 6 To date the study team has completed Task 1 – Study Area Charact the completion of Task 2 – Analysis and Assessment of SWM System Evaluation of Alternatives. Specific project sub-tasks completed Study Area Characterization and Analysis & Assessment of SWM Sy Task 1 & Task 2 – Summarized in the PAC Newsletter No. 2 (June 9, 2015) · Task 3 - Evaluation of Alternatives Development of Retrofit Scenarios · End-of-Pipe (i.e. ponds) Retrofit Assessments · SWM Credit Program Enhancement – includes the development of a for Market-Based Strategy · Residential and Industrial/ Commercial/ Institutional (ICI) land Development of DraftSWM Approaches · th The report will be available after October 13, 2015 and can be accessed at: Draft Market-Based Strategy www.kitchener.ca/stormwatermasterplan. If your Agency/ Organization/ Office have any comments or input regarding the above noted document we invite you to comple Comment Response Form 1 by October 31, 2015 Draft The following sections provide additional detail on the report and the Draft Market-Based Strategy SWM Approaches. 1 3 - 2 Comments As part of your invitation to be part of the Integrated Stormwat EA study process as a member of the Public Advisory Committee (P we ask that you provide written comment using the attached Comment Response Forms per th Project Element Comment CPAC Comment Response Form Deadline Draft Market-Based Strategy: Securing Uptake of Lot-Level Stormwater Response No later than October 31, 2015 Form 1 Management on Private Property Report (September 2015) Response No later than Draft SWM Approaches October 31, 2015 Form 2 To provide your comments or to request additional information co either of the following Project Team members: Nick Gollan, C.E.T. Chris Denich, M.Sc., P.Eng Manager, Stormwater Utility Project Coordinator City of Kitchener Aquafor Beech Ltd Engineering Services 55 Regal Road, Unit 3 200 King Street West, P.O. Box 1118 Guelph, Ontario Kitchener, Ontario N2G 4G7 N1K 1B6 Tel.: (519) 741-2200 ext. 7422 Tel.: (519) 224-3744 TTY: 1-866-969-9994 Fax: (519) 224-3750 Fax: (519) 741-2230 E-mail: denich.c@aquaforbeech.com E-mail: nick.gollan@kitchener.ca www.aquaforbeech.com This Notice was issued on October 9, 2015. 2 3 - 3 (October 2015) Draft Market-Based Strategy Securing at-source control of stormwater and pollution preventio requires the participation of private property owners in the res and business sectors. Toward this end the City established a stormwater utility fee based on actual contributions or load to stormwater system and a credit program of up to 45% of the fee t encourage land-owners to implement on-site stormwater mitigation pollution prevention measures. To support landowners implementing stormwater mitigation measure such as rain gardens, bioswales, redirecting downspouts, etc., t of Kitchener in partnership with Residential Energy Efficiency P (REEP Green Solutions) provides information, resources and direc expert guidance to residential and industrial, commercial and institutional (ICI) property owners. programs and initiatives to secure uptake of stormwater mitigat reaching saturation.. To address the leveling of uptake of SWM b and to captilize on opportunities across sectors, City staff hav research in the development of the ISWM-MP. Primary research wit developers and service providers, and secondary research into le policies and programs and REEP Green Solutions has been undertak approaches to drive uptake of on-site stormwater management meas In meeting the City’s ISWM-MP objectives, two primary considerat municipal actions to drive uptake of at-source SWM and pollution specifically: 1. The creation of drivers for at-source actions by private land the development or modification of City policies and practices v making and programming across City departments and portfolios. 2. The strategic engagement of the marketplace to drive uptake o owners and builders/developers and create the impetus for market The research and findings contained within the report are summarized Draft Market-Based Strategy th herein. The report will be available after October 13, 2015 and can be Draft Market-Based Strategy accessed at: www.kitchener.ca/stormwatermasterplan. Project Description To increase uptake of SWM and pollution prevention practices by property owners and builders/developers, market-based research was undertaken to det SWM programming. Market-based research involves market segmentat constraints and opportunities in each market segment and across Single-family homeowners, industrial and commercial property own key service providers in the landscaping, roofing and porous pav market research. Research Methodology Primary research was undertaken to identify and explore constraints and opportunities for uptake of on- site SWM measures amongst property owners in the target sectors property owners, and builders/developers and to determine the po (landscaping, roofing/building sciences, and porous/permeable su 3 3 - 4 Secondary research involving an extensive web-based search and o out to identify best practices employed by leading jurisdictions energy conservation, green building, pollution prevention, alter 5.1 of the report. The results of this secondary research are captured in Draft Market-Based Strategy the(May 12, 2015) and were summarized in the PAC Newsletter No. 2 Leading Jurisdiction Report (June 9, 2015). Research Goal and Objectives Research objectives were based on the overall goal of de termining constraints and opportunities to drive uptake of SWM and pollution prevention practices by single-famil owners/managers, and builders/developers. Objectives specific to each area of research – single-family hom owners, builders/developers and service providers – were develop and necessary insights and data would be captured. (See Section Draft Market-Based report). Strategy Business Sector Research A combination of twenty-five industrial and commercial businesses, and builders/developers were randomly selected from a business listing compiled using a combi Listings for Kitchener, the City’s Economic Development business those companies that had applied for or inquired about the storm Visits listing. Through a process of cross-referencing of the bu businesses, the list was culled to 20 industrial and commercial Service providers were selected via professional or business ass industry recognized credentials. Guiding questions were developed for the key informant interview owners/managers, builders/developers and service providers. (See Draft Market- report). Based Strategy Business Sector Research Findings Consistencies or themes in responses from key informants were identified and categorized as a constraint or opportunity. The most common constraint or hurdle to the upta by key informants across all groups was the long payback period The most significant opportunity identified through interviews w address and/or promote at-source SWM and pollution prevention pr significant investments with poor returns, undermined competiven or long term maintenance costs/efforts. Research highlighted tha to influence decisions about roof drainage, rain water capture o considerations and the purview of building owners with guidance specialists. Thematic constraints and opportunities identified through this b findings from other similar municipal and national research stud business sector and are detailed below. Themes – Constraints – Industrial & Commercial Sector 1. The payback period on SWM investment is well beyond the typic required by most businesses. 4 3 - 5 2. The stormwater utility fee credit is not sufficient to reduce pollution prevention investments to an acceptable payback period 3. Keeping operational costs in check is a priority, thus at-sou radar”. 4. For manufacturing, it’s about managing unit costs of producti example, reduce processing costs and resulting unit costs – SWM Themes – Constraints – Builders / Developers 1. Costs of land, building (labour, materials, energy), and appr recover those costs through sales/occupancy rents and fees but t the market will accept. Important to be cost competitive – there for SWM but going beyond requirements for SWM is costly and does competitive advantage. 2. New practices or technologies can often delay further an alre 3. Require multiple department/agency approvals, therefore new o applications or technologies for SWM can create problems securin or more reviewers who isn’t familiar or lacks expertise to evalu 4. Buyers/customers want “granite countertops” - beyond complian design. Themes – Constraints – Service Providers 1. For many clients, price is the deciding factor so any SWM mod installation that increase costs would be excluded. 2. Roofing: Decisions regarding industrial/commercial roof design, rain wat · drainage system, etc., are made at the design stage for new buil renovations – roofing contractors just follow approved blue prin Very cost conscious business and most industrial/commercial cli · roof at the lowest possible costs. Residential roofing is a highly competitive business and almost · driven. Residential installers don’t necessarily have the know-how to a · issues. 3. Landscaping: Municipal programs that provide landscape assessments and recom · not well regarded by the landscaping industry due to the limited “student” advisors. In some cases the municipal landscape assess as in direct competition with landscaping companies offering con services. Can suggest ideas but it’s the client that decides; “If the cli · flagstone in concrete, then that’s what we design”. Most industrial/commercial clients want properties that are rea · a minimum cost. A few in the landscaping business are very familiar with SWM de · installations, but it’s still relatively new and most in industr of a supply-demand issue as clients are not requesting SWM desig have flooding or drainage problems. Large number of “back-of-truck” operators who often lack creden · a cash and/or lowest price basis with little if any consideratio and on-site retention and infiltration of stormwater. 5 3 - 6 4. Porous paving: Product cost versus other traditional surfacing materials such · Lack of expertise in the industry – some very good installers o · most lack understanding/expertise. Still new and not widely accepted. · Themes – Opportunities – Industrial & Commercial 1. Reducing operational costs is a key driver for the majority o facilities and this is particularly true for manufacturing facil management. 2. Open to making the necessary investments in at-source SWM and with a reasonable payback of 2 to 3 years. 3. Have energy conservation initiatives in place and investing i upgrades due to reasonable payback periods (2 to 3 years) Themes – Opportunities – Builders/Developers 1. Open to design and installation of enhanced/innovative SWM an measures provided these have a net benefit in terms of Return on represent a reasonable investment. 2. Reduction in approvals time universally identified as a poten enhanced/innovative SWM enhancements. 3. Recognize the potential of LID to eliminate or significantly allowing for additional detached/semi-detached units – a net fin potentially outweighs cost of LID systems. Themes – Opportunities – Service Provider 1. Landscaping: Recognize the trend toward sustainable landscaping and continua · businesses and services in this direction. Most open to working co-operatively with municipalities provide · industry is the service provider, not the municipality. Customer incentives for measures such as rain gardens or porous · make these SWM measures more marketable to clients. 2. Porous paving: Good experience working with municipalities and conservation au · Industry making significant efforts to train installers and edu · of porous paving. Industry experiencing growing success in US market which should · increases in supplies/suppliers thereby bringing costs of produc Residential Sector Research As discussed, uptake of stormwater mitigation measures by property owners in the residential sector is plateauing. To identify opportunities and constraints for on-sit residential properties, a research session was held on March 11, representative sample of single-family homeowners in the City. The results of the residential research were presented in the Residential Market Research Summary (April, 2015) and were summarized in the PAC Newsletter No. 2 ( Report The Residential Market Research Summary Report has been integrat Draft Market-Based . The thematic constraints and opportunities identified through Strategy been summarized in the table below for context. 6 3 - 7 Constraint & Opportunity Themes: Single-Family Homeowners THEMES Residential information- and education-based outreach has not re homeowners. Homeowners have a deeply held aesthetic of a beautiful home land entrenched and does not include rain gardens, permeable driveway barrels. Investment in landscaping improvement projects is limited to pro only 2/32 homeowners investing more than that amount in the past Region of Waterloo’s “Naturescape” water efficient landscaping p recognized by homeowners in Kitchener. CONSTRAINTS Although homeowners hold a positive view of a Naturescape landsc contrary to the intent of the program. Homeowner respondents have a little or no understanding of the t The majority of homeowner respondents have no knowledge or under Green Solutions” or the “RAIN Home Visit”. Eighty-seven percent (87%) of respondents could not accurately a “?” What is a rain garden Images (rain gardens) and wording used on City and REEP Green So communicate information about SWM to residents do not resonate w audience. THEMES The City of Kitchener and the community it represents and homeow neighbourhoods are very important to respondents. Homeowners are highly motivated to have beautiful landscapes and in them. Homeowners seek and trust advice about their landscape design fr “family” (56%), professionals and nurseries (41%), and the Inter Majority of homeowners purchase plants from garden centres and n OPPORTUNITIES Most (65%) of the homeowner respondents’ drawings of their “idea landscape, although traditional in design, indicate opportunitie gardens (within the context of those traditional designs). The front yard image and garden image rated the highest by homeo traditional in their design, include the potential for rain gard enhance the infiltration of stormwater. The top two rated downspout/drainage images by homeowner respond river bed garden and a rain barrel mostly concealed by garden Recommendations - Market-Based Strategy Creating a “made in Kitchener” market-strategy to generate uptake of at-source SWM and pollution prevention practices and measures by residential and industrial/ enhanced SWM best practices in new development and re-developmen research. Governance, programming, policy, economic, joint ventu recommendations have been developed based on the findings from t potential options applicable to the City stormwater utility mode ambitious ISWM-MP objectives. For ease of reference, recommendations are divided into the foll 1. Governance & Administration, 2. Municipal Functions & Operations, and 3. Market-based Programming. The table below summarizes the recommendations. See Appendix 7.0 Draft Market-Based report for a more comprehensive discussion of the recommendation Strategy 7 3 - 8 INITIATIVE RECOMMENDATION Governance & Administration As SWM program staff move forward with the ISWM-MP, it is recommended that the City INTEGRATED undertake a future IWM planning process to develop implementatio WATER Employing an IWM model ensures that SWM measures and their impl · MANAGEMENT considered across water management portfolios and divisions. The PLAN (IWM) approach is to provide for the sustainability of all water syste PLANNING capitalize on synergies for greater efficiency and impact. It is recommended that the City apply a market-based approach to planning and decision- making processes pertaining to, or impacting, SWM practices by p A market-based approach employs or stimulates the marketplace t · initiatives with the ultimate goal of generating transformative, Two key elements of a market-based approach to municipal SWM ar · MARKET-BASED market drivers and development of strategic joint venture opport APPROACH external drivers would include, grants, financing and subsidy pr initiatives, recognition/award programs, etc. Identifying potential synergies with external organizations and · joint venture agreements for delivery of complementary programs securing higher uptake and leveraging of resources. It is recommended the City, in conjunction with the Region of Wa Conservation Authority (GRCA), establish an IWM Steering Committ Working Group or other). IWM STEERING The opportunities are the potential synergies of the various wa · COMMITTEE and projects and the guiding principles of source water protecti water quality, and the long term sustainability of the ground an Kitchener-Waterloo. It is recommended that a Water Innovation Hub be established. WATER Innovation hubs bring together business leaders, academics, non · INNOVATION HUB specialists, and government experts to identify, vet, and foster INITIATIVE RECOMMENDATION Municipal Functions & Operations It is recommended that the City review the current stormwater utility fee structure and . evaluate the potential to modify the structure for non-residenti STORMWATER Potential modifications include, having a fixed portion to cove · UTILITY FEE asset management costs and a refundable portion based on the cur STRUCTURE model with a potential credit of 100% could, if apportioned corr to non-residential property owners to implement SWM measures, as that is proving effective in jurisdictions with such SWM utility It is recommended the City establish an incentive & administrative mechanisms to enable the aggregation of non-residential privately-owned properties fo A grant or low/no-interest financing initiative in conjunction · AGGREGATING exchange would encourage non-residential property owners/manager PROPERTIES implement SWM practices to address multiple properties in a drai INCENTIVE Allowing for the aggregation of properties/Grid Low Impact Deve · the potential to bring payback periods down to justifiable inves property owners. It is recommended that the City consider adopting an expedited review and approval EXPEDITED process for development projects that employ SWM measures beyond REVIEW . approval levels & This recommendation is intended to address the most significant · APPROVAL enhanced and innovative SWM measures by builders/developers are PROCESS associated with these measures and the difficulty in securing ti 8 3 - 9 It is recommended that the City evaluate modifying Section 5 of the City of Kitchener Zoning By-law (85-1) to allow for density and Floor Area Ratio ( The cost of enhanced SWM measures such as rain gardens, bioswal · systems, eco-/green roofs, rain water harvesting, porous paving, limited application in new development. DENSITY & FLOOR In leading SWM jurisdictions, increases in allotment of single- · AREA RATIO building height or the floor area ratio are the types of density BONUS builders/developers. In leading jurisdictions the green building requirements for de · stringent and in law. Formalizing density and FAR bonuses for SWM enhancements within · will encourage builders/developers to incorporate such enhanceme RIGHT-OF-WAY It is recommended the City establish a SWM infrastructure right-of-way policy and program. SWM Requires incorporation of Low Impact Development (LID) faciliti · INFRASTRUCTURE projects POLICY & PROGRAM It is recommended the City implement a SWM reporting framework involving a performance indicators and scorecard management mechanism. PERFORMANCE The SWM reporting framework would provide City staff with a pro · INDICATORS evaluate performance of the Market Based Approach both technical & perspective and from a Market Impact perspective, troubleshoot a SCORECARD and projects as needed to mitigate problems or capitalize on opp INITIATIVE RECOMMENDATION Market-Based Programming It is recommended that City staff responsible for SWM investigate the opportunity for strategic joint ventures with the Region and energy utilities to . energy-water-stormwater Demand Side Management (DSM) program STRATEGIC JOINT VENTURES Strategic joint ventures are recommended to address both the lo · investments in on-site SWM measures and the challenge of securin RAIN business visits. It is recommended the City establish a service provider incentiv design and/or installation contractors. Incentivizing the landscaping service industry to design and ins · SERVICE that incorporate rain gardens and enhanced permeable areas, and PROVIDER supplemental irrigation would be the most effective mechanism fo INCENTIVE SWM landscaping practices and lowering peak water demand amongst industrial/commercial property owners. Landscaping service compa complete training and certification through Landscape Ontario (L industry recognized association of the landscaping industry. It is recommended that the City undertake a targeted promotional initiative to re-position SWM and SWM-related programming in the marketplace. Target marketing and promotion is a key component of market-bas · MARKET cost-effective means of re-positioning SWM in the marketplace. POSITIONING This approach allows customization of messages and materials, t · demonstration projects and outreach initiatives, focuses resourc needed, and enables program tracking and measurement. It is recommended that City SWM staff undertake a marketing and targeting single-family homeowners and focused on transitional l TARGETED SWM. HOMEOWNER Targeted marketing must focus on the beauty of transitional SWM · CAMPAIGN creating a new landscape paradigm based on a composite of lot-le homeowners will desire and seek to obtain. 9 3 - 10 SUMMARY Primary market research with single-family homeowners, industrial owners/managers, builders/developers and service providers was u and opportunities for the uptake of lot-level SWM practices. Th by research into leading jurisdiction best SWM practices. As the ISWM-MP progresses and the evaluation of alternatives gen and the recommendations set out herein will undergo an alignment inform the implementation priority of the recommendations. The City of Kitchener has taken a progressive approach to SWM pr this progressive approach and positions the City as a leader and Draft SWM Approaches In working towards the development of an Integrated Stormwater M City of Kitchener, a series of seven (7)have been Draft Stormwater Management (SWM) Approaches developed to address components or issues associated with the ov SWM infrastructure and assets. The seven (7) approaches include: 1. Urban Flood Management () Table 1 2. Erosion and Stream System Understanding () Table 2 3. End-of-Pipe Controls() Table 3 4. Conveyance Controls() Table 4 5. Source (Lot level) Controls a. Residential Source (Lot level) Controls() Table 5a b. ICI Source (Lot level) Controls() Table 5b 6. Pollution Prevention () Table 6 7. New Development () Table 7 The Seven (7) Draft Stormwater Management (SWM) Approaches: Focus on a Treatment Train approach to stormwater management wh · source, conveyance and end-of-pipe controls, consistent with the Climate Changes’ approach to stormwater management. The treatmen runoff (precipitation) at its source and as it flows over the gr managed and protected rather than a waste. In this regard, the maintain the existing infiltration of water into the ground, pro as well as to enhance evapotranspiration using best management p Acknowledges existing City policy, programs and initiatives. · Builds on the recommendations of the report, as well as the: Draft Market-Based Strategy · 10 3 - 11 (April, 2015) Residential Market Research Summary Report o (May 12, 2015) Leading Jurisdiction Report o Recognizes the importance of the local surface and groundwater · of existing and planned SWM infrastructure and assets, as well a the study area, as detailed in the (Draft April 2015). Existing Conditions Report As an invited member of the Public Advisory Committee (PAC), we to , which provide additional detail on each of the Draft SWM Appro Table 1Table 7 presenting the Draft SWM Approaches to the PAC is to receive com well as all project team members and stakeholder) in order to: 1. Eliminate any alternatives that are not feasible; and 2. Refine the Draft SWM Alternatives and carry them forward to t 11 3 - 12 3 - 13 3 - 14 3 - 15 3 - 16 3 - 17 3 - 18 3 - 19 3 - 20 3 - 21 3 - 22 3 - 23 3 - 24 Response Form 1: Draft Market-Based Strategy Report City of Kitchener CLASS ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT CITY OF KITCHENER INTEGRATED STORMWATER MANAGEMENT MASTER PLAN 1. Contact Name: 2. Agency/ Organization/ Office: 3. Address: Postal Code: Phone No: Email: 4. Do you or with any of the identified opportunity or constraint themes agreedisagree for the Industrial & Commercial Sector? 5. Do you or with any of the identified opportunity or constraint themes agreedisagree for the Residential Sector? 6. Would you or some or all of the recommendations? If so which support do you agree ones and why? 24 Thank you for your participation in this study! 3 - 25 7. Would you or some or all of the recommendations? If not supportdo you disagree so which ones and why? 8. Please note specific comments and/or concerns in regards to t Draft Market-Based Please attach additional sheets if necessary. . Strategy Report Signature Date Please return to this form by to: October 31, 2015 Nick Gollan Manager, Stormwater Utility City of Kitchener 200 King St. W. Kitchener, Ontario N2G 4G7 Tel.: (519) 741-2200 x7422 Fax: (519) 741-2230 E-mail: nick.gollan@kitchener.ca 25 Thank you for your participation in this study! 3 - 26 Response Form 2: Draft SWM Approaches City of Kitchener CLASS ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT CITY OF KITCHENER INTEGRATED STORMWATER MANAGEMENT MASTER PLAN 1. Contact Name: 2. Agency/ Organization/ Office: 3. Address: Postal Code: Phone No: Email: 4. Do you support or agree with the application of the Treatment management? and why? 5. Do you have any suggestions or comments on the Urban Flood Management Approaches? 6. Do you have any suggestions or comments on the Erosion and Stream System Understanding Approaches? 26 Thank you for your participation in this study! 3 - 27 7. Do you have any suggestions or comments on the End-of-Pipe Control Approaches? 8. Do you have any suggestions or comments on the Conveyance Control Approaches? 9. Do you have any suggestions or comments on the Residential Source (Lot level) Control Approaches? 10. Do you have any suggestions or comments on the Industrial-Commercial-Institutional (CI) Source (Lot level) Control Approaches? 27 Thank you for your participation in this study! 3 - 28 11. Do you have any suggestions or comments on the Pollution Prevention Approaches? 12. Do you have any suggestions or comments on the New Development Approaches? 13. Please note specific comments and/or concerns in regards to . Draft SWM Approaches Please attach additional sheets if necessary. 14. Do you wish to be notified for continued involvement in the including the release of the final study documentation? Yes N Signature Date Please return to this form by to: October 31, 2105 Nick Gollan Manager, Stormwater Utility City of Kitchener 200 King St. W. Kitchener, Ontario N2G 4G7 Tel.: (519) 741-2200 x7422 Fax: (519) 741-2230 E-mail: nick.gollan@kitchener.ca 28 Thank you for your participation in this study! 3 - 29 REPORT TO: Community and Infrastructure Services Committee DATE OF MEETING: September 21, 2015 SUBMITTED BY: Hans Gross, P.Eng., Director of Engineering (519-741-2200 x 7410) PREPARED BY: Nick Gollan, C.E.T., Manager, Stormwater Utility (519-741-2200 x 7422) WARD(S) INVOLVED: All DATE OF REPORT: September 3, 2015 REPORT NO.: INS-15-076 SUBJECT: Stormwater Management Master Plan Status Update ___________________________________________________________________________ RECOMMENDATION: For information. BACKGROUND: In 2014, City of Kitchener staff along with a consultant team completed a review of the Stormwater Management Policy I-1135 and recommended to Council (see INS 14-037) that an Integrated Stormwater Management Master Plan (ISWM-MP) be developed to replace the 2001 policy to meet the following goals: Comply with legislated changes and forecast policy direction – next 15 years, Establish proactive O&M programming, Align work plan with current funding strategy, Coordinate with other initiatives i.e. Multi-Use Pathways and Trails Master Plan, Enhance public participation in Credit Policy, Create new design standards for new and redevelopments across the City, and Demonstrate accountability and transparency in the approach we take. An ISWM-MP will serve as a decision support tool, a methodology for the prioritization of works, a means to estimate future SWM requirements and costs and a transparent community process by which the City can establish stormwater management guidelines and policies for the next 15 years. REPORT: In order to meet the stated goals of the study, a series of tasks were identified. This report is to provide a brief summary of the status for each of the study tasks. *** This information is available in accessible formats upon request. *** Please call 519-741-2345 or TTY 1-866-969-9994 for assistance. 3 - 30 Task 1 – Characterization Background Review, policy, environment and infrastructure Watershed Condition - 20 watersheds Confirm Study Goals and Objectives This task is essentially complete with the exception of missing bathymetric survey information of all stormwater ponds which is used to assess how much sediment has accumulated in each pond. This will help to inform a proactive maintenance approach and a prioritized list of ponds to be cleaned out. This information is expected in the month of September. A draft 315 page long Existing Conditions report can be found here: www.kitchener.ca/stormwatermasterplan. Task 2 – SWM SYSTEM ANALYSIS City Wide Trunk (InfoSWMM) Model Climate Change Scenarios (InfoSWMM) Stream Erosion Assessment Open Space System Infill and Redevelopment (InfoSWMM) This task is ongoing. The city wide trunk model for the existing conditions is 98% complete. Staff are currently working with the Region of Waterloo to locate missing pipe information which is required to run the model. Once the model is functional it will be run to assess sewer capacity for all Priority A areas identified in the Kitchener Growth Management Strategy. In addition to assessing growth and development scenarios, the model will also be run to assess climate change scenarios with more intense and frequent storms than what has been seen historically. This will help to define how resilient the community is to climate change as well as identify areas of the City where resources should be focused to mitigate climate change impacts into the future. The stream erosion assessment field work has been completed. Our consultant is currently in the process of reviewing and processing the field data in order to identify and prioritize active erosion sites as well as less severe sites that require preventative maintenance so that they don’t become active erosion sites. Task 3 – EVALUATE ALTERNATIVES Develop Long List & evaluate Retrofit Scenarios (existing development) GI (Green Infrastructure) and Ponds, Streams Market Based Approaches, SWM Credit Policy Enhancements A long list of alternatives has been identified and was presented at the first Public Information Center on June 24, 2015 (the PIC boards can viewed on the website referenced earlier). Various retrofit scenarios are currently being considered for road, stream, pond and municipal facility projects. Evaluation criteria for these scenarios are also in development and are currently scheduled to be discussed at the next Project Team meeting on September 30, 2015. Also on the agenda for that meeting is a discussion around the Market Transformation Strategy, enhancements to the stormwater credit policy and how these items interact with the existing cash-in-lieu approach for new developments prescribed by the existing 2001Stormwater 3 - 31 Management Policy. These discussions will be taking place over the months of September to December. Task 4 – SELECT PREFERRED STRATEGY This is anticipated in December/January. Task 5 – IMPLEMENTATION PLAN This is anticipated in February/March. ALIGNMENT WITH CITY OF KITCHENER STRATEGIC PLAN: The development of ISWM-MP aligns to the following areas of the City’s current strategic plan: Sustainable Environment and Infrastructure, and Effective and Efficient City Services. FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS: Not applicable at this time. Financial implications will be discussed as part of the study recommendations in February/March and will inform the 2017 budget cycle. COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT: Extensive efforts have been undertaken to engage the community in this process including: Establishment of a Cyber-Public Advisory Committee which includes various community stakeholders and organizations, Consultation with the Environmental Committee, Information booths at City events, Newspaper ads and articles, Public Information Centers, Online survey, Bill inserts, Etc. ACKNOWLEDGED BY: Dev Tyagi, Deputy CAO, Infrastructure Services Department 3 - 32