Annual Progress Report on the 2011 Storm Water Permit Activities

1. Annual Progress Report on the 2011 Storm Water Permit Activities Rochester City Council June 18, 2012

2. Annual Report Requirements • Status of compliance with permit conditions • Appropriateness of the Best Management Practices (BMPs) • Progress toward achieving Measurable Goals (MGs) • Changes in BMPs and MGs • Upcoming activities • Opportunity for public input (# of attendees present for this presentation?)

3. City Staff Public Works Building Safety Finance Fire Department Human Resources Information Systems Police Department Rochester Public Utilities Partner Organizations Clear Channel Radio Cumulus Radio Community Work Service ISD 535 Summer of Service Individual volunteeers KAAL TV KTTC/KXLT/CW TV Master Gardeners Mn Dept. of Transportation Olmsted County Rochester Area Builders Rochester Community & Technical College Rochester Garden and Flower Club RNeighbors Rochester Post Bulletin Zumbro Watershed Partnership Who Does This Work?

4. Report Process • Number verification still in progress • Final numbers submitted in the annual report to MPCA by June 29th • Final report and presentation will be posted at: www.rochesterstormwater.com

5. MCM 1 – Public Education • ~6,445,000 “contacts” • 98.7% of all contacts were from media (e.g., radio, TV, print media, websites) • The non-ALBB/non-media contacts (~81,700) were from: 30 displays, 25 e-mail notices, 1 direct mailing, 63 presentations, 6 staff training sessions, 1 bill insert, 13 planning meetings, & 14,700 handouts • Development of outdoor signage for storm water BMPs at CMWESC

6. MCM 2 – Public Participation • Public meeting on 2009 annual report • Promotion of volunteer opportunities: • MPCA Citizen Stream and Lake Monitoring Programs • Adopt-a-Highway and Adopt-a-Park volunteers • Citizen complaint intake: ~400 calls (highest #, 35, about individual lot grading & drainage concerns • 17 public participation events

7. MCM 2 – Public Participation • Major Partner Highlights • 3,334 registered volunteers in 242 groups collected 19,510 pounds of litter from 5,400 acres as part of A Litter Bit Better! • Six more Realize Raingardens Rochester demonstration raingardens were installed • As part of RNeighborWoods, 1161 trees were planted by 778 volunteers and 55 new citizen foresters were trained in the spring training

8. MCM 2 – Public Participation • Major Partner Highlights • SOS student volunteers maintained the Ridgeview Manor Park raingarden, planted a raingarden in the Ridgeview Manor drainage way, marked 103 storm drains, and distributed 185 door hangers. • Two other volunteer groups marked 61 storm drains • Community Work Service: 14 hrs & 150 lbs

9. MCM 3 – Illicit Discharges • Ongoing storm sewer system map updates • WQPP elimination of aging septic systems (17 connections to City sanitary sewer) • 12 illicit discharge & 3 dumping calls/responses • 246 dry weather inspections of 1,224 City-owned outfalls (20%) • No cross-connections of sanitary sewers to storm sewers reported by City staff

10. MCM 3 – Illicit Discharges • 313 hazardous spill responses by RFD • 5 sanitary sewer overflow responses, 0 gallons discharged to water • Televised ~129,872 ft of sanitary sewer • Televised ~4,332 ft of storm sewer

11. MCM 4 – Construction Site SWM • City inspectors conducted 39 ESC inspections at 28 subdivisions and site development plan sites • City inspectors conducted 900 ESC inspections at 197 active individual residential lots • 376 inspections logged by contractors using PermiTrack for 21 sites • Processed 17 ESC enforcement actions (2 correction orders, 15 grading/ESC deficiency letters, 14 residential stop work warnings)

12. MCM 4 – Construction Site SWM • Approved 48 ESC plans as part of grading plan review/approval process for site plans and subdivisions and 32 individual lot grading plans • Responded to 3 ESC complaints • Implemented construction storm water permit requirements for 13 City projects (includes multi-year projects)

13. MCM 5 – Post-Construction SWM • 146 planning referrals made for all development types to review development impacts on storm water • 48 site plan and subdivision grading plans approved • 27 grading permits issued • 25 wetland applications reviewed and 0 wetland enforcement actions; 0 plats were in Decorah Edge areas

14. MCM 5 – Post-Construction SWM • RST installed a low-flow collection lift station and removed drain tile to reduce gylcol discharges • 32 individual single family residential lot grading plans approved • 899 individual lot grading inspections at 197 sites • 3 individual lot grading compliance letters sent

15. MCM 5 – Post-Construction SWM • Completed projects: • EP 16 wetlands • Willow Creek bank stabilized to protect Pond 112 • Manor Woods pond #87 inlet and outlet piping • Cascade Creek embankment stabilization (to save road) • Upstream drainage way to Badger Ridge pond • Hadley Creek berm repair • 2 Cascade Meadow easement storm water ponds • 1 PWTOC storm water pond

16. MCM 5 – Post-Construction SWM • Design Stage • Baihley Ravine stabilization • Elton Hills Ravine Reach A • Bamber Ridge Pond #8 modification • Baihley Woodlans/Meadows pond retrofits • Hart Farms pond #24 repair/modification • 37th St infiltration basin • Regional pond at Hart Farms South • Feasibility Study Stage • Stabilize storm sewer outfall at Bamber Creek /Zumbro River confluence

17. MCM 5 – Post-Construction SWM • 9 transition ponds accepted • 3 ponds initiated the pond transfer process • 360 completed SWM ponds in Rochester: • 130 City [public and easement] • 54 transition • 132 private • 5 county • 33 state • Inspected 73 public storm water ponds (56%)

18. MCM 5 – Post-Construction SWM • 151 Other Storm Water BMPs • Bioswales (8) • Catch basin sumps (9) • Constructed wetlands (3) • Grit chambers (5) • Infiltration trenches (30) • Permeable pavers/porous pavement (7) • Raingardens (41) • Small basins (31) • Rock checks (4) • Filtration trenches (3) • Underground detention (3) • Other (7)

19. MCM 5 – Post-Construction SWM • Storm water conveyance system: • 2,192,361 ft (415.2 miles) of storm sewer in Rochester (all owners) • 31,811 associated storm sewer structures in Rochester (manholes, catch basins, blind ties, inlets, outlets and outfalls – all owners)

20. MCM 5 – Post-Construction SWM • Wellhead Protection Coordination by RPU • Conserve & Save bill insert, advertising, and rebates • Implement DNR-approved Water Supply Plan • Implement water conservation fee structure • Implement Wellhead Protection Plan • Joint bill insert (with RPW and RWRP)

21. MCM 6 – Good Housekeeping • Cleaned/repaired 54 outfalls (pipe re-setting/pinning, sediment/debris/brush removal, energy dissipation, revegetation) • Conducted “exposed stockpiles, storage and material handling area” inspections at 13 sites and 23 parking lots/open spaces • Completed audits of 38 City facilities • Cleaned 9 public structural pollution control devices (catch basins with sumps) • Swept 17,625 lane miles of streets

22. MCM 6 – Good Housekeeping • External visual inspection of 15,366 catch basin tops (100%) while street sweeping; more comprehensive (internal + external) inspections are done in targeted areas (construction projects, grind/mill/overlay areas and chip seal areas) • Cleaned 217 catch basin tops • Rebuilt 25 catch basins, tucked 110 catch basins, and 21 cleaned with VacAll

23. MCM 6 – Good Housekeeping • 201 work orders completed • 43 by street maintenance crew ($104,919) • 40 by sewer crew (not tallied) • 118 by mowing/minor repair contractor ($37,889) • Work orders completed for: • Storm sewers • Culverts, inlets/outlets, manholes • Ditches and drainage ways • Ponds • Brush, tree, weed clearing • 9 complex work orders deferred to 2012

24. Other Permit Elements • Boulevard Tree Ordinance – adopted in December 2010 • Ongoing reporting & record keeping • We are not relying solely on other entities to satisfy any of our permit requirements

25. Summary of Progress • Status of compliance with permit conditions - ACCEPTABLE • Best Management Practices - APPROPRIATE • Progress toward achieving Measurable Goals - ACCEPTABLE • Changes in BMPs and MGs – NONE

26. Draft MS4 Permit V.2 Requirements • Ordinance updates (for MCMs 3, 4, & 5 – with volume control for new development & redevelopment) • ESC regulatory program: at least as stringent as MPCA’s construction storm water permit • Assessing BMP treatment capacity for nondegradation and TMDL accountability • More inspections and documentation: Standard Operating Procedures and Enforcement Response Procedures (3, 4 & 5) • Involvement by ALL employees

27. Response to Draft Permit – V.2 • Permit revised and put on public notice a 2nd time • Public information meeting on 6/21 • File formal comments as a permittee • Joint comments/Contested Case Hearing request from the Minnesota Cities Stormwater Coalition (MCSC)

28. Response to Draft Permit – V.2 • If CCH is denied, can appeal with the MN Court of Appeals within 30 days of MPCA Board adoption of the permit • MPCA and EPA are debating: Has Rochester changed from a small MS4 (<100,000) to a medium MS4 (>100,000) needing an individual permit? This may change mid-permit term.

29. Upcoming Internal Activities • MS4 permit issuance (2012) • Olmsted County Water Plan Update and BWSR Biennial Budget Request • SWUF Rate Study • 5/25/12 Turbidity TMDL & Implementation Plan • Antideg rule issuance (2012?) • EPA rule issuance (2012?) • City SWMP Update (re-start after permit reissuance)

30. We are now on Twitter; follow us @CleanWaterRoch • Questions or comments? • Council • Audience • Additional written comments on the adequacy of the SWPPP (posted at www.rochesterstormwater.com, click on the permit links) will be accepted until close of business on Friday, 6/22/12: • Fax: 328-2401 • E-mail: bhuberty@rochestermn.gov • Mail: Barb Huberty Rochester Public Works Department 201 4th St. SE, Room 108 Rochester, MN 55904