Building Partnerships to Improve York County s Waters and Meet Regulatory Requirements Society of Women Environmental Professionals (SWEP) 2018 Annual Conference
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WATERSHEDS OF YORK COUNTY
Impaired Waters in York County
Sources of Pollutants Urban & Suburban Runoff Agriculture: Farms & Feedlots Wastewater Treatment Air Deposition Forest Runoff
Regional CBPRP Submitted to DEP December 2014 Approved by DEP August 2015 Goal was to collaborate to get the most bang for our buck when doing BMP projects and to meet MS4 Permit Requirements cost effectively
Process of Regional CBPRP: Before the Plan Idea Strategy From IWRP & York County WIP Permission Discuss Idea with DEP Local Support Funding Met with Municipal Engineers & YC Municipal Administrators Assoc. CBF provided a $44,000 Technical Assistance Grant w/ CWP
Process of Regional CBPRP: During the Plan Municipal Opt In: Plan Development Steering Committee Invited ALL 72 Municipalities 46 Opted-in to develop Plan No Cost to Participate Meetings Voting Other Stakeholders
Process of Regional CBPRP: During the Plan Collected Municipal Data Municipal upgrades and LID evaluations Project List Asked Participants to provide a list of possible stormwater projects/bmp s in their municipality. Funding for Projects 4 Cost Scenarios
Process of Regional CBPRP: After the Plan Municipal Opt In: Plan Participation Opt In by Resolution Submission to DEP Approved by DEP August 31, 2015 Intergovernmental Cooperation Agreement Adopt by Ordinance Required for DEP Approval of Plan 5 yr term w/ option to extend annually by Resolution Implementation of the Plan Regional & Management Committees Collect Fees Carry out BMP Projects
Intergovernmental Cooperation Agreement (ICA) Regional Committee All participating muni s have a primary and alternate Quarterly meetings Vote on projects and participation of members Discuss enforcement action Management Committee 1 year term 7 voting members May create subcommittees Authorize payments Ensure BMP projects are constructed as approved YCPC-Administrator Minutes Coordinate meetings Notice requirements Invoices Draft revisions Prepare Annual Reports
Regional CBPRP Partnerships: PA DEP, YCCD, Engineers, Watershed groups, Municipal staff/elected officials, Law Firm, YCPC Successes: Getting 46 municipalities to work together and agree on cost scenarios and projects (44 to join) Setbacks: Municipal timeliness Progress: Collected payments, completed BMP projects, and approved a 2 nd Regional CBPRP
CBPRP Funded Projects Project Site Existing conditions of streams located in Windsor Borough (top) and York Township (right) to be restored
CBPRP Funded Projects Construction of bioretention area and naturalization area in West Manchester Twp Hellam Township constructed a 950 bioswale to fix the below stormwater issues
CBPRP Annual Reports (3) 10 Projects Completed 4 Bioretention/Swales 3 Stream Restorations 2 Riparian Forest Buffers 1 Filtering Practice Pollutant Reduction of 161,3384 lbs/yr 1644 lbs/yr of TN 122 lbs/yr of TP 159,572 lbs/yr of TSS
Current Regional Investment 45 participants together will contribute $12 million over 5 years Committed for 5 years (through December 2023) Plan submitted to PADEP
Types of BMP Local Level BMPs Regional Level BMPs Contained in one municipality Managed by one municipality Approximately 32 projects Contained in several municipalities and/or projects associated with significant partnership Approximately 17 projects BMP examples: stream restoration, riparian buffer, basin retrofit, bioretention, bioswales, wetland restoration
Combined Projects by Watershed Codorus Creek R Codorus Creek L Yellow Breeches R Yellow Breeches L Kruetz-Muddy R Kruetz-Muddy L Conewago R Conewago L
P3 Opportunities Department of Defense PennDOT Individual MS4 Permittee Required to implement BMP projects Will count toward Regional CBPRP reductions Individual MS4 Permittee I-83 Widening Project Pilot Program with York County Kinsley Properties Have SW basins on their properties that could be upgraded for enhanced water quality Multiple benefits and pollutant reductions
Goals Achieved Chesapeake Bay PRP requirements Local Impairment PRP requirements Improved local water quality Rigid flexibility for implementation Annual project progress Continued local project inclusion in Plan
CBPRP Ingredients for Success PA DEP Support CBF & USACE Funding Not a lifetime commitment Common enemy - MS4 Permit Requirement Win/Win/Win opportunity 3 TMDL s, but no WLA Municipal Engineers & Solicitors
York County s Stormwater Journey York County Watershed Implementation Plan Stormwater Authority Feasibility Study Integrated Water Resources Plan Regional Chesapeake Bay Pollutant Reduction Plan IWRP WIP CBPRP (2) SWA Study
York County s Stormwater Journey PA DEP York County Watershed Implementation Plan Stormwater Authority Feasibility Study Integrated Water Resources Plan York County Conservation District Regional Chesapeake Bay Pollutant Reduction Plan Local Engineers Regional Chesapeake Bay Pollutant Reduction Plan Stormwater Authority Implementation Plan
Future Regional Investment True cost estimates to comply with DEP imposed County-wide draft pollutant reduction targets range from $42 M - $170 M Additional administrative, operations, and maintenance costs to comply with MS4 Permit
Future State Direction PA DEP Phase 3 WIP Top 6 Polluting Counties (York #2) Assessment to determine gap Gap is County GOAL County-wide Plan to meet Goal (not sector based) Spring/Summer 2018 Pollutants Reduced to 2016 Current Program Compliance GAP 2025 Goal
Next Steps Implement 2018 CBPRP Annual MS4 Reporting County SWA Implementation Plan County Stormwater Authority??
Felicia Dell, AICP Director Fdell@ycpc.org www.ycpc.org https://www.facebook.com/yorkcountyplanning If you want something you ve never had, you have to do something you ve never done. ~Thomas Carr