Mentor, Ohio. Incorporated 1963.
27 Square Miles. Population: 48,000
Lake County 979 Sq. Mi. Pop: 230,000
Primary
Land Use:
Watershed
challenges:
low-density
residential.
Occasional flooding
Non-point
pollution.
Industrial /source
commercial
areas /
Habitat
Stewardship
Restoration
activity mainly
along /central
Salinity.
transportation corridor.
Watershed challenges:
Occasional flooding
Non-point source pollution.
Habitat Restoration. Salinity.
Mentor
Lake County
Sub-Watershed Projects
Western Lake County, Ohio
Watersheds in Lake County
Mentor
Sub-Watershed Projects
Western Lake County, Ohio
Ward Creek
Mentor
Marsh
Watershed
28.6 Sq. Mi.
PROJECTS, WATERWAYS and WATERSHEDS
Lake Erie
7 Project Sites
$3.8 M.
Grand River
Mentor
Marsh
Grand River
Chagrin River
Ward Creek
Wildwood Cultural Center / Wildwood Park – 35 acres.
Mentor
Marsh Watershed 28.6 Sq. Mi.
3 Project Sites
$2 M.
PROJECTS, WATERWAYS and WATERSHEDS
Lake Erie
7 Project Sites
$3.8 M.
Grand River
Mentor
Marsh
Grand River
Wildwood
Cultural Center
Chagrin River
Ward Creek
Mentor Marsh Watershed
Wildwood Cultural Arts Center – Permeable Paver Parking Lot
$120,000 – ODNR – SWIF Program.
Mentor Marsh Watershed
Wildwood Cultural Arts Center – Permeable Paver Parking Lot
$120,000 – ODNR – SWIF Program.
Mentor Marsh Watershed
Wildwood Cultural Arts Center – Permeable Paver Parking Lot
$120,000 – ODNR – SWIF Program.
• Project significance: Stormwater management. Visual appeal.
• Some educational / promotional benefit.
PROJECTS, WATERWAYS and WATERSHEDS
Lake Erie
Mentor Marina
Grand River
Mentor
Marsh
Grand River
Chagrin River
Ward Creek
Marina
Lot and
Trailhead
MENTOR MARINA Project Cost: $540,000. US-EPA - GLRI / City Mentor
Permeable Paver System / Bio-Swales. On-site water treatment.
Performance: 790,000 Gals. / yr. Clean water. Lower temperature.
Significance: Gateway to City Nature Preserve – Education / Outreach.
Reduce site pollution impacts within local compromised ecosystem.
Project is action step within a larger tapestry of habitat restoration
work now underway.
Mentor Marsh – a complex estuary system
Challenges: Habitat degradation, Salinity.
Watershed Challenges: Habitat degradation, Salinity, Fires.
Watershed Challenges: Habitat degradation, Salinity, Fires.
Mentor Marsh - Western Basin
The Past as Model for Future
Boaters enjoying a day on the Marsh in 1923.
Photo Courtesy City of Mentor Public Information Office.
Potential Future: Active stewardship. Green investments.
Economic Incentives
Economic Incentives
PROJECTS, WATERWAYS and WATERSHEDS
Lake Erie
7 Project Sites
$3.8 M.
Grand River
Mentor
Marsh
Grand River
Chagrin River
Ward Creek – 3 Projects
Lake
Erie
US EPA – Great Lakes Restoration Initiative - 2012-2015.
Ward Creek Project Target Sites Total Project: $770,000.
Willoughby Site
Eastlake
Chagrin River
Project Site:
Site
Mentor –
Willoughby
Boundary
Mentor Site
US EPA – Great Lakes Restoration Initiative - 2012-2015.
Ward Creek Project Target Sites Total Project: $770,000.
Willoughby Site
Willoughby Site
Lake
Erie
US EPA – Great Lakes Restoration Initiative - 2012-2015.
Ward Creek Project Target Sites Total Project: $770,000.
Willoughby Site
Eastlake
Chagrin River
Project Site:
Site
Mentor Site
Great Lakes Mall
Mentor –
Willoughby
Boundary
114 acres.
Great Lakes Mall in 1962.
Mentor Mall Site is 7% of Newell Creek Watershed.
Old stormwater system promotes non-point source
pollution. All water from 114 acre site drained via
one pipe downstream. Causes flooding.
$350,000 of US EPA GLRI Grant used to improve
stormwater infrastructure & community outreach.
Project Plan: Capture significant amount of rooftop water.
Permeable paver / infiltration chamber system.
Green trenches / trees. No net loss of parking spaces.
Example Reference:
30% Design Drawings –
Courtesy of
Environmental Design Group
Project Signficance:
Commercial site along historic beach
ridge – potential for replication.
Mentor
Lake County
Mentor - Garfield Park:
65 acres.
2016 Project:
Dredge Pond 3.8 acres
Cost: $298,756.
Mentor Watershed Improvements 2016 – 2020 Capital Plan
9 Projects
4 partially grant funded
Neighborhood Scale Watershed Improvements
Rice Constructed Wetland Project – Stormwater control.
Neighborhood Scale Watershed Improvements
Rice Constructed Wetland Project – Stormwater control.
Example flooded home
Area to receive flooding protection – 300 homes.
125 acres. $1.2 M. Project. $350,000 State of Ohio.
City of Mentor. Lake County, Ohio.
Constructed Wetland / Stormwater Management Project
Project will address
persistent, severe
flooding in 125 acre
area for 300 homes.
Will help access to
emergency services in
flood events.
Will improve water
quality drainage into
Lake Erie.
Is a means to reduce
inflow into the regional
sanitary sewer system,
which experiences
sanitary basement
backups in this area.
Cost: $1.2 million.