Charlotte-Mecklenburg
Storm Water Services
Quantity and Quality:
Multi-Objective Floodplain Management
July 24 and 25, 2008
Welcome!!
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Introductions
Agenda review
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Storm Water Management
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City of Charlotte Storm Water
Services (SWS)
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“Minor” system (<1 square mile)
Open systems (creeks & swales)
Closed systems (culverts & pipes)
Mecklenburg County Storm Water
Services (SWS)
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“Major” system - FEMA streams
(> 1 square mile)
“Minor” systems - (pipes, swales,
ditches)
 Unincorporated areas
 Towns and City (under contract)
Background
Minor
Systems
Major
Systems
Background
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Municipalities ($48 million per year)
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Minor System
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Water Quality per CWA
 Less
than 1 square mile
drainage area
 Programs vary greatly
Background
 County Storm Water
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Operational Program/Partnerships ($10 million per year)
NPDES Permit Services
 Ordinance enforcement
 Investigations, design and
construction
 Operations/Maintenance
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Capital Partnerships ($8 million per year)
FEMA
 EPA and NC Clean Water Management Trust Fund
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Revenue and Expenditures
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FY08 Overall City and County Storm Water
Budgets: $66 million
Local fee revenue (Major and Minor Systems): $31.1 million
Typical monthly homeowner fee/City of Charlotte: $7.63
Monthly commercial fee/City of Charlotte: $113.87 per acre
Charlotte City Bonds: 29.4 million
Reimbursed with City (Minor System) Storm Water Fee Revenue
State and Federal grants: $5.5 million
City of Charlotte—Where does the money go?
Capital Program - $33.5 million
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Neighborhood-wide projects (50%)
Repairs (29%)
Water Quality (12%)
Strategic Collaboration (9%)
Operating Plan - $12.6 million
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NPDES Work Plan
PCCO
Street Maintenance
Mecklenburg County—Where does the money go?
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Capital Program - $8 million
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Floodplain Buyouts (60%)
Water Quality (40%)
Operating Program - $10 million
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NPDES services
Ordinance enforcement
Operations, maintenance and
repairs
Prevent duplication and
confusion?
Design Manuals
 Fee Credit Manual
 Fee Billing/Collection System
 Customer Service Call Center
 Citizens Advisory Committee
 Storm Water Management Pl an
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Organizational Chart
City Programs:
Water Quality
Flood Control
Maintenance
Administration
County Programs:
Water Quality
Flood Mitigation
Engineering
Operations/Maintenance
Exposure to Losses
2000 + Structures in FEMA Floodplains
 1530 Policies in force
 754 Claims
 $13 Million in Claims
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Floodplain Management
History
1900’s - Channel Clearing and Stream
Dredging
 1970’s - Join NFIP
 1980’s - Channel Stabilization (Rip-Rap)
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Time For Change
Moving Towards MultiObjective Management
GIS Commitment
 Address water quality
 Floodplain Management Guidance
Document
 Comprehensive Mitigation Planning
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Guidance Document
Objectives
 Prevent or
reduce loss of life and
damage caused by floods
 Preserve the natural and beneficial
functions of floodplains
Long-term Business Plan
Phase 1 Strategies
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New development
II. Flood warning and response
III. Drainage system maintenance
IV. Public Information
V. Interagency coordination
Phase 2 Strategies
VI. Mitigation Plans