LUCAS-MONROE COUNTY FLOOD STUDY
Date: January 12, 2010...................................................................................................... Place: TMACOG
Present: Phil Berkley (Corps of Engineers), Keith Earley (Lucas County), Kurt Erichsen (TMACOG), Brian
Miller (Lucas County), Don Moline (Toledo), Jane Ruvolo (Representative Kaptur’s Office), George
Sarantou (Toledo), Scott Sibley (Toledo), Dan Stefanski (Monroe County)
Phil Berkeley outlined the steps of a study; our target by the end of the federal fiscal year should be a scope
signed by the Corps of Engineers and local sponsor. The Project Management Plan (scope) should define the
study process, the study objectives, the area it would cover, and detail all sources of non-federal match.
WRDA §441, Western Lake Erie Basin, is there most likely authority for the study. It can be a multi-purpose
study including flood control, fish and wildlife habitat, navigation. Once the scope was signed, it would take
2-3 years to conduct the study. Funding for the study is 50% federal, 50% non federal; work in kind can be
counted as match, but must be related to the study objectives and done during the scope period. If we include
habitat as a study objective, David Derrick of the Corps of Engineers could be available for technical
assistance with bioengineering approaches.
After the study is completed, the Corps of Engineers may continue with design and construction projects
subject to Congressional Authorization and funding, on the following bases: Flood Control 65/35 (depending
on the output), Nonstructural Flood Control Projects 75/25, and Studies 50/50. To maximize the potential
funding authorities within the Corps of Engineers, a multipurpose objective for the study would offer the
greatest flexibility.
Discussion of study areas:
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Address flooding, especially tributaries which cross political boundaries
Regional drainage areas: be inclusive in Lucas and Monroe
Upstream limit: at a stream gauge would be a good location; there is one at Waterville.
Include Point Place and Washington Township.
Issues / Objectives
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Streambank flooding
Streambank erosion
Ditch and tributary flooding
Water quality, wetlands and habitat
Shoreline flooding
Study Area Watersheds:
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Swan
Ottawa
Halfway – Silver – Shantee
Maumee River and direct tributaries from both sides, Waterville and downstream (not Crane, Cedar,
Wolf/Berger, Belleville, Tontogany, Beaver)
Discussion of Work In Kind
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Recent Silver Creek Study
Ongoing Capital Improvement for drainage / flooding / stormwater — questions whether the CIP can be
counted
Any planning / design costs can be counted
Keith: can Ohio Public Works Commission (Ohio “Issue 1”) projects be counted? No federal dollars in
these.
Dan: asked about including the Bedford Hills Golf Course project
Toledo spends $8.5M/year on its stormwater utility; applicable especially if water quality is a study
objective. Split out planning and design funds from construction; include operation and maintenance
costs.
There was a question whether wastewater treatment plant improvement costs could be counted.
Phil asked for proposed match as work-in-kind by 2/16 to him, cc to Kurt.
Meet next: early April.
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