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Home My Public Portal AboutExhibit MSD 30F - March 2017 Stormwater Public Outreach- Public MeetingsMSD Project Clear Update & Stormwater Next Steps Agenda Introductions MSD Project Clear Update Stormwater Next Steps Questions 2 MSD PROJECT CLEAR UPDATE 3 MSD System Overview & Details Two utilities: wastewater and stormwater 525 square mile service area ~1,300,000 residents served 90 municipalities served 7 treatment plants 350+ million gallons/day wastewater treated 4 4,744 miles of sanitary sewers 1,806 miles of combined sewers 3,028 miles of stormwater sewers 4th largest sewer system in US (by miles of sewers that handle wastewater) Combined Sewer Area 5 Remaining Overflows FY17-20 Planned Overflow Removal FY13-16 Overflow Removal FY92-12 Overflow Removal The initiative to improve water quality and alleviate many wastewater concerns in the St. Louis region Long-term effort by the Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District (MSD), undertaken as part of an agreement with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Missouri Coalition for the Environment Will invest billions of dollars over a generation in planning, designing, and building community rainscaping, system improvements, and an ambitious program of maintenance and repair 6 Stormwater Disconnections** Rainscaping* CitySheds Program* Combined Sewer Separations* System Maintenance System Inspection System Rehabilitation and Replacement Fats, Oil and Grease Control Program Emergency Response Tunnels Storage Tanks Relief Sewers High-Rate Treatment* Build System Improvements Get the Rain Out Repair & Maintain *Combined sewer area only activities 7 **Separate sewer area only activities Milestones to Date 36 overflows removed 7/1/12 – 12/31/15 $905M invested in Wastewater projects FY13-16 (below projected $971M for that period) Projected $1.6B to be invested in Wastewater projects FY17- 20 8 STORMWATER NEXT STEPS 9 Proposition S: April 2016 Voters passed Proposition S in April 2016 The issue addressed by Proposition S was unequal storm sewer operations and maintenance funding across our service area Proposition S simplified and equalized these services with regard to operations and maintenance in the public storm sewer system Now, MSD is exploring options to fund District-wide capital projects addressing erosion and flooding 10 Proposition S Results: 1.Stormwater management throughout the service area: •Enforcement of rules and regulations for stormwater improvements that can be made in our community; •Stormwater complaint investigation and logging; •Evaluation of all stormwater issues within MSD's boundaries; and •Water quality sampling and monitoring of area creeks and rivers. 2.Compliance with our area's Phase II Stormwater Permit with the State of Missouri. MSD is a co-permittee with 59 local municipalities and St. Louis County, and performs area-wide services as part of that permit: •Regular inspection of area creeks for illegal discharges; •Public education on Phase II requirements; and •Coordination of all permit-related activities performed by local municipalities and St. Louis County. 3.Ownership and maintenance of constructed stormwater infrastructure, which includes stormwater sewers, inlets, manholes, and concrete channels. •Now equalized across the service area with the passage of Proposition S in April 2016. 11 12 District Funding: $0.0197 regulatory tax + $0.10 stormwater tax = $0.1197 total tax rate •Includes regulatory compliance •Includes complete operations and maintenance •Includes limited funding for necessary capital improvements: •FY17-20: ~$67M Stormwater Capital Program (FINITE PROGRAM) Proposition S Results: 13 Localized Flooding Regional Flooding Unfunded Stormwater Issues Erosion Unfunded Stormwater Issues MSD customers have told us they have been impacted by erosion, localized flooding, and regional flooding in our area MSD is not a flood control agency and does not own creeks or streams, but we do have the power to address the results of past development MSD cannot prevent localized flooding and erosion – but could provide projects that would lessen the possibility of future localized flooding and erosion MSD is currently unable to address regional flooding – but could if MSD had funding for large-scale property buyouts Today, as rainfall becomes more intense, we can no longer try to engineer around Mother Nature 14 ~500 stormwater issues identified, but unfunded Total cost: ~$500M 15 *As of August 2016 Unfunded Stormwater Issues* Localized Flooding Erosion Regional Flooding MSD Boundary St. Louis City Boundary Potential Solutions 16 Basins Basin Construction *only potential solution for regional flooding Property Buyouts* Before After Completed Basin Potential Solutions 17 Natural Creek Bank Stabilization Before After After, during heavy rain Before, during Hurricane Ike 17 Potential Solutions 18 Rainscaping Stormwater Drainage Systems Should MSD provide full regional stormwater services? Key Issues: Localized Flooding –Backyard or localized flooding that may affect a few contiguous properties Erosion –Erosion of creek or stream banks along private property lines Regional Flooding –Large-scale flooding of waterways impacting streets, properties, and structures Potential Solutions: 19 Localized Flooding –Stormwater drainage systems –Property buyouts –Rainscaping Erosion –Natural creek bank stabilization –Property buyouts Regional Flooding –Only potential solution is large-scale property buyouts Should MSD provide full regional stormwater services? MSD could be in a position to do something about the impacts of stormwater, if the public approves the funding and mandate. Key Questions: Which services, if any, are a priority for the community? How does the public want to pay for services? –What mechanism? •Tax? Fee? –How much? –How often? •Monthly? Annually? –For how long? Any additional questions? 20 Example Annual Revenue Scenarios1 $10M Annual Revenue Generates $6M in Construction Dollars/year Impervious Fee: ~$8/year2 Tax: ~ $9 - 12/year3 –~ $.04/$100 assessed valuation $30M Annual Revenue Generates $18M in Construction Dollars/year Impervious Fee: ~ $24/year2 Tax: ~ $28 - 38/year3 –~ $.12/$100 assessed valuation 21 $20M Annual Revenue Generates $12M in Construction Dollars/year Impervious Fee: ~ $16/year2 Tax: ~ $18 - 25/year3 -~ $.08/$100 assessed valuation $40M Annual Revenue Generates $24M in Construction Dollars/year Impervious Fee: ~ $32/year2 Tax: ~ $38 - 50/year3 -~ $.15/$100 assessed valuation 1Scenarios are estimates for presentation purposes only. As of November 2016. 2Per 2,300 sf of impervious area 3Based on average valuations of $130,000 (City) - $170,000 (County) Timeline First half 2017: –Gather public input via MSD-hosted public meetings (March-April 2017) –Gather public input via surveys and digital engagement tools –Provide additional presentations as requested Second half 2017: Rate Proposal Development 2018: Rate Commission and Board of Trustees public engagement April 2019: Anticipated public vote 22 QUESTIONS? Lance LeComb, Manager of Public Information & Spokesperson Ph: (314) 768-6237 --or-- llecomb@stlmsd.com JOIN THE CONVERSATION ONLINE, VISIT: 23 ProjectClearSTL.org @ProjectClearSTL Project Clear STL Bit.ly/MSDStormSurvey www.stlmsd.com/NextStepsStormwaterServices