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Sewerage & Water Board of New Orleans Public Works Committee Award of Green Infrastructure Projects July 1, 2014

Green Infrastructure - Definition Use of natural process to infiltrate, evapotranspiration or reuse storm water or runoff where its generated Multiple benefits Reduction of storm water discharges Mitigation of flooding Rainwater harvesting Reduced capital costs for storm water management

Rain Barrels to Disconnected Downspout

Slow it down, spread it out and soak it in Rain Gardens Slow it down, spread it out and soak it in Sewerage and Water Board of New Orleans

Tree Canopy Sewerage and Water Board of New Orleans

Permeable Paving Sewerage and Water Board of New Orleans

Green Roofs/Vegetated Walls Rainfall infiltration & evapotranspiration

Bioswale/bioretention ponds Vegetated swales that slow, infiltrate and filter storm water

Green Infrastructure-RFP RFP issued January 31, 2014 ATTN: Environmental Professionals, Non-Profit or Community Organizations Type of Green Infrastructure Projects Demonstration project on public lands Educational curriculum for local schools Workshops for educating professionals, commercial businesses, homeowners, neighborhoods Sewerage and Water Board of New Orleans

RFP Evaluation Criteria 30% Experience and qualifications 60% Adherence to Proposal Request Project description Team Experience Plan/schedule for development, construction, operations and maintenance Schedule to be completed within 18 months Community Outreach Breakdown of Proposal Budget ($100,000 or less) 10% Overall Evaluation 100% Sewerage & Water Board of New Orleans

RFP Evaluation Team City Recreation Dept. Jefferson Parish NORA Orleans Levee District Port of New Orleans SWBNO City of New Orleans Sewerage & Water Board of New Orleans

Project Awards Ripple Effect $75,000 La Urban Stormwater Coalition $100,000 Regional New Orleans Chapter Lower9 Earth Lab $100,000 Greenkeepers $26,350 Land Trust Louisiana $82,750 $384,100 Sewerage & Water Board of New Orleans

Future Green Infrastructure Projects Bywater Neighborhood GI Project Central City Neighborhood GI Project Lower 9th Ward Neighborhood GI Project Hanging Gardens - Rabouin Int’l High School GI Lab Historic Faubourg Treme Association Hollygrove Greenline (Tulane City Center) Sankofa Community Development Corp.– Learning Trail Sewerage & Water Board of New Orleans

Sewerage & Water Board of New Orleans Re-Building the City’s Water Systems for the 21st Century