HAMPTON ROADS REGIONAL WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT PROGRAM Presentation John M. Carlock, AICP Deputy Executive Director, Physical Planning Hampton Roads Planning District Commission Virginia Water Monitoring Council Conference 2004 October 18, 2004 Presentation John M. Carlock, AICP Deputy Executive Director, Physical Planning Hampton Roads Planning District Commission Virginia Water Monitoring Council Conference 2004 October 18, 2004

WHAT IS THE HRPDC  1 of 21 Regional Planning Agencies  State enabled; locally created  Commission – 44 members 28 Elected Officials 16 Chief Administrative Officers  Staff – Executive Director & 42 staff  Organization – Administration, Economics, Physical Planning, Transportation  Budget - $6,000,000  Functions – Policy, Technical Assistance, Coordination, Planning and Engineering Studies  1 of 21 Regional Planning Agencies  State enabled; locally created  Commission – 44 members 28 Elected Officials 16 Chief Administrative Officers  Staff – Executive Director & 42 staff  Organization – Administration, Economics, Physical Planning, Transportation  Budget - $6,000,000  Functions – Policy, Technical Assistance, Coordination, Planning and Engineering Studies

REGIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL CHARACTERISTICS  Area – 3,000 square miles  Shoreline – 5,000 miles (Tidal and Nontidal)  Wetland Acreage – 417,000 acres (est.) potentially 1/3 of land on Southside Hampton Roads More than any other region.  Rare and Endangered Species – 40 plus in Southern Watershed of Chesapeake and Virginia Beach alone  Water Resources - tidal estuaries, drinking water reservoirs, free flowing streams  Area – 3,000 square miles  Shoreline – 5,000 miles (Tidal and Nontidal)  Wetland Acreage – 417,000 acres (est.) potentially 1/3 of land on Southside Hampton Roads More than any other region.  Rare and Endangered Species – 40 plus in Southern Watershed of Chesapeake and Virginia Beach alone  Water Resources - tidal estuaries, drinking water reservoirs, free flowing streams

HAMPTON ROADS PUBLIC WATER SYSTEMS SCALE: 1” = 8 MILES APPROX Lake Gaston

URBAN WATER MANAGEMENT ISSUES  Stormwater Management Drainage Flooding Erosion and Sediment Control Pollution Prevention  Water Supply Surface Water Ground Water  Water Quality Tributary Strategies TMDL  Stream Restoration  Institutional  Stormwater Management Drainage Flooding Erosion and Sediment Control Pollution Prevention  Water Supply Surface Water Ground Water  Water Quality Tributary Strategies TMDL  Stream Restoration  Institutional

HAMPTON ROADS RESPONSE  Regional Water Resource Programs Technical Advisory Committees Technical Studies Legislative & Regulatory Participation Educational Programs  Memoranda of Agreement Ground Water Mitigation Stormwater Management Multiple Benefits Conservation Plan  Monitoring Indicators of Stormwater Program Effectiveness Ground Water Levels & Chlorides (w/USGS) Protocols for Bacteria Testing Protocol for Rapid Toxicity Testing  Regional Water Resource Programs Technical Advisory Committees Technical Studies Legislative & Regulatory Participation Educational Programs  Memoranda of Agreement Ground Water Mitigation Stormwater Management Multiple Benefits Conservation Plan  Monitoring Indicators of Stormwater Program Effectiveness Ground Water Levels & Chlorides (w/USGS) Protocols for Bacteria Testing Protocol for Rapid Toxicity Testing

HAMPTON ROADS RESPONSE (cont.)  Analyses and Statements of Principles Chesapeake Bay Agreement Tributary Strategies Water Supply Planning Funding  Regional Plans and Operational Programs Stormwater Management Water Supply & Wastewater Management Environmental Education – HR CLEAN, HR FOG, HR STORM & HR WET  Reporting Systems Stormwater Effectiveness Indicators Sanitary Sewer Overflows  Analyses and Statements of Principles Chesapeake Bay Agreement Tributary Strategies Water Supply Planning Funding  Regional Plans and Operational Programs Stormwater Management Water Supply & Wastewater Management Environmental Education – HR CLEAN, HR FOG, HR STORM & HR WET  Reporting Systems Stormwater Effectiveness Indicators Sanitary Sewer Overflows

HAMPTON ROADS REGIONAL STORMWATER MANAGEMENT PROGRAM  Public Education and Training  Legislative/Regulatory Participation  Regional Studies  Technical Assistance  Phase II Program (2002)  Public Education and Training  Legislative/Regulatory Participation  Regional Studies  Technical Assistance  Phase II Program (2002)

STORMWATER MANAGEMENT PROGRAM GOALS  Meet the needs of citizens.  Implement cost-effective and flexible program components.  Satisfy permit requirements.  Manage stormwater quantity and quality to the maximum extent practicable.  Implement public information activities to increase citizen awareness and support for the program. Approved: HRPDC, 9/99  Meet the needs of citizens.  Implement cost-effective and flexible program components.  Satisfy permit requirements.  Manage stormwater quantity and quality to the maximum extent practicable.  Implement public information activities to increase citizen awareness and support for the program. Approved: HRPDC, 9/99

TKN Comparison

STORMWATER PROGRAM EFFECTIVENESS INDICATORS

EFFECTIVENESS INDICATORS  Reduction in nutrient loadings  Green areas, e.g. parklands/stream valley parks, wetlands and other conservation areas, protected/restored  Number of illicit connections identified and corrected. Includes cross-connections, illicit discharges, sewer discharges and spills  Number of BMPs installed, inspected, maintained and retrofitted  Number of responses to assistance requests  Reduction in nutrient loadings  Green areas, e.g. parklands/stream valley parks, wetlands and other conservation areas, protected/restored  Number of illicit connections identified and corrected. Includes cross-connections, illicit discharges, sewer discharges and spills  Number of BMPs installed, inspected, maintained and retrofitted  Number of responses to assistance requests

EFFECTIVENESS INDICATORS (cont.)  Erosion and sediment control enforcement actions  Construction permits issued  Cumulative miles of drainage ditches and number of catch basins serviced  Street sweeping miles and materials recovered  Public outreach activities, including workshops, presentations, stream cleanups, riparian restoration and other. (Numbers of activities, numbers of participants, environmental awareness)  Erosion and sediment control enforcement actions  Construction permits issued  Cumulative miles of drainage ditches and number of catch basins serviced  Street sweeping miles and materials recovered  Public outreach activities, including workshops, presentations, stream cleanups, riparian restoration and other. (Numbers of activities, numbers of participants, environmental awareness)

CONCLUSIONS ABOUT INDICATORS PROGRAM  Hampton Roads local governments are making a significant commitment to stormwater management.  Cost-effective tool for communicating programmatic activities.  Phase II communities will be incorporated in future years.  Measure of progress for regulatory programs.  Need water quality indicators – are we making progress?  Hampton Roads local governments are making a significant commitment to stormwater management.  Cost-effective tool for communicating programmatic activities.  Phase II communities will be incorporated in future years.  Measure of progress for regulatory programs.  Need water quality indicators – are we making progress?

CONTINUING NEEDS  Effectiveness of practices Street Sweeping Manufactured (Proprietary) BMPs Low Impact Development Education  Evaluation Tools Water quality modeling Impacts of growth DNA Library Citizen Surveys and Focus Groups  Institutional coordination & integration  Effectiveness of practices Street Sweeping Manufactured (Proprietary) BMPs Low Impact Development Education  Evaluation Tools Water quality modeling Impacts of growth DNA Library Citizen Surveys and Focus Groups  Institutional coordination & integration

FUNDING WATER QUALITY AND ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION

COMMON THEMES IN WATER RESOURCE PROGRAMS  Sound Science  Cost-Effectiveness  Program Coordination, Integration & Flexibility  Regional Cooperation  Education & Personal Responsibility  Funding  Sound Science  Cost-Effectiveness  Program Coordination, Integration & Flexibility  Regional Cooperation  Education & Personal Responsibility  Funding