Performing and Tracking GreenInfrastructure Maintenance

Onondaga County, NY

Performing and Tracking GreenInfrastructure Maintenance

Onondaga County, NY

Presented By:

Department of WaterEnvironment ProtectionPaul Legnetto, CPESC, CPSWQMadison Quinn

Syracuse Center of ExcellenceKhris Dodson

Onondaga EnvironmentalInstituteAmy Samuels

Onondaga Earth CorpsGregory Michel

Joanne M. Mahoney, County ExecutiveOnondaga Lake Amended Consent Judgment (ACJ) Compliance Program

October 23, 2014

• We have 175 Green Projects Installed to date

• 60 Projects built on Private Lands with 30more in final planning/construction stages

• Both Public and Private Projects requireOperation and Maintenance

10/3/14

3

Project LocationsPublic Projects Private Projects

2/13/13

4

Variety of GI Types Installed

• Porous Pavements• Infiltration Practices• Green Roofs• Bio Retention and Rain Gardens• Tree Trenches, Enhances Street Trees, and

Tree Pits• Rain Barrels/Cisterns

All Projects Require Operation and Maintenance

10/3/14

6

Maintenance ManualDevelopment of aMaintenance Manual

Outlining Standard MaintenanceProceduresSMP’s

There are 15 groups of SMP’s definedin our Manual for proper GIMaintenance

There is a “Core 4” group of GI typesrequiring maintenance

• Porous Pavement• Infiltration Practices• Bioretention and Rain Gardens

(Including Trees)• Green Roofs

10/3/14

7SMP’sStanadard MaintenanceProcedures

• Simple guidelines to follow

• Alteration of SMP’s to fit thesituation

• Minimum standard procedure

• Share the knowledge with otherwork forces

• SMP-01_PorousPavementVaccuum

• SMP-02_PorousPavementPowerwash

• SMP-03_PorousPaverMaintenance

• SMP-04_StormwaterStructureCleaning

• SMP-05_InletFilters

• SMP-06_GreenRoofMaintenance

• SMP-07_RiverstoneEdgeMaintenance

• SMP-08_WinterMaintenancePorousPavement

• SMP-09_Landscape_GeneralMaintenance

• SMP-09a_Landscape_GeneralMaintenance

• SMP-09b_Landscape_GeneralMaintenance

• SMP-09c_Landscape_GeneralMaintenance

• SMP-10_Landscape_Watering

• SMP-10a_Landscape_Watering

• SMP-10b_Landscape_Watering

• SMP-11_Landscape_Pruning

• SMP-11a_Landscape_Pruning

• SMP-11b_Landscape_Pruning

• SMP-12_Meadow_Mowing

• SMP-13_Landscape_Replacement

• SMP-13a_Landscape_Replacement

• SMP-13b_Landscape_Replacement

• SMP-14_Rainwater_Harvesting_Cistern

• SMP-15_LawnMowing_WeedEating

10/3/14

8

Porous PavementVacuuming Power washing

10/3/14

9

Infiltration PracticesFilter Insert Cleaning

10/3/14

10

Bio Retention and Rain GardensWeeding, Mulching, Litter removal and Trimming

10/3/14

11

Green Roofs

Weeding, Fertilizing, and Clipping

Maintenance Tracking

10/3/14

13

Green InfrastructureMaintenance Labor Force

Public projects:

• In-house personnel• Shared service agreements• Private contracts

Private Projects:

• On staff personnel• Private contracts

Tracking Maintenance andCost

Asset Management System (Maximo):

• In-house personnel hours and rates• Shared service direct costs• Private contracts direct costs

Data Base Record:

• Annual Inspections• Maintenance Records

Onondaga County Department of Water Environment Protection

Inspections Provided by:Project Consultant CH2M Hill, Staff Memberand/or

GI Maintenance Field Supervisor, Phil Centore

10/3/14

14Maximo Dash BoardProject Data BaseHierarchy by:CSS Basin,CSO Sewershed,Project Location,GI Technology type

• Generate Work Ordersfor maintenance

• Routes for types ofmaintenance

• SMP’s For each workorder

• Status of Work Orderand Work Flow

• Tracking of man-hoursand cost

• Materials andEquipment cost

Run Down of “Core 4”• Porous Pavements• Infiltration Practices

(filter Inserts)

• Landscaping and Trees(Bioretention and Rain Gardens)

• Green Roofs

2/13/13

16

Porous Pavements

2/13/13

21

Infiltration Practices(filter Inserts)

2/13/13

24

Landscaping and Trees(Bioretention and Rain Gardens)

Onondaga Earth Corps(Great Job!!!)

2/13/13

34

Green Roofs

2/13/13

37

Damage from Maintenance

10/3/14

40Vendor Lists

• *Dixie Sweeping ServicePO BOX 51 SYRACUSE,NY 13205

• C & S Sweeping

3635 Hayes Road

Baldwinsville, NY 13027

• J & J Equipment

9055 Brewerton Rd

Brewerton NY 13029

• *Proscapes

6810 East Seneca Turnpike

Jamesville, NY

315-469-0000

• Watson FarmsLandscaping2778 US Hwy 11,LaFayette, NY 13084

315-677-3157

• Miller Landscaping 6741Happy Valley Road, Verona,NY 13478

315-339-4358

• J&J Landscaping LLC321West Second Street, EastSyracuse, NY 13057

315-682-6825

• Paragon EnvionmentalConstruction, Inc. 5664Mud Mill Road, Brewerton,NY 13029

315-699-0840

PavementVacuuming Green Roof

*Current under County Contract