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February 1999

Community Watershed Projects

 
  • Forty – three communities and agencies have either passed council resolutions or submitted letters to the RPO confirming their intent to initiate the Voluntary Stormwater General Permit application process.
  • Community Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Projects: Twelve Round 1 GIS projects and thirteen Round 2 GIS projects have been selected for grant sponsorship by the Rouge Project.
  • Community Stormwater Projects: Sixteen Stormwater projects have been selected for grant sponsorship by the Rouge Project.
  • Community Recreation & Habitat Projects: Ten Recreation & Habitat projects have been selected for grant sponsorship by the Rouge Project.
  • Community Wetlands Projects: Five Wetlands projects have been selected for grant sponsorship by the Rouge Project.
  • Community Septic System Projects: Five septic system management projects were selected in December for sponsorship by the Rouge project.
  • See the Community Projects Status Report section for additional information on community project activities.
  • Final allocation for grants to subwatersheds under 1999 grant funding for Stormwater General Permits Grants have been received from 6 of 7 subwatersheds.

Combined Sewer Overflow

CSO Evaluation
(CSO6.3)
  • Performed analysis of basin data to assess first flush impact, pollutant load removal by treatment and hydrologic analysis. Made presentations on sewer separation monitoring and instream monitoring results.
WQ Monitoring (WMOG2.4)
  • Continued removing monitoring equipment in December at all monitoring stations for the end of the 1998 monitoring season.

General Permit

Rouge Watershed Management GIS Pilot Program (DSSPI5.4)
  • Prepared and attended last GIS TAG meeting.
Watershed Management (URBSW6.3)
  • Reviewed draft illicit discharge elimination plans for several communities.
  • Monitored progress and costs of the community projects. Reviewed community work plans, recommended work plans for approval as applicable, and followed IAAs through the process.
Illicit Connections (URBSW8.3)
  • Thirty-nine facilities were inspected for illicit connections in December. Two illicit discharge connections were found.
  • Thirty-four repeat visits were made in December by WCDOE staff.
Watershed Management Support Systems (WMOG6.4)
  • Working on enhancements to DataView to include better map displays supporting WMM users around the country; and supporting the RPO Web site.

Watershed Vision

Abandoned Dump Investigations (DMP1.2)
  • Preparation on the Guidelines document are continuing. The document will be sent out for external review soon.
Public Involvement (DSSPI1.6)
  • PI staff, Oakland County Drain Commission, and Oakland county schools met to discuss potential Friends of Rouge Collaboration.
  • Met with FOTR to begin planning the 2nd annual Water Festival.
  • PI staff delivered activity books to three schools as requested after displaying materials at Canton High School’s Southeast Michigan Science Teacher’s Conference.
Subgrant Administration (WMD6.7)
  • Reviewed subgrant contractual reimbursement requests, subgrant CSO construction reimbursement requests from communities and agencies.
Assessment of Toxic Contaminants (WMD8)
  • Draft report is being reviewed.

Institutional Arrangements

Program Management & Reporting (WMD6.5)
  • Prepared for and attended the following meetings: Middle 1 and Main 1&2 SWAG meetings on December 3 and 7, pre-proposal meetings in Canton, Farmington Hills and Dearborn Heights on December 3, 9, and 10 respectively.
  • Prepared information for Legal and Policy Committee meeting December 15.
Office Services
(WMD6.6)
  • Continued assisting work plan managers with close-outs. Closed out WMOG5.1, WMD 6.4 and URBSW 2.1.
Rouge RAP Update
(WMOG1.2)
  • Compiled RAP update information.

Community-Funded Work Plans

GIS Support to MDEQ
(WMOG6.5)
  • Work continued on training development. Five people attended training sessions. Trainees were introduced to ArcView interface. Guest speakers with specialties in graphic design, surveying, aerial imagery and orthophotography presented materials.

 
Last Updated: 11/20/01

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The Rouge River National Wet Weather Demonstration Project is funded, in part, by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Grants #XP995743-01, -02, -03, -04, -05, -06, -08 and C-264000-01.