The Rouge River Project
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Nonpoint Source PollutionRepresentatives of the Rouge Project have developed numerous technical reports concerning the ongoing nonpoint source pollution program. To view reports that specify other topics the rouge project addresses, click on Wetlands, Watershed Management, Geographic Information Systems/Data Management, Non-point Source Pollution, Illicit Discharges/Onsite Sewage Disposal Systems, Financial and Institutional Arrangements, Modeling and Monitoring, and Combined Sewer Overflows for general information on the program.
1993-1994 Baseline Data Summary for the Rouge River Richard A. Wagner and Thomas F. Quasebarth Technical Memorandum, May 1996, 112 pages, Order Number: RPO-WMD1A-TM03-01 ** This report summarizes streamflow and water quality conditions in the Rouge River Watershed. The foundation of this report is based on data collected from the years 1993 and 1994 by the Wayne County Rouge Program Office (RPO) and on historical data collected by others. Rainfall, streamflow, dry and wet weather ambient instream water quality, biological and sediment data are analyzed. Data collected during both dry and wet weather includes data for constituent categories such as oxygen demand, nutrients, solids and bacteria. Biological studies included aquatic toxicity tests, fish surveys, macroinvertebrate surveys, habitat assessments, and phytoplankton studies. The sediment data included parameters that were used as indicators for the potential of sediment toxicity, realizing that the actual toxicity of the sediments is dependent upon factors other that individual contaminant concentrations. Results of all data surveys indicate that all of the Rouge River branches are degraded to some extent. Of the four branches, the Upper Rouge and the Middle Rouge appear to have the highest overall quality. In all branches, the upstream reaches have a higher quality than the downstream reaches. View this document now:
1993-1994 Baseline Water Quality Field Sampling Plan Field Sampling Plan, April 1994, 50 pages, Order Number: SAM-FSP01.07 *** The FSP provides a detailed description of the sampling and monitoring efforts of the Rouge Project baseline monitoring program. It details the wet weather sampling program which monitored the baseline water quality of a CSO impacted urban river system. Methods, sites, duration, magnitude and sample handling of the sampling effort from Fall 1993 to Fall 1994 are described. SOPs presented in this document ensure that the sampling is of acceptable quality and will yield information and data that is useable and technically defensible. The document is used for both staff training and reference. Appendices contain over 200 pages. Charts, forms and diagrams are included. 1993-1994 Sampling Program Overview Carol Hufangel Technical Memorandum, May 1996, 58 pages, Order Number: RPO-SAM-TM43 ** This document summarizes monitoring and sampling activities durning 1993 and 1994 which were performed as a part of the Rouge Project. A basic overview of the sampling programs is described in the memorandum, along with a description of the purpose of each project. View this document now:
1994 Rouge River Headwaters On-Site Sewage Disposal System Survey Krinn, Keith L., Carlson William T., Cyranski Eugene C., Drescher Paul D., Murphy Brian J., and Laura M. Stasiewicz Supplemental Report, August 1994, 54 pages, Order Number: NPS-SR04.00 *** The Oakland County Health Division identified approximately 160 sewage disposal system failures occurring since January of 1990 along the headwaters of the Rouge River system within the cities of Farmington Hills and Southfield. An innovative method of dye testing for on-site sewage disposal system failure was used in order to determine if the nonpoint source (NPS) pollution from failing septic systems degrades the water quality of the Rouge River. Field and laboratory procedures specific for a river project were developed. Fecal coliform sampling was carried out at 46 sites. Over 90 percent of the sample sites exceeded the standard limits for surface water quality. The results of testing showed that water quality standards were met for dissolved oxygen, pH, and temperature. A macroinvertebrate study was also conducted at most of the sites. A total of 65 houses were dye tested, with 52.3 percent and testing positive (34 houses). Included is a detailed discussion of the results. Data, charts and maps are included. 1995 Baseline Data Summary for the Rouge River Christine H. Catalfio Technical Memorandum, December 1996, 177 pages, Order Number: RPO-WMOG-TM12 ** This memorandum summarizes the results of the streamflow and water quality conditions throughout the Rouge River Watershed in 1995. Data collected for this memorandum was obtained through the efforts of the RPO and from historical data presented by other agencies and organizations. View this document now:
1995 Baseline Water Quality Sampling Field Sampling Plan Hufnagel, Carol Field Sampling Plan, March 1996, 60 pages, Order Number: WMOG2B-FSP03.00 ** The FSP provides a detailed description of the sampling and monitoring efforts of the Rouge Project 1995 baseline monitoring program. It details the wet weather sampling program which monitored the baseline water quality of a combined sewer overflow impacted urban river system. View this document now:
1995 Rouge River Headwaters On-Site Sewage Disposal System Survey Krinn, Keith, Carlson William, Petitt Julia, Yates Eric, Bungee Kelly and Brian Allen Supplemental Report, March 1996, 28 pages, Order Number: NPS-SR05.00 ** This document presents the results of the on-site sewage disposal system survey conducted in Oakland County in 1995. Failing on-site systems are known to be sources of pollutants to local receiving streams. This survey was the continuation of the on-site system survey begun by the Oakland County Department of Public Health in 1994. Results are presented from the surveys conducted to define surface water quality (bacteria, pH, temperature, dissolved oxygen, and turbidity), macroinvertebrate communities, and failure rates of individual on-site sewage disposal systems (dye tests). 1995 Sediment Oxygen Demand Studies Joseph Rathbun, Gary Mercer, and Sarina Aryan Technical Memorandum, July 1996, 41 pages, Order Number: MOD-TM08.00 ** In situ sediment oxygen demand (SOD) measurements were made at 14 stations on all four branches of the Rouge River between June and September 1995. Sediments at most of the stations were sandy, and exhibited low SOD (<1.5 g O2/m2/day). Silty sediments were usually restricted to small local deposits, except in the Middle Branch impoundments and some areas of the lower Main Branch. View this document now:
1995 Streambank Erosion Reconnaissance Survey Joseph Rathbun, Gary Mercer, and Thomas Johnson Technical Memorandum, August 1996, 36 pages, Order Number: WM-TM09.00 ** A reconnaissance survey of the magnitude and extent of streambank erosion on the four major branches of the Rouge River and selected tributaries was conducted in December 1995. A procedure is described for a more quantitative evaluation of the contribution of streambank erosion to the total suspened solids load of the river. View this document now:
1996 Baseline Data Summary for the Rouge River Christine H. Catalfio, Edward Kluitenberg, and Louis Regenmorter Technical Memorandum, December 1997, 215 pages, Order Number: RPO-WMGT-TM26 ** This report summarizes the results of the streamflow and water quality conditions throughout the Rouge River Watershed in 1996. Data collected for this report was obtained through the efforts of the Wayne County RPO and from historical data presented by other agencies and organizations. Rainfall, streamflow, dry and wet weather ambient instream water quality and special bacteriological and dissolved oxygen data are included. Data collected during both dry and wet weather includes data for constituent categories such as oxygen demand, nutrients, solids and bacteria. Results of all data surveys indicated that all of the Rouge River branches are degraded to some extent. View this document now:
1996 Baseline Water Quality Sampling Field Sampling Plan Carol L. Hufnagel Field Sampling Plan, October 1996, 55 pages, Order Number: WMOG2B-FSP17.00 ** The field sampling plan provides a detailed description of the ongoing sampling and monitoring efforts of the Rouge Project 1996 baseline monitoring program. Monitoring efforts to support targeted subwatersheds are included in the 1996 sampling program. It details the wet weather sampling program which will monitor sampling in the Main 1 Watershed prior to implementation of CSO control projects in this area. View this document now:
1996 Sediment Oxygen Demand Studies Joseph E. Rathbun, Sarina G. Aryan & Gary W. Mercer Technical Memorandum, February 1997, 12 pages, Order Number: MOD-TM16.00 ** This report summarizes in situ sediment oxygen demand (SOD) measurements made at eight stations on the Main Branch of the Rouge River between August and October 1996. View this document now:
1997 Baseline Data Summary for the Rouge River Watershed Christine H. Catalfio, Kristen L. Chaffin, Edward H. Kluitenberg, and Louis C. Regenmorter Technical Memorandum, September 1998, 172 pages, Order Number: WMGT-TM30.00 ** This report summarizes the results of the streamflow and water quality conditions throughout the Rouge River Watershed in 1997. Data collected for this report was obtained through the efforts of the Wayne County Rouge Program Office (RPO) and from historical data presented by other agencies and organizations. Rainfall, streamflow dry and wet weather ambient instream water quality and wet weather includes data for constituent categories such as oxygen demand, nutrients, solids and bacteria. Results of all data surveys indicate that all of the Rouge River branches are degraded to some extent. Of the four branches, the Upper Rouge and the Middle Rouge River Watershed have better water quality than the downstream reaches. Data were also compared to monitoring results from 1994 through 1996 to define if water quality has changed at individual sites over the last four years. This comparison has shown a variety of changes with pollutant levels and water quality improving and decreasing. View this document now:
1997 Baseline Water Quality Sampling Field Sampling Plan Carol L. Hufnagel Field Sampling Plan, August 1997, 72 pages, Order Number: WMOG2B-FSP18.00 ** This field sampling plan provides a detailed description of the ongoing sampling and monitoring efforts of the Rouge Project 1997 Basline Monitoring Program. The 1997 sampling program has two major goals: maintaining the historical database; and monitoring the Combined Sewer Overflows (CSO) basins that were recently put on line or that will be going on-line later this year, and to assess their impact(s). It details the wet weather sampling program which will support the seven CSO basins that will be on-line in 1997 in Oakland County (Main 1), Inkster (Lower 2), Dearborn Heights (Middle 3), Redford (Upper 1) and Puritan-Fenkell (Main 3). Sampling programs will include efforts to monitor the instream impacts of these basins. Methods, sites, duration, magnitude and sampling handling of the monitoring effort for the 1997 season (April-October) are described. 1998 Baseline Data Summary for the Rouge River Watershed Chris Catalfio, Joseph Rathbun, Edward Kluitenberg, and Sarina Aryan Technical Memorandum, October 1999, 267 pages, Order Number: RPO-WMGT-TM34 ** This report summarizes the baseline environmental conditions in the Rouge River Watershed observed in 1998. The 1998 program was a continuation of the 1997 program which focused on the collection of water quality data at selected monitoring sites to support the Phase 1 Combined Sewer Overflow basin performance monitoring and reporting. The program in 1998 involved continuous monitoring of water quality, flow, level, rainfall, and the collection of water quality samples at selected locations in the Rouge River and within the watershed. A network of 21 instream sites was used to monitor levels of flow, dissolved oxygen, and water chemistry during wet weather events. These sites were located both upstream and downstream of selected Phase 1 basins. The site located downstream of the basins included continuous monitoring for flow and dissolved oxygen levels. The instream water quality monitoring for CSO basin evaluation has been designed to contribute to the historical data set for the Rouge River Watershed. View this document now:
1998 Baseline Water Quality Sampling Field Sampling Plan Carol L. Hufnagel Field Sampling Plan, July 1998, 63 pages, Order Number: WMGT-FSP19.00 ** This field sampling plan provides a detailed description of the ongoing sampling and monitoring efforts of the Rouge Project 1998 Baseline Monitoring Program. Methods, sites, duration, magnitude and sample handling of the monitoring effort for the 1998 season (April-October) are described. Standard operating procedures (SOPs) ensure that the sampling is of acceptable quality and will yield information and data that are useable and technically defensible. The document is used for both staff training and reference. View this document now:
1999 Baseline Data Summary for the Rouge River Watershed Christine Catalfio, V. Elliott Smith & Christine Rohrer Technical Memorandum, August 2004, 129 pages, Order Number: RPO-WMGT-TM35.00 ** This report summarizes the baseline environmental conditions in the Rouge River Watershed observed in 1999. The 1999 program was in part a continuation of the 1998 program, which focused on the collection of data at selected monitoring sites to continue documenting water quality status and trends, and to support the Phase 1 Combined Sewer Overflow (CSO) basin performance monitoring and reporting. However, wet weather data were collected at only one CSO site, as well as other selected river stations. The program in 1999 involved continuous monitoring of water quality, river flow and level at 15 stations, rainfall monitoring at 18 stations, and the collection of dry weather grab samples at up to 67 river stations throughout the watershed. Sections of the 1999 Baseline Data Summary contain the following: (1) Introduction; (2) Hydrologic Data; (3) Water Quality Data; (4) Bacteriological Surveys; (5) Special Studies; (6) Summary and Conclusions; (7) References. Six appendices provide further information. View this document now:
1999 Baseline Water Quality Sampling Field Sampling Plan Carol L. Hufnagel Field Sampling Plan, August 1999, 73 pages, Order Number: WMGT-FSP20.00 *** This field sampling plan provides a detailed description of the ongoing sampling and monitoring efforts of the Rouge Project 1999 Baseline Monitoring Program. The 1999 sampling program has two major goals: (1) maintaining the historical database, to track trends in the River; track progress on Rouge restoration efforts; and provide data to assist in implementing other Rouge restoration efforts (i.e., "hot spots" for illicit discharge elimination) (2) monitoring the Combined Sewer Overflow (CSO) control basins that were recently put online or that will be going online later this year, and to assess their impact(s).
This FSP details the wet weather sampling program which will support the ten CSO basins that will be online in 1999 in Oakland County (Main 1), Inkster (Lower 2), Dearborn Heights (Middle 3), Redford (Upper 1), Detroit (Main 2 and 3) and River Rouge (Main 4). Sampling programs will include efforts to monitor the instream impacts of these basins.
Methods, sites, duration, magnitude and sample handling of the monitoring effort for the 1999 season (May-October) are described. Standard operating procedures (SOPs) ensure that the sampling is of acceptable quality and will yield information and data that are useable and technically defensible. This Field Sampling Plan (FSP) is used for both staff training and reference. View this document now:
Public Sector Consultants Technical Report, March 1999, 30 pages, Order Number: RPO-PI-TR12 ** The primary purpose of this survey, were to (1) measure the effectiveness of various public information and education programs conducted since the project began, in 1993, and (2) help guide public-involvement activities in the development of watershed management plans now being prepared. View this document now:
Rouge Remedial Action Plan Advisory Council Miscellaneous Report, December 1999, 49 pages, Order Number: RRC-1999 ** View this document now:
2000 Baseline Data Summary for the Rouge River Watershed Elliott Smith, Ed Kluitenberg, Colleen Hughes, and Chris Catalfio Technical Memorandum, June 2004, 201 pages, Order Number: RPO-WMGT-TM45 ** This report summarizes the baseline environmental conditions in the Rouge River Watershed observed in 2000. The 2000 program was in part a continuation of the 1999 and earlier programs, which focused on the collection of data at selected monitoring sites, in order to continue documenting water quality status and trends and to support the Phase 1 Combined Sewer Overflow (CSO) basin performance monitoring and reporting. The field program in 2000 involved continuous monitoring of water quality, river level and flow at 5 stations, precipitation monitoring at 22 stations, and the collection of dry weather grab samples at 45 river stations throughout the watershed. Although no specific wet weather sampling was conducted in 2000, partial results of a 1999 Middle Rouge wet weather special study are reported based on phosphorus monitoring at nine stations. A second special study involved water quality sampling at 13 stations in Newburgh Lake, Middle Rouge. View this document now:
2000 Baseline Water Quality Sampling Field Sampling Plan Carol Hufnagel Field Sampling Plan, December 2000, 57 pages, Order Number: RPO-WMGT-FSP21.00 ** This field sampling plan provides a detailed description of the ongoing sampling and monitoring efforts of the Rouge Project 2000 Baseline Monitoring Program. The goals of the 2000 sampling program include: maintaining the historical database, tracking trends in the River; tracking progress on Rouge restoration efforts; and providing data to assist in implementing other Rouge restoration efforts (i.e., ?hot spots? for illicit discharge elimination). Methods, sites, duration, magnitude and sample handling of the monitoring effort for the 2000 season (May-October) are described. Standard operating procedures (SOPs) ensure that the sampling is of acceptable quality and will yield information and data that are useable and technically defensible. This Field Sampling Plan (FSP) is used for both staff training and reference. View this document now:
2001 Baseline Data Summary for the Rouge River Watershed Chris Catalfio, Colleen Hughes, Ed Kluitenberg, and Elliott Smith Technical Memorandum, June 2004, 214 pages, Order Number: RPO-WMGT-TM47 ** This report summarizes the baseline environmental conditions in the Rouge River Watershed observed in 2001. The 2001 program was in part a continuation of earlier programs, which focused on the collection of data at selected monitoring sites, in order to continue documenting water quality status and trends and to support the Phase 1 Combined Sewer Overflow (CSO) basin performance monitoring and reporting. In addition, the continued monitoring at selected sites in each Storm Water Management Area (SWMA) should help evaluate possible changes in water quality due to other stormwater management practices in each SWMA. The field sampling and monitoring program in 2001 involved continuous monitoring of water quality at seven stations, river level and flow monitoring at 12 stations, precipitation monitoring at 22 stations, and the collection of dry weather grab samples at 41 river stations throughout the watershed. As part of a special survey, during four of the biweekly dry weather surveys, additional grab samples were collected at 15 additional locations in the Middle 1 and Lower 1 Rouge SWMAs. Another special study involved ammonia sampling at 3 locations in the lower Main Rouge River concrete channel. No wet weather sampling was conducted in 2001. View this document now:
2001 Baseline Water Quality Sampling Field Sampling Plan V. Elliott Smith Field Sampling Plan, May 2001, 57 pages, Order Number: RPO-WMGT-FSP22.00 ** This field sampling plan provides a detailed description of the ongoing sampling and monitoring efforts of the Rouge Project 2001 Baseline Monitoring Program. The goals of the 2001 sampling program include: maintaining the historical database, tracking trends in the River; tracking progress on Rouge restoration efforts; and providing data to assist in implementing other Rouge restoration efforts (i.e., ?hot spots? for illicit discharge elimination). Methods, sites, duration, magnitude and sample handling of the monitoring effort for the 2001 season (May-October) are described. Standard operating procedures (SOPs) ensure that the sampling is of acceptable quality and will yield information and data that are useable andtechnically defensible. This Field Sampling Plan (FSP) is used for both staff training and reference. View this document now:
2002 Baseline Data Summary for the Rouge River Watershed Chris Catalfio, Colleen Hughes, and Joe Rathbun Technical Report, December 2004, 250 pages, Order Number: RPO-WMGT-TR59 ** This report summarizes the baseline environmental conditions in the Rouge River Watershed observed in 2002 by the Rouge River National Demonstration Project (Rouge Project). The 2002 program was in part a continuation of earlier programs, which focused on the collection of data at selected monitoring sites, in order to continue documenting water quality status and trends. The 2002 program also supported the Phase 1 Combined Sewer Overflow (CSO) basin performance monitoring and reporting. In addition, the continued monitoring at selected sites in each Storm Water Management Area (SWMA) should help evaluate possible changes in water quality due to stormwater management practices in each SWMA. The monitoring program in 2002 involved continuous monitoring of water quality (dissolved oxygen and temperature) at eight stations, river level and flow monitoring at 13 stations, and precipitation monitoring at 21 stations. During 2002, no dry or wet weather intermittent sampling was performed in the Rouge River Watershed. Intermittent sampling is planned to resume in 2003 and a plan has been developed to rotate intermittent sampling activities through the seven SWMAs over a five-year period. Additionally in 2002, staff from the Rouge Project and the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ)/Water Division collaborated on several "special studies" during the 2002 season. These studies were performed to determine the impact of watershed development and urbanization on the stream and stream channel. Sections of the 2002 Baseline Data Summary contain the following: (1) Introduction; (2) Hydrologic Data; (3) Water Quality Data (including an analysis of trends); (4) Special Studies Data; (5) Summary and Conclusions; and (6) References. Five appendices provide additional supporting information. A Rouge Project Data CD can also be ordered from the project web site that includes the data summarized in this report as well as a stand-alone data viewer application, DataView. View this document now:
2002 Baseline Water Quality Sampling Field Sampling Plan Elliott Smith, Ed Kluitenberg, and Colleen Hughes Field Sampling Plan, June 2002, 38 pages, Order Number: RPO-WMGT-FSP24 ** This field sampling plan provides a detailed description of the ongoing sampling and monitoring efforts of the Rouge Project 2002 Baseline Monitoring Program. The goals of the 2002 sampling program include: maintaining the historical database; tracking trends in the River; tracking progress on Rouge restoration efforts; and providing data to assist in implementing other Rouge restoration efforts (i.e., hot spots for illicit discharge elimination). Methods, sites, duration, magnitude of the monitoring effort for the 2002 season (May-October) are described. Standard operating procedures (SOPs) ensure that the sampling is of acceptable quality and will yield information and data that are useable and technically defensible. This Field Sampling Plan (FSP) is used for both staff training and field reference. View this document now:
2003 Baseline Water Quality Field Sampling Plan Chris Catalfio Field Sampling Plan, April 2003, 47 pages, Order Number: RPO-WMGT-FSP25 * This field sampling plan provides a detailed description of the ongoing sampling and monitoring efforts of the Rouge Project 2003 Baseline Monitoring Program. The goals of the 2003 sampling program include: implementing monitoring required in individual community storm water permits, maintaining the historical database, tracking trends in the River; tracking progress on Rouge restoration efforts; and providing data to assist in implementing other Rouge restoration efforts (i.e., "hot spots" for illicit discharge elimination).
Monitoring and sampling scope, methods, sites, duration, and sample handling for the 2003 season (May-October) are described. Standard operating procedures (SOPs) ensure that the sampling is of acceptable quality and will yield information and data that are useable and technically defensible. This Field Sampling Plan (FSP) is used for both staff training and reference. View this document now:
2003 Rouge River Ecosystem Monitoring and Assessment Report Chris Catalfio, Colleen Hughes, Joe Rathbun, and Steve Rood Technical Report, January 2005, 36 pages, Order Number: RPO-WMGT-TR61 ** The Baseline Data Summary Report as presented in previous years has been changed to reflect the organization of the Rouge River Watershed into seven Storm Water Management Areas (SWMAs). Each SWMA represents one or two subwatersheds; Main 1-2, Main 3-4, Upper, Middle 1, Middle 3, Lower 1, and Lower 2. Data are presented in this report that summarize physical, chemical, and biological monitoring that has been performed in the Rouge River Watershed. To reflect the inclusion of these additional data and the presentation of data by SWMA the document has been renamed to, The Rouge River Ecosystem Monitoring and Assessment Report (RREMAR). These additional data now found within in this report include the Index of Biotic Integrity (IBI-Fish community), Stream Habitat (GLEAS 51), Macro invertebrate, and Frog and Toad Survey data. The Rouge River Ecosystem Monitoring and Assessment Report summarizes the environmental conditions in the Rouge River Watershed observed in 2003 by the Rouge River Wet Weather National Demonstration Project (Rouge Project) and other agencies. The 2003 program was in part a continuation of earlier programs, which focused on the characterizing water quality status and trends. The monitoring program in 2003 involved continuous monitoring of water quality (dissolved oxygen and temperature) at eight stations, river level and flow monitoring at 13 stations, and precipitation monitoring at 21 stations. These activities are a part of a Five-Year Monitoring Plan that was started in 2003 and includes a rotational schedule of intermittent water quality sampling through the seven SWMAs over a five-year period. Dry weather intermittent sampling began in the Main 1-2 SWMA in the fall of 2003 with completion in 2004. Additionally in 2003, staff from the Rouge Project and the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ)/Water Division collaborated on several "special studies". These studies were performed to determine the impact of watershed development and urbanization on the stream and stream channel and are summarized in this report. Sections of the 2003 report summarize the Rouge River Watershed monitoring and survey data by SWMA. The report summary, conclusions, and references are also included. Electronic copies of this report are available from the project web site at www.rougeriver.com. A Rouge Project Data CD can also be ordered from the project web site that includes the data summarized in this report as well as a stand-alone data viewer application, DataView. View this document now:
2004 Baseline Water Quality Field Sampling Plan Chris Catalfio Field Sampling Plan, April 2004, 48 pages, Order Number: RPO-WMGT-FSP26 ** This field sampling plan provides a detailed description of the ongoing sampling and monitoring efforts of the Rouge Project 2004 Baseline Monitoring Program. The goals of the 2004 sampling program include: implementing monitoring required in individual community storm water permits, maintaining the historical database, tracking trends in the River; tracking progress on Rouge restoration efforts; and providing data to assist in implementing other Rouge Watershed restoration efforts (i.e., "hot spots" for illicit discharge elimination). Monitoring and sampling scope, methods, sites, duration, and sample handling for the 2004 season (May-October) are described. Standard operating procedures (SOPs) ensure that the sampling is of acceptable quality and will yield information and data that are useable and technically defensible. This Field Sampling Plan (FSP) is used for both staff training and reference. View this document now:
2004 Five Year Plan Dry Weather Survey Standard Operating Procedure Rouge Project Office Field Sampling Plan, March 2004, 46 pages, Order Number: RPO-FLD-602A-2004 * This document covers the field procedures that will be performed during the 15 dry weather surveys planned per year in the 2003 through 2007 sampling seasons. It is updated yearly to include the final selection of sampling locations in the SWMA(s) sampled in a particular year and any other applicable changes in the monitoring program. View this document now:
2004 Five Year Plan Wet Weather Survey Standard Operating Procedure Rouge Project Office Field Sampling Plan, April 2004, 50 pages, Order Number: RPO-FLD-603A-2004 * This document covers the field procedures that will be performed during the five planned wet weather surveys per year in the 2004 through 2007 May through October sampling seasons. It is updated yearly to include the final selection of sampling locations in the SWMA(s) sampled in a particular year and any other applicable changes in the monitoring program. View this document now:
2004 Rouge River Ecosystem Monitoring and Assessment Report Chris Catalfio, Colleen Hughes and Steve Rood Technical Report, December 2005, 302 pages, Order Number: RPO-WMGT-TR63 ** The Rouge River Watershed is organized into seven Storm Water Management Areas (SWMAs).
Each SWMA represents one or two subwatersheds: Main1-2, Main 3-4, Upper, Middle 1, Middle
3, Lower 1, and Lower 2. Data are presented in this report that summarize physical, chemical,
and biological monitoring that has been performed in the Rouge River Watershed. Funding for
the hydrologic and water quality data collected during the 2004 Rouge monitoring program was
provided by the Assembly of Rouge Communities and the federal grants for the Rouge River
National Wet Weather Demonstration Project (Rouge Project). This report also considers
sampling/monitoring data for the Rouge River collected and reported by others for fish
community, stream habitat, benthic macroinvertebrates, frog and toad populations, and other
indicators of ecosystem health. The Rouge River Ecosystem Monitoring and Assessment Report summarizes the environmental
conditions in the Rouge River Watershed observed in 2004 by the Rouge Project and other
agencies. The 2004 program was in part a continuation of earlier programs, which focused on
the characterizing water quality status and trends. The monitoring program in 2004 involved
continuous monitoring of dissolved oxygen and temperature at eight stations, river level and flow
monitoring at 13 stations, and precipitation monitoring at 21 stations. These activities are a part
of a Five-Year Monitoring Plan that was started in 2003 and includes a rotational schedule of
intermittent water quality sampling through the seven SWMAs over a five-year period. Dry
weather intermittent sampling was performed in the Main 1-2 and Upper SWMAs in 2004. The report summary, conclusions, and references are also included. Electronic copies of this
report are available from the project web site at www.rougeriver.com. Additionally, the data
presented in this 2004 report, along with Rouge Project data collected since 1994, are available
for query and download via the Rouge Project web site at http://www.rougeriver.com/database. View this document now:
2004 Rouge River Remedial Action Plan Revision Rouge River Remedial Action Committee Supplemental Report, March 2004, 153 pages, Order Number: RPO-WMGT-SR32 * The 2004 RAP defines an ambitious 20 year program of actions needed to realize the vision of a Rouge River Watershed that is aesthetically pleasing, clean and safe, that supports a healthy diverse fish and wildlife community, and provides an enriching variety of recreational experiences. The 2004 RAP intended to applaud the efforts of the past, support on-going efforts, and summarize existing conditions. View this document now:
2005 Baseline Water Quality Field Sampling Plan Chris Catalfio Field Sampling Plan, April 2005, 50 pages, Order Number: RPO-WMGT-FSP27 ** This field sampling plan provides a detailed description of the ongoing sampling and monitoring efforts of the Rouge Project 2005 Baseline Monitoring Program. The goals of the 2005 sampling program include: implementing monitoring required in individual community storm water permits, maintaining the historical database, tracking trends in the River; tracking progress on Rouge restoration efforts; and providing data to assist in implementing other Rouge Watershed restoration efforts (i.e., hot spots for illicit discharge elimination). View this document now:
2005 Five Year Plan Dry Weather Survey Standard Operating Procedure Rouge Project Office Field Sampling Plan, March 2005, 46 pages, Order Number: RPO-FLD-602A-2005 * This document covers the field procedures that will be performed during the 15 dry weather surveys planned per year in the 2003 through 2007 sampling seasons. It is updated yearly to include the final selection of sampling locations in the SWMA(s) sampled in a particular year and any other applicable changes in the monitoring program. View this document now:
2005 Five Year Plan Wet Weather Survey Standard Operating Procedure Rouge Project Office Field Sampling Plan, March 2005, 50 pages, Order Number: RPO-FLD-603A-2005 * This document covers the field procedures that will be performed during the five planned wet weather surveys per year in the 2004 through 2007 May through October sampling seasons. It is updated yearly to include the final selection of sampling locations in the SWMA(s) sampled in a particular year and any other applicable changes in the monitoring program. View this document now:
RPO Staff Technical Report, June 2006, 160 pages, Order Number: PR-2005 2005 was highlighted by the passage of state legislation to authorize local governments to form watershed alliances which was signed into law on January 3, 2005. In November 2005, the Rouge Assembly became the public entity Alliance of Rouge Communities (ARC) when 20 eligible members approved the bylaws (modeled after the former MOA for operation of the Assembly) developed under the Watershed Alliance Act. The ARC was successful in receiving MDEQ approval to act
on behalf of member communities on storm water compliance issues with MDEQ. Thirty-six watershed restoration projects were completed in 2005 through the investment of over $13 million (partially supported by Rouge Project grant funding). These projects included the reduction of sanitary sewer overflows (SSOs), a creekshed study, streambank
stabilization, implementing illicit discharge program and eliminating illicit discharges, storm water detention system and detention basin enhancements, erosion control projects, streambank inventories, facilities and operational changes to reduce combined sewer overflows (CSOs), flow control, rain garden education and construction, downspout
disconnection, use of underdrains in swales, instream dissolved oxygen augmentation, assessment of alternative funding mechanisms for maintenance of privately owned storm water detention facilities, wetland protection, Rouge River Water Festivals, educational exhibits, interpretative wetland recreational trail, flow reduction, improvements to a nature
center visitors center and watershed signs. Public education and involvement activities within the Rouge River watershed continue to increase awareness of the Rouge River watershed and the various water quality issues in
Southeast Michigan. A variety of outreach events and activities were conducted during 2005. Watershed-wide monitoring continued during 2005, and several new tools were developed for accessing and analyzing Rouge River water quality monitoring data collected to date. In 2005, the Michigan DO standard was met more than 95 percent of the time at four of the eight locations continuously monitored. The instances in 2005 when the DO standard was not met
were usually during a wet weather event. The water quality improvements measured in the dry, hot conditions in 2005 demonstrate the benefits of the watershed management strategies that have been implemented to address and control dry and wet weather pollution sources in the watershed. View this document now:
2005 Rouge River Ecosystem Monitoring and Assessment Report Chris Catalfio, Colleen Hughes and Steve Rood Technical Report, June 2007, 359 pages, Order Number: RPO-WMGT-TR65 ** The Rouge River Watershed is organized into seven Storm Water Management Areas (SWMAs). Each SWMA represents one or two subwatersheds: Main1-2, Main 3-4, Upper, Middle 1, Middle 3, Lower 1, and Lower 2. Data are presented in this report that summarize physical, chemical, and biological monitoring that has been performed in the Rouge River Watershed. Funding for the hydrologic and water quality data collected during the 2005 monitoring program was provided by the Alliance of Rouge Communities and the federal grants for the Rouge River National Wet Weather Demonstration Project (Rouge Project). This report also includes sampling and monitoring data for the Rouge River collected and reported by others for bacteria, fish community, stream habitat, benthic macroinvertebrates, frog and toad populations, and other indicators of ecosystem health. The Rouge River Ecosystem Monitoring and Assessment Report summarizes the environmental conditions in the Rouge River Watershed observed in 2005 by the Rouge Project and other agencies. The 2005 program was in part a continuation of earlier programs, which focused on characterizing water quality status and trends. The monitoring program in 2005 involved continuous monitoring of dissolved oxygen and temperature at eight stations, river level and flow monitoring at 13 stations, and precipitation monitoring at 16 stations. These activities are a part of a "Five-Year Monitoring Plan" that was started in 2003 and includes a rotational schedule of intermittent water quality sampling through the seven SWMAs over a five-year period. Dry and wet weather intermittent sampling was performed in the Main 1-2 and Upper SWMAs in 2004 and in the Middle 1 and Middle 3 SWMAs in 2005. Rouge River Watershed monitoring and survey data are summarized in this report by SWMA. The report summary, conclusions, and references are also included. Electronic copies of this report are available from the project web site at http://www.rougeriver.com. Additionally, the data presented in this 2005 report, along with Rouge Project data collected since 1994, are available for query and download via the Rouge Project web site at http://www.rougeriver.com/database. View this document now:
Rouge Remedial Action Plan Advisory Council Miscellaneous Report, December 2005, 4 pages, Order Number: RRC-2005 ** View this document now:
2006 Baseline Water Quality Field Sampling Plan Chris Catalfio Field Sampling Plan, April 2006, 49 pages, Order Number: RPO-WMGT-FSP28 ** This field sampling plan provides a detailed description of the ongoing sampling and monitoring efforts for the 2006 Baseline Monitoring Program being conducted on behalf of the Rouge Project and the Alliance of Rouge Communities. The goals of the 2006 sampling program include: implementing monitoring required in individual community storm water permits, maintaining the historical database, tracking trends in the River; tracking progress on Rouge restoration efforts; and providing data to assist in implementing other Rouge Watershed restoration efforts (i.e., hot spots for illicit discharge elimination). View this document now:
2006 Five Year Plan Dry Weather Survey Standard Operating Procedure Rouge Project Office Field Sampling Plan, April 2006, 42 pages, Order Number: RPO-FLD-602A-2006 * This document covers the field procedures that will be performed during the 15 dry weather surveys planned per year in the 2003 through 2007 sampling seasons. It is updated yearly to include the final selection of sampling locations in the SWMA(s) sampled in a particular year and any other applicable changes in the monitoring program. View this document now:
2006 Five Year Plan Wet Weather Survey Standard Operating Procedure Rouge Project Office Field Sampling Plan, April 2006, 44 pages, Order Number: RPO-FLD-603A-2006 * This document covers the field procedures that will be performed during the five planned wet weather surveys per year in the 2004 through 2007 May through October sampling seasons. It is updated yearly to include the final selection of sampling locations in the SWMA(s) sampled in a particular year and any other applicable changes in the monitoring program. View this document now:
RPO Staff Technical Report, July 2007, 150 pages, Order Number: PR-2006 * The Alliance of Rouge Communities (ARC) held its first meeting in January 2006. Oakland County, Orchard Lake Village, and the Wayne County Airport Authority joined the ARC in 2006, bringing the membership to 42. The Southeastern Oakland County Water Authority (SOCWA) and the Friends of the Rouge (FOTR) also joined the ARC as Cooperating Partners. The ARC applied for and received its first grant as a public entity in 2006. The project Bacterial Source Tracking was awarded $50,000 from Michigans Clean Michigan Initiative. Negotiation with MDEQ on storm water permit compliance issues was a key ARC activity for 2006. Templates were developed by the ARC for the Illicit Discharge
Elimination Program (IDEP) and Public Education Plan (PEP) sections of the Storm Water Pollution Prevention Initiative (SWPPI) required by the Michigan watershedbased storm water permit, available for use by all Rouge communities. Twenty one watershed restoration projects were completed in 2006 through the investment of over $43 million (partially supported by Rouge Project grant funding). These projects included two Rouge River Water Festivals for children, several educational programs provided by Friends of the Rouge, design and construction of facilities to control combined sewer overflows (CSOs) and sanitary sewer overflows (SSOs), lawn and landscape education, improvements to a nature center, storm water detention basin enhancements, development of a storm water management practice tracking system, streambank erosion inventory and stabilization projects, and implementation of the Rouge River Gateway Partnership Master Plan. Watershed-wide monitoring continued during2006. The long-term monitoring program in 2006 included continuous monitoring of dissolved oxygen (DO) and temperature at two stations and river level and flow monitoring at nine stations. Precipitation data were collected from 16 stations. The 2006 monitoring program also included intermittent wet and dry weather sampling in two subwatersheds, the Lower 1 SWMA and Lower 2 SWMA. Samples were collected and analyzed for pollutants such as E. coli bacteria, ammonia (NH3), total suspended solids (TSS), 5-day carbonaceous biochemical oxygen demand (CBOD5), and total phosphorus (TP). View this document now:
2006 Rouge River Ecosystem Monitoring and Assessment Report Chris Catalfio, Colleen Hughes, Jennifer Sackrison and Nancy Gregor Technical Report, March 2008, 423 pages, Order Number: RPO-WMGT-TR67 ** The Rouge River Watershed is organized into seven Storm Water Management Areas (SWMAs). Each SWMA represents one or two subwatersheds: Main1-2, Main 3-4, Upper, Middle 1, Middle 3, Lower 1, and Lower 2. Data are presented in this report that summarize physical, chemical, and biological monitoring that has been performed in the Rouge River Watershed. Funding for the hydrologic and water quality data collected during the 2006 monitoring program was provided by the Alliance of Rouge Communities and the federal grants for the Rouge River National Wet Weather Demonstration Project (Rouge Project). This report also includes sampling and monitoring data for the Rouge River collected and reported by others for bacteria, fish community, stream habitat, benthic macroinvertebrates, frog and toad populations, and other indicators of ecosystem health. The Rouge River Ecosystem Monitoring and Assessment Report summarizes the environmental conditions in the Rouge River Watershed observed in 2006 by the Rouge Project and other agencies. The 2006 program was in part a continuation of earlier programs, which focused on characterizing water quality status and trends. The monitoring program in 2006 involved continuous monitoring of dissolved oxygen and temperature at two stations, river level and flow monitoring at nine stations, and precipitation monitoring at 20 stations. These activities are a part of a "Five-Year Monitoring Plan" that was started in 2003 and includes a rotational schedule of intermittent water quality sampling through the seven SWMAs over a five-year period. Dry and wet weather intermittent sampling was performed in the Main 1-2 and Upper SWMAs in 2004, in the Middle 1 and Middle 3 SWMAs in 2005, and in the Lower 1 and Lower 2 SWMA in 2006. Rouge River Watershed monitoring and survey data are summarized in this report by SWMA. The report summary, conclusions, and references are also included. Electronic copies of this report are available from the project web site at http://www.rougeriver.com. Additionally, the data presented in this 2006 report, along with Rouge Project data collected since 1994, are available for query and download via the Rouge Project web site at http://www.rougeriver.com/database. View this document now:
2007 Baseline Water Quality Field Sampling Plan Chris Catalfio Field Sampling Plan, March 2007, 48 pages, Order Number: RPO-WMGT-FSP29 * This Field Sampling Plan (FSP) provides a detailed description of the ongoing sampling and monitoring efforts for the 2007 Baseline Monitoring Program being conducted on behalf of the Rouge River National Wet Weather Demonstration Project and the Alliance of Rouge Communities. The goals of the 2007 sampling program include: implementing monitoring required in individual community storm water permits; maintaining the historical database and tracking trends in the Rouge River; tracking progress on Rouge restoration efforts; and providing data to assist in implementing other Rouge Watershed restoration efforts (i.e., hot spots for illicit discharge elimination). View this document now:
2007 Five Year Plan Dry Weather Survey Standard Operating Procedure Rouge Project Staff Field Sampling Plan, March 2007, 25 pages, Order Number: RPO-FLD-602A 2007 * This document covers the field procedures that will be performed during the 15 dry weather surveys planned per year in the 2003 through 2007 sampling seasons. It is updated yearly to include the final selection of sampling locations in the SWMA(s) sampled in a particular year and any other applicable changes in the monitoring program. View this document now:
2007 Five Year Plan Wet Weather Survey Standard Operating Procedure Rouge Project Staff Field Sampling Plan, March 2007, 46 pages, Order Number: RPO-FLD-603A 2007 * This document covers the field procedures that will be performed during the five planned wet weather surveys per year in the 2004 through 2007 May through October sampling seasons. It is updated yearly to include the final selection of sampling locations in the SWMA(s) sampled in a particular year and any other applicable changes in the monitoring program. View this document now:
2007 Rouge River Ecosystem Monitoring and Assessment Report Christine H. Catalfio, Colleen Hughes, Jennifer Sackrison, and Nancy Gregor Technical Report, September 2008, 465 pages, Order Number: RPO-WMGT-TR68 ** The 2007 Rouge River Ecosystem Monitoring and Assessment Report summarizes the environmental conditions in the Rouge River Watershed observed in 2007 by the Rouge Project and other agencies. The 2007 program was in part a continuation of earlier programs, which focused on characterizing water quality status and trends. The monitoring program in 2007 involved continuous monitoring of dissolved oxygen and temperature at two stations, river level and flow monitoring at eight stations, and precipitation monitoring at 21 stations. These activities are a part of a "Five-Year Monitoring Plan" that was started in 2003 and includes a rotational schedule of intermittent water quality sampling through the seven SWMAs over a five-year period. Dry and wet weather intermittent sampling was performed in the Main 1-2 and Upper SWMAs in 2004, in the Middle 1 and Middle 3 SWMAs in 2005, in the Lower 1 and Lower 2 SWMA in 2006, and in the Main 3-4 SWMA in 2007. The report also presents results of an intensive study undertaken in 2006 to determine the sources of E coli bacteria, an indicator of the presence of sewage, throughout the watershed. Rouge River Watershed monitoring and survey data are summarized in this report for all seven SWMAs. View this document now:
2007 Rouge River Progress Report RPO Staff Technical Report, December 2008, 151 pages, Order Number: PR-2007 * In the year 2007, the Rouge River National Wet Weather Demonstration Project (Rouge Project) continued to restore and protect designated uses in the Rouge River system through a systematic watershed approach to pollution management. This cost-effective, holistic approach is also providing solutions to other urban watersheds throughout the country on how to restore a polluted urban waterway. The Rouge Project was initiated in 1992 by the Department of the Environment, Wayne County, Michigan. The Rouge River Watershed in Southeast Michigan is largely urbanized, spans approximately 466 square miles, is home to more than 1.4 million people in 48 communities and three counties, and is a tributary to the Detroit River. Multi-year federal grants from the United States Environmental Protection Agency and additional funding from local communities support this cooperative effort between federal, state and local agencies. These grants are managed by Wayne County. View this document now:
2008 Rouge River Ecosystem Monitoring and Assessment Report Christine H. Catalfio Technical Report, June 2009, 23 pages, Order Number: RPO-WMGT-TR71 ** The 2087 Rouge River Monitoring and Assessment Reportsummarizes the continuous monitoring level and flow, precipitation, and dissolved oxygen, and water temperature data collected for the Rouge Watershed in 2008. Continuous monitoring of level and flow was performed by the United States Geological Survey (USGS) at seven locations throughout the watershed in cooperation with Oakland County and the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ). Additionally, the Wayne County Department of Environment (WCDOE) supported monitoring of continuous level and flow at three additional locations: Telegraph Road (U05), Hines Drive/Ford Road (D06), and Military Road (L05D) and continuous dissolved oxygen and water temperature at four locations, one location in each of the downstream ends of the four branches of the Rouge River: Plymouth Road (US7), Telegraph Road (U05), Hines Drive/Ford Road (D06), and Military Road (L05D). Precipitation data (15-minute totals) were also collected in 2008 at 21 rain gage locations throughout the watershed. Seven of the rain gages were operated by the WCDOE, 11 rain gages were operated by the Oakland County Drain Commissioner's (OCDC) Office, and the Detroit Water and Sewerage Department (DWSD) operated three rain gages. View this document now:
2008 Rouge River Progress Report RPO Staff Technical Report, Order Number: PR-2008 * In the year 2007, the Rouge River National Wet Weather Demonstration Project (Rouge Project) continued to restore and protect designated uses in the Rouge River system through a systematic watershed approach to pollution management. This cost-effective, holistic approach is also providing solutions to other urban watersheds throughout the country on how to restore a polluted urban waterway. The Rouge Project was initiated in 1992 by the Department of the Environment, Wayne County, Michigan. The Rouge River Watershed in Southeast Michigan is largely urbanized, spans approximately 466 square miles, is home to more than 1.4 million people in 48 communities and three counties, and is a tributary to the Detroit River. Multi-year federal grants from the United States Environmental Protection Agency and additional funding from local communities support this cooperative effort between federal, state and local agencies. These grants are managed by Wayne County. View this document now:
Bill Semion, Michigan Out-of-Doors Magazine Restoration Newsletter, June 2004, 2 pages, Order Number: A Lake Reborn * View this document now:
A Municipal Storm Water Discharge Regulation Strategy Jay B. Rising, Thomas C. Phillips, Steven E. Chester, and Jack D. Bails Supplemental Report, April 1996, 23 pages, Order Number: NPS-SR07.00 ** This report is part of a series of analyses performed to investigate the institutional and financial options for management of wet weather flows in the Rouge River watershed under the auspices of the Rouge Project. The report identifies the limitations of existing law and notes the statutory requirements that may now discourage communities from pursuing watershed approaches. It suggests administrative rule changes that may overcome some obstacles to managing storm water on a watershed basis and provides a foundation for further analysis of potential changes in state and federal regulations and policies that could be made to provide incentives for communities to adopt watershed approaches. View this document now:
A Strategy for Public Involvement Wayne County Department of Environment (Michigan) Supplemental Report, January 1994, 62 pages, Order Number: RPO-PI-SR02 * Community interviews, focus groups and telephone queries were conducted to identify public opinion and perception of needs of the Rouge River Watershed communities. Four consistent themes emerged from the research: stakeholders and community leaders must be actively involved; the K-12 schools are critical to long-term success; there are very effective communication tools and organization entities already in place throughout the watershed; and most people obtain a significant amount of information from, and form opinions, based on what they read, hear, and see in the major media. Specific ideas and approaches are included. View this document now:
A Summary Report of Watershed Organizations Jack Bails Technical Report, November 2001, 56 pages, Order Number: RPO-TR42 ** At the Rouge River Retreat held on October 4, 2001, at the University of Michigan Dearborn, Environmental Interpretative Center, the permit holding local agencies formed an Ad Hoc Drafting Committee to investigate alternative organizational structures for a new Rouge River watershed entity. The Drafting Committee's first charge was to review existing watershed organizations in Michigan and throughout the nation to determine if any could serve as a model for the type of organization outlined by participants at the Retreat. The following summary was prepared by the Rouge Program Office at the request of the Wayne County Department of Environment for the use by the Drafting Committee. The report contains contact information (web site or phone numbers) that members of the drafting committee can use to obtain more detailed information on their own about each of the watershed organizations listed. View this document now:
A Wetland Protection Plan for the Headwaters of Johnson Creek and the Middle Rouge River Donald Tilton, Bridget Fahey & David Merkey Technical Memorandum, October 1997, 66 pages, Order Number: NPS-TM25 ** The protection of wetlands along the Rouge River has been identified as a potential best management practice (BMP) by the Rouge Project, a federally funded initiative designed to improve the health of the Rouge watershed. This document addresses wetland protection in the Middle 1 Subwatershed of the Rouge River, a subwatershed that contains the headwaters to the Rouge River as well as Johnson Creek, the only cold water stream in the entire Rouge watershed. Wetlands provide a number of functions that are beneficial to humans. Six benefits provided by wetlands that are of interest to stakeholders in the Middle 1 have been identified: floral and wildlife habitat, fish and herpetile habitat, flood water storage, nonpoint source pollution abatement, shoreline and stream bank protection, and aesthetic and recreational opportunities. This study determines which wetlands are providing the functions of interest, and creates a wetland protection plan designed to protect both the wetlands themselves and their functions. The wetlands in the Middle 1 Subwatershed were evaluated using the Rapid Assessment Method (RAM), a method designed to quickly identify important wetlands by using indicators to determine what functions each wetland performs. Furthermore, this plan outlines simple steps that a community can take to protect and enhance wetland resources. View this document now:
A Wetland Protection Plan for the Lower One Subwatershed of the Rouge River Dr. Donald L. Tilton, Karen Shaw, Brian Ballard, and Chip Thomas Supplemental Report, February 2004, 89 pages, Order Number: RPO-NPS-SR28 ** The protection of wetlands in the Rouge River watershed has been identified as a potential best management practice (BMP) by the Rouge Project, a federally funded initiative designed to improve the health of the Rouge Watershed. This document addresses wetland protection in the Lower 1 Subwatershed of the Rouge River, a subwatershed that comprises the southwestern headwaters of the Rouge River.
Wetlands provide a number of functions and values which are beneficial to humans. Eight benefits provided by wetlands which are of interest to stakeholders in the Lower 1 Subwatershed of the Rouge River have been identified: floral and wildlife habitat, fish and herpetile habitat, flood water storage, runoff attenuation, water quality protection, shoreline and stream bank protection, aesthetic and recreational opportunities, and groundwater recharge. This study assesses which wetlands are providing the functions and values of interest, and creates a wetland protection plan designed to protect both the wetlands themselves and their functions and values. The wetlands in the Lower 1 Subwatershed were evaluated using the Rapid Assessment Method (RAM), a method designed to quickly identify important wetlands by using indicators to assess which functions each wetland performs. Furthermore, the wetland protection plan outlines simple steps that a community can take to protect and enhance wetland resources. View this document now:
Abandoned Dump Site Leachate Sampling Field Sampling Plan Jennifer Bokovoy Field Sampling Plan, August 1994, 16 pages, Order Number: NPS-FSP09.00 *** This FSP specifically addresses the quality assurance requirements of the abandoned dump site leachate sampling program. The program is part of the investigation of abandoned dump sites in the Rouge River Watershed and entails reconnaissance, sampling and analysis of leachate and storm water runoff, and estimation of pollutant discharges to the Rouge River from abandoned dump sites. Field sketches, maps and log sheets are included. Appendices contain 120 pages. View this document now:
Abandoned Dump Site Process Site Survey Summaries-Garden City Park, Joy Road Site, Maybury State Park, Sims Road Site J. Bokovoy, J. O'Meara, E. Anderson, M. Droze, and D. Tuomari Task Product Memorandum, December 1995, 15 pages, Order Number: NPS01D-TPM01.00 * Field surveys were performed on four abandoned dump sites to appraise the effectiveness of the process for evaluating abandoned dump sites in the Rouge River Watershed. This process was developed as a joint effort between Wayne County Department of Environment, Michigan Department of Natural Resources (MDNR), and the EPA. Abandoned Dump Sites Evaluation and Guidance Project Profile, March 2004, 2 pages, Order Number: DUMP-01 * The Rouge Project developed guidelines to demonstrate several aspects of abandoned dump remediations. View this document now:
Abandoned Dump Sites Field Survey Summary John O'Meara, Jennifer Bokovoy, and Lynn Craig Miscellaneous Report, August 1994, 11 pages, Order Number: NPS-MM02.00 *** This report documents field inspections of 18 abandoned dumps located along the Rouge River. The inspections were performed to identify sites suitable for leachate sampling and monitoring, and to estimate the pollutant loadings on a watershed-wide basis. Abandoned dump sites were mapped on USGS 7.5 minute quadrangle maps for incorporation into the Rouge River National Wet Weather Demonstration Project (Rouge Project) GIS database. Sites were chosen based upon proximity to the Rouge River and its tributaries, amount of available information regarding the site and size information available, and discussions with Wayne County Environmental Health Division (WCEHD) officials. Leachate seeps were observed, some of which flowed into the river or its tributaries. Some seeps unearthed wastes and/or eroded portions of the concrete lining in the channelized segments of the river. Gas seeps, stressed vegetation and insufficient fill cover were observed at several sites. The report provides a summary on each site visited. The appendix contains 98 pages of summary tables, maps and field sketches, and field log sheets. Abatement of Agricultural Runoff Project Profile, July 2000, 2 pages, Order Number: M1-15 * The Abatement of Agricultural Runoff Project served two objectives: 1) Promote wise land use decisions, focusing on nutrient management based upon soil capabilities and crop nutrient needs, and 2) Implement conservation practices that can provide water quality benefits in predominantly agricultural land use areas. This project profile is a summary of the results of a grant funded effort performed with local community funding or in-kind services. The summary focuses on the demonstration aspects of the project. View this document now:
Project Profile, June 2004, 4 pages, Order Number: CSO-12 * This project profile summarizes the Acacia Park CSO Basin. This CSO basin seeks to control CSO discharges and to meet applicable requirements including water quality standards. View this document now:
Achieving Multiple Objectives Through A Single Watershed Plan Kelly A. Cave, Jim Murray, and Dale Bryson Paper, August 2002, 7 pages, Order Number: STORMCON2002-02 ** The Rouge Project in Southeast Michigan is a working example of how a systematic watershed approach to pollution management can result in cost-effective and ultimately greater and faster achievement of designated uses in a water body. In addition, multiple program objectives are being achieved through the development of comprehensive watershed management plans.. The Rouge Project has expanded from a program to build and evaluate alternative approaches to control combined sewer overflows (CSOs) to a comprehensive watershed-based pollution abatement initiative. The Rouge River Watershed is largely urbanized, spans approximately 438 square miles and is home to over 1.5 million people in 48 communities and 3 counties. View this document now:
Achieving Multiple Objectives Through a Single Watershed Plan Kelly Cave Paper, July 2000, 25 pages, Order Number: Watershed 2000-01 ** The paper identifies what the Rouge Project has found to be the elements of a "comprehensive watershed management plan" which will achieve multiple program objectives, such as the reissuance of NPDES permits on a watershed basis, implementation of the water quality trading programs that are currently under development, implementation of the Section 319 non-point source program, development and implementation of Watershed Restoration Action Strategies envisioned under the Clean Water Action Plan, implementation of monitoring programs and for addressing the requirements of the TMDL program. The paper presents information on the implementation of the comprehensive watershed management plans to meet the elements of individual water resource management programs. It discusses challenges and successes of the overall effort. Finally, the paper presents information on lessons learned that will be useful to other geographic areas in their development and implementation of comprehensive watershed management plans. View this document now:
Aesthetic Descriptors of Water Quality: Rouge River and Main Tributaries Thomas M. Heidtke Technical Memorandum, June 1996, 30 pages, Order Number: WM-TM06.00 ** Descriptive water quality information collected from March 1994-November 1994 within the Rouge River Watershed has been reviewed and analyzed using a simple index approach. In response to a need for quantifying and intergrating such descriptive information together with conventional water quality data collected under the Rouge River Water Quality Sampling Program, a numerical indicator of general aesthetic conditions has been proposed and tested on a preliminary basis. View this document now:
Aesthetic Quality Index For The Rouge River Thomas M. Heidtke and Eric Tauriainen Paper, October 1996, 12 pages, Order Number: WEF96-03.00 ** As part of the Rouge Project, information pertaining to the aesthetic state of the Rouge River has been collected along with more conventional data representing water and sediment chemistry, as well as biological and habitat conditions. View this document now:
Air Deposition Studies: A Review of Air Deposition Literature Amarjit Sidhu Technical Memorandum, September 1994, 22 pages, Order Number: NPS-TM03.00 *** This document presents a summary of the available literature on the topic of wet and dry air deposition and makes recommendations for the design and implementation of air deposition studies to study the water quality of the Rouge River. Detailed summaries of the literature are provided. The information collected will be used to design ambient air monitoring and sampling, analysis, and data reduction parameters for implementation in the next phase of the Rouge Project. View this document now:
Alternative Funding Mechanisms for Stormwater Detention Public Sector Consultants & Miller Canfield Paddock and Stone March 2004, 62 pages, Order Number: URBSW_7.20_Alt_Fund_RPT *** Recent federal and state laws and regulations require that all local units of government (e.g., cities, townships, villages, and counties) in urbanized areas obtain and meet the requirements of a storm water discharge permit. As part of its responsibilities under its watershed-based general storm water discharge permit, Farmington Hills participated in the development of the Subwatershed Management Plan for the Upper Rouge River. That planning process determined that one of the major impairments in the Upper Rouge River was excessive flows. Each community accepted responsibility for implementing various actions to address problems identified in the plan as part of their individually required Storm Water Pollution Prevention Initiative (SWPPI). As one element of its SWPPI, Farmington Hills agreed to assess alternative mechanisms to fund the maintenance/repair/enhancement of existing, privately owned storm water detention facilities. This report presents the results of that assessment View this document now:
Analysis for Newburgh Lake Sediment Demonstration Activities Jennifer Bokovoy, and John M. O'Meara Task Product Memorandum, December 1994, 7 pages, Order Number: NPS-TPM20.00 *** The effects of different techniques for the collection, treatment, and disposal of contaminated sediment will each have an inherent potential liability associated with them. This is particularly true with the final disposal process. This analysis is based on the assumption that removal and transportation liabilities will be similar regardless of the recommended disposal method. Disposal methods and a summary of the intended demonstration activities for Newburgh Lake are presented in this report. View this document now:
Analysis of Existing Detention Ponds in the Rouge River Watershed Amy Ploof and Ashraf Ibrahim Task Product Memorandum, December 1997, 69 pages, Order Number: NPS-TPM45.00 ** This task product memorandum extrapolates the number of detention ponds in the Rouge River Watershed. Current maintenance guidelines in the Rouge River Watershed are also presented. View this document now:
Applying Models to Watershed Management Ed Kluitenberg, Carl Johnson, and Philip Brink Technical Report, November 2006, 67 pages, Order Number: RPO-NPS-TR49 *** Computer modeling of hydrology, hydraulics, pollutant transport and water quality impacts was essential to the Rouge River National Wet Weather Demonstration Project (Rouge River Project). Modeling was used in planning, design, and performance evaluation of watershed improvements. The models ranged from the simple to the complex, from single storm events to long-term continuous simulations. They provided information on existing conditions, filled in gaps in the monitoring data, optimized the operation of storm water detention ponds, and examined the impact on the river from alternative controls, such as basins to control combined sewer overflows (CSOs). This report provides an overview of the role and application of models on the Rouge River Project, a list of modeling reports prepared under the Rouge River Project, and an index of the available models and documentation. View this document now:
Approach to Simulating the Water Quantity and Quality in the Rouge River Gary Mercer Technical Memorandum, March 1995, 34 pages, Order Number: RPO-MOD-TM26 *** A three-tier computer model of the Rouge River Watershed was developed for simulating the pollutant sources and water quality in the Rouge River. The small watershed model, Tier 1, simulates the rainfall-runoff-pollutant load generation processes, representative of a small watershed being monitored within the Rouge River Watershed. The subarea model, Tier 2, simulates the flows and pollutant loads generated in the watershed. The watershed-wide model, Tier 3, simulates the rainfall-runoff-pollutant load generation processes for the entire watershed, as well as the water quality response of the river. Details of the Tier 3 model are presented in this report. The Tier 3 model has three components: RUNOFF, TRANSPORT and the Water Quality Analysis Simulation Program (WASP). The RUNOFF block of the Storm Water Management Model (SWMM) simulates the flows and pollutant loads from subareas. The flows simulated by the RUNOFF model are input to the TRANSPORT block of the SWMM model which simulates the hydraulic response of the Rouge River from precipitation events. Pollutant loads from the RUNOFF model are input to the Water Quality Analysis Simulation Program (WASP) which simulates the water quality response of the river during wet and dry weather conditions. The methods, data requirements and processes simulated are presented for each of the Tier 3 model components. Integration of the models into one comprehensive model system using the Linked Watershed Model (LWM) is also discussed. View this document now:
Aquatic Habitat Field Sampling Plan Ron French Field Sampling Plan, February 1998, 47 pages, Order Number: WMOG7.1FSP16.00 ** This Field Sampling Plan (FSP) provided the framework for conducting the Aquatic Habitat Survey. The FSP identifies sampling/survey locations and the sampling/survey methodology that will be followed during implementation of the Aquatic Habitat Survey. The FSP also provides for coordination of sampling activities and analysis with other biological monitoring program efforts. View this document now:
Nicole Adaniya & Joe Rathbun Technical Report, February 1998, 100 pages, Order Number: WMGT-TR10.00 ** An investigation of fish habitat quality was performed in the Rouge River Watershed during the summer of 1996. Observations of instream and streambank conditions were made at 83 locations throughout the watershed, and were used to calculate habitat quality scores using the GLEAS Procedure #51 habitat assessment protocol, and to assess habitat suitability for 14 species of fish using Habitat Suitability Index (HSI) models. View this document now:
Are These Products in Your Home? Rouge Project Public Involvement Work Element Brochure, February 1997, Order Number: PI-BR-05 * This brochure describes the potentially hazardous products in homes that people may have in their homes. Disposal tips for the hazardous materials are given in addition to non-toxic alternatives. A list of community household hazardous waste collection telephone numbers for the Rouge River Watershed is also included. Assessment of Toxic Contaminants: 1996 Dry Weather Toxics Assessment Survey Results Sarina G. Aryan, Joseph E. Rathbun, and Mark D. Mikesell Technical Memorandum, July 1998, 48 pages, Order Number: RPO-WMGT-TM46 *** Water and sediment samples were collected from ten locations throughout the Rouge River Watershed under dry weather conditions in the Fall of 1996, and analyzed for organic and metal contaminants, and toxicity. In addition, sediment cores were collected from Phoenix Lake, Wilcox Lake, and Nankin Lake, and analyzed for metal and organic contaminants. The majority of the chemicals measured were below their method detection limits. Moderate contamination and toxicity was found to be widespread in the watershed, however; water and sediment from all ten river stations plus surficial sediment from all three impoundments contained concentrations of a few chemicals which exceeded established MDEQ, U.S. EPA, or NOAA criteria, or exhibited significant toxic effects, or both. The most common contaminants observed in potentially toxic amounts were PCBs, individual PAHs, and zinc in water, and individual PAHs, lead, arsenic, and zinc in sediments. On the whole, the sediment samples were more contaminated and more toxic than the water samples. Contaminant distributions in sediment cores from the three impoundments suggested recent or on-going inputs of metals and PAHs. Causal relationships between the chemical and toxicity test data sets were not always apparent, illustrating the necessity of performing testing both water and sediment for both chemistry and toxicity when conducting ecological health studies. View this document now:
Bathymetric Surveys Field Sampling Plan Michael Tomlinson Field Sampling Plan, April 1994, 20 pages, Order Number: NPS-FSP03.00 *** A detailed plan is presented for conducting bathymetric surveys on four lakes within the Rouge River Watershed in order to define water depth. Phoenix, Wilcox, Newburgh and Nankin Lakes were surveyed for location. Survey methods are described. Position is measured using a global positioning system; depth is measured continuously using a fathometer operating at 200-kiloHertz frequency, and water level is determined by staff gauges. Samples of data logs are included. View this document now:
Bathymetric Surveys of the Middle Rouge Impoundments Mike S. Tomlinson and Dennis B. Prevo Technical Memorandum, April 1995, 31 pages, Order Number: NPS-TM41.00 *** Bathymetric surveys were conducted during April 1994 by the RPO on four of the Middle Rouge River impoundments (Newburgh, Phoenix, Wilcox, and Nankin Lakes). Water depth was measured with a survey-grade fathometer or sounding rod equipped with a photoelectric sensor to detect the soft muck sediment-water interface. Sample location was measured using a differential global positioning system with an accuracy of +/- 12 feet. Position data were checked and imported into a contouring program (WINSURF) in order to contour the corrected depth data. The original fathometer strip charts were used to interpolate between grid points in areas of steep bottom or rapidly changing gradients to enhance the quality of the final bathymetric maps. The final contours and lake shorelines were transferred to AutoCAD in order to produce the final bathymetric maps for the study and to calculate the surface areas within each isobath. These surface areas were used to produce depth versus area (hypsographic) curves and depth versus volume curves. The four lakes result from the damming of the Rouge River in the early 1900s and there is little or no evidence of the Rouge River channel after 80+ years. All of the lakes were deeper at the end closest to the dam. Notable features in the lakes include islands and peninsulas, some are natural and others may be artificial. Maps, charts and a bathymetric data printout are included. Appendices include 62 pages. Project Profile, May 2004, 4 pages, Order Number: CSO-14 * This project profile summarizes the Birmingham CSO Basin. This CSO basin seeks to control CSO discharges and to meet applicable requirements including water quality standards. View this document now:
Project Profile, June 2004, 4 pages, Order Number: CSO-13 * This project profile summarizes the Bloomfield Village CSO Basin. This CSO basin seeks to control CSO discharges and to meet applicable requirements including water quality standards. View this document now:
Branch Report: Lower Rouge River Vyto Kaunelis, Noel Mullett, Carl Johnson, and Joseph O'Brien Technical Memorandum, September 1997, 51 pages, Order Number: NPS-TM32.00 ** The Lower Rouge Branch Report summarizes the conditions of the Lower Rouge River and suggests actions that communities, citizens, local agencies and organizations can take to improve the recreational uses and natural value of the river. Additionally, the report offers adequate background information that will enable communities and invidividuals to develop plans for restoring the river. Three sources of information were used to gather data for this report: (1) a four-year monitoring program implemented by the RPO, (2) interviews with active individuals, agencies and volunteer groups within the subwatershed, and (3) MDEQ's Rouge Remedial Action Plan (RAP) and 1994 RAP Update.
Extreme bacteria levels have almost depleted the river's natural resource and recreational use. The accumulation of litter, oxygen depletion and sedimentation have damaged its aesthetic value and severely impacted the river's ability to support a healthy aquatic and wildlife environment. Through Rouge Project efforts suggested actions have been given to restore the river. Those include: continued efforts to complete CSO programs currently underway and coordinate with other pertinent programs for water quality improvement; community participation in pilot projects to demonstrate storm water control BMPs; implementation of watershed management plans, in conjunction with the General Permit, to control storm water runoff; organization of a subwatershed-wide approach for creating and implementing a recreational plan for the parkland along the river; and creation of outreach programs to educate the public. Implementation of these actions will eliminate some impairments, reduce others and increase the overall quality of life for citizens in the Lower Rouge subwatershed. View this document now:
Business Clean Water Guide: Doing Your Part To Keep Our Streams Clean Canton Township Community Project, July 1998, Order Number: CP-SP02-01.00 ** This guide is one of the task products of the Canton Township - "Fellows Creek Regional Detention and Public Education Programs" project that was completed as part of the original round of community stormwater projects. This guide contains the Detention Basin Maintenance Fact Sheet and the following 10 fact sheets: Protecting Water Quality; Catch Basin Care; Oil/Water Separators; Maintaining Building Exteriors; Maintaining Paved Areas; Maintaining Healthy Lawns, Shrubs and Trees; Maintaining Vehicles and Equipment; Using and Storing Deicing Chemicals; Storing Materials and Wastes; and Recycling. This guide may be easily adopted and modified for individual communities. Canton Township Business Fact Sheets Rouge Project Public Involvement Work Element Fact Sheet, October 1997, 16 pages, Order Number: PI-CTBFACT * These one-page fact sheets, developed by Canton and Plymouth Townships, are intended to inform local residents and business owners of the role they can play in pollution prevention. View this document now:
Canton Township Household Fact Sheets Rouge Project Public Involvement Work Element Fact Sheet, October 1997, 23 pages, Order Number: PI-CTHFACT * These one-page fact sheets, developed by Canton and Plymouth Townships, are intended to inform local residents and business owners of the role they can play in pollution prevention. View this document now:
Taylor, Ellen Task Product Memorandum, December 1994, 3 pages, Order Number: DAT-TPM02.00 ** The organization and documentation of program code developed for the Rouge Project is discussed. Directory structure and the code summary form used to catalog each piece of code is included. Changing Currents: The Rouge River Watershed Poster Observer & Eccentric Newspapers Poster, August 1996, Order Number: PI-POSTER-02 * This four-color poster depicts the Rouge River Watershed and marks historical sites, CSO treatment facilities and sewer separation projects. The legend identifies degraded water quality areas, known sites of environmental contamination, CSO locations and major park land areas. A brief overview of the Rouge Watershed is also included. City of Westland Illicit Connection Program Barry Johnson Project Profile, March 2002, 2 pages, Order Number: M3-12 * This project profile is a summary of the results of a grant funded effort performed with local community funding or in kind services. The summary focuses on the demonstration aspects of the project. View this document now:
Combined Sewer Overflow Innovative Funding Fayek Zabaneh and Jerry Neibert Miscellaneous Report, April 1994, 5 pages, Order Number: VE-MM03.06 ** At the onset of the Rouge Project, representatives from Wayne County (Michigan), Michigan Department of Natural Resources (MDNR), Federal Court, and Rouge River Watershed communities developed a plan to construct detention treatment facilities at 10 locations and sewer separation projects in 6 municipalities. For the purpose of demonstration, the detention criteria for the storage and treatment facilities were varied in order to test a range of detention and treatment criteria and to identify effective combinations of design parameters for future combined sewer overflow (CSO) control facilities in the Rouge River Watershed. The municipalities and the engineering consultants for the 10 retention facilities were invited to propose "demonstration processes" to be incorporated in their designs, with the understanding that some proposed demonstrative unit processes would be funded from a separate portion of the grant extended by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). This memorandum presents the unit processes that each community proposed as innovative. Also presented is a suggested funding priority list. Appendices includes 42 pages of design and financial documentation. Common Appendix for Rouge Subwatershed Management Plans Submitted in Fulfillment of the MDEQ Stormwater General Permit Rouge Program Office Technical Report, May 2001, Order Number: RPO-NPS-TR37 ** Seven subwatershed plans were developed for the Rouge River watershed under a unique state program for permitting storm water discharges. These plans were conceived as a part of the Rouge River National Wet Weather Demonstration Project (Rouge Project), funded by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA). These plans identify current river conditions and propose goals, actions, and progress measures to protect and restore the beneficial uses of the river for the residents of the subwatershed. A technical appendix was developed to support all seven subwatershed management plans. This technical appendix includes: Planning and Cost Estimating Criteria for Best Management Practices; community action scores for water quality improvement; community action cost estimates; a summary of the 1999 public involvement survey; the Rouge River Report Card; comments on year 2000 draft 303(d) list; a list of available maps; river flow data summaries; dissolved oxygen and temperature data summaries; E. Coli data summaries; biological and ecological features, and ecological impairments; and a glossary and list of acronyms. View this document now:
Communicating Rouge Project Findings: Use of Quality Indicators to Report on Rouge River Status and Trends V. Elliott Smith Task Product Memorandum, June 1997, 37 pages, Order Number: WMGT-TPM42.00 ** This memorandum describes and demonstrates an indicator approach developed by Rouge River National Wet Weather Demonstration Project (RPO) staff for conveying technical information on watershed quality to the public. The information consists of measurement data and observations of chemical, biological and physical indicators of river quality collected over two years (1994-95) in the Rouge River Watershed located in Wayne County, Michigan near Detroit. View this document now:
Community Grants Program - 1998 Johnson, Carl Brochure, March 1998, Order Number: PI-BR-09 ** The Wayne County Rouge Project community grants program began in 1993 with the award of grants for Phase I CSO basins and sewer separation projects. In 1995, the program evolved to include demonstration grants for stormwater and watershed management projects. In 1998, the program was further expanded to include new community support features, including: a) a streamlined process for executing IAAs with the County; b) a handbook on grant requirements to assist communities; and c) the appointment of an RPO representative to provide more "personal service" to communities in the development and implementation of projects. There are six categories for the community grants projects: GIS, recreation and habitat, watershed management, wetlands, stormwater and CSO. Supplemental Report, October 1997, 14 pages, Order Number: NPS-SR16.00 ** The purpose of the Community Project Guide is to provide communities receiving grant sponsorship for projects through the Rouge Project with information, policies and procedures to administer project funds in accordance with applicable federal guidelines. By referring to this Guide along with the appropriate Code of Federal Regulations when necessary, the community can meet the fiscal and accounting requirements needed for EPA compliance and effective project reporting. View this document now:
Comparison Analysis of Alternatives for Finding Illicit Discharges to Storm Water Systems Technical Report, February 2007, 35 pages, Order Number: RPO-WMGT-TR66 ** Seven years of IDEP data, from 1999 through 2005, were collected from communities and counties in the Rouge River Watershed. The IDEP methods of Outfall Reconnaissance Inventory (ORI), hotline complaint reporting, dye testing, and on-site disposal system (OSDS) inspection were evaluated to assess their overall effectiveness for finding and eliminating illicit discharges to storm water systems. The purpose of this report is to present the findings of the comparative analysis of the data that was received from the communities and counties. View this document now:
Conceptual Design of Wetland Management Systems Douglas Denison, Gretchen Messer, Catherine Riseng, and Donald Tilton Technical Memorandum, March 1995, 10 pages, Order Number: NPS-TM37.00 ** The Rouge Project is a federally funded initiative developing demonstration projects to evaluate urban NPS pollution reduction BMPs for the Rouge River Watershed. These demonstrations will in sum improve the quality of storm water runoff to the Rouge River. The function of wetland filtration for water quality improvement has been recognized as one potential BMP. Wetlands increase storm water detention capacity, increase storm water attenuation, moderate low flows, and improve water quality by removing nutrients, sediments and metals. The wetland demonstration project utilizes existing, enhanced, and created wetlands to demonstrate the value and effectiveness of wetlands in treating storm water runoff. This evaluation will identify pollutants removed by the demonstration wetlands, the efficiency of the removal processes and the effects of sediments on this removal efficiency. Design criteria for each of the wetland study areas were developed with similar design elements to provide comparable experimental data that can be related to known design parameters. The contributing storm sewer area for each study area has been defined and modeled so that the effect of a given wetland area on water quality and quantity can be determined. View this document now:
Conclusion & Recommendations of the Groundwater Study Group Louis C. Regenmorter Task Product Memorandum, November 1996, 11 pages, Order Number: NPS-TPM39.00 ** This report investigates the availability of data and information to define groundwater quality and its presence within the Rouge Watershed. View this document now:
Consensus Building and Grass Roots Efforts in a Comprehensive Urban Watershed Management Program Zachare Ball, Josephine Powell, and Jack Bails Paper, June 1996, 3 pages, Order Number: Watershed96-05.00 ** A Public Involvement Action Plan for the Rouge Project was devised based on a survey of stakeholders living and working in the Rouge River Watershed. The goal of the plan is to inform stakeholders, educate them, change their behavior, and gain their support for achieving and maintaining a healthy river basin. Contaminated Sediments Characteristics and Collection/Removal John O'Meara and Kelly Cave Technical Memorandum, August 1994, 24 pages, Order Number: NPS-TM05.00 *** This paper summarizes existing dredging technology, and is the first in a series on the collection, treatment and disposal options for remediating the contaminated sediment in the Rouge River impoundments. The report discusses characteristics of the sediments found in the Rouge River, and summarizes two published reports discussing the sources of the sediment contamination: the "Rouge River Basin Remedial Action Plan" and "MDNR Surface Water Quality Division 1992 Sediment Survey." The collection and removal component of the remediation process is presented. Descriptions and anticipated results of conventional collection and removal technologies using cutterhead, clam shell, hopper, and matchbox dredges are presented. New and innovative options will be studied before a final selection of the dredging method will be made. Figures, maps and references are included. Contributions to Surface Water Quality of Atmospheric Deposition in Rouge River Watershed Nicola Pirrone, Gerald Keeler, Thomas B. Brown, and Mark Mikesell Technical Memorandum, July 1994, 22 pages, Order Number: NPS-TM20.00 *** Atmospheric deposition of trace contaminants in urban areas is considered the major diffuse source of loading to urban stormwater. Ambient air concentration data collected at several sampling stations in Wayne County were used to assess these trends over the period from 1982 to 1992. Samples were collected at seven sampling stations situated in residential, commercial, and industrial areas of Wayne County. Analyses were performed by the Wayne County Health Department to determine the ambient concentrations of iron, zinc, lead, nickel, chromium, cadmium, beryllium, and mercury. Analysis of the data shows that the overall variations in dry deposition flux of trace metals to the surface are controlled by the dry deposition velocity, a parameter computed by the authors' model. The dry deposition flux for trace metals associated with smaller particles (zinc, lead, nickel, cadmium, beryllium) is significantly lower than the corresponding ambient concentrations. For metals (e.g. iron) associated with larger particles, the flux is greater than the ambient concentration. The historical trends are upward for iron, lead, chromium, and beryllium, and upward for zinc, nickel, and mercury. Cost Estimating Guidelines: Best Management Practices and Engineering Controls 1997 and 2001 Timothy Ferguson, Robert Gignac, Mark Stoffan, and Bryan Alexander Supplemental Report, July 1997, 127 pages, Order Number: NPS-SR10.00 ** The 1997 manual was designed to assist community planning and public works managers develop storm water runoff control programs in the most effective manner for their specific concerns. The intent of the manual is to provide an introduction to, and cost information for, common methods used to control storm water runoff. The manual has been organized into six categories to aid you in identifying specific BMPs. The 2001 manual was prepared as a general appendix to the Subwatershed Management Plans. The 2001 document is intended to update the cost estimating manual to make the material more directed, more accessible, and more useful in the implementation of the Subwatershed Management Plans. View this document now:
Criteria for Success, Goal 2 - Protection of Public Health Elimination of Raw Sewage, Evaluation of Oakland County and Wayne County CSO Facilities. Carol Hufnagel Project Profile, April 2001, 27 pages, Order Number: RPO-SR30 ** MDEQ published the Criteria for Success in CSO Treatment in August 1998. The Criteria for Success identifies the basis for the determination of whether Basin CSO Discharges meet the objectives of eliminating raw sewage and protecting public health (Phase II requirements). This criteria, and the performance of the Rouge CSO facilities is examined in this document. This document reflects monitoring performed at the Wayne County (Inkster, Redford, Dearborn Heights) and Oakland County (Acacia, Bloomfield Village, Birmingham) CSO facilities. View this document now:
CSO Basin Evaluation Plans - Data Collection and Transfer Guide Carol Hufnagel and Chris Catalfio Technical Memorandum, August 1999, 46 pages, Order Number: NPS-TM33.00 *** This technical memorandum summarizes procedures for the transfer of CSO basin data. The Rouge Program Office (RPO) has the role of comparing data collected at different CSO control facilities, providing comparative analysis, and providing a repository for basin data collected as part of the community basin evaluation monitoring programs. In order to ensure consistency of data, general guidelines for data transfer are provided in this document. All data received by the RPO will be loaded to the program database. This requires consistency of format in order to ensure that all needed information is provided and that data is correctly recorded in the database. View this document now:
CSO Basins: Getting the Most Performance from Your Pollution Control Dollar Phil Brink, Dale Bryson, Edward Kluitenberg, Carl Johnson, and Carol Hufnagel Technical Report, June 2005, 44 pages, Order Number: RPO-CSO-TR52 ** This report summarizes the results of the detailed evaluations of the ten combined sewer overflow (CSO) retention basins that were constructed to meet the requirements of National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permits. The report addresses four main questions associated with the CSO control program as follows: The answers to those questions are provided in the report. The methodology by which the CSO basins were evaluated in order to answer the above questions is discussed. A number of the most significant lessons learned for each of those four questions as related to the performance of the Rouge Project CSO basins are summarized. Conclusions on the overall success of the CSO control program are drawn. View this document now:
CSO Demonstration Facilities Design Parameter Report Razik Alsaigh Technical Report, August 1994, 92 pages, Order Number: CSO-TR02.00 *** This report summarizes the CSO abatement projects that the 12 communities in the Rouge River Watershed are constructing. Key design parameters for the retention treatment basins, retention treatment tunnel and sewer separation projects are identified. Estimates of costs, flows and other features of each system; and plans and diagrams showing facilities are included. View this document now:
CSOs: Two Phased Permitting for the Watershed Kaunelis, Vyto P., and Jerry S. Neibert Paper, October 1994, 11 pages, Order Number: WEF94-02.00 ** The Rouge River in southeast Michigan is classified as one of the most polluted rivers in the United States. Wayne County, the local communities, MDNR, U.S. District Court, and the EPA have developed a plan to demonstrate and evaluate alternative CSO control strategies in the Rouge River Watershed. A two-phased National Pollution Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit was issued to facilitate the demonstration and evaluation (Phase 1) of alternatives. In 1997, MDNR will establish criteria for addressing CSOs throughout the Rouge River Watershed. Communities will be required to construct these improvements by 2005 (Phase 2). Wayne County received an EPA grant to study the CSO treatment alternatives and provide the results to guide future CSO control in the Rouge River Watershed. The results are expected to provide valuable insight on CSO treatment alternatives throughout the nation. Figures and tables are included. View this document now:
Reed, Les, and Ellen Taylor Task Product Memorandum, May 1994, 8 pages, Order Number: DAT-TPM13.00 *** This document specifies the access rules, rights and privileges for people using the Wayne County Rouge Program Office UNIX workstations. Access to the database is at the team level, rather than the individual user. Details on the team concept, accounts and rights, privileges, access rules and access tools are included. View this document now:
Barry Johnson Project Profile, December 2001, 2 pages, Order Number: U2-06 * This project profile is a summary of the results of a grant funded effort performed with local community funding or in kind services. The summary focuses on the demonstration aspects of the project. View this document now:
Data Receipt and Delivery Procedures Bristol, Charlie and Les Reed Task Product Memorandum, February 1995, 4 pages, Order Number: DAT-TPM22.00 ** The Rouge Project will receive, store, organize, report and make available a wide variety of data during the sampling collection projects. This document describes the levels of data availability and levels of access to the data. The document also describes the data flow through various processing steps, who handles the data and how the data distribution process works. The last section describes the procedures required for distribution and delivery of the data. A sample data transfer form has been included. View this document now:
Data Screening, Validation, Reduction, and Reporting Thomas F. Quasebarth Technical Memorandum, February 1996, 32 pages, Order Number: RPO-WM03A-TM05.02 * This technical memorandum summarizes procedures required to screen, validate, reduce and report environmental measurements and laboratory analytical data collected under the Rouge Project. These procedures are designed to maximize the usability of the data and to establish standard criteria that should be consistently applied to review the environmental data collected under long-term watershed monitoring programs. The procedures pertaining to screening, validation, reduction and reporting are collectively referred to as data screening procedures, and are organized according by data type including precipitation data, streamflow data, continuous water quality data and laboratory data. The precipitation data screening objective is to identify and correct or reject unreliable or spurious data resulting from instrument problems such as power outages, obstruction of gage by debris, and clock synchronization problems. The data are collected from a network of tipping bucket rain gages at selected locations throughout the watershed. Stage/flow data screening seeks to: identify unreliable or spurious data resulting from instrument problems (i.e., power outages, displacement of probes during storm events, incorrect level setting during calibration and timing clock problems), and to ensure that rating curves are properly developed, updated, and applied to estimate stream discharge at various stage levels. These data are collected from a network of flowmeters at selected locations throughout the watershed. The continuous in-situ water quality data screening objective is to identify and correct or reject unreliable or spurious data resulting from instrument problems such as sensor damage, power outages, displacement of probes during storm events, incorrect calibration and timing clock problems. These data are collected from a network of multi-parameter water quality sondes at selected locations throughout the watershed. Lastly, laboratory data screening will identify preliminary laboratory data that were not generated in accordance with referenced procedures and methods, and to qualify those data in terms of "useable", "useable with qualifiers", or "rejected" (unusable). This is a two-stage process consisting of a data handling check and a data usability review. Careful application of these procedures will facilitate data analyses and prepare the precipitation, stage/flow, continuous in-situ water quality and laboratory data for distribution. View this document now:
Project Profile, March 2006, 2 pages, Order Number: CSO-21 The City of Dearborn Combined Sewer Overflow (CSO) Control program seeks to control CSO discharges and to meet applicable requirements including water quality standards. View this document now:
Charlotte Nichols Project Profile, June 2003, 4 pages, Order Number: CSO-02 * The Dearborn Heights CSO project seeks to control CSO discharges and to protect water quality for public health. View this document now:
Dearborn Heights CSO Basin Evaluation Interim Final Report, March 2000 Wade-Trim & Associates Technical Report, February 2005, 92 pages, Order Number: CSO-TR23.00 ** This report presents the results of the Retention Basin Evaluation for the City of Dearborn Heights Combined Sewer Overflow (CSO) Retention Basin. The CSO control program for the Rouge River uses a phased approach. The City of Dearborn Heights Retention Basin is part of Phase I which requires the elimination of raw sewage and the protection of public health for the basins that serve approximately 40 percent of the combined sewer area. A two-year period was established in the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Permit to evaluate the performance of the Phase I CSO control basins. Evaluation findings would then establish the level of control needed for the remaining CSOs in the watershed. Specifically, the report explains the methodology used in the basin evaluation and includes information on the number of overflow events, effluent quality, influent flow rate, first flush profile, screenings, dewatering, disinfection, retention time, and runoff coefficient. This report also summarizes the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality Phase I retention basin evaluation criteria and presents conclusions on how the Dearborn Heights basin is meeting its NPDES requirements. View this document now:
DemoBulletin--Combined Sewer Overflows-Second Series Rouge Project Public Involvement Work Element Bulletin, 8 pages, Order Number: PI-BUL-02 ** This overview describes the types of Combined Sewer Overflows (CSO) solutions being implemented in the Rouge Watershed, as well as a map of the Rouge River Watershed CSO control projects. DemoBulletin--Storm Water Management Rouge Project Public Involvement Work Element Bulletin, 8 pages, Order Number: PI-BUL-01 ** Rouge River DemoBulletins are multi-page fact sheets that describe the types of technology used to manage water quality in the Rouge River Watershed. This overview of storm water management defines the storm water runoff pollution problem and discusses management options. It is written especially for public officials, watershed managers and the general public. Rouge Project Public Involvement Work Element Fact Sheet, 2 pages, Order Number: PI-INFO-99 * Computer models are used to develop mathematical representations of real life situations. In the Rouge, computer models are being used to help answer questions about the impacts on water quality resulting from implementation of watershed pollution control strategies. This fact sheet illustrates the computer modeling process and reviews what models are being used by the Rouge Project. View this document now:
DemoInfo--An Introduction to the Rouge Geographic Information System Rouge Project Public Involvement Work Element Fact Sheet, Order Number: PI-INFO-03 * The Rouge Project Geographic Information System (GIS) is a computerized database that organizes and displays spatial information and maps, and is used for solving complex research, planning and management problems. This fact sheet describes how GIS is used, what type of information is stored in the database, and what types of questions can be answered using this computer technology. View this document now:
DemoInfo--Combined Sewer Overflows Rouge Project Public Involvement Work Element Fact Sheet, Order Number: PI-INFO-05 * A definition of CSOs is presented in this fact sheet. Descriptions of the types of CSO solutions being implemented in the Rouge Watershed are included, as well as a map of the Rouge River Watershed CSO control projects. View this document now:
DemoInfo--Household Hazardous Waste Rouge Project Public Involvement Work Element Fact Sheet, Order Number: PI-INFO-08 * Some household products require special attention in their use, storage and disposal. These products we use everyday are considered "hazardous". This brochure defines differing levels of hazardous materials; provides household hazardous waste tips and non-toxic alternatives; lists many household items and their proper disposal method; and lists contacts and phone numbers for Rouge River Watershed household hazardous waste collection information. View this document now:
DemoInfo--Rouge Education Project Rouge Project Public Involvement Work Element Fact Sheet, Order Number: PI-INFO-04 * The Rouge Education Project is coordinated by Friends of the Rouge, and funded, in part, by the Rouge Project. It provides elementary through high school students the opportunity to study the scientific and social ramifications of the Rouge River. This interdisciplinary focus centers around the components of research/data collection and problem solving/action taking. View this document now:
DemoInfo--Rouge River National Wet Weather Demonstration Project Rouge Project Public Involvement Work Element Fact Sheet, Order Number: PI-INFO-02 ** This fact sheet, written for the public, is a general overview of the Rouge River National Wet Weather Demonstration Project (Rouge Project). The mission statement and funding sources are presented along with descriptions of each of the 10 project elements that will be used to manage and implement the project. Rouge Project Public Involvement Work Element Fact Sheet, Order Number: PI-INFO-11 * This fact sheet discusses the operation and maintenance of septic systems and includes a planning diagram and maintenance record. Septic systems are wastewater treatment systems in areas where sewers are not available. Proper siting, installation and maintenance are key to ensuring good performance from a septic system. View this document now:
DemoInfo--Storm Water Management: Best Management Practices (BMPs) Rouge Project Public Involvement Work Element Fact Sheet, Order Number: PI-INFO-06 * BMPs are used to manage storm water pollution problems in the Rouge Watershed. This fact sheet defines storm water runoff pollution, land use impact on runoff, and explains the different types of BMPs including structural, vegetative, and managerial. View this document now:
Rouge Project Public Involvement Work Element Fact Sheet, Order Number: PI-INFO-01 * Rouge River DemoInfos are fact sheets written for the general public, describing specific water quality issues within the Rouge River Watershed. This issue contains current and historic demographic statistics, along with information on the watershed's geology and topography. View this document now:
Rouge Project Public Involvement Work Element Fact Sheet, Order Number: PI-INFO-09 * Wetlands are one of the most biologically diverse systems in the world and support a host of plant and animal species. The fact sheet describes wetlands and many of their benefits including; water quality improvements; food and habitat for fish and wildlife, flood control and shoreline erosion control, and recreation. View this document now:
Designing the Right Hook: Public Participation in the Watershed Planning Process Josephine Powell and Zachare Ball Paper, May 2004, 7 pages, Order Number: NONPOINT2001-01 ** Second National Conference - Nonpoint Source Pollution Information and Education Programs. Chicago View this document now:
Designing the Right Hook: Public Participation in the Watershed Planning Process Josephine Powell and Zachare Ball Paper, August 2002, 4 pages, Order Number: STORMCON2002-03 ** This paper will discuss the initiatives and tools used by Wayne Countys Rouge River National Wet Weather Demonstration Project (Rouge Project) and Rouge communities to obtain public input and comment during the year-long subwatershed management planning process. View this document now:
Rouge Project Public Involvement Work Element Fact Sheet, 4 pages, Order Number: PI-INFO-100 * Homeowners' Associations and business owners are responsible for maintaining their detention basins. Detention basins require maintenance to ensure that they function properly. This educational brochure, prepared by Canton Township Engineering Services, explains the different types of detention basins; what type of maintenance is required; and includes a schedule for maintenance tasks. View this document now:
Detention Pond Maintenance Manual Assembly of Rouge Communities Miscellaneous Report, October 2005, 14 pages, Order Number: RAPI-EDU-RET * Your detention basin is a storm water Best Management Practice (BMP) designed to reduce the impacts of pollutants and increased storm water on local streams caused by development. They are an essential part of southeastern Michigans efforts to improve the quality of our streams, rivers, and lakes; however detention basins will fail prematurely if not properly maintained. Once a detention basin fails, it will no longer perform its intended function and it is often very Whether you are an individual property owner, a home owners association representative, or a residential/commercial property manager, this Guidebook will answer all of these questions and provide you with stepby-step instructions for maintenance activities. Routine maintenance will prolong the life of your detention pond, improve its appearance, prevent fl ooding and property damage and enhance local streams and lakes. This Guidebook is not a set of rules and regulations on how to design or build a detention basin. View this document now:
Determination of Impervious Area and Directly Connected Impervious Area Edward H. Kluitenberg Supplemental Report, August 1994, 28 pages, Order Number: RPO-MOD-SR35 ** Impervious area and directly connected impervious area were determined for use in the watershed models. The determinations were made by examining over 300 sample areas using aerial photographs, and were supplemented by field investigations when necessary. This memorandum summarizes the need for the data, the methods used, and the results of the analysis for each of eleven Rouge River subwatersheds and for the watershed as a whole. View this document now:
Development and Implementation of the Regulation for the Inspection of OSDS at the Time of Property Transfer Barry Johnson Project Profile, March 2002, 2 pages, Order Number: OSS-02 * This project profile is a summary of the results of a grant funded effort performed with local community funding or in kind services. The summary focuses on the demonstration aspects of the project. View this document now:
Development and Preliminary Simulations of the Rouge River Water Quality Models Richard A. Wagner Technical Report, November 1995, 158 pages, Order Number: RPO-WMO1A-TR01.01 *** This report describes a water quality model developed for the Rouge River watershed. The water quality model includes a Storm Water Management Model (SWMM) RUNOFF model used for stormwater pollutant generation; a SWMM RUNOFF/TRANSPORT model used for generation of pollutants from combined sewer overflows; and a Water Quality Analysis Simulation Program (WASP) receiving water model. The report describes model development, preliminary simulations, a sensitivity analysis and simulation of preliminary alternatives. View this document now:
Development of a Monitoring Program to Support the Rouge River Watershed Louis C. Regenmorter, Vyto P. Kaunelis, & Noel Mullett Paper, May 1998, 8 pages, Order Number: WEFSPEC98-01 ** The watershed management approach being applied to the Rouge River in southeast Michigan under the Rouge Project includes an integrated monitoring program. The monitoring program will be applied during the implementation phase of the management plan. The development of the monitoring plan involves three sets of criteria: (1) capable of monitoring the health of the Rouge River Watershed; (2) responsive to community/watershed management needs; and (3) cost-effective to implement. This development process includes defining: (1) monitoring objectives; (2) indicators; (3) data needs: (4) individual sampling programs; and (5) estimated costs. The monitoring program will be based on water chemistry sampling results as well as the use of environmental indicators that focus on field conditions and performance indicators that document progress on implementation of selected controls and management activities. The field programs will be comprised of monitoring at numerous locations throughout the 467 square mile watershed, and documentation to show compliance with a new general permit for the watershed will be used to compiled information for the performance indicators. View this document now:
Development of Recreational Risk-Based Clean Up Criteria Technical Memorandum, December 2000, 37 pages, Order Number: RPO-NPS-TM19 ** This document presents the generic recreational cleanup criteria for direct contact (i.e. dermal contact and incidental ingestion) with soil. These criteria are useful in determining acceptable concentrations of hazardous substances in soil that are protective of human health through exposure pathways characterized by standard assumptions. View this document now:
Development of WMI Grant Program Douglas Denison and Donald Tilton Technical Memorandum, May 1995, 5 pages, Order Number: NPS-TM35.00 ** Waste Management, Inc. (WMI) received a permit from the MDNR to fill wetlands for the development of a sanitary landfill located in Van Buren Township. One of the conditions included in the permit states that WMI will provide a grant to Wayne County for the construction of new wetlands in the Lower or Middle Rouge River. The wetlands will be created to improve the water quality of the Rouge River. Three wetland systems were designed and a consensus was reached by the regulatory agencies. All designs meet the requirements of the permit conditions as described in this document. View this document now:
Did You Know...The Impact of On-Site Sewage Systems And Illicit Discharges On The Rouge River Johnson Barry & Dean Tuomari Paper, February 1998, 10 pages, Order Number: UrbanRetro98-02.00 ** The Rouge River in southeast Michigan suffers from various pollution sources. The Rouge Project is focusing on restoring the river's water quality, but this will not happen until illicit discharges are eliminated. On-site sewage disposal systems (OSDS) and illicit discharges are major contributors to groundwater and surface water pollution in the Rouge River. The illicit connection program has used several methods to identify these pollutants. This paper presents five methods used by the Rouge Project: dye testing of plumbing and OSDS; visual observations of manholes, outfalls and OSDS; aerial photography; televising storm sewers; and testing for ammonia, surfactants, E. Coli and isotopes of hydrogen and oxygen. View this document now:
Downspout Disconnection Brochure Rouge Project Public Involvement Work Element Fact Sheet, 6 pages, Order Number: PI-INFO-101 * Rain water that lands on your roof is collected in gutters and is discharged to the ground by downspouts. Redirection of storm water coming from downspouts to vegetated areas can reduce storm water entering the sewer system, preventing pollution and helping to reduce flooding. This brochure provides information on the environmental benefits of disconnecting downspouts from the sewer system. It also provides a step-by-step process on how to disconnect them. View this document now:
Drain Information System Pilot Project Wilhelm, Dick and Koleda, Ken Task Product Memorandum, March 1999, 38 pages, Order Number: RPO-WMGT-TPM60.00 ** The Wayne County Department of Environment, Division of Public Works (DPW) is improving and modernizing its information systems for County Drains. This work includes the conversion of information from paper maps and legal descriptions to a computer-based geographic in formation system (GIS). Ultimately, the GIS will provide three benefits for the County: improved record-keeping for maintenance and engineering staff responsible for County Drains; improved service to residents and businesses served by the County Drains; and improved ability to perform environmental management and reporting under the Michigan Storm Water General Permit (MIG610000) and future federal storm water regulations. This task product memorandum describes the inventory of information available for developing the Wayne County Drain GIS. The inventory includes a County-wide review of available digital data, paper maps and drainage districts and a more detailed review of parcel boundary data within one community: Westland. This memorandum also describes the end products of this project such as the preliminary Drain Information System (DIS) pilot project file developed in ArcVIEW TM that includes the location and extent of approximately 375 unique County Drains. Within the detailed pilot area of Westland, more complete information is presented for the drain network and for parcels within the drainage districts. The DIS pilot was developed using the State of Michigan MIRIS base map currently used by the Rouge project. All data necessary to view the DIS pilot were provided to DPW. Recommendations were developed for implementing a full-scale DIS based on the pilot results. These recommendations include: 1) perform quality control steps and reconcile discrepancies within existing information; 2) establish the full-scale DIS on the new Wayne County digital ortho-photo base map currently under development; and 3) incorporate new digitized data with parcels that the County is developing under another project. View this document now:
Ecological Targets for Rehabilitation of the Rouge River Michael J. Wiley, Paul W. Seelbach, and Stephen P. Bowler Supplemental Report, April 1998, 19 pages, Order Number: NPS-SR21.00 ** This report summarizes an analysis of potential Rouge River fish communities and the ecological characteristics (temperature and river flow regimes) required to maintain them. The analysis is based on measurements and modeling for the structure of fish communities in rivers throughout southern Michigan. In essence, a regional biological hydrological criteria for rivers ecologically similar to the Rouge was developed. The goal was to develop ecological targets that are realistic and achievable by recognizing the human presence in the Rouge watershed. The results are organized into three main sections. The first examines the geographical and ecological context of the Rouge River. The second presents the main results of this study: target fish communities for key river segments and associated thermal and hydrologic regime targets. The final presents an evaluation of the potential for biases in the target criteria due to the Rouge River's highly incised channel form. View this document now:
Ecological Targets for Rehabilitation of the Rouge River: Part I - Interim Report on Fish Communities and Summer Temperatures: Part II - Interim Report on Discharge Regimes Michael J. Wiley and Paul W. Seelbach Supplemental Report, September 1996, 55 pages, Order Number: PI-SR08.00 * Heavy urbanization of the Rouge River Watershed has destroyed or degraded many of the natural functions of this river ecoystem. "Bringing this river back to life" will require restoration of clean oxygenated waters; natural flow regimes; diverse channel habitats; diverse, productive fish communities; and connectivity to the Great Lakes for migratory fishes (Beam and Braunscheidel 1996). As great investments of money and time, and great patience are applied to the Rouge River system, clearly-defined goals are needed--how might a rehabilitated Rouge River look and function? Part I of this three part report provides a vision of potential fish communities for specific reaches of the Rouge River as well as target temperature regimes. Part II of the report provides target flow regimes and Part III will provide target channel hydraulics adequate for sustaining the target fish communities. View this document now:
Economic and Financial Condition of Four Rouge River Communities Public Sector Consultants, Inc. Supplemental Report, September 1997, 15 pages, Order Number: NPS-SR24.00 ** The Economic and Financial Condition of Four Rouge River Communities was prepared by Public Sector Consultants for the Rouge River National Wet Weather Demonstration Project; for the review of economic and financial conditions of the four Rouge River communities: (1) Inkster, (2) Dearborn, (3) Dearborn Heights, and (4) Redford Township. Its primary purpose for this study was to compare the economic and fiscal condition of the communities with the projected costs of the CSO investments. This financial study begins with a summary of the most recent measures of economic and financial health of the four communities and compare these measures to averages for Wayne County and the entire state. Present next, is an estimate of the annual costs for Phase I and II of the CSO projects and analyze the financial burden on the communities of these ongoing costs. The last section of this report discusses the adaptation of a methodology outlined by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Looking at measures such as unemployment and debt burden, the EPA created a systematic measure of whether the project costs present a "high", "medium", or "low" financial burden in each community. The projected costs to reduce discharge from CSOs will be a significant financial burden for each of the communities. Capital costs of between $250 million and $320 million will be needed for the second phase of the project. The City of Dearborn alone will need to spend $200 million in initial capital costs. Once the infrastructure is in place, each community will have to dedicate resources for operations and maintenance, ranging from $750,000 per year in Inkster to $1.0 million per year in Dearborn and Dearborn Heights. View this document now:
Environmental Monitoring Program to Support the Rouge River National Wet Weather Demonstration Project Louis C. Regenmorter and Vyto P. Kaunelis Paper, July 1998, 8 pages, Order Number: MonitConf98-02.00 ** The watershed-based approach being applied to the Rouge River in Southeast Michigan under the Rouge Project has included an extensive environmental monitoring program. Monitoring is considered a critical element to the Rouge Project because it is used to: 1) established baseline conditions; 2) support the development of watershed models; 3) identify problems and their sources; and 4) evaluate control programs. The environmental monitoring conducted by the RPO has involved the collection, management, and analysis of data on rainfall, stream flow, instream water quality, CSOs and storm water discharges, biological communities and habitats, sediments, toxics, aesthetics, and the performance of various control programs. Over 500 monitoring stations have been established throughout the 438 square mile watershed. The RPO has collaborated with the EPA, state, and local agencies in the development and execution of the monitoring program. View this document now:
Environmentally Friendly Mixed Use Development, Northville, Michigan Project Profile, February 2000, 3 pages, Order Number: M1-03 * This project profile is a summary of the results of a grant funded effort performed with local community funding or in kind services. The summary focuses on the demonstration aspects of the project. View this document now:
Estimated Total Pollution Delivered to Rouge River by Illicit Connections Jeff Boerma, Barry Johnson Activity Book, February 1997, 5 pages, Order Number: ILLICIT * This memorandum summarizes the methods used to determine an estimate of total pollution delivered to the Rouge River by illegal connections to the storm sewer system (illicit connections). Information used to determine total pollution from illicit connections came from the Rouge Program Office Technical Memorandum Summary of Illicit Connection Detection Programs in Michigan (RPO-NPS01A-TM01.00, Pomeroy, 1996), the Illicit Connection Program Annual Reports and the quarterly reports of the Wayne County Department of Public Health Environmental Health Division and Wayne County Department of the Environment, Watershed Management Division (1987- Sept. 1996). View this document now:
Evaluation of Aesthetic Conditions Within the Rouge River: Results for the 1996 Monitoring Season Thomas Heidtke Technical Memorandum, July 1998, 21 pages, Order Number: WMGT-TM28.00 ** Descriptive water quality information pertaining to the aesthetic condition of the Rouge River has been collected since 1994 as part of the Rouge Project. In response to a need for quantifying and intergrating such qualitative information together with more conventional water quality data collected under the Project, a numerical index approach was proposed and initially tested using the 1994 database. The Rouge River Aesthetics Index (RRAI) reflects the status of four descriptive parameters: water clarity, water color, odor and visible debris. The RRAI to the 1994 database resulted in set of revisions/modifications to parameter descriptors and parameter weights used in calculating the index. These revisions were incorporated into the set of aesthetic information collected in subsequent years, including 1996. The current study provides a statistical analysis and summary of the available aesthetic information for 1996, and also provides a brief comparison of results for the 1994 and 1996 monitoring seasons. View this document now:
Evaluation of In-Stream Impacts of CSO Control Facilities Carl Johnson and Vyto Kaunelis Project Profile, 20 pages, Order Number: Watershed 2000-02 ** Nine new facilities for storing and treating CSO discharges have been constructed and placed into operation along the Rouge River since 1997. A detailed evaluation is underway to examine the performance of the facilities and the water quality impacts of their discharges. This paper focuses on the in-stream evaluation of four criteria:
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Evaluation of NPS Control from Wetlands Douglas Denison Technical Memorandum, June 1997, 10 pages, Order Number: NPS-TM17.00 ** This document summarizes the wetlands demonstration project activities, including wetlands designs and implementation activities required to implement the Rouge River wetlands wet weather management demonstration system. View this document now:
Evaluation of On-Line Media Filters in the Rouge River Watershed Razik Alsaigh, Jeff Boerma, Amy Ploof & Louis Regenmorter Task Product Memorandum, March 1999, 51 pages, Order Number: NPS-TPM59.00 ** This report describes the performance of the on-line media filter demonstration pilot project for the period of October 1995 to June 1997. This best management practice (BMP) uses storm sewer inserts to filter sediments and absorb hydrocarbon products from storm sewer runoff before it reaches surface waters. These inserts were applied as a demonstration project in the Cities of Livonia and Westland, Michigan. These BMPs were recommended to evaluate the costs and benefits of low cost, inlet insert type devices for use in existing urban areas. Four devices were tested as part of this demonstration. The sediments and hydrocarbons collected by the four devices were measured and the results of the four devices were assessed. The operation and maintenance (O&M) considerations, capital cost, and estimated O&M costs are also addressed. All four filters performed well during the 19 month evaluation period and were relatively easy to maintain. The results of this demonstration show that the best filter depends on the conditions at the site and the objective of its installation. View this document now:
Extended Detention Pond Evaluation Razik Alsaigh and Jeff Boerma Task Product Memorandum, October 1996, 60 pages, Order Number: NPS-TPM40.00 ** The purpose of this report is to describe the progress made and the lessons learned from the Cedar Lake dry extended detention pond demonstration project for the period July 15, 1995 to December 31, 1995. This demonstration project is the structural BMP#1 as described in the Rouge Project document "Interim Final Report for the 319 Grant (RPO-NPS01A-TR02.01)". View this document now:
Fellows Creek Regional Detention and Public Education Programs, Charter Townships of Canton and Plymouth, Michigan Project Profile, February 2000, 2 pages, Order Number: SP-02 * This project profile is a summary of the results of a grant funded effort performed with local community funding or in kind services. The summary focuses on the demonstration aspects of the project. View this document now:
Field Reconnaissance Plan for Abandoned Fill Survey Joseph O'Brien and Dennis Prevo Field Sampling Plan, November 1993, 5 pages, Order Number: NPS-FRP-01.02 *** A detailed plan is presented for conducting field inspections of up to 20 abandoned landfills and/or dumps along the Rouge River. Fill areas suitable for leachate sampling and monitoring is determined. Each fill area is inspected for the following characteristics: type of hydraulic connection; slope, surface area, and other drainage features; depth of fill; waste types; surrounding land use and land cover; potential pollutant source locations; visible signs of erosion; and potential for future leachate sampling. Locations of fill areas will be mapped on United States Geological Survey (USGS) 7.5 minute quadrangle maps, and entered into the Rouge River Geographic Information System (GIS) database. Samples of field log sheets are included. View this document now:
Field Survey of the Total Residual Chlorine (TRC) Plume in the Rouge River from the Hubbell-Southfield CSO Detention Basin Overflow Carol Hufnagel Technical Report, May 2005, 11 pages, Order Number: RPO-CSO-TR53 *** The objective of this field survey and evaluation was to establish the extent of the total residual chlorine (TRC) plume in the ambient water of the Rouge River, downstream of the Hubbell-Southfield CSO Detention Basin (H-S basin) discharge outfall. The field survey was conducted during a wet weather event where the H-S basin was discharging (overflowing) to the Rouge River. The field survey measured TRC concentrations in the receiving waters at various locations along the Rouge River (both upstream and downstream of the H-S Basin discharge) and at various points in the cross-section at each location. The basin effluent discharge was also monitored for TRC during this time. The extent of mixing between the ambient water and the H-S basin discharge was estimated from these TRC measurements. View this document now:
Final Grant Closeout Summary Report: Rouge Project Grant 2 Kelly Cave, Barry Johnson and Razik Alsaigh Technical Report, July 2006, 142 pages, Order Number: RPO-WMGT-TR59a This report provides an overview of activities conducted under EPA Grant No. #XP995743-02 (Rouge Project Grant 2). All activities were conducted during the period of March 7, 1994 through September 30, 2004. Rouge Project Grant 2 funded numerous watershed restoration efforts including community and subwatershed demonstration projects and watershed-wide activities. Activities were completed by Rouge River Watershed communities and agencies, the Assembly of Rouge Communities,Wayne County and the Wayne County Rouge Program Office. One hundred seventy-six projects were completed under Rouge Project Grant 2 and included:17 projects relating to control of combined sewer overflows, including funding for 4 projects using innovative treatment processes;38 storm water and water management projects which included public education, storm water management, illicit discharge investigations, river recreation enhancements, and preparation of a state storm water permit;11 areas of Wayne County activity to conduct a number of watershed-wide activities to assist the overall effort to restore and protect the Rouge River, including program management, water quality monitoring, illicit discharge investigations, technology transfer, and construction of storm water management projects; 83 Rouge Project Office work plans to conduct a number of watershed-wide activities to assist the overall effort to restore and protect the Rouge River, ranging from policy initiatives such as developing the new statewide watershed-based storm water permit program to grass roots initiatives such as activities to educate and involve the public in the Rouge River
restoration effort to development of watershed management tools such as the geographic information system; 27 contracts for support services provided by other agencies for education, designs, legal assistance, water resources investigation and audit of Rouge Project Grant 1; and 7 storm water strategy projects for community projects which included public education, storm water management, illicit discharge investigations and recreation enhancements. Extensive outreach and technology transfer activities were conducted under Rouge Project Grant 2 to assist other local/regional/national watersheds. The purpose of performing outreach and technical transfer is to demonstrate to others how the Rouge Project is controlling wet weather and how those controls are integrated into the overall watershed approach used by the Project. View this document now:
Final Grant Closeout Summary Report: Rouge Project Grant 3 Razik Alsaigh, Kelly Cave, Barry Johnson and Amy Ploof Technical Report, March 2005, 55 pages, Order Number: RPO-WMGT-TR54 ** This report provides an overview of activities conducted under EPA Grant No. #C-264000-01 (Rouge Project Grant 3). All activities were conducted during the period of December 16, 1994 through March 31, 2004. Total funding in Grant 3 was $252,949,562 and the federal grant share was $139,122,259. Rouge Project Grant 3 funded numerous watershed restoration efforts including community andsubwatershed demonstration projects and watershed-wide activities. Activities were completed by Rouge River Watershed communities and agencies, the Assembly of the Rouge Communities, Wayne County, and the Wayne County Rouge Program Office. There were 28 community projects completed under four areas of Rouge Project Grant 3 funding as follows:
July 30, 2000 Watershed General Permit - Round IIA subgrant program (9 projects),
February 14, 2001 Watershed General Permit - Round IIB subgrant program (4 projects),
January 9, 2002 Watershed General Permit - Round III subgrant program (8 projects),
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April 23, 2003 Permit Compliance Activities Round V subgrant program (7 projects). Extensive outreach and technology transfer activities were conducted to other local/regional/national watersheds under the time period covered by Rouge Project Grant 3. The purpose of performing outreach and technical transfer is to demonstrate to others how the Rouge Project is controlling wet weather and how those controls are integrated into the overall watershed approach that is being used by the Project. View this document now:
Final Grant Closeout Summary Report: Rouge Project Grant 4 Razik Alsaigh, Kelly Cave, Barry Johnson, and Amy Ploof Technical Report, June 2004, 61 pages, Order Number: RPO-WMGT-TR56 * This report provides an overview of activities conducted under EPA Grant No. #XP995743-03 (Rouge Project Grant 4). All activities were conducted during the period of February 28, 1997 through December 31, 2003. Rouge Project Grant 4 funded numerous watershed restoration efforts including Community and Subwatershed Demonstration Projects and Watershed-wide Activities. Activities were completed by Rouge River Watershed communities, Wayne County, and the Wayne County Rouge Program Office. Fourteen community projects were completed under Rouge Project Grant 4 and included: streambank stabilization and woody debris management, water quality monitoring, combined sewer basin evaluation, initiation of the Rouge River Gateway Project, wetland restoration and a wetland banking system, illicit discharge training and investigations and geographic information (GIS) development. Watershed-wide activities included water quality and ecosystem health assessment and reporting, public involvement, data management efforts, and overall coordination of efforts conducted by various stakeholders. Brief descriptions of these efforts are included in the report. Extensive outreach and technology transfer activities were conducted to other local/regional/national watersheds under Rouge Project Grant 4. A summary of all technology transfer efforts is presented in the report. The efforts of the Rouge Project have been noteworthy to date. The health of the river continues to improve and people are returning to the river. The combined efforts of the 48 Rouge Watershed communities, Wayne County, and the Wayne County Rouge Program Office under Rouge Project Grant 4 have helped to restore the Rouge River. There are tangible benefits of our collective efforts in the areas of combined sewer overflow control, storm water management, and other watershed management activities. Water quality and overall ecosystem health has shown continuous, dramatic improvement for the past five years, fish and wildlife populations have grown, and recreational opportunities along the river have increased. The Rouge Project will continue to improve the Rouge River Watershed through its work under the remaining Rouge Project grants. View this document now:
Final Grant Closeout Summary Report: Rouge Project Grant 5 Razik Alsaigh, Kelly Cave, Barry Johnson, Amy Ploof Technical Report, October 2004, 74 pages, Order Number: RPO-WMGT-TR57 ** This report provides an overview of activities conducted under EPA Grant No. #XP995743-04 (Rouge Project Grant 5). All activities were conducted during the period of June 1, 1998 through December 31, 2003. Total funding in Grant 5 was $19,987,731 and the federal grant share was $10,809,605. Rouge Project Grant 5 funded numerous watershed restoration efforts including community and subwatershed demonstration projects and watershed-wide activities. Activities were completed by Rouge River Watershed communities and agencies, Wayne County, and the Wayne County Rouge Program Office. 91 community projects were completed under Rouge Project Grant 5 and include storm water management, combined sewer/sanitary sewer overflow control, recreation and habitat, wetlands, onsite sewage disposal systems, and geographic information system projects. Watershed-wide activities included public involvement, subwatershed management, and overall coordination of efforts conducted by various stakeholders. Brief descriptions of these efforts are included in the report. Extensive outreach and technology transfer activities were conducted to other local/regional/national watersheds under Rouge Project Grant 5. A summary of all technology transfer efforts is presented in the report. The efforts of the Rouge Project have been noteworthy to date. The health of the river continues to improve and people are returning to the river. The combined efforts of the 48 Rouge Watershed communities, Wayne County, and the Wayne County Rouge Program Office under Rouge Project Grant 5 have helped to restore the Rouge River. There are tangible benefits of our collective efforts in the areas of combined sewer overflow control, storm water management, and other watershed management activities. Water quality and overall ecosystem health has shown continuous, dramatic improvement for the past five years, fish and wildlife populations have grown, and recreational opportunities along the river have increased. The Rouge Project will continue to improve the Rouge River Watershed through its work under the remaining Rouge Project grants. View this document now:
Final Grant Closeout Summary Report: Rouge Project Grant 6 Razik Alsaigh, Kelly Cave and Barry Johnson Technical Report, August 2005, 64 pages, Order Number: RPO-WMGT-TR64 ** This report provides an overview of activities conducted under EPA Grant No. #XP995743-05 (Rouge Project Grant 6). All activities were conducted during the period of January 1, 1999 through December 31, 2004. Total funding in Grant 6 was $12,128,866 and the federal grant share was $6,453,551. Rouge Project Grant 6 funded numerous combined sewer overflow (CSO) control projects. Projects completed under Rouge Grant 6 include construction of 10 CSO retention treatment basins, separation of combined sewers in six communities, and seven other combined sewer overflow control projects.Brief descriptions of all of these projects are included in the report. Extensive outreach and technology transfer activities were conducted to other local/regional/national watersheds under the time period covered by Rouge Project Grant 6. The purpose of performing outreach and technical transfer is to demonstrate to others how the Rouge Project is controlling wet weather and how those controls are integrated into the overall watershed approach that is being used by the Project. View this document now:
Financial/Institutional Issues: Bringing it all Together James E. Murray, and Jack Bails Paper, October 1994, 10 pages, Order Number: WEFTEC94-02 ** Political institutions within the Rouge River Watershed each have differing needs, abilities to pay for environmental remediation and priorities assigned to watershed pollution. To restore water quality in the Rouge River, each jurisdiction, under current institutional arrangements, must fund equal measures to eliminate pollution regardless of their need, ability to pay, or the priority the community assigns to the problem. There are many advantages to an integrated watershed-wide approach to managing watershed pollution problems, but new or modified financial and institutional arrangements will be necessary. The Rouge Project established a working group to identify potential beneficial system modifications. The key unanswered question is whether an institutional and financial arrangement can be constructed by mutual consent or will solutions have to be mandated through enforcement actions placed on local communities. View this document now:
Ford Park Passive Recreation Project, Northville, Michigan Project Profile, February 2000, 2 pages, Order Number: M1-14 * This project profile is a summary of the results of a grant funded effort performed with local community funding or in kind services. The summary focuses on the demonstration aspects of the project. View this document now:
Friends of the Rouge River Watch Program, Wayne County, Michigan Project Profile, July 2000, 2 pages, Order Number: SP-11 * This project profile is a summary of the results of a grant funded effort performed with local community funding or in kind services. The summary focuses on the demonstration aspects of the project. View this document now:
Frog and Toad Survey of the Middle 1 Subwatershed Project Profile, October 1999, 2 pages, Order Number: M1-12 ** This project profile is a summary of the results of a grant funded effort performed with local community funding or in kind services. The summary focuses on the demonstration aspects of the project. View this document now:
From Theory to Implementation-Finding Illicit Connections Barry Johnson & Dean Tuomari Paper, May 1998, 7 pages, Order Number: WEFSPEC98-02 ** The Rouge River Watershed located in southeastern Michigan encompasses approximately 438 square miles. A primary objective of the Rouge Project is to demonstrate how to address and correct urban wet weather pollution problems. However, water quality objectives in the Rouge River Watershed will not be achieved unless illicit discharges are eliminated. The Rouge Project illicit connection program has utilized several methods to identify sources of illicit discharges, but first, a method to prioritize areas for detailed evaluations had to be developed. A GIS database was established to assist in this area. This paper focuses on five method used to provide information to prioritize areas of the watershed for detailed investigation. Those include: dye testing of plumbing and on-site sewage disposal systems; visual observations of manholes, outfalls and on-site sewage disposal systems; aerial photography; televising of storm sewers; and testing for ammonia, surfactants, E. coli and isotopes of hydrogen and oxygen. View this document now:
Fundamental GIS Development Project, GIS Round II, City of Farmington, Michigan Charlotte Nichols Project Profile, July 2000, 2 pages, Order Number: GIS-43 * This project profile is a summary of the results of a grant funded effort performed with local community funding or in kind services. The summary focuses on the demonstration aspects of the project. View this document now:
GIS Data for Water Quality Indices and Wetlands Assesment, West Bloomfield, Michigan Project Profile, September 2000, 2 pages, Order Number: GIS 41 ** The purpose of the project was to expand two GIS capabilities necessary for planning and implementing programs to support the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality General Permit for Storm Water Discharge which supports the Rouge River restoration activities. View this document now:
GIS Data for Water Quality Indices and Wetlands Assessment, West Bloomfield, Michigan Project Profile, September 2000, 2 pages, Order Number: GIS-41 ** The purpose of the project was to expand two GIS capabilities necessary for planning and implementing programs to support the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality General Permit for Storm Water Discharge which supports the Rouge River restoration activities. View this document now:
GIS Development Project, Westland, Michigan Charlotte Nichols Project Profile, February 2000, 2 pages, Order Number: GIS-06 * This project profile is a summary of the results of a grant funded effort performed with local community funding or in kind services. The summary focuses on the demonstration aspects of the project. View this document now:
Project Profile, June 1998, 154 pages, Order Number: RPO PI TM99.00 ** This document describes the Upper 2 GIS Pilot project that was conducted to The Upper 2 GIS Pilot is now complete and the findings in this document summarize the primary issues found to be significant in the transfer and integration of data. The topics addressed by the pilot project and discussed in this document include: The utility of GIS in watershed management - the pilot found as many as eight separate applications over and above the obvious mapping and data management capabilities of GIS.
The importance of data transfer - Given the costs of developing GIS data, it is in the interest of watershed mangers, and GIS users in general, to obtain available data rather than to digitize and develop data redundantly. For the Pilot Project, base map data was available, or was soon to be available, from the local communities, which would facilitate the study if transferring and integrating data from numerous sources.
The issues of data integration - Issues that influence the potential for successful integration of data include: 1) the type of data to be integrated, 2) technological advances / hindrances, and 3) technical specifications of the data.
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GIS User Needs Survey of Southeast Michigan (Livonia) District Office Staff Beaulac, Michael N. Supplemental Report, August 1997, 9 pages, Order Number: PI-SR20.00 ** This report, published in August 1997, provided representatives of the Southeast Michigan District Office staff a first phase of MDNR In-House GIS Support Services. This effort seeks to increase management capabilities and integration of key model components of the Rouge Project GIS and similar initiatives at the Livonia District Office. Barry Johnson Project Profile, December 2001, 3 pages, Order Number: M1-10 * This project profile is a summary of the results of a grant funded effort performed with local community funding or in kind services. The summary focuses on the demonstration aspects of the project. View this document now:
Global Positioning System Geodetic Ground Control Network Wilkerson, Kenneth Technical Memorandum, December 1994, 5 pages, Order Number: DAT-TM18.00 *** This technical memorandum summarizes the global positioning system (GPS) geodetic ground control network developed for use by the Rouge Project. Field work and post-processing details are included. Also included are various data sheets, visibility diagrams, observation schedules, satellite availability diagrams and plots, and NGS control lists. North American Datum 1983 (NAD 83) and North American Datum 1988 (NAVD 88) compatible coordinate lists of the final geodetic ground control network are also included. Appendices contain 190 pages. Grant 1 Final Project and Report Kelly A. Cave, Carl Johnson, and Sandra Kiser Supplemental Report, October 1999, 25 pages, Order Number: WMGT-SR19.00 ** The Grant 1 Final Project Report for the Rouge Project is a concise description of achievements under Rouge Project Grant 1 to aid in the understanding of project expenditures. The audience is the USEPA Office of Inspector General and USEPA Project Officer. Work under Rouge Project Grant 1 (No. #X995743-01) began in 1992 and extended to December 1997. The Rouge Project efforts continue under succeeding grants (Nos. Grant #X995743-02, 03 and 04 and #C995743-01). This report identifies the approaches initiated under Grant 1 and includes a list of project deliverables in the appendix. View this document now:
Guidelines for Closure of Abandoned Dump Sites Zachare Ball, Rhonda Berger, Tom Cok, Rose Ellison, Beth Gotthelf, Jon Hansen, Steve Hoin, Joan Lintelman, Mark Mikesell, Dan Technical Report, November 2004, 311 pages, Order Number: RPO-NPS-TR11 ** Abandoned dump sites have been revealed at numerous locations in the Rouge River Watershed. Many are located in the flood plain of the Rouge River. Therefore, one aspect of the Rouge River National Wet Weather Demonstration Project has been to evaluate the expected loads to the Rouge River from abandoned dump sites located in the watershed and assess potential load reduction from nonpoint source control efforts. This document has been developed to describe a generic process to provide guidance for the investigation and closure of abandoned dump sites with recreational land use. Limited recreational risk-based closures for abandoned dump sites will focus on eliminating or minimizing the pathways for exposure to the public and the environment. View this document now:
Guidelines for Conducting a Detention Pond Inventory Amy Whitens and Ashraf Ibrahim Task Product Memorandum, June 1997, 67 pages, Order Number: RPO-NPS-TPM46 * This technical memorandum will serve as a guideline for communities to use to conduct a detention pond inventory. The memorandum gives a methodology to follow if a representative sample, instead of a complete inventory, is required. Blank example tables are provided for communities to use when conducting the inventory. The memorandum also addresses the issue of detention pond operation and maintenance. Proper maintenance of a detention pond is necessary for it to operate as designed. The maintenance of ponds includes such items as inspections, routine maintenance, and non-routine maintenance. Design features to be considered in the design which will minimize maintenance costs are also addressed. View this document now:
Guidelines for Conducting a Detention Pond Inventory Amy Whitens and Ashraf Ibrahim Task Product Memorandum, June 1997, 32 pages, Order Number: NPS-TPM46.00 ** This task product memorandum will serve as a guideline for communities to use to conduct their own detention pond inventory. It also addresses the issue of detention pond maintenance. View this document now:
Guidelines for Conducting an Outfall Inventory Robert Gignac, Bryan Alexander & Ashraf Ibrahim Technical Memorandum, June 1997, 25 pages, Order Number: NPS-TM21.00 ** Outfall inventory techniques have been performed from August 1996-December 1996 within the Bell Branch/Tarabusi Creek tributaries of the Rouge River Watershed. These techniques have been evaluated to help communities more accurately define outfall information for future use in the preparation of stormwater discharge permits, and industrial discharges, as well as conducting river model calculations. View this document now:
Healthy Lawn and Garden Principles Brochure Rouge Project Public Involvement Work Element Brochure, 2 pages, Order Number: PI-INFO-102 * When soil and plants are healthy, plants naturally resist disease and pests - allowing gardeners to reduce their use of pesticides and quick-release fertilizers. The healthy garden principles and practices presented in this brochure help gardeners reduce yard waste and protect water quality. View this document now:
Healthy Lawn Care Demonstration Project and Healthy Garden Tours, Southeastern and Southwestern Oakland County, Michigan Charlotte Nichols Project Profile, February 2000, 2 pages, Order Number: SP-04 * This project profile is a summary of the results of a grant funded effort performed with local community funding or in kind services. The summary focuses on the demonstration aspects of the project. View this document now:
Homeowners Onsite Sewage Disposal Public Education Project Barry Johnson Project Profile, October 2002, 2 pages, Order Number: OSS-05 ** This project was developed to provide educational information to homeowners about onsite disposal systems and how they should be maintained. View this document now:
Household Clean Water Guide: Doing Your Part To Keep Our Streams Clean Canton Township Community Project, July 1998, Order Number: CP-SP02-02.00 ** This guide is one of the task products of the Canton Township - "Fellows Creek Regional Detention and Public Education Programs" project that was completed as part of the original round of community stormwater projects. This guide contains the Detention Basin Maintenance Fact Sheet and the following 10 fact sheets: Protecting Water Quality; Catch Basin Care; Maintaining Septic Systems; Landscaping Near the Water's Edge; Maintaining Healthy Lawns, Shrubs and Trees; Controlling Garden Pests; Home Composting: Natural Mulches; Wetlands; Car Care; Reducing Household Waste; Recycling; and Household Hazardous Waste. This guide may be easily adopted and modified for individual communities. Charlotte Nichols Project Profile, June 2003, 4 pages, Order Number: CSO-03 * The Hubbell-Southfield CSO project seeks to control CSO discharges and to protect water quality for public health. View this document now:
Hubbell-Southfield CSO Detention Basin Evaluation Detroit Water and Sewer Department Supplemental Report, November 2005, 218 pages, Order Number: RPO-CSO-SR33 * This report presents the results of the Retention Basin Evaluation for DWSD's Hubbell-Southfield facility. The CSO control program for the Rouge River uses a phased approach. The basin is part of Phase I which requires the elimination of raw sewage and the protection of public health for the basins that serve approximately 40 percent of the combined sewer area. A two-year period was established in the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Permit to evaluate the performance of the Phase I CSO control basins. Evaluation findings would then establish the level of control needed for the remaining CSOs in the watershed. Specifically, the report explains the methodology used in the basin evaluation and includes information on the number of overflow events, effluent quality, influent flow rate, first flush profile, screenings, dewatering, disinfection, retention time, and runoff coefficient. This report also summarizes the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality Phase I retention basin evaluation criteria and presents conclusions on how the DWSD Hubbell-Southfield basin is meeting its NPDES requirements. View this document now: Identifying Wetland Restoration Opportunities in the Rouge River Watershed Donald L. Tilton Paper, June 1996, 4 pages, Order Number: Urbretro98-03 ** This report discusses factors to be considered in identifying wetland restoration opportunities in an urban river watershed. The discussion is based on a recent study of wetland restoration opportunities in the Rouge River Watershed in Southeast Michigan funded by the USEPA through the Rouge Project. Wetland ecosystem restoration or creation in urban settings presents certain unique challenges compared to similar projects in rural or undeveloped areas. Identifying appropriate sites for wetland restoration in urban settings requires special consideration of the unique characteristics of urban environments. Environmental challenges frequently encountered in urban settings include contaminated sources of water, contaminated soils, severe hydrologic conditions, unsuitable adjacent land uses, and severely disrupted plant and animal communities in existing wetlands. Social and economic issues that influence urban wetland restoration projects include opportunities for recreational uses of restored wetlands and environmental education in wetland areas. When wetland restoration projects account for these factors, remarkable wetland ecosystem can be restored in urban areas. View this document now:
Illicit Connection Detection in the Middle 2 Ashraf A. Ibrahim, Chris G. Nepszy, & Dean Tuomari Task Product Memorandum, August 1998, 36 pages, Order Number: NPS-TPM52.00 ** This docment summarizes the procedures and results obtained from an illicit connection detection program by the Waye County Department of the Environment. The study was performed in the Middle 2 subwatershed of the Rouge River and comprised of two phases. Phase one was conducted in the communities of Westland, Plymouth Township, Canton Township, and the cities of Plymouth and Livonia. Storm sewer maps of each community were obtained and manholes nearest to outfalls were targeted for investigation as it was assumed that if there was a problem in the line that it could be found in the most downstream manhole. For phase two it was decided to try using a new indicator. Several manholes that were previously tested in phase one were selected based on their appearance or their ammonia levels. Ammonia and E. coli bacteria tests were performed at each of the manholes to try and determine some correlation between the three tests. View this document now:
Illicit Connections Investigation Program Annual Report - 1994 Wayne County Department of Public Health - Environmental Health Division Technical Report, January 1995, 31 pages, Order Number: RPO-NPS-TR48 ** The Rouge River Remedial Action Plan (RAP) has reported illicit connections, the improper discharge of wastewater through storm sewers, as a source of pollution to the river. The County of Wayne has undertaken a program to reduce pollution to the Rouge River by locating and eliminating illicit connections. By agreement between the Wayne County Department of Public Health and the Wayne County Division of Public Works, the dye-testing program to discover illicit connections was performed January 1, 1994 through December 31, 21994. This report summarized activities for the 1994 calendar year. View this document now:
Implementation of CSO Controls Based on Watershed Approach Carol L. Hufnagel, Edward H. Kluitenberg, and Vyto P. Kaunelis Paper, May 1998, 7 pages, Order Number: WEFSPEC98-05 ** The Rouge Project is implementing watershed planning in the Rouge River Watershed. As part of the wet weather demonstration program, CSO and stormwater quality controls are being implemented. An assessment of project prioritization and the determination of level of control is influenced by the current limiting factors in the river conditions which impact its viability as a resource. To identify limiting factors which impact river use, a group of water quality indicators and public use categories were developed to provide a measure of existing river quality. The indicators resulted in a good, fair or poor ranking of the river based on parameters of dissolved oxygen, river flow, bacteria, aquatic life and stream habitat. Use categories were used to rate representative river sites on the basis of fishing, wading/body contact and general aesthetic conditions. View this document now:
Implementing a Model Watershed Approach Through A State General Storm Water NPDES Permit Kelly A. Cave and Jack Bails Paper, October 1998, 10 pages, Order Number: WEFTEC98-02.00 ** The Rouge Project funded in part by USEPA grants and administered by the Wayne County Department of Environment, has expanded from a program to build and evaluate alternative approaches to control a comprehensive watershed-based pollution abatement initiative. The Rouge River Remedial Action Plan (RAP) identified the importance of controlling pollution emanating from diffuse storm water and nonpoint sources. A storm water management strategy was initiated for the watershed that culminated in a new regulatory framework centered around a watershed-based general storm water permit. All 48 Rouge Watershed communities had the opportunity to participate in the design of the permit and reached consensus with the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) on the required permit elements. The permit requires permitees to participate in watershed management planning for a self-determined subwatershed unit. The watershed management plan will form the basis for implementing watershed goals and objectives that will result in improved water quality and pollution control. View this document now:
Impoundment Limnological Studies Field Sampling Plan Joseph Rathbun Field Sampling Plan, May 1995, 24 pages, Order Number: MOD-FSP06.00 *** The FSP provides a detailed description of the schedule (Fall 1994 through Summer 1995) and procedures of the impoundment limnological studies. Methods, sampling sites (Newburgh, Walled, Meadowbrook, and Phoenix Lakes), and data handling processes are described. SOPs are included. Samples for nutrients (nitrate, nitrite, ammonia, total phosphorous, and orthophosphorous), chlorophyll, plankton, total suspended solids are collected, and in situ water transparency, dissolved oxygen and temperature measurements are made once a month at each impoundment. This includes diurnal dissolved oxygen profiles taken at sunrise and after midday. Macrophyte biomass was measured once in the summer of 1995. This information is used as input data for the water quality models, and the field sampling plan is used both for staff training and for reference. View this document now:
Improving Community Storm Water Management (A Summary Guide of Ordinances for Rouge River Communities) Rupal S. Pribak Supplemental Report, October 1997, 17 pages, Order Number: NPS-SR17.00 ** This guide provides a summary of the types of storm water ordinances currently in force in many of the Rouge Watershed communities. It is a tool to aid communities in creating a comprehensive local ordinance, or a series of ordinances, to reduce the adverse effects of common human activities on our water resources. The summary guide consists of seven areas of developing storm water ordinances: 1) Controlling Storm Water Quantity and Quality, 2) Soil Erosion and Sedimentation Control, 3) Managing Septic Systems, 4) Protecting Wetlands, 5) Maintaining Vegetative Buffer Zones and Stabilizing Streambanks, 6) Floodplain/Watercourse: Maintaining Docks and Other Water Dependent Structures, and 7) Establishing Wildlife Corridors. View this document now:
Hufnagel, Carol and Peter Klaver Technical Memorandum, May 1997, 39 pages, Order Number: CSO-TM14.00 ** Data collected at several CSO facilities was analyzed to identify the impacts of CSO controls. In particular, the question of the importance of capture of flow volume, versus treatment of CSO discharges was examined. Several "findings" were identified. This findings included identification of first flush, the importance of optimizing interceptor capacity, the relative impacts of CSO versus stormwater loads, and the cause of CSO pollutant load reduction at a CSO basin. Inkster CSO Basin Evaluation Interim Final Report, March 2000 Wade-Trim & Associates Technical Report, March 2000, 101 pages, Order Number: CSO-TR24.00 ** This report presents the results of the Retention Basin Evaluation for the City of Inkster Combined Sewer Overflow (CSO) Retention Basin. The CSO control program for the Rouge River uses a phased approach. The City of Inkster Retention Basin is part of Phase I which requires the elimination of raw sewage and the protection of public health for the basins that serve approximately 40 percent of the combined sewer area. A two-year period was established in the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Permit to evaluate the performance of the Phase I CSO control basins. Evaluation findings would then establish the level of control needed for the remaining CSOs in the watershed. Specifically, the report explains the methodology used in the basin evaluation and includes information on the number of overflow events, effluent quality, influent flow rate, first flush profile, screenings, dewatering, disinfection, retention time, and runoff coefficient. This report also summarizes the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality Phase I retention basin evaluation criteria and presents conclusions on how the Inkster basin is meeting its NPDES requirements. View this document now:
Charlotte Nichols Project Profile, June 2003, 4 pages, Order Number: CSO-10 * The Inkster CSO project seeks to control CSO discharges and to protect water quality for public health. View this document now:
Inkster Storm Water Management Project Barry Johnson Project Profile, March 2002, 2 pages, Order Number: SW-06 * This project profile is a summary of the results of a grant funded effort performed with local community funding or in kind services. The summary focuses on the demonstration aspects of the project. View this document now:
Project Profile, June 1999, 2 pages, Order Number: WET-00 ** The Inkster Wetlands project was designed to demonstrate control of nonpoint sources of pollution and wildlife habitat restoration in an urban setting. This project profile is a summary of the results of a grant funded effort that focuses on the demonstration aspects of the project. View this document now:
Interim CSO Report NPDES Permit No. MI 0026123 Rouge Project Combined Sewer Overflow Work Element Supplemental Report, September 1993, 225 pages, Order Number: CSO-SR04 *** The Interim CSO Report (ICR) is vital to the Rouge Project's success in meeting the challenge of controlling CSO pollution and minimizing incurred costs. The report defines ways to optimize operation of the existing sewer systems and CSO regulators, lists all potential sources of high pollutants, documents responses to wet weather events and information on discharges, and defines uses of the receiving waters. This report is a result of the collective efforts by combined sewer owners and operators. Its goal is to better understand the existing sewer system, its response to different wet weather events, and to identify potential high pollutant sources. The report presents the components for the existing system, potential and ongoing problems, and the needed levels of CSO control. Included are maps, tables and data. Interim Final Report: Wetland Biological Monitoring Program Douglas Denison, William Brodovich and Gary Crawford Task Product Memorandum, July 1996, 40 pages, Order Number: NPS-TPM36.00 ** The goal of the wetland demonstration project is to evaluate the effectiveness of wetlands in the treatment of stormwater. The wetland demonstration project utilizes existing, enhanced, and created wetlands to demonstrate the value and effectiveness of wetlands in treating stormwater runoff. The biological monitoring program is intended to measure the impacts of stormwater runoff on the biological communities of pollution abatement wetlands that have been selected to meet the objectives of the Wetland Biological Monitoring Program. View this document now:
Johnson Creek Reconnaissance Survey Gary Crawford & Douglas Denison Task Product Memorandum, April 1997, 22 pages, Order Number: WMGT-TPM44.00 ** This memorandum summarizes the assessment of the baseline condition of the mainstream of Johnson Creek. The foundation is based on data collected during an August 1996 field recognizance survey conducted by the Wayne County Rouge Program Office (RPO). View this document now:
'Keeping Our Shop In Tune' - Customer Awareness Poster Rouge Project Public Involvement Work Element Poster, January 1997, 14 pages, Order Number: PI-POSTER-04 * Vehicle service shops can help protect water quality in important ways by keeping pollutants out of storm drains and sanitary sewers. This poster is given to a Rouge Friendly Business and proclaims "We are doing our part to protect the Rouge River and help our community comply with the Clean Water Act." This poster is meant to be displayed in a customer service area and identifies 15 ways that the business is preventing pollution. View this document now:
'Keeping Your Shop In Tune' - Employee Education Poster Rouge Project Public Involvement Work Element Poster, January 1997, 14 pages, Order Number: PI-POSTER-03 * Vehicle service shops can help protect water quality in important ways by keeping pollutants out of storm drains and sanitary sewers. This poster identifies 15 common activities that, if not done in an environmentally friendly way, can lead to stormwater pollution. Under each activity are BMPs, or tips to follow that will minimize or stop pollutants from reaching a water body. This poster is meant to be placed in the work area and can be used in the training and education of employees. View this document now:
Literature Review--Wetlands as a Nonpoint Source Pollution Control Measure Douglas Denison and Don Tilton Technical Memorandum, August 1993, 18 pages, Order Number: NPS-TM12.01 *** This memorandum is a literature review of articles on wetlands systems for the treatment of storm water runoff. Included is a review of general wetland ecology, wetland ecosystem processes, and the use of wetlands for the water quantity and water quality control of storm water. Sections included are: storm water and NPS pollution; general wetland ecology; nutrient cycling, wetland systems for wastewater treatment and NPS pollution; and natural versus created wetlands for NPS pollution control. A discussion of the Rouge River water quality is included. View this document now:
Lower 1 Rouge River Subwatershed Management Plan Rouge Program Office Technical Report, April 2001, 207 pages, Order Number: RPO-NPS-TR34 ** The Lower One Rouge River Subwatershed Management Plan is one of seven subwatershed plans developed for the Rouge River watershed under a unique state program for permitting storm water discharges. The plan was conceived as a part of the Rouge River National Wet Weather Demonstration Project (Rouge Project), funded by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA). This plan provides a framework for the preparation of pollution prevention initiatives to meet state and federal water quality regulations. This Lower One Subwatershed Management Plan is part of a comprehensive, long term effort to protect water resources that are at risk of becoming degraded and to restore water resources that have been impaired by pollution, excessive river flows, and loss of natural features. View this document now:
Lower 2 Rouge River Subwatershed Management Plan Rouge Program Office Technical Report, May 2001, 88 pages, Order Number: RPO-NPS-TR35 ** The Lower 2 Rouge River Subwatershed Management Plan is one of seven subwatershed plans developed for the Rouge River watershed under a unique state program for permitting storm water discharges. The plan was conceived as a part of the Rouge River National Wet Weather Demonstration Project (Rouge Project), funded by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA). This plan provides a framework for the preparation of pollution prevention initiatives to meet state and federal water quality regulations. The Lower 2 Subwatershed Management Plan discusses the use impairments to the Rouge River in the Lower 2 Subwatershed, the goals and possible solutions to those impairments, and activities that will be conducted by the Lower 2 communities to support these stated goals. View this document now:
Main 1-2 Rouge River Subwatershed Management Plan Rouge Program Office Technical Report, May 2001, 103 pages, Order Number: RPO-NPS-TR30 ** The Main 1-2 Rouge River Subwatershed Management Plan is one of seven subwatershed plans developed for the Rouge River watershed under a unique state program for permitting storm water discharges. The plan was conceived as a part of the Rouge River National Wet Weather Demonstration Project (Rouge Project), funded by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA). This plan provides a framework for the preparation of pollution prevention initiatives to meet state and federal water quality regulations. The Main 1-2 Subwatershed Management Plan discusses the use impairments to the Rouge River in the Main 1-2 Subwatershed, the goals and possible solutions to those impairments, and activities that will be conducted by the Main 1-2 communities to support these stated goals. View this document now:
Main 3-4 Rouge River Subwatershed Management Plan Rouge Program Office Technical Report, May 2001, 81 pages, Order Number: RPO-NPS-TR36 ** The Main 3-4 Rouge River Subwatershed Management Plan is one of seven subwatershed plans developed for the Rouge River watershed under a unique state program for permitting storm water discharges. The plan was conceived as a part of the Rouge River National Wet Weather Demonstration Project (Rouge Project), funded by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA). This plan provides a framework for the preparation of pollution prevention initiatives to meet state and federal water quality regulations. The Main 3-4 Subwatershed Management Plan discusses the use impairments to the Rouge River in the Main 3-4 Subwatershed, the goals and possible solutions to those impairments, and activities that will be conducted by the Main 3-4 communities to support these stated goals. View this document now:
Main Rouge Dissolved Oxygen Modeling Status/Observations Edward H. Kluitenberg and Kurt Spieles Miscellaneous Memorandum, January 2004, 64 pages, Order Number: SR-36 *** This memorandum summarizes dissolved oxygen modeling of the Main Rouge River for a major wet weather event in which treated effluent overflowed to the river form all three Oakland County demonstration CSO basins. The memorandum discusses the CBOD mass balance for the event, model results, and sensitivity analysis results. This memorandum is also included as an appendix in the February, 2001 Rouge Stream Data Committee Interim Report (RPO-TR25). View this document now:
Making Your Yard, Car and Home 'Rouge River Friendly' A Fall Primer! Rouge Project Public Involvement Work Element Brochure, August 1993, Order Number: PI-BR-02 * Fall is the time of year when many people fertilize and care for their lawns, take care of basic car maintenance, and do their semi-annual cleaning which often includes disposal of leftover paint and various chemicals. If these activities are not done in an environmentally friendly way, they can lead to many pollution and environmental problems within the watershed. Do's and dont's, a list of household hazardous wastes, and helpful hints are included, educating the public on how they can live responsibly in the fragile Rouge River Watershed. Making Your Yard, Car and Home 'Rouge River Friendly' A Spring Primer! Rouge Project Public Involvement Work Element Brochure, April 1994, Order Number: PI-BR-01 * Spring is the time of year when many people fertilize and care for their lawns, take care of basic car maintenance, and do their semi-annual cleaning. If these activities are not done in an environmentally friendly way, they can lead to many pollution and environmental problems within the watershed. Do's and dont's, a list of household hazardous wastes, and helpful hints are included, educating the public on how they can live responsibly in the fragile Rouge River Watershed. Management Study for the Bell Branch and Tarabusi Creek Subwatershed (Draft) Kelly Cave, Michelle VanAllen, Christine Rohrer, & Jack Bails Task Product Memorandum, October 1997, 91 pages, Order Number: NPS-TPM55.00 ** The Mananagement Study for the Bell Branch and Tarabusi Creek Subwatershed was prepared by the RPO under the guidance of the Subwatershed Advisory Group (SWAG) for the Bell Branch and Tarabusi Creek Subwatershed. Its primary purpose is to share information on the Bell Branch and Tarabusi Creek with local officials, community groups, businesses, environmental organizations, and interested citizens. A variety of infomation has been collected on the subwatershed, including hydrologic, biologic, and water quality data, public use information, and inventory of storm water management activities, current and projected land use/land cover, and other material critical to understanding the current state of the river, such as its problems and opportunities for restoration. View this document now:
Management Study for the Middle 3 Subwatershed (Draft) Barry Johnson & Christine Rohrer Task Product Memorandum, January 1998, 59 pages, Order Number: NPS-TPM50.00 ** This report shares information on the Middle 3 Subwatershed with local officials, community groups, businesses, environmental organizations, and interested citizens. The report also includes the goals that the Stormwater Advisory Group has endorsed. A variety of information has been collected on the subwatershed including, hydrologic, biologic, water quality data, public use information, and inventory of stormwater management activities, current and project land use/land cover, and other material critical to understanding the current state of the river, such as its problem and opportunities for restoration. View this document now:
Measuring the Soft Stuff - Evaluating Public Involvement in Urban Watershed Restoration Josephine Powell & Jack D. Bails Project Profile, June 2000, 15 pages, Order Number: Watershed2000-05 ** This paper presents a case study for measuring and evaluating the effectiveness of a public involvement and education strategy for the Rouge River Watershed in metropolitan Detroit. It focuses on the public opinion telephone survey results from 1999. This paper compares the 1999 survey responses to those obtained from a similar baseline watershed-wide survey conducted in 1993 and an intensive mail survey also conducted in 1999 in a smaller area of the watershed. View this document now:
Meeting Objectives For Watershed Planning: A Decision Assessment Framework Vyto Kaunelis, Carl Johnson, David Hunscher, and John Spittler Paper, October 1996, 12 pages, Order Number: WEF96-02.00 ** The Decision Assessment Framework (DAF) is a decision framework tool aimed at regularly assessing the completeness and relevancy of the Program Team's efforts toward accomplishing the Rouge Program's mission. This paper discusses the process of developing the DAF tool, its usefulness for tracking progress towards intangible targets, the lessons learned, and other concepts relevant to watershed management and planning. Meeting Report for the Rouge River Watershed CSO Technology Demonstration Wagner, Edward, Heckler Phil, Richards Tyler, Smith Robert & Claudia Zahorcak Supplemental Report, April 1997, 15 pages, Order Number: CSO-SR11.00 ** The Water Environment Research Foundation (WERF) performed a peer review of the CSO basin evaluation activities of the Rouge Program Office (RPO). The initial meeting, held in April, 1997, included a review of the basin characteristics and monitoring program as well as the goals of the study effort. This report summarizes material presented at the peer review meeting and includes recommendations of the project subcommittee to the RPO. These recommendations focus on efforts which would improve the completeness of the evaluation and would assist in transferability to other locations. Middle 1 Rouge River Subwatershed Management Plan Rouge Program Office Technical Report, April 2001, 239 pages, Order Number: RPO-NPS-TR32 ** The Middle One Rouge River Subwatershed Management Plan is one of seven subwatershed plans developed for the Rouge River watershed under a unique state program for permitting storm water discharges. The plan was conceived as a part of the Rouge River National Wet Weather Demonstration Project (Rouge Project), funded by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA). This plan provides a framework for the preparation of pollution prevention initiatives to meet state and federal water quality regulations. This Middle One Subwatershed Management Plan is part of a comprehensive, long term effort to protect water resources that are at risk of becoming degraded and to restore water resources that have been impaired by pollution, excessive river flows, and loss of natural features. View this document now:
Middle 1 Subwatershed Management Study Karen Gallagher, Douglas Denison, & Don Tilton Technical Memorandum, November 1997, 67 pages, Order Number: NPS-TM23.00 ** The Middle 1 Subwatershed Management Study, prepared by the RPO and funded by the Rouge Project, describes and illustrates issues associated with the Subwatershed, including: state of the Subwatershed; vision and goals for the future; current 1997 stormwater management activities within the Subwatershed; alternative actions to preserve and protect the Subwatershed water quality and character; anticipated benefits of the actions; institutional and financing options; and progress assessment and monitoring opportunities. View this document now:
Middle 1 Subwatershed SWMM Modeling for Subwatershed Management Plan Development Mark S. Pribak Miscellaneous Memorandum, November 1997, 14 pages, Order Number: SR-37 *** This memorandum describes flow impacts of watershed management planning alternatives in the Middle 1 subwatershed as simulated using the Storm Water Management Model (SWMM). Each simulation is described and results are presented. The simulations include baseline conditions (1994), Phase I CSO controls, uncontrolled future baseline conditions (future land use), and future baseline conditions with standard practices (100 year basins). The results were used in developing the Middle 1 Subwatershed Management Study. View this document now:
Middle 3 Rouge River Subwatershed Management Plan Rouge Program Office Technical Report, October 2001, 134 pages, Order Number: RPO-NPS-TR33 ** The Middle 3 Rouge River Subwatershed Management Plan is one of seven subwatershed plans developed for the Rouge River watershed under a unique state program for permitting storm water discharges. The plan was conceived as a part of the Rouge River National Wet Weather Demonstration Project (Rouge Project), funded by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA). This plan provides a framework for the preparation of pollution prevention initiatives to meet state and federal water quality regulations. The Middle 3 Rouge River Subwatershed Management Plan is part of a comprehensive effort to restore the uses of the Rouge River impaired by pollution and excessive river flows. The plan addresses the adverse affects of pollution caused by wet weather discharges (e.g., CSOs, SSOs and storm water) as well as those associated with dry weather conditions (e.g., illicit discharges to separate storm sewers). This plan outlines the actions that the Middle 3 communities and Wayne County are planning to control and reduce the adverse impairments that have affected the uses of the river. View this document now:
Middle 3 Subwatershed SWMM Modeling for Subwatershed Management Plan Development Mark S. Pribak Miscellaneous Memorandum, November 1997, 12 pages, Order Number: SR-38 *** This memorandum describes flow impacts of watershed management planning alternatives in the Middle 3 subwatershed as simulated using the Storm Water Management Model (SWMM). Each simulation is described and results are presented. The simulations include baseline conditions (1994); Phase I CSO controls; uncontrolled future conditions (future land use) in the upstream Middle 1 subwatershed; Phase II CSO controls; and construction of extended dry detention basins. The results were used in developing the Management Study for the Middle 3 Subwatershed (Draft). View this document now:
Middle Rouge Detention Basin Inventory Dennis Prevo Technical Memorandum, August 1994, 25 pages, Order Number: NPS-TM27.00 *** Locations and specifications of the 259 detention basins in the Middle Rouge River Subwatershed are documented. Each detention basin was studied to determine specific characteristics: tributary drainage area, surface area of basin, total volume, inches of storage over the tributary area, permanent pool volume, permanent pool depth, inlet/outlet pipe diameter, and tributary land use. A short summary of urban watershed BMPs for controlling storm water pollution is included. Tables are also included. Rouge Project Modeling Program Element Technical Memorandum, July 1994, 35 pages, Order Number: MOD-TM04.04 *** Computer models are used to simulate and predict wet weather pollution control measures and management practices on water quality in the Rouge River. The report details a review of previous and ongoing studies conducted within the Rouge River Watershed, technical aspects of modeling the river, and critical reviews of state-of-the-art models. Storm Water Management Model (SWMM) (RUNOFF), SWMM (TRANSPORT), and Water Quality Analysis Simulation Program (WASP) are recommended by the project modeling team. Modeling Special Studies 1994-1995: Impoundment Limnological Report Joseph E. Rathbun, Sarina G. Aryan, Gary W. Mercer Technical Memorandum, July 1996, 94 pages, Order Number: MOD-TM10.00 ** This report summarizes the limnological analyses and macrophyte distribution and abundance measurements performed at four lakes along the Middle Branch of the Rouge River, between September/October 1994 and August 1995. View this document now:
Modeling Special Studies: 1994-1995 Time-of-Travel and Stream and Dam Reaeration Studies Joseph Rathbun, Gary Mercer, and Sarina Aryan Technical Memorandum, July 1996, 23 pages, Order Number: MOD-TM07.00 ** A time-of-travel dye study (using Rhodamine WT dye) and a stream reaeration study (using the propane gas desorption technique) were performed on the Lower Branch of the Rouge River in August 1995. The measured time-of-travel and stream reaeration coefficient (3.89 day at 20 °C) for the study reach (Hannon Road to John Daly Road) were longer and lower, respectively, than predicted by formulas in a USGS protocol and by the U.S. EPA's SWMM model. This discrepancy is probably due to the fact that both the USGS formulas and the model assume that river slope is constant over the length of a particular river segment, whereas the river reach studied is actually a series of alternating long, low-gradient reaches and short, high-gradient reaches. Based on this data, it is recommended that additional reaeration measurements be performed on four river reaches: two locations on the Main Branch; one location on the Upper Branch; and one location on the Middle Branch. Dam reaeration at Meadowbrook Lake, Phoenix Lake, Wilcox Lake and Newburgh Lake in 1994-1995 was always measurable, although the dissolved oxygen concentrations did not always increase. Passage over the dams increased the water oxygen content in 50% of the cases, by 0.7 to 3.4 mg/L. In the other cases, dam ?deaeration? was observed; DO concentration decreased, by 0.2 to 4.2 mg/L. Dam deaeration was observed in summer 1995, whenever DO concentrations in the impoundment waters were supersaturated. DO supersaturation was due to high photosynthetic oxygen production in these eutrophic lakes. View this document now:
Modeling Subwatershed/Subarea Delineations Edward H. Kluitenberg Miscellaneous Memorandum, May 1994, 51 pages, Order Number: SR-39 ** This memorandum summarizes subwatershed delineations and subarea delineations performed for the Rouge River watershed. These delineations were performed as part of the watershed model development. The memorandum describes methods used; data sources; and results, including the size of each subarea and a GIS map showing the watershed delineation and all delineated subwatersheds and subareas. View this document now:
Monitoring the Benficial Impacts of CSO Control Implementation (Reno, Nevada) Hufnagel, Carol L. and Vyto P. Kaunelis Paper, July 1998, 17 pages, Order Number: MonitConf98-01.00 ** The Rouge Project is a watershed-based restoration effort for the Rouge River, which is located in Southeast Michigan. The Rouge River is impacted by a number of pollutant sources, including CSOs and urban stormwater. A $420 million investment in CSO Controls is underway with the construction of eight sewer separation and 10 CSO control facilities (retention treatment basins) that are designed to achieve a significant reduction in the CSO loadings to the river under wet weather conditions. These CSO Control facilities are starting up operation between January 1997 and December 1998. These facilities were designed based on a range of sizing criteria reflecting presumptive and demonstrative approaches to CSO control. As the CSO facilities become operational, a two-year facility evaluation program is being implemented in concert with an instream monitoring evaluation. View this document now:
Multi-Chambered Treatment Train Barry Johnson Supplemental Report, May 2004, 2 pages, Order Number: RPO-WMGT-SR41 * View this document now:
Nankin Mills Interpretive Center Exhibits Barry Johnson Project Profile, February 2003, 2 pages, Order Number: M3-05 * The objective of the Nankin Mills Interpretive Center grant was to foster awareness and appreciation of the natural and culture resources of the Rouge River watershed through exhibits and interpretive programming and to promote stewardship of these resources. View this document now:
John O'Meara, Michael Tomlinson, Jim Poppleton, Mark Mikesell, & John Michalski Technical Report, April 1996, 89 pages, Order Number: NPS-TR09.01 ** Newburgh Lake is an impoundment in the Rouge River Watershed. The lake is located on the Middle Rouge River in the City of Livonia, and is part of the Wayne County Park System's Edward Hines Parkway. Newburgh Lake was created in the early 1900s and sediments have accumulated. Some of these sediments contain toxic pollutants that can result in a human health hazard. The Newburgh Lake Restoration Project has set out to restore the Lake's recreational uses, and address the needs and desires of the public by eliminating these contaminated sediments. View this document now:
Newburgh Lake Geotechnical Investigation Phil Spalding, Fritz Klingler and Jerome Neyer Technical Memorandum, October 1997, 118 pages, Order Number: NPS-TM13.00 ** This document presents the results of a geotechnical investigation performed in conjuction with the proposed Newburgh Lake Restoration Project in Livonia, Michigan. The purpose of the investigation was to evaluate the general subsurface conditions within the lake and provide geotechnical recommendations for design and implementation of the restoration project. Specifically, the areas of geotechnical concern included: draining of the lake, earthwork operations, temporary haul road analysis, material handling, and protection of existing infrasturcture in and around the lake. View this document now:
Project Profile, April 1999, 2 pages, Order Number: NL-00 ** Newburgh Lake had offered recreational opportunities, but this resource suffered from various problems. Since Newburgh Lake was created in the early 1900s, sediments have accumulated. These sediments, some contaminated with pollutants, have significantly degraded the recreational quality of Newburgh Lake. Shallow water depths resulting from the sediment accumulation and nutrient-rich water have led to excessive growth of aquatic plants. Moreover, some of these sediments contain toxic contaminants such as polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) that have entered the food chain and are currently present in the fish. These contaminated fish result in a potential human health hazard associated with fish consumption. To eliminate this possible hazard, it was necessary to remove the contaminated sediments. View this document now:
Newburgh Lake Sediment Core Sampling and Analysis John M. O'Meara, V. Elliott Smith, Joseph E. Rathbun, Laura L. Huellmantel, and Dennis B. Prevo Technical Report, September 1994, 33 pages, Order Number: NPS-TR04.00 *** A sediment survey of Newburgh Lake in Wayne County, Michigan was completed during the period of November 8, 1993 through November 12, 1993. The sediment survey involved the collection, subsampling, and analysis of sediment from a total of 21 locations. A total of 101 samples were analyzed for metals using X-ray fluorescence spectroscopy and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) using modified enzyme immunoassay test kits. The 21 stations were also sampled by vibrocoring. Coring stations were located utilizing global positioning system (GPS) technology. The most contaminated region of Newburgh Lake for PCBs, PAHs, and the metals quantified is the West-Northwest part of the lake. Contaminants are most concentrated in the upper 0-30 inches of sediment, which are mainly black oily silt. The average depth of this oily silt layer, where it was present, was 19 inches. PCBs, lead, nickel, and zinc were the contaminants present in Newburgh Lake sediments that most often exceeded their respective Effects Range-Median (ERM) values, suggesting the potential for toxic effects in aquatic organisms. The sand and/or gravel that usually composed the lower end of the cores contained very low concentrations of all of the contaminants quantified. Correlations between the field (screening) results and the laboratory results for metals and total PCBs were very strong (r²>0.80), and the relationships were linear. Most of the field data for the metals were highly biased compared to the laboratory data, while there were no apparent biases in the total PCB field data. There was a weaker correlation between the field and lab data for total PAHs. Field logs and data are included, along with a 140 page appendix. View this document now:
Nonpoint Source Data Assessment and Field Investigation Thomas F. Quasebarth, Kelly A. Cave, Richard A. Wagner, Douglas Denison, Mark D. Mikesell, and Amarjit Sidhu Technical Report, August 1994, 85 pages, Order Number: NPS-TR03.00 *** This report reviews available existing data developed under local and national NPS programs and identifies data gaps that will be addressed under the Rouge Project. Available data sources include 208 Programs, the Rouge River Remedial Action Plan (RAP), the Nationwide Urban Runoff Program (NURP) and other ongoing nonpoint studies. Data derived from these sources as well as the proposed Rouge Project field investigations will serve as the basis for developing a cost-effective nonpoint source control program that can be implemented watershed-wide. The field investigations will include monitoring programs performed at pilot sites to quantify nonpoint sources of pollution, and water quality improvements that can be achieved by structural and nonstructural BMPs. The field investigations will also serve to establish the relative costs associated with construction and O&M of various prototype BMPs. Literature reviews were conducted of urban storm water sources and controls, and air deposition sources. The report also summarizes significant local and national programs. Contaminated sediments and abandoned dumps affecting the river are presented along with pilot study, field investigation and data analysis plans. Tables and figures are included; an 80 page appendix is also included. View this document now:
Nonpoint Source Storm Event Monitoring Program Field Sampling Plan Louis C. Regenmorter Field Sampling Plan, October 1994, 56 pages, Order Number: NPS-FSP11.00 *** This FSP addresses the quality assurance requirements of the Nonpoint Source (NPS) storm event monitoring program for the Rouge Project. Flow monitoring and water quality sampling is conducted at subareas with single land use characteristics and at selected pilot Best Management Practices (BMPs) that are designed to control nonpoint pollution source loadings discharged into the Rouge River. The primary objectives of this program are to: 1) assess the relative magnitude of nonpoint pollution sources discharged to the Rouge River; 2) provide quantitative information regarding the pollutant removal efficiencies that are achieved by various types of BMPs under actual field conditions; and 3) collect sufficient monitoring data so that the results may be applied to assess NPS impacts and BMP controls on similar unmonitored areas and BMP types within the Rouge River Watershed. The FSP provides an overview of the Nonpoint Storm Event Monitoring Program, including water quality parameters to be analyzed; roles and responsibilities of the staff involved with the program; Data Quality Objectives and the overall quality assurance objectives; sampling locations and proposed sampling frequency; required sampling equipment; sampling methods; required field documentation; sample identification protocols; and sample handling and shipping procedures. Detailed step-by-step procedures that must be followed by members of the sampling team are presented in SOPs appended to the FSP. Appendices contain 180+ pages of diagrams, forms, charts. View this document now:
Oakland County Septage Unloading Facility Barry Johnson Project Profile, February 2003, 2 pages, Order Number: OSS-01 * The objective of the Oakland County Septage Unloading Facility grant was to provide a septage disposal facility that was easy for septage haulers to use, could accommodate vactor truck waste and would be fully automated and accessible 24 hours a day. View this document now:
Onsite Sewage Disposal System Data Model Charlie Bristol Preliminary Data Report, April 1999, 24 pages, Order Number: OSDSDM ** Onsite Sewage Disposal System Data Model: The ultimate goal of this data model is to provide
the Rouge River watershed communities with a database design template that focuses on the
development of the Onsite Sewage Disposal System (OSDS) coverages and related attribute
tables. The database tables described in this report were developed through several workshop
meetings and incorporate comments from Rouge communities. There are three types of Rouge
communities who will benefit from this document: (1) Communities that are building just an
attribute database for OSDS. This type of community may or may not have GIS tools available to
supplement their work; (2) Communities that are building their GIS using ArcView and planning
to store the attributes in some desktop database environment; and (3) Communities that are
building their GIS using Arc/Info and store their attributes in INFO tables or a relational database
management system like ORACLE, Informix or Ingres, linked to Arc/Info.
The information provided in this report assumes that the feature attribute tables presented in this
document are going to eventually be a graphic feature in the community GIS. This is very
important for those communities building just the attribute tables at this time to meet the
requirements of the general permit OR those communities building just the spatial graphic
features at this time. View this document now:
On-Site Sewage Disposal Systems Project Within the Tonquish Creek Basin and Middle 3 Subwatershed Area Wayne County Department of Public Health Environmental Health Division Community Project, October 1998, 6 pages, Order Number: CP-M308-01.00 ** This report is the task product of the Wayne County Department of Public Health - Environmental Health Division "Septic System Database & Evaluation Project" that was completed as part of the original round of community stormwater projects. This report includes the results of field surveys of homes with on-site sewage disposal systems (OSDS) in the communities of Canton Township, Dearborn Heights, Garden City, Livonia, Plymouth Township, Redford, and Westland. The field survey identified failing OSDS and those OSDS with a high potential for failing by evaluating site conditions in the area of the septic field. Observations of vegetation, standing water near the drain field, cheater pipes and raw sewage were recorded. Staff on the project completed 421 field surveys in the seven community study area. The average failure rate for the 421 OSDS surveyed was 21 percent. View this document now:
Operating Experiences with Large CSO Control Facilities Carl R. Johnson, Tony Igwe, Daniel Mitchell, & Vyto P. Kaunelis Project Profile, June 1997, 20 pages, Order Number: WEFTEC2000-01 ** Nine facilities for storing and treating combined sewer overflows (CSO) are in operation on the Rouge River in metropolitan Detroit. These facilities provide screening, chlorination and storage of CSO, and they have a total peak flow capacity of 3,600 cfs and a storage volume of 60 million gallons. The facilities are being monitored to assess their performance and water quality benefits for future phases of CSO control in the Rouge. In the meantime, the operating data collected since June 1997 provide important information on design. This paper discusses several aspects of CSO facility operations: (1) Staff Training; (2) Overall O&M Costs (3) Use of SCADA and Mobile Staffing; (4) Pacing and Control of Hypochlorite Dosage (5) Solids Flushing Procedures; (6) Dealing with Low Influent Flow Rates; and (7) Exploring Potential New Operating Practices. The nine CSO facilities include three operated by the City of Detroit Water and Sewerage Department, three operated by the Oakland County Drain Commissioner, and three operated by the Wayne County Department of Environment. All of these facilities have been constructed as part of watershed restoration efforts on the Rouge River. These other efforts include illicit discharge elimination, storm water management, abandoned dump remediation, and habitat and recreational improvements. Overall, the operating experience with the Rouge River CSO control facilities is providing valuable information for designing future phases of CSO control on the Rouge and for communities engaged in CSO control in other watersheds. It is also helpful in identifying opportunities to enhance operational practices for CSO control. View this document now:
Operational and Maintenance Manual for Wetlands Douglas Denison and Paul Evanoff Task Product Memorandum, July 1996, 32 pages, Order Number: NPS-TPM37.00 ** This document provides a summary of the specific details of the operational and maintenance (O & M) program for each wetland system. The O & M document addresses the following requirements: schedule of inspections; maintenance practices (i.e. mowing, cleaning inlets/outlets, vegetation, sediment accumulation); and documentation of inspection services. Representative forms have been provided for O & M documentation. View this document now:
Carol Hufnagel Technical Report, December 2004, 25 pages, Order Number: RPO-CSO-TR39 ** The Rouge National Wet Weather Demonstration Project has included the construction of nine Combined Sewer Overflow (CSO) Control Facilities, put into operation between 1997 and 1999. A group of hands-on operators of the CSO facilities have formed an "Operators' Forum" to provide feedback on the equipment and operational characteristics of their facilities. A summary of the various process systems at the facilities, a summary of their operation, and a listing of operators' comments are provided in this report. View this document now:
Oracle Database Graphical Layout Capton, Victor, and Les Reed Task Product Memorandum, May 1994, 11 pages, Order Number: DAT-TPM15.00 *** A graphical layout is presented documenting the relationships and dependencies of the Oracle database at the Wayne County Rouge Program Office (RPO). The database will be used to store and access all the data from the Rouge River sampling collection effort including sediment, analytical dry/wet, historical flow, time series flow, time series rain, and time series water quality data. View this document now:
OSDS Evaluation and Maintenance Program in Wayne County Barry Johnson Project Profile, March 2002, 2 pages, Order Number: OSS-04 * This project profile is a summary of the results of a grant funded effort performed with local community funding or in kind services. The summary focuses on the demonstration aspects of the project. View this document now:
Our Actions Can Affect The Rouge River Rouge Project Public Involvement Work Element Flyer, January 1997, Order Number: PI-FLYER-01 * This simple one page flyer lists the 12 most frequent actions that people may do and how these actions can affect the Rouge River. If these common everyday things are not done in an environmentally friendly way, they can lead to stormwater pollution that affects the Rouge River. Listed next to each action are some tips to prevent pollution. View this document now:
Our Business Practices Can Affect the Rouge River Rouge Project Public Involvement Work Element Flyer, January 1997, Order Number: PI-FLYER-02 * This one page flyer lists the most frequent actions that a business owner/operator may do and how these actions affect the Rouge River View this document now:
Oxbow Restoration Project: Reconnecting to Our River and Our Habitat John O'Meara, Jane Tesner, and Razik Alsaigh Paper, February 2002, 11 pages, Order Number: WATERSHED2002-03 ** The main objective of the Oxbow Restoration Project is to enhance the ecological viability of this western-most Oxbow by creating valuable fish and wildlife habitat, restore functioning riverine wetlands that have been lost due to channelization and improve water quality. Secondary objectives include additional flood storage, providing educational/interpretative opportunities and improved aesthetics of the channel and upland island. The project will be completed in three phases: Phase I - Oxbow Restoration; Phase II - Combined Sewer Overflow (CSO) Modifications; and, Phase III - Open Cut Connection to the Rouge. An existing storm sewer will provide river water to the Oxbow during Phase I and a siphon will connect the wetlands on both sides of the existing CSO until Phase II. View this document now:
Pebble Creek Erosion and Sedimentation Control Study City of Farmington Hills Community Project, October 1998, 36 pages, Order Number: CP-SP10-02.00 ** The objective of the Pebble Creek Erosion and Sedimentation Control Study was to improve the effectiveness of Erosion and Sedimentation Control (ESC) on residential construction sites. Controlling construction site erosion and sedimentation is critical to maintaining water quality in the Rouge Watershed. This study not only pilot tested methods and products that may be used to enhance erosion and sedimentation control programs, but also compiled resource information. The report includes sections on currently utilized and implemented ESC measures, field investigation results on the effectiveness of the ESC products/methods studies, improvement opportunities including structural and non-structural ESC methods to minimize the impacts of residential construction, conclusion and recommendations for improving the local ESC process for residential construction projects, and others. Volume II of the report is a resource guide that summarizes information compiled during the project on current erosion and sedimentation control practices on the market today. It is intended as a field application resource. View this document now:
Pebble Creek Erosion and Sedimentation Control Study, Farmington Hills, Michigan Project Profile, February 2000, 3 pages, Order Number: SP-10 * This project profile is a summary of the results of a grant funded effort performed with local community funding or in kind services. The summary focuses on the demonstration aspects of the project. View this document now:
Pebble Creek Storm Water Modeling and Priority Improvements Ryan Wingard, Ed Kluitenberg, Gary Mercer, and Charlie Bristol Technical Report, December 2001, 68 pages, Order Number: RPO-TR41 ** The Charter Township of West Bloomfield and the City of Farmington Hills have developed a Stormwater Master Drainage Plan for a pilot area, the Pebble Creek subwatershed, which encompasses areas within both communities. This project results in a plan that focuses on flow control and best management activities that incorporate water quality improvements. This work lays the foundation for each community to continue in their watershed planning efforts in the remainder of each community. View this document now:
Percent Treated Analysis of Demonstration Combined Sewer Overflow Control Facilities Kluitenberg, Edward, H., and Clinton Cantrell Technical Memorandum, October 1994, 27 pages, Order Number: MOD-TM17.00 *** A computer modeling analysis was conducted to determine how 11 proposed demonstration combined sewer overflow (CSO) control facilities in the Rouge River Watershed compares to the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) CSO Control Policy issued in April 1994. The 11 demonstration facilities comprise a variety of design features and different hydraulic design criteria for facility sizing. The analysis evaluates each facility individually rather than on a system-wide basis. Percent treated, as defined in the EPA policy, and the number of overflow events per year were calculated on an annual average basis using the TRTSTORM hydrologic mass balance model. The TRTSTORM model was developed by the Wayne County Rouge Program Office (RPO) and is similar to the Hydrologic Engineering Center's Storage, Treatment, Overflow, Runoff Model (HEC-STORM). The model uses a minimum hydraulic detention time as the sole criterion for determining whether a particular facility overflow receives the equivalent of primary clarification. Model results are presented for each facility for each of three different operating scenarios. The results are also presented for a range of values (1/2 to 3 hours) of minimum hydraulic detention time, which is the criterion used by the model to define primary clarification. A sensitivity analysis of the model results is also presented. View this document now:
Physical Characteristics of Treated Effluent from Oakland and Wayne County Demonstration CSO Facilities Ed Kluitenberg, P.E. Supplemental Report, November 2000, 17 pages, Order Number: CSO-SR27.00 ** View this document now:
Pilot Best Management Practice Projects (319 Grant) Kelly A. Cave, Razik Alsaigh, Christine Pomeroy, and Douglas Denison Technical Report, January 1996, 235 pages, Order Number: NPS01A-TR02.01 ** This report describes the development of the pilot best management practice (BMP) pollution control projects, their implementation, and information gained through the pilot studies. Best management practices chosen for pilot study include structural, wetland and source control activities. View this document now:
Pilot Source Control Assessment and Prioritization Kelly A. Cave, Karen G. Reaume, John Aldrich, and Christine Pomeroy Technical Report, January 1996, 264 pages, Order Number: NPS-TR08.00 ** This report summarizes pilot source control programs that will define and evaluate the effectiveness of the maximum extent practicable program of source control best management practices. First, the report summarizes current knowledge about pollutants that impair the uses of the Rouge River and significant, controllable sources of these pollutants. Then, five pilot source control areas are selected and a demonstration program of source control BMPs is defined for each site. Data derived from the pilot source control programs will serve as the basis for a cost effective program that can be implemented watershed wide. View this document now:
Pilot Structural Best Management Practice Site Selection and Assessment Richard A. Wagner, James A. Wineka , and Kelly A. Cave Technical Memorandum, December 1994, 68 pages, Order Number: NPS-TM31.00 *** This technical memorandum summarizes the methodology used to select and recommend nine pilot structural control BMP demonstration projects. A detailed evaluation of three categories of Rouge River Watershed structural BMP types is presented: existing detention ponds; existing detention pond retrofits; and innovative structural BMPs including swales, media filtration, oil/water separators, and multi-chamber treatment train. Typical design criteria for ponds are documented for existing detention ponds. An analysis of retrofit detention ponds has resulted in the development of several alternative methods of retrofitting. Included in this report is a preliminary assessment of hydraulic conditions at each site; highlights of implementation issues including capital, O& M costs; and evaluations of the preliminary estimate of pollutant removal efficiencies for each site. View this document now:
Plymouth Township Recreational Park Habitat and Recreation Project Barry Johnson Project Profile, December 2001, 2 pages, Order Number: RH-03 * This project profile is a summary of the results of a grant funded effort performed with local community funding or in kind services. The summary focuses on the demonstration aspects of the project. The ARC is now able to contract for services, seek new grant funds, hire staff and manage finances. View this document now:
Preliminary Hydrologic Comparison of Demonstration CSO Facilities Ed Kluitenberg of ASI Supplemental Report, August 1999, 18 pages, Order Number: CSO-SR25.00 *** Preliminary Hydrologic Comparison of Demonstration CSO Facilities: The purpose for this study was to compare the hydraulic performance of each basin to the design storm estimates, and to demonstrate the facilities ability to meet the criteria from the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality for adequate treatment. View this document now:
Preliminary Pollution Loading Projections for Rouge River Watershed and Interim Nonpoint Source Pollution Control Plan Kelly Cave, Eric Harold, and Tom Quasebarth Technical Report, February 1996, 177 pages, Order Number: NPS-TR07.00 ** This report details the preliminary pollution loading projections obtained from collected data which is used to assess the load reductions that can be achieved under various control strategies within the Rouge River Watershed. The report compares land use based pollutant loadings with projected base flow, point source, and combined sewer overflow (CSO) loadings, summarizes current source and treatment pollution control strategies for use in the Rouge River Watershed, assesses the expected impact of selected storm water and CSO pollution control scenarios on reducing loadings to the Rouge River, and presents an interim NPS control plan for the Rouge River Watershed. View this document now:
Preliminary Value Engineering Report of 30 Percent Design Completion of CSO Basin Demonstration Projects for Inkster, Dearborn Heights and Redford Township Rouge Project Value Engineering Work Element Preliminary Value Engineering Report, July 1993, 26 pages, Order Number: VE-PVER3.00 ** A value engineering (VE) review was conducted on CSO designs at 30 percent design completion. The goal is to meet National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit requirements and optimize investment. The VE review was conducted in three phases: pre-workshop, workshop, and post-workshop. Workshop attendees included senior level engineers. The pre-workshop prepared instructions for VE team members, and collected various background reports, designer's work products, cost estimates, and preliminary progress prints. The workshop itself, was conducted using the EPA-approved VE Job Plan and Methodology. The post-workshop phase included preparing this Preliminary Value Engineering Report, the decision making process, and a final report. Included in this VE preliminary report are details of all VE recommendations and design options considered during the workshop process, documentation of the decision process, and details of the cost/benefit process. Appendices include 150+ pages, containing designs, charts, and workshop worksheets. Process for Abandoned Dumps in the Rouge River Watershed J. Bokovoy, J. O'Meara, E. Anderson, and M. Droze Miscellaneous Memorandum, January 1996, 20 pages, Order Number: NPS01D-MM01.00 This document looks at how areas within the Rouge River Watershed were filled in under past practices with solid and/or industrial waste. The process document was developed by a joint effort of EPA, MDEQ, and Wayne County, to provide a basic mechanism by which the Rouge River Watershed can be addressed, and provided for an initial attempt at a systematic approach. The document provides a flow chart of steps, some of which include identification record review, site visit/site screening, sampling and standard clean ups. The Process for Evaluating Abandoned Dump Sites document was developed prior to the enactment of Part 201 of the Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act, 1994, PA451. Based on the changes in Michigan's environmental regulations, the actual process will be revisited and future versions may include several key elements of this original document. Process for Evaluating Abandoned Dump Sites Field Sampling Plan Jennifer Bokovoy Field Sampling Plan, January 1996, 40 pages, Order Number: NPS01D-FSP01.00 ** This Field Sampling Plan (FSP) specifically addresses the quality assurance requirements of the abandoned dump site sampling program to be conducted under the Rouge Project. The sampling program is part of the "Process for Evaluating Abandoned Dump Sites in the Rouge River Watershed." The purpose of the sampling component is to identify probable pollutants existing at the abandoned dump sites and to identify if further investigation at the individual site is needed. Sampling activities to be performed at the individual dump sites may include seepage, groundwater, sediment, instream water or soil sampling. Specific on-site conditions are examined to determine the extent and type of sampling frequency, sampling methods for the various possible media, field documentation requirements, sample designation, and sample handling and shipping. Progress Report on Evaluation of NPS Control from Wetlands Douglas Denison Task Product Memorandum, March 1998, 17 pages, Order Number: NPS-TPM53.00 ** The Rouge Project is a federally funded initiative with the objective of developing demonstration projects to evaluate a variety of urban nonpoint source pollution reduction best management practices (BMPs) for the Rouge River Watershed. These demonstration will in sum improve the quality of storm water runoff to the Rouge River. The function of wetland filtration for water quality improvement has been recognized as one potential BMP. Wetlands increase storm water detention capacity, increase storm water attenuation, moderate low flows, and improve water quality by removing nutrients, sediments and metals. The goal of the WETL-1, wetland demonstration project, was to evaluate the effectiveness of wetlands in the treatment of storm water. The wetland demonstration project utilized existing, enhanced, and created wetlands to demonstrate the value and effectiveness of wetlands in treating storm water runoff. Future evaluations will identify pollutants removed by the demonstration wetlands, the efficiency of the removal processes and the effects of sediments on this removal efficiency. This document summarizes the WETL-1 demonstration project activities including wetland designs, operation and maintenance activities, monitoring results and potential benefits of the implementation activities for the Rouge River wetlands wet weather management demonstration system. View this document now:
Progress Report on Pilot Source Control Best Management Practice Project Karen Reaume Task Product Memorandum, January 1997, 33 pages, Order Number: NPS-TPM43.00 ** This technical report summarizes the progress made on the implementation of BMPs in the pilot source control areas. Initially, the memorandum summarized the Rouge Friendly Business and Neighborhood Programs, the program development methodology, suggested pollution control criteria and the implementation approach. The memorandum concludes by summarizing the program development for municipal BMPs, specifically roadways, parking lots and drainage systems. View this document now:
Project Evaluation of the Cedar Lake Extended Detention Pond RazikAlsaigh, Amy Ploof, and Haza Hammad Task Product Memorandum, January 2000, 27 pages, Order Number: RPO-NPS-TPM62.00 ** Cedar Lake is a dry detention pond located in Northville Township, Wayne County, Michigan. Dry detention ponds are widely used as a stormwater management control practice in the Rouge Watershed. Cedar Lake pond was selected for demonstration to evaluate the potential use of dry detention technology as a best management practice (BMP) option throughout the Rouge Watershed. The Cedar Lake pond was monitored for a period of one year from July 15, 1995 to July 30, 1996. The purpose of this pilot monitoring project was to assess water quality conditions of runoff flowing into Cedar Lake and to evaluate its effectiveness in improving stormwater quality and attenuating peak flow rates during wet weather conditions. This report describes and summarizes the findings of this pilot monitoring effort. A summary of operation and maintenance considerations for such detention ponds is included in this report. View this document now:
Proposed Rouge River Public Involvement Action Plan Wayne County Department of Environment (Michigan) Supplemental Report, September 1994, 84 pages, Order Number: RPO-PI-SR03 * This action plan is designed to seek public input from people within the Rouge River Watershed in order to design programs to meet community needs and allay concerns. The public has limited knowledge about the current status of the watershed, pollutants affecting it, and activities that can be undertaken to alleviate pollutant loadings. Therefore, by including all segments of the community in the public information and involvement process, knowledge and public involvement will increase, and support for project programs will grow as people begin to call the programs their own. Target audiences include the general public; media; local government officials; educational community; industry and business; environmental and community groups; and technical community and environmental managers. The action plan identifies initial messages, key themes and delivery mechanisms for each audience. Appended to this plan is the research report: "A Strategy for Public Involvement," January 1994, 60 pages, which documents results from community interviews, focus groups and telephone queries that were conducted to identify the public involvement views and needs of the Rouge River Watershed communities. View this document now:
Public Involvement Programs that Support Water Quality Management Josephine Powell, Zachare Ball, and Karen Reaume Project Profile, 10 pages, Order Number: Watershed 2000-03 ** This paper discusses the programs used by the Public Involvement team of Wayne Countys
Rouge River National Wet Weather Demonstration Project (Rouge Project) to first increase watershed awareness in Rouge River Watershed residents and business owners; educate them about pollution sources to the Rouge River and involve them in restoration of the Rouge River by showing them that small changes in their daily activities can help improve water quality and
restore the river.
The Rouge Friendly Neighborhood Program was piloted over a two-year period in watershed neighborhoods in three distinctly different areas of the watershed. All neighborhoods were surveyed to determine level of knowledge existing about water quality issues, lawn care maintenance and pollution prevention practices. The results were used to fashion a neighborhood program for each area. All three neighborhoods received Rouge Friendly brochures, newsletter
articles and other materials.
The Rouge Friendly Business Program, a companion program to the neighborhood effort, sought to educate small-to-mid-sized businesses that they can positively impact the Rouge River by making small changes to daily business practices. Since auto-related businesses are very common in the Rouge River Watershed, an automotive services roundtable was convened. The partners
included representatives of automotive service associations, the local chamber of commerce and businessmen who met for a year to review draft materials, make suggestions about the programs promotion and help mold the program before it was implemented. Once implemented, the industry representatives promoted the program in their publications and recruited businesses to participate
in the program. View this document now:
Puritan-Fenkell and Seven Mile CSO Detention Basins Evaluation Detroit Water and Sewer Department Supplemental Report, November 2004, 219 pages, Order Number: RPO-CSO-SR34 * This report presents the results of the Retention Basin Evaluation for DWSD's Puritan-Fenkell and Seven Mile CSO facilities. The CSO control program for the Rouge River uses a phased approach. These basins are part of Phase I which requires the elimination of raw sewage and the protection of public health for the basins that serve approximately 40 percent of the combined sewer area. A two-year period was established in the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Permit to evaluate the performance of the Phase I CSO control basins. Evaluation findings would then establish the level of control needed for the remaining CSOs in the watershed. Specifically, the report explains the methodology used in the basins evaluation and includes information on the number of overflow events, effluent quality, influent flow rate, first flush profile, screenings, dewatering, disinfection, retention time, and runoff coefficient. This report also summarizes the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality Phase I retention basin evaluation criteria and presents conclusions on how the DWSD Puritan-Fenkell and Seven Mile basins are meeting its NPDES requirements. View this document now: Charlotte Nichols Project Profile, December 2002, 4 pages, Order Number: CSO-04 ** The Puritan-Fenkell CSO project seeks to control CSO discharges and to protect water quality for public health. View this document now:
Razik Alsaigh Quarterly Memorandum, October 1999, 110 pages, Order Number: QMP02.00 ** The QMP documents the quality management and assurance polices, procedures, roles, and responsibilities, and identifies the methods by which continual improvement of quality management will be achieved and monitored. The QMP will be mutually approved by both the EPA and WCDOE. Upon approval, authority for approval of the associated quality assurance documents, (Quality Assurance Project Plan, field sampling plans, standard operating procedures, and guidance documents) becomes the responsibility of Wayne County and that the Management System Reviews (MSRs) will be done both internally and in collaboration with the EPA to oversee the quality system established for the Rouge Project. No environmental measurements will be made without: an approved Quality Assurance Project Plan, field sampling plan, and standard operating procedures; and the planning phase including the Data Quality Objective (DQO) process as described in the document "Guidance for the Data Quality Objectives Process" (EPA A/G-4). View this document now:
Quality Management Plan 2001 - 2004 Carl Johnson Technical Report, July 2004, 60 pages, Order Number: RPO-WMGT-TR58 * The QMP documents the quality management and assurance polices, procedures, roles and responsibilities, and identifies the methods by which continual improvement of quality management will be achieved and monitored. This QMP and the associated quality management system components have been developed with the assistance of EPA Region V Quality Assurance Section and Water Quality Division. The QMP was approved by both the EPA and WCDOE. View this document now:
Quantitative Analysis of Data from the Rouge River On-Site Sewage Disposal System Surveys Rathbun, Joseph and Louis Regenmorter Technical Memorandum, July 1996, 32 pages, Order Number: NPS-TM11.00.96 A quantitative analysis was performed to defined the relationship between different water quality measures and on-site sewage disposal system (on-site system) performance. Charlotte Nichols Project Profile, June 2003, 4 pages, Order Number: CSO-17 * The Redford CSO project seeks to control CSO discharges and to protect water quality for public health. View this document now:
Redford CSO Basin Evaluation Interim Final Report, March 2000 Wade-Trim & Associates Technical Report, March 2000, 92 pages, Order Number: CSO-TR22.00 ** This report presents the results of the Retention Basin Evaluation for the City of Redford Combined Sewer Overflow (CSO) Retention Basin. The CSO control program for the Rouge River uses a phased approach. The City of Redford Retention Basin is part of Phase I which requires the elimination of raw sewage and the protection of public health for the basins that serve approximately 40 percent of the combined sewer area. A two-year period was established in the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Permit to evaluate the performance of the Phase I CSO control basins. Evaluation findings would then establish the level of control needed for the remaining CSOs in the watershed. Specifically, the report explains the methodology used in the basin evaluation and includes information on the number of overflow events, effluent quality, influent flow rate, first flush profile, screenings, dewatering, disinfection, retention time, and runoff coefficient. This report also summarizes the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality Phase I retention basin evaluation criteria and presents conclusions on how the Redford basin is meeting its NPDES requirements. View this document now:
Regional Street Waste Transfer Facility Barry Johnson Project Profile, February 2003, 2 pages, Order Number: M3-10 * The objective of the City of Livonia Regional Street Waste Transfer Facility was to design and construct a Regional Waste Transfer Facility and to determine the effectiveness this type of facility may have on eliminating waste material runoff from impacting ground and surface waters. View this document now:
Retention Basin Evaluation for the Acacia Park CSO RTB Hubbell, Roth & Clark, Consulting Engineers Technical Report, March 2000, 32 pages, Order Number: CSO-TR16.00 ** Retention Basin Evaluation for the Acacia Park CSO RTB: This report was compared in compliance with the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) proposed schedule for the Retention Basin Evaluation for the Acacia Park CSO. The goal of this evaluation was to determine compliance are meet to MDEQ Phase two criteria in treating Combined Sewer Overflows (CSOs) discharges statewide. Phase two criteria summarizes the facilitys ability to meet the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) Criteria of Success, focus which is: 1) Estimate actual detention times at design storms for each facility, and compare basins on a common basis; 2) Determine if basin protects public health (effluent disinfection); and 3) Determine if basin eliminates raw sewage by evaluating ability to remove sanitary trash and identifiable sanitary solids. View this document now:
Retention Basin Evaluation for the Birmingham CSO RTB Hubbell, Roth & Clark, Consulting Engineers Technical Report, March 2000, 31 pages, Order Number: CSO-TR17.00 ** Retention Basin Evaluation for the Birmingham CSO RTB: This report was prepared in compliance with the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) proposed schedule for the Retention Basin Evaluation Program for the Birmingham CSO RTB. The purpose for this evaluation was to determine compliance to Phase two (2) criteria and study the operation and performance of the demonstration RTBs. The following summarizes the facilitys ability to meet the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) Criteria of Success: (1) Estimate actual detention times at design storms for each facility, and compare basins on a common basis; (2) Determine if basin protects public health effluent disinfection; and (3) Determine if basin eliminates raw sewage by evaluating ability to remove sanitary trash and identifiable sanitary solids. View this document now:
Retention Basin Evaluation for the Bloomfield Village CSO RTB Hubbell, Roth & Clark, Consulting Engineers Technical Report, March 2000, 33 pages, Order Number: CSO-TR15.00 ** Retention Basin Evaluation for the Bloomfield Village CSO RTB: This report was prepared in compliance with the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) proposed schedule for the Retention Treatment Basin (RTB) Evaluation program. The goal of this evaluation was to determine compliance to Phase two criteria, and to study the operation and performance of the demonstration of the RTBs. Phase 2 criteria summarizes the facilitys ability to meet the MDEQ Criteria of Success, which is to: (1) Estimate actual detention times at design storms for each facility, and compare basins on a common basis; (2) Determine if basin protects public health (effluent disinfection); and (3) Determine if basin eliminates raw sewage by evaluating ability to remove sanitary trash and identifiable sanitary solids. View this document now:
Review of Michigan Drain Code of 1956 Durbin, Jack and Kathy Murphy Supplemental Report, April 1995, 226 pages, Order Number: NPS-SR02.00 ** This document outlines and summarizes the chapters of the Michigan Drain Code as it presently operates and provides in practical terms the maintenance options available for the maintenance of the Rouge River. Once a Special Assessment District has been established under the Michigan Drain Code for the Rouge River, the removal of flow obstructions and the installation of bank stabilization methods can be financed. The document provides the framework for maintaining the river. Kelly Cave Paper, 5 pages, Order Number: 98Review * 1998 was a successful year for the Rouge project. Dissolved Oxygen levels rose by 1 mg/L in parts of the Rouge River, and combined sewer overflow (CSO) volumes decreased by hundreds of million gallons. Over 200 acres of lake and waterfront parkland at Newburgh Lake were restored. Over 60 new projects were initiated for source control, wetlands, recreation, geographic information systems (GIS), and septic system management. A step-by-step implementation plan was developed for future work through the year 2001. View this document now:
Review of Year 1999 and Prospective on Year 2000 Jeff Valdahl Technical Report, February 2000, 33 pages, Order Number: TR13.00 ** In 1999, there was continuing water quality improvement on the Rouge River. There were major institutional steps undertaken to sustain the restoration program. The water is cleaner as evidenced by the dissolved oxygen monitors showing that most days are meeting standards, fish are coming back, and people are saying that the water is cleaner. The 14-month schedule that was started with the U.S. District Court late in 1997 was completed early in 1999 with the restructuring of this Steering Committee and the creation of seven highly effective Subwatershed Advisory Groups (SWAGs) to represent the local interests of communities. This technical report presents a summary of 1999 Rouge Project activities inclusive of reports from the seven SWAGs (Upper, Middle 3, Middle 1, Main 3 & 4, Main 1 & 2, Lower 2, and Lower 1) and a year-end summary of Wayne County General Storm Water Permit activities. View this document now:
Kelly Cave Task Product Memorandum, April 2004, 23 pages, Order Number: SR-28 ** Major progress in the restoration of the Rouge River took place in year 2000. This includes:
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Task Product Memorandum, February 2004, 23 pages, Order Number: RPO-TR40 ** In the year 2001, the major progress in restoration of the Rouge River included:
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Rouge Program Office Task Product Memorandum, March 2004, 37 pages, Order Number: RPO-WMGT-TR50 * In the year 2002, the major progress in restoration of the Rouge River included:
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Rouge Program Office with input from Rouge Watershed Communities Technical Report, July 2004, 55 pages, Order Number: RPO-WMGT-TR51 * The year 2003 was a great year in the decade long effort to restore the Rouge River. Water quality and overall ecosystem health of the river continued to improve, fish and wildlife are returning to the river, and increasing numbers of people are using the river for recreation. The improvements clearly reflect the benefits of the watershed management strategies that have been implemented to address and control the various sources of river impairment, such as dry and wet weather pollution sources in the watershed and highly variable rates of storm water discharge to the river. A major milestone in the Rouge River restoration effort was reached in 2003, when 38 communities and the 3 counties in the watershed signed an agreement to form the Rouge River Watershed Local Management Assembly (Assembly of Rouge Communities). This unique, voluntary organization institutionalizes the management of the watershed at the local level and will guide future efforts to restore and protect the Rouge River. This report summarizes the major progress to restore the Rouge River in 2003. View this document now:
Charlotte Nichols Project Profile, June 2003, 3 pages, Order Number: CSO-18 * The River Rouge CSO project seeks to control CSO discharges and to protect water quality for public health. View this document now:
Rouge Education Project, Wayne County, Michigan 1998-1999 Charlotte Nichols Project Profile, July 2000, 3 pages, Order Number: SW-03 * This project profile is a summary of the results of a grant funded effort performed with local community funding or in kind services. The summary focuses on the demonstration aspects of the project. View this document now:
Rouge Friendly Business Brochure Rouge Project Public Involvement Work Element Brochure, May 1996, Order Number: PI-BR-06 * This brochure describes the Rouge Friendly Business Program, which is sponsoring this program and the steps that a business needs to take to become "Rouge Friendly." This program is the first water quality education program in the watershed to focus entirely on helping businesses help the Rouge River. Rouge Friendly Business Program for Businesses Rouge Project Public Involvement Work Element Activity Book, November 1997, 26 pages, Order Number: PI-BMP-03 ** The BMPs described in this booklet are focused on activities common to any business, i.e., cleaning paved surfaces, cleaning up spills and leaks, properly disposing of your floor wash water. These BMPs can show you how you can operate your business to reduce the amounts of substances that may enter storm drains and sanitary sewers. This booklet is a resource guide for the publication. In addition to this booklet, there is a questionnaire in the form of an assessment form and an action plan in one packet. The questions are activity based and are focused on common things that any business may do. View this document now:
Rouge Friendly Business Program for Construction Related Businesses: General Contractors, Home Builders and Subcontractors working on Construction Sites Lefebvre, Lynn M. & Karen G. Reaume Activity Book, January 1998, 47 pages, Order Number: PI-BMP-06 ** The Best Management Practices (BMPs) described in this booklet are focused on activities common to construction related businesses, specifically general contractors, home builders and subcontractors working on construction sites. These BMPs can show you how you can operate your business and include pollution prevention practices such as: cleaning up spills and leaks, cleaning equipment, stabilizing disturbed soils, and fueling and servicing equipment. In addition to this booklet, there is a questionnaire in the form of an assessment form and an action plan in one packet. View this document now:
Rouge Friendly Business Program for Construction Related Businesses: Home Repair and Maintenance Contractor Lefebvre, Lynn M. & Karen G. Reaume Activity Book, January 1998, 31 pages, Order Number: PI-BMP-05 ** The Best Management Practices (BMPs) described in this booklet are focused on activities common to construction related businesses, specifically home repair and maintenance contractors. These BMPs can show you how you can operate your business and include pollution prevention practices such as: cleaning up spills and leaks, cleaning equipment, cleaning paved areas, and repairing vehicles and equipment. In addition to this booklet, there is a questionnaire in the form of an assessment form and an action plan in one packet. View this document now:
Rouge Friendly Business Program for Food Related Businesses Rouge Project Public Involvement Work Element Activity Book, December 1996, 20 pages, Order Number: PI-BMP-02 ** The BMPs described in this booklet are focused on activities common to food related businesses. These BMPs can show you how you can operate your business to reduce the amounts of oil, grease, and other substances. This booklet is a resource guide for the publication. In addition to this booklet, there is a questionnaire in the form of an assessment form and an action plan in one packet. The questions are activity based and are focused on the food service industry. View this document now:
Rouge Friendly Business Program for Metal Machining Businesses Rouge Project Public Involvement Work Element Activity Book, December 1996, 29 pages, Order Number: PI-BMP-04 ** The BMPs described in this booklet are focused on activities common to metal machining businesses. These BMPs can show you how you can operate your business to reduce the amounts of metal wastes, oily wastes, and other substances that may enter storm drains and sanitary sewers. This booklet is a resource guide for the publication. In addition to this booklet, there is a questionnaire in the form of an assessment form and an action plan in one packet. The questions are activity based and are focused on the metal machining industry. View this document now:
Rouge Friendly Business Program for Vehicle Service Businesses Rouge Project Public Involvement Work Element Activity Book, December 1996, 36 pages, Order Number: PI-BMP-01 ** The Best Management Practices (BMPs) described in this booklet are focused on activities common to vehicle service shop and other vehicle related businesses. These BMPs can show you how you can operate your business to reduce the amounts of antifreeze, oily wastes and other substances. This booklet is a resource guide for the publication. In addition to this booklet, there is a questionnaire in the form of an assessment form and an action plan in one packet. The questions are activity based and are focused on the vehicle service industry. View this document now:
Rouge Friendly Neighborhood Brochure Rouge Project Public Involvement Work Element Brochure, January 1997, Order Number: PI-BR-07 * This brochure educates and involves individuals and neighborhoods in protecting the Rouge Watershed. The Rouge Friendly Neighborhood Program is the first water quality education program in the watershed to focus entirely on the needs of neighorhoods. Rouge News and Views- September 1993 Rouge Project Public Involvement Work Element Newsletter, 4 pages, Order Number: PI-NEWS-02 * Articles in Volume II include: Festivities on the Rouge; Nonpoint Source Pollution Control; Wildlife Returns to the Rouge River; Volunteers, Pros Befriend Rouge; Rouge Demonstration Project Hosts Russian Visitors; Rouge River Remedial Action Plan Mapped Rouge Restoration; Wet Weather Project Brightens Future. Rouge News and Views- Winter 1995 Rouge Project Public Involvement Work Element Newsletter, 4 pages, Order Number: PI-NEWS-06 * Articles in Volume VI include: Demonstration Project Receives Additional Funding for CSO Projects; Rouge River: The Nation's Research Laboratory; Introducing SnoopAsaurus; Tom Anderson: 1919-1994. Rouge News and Views-April 1994 Rouge Project Public Involvement Work Element Newsletter, 4 pages, Order Number: PI-NEWS-04 * Articles in Volume IV include: Team Rouge Counts Rain Drops; The Technological Heart of the Project: Computer Models; Rouge Rescue '94. Rouge News and Views-Fall/Winter 1996 Rouge Project Public Involvement Work Element Newsletter, 4 pages, Order Number: PI-NEWS-10 * Articles in volume X include: EPA Administrator Carol Browner Visits; A 'New Birth' for Newburgh Lake; A 'Rouge Friendly' Business is Everybody's Business; Redford Retention Treatment Basin Dedicated; Friends of the Rouge a Winner With Some Old Favorites. Rouge News and Views-January 1994 Rouge Project Public Involvement Work Element Newsletter, 4 pages, Order Number: PI-NEWS-03 * Articles in Volume III include: November 12th Leadership Breakfast Shares River's Stormy Past, Future Dream; Newburgh Lake; A Sampling of the Rouge; Rouge Partnership. Rouge News and Views-July 1993 Rouge Project Public Involvement Work Element Newsletter, 4 pages, Order Number: PI-NEWS-01 * "Rouge River News and Views" is a newsletter that informs the general public and government officials of the activities of the Rouge Project, FOTR, Rouge River Action Council, and other Rouge River initiatives. Articles in Volume I include: Bringing Our River Back to Life; Rouge Rescue '93; Wet Weather Project Keys to River Restoration; Communities Taking Action; Students Play Important Role; Wet Weather Dimensions of Pollution. Rouge News and Views-September 1994 Rouge Project Public Involvement Work Element Newsletter, 4 pages, Order Number: PI-NEWS-05 * Articles in Volume V include: Working Together to Save the Rouge; Controlling Combined Sewer Overflow to the Rouge; Detroit Water and Sewerage Department's Household Hazardous Waste Program; Rouge Remedial Action Plan Advisory Council's (RRAC) Successful First Year. Rouge News and Views-Summer 1995 Rouge Project Public Involvement Work Element Newsletter, 4 pages, Order Number: PI-NEWS-07 * Articles in Volume VII include: Complex River Problems Need Multi-step Solutions; Rouge Rescue Celebrates its Tenth Anniversary; Rouge Project Documents Available; Let's Go Fishing! Rouge News and Views-Summer 1996 Rouge Project Public Involvement Work Element Newsletter, 4 pages, Order Number: PI-NEWS-08 * Articles in VIII include: Rouge Project Hosts Technical Workshop; Canoeing on the Rouge River; Rouge Species: Great Blue Heron; People are the River's Best Friends. Rouge News and Views-Winter 1996 Rouge Project Public Involvement Work Element Newsletter, 4 pages, Order Number: PI-NEWS-09 * Articles in Volume IX include: First Rouge Retention Treatment Basin is Dedicated; Media Tour Generates Interest; Getting the Word Out; Rouge Species; Redside Dace; The Rouge Project is on the Internet and the Rouge River; Celebrating Its Worth. Rouge Oxbow Restoration Project Project Profile, November 2000, 2 pages, Order Number: Oxbow * The Rouge Oxbow Restoration Project is a three-phase effort that will help to restore valuable fish, wildlife and wetlands located at Henry Ford Museum and Greenfield Village. The project also includes an educational program that will be developed following completion of the restoration work. View this document now:
Rouge Project Office Data Needs Ellen Taylor Task Product Memorandum, October 1995, 24 pages, Order Number: DAT-TPM17.00 ** This Document is a summary of the data needs, as identified by the technical teams of the Rouge Program Office (RPO). The purpose is to define the data specifically in terms of type, users, purpose and requirements for data management. A number of attachments detail information meetings with each team. Also included is the rational behind the selection of the database management software, and the initial strategies that lead to more formal database design. View this document now:
Rouge Project Outreach Binder: Implementing An Urban Watershed Approach Rouge River National Wet Weather Demonstration Project Supplemental Report, February 1997, 90 pages, Order Number: WMGT-SR14.00 ** This notebook is used to present an overview of the activities being undertaken to restore and protect beneficial uses in the Rouge River under the Rouge Project. The notebook accompanies a slide presentation "Implementing an Urban Watershed Approach" used to describe the Rouge Project, its accomplishments to date and future directions to both local and national audiences. Each section of the notebook corresponds to a slide from the presentation and also contains examples of selected Rouge Project programs and work efforts. The notebook is periodically updated to reflect progress of the Rouge Project in restoring the Rouge River. Rouge Project Public Involvement Work Element Activity Book, June 1996, 12 pages, Order Number: PI-ACTIVITY-01 * This booklet contains a variety of activities to inform elementary students about water quality problems in the Rouge River Watershed and how they can be part of the solution. Activities include: Where Do You Live, Wetlands, Nature Wonder, Household Wastes, Our Lawns Pollute the Rouge River Wildlife, Rouge River Fish, Where's the Fish and Storm Drains. View this document now:
Rouge River Gateway Ecosystem Restoration Project Wayne County, Michigan Project Profile, March 2003, 3 pages, Order Number: GATE-00 * The Rouge River Gateway Ecosystem Restoration Project is proposed as a three-phase project: Phase 1 Planning. The planning involves all stakeholders, and it is establishing guidelines for the restoration of wetlands, riparian shoreline, fish, and wildlife consistent with goals of the Michigan Department of Natural Resources. It is creating a vision of what the river corridor can be. It is identifying public uses along the corridor, including walkways, parks and water tours. Phase 2 Early Restoration Areas. One or two areas along the concrete channel and within the public-right-of-way will be selected for pilot restoration to soften the edges. These areas will be selected to complement ongoing redevelopment projects along the river. Phase 3 Full Restoration. The final phase will continue the restoration work along the concrete channel and the navigable part of the river downstream of the channel. View this document now:
Rouge River Gateway Project: Restoration of an Urban River Kelly A. Cave, James E. Murray, Edward J. Bagale, Sam B. Lovall, Nancy J. Andrews, Carl R. Johnson Paper, February 2002, 25 pages, Order Number: WATERSHED2002-02 ** The Rouge Gateway Master Plan aims to create connections where barriers now exist. The plan includes a number of projects that will restore relationships between the Rouge and its natural and social systems. Ecosystems are strengthened by projects like the greening of the Rouge Manufacturing Complex, restoration of an oxbow at Greenfield Village, bank stabilization at Henry Ford Community College, and a fish ladder around a historic landmark dam at the Ford Fair Lane Estate. Detroit Water and Sewerage Department plans to cover a twelve-acre concrete CSO storage facility with a songbird meadow. The Army Corps of Engineers is studying models for partial removal of the concrete channel to create new fish habitat and natural riverbanks. These efforts will restore the Rouge as a shimmering ribbon of water that is home to diverse wildlife and indigenous plant species. View this document now:
Rouge River Interpretive Recreation Opportunities Plan Tilton Don & Karen Gallagher Task Product Memorandum, February 1998, 30 pages, Order Number: NPS-TPM49.00 ** Under the Rouge Project, the Wayne County RPO staff developed a plan to illustrate how existing and future recreational opportunities along the Rouge River could be enhanced with interpretive messages to improve public understanding of ongoing improvements to the river's water quality. The Rouge River Interpretive Recreation Opportunities Plan has been designed as a colorful brochure and poster which will be provided to park planners and other interested community leaders within the Rouge River Watershed. View this document now:
Rouge River National Wet Weather Demonstration Project James E. Murray and John M. Bona Paper, October 1993, 6 pages, Order Number: PI-PAPER-01.00 * The range of water quality problems which impact urban rivers is being studied utilizing a unique cooperative effort among governmental agencies at the federal, state, county and local levels. The Rouge River National Wet Weather Demonstration Project (Rouge Project) is a comprehensive analysis of an entire watershed and the pollutant sources which impact the river's water quality. It looks at sources of pollution without regard to the political jurisdiction in which they are located. The project is designed to analyze these various sources of pollution and the technologies currently available for their remediation. At completion, the Rouge Project is expected to establish a method for determining the mix of control measures which provides greatest water quality improvement at most reasonable public expenditure. Rouge River National Wet Weather Demonstration Project CSO Basin Evaluation Study Hufnagel, Carol L., Kaunelis, Vyto P., & Suresh K. Sangal Paper, September 1997, 14 pages, Order Number: WEFTEC97-01.00 ** The Rouge Project was initiated in 1992 to identify and implement measures to improve water quality in the Rouge River. The watershed approach included the construction of 10 CSO retention treatment basins to control a portion of the CSO discharges. An evaluation of the effectiveness of these facilities will assist in determining the design criteria for future CSO control projects. The evaluation will help to identify the relative impacts of CSO versus stormwater discharges, to further facilitate evaluation of various projects on a financial basis. Five CSO facilities are currently in operation as of July, 1997 and the remainder will be operational in late 1997 or in 1998. This paper is intended to describe the basin and supporting river monitoring studies and intended outcomes of the evaluation study. View this document now:
Rouge River Newsletter Articles Newsletter, Order Number: Articles.txt * A series of newsletters articles have been written on the topics found in the Rouge Repair Kit. View this document now:
Rouge River Project Watershed Management Technical Handbook Carl Johnson Technical Memorandum, May 1997, 26 pages, Order Number: WMGT-TM24.00 ** This handbook has been assembled to provide a quick reference for communities, state environmental agencies and others that are interested in Wayne County Department of Environment's (WCDOE) experience in the Rouge Project for restoring the Rouge River. Rouge River Reconnaissance Survey Louis C. Regenmorter Technical Report, October 1994, 40 pages, Order Number: MOD-TR01.00 ** A reconnaissance survey was conducted along 90 miles of the Rouge River. Its purpose was to record the locations of sewer outfalls, characterize sediments, and provide a general description of the river's flow hydraulics, water quality, and environment. The findings of the survey conducted on the Main Rouge River, Lower Rouge, Middle Rouge, and Upper Rouge are presented in the report. A map that identifies the locations of many of the described features is also included. The report includes the locations and sources (combined, storm, sanitary, unknown) of the 630 outfalls found. The general makeup of the sediments (sand, silt, clay, cobblestones) are described, and identified on the field maps. Locations where the sediments contain high organic contents are specifically identified for future sampling activities. Additional characteristics that are reported include: flow rates, hydraulics, and stream geometry at selected locations; visual observations of water clarity, impacted water quality, and aesthetic appearance; and general descriptions of land use and the flora and fauna. A black and white 44" x 36" River Reconnaissance Survey map is included. View this document now:
Rouge Project Public Involvement Work Element Booklet, July 1997, 42 pages, Order Number: PI-Booklet-01 ** This booklet provides citizens with information on what they can do to restore and protect the Rouge River. The following topics are included in this booklet: healthy lawn and garden; landscaping design and maintenance; problem of erosion; pet care and animal waste; household hazardous waste; car care; home improvement activities; downspout disconnection; and water conservation. Also included is information on organizations to join and actions that can be taken in your community. View this document now:
Rouge River Sewer Separation Projects Charlotte Nichols Project Profile, June 2003, 1 pages, Order Number: CSO-20 * Several sewer separation projects were constructed to eliminate combined sewer overflows (CSO) in six communities of the Rouge Watershed. In general, the separation projects were located in communities that already had areas of both combined sewer systems and separate sewer systems. The separation projects replaced the combined systems with separated sanitary and storm lines. View this document now:
Rouge River Watershed Management Planning: The Main 3-4 Subwatershed Plan Kelly A. Cave, Nancy J. Andrews, and James W. Ridgway Paper, February 2002, 27 pages, Order Number: Watershed2002-01 ** The Main 3-4 SWAG established the following long-term goals:
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Rouge River Watershed Management Planning: The Main 3-4 Subwatershed Management Plan Kelly A. Cave, Nancy Andrews, and James Ridgway Paper, August 2002, 7 pages, Order Number: STORMCON2002-04 ** In 1992, the EPA provided $46 million to Wayne County, Michigan to fund the development of a watershed-wide approach to addressing the problems of an urban river. In May 2001, seven Subwatershed Management Plans were submitted to the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality. This paper describes the most urban of those plans: The Rouge River Main 3-4 Subwatershed Plan. View this document now:
Rouge River Watershed Management: Implementing a Remedial Action Plan James E. Murray Paper, October 1994, 10 pages, Order Number: WEFTEC94-04 * Water quality within the Great Lakes and their connecting waterways has historically been viewed as an issue by both local, state, and national officials, and by our Canadian neighbors. In its 1981 study of the Great Lakes, the International Joint Commission (IJC) identified as most severe, that portion of Southeast Michigan tributary to the Detroit River, including flows from the Rouge River. Over 1.5 million inhabitants in 48 communities and three counties exist within the watershed, including the City of Detroit. This paper provides the historical background for the Michigan Department of Natural Resources (MDNR) Rouge River Remedial Action Plan (RAP) and Wayne County's implementation of the Rouge Project, a project funded, in part by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). View this document now:
Rouge River Watershed Sediment Reconnaissance Survey V. Elliott Smith, Laura Lang Huellmantel, Joseph E. Rathbun, Colleen Hughes, Paul M. Zimmerman, and John Michalski Technical Memorandum, July 1995, 21 pages, Order Number: MOD-TM38.00 *** A reconnaissance survey was conducted throughout most of the Rouge River to characterize sediment quality from October 15 to November 11, 1993. Sediment grab samples were collected from 182 locations at approximately one kilometer (0.6 mile) intervals. Priority locations for sampling were instream deposits of soft, oily silt where contaminants were more likely to accumulate. All samples were analyzed for contaminants by quantitative screening methods: metals and other elements by x-ray fluorescence spectroscopy (XRF); total polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and total polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) by enzyme immunoassays. Total organic carbon (TOC) by ignition and all results were corrected to sediment dry weight. Elements quantified by XRF analysis were determined for antimony, arsenic, cadmium, chromium, copper, iron, lead, manganese, mercury, nickel, selenium, silver, titanium and zinc. Results indicated that metals concentrations were usually low, although six metals (antimony, chromium, copper, lead, nickel and zinc) occurred at concentrations which exceeded the toxicity-based guidelines of Long and Morgan (1990). This indicates only potential metals toxicity, which is not yet confirmed. Generally, higher concentration metals were found in the downstream reaches of each branch, and especially in the Main Rouge. Total PCB concentrations in Rouge sediments were generally low. However, a concentration of 12 mg/kg was found upstream of Newburgh Lake on the Middle Rouge, where PCB levels exceeding 50 mg/kg have been found in an earlier survey. Elevated PCB levels also occurred near two groups of landfills along the Lower Rouge, and near groups of CSO and stormwater outfalls on the Main Rouge. Total PAH concentrations were also generally low but measurable in most samples at levels of 1 to 27 mg/kg. About half exceeded the low-toxicity guideline (4 mg/kg). The more elevated PAH levels occurred near certain outfall groups and landfill sites, especially along the Main and Lower Rouge Branches. Charts, maps. Appendices contain 124 pages. View this document now:
Rouge River Watershed Sediment Reconnaissance Survey QAPP Joseph Rathbun Supplemental Report, September 1993, 45 pages, Order Number: RPO-MOD-QAPP-03.03 ** This addendum to the Main Quality Assurance Project Plan (QAPP) specifically addresses the quality assurance requirements of the Rouge River watershed sediment quality survey. View this document now:
Rouge Stream Data Committee Interim Report Rouge Stream Data Committee Technical Report, February 2001, 17 pages, Order Number: CSO-TR25.00 ** In April of 1999, the Rouge Stream Data Committee (RSDC) and the CSO Work Group were established as part of a process for analyzing data on the effectiveness of Rouge River combined sewer overflow (CSO) demonstration basins. This document is an Interim Report from the RSDC to the CSO Work Group indicating its conclusions of whether the receiving water downstream from each individual Retention/Treatment Basin (RTB) is achieving the Phase III
criteria for success and, if not, to what extent the RTB discharge is contributing to the problem. The Michigan Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) Phase III criteria for success state that achievement of state water quality standards (WQS) at times of discharge will be measured by the following criteria:
Each of these four criteria has been addressed separately by the RSDC. While the evaluation process involves a total of ten RTBs, the evaluation monitoring, and hence the RSDC
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Rouge Watershed Peer Review Findings Report wtih Recommendations September 23-27, 1996 Jim Meek, Nancy Phillips, Eric Livingston, Earl Shaver, Tom Schueler, Don Roseboom, and Tom Davenport Supplemental Report, September 1996, 32 pages, Order Number: WMGT-SR12.00 ** RPO contracted with the Conservation Technology Information Center (CTIC) for a peer review panel to do an in-depth review of the Project in September of 1996, approximately three years after the project's inception. The review was to evaluate the overall project design, assess the status of implementation, assess institutional arrangements, and make recommendations concerning possible improvements. This report contains the findings of the review team and their recommendations. Data, Order Number: DATA-DV *** The RPO Data CD contains RPO monitoring data for the sampling years 1994-2003 including: continuous water quality (conductivity, dissolved oxygen, pH and temperature), flow, rainfall, habitat, sediment, wetland vegetation and a variety of other data types. Continuous water quality (CWQ), rain and flow are monitored at 15 minute intervals. For data reduction purposes, however, the CD contains only hourly readings for flow and CWQ data and hourly sums for rainfall data. RPO sampling data undergoes a rigorous QA/QC review process that is documented in the technical memorandum: "Data Screening, Validation, Reduction, and Reporting" also available on the CD. Data contained on the CD are designed to be used with RPO DataView, an easy to use Microsoft Windows application developed for end users to access, browse, query and display the RPO sampling data. DataView is included on the CD along with installation instructions, system requirements and a User's Guide. The User's Guide can be downloaded below. A copy of the RPO Data CD can be obtained from Wayne County by submitting a Rouge Project Order form. When ordering please be sure to include the title "RPO Data CD" and the order number "DATA-DV". The Rouge Project order form can be submitted by fax or email. View this document now:
Salem Elementary School/South Lyon Community Schools Outdoor Environmental Education Lab Project, Salem Township, Michigan Charlotte Nichols Project Profile, July 2000, 2 pages, Order Number: M1-13 * This project profile is a summary of the results of a grant funded effort performed with local community funding or in kind services. The summary focuses on the demonstration aspects of the project. View this document now:
Glenn Hummel Technical Memorandum, May 1996, 60 pages, Order Number: SAM-TM16.00 ** This document provides information on the sampling site selection criteria and selection process used for the 1993-1995 baseline sampling program of the Rouge Project. View this document now:
Sediment Oxygen Demand Studies Field Sampling Plan Joseph Rathbun Field Sampling Plan, May 1995, 22 pages, Order Number: MOD-FSP07.00 *** The FSP provides a detailed description of the schedule (Fall 1994 through Fall 1995) and procedures of the sediment oxygen demand (SOD) studies. Methods, sampling sites, and data handling processes are described, and SOPs are included. SOD is thought to be a major source of oxygen depletion in the river. It is measured using EPA-designed SOD chambers, which enclose a known volume of water and area of sediment, in which oxygen depletion is monitored over time. SOD coefficients are calculated from the data. This information is used as input data for the water quality models; the FSP is also used for staff training and reference. View this document now:
Sediment Remediation Techniques: Review of Existing References with Application to Newburgh Lake John M. O'Meara Task Product Memorandum, December 1994, 7 pages, Order Number: NPS-TPM19.00 *** The Rouge Project NPS Pollution Control work effort has been exploring different options for remediating Newburgh Lake sediments and restoring the lake's water quality to allow recreational use (e.g., boating, swimming, fishing). Identification of the contaminated sediments and an accurate bathymetric survey were the first two steps taken to develop this program. The next steps require the development of a mechanism for the removal and ultimate disposal of both contaminated and "clean" sediments. This task product memorandum presents a summary of the investigative work performed on Newburgh Lake followed by a brief review of the three main contaminated sediment remediation handbooks published by the United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACOE) and the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The proposed remediation options for the demonstration activities at Newburgh Lake are also presented. Appendices contain a total of 18 pages. View this document now:
Selection of Appropriate Wetland Nonpoint Source Pollution Abatement Locations Douglas Denison, Gretchen Messer, Catherine Riseng, and Donald Tilton Technical Memorandum, December 1994, 61 pages, Order Number: NPS-TM36.00 *** The Rouge Project is a federally funded initiative with the objective of developing demonstration projects to evaluate a variety of urban NPS pollution reduction BMPs for the Rouge River Watershed. These demonstrations will in sum improve the quality of storm water runoff to the Rouge River. The function of wetland filtration for water quality improvement has been recognized as one potential BMP. Wetlands increase storm water detention capacity, increase storm water attenuation, moderate low flows, and improve water quality by removing nutrients, sediments and metals. The wetland demonstration project utilizes existing, enhanced, and created wetlands to demonstrate the value and effectiveness of wetlands in treating storm water runoff. This document provides a summary of the existing biological and physical conditions of each of the wetland and upland areas designated for consideration for the Rouge Project wetlands wet weather management demonstration system. To assist in the selection of practical and feasible sites for pollution abatement using wetland sites, field surveys were conducted to identify topography, soil types, land use, utilities, natural features, and hydrologic setting. Site maps are included. View this document now:
Selection of Stormwater Pollutant Loading Factors Kelly Cave, Tom Quasebarth, and Eric Harold Technical Memorandum, October 1994, 66 pages, Order Number: MOD-TM34.00 *** This technical memorandum summarizes and assesses the available data from previous local, regional, and national storm water monitoring studies and presents land use-specific storm water pollutant loading factors for use in the simulation of storm water pollution loads to the Rouge River. The primary objectives are to: (1) identify storm water related pollutants that may impact water quality in the watershed; (2) describe the methodology for determining appropriate storm water pollutant loading factors, based on storm even mean concentrations (EMCs), for simulating the water quality in the Rouge River; and (3) present recommended storm water EMC loading factors based on statistical analysis of local, regional, and national monitoring databases. Storm Water pollutant loading factors are presented for 12 constituents and 10 land use categories based on the statistical analysis. The loading factors will be applied in the Rouge River Watershed models to estimate storm water pollution loads to the river under existing and future land use conditions and to determine the effect of best management practices (BMPs) on pollution reduction. This analysis will be used in the simulation of water quality of the Rouge River in response to wet weather events. View this document now:
Seven Mile CSO Retention Basin Charlotte Nichols Project Profile, June 2003, 4 pages, Order Number: CSO-05 * The Seven Mile CSO project seeks to control CSO discharges and to protect water quality for public health. View this document now:
Significant Components of Urban Pollutant Loads--Crossing the Final Hurdles for Achieving Water Quality Standards Flora M. McCormack, & James W. Ridgway Paper, October 1994, 10 pages, Order Number: WEFTEC94-05 ** NPS pollution control has failed to realize the same reductions as point source pollution because a number of impediments remain in the implementation of an effective NPS program. This paper provides a brief summary of past nonpoint studies in southeast Michigan, the impediments which have prevented implementation, and some alternatives for overcoming these obstacles. The impediments identified by the Rouge Project are not technical, but rather institutional. The Rouge Project recognizes that implementation of NPS controls are best handled at the local level but the motivation to local governments, industries, and residents is not sufficient to initiate controls. The Rouge Project will therefore attempt to forge a consensus between the regulators and the public in general to develop a holistic or consensus-based approach to NPS control and pollution prevention. View this document now:
SOCRRA - Healthy Garden Posters Rouge Project Public Involvement Work Element Poster, 4 pages, Order Number: PI-INFO-103 * These one-page educational fliers, prepared by the Southeastern Oakland County Resource Recovery Authority, can easily be made into posters. They include: Healthy Landscape Principles; Waste-Wise Tips for a Healthy Lawn; Planting Trees for a Healthy City; and Water Wisely. View this document now:
Rouge Project Public Involvement Work Element Fact Sheet, 2 pages, Order Number: PI-INFO-104 * Through the natural process of composting, leaves and grass clippings from your yard can be transformed into a soil-enriching substance called compost. This educational fact sheet outlines the steps for making compost at home, reflecting the experience of Southeastern Oakland County Resource Recovery Authority (SOCCRA) Master Composters working in an urban setting. View this document now:
Rouge Project Public Involvement Work Element Fact Sheet, 2 pages, Order Number: PI-INFO-105 * Fallen leaves carry 50-80 percent of the nutrients a tree extracts from the soil and air. These nutrients and elements are essential for plant growth.This fact sheet, prepared by the Southeastern Oakland County Resource Recovery Authority, describes the many earth-friendly options available for using fallen leaves around the home. View this document now:
Rouge Project Public Involvement Work Element Fact Sheet, 3 pages, Order Number: PI-INFO-106 * This fact sheet, prepared by the Southeastern Oakland County Resource Recovery Authority, describes how to make your own compost; how to use that compost and other mulches in your yard; explains how plants grow and use nutrients; and has a layout of a home landscape with tips on planning your landscape in harmony with nature. View this document now:
SOCRRA - Waste-Wise Tips for a Healthy Lawn Rouge Project Public Involvement Work Element Fact Sheet, 2 pages, Order Number: PI-INFO-107 * This fact sheet, prepared by the Southeastern Oakland County Resource Recovery Authority, demonstrates different steps you can take when working with your lawn that reduce the need for lawn chemicals. These tips include feeding your lawn with grass clippings, different mowing options, grass recycling tips, lawn watering, lawn fertilization, and reducing pesticide use. View this document now:
Soil Bioengineering Techniques for the Restoration of Johnson Creek, Washtenaw County, Michigan Project Profile, September 2000, 2 pages, Order Number: M1-05 ** The Soil Bioengineering Techniques for the restoration of Johnson Creek, a unique stream with a cold water fishery in a highly urban area, served four objectives. 1. Educate citizens within the outside of the watershed on the benefits of soil bioengineering. 2. Demonstrate the use of native plants in a residential landscape creating a riparian buffer strip. 3. Stabilize some of the banks of Johnson Creek using various bioengineering techniques, and 4. Incorporate in-stream habitat improvement to support brown trout. This project profile is a summary of the results of a grant funded effort performed with local community funding or in-kind services. The summary focuses on the demonstration aspects of the project. View this document now:
Soil Erosion Control Blanket Project Barry Johnson Project Profile, November 2001, 3 pages, Order Number: M1-09 * This project profile is a summary of the results of a grant funded effort performed with local community funding or in kind services. The summary focuses on the demonstration aspects of the project. View this document now:
Soil Erosion: A Study of Current Practices (video) City of Farmington Hills Community Project, October 1998, Order Number: CP-SP10-01.00 ** The objective of the Pebble Creek Erosion and Sedimentation Control Study was to improve the effectiveness of Erosion and Sedimentation Control (ESC) on residential construction sites. Controlling construction site erosion and sedimentation is critical to maintaining water quality in the Rouge Watershed. A project video that presents the highlights of the project and specific recommendations for ESC on residential construction sites was developed. This video is available as a teaching tool to introduce different types of ESC methods and practices to others. Specifications and Contract Documents for I-696/Minnow Pond Drain Swale Retrofit Construction Supplemental Report, March 1996, 210 pages, Order Number: NPS-SR06.00 ** This document is the specifications and contract documents that accompanied the plans for the construction of the Interstate 696/ Minnow Pond Drain Swale Retrofit demonstration project. This swale retrofit project is one of the pilot Best Management Practices (BMP) projects for the Wayne County Rouge Program Office (RPO). The swale was constructed within the I-696 right-of-way next to the existing storm sewer outfall that prior to construction discharged untreated highway runoff directly to the Minnow Pond Drain. The construction of the swale will provide stormwater pollutant removal through physical filtration of runoff through the grass cover, and infiltration of runoff into the underlying soil. This document contains the details, specifications, and contract documents necessary to construct the swale to perform as designed. Supplemental Report, Order Number: SAM-STATE_REPORTS * The Rouge River Watershed is a hydraulic unit consisting of 48 communities and three counties. It has four main river courses and many tributaries, which eventually drain into the Detroit River and then to Lake Erie. These booklets were developed to provide the people who live, work, or recreate in the watershed with information about the habitat and water quality of the tributaries and branches of the Rouge River. As mentioned in the Rouge River Remedial Action Plan (RAP), one reason such information is important is that it determines how the river and watershed environment can be used for recreation and aesthetic enjoyment. The Middle 1 Subwatershed covers primarily the Cities of Northville and Novi, and the Townships of Northville, Salem, Plymouth and Novi. The Middle 3 Subwatershed is located in portions of the Cities of Dearborn Heights, Livonia, Garden City, and Westland, as well as a small portion of Redford. The Upper 2 Subwatershed is located in portions of the Cities of Livonia, Farmington Hills, Farmington, and Novi, as well as Redford and Northville Townships. View this document now:
Storm Drains Aren't Garbage Cans Rouge Project Public Involvement Work Element Brochure, July 1997, Order Number: PI-BR-08 ** This brochure was written to reinforce the messages from the visual display. It explains the problem of storm drain pollution and provides tips on how to prevent this type of pollution. Also included in this brochure is a map of the major watersheds in Southeast Michigan. View this document now:
Storm Drains Aren't Garbage Cans (Magnet) Rouge Project Public Involvement Work Element Magnet, 1 pages, Order Number: PI-INFO-108 * This popular graphic, which shows an unhappy fish sticking it's head out of a storm drain that has been littered with debris, illustrates the fact that anything that goes into a storm drain can end up in the Rouge River. This can be used to produce magnets or other educational material. View this document now:
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