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DETAILED PROJECT DESCRIPTION. This project takes a multi-media approach to controlling lead by allowing the City to utilize some of the City’s drinking water resources to xxxxx a known health hazard through an exposure pathway other than, and in addition to, drinking water (i.e., household lead paint and dust). It allows the City’s Water Division flexibility from LSL sampling and replacement requirements in the drinking water regulations in working through technical issues associated with making treatment adjustments. The City of Columbus operates a public water system which must comply with national primary drinking water regulations promulgated under the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA). Columbus has a good compliance history for lead in the drinking water. The City is also currently maintaining optimal treatment for lead. In the past, Columbus has made certain changes to its water treatment process, and inadvertently caused an increase in the lead levels in the water. Columbus is concerned that it may need to make treatment changes in the future that may likewise impact lead levels. Under the Federal and State drinking water regulations, if the drinking water in customers’ homes exceeds the “Action Level” (AL) of 15 µg/L of lead in more than 10 percent of drinking water tap samples (i.e., exceeds the AL as a 90th percentile value), the City must begin sampling LSLs immediately and replacing those lines that contribute more than 15 µg/L of lead. Through this project, the US EPA will allow the City a temporary suspension of the LSL sampling and replacement provisions for up to three years beginning if and when the City exceeds the lead AL, provided this occurs within six years of making a treatment change. In exchange for this flexibility, the City Division of Water will contribute $300,000 a year for 15 years to the LSCP, beginning January 1, 2001. The City Division of Water’s annual commitment to contribute $300,000 to the LSCP is contingent on annual approval of this transfer by the City Council and City Auditor1. The LSCP will use the $300,000 per year to provide free blood testing, public education, medical intervention for lead-poisoned children, and up 1Any subsequent reference to the City of Columbus Division of Water’s commitment to transfer $300,000 to the LSCP will assume and be contingent on the necessary annual approvals from the Columbus City Council and City Auditor. to $100,000 in grants per year for lead abatement to residents of Columbus in the high-risk areas identifi...
DETAILED PROJECT DESCRIPTION. The project location is a deeply incised and actively eroding stormwater channel. The device will treat an 8.87-acre watershed and will improve two head cuts. The RSC will be installed in a section the ephemeral stormwater channel that is approximately 90 feet in length. There is an approximate seven to eight-foot headcut located at the upstream end of the project reach; the channel downstream from this point averages approximately 15 feet in width from top of bank to top of bank and is incised, on average, approximately 4-5 feet. At the downstream end of the reach there is another headcut, approximately 4-5 feet in elevation. The RSC will end just upstream of the location of this existing downstream headcut. In a RSC, water conveyance and processing is accomplished via a constructed network of sand seepage berms, pools, and boulder (or cobble, depending on the modeled flow) weirs. The arrangement of these features raises the incised invert of the incised channel back to pre-disturbance elevation and forms a new surface topography that controls the surface and subsurface hydrology. The modifications necessary to establish the sand seepage hydrology result in the creation of a series of vegetated stilling pools, sand seepage beds replete with above and below-ground biomass, and associated flow paths through the sand/mulch filter media. The physical effect of the pools and the vegetation planted on the lateral sides of the channel in the filtration media reduce water velocity and facilitate removal of suspended solid particles and associated nutrients and contaminants. Uptake of dissolved nutrients and adsorption of oils and greases by the many plant stems present in the pools yields additional benefits. The conceptual design/structure of the RSC at the proposed location currently involves filling the incised channel with a mixture of sand (80%) and hardwood mulch or chips (20%). A parabolic xxxx structure will be installed at the upper headcut, at existing grade, to control grade and direct water into the RSC downstream. Continuing downstream, the incised channel will be filled with the sand/mulch filtration media, and stabilized with a series of 3 (or more) additional parabolic xxxx structures, of varying length and slope, depending on the existing topography. Each xxxx will have a pool immediately upstream for high flow storage and to enhance infiltration of stormwater downward through the sand/mulch filtration media. At the downstream end of the RSC, mat...
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DETAILED PROJECT DESCRIPTION. Describe the specific actions to be taken in the proposed drinking water source protection project. The following specific actions are proposed for Phase II of Turbidity-Sediment Monitoring and Erosion Control Projects for Source Protection and Planning in the Siletz Sub-basin: Component 1: Expanded turbidity threshold sampling (TTS) Project Partners propose to use Drinking Water Protection Funds to collect additional information on instream levels of the indicator pollutants (TSS and turbidity) using TTS methods at two new monitoring site locations (using the City of Toledo's TTS monitoring equipment) to better distinguish contribution of major sources of fine sediment from the Upper Siletz from the more diverse streamside land uses in the Middle and Lower Siletz. Phase II monitoring is intended to develop relationships between a range of precipitation events, river discharge and fine sediment loads in multiple segments of the DWSA. The monitoring project would be conducted in coordination with DEQ’s laboratory and regional staff. The primary monitoring project activities and Partners’ roles and responsibilities are shown in Table 1 (attached). The Phase I TTS monitoring site was located at the former City of Toledo intake (Station 37848), a short distance downstream of the intakes for the cities of Newport and Siletz (approx RM 40). This monitoring station (with TTS monitoring equipment owned by the City of Toledo) was key to identifying TSS and turbidity patterns at the intakes, but must be discontinued due to dismantling of the old Toledo intake. The physical configuration and access at the new Toledo intake does not allow convenient installation, operation and maintenance of the TTS monitoring station equipment by project partners. The Phase I TTS monitoring activities provided critical information for the monitoring site location at the Toledo/Newport/Siletz drinking water intakes, but Project Partners did not attempt to collect data at other locations. The Phase II monitoring at other site locations will allow Project Partners to develop a better understanding of the longitudinal pattern of fine sediment and turbidity during precipitation events. DEQ will perform complementary TTS monitoring at one or more locations along with project technical assistance during up to four significant precipitation events over two years. One of two new TTS monitoring sites would be located at site 37396 Siletz River at Moonshine Park, a short distance downstream of ...
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DETAILED PROJECT DESCRIPTION. The project will build on CPSC’s existing relationships with local governments and non- governmental organizations (NGO’s) present in the target counties and materials developed for three previous Rose Foundation-funded DRTF expansion projects (Sacramento and Yolo Counties, East Contra Costa County, and Monterey County), thereby maximizing the benefits of the original investment of Rose Foundation grant funds to expand a successful turn-key program. This is a two year project. The key project partners are identified, and can quickly be contacted to secure their partnership on the project and assistance in identifying important stakeholder groups for outreach, recruiting and placing new bins, and educating residents about the program focusing on community groups for the disadvantages communities in at least English and Spanish and maybe other languages if needed. The project goal is to educate consumers that unwanted medications should not be flushed and instead should be disposed of at secure, conveniently placed drop-off locations in order to help reduce pharmaceutical contaminants in our water supplies and lower the risk of accidental poisonings or substance abuse associated with unwanted medications stored in the home or diverted when improperly disposed. This project involves outreach, education and partnership with diverse stakeholders including but not limited to: • Medical community – pharmacies, hospitals, those who deal with mental health issues, health and veterinary clinics and their staff and professional associations • Local government and special districts – county and city departments of public health, environmental health, solid waste & recycling, and public works; county and city law enforcement; water delivery and sanitation districts; community services districts • Non-governmental organizations – drug abuse prevention groups, environmental advocacy organizations, community health protection groups, youth and children’s groups, children and senior protection groups, agricultural farmers with animals, and groups that help disadvantaged communities. CPSC will contact local stakeholders from the categories listed above to educate them on proper medication disposal and its nexus with water quality, environmental protection, public health, and crime reduction and recruit them to partner with CPSC to identify and establish new collection locations and promote them to the surrounding communities. CPSC and project partners will conduct meetings ...
DETAILED PROJECT DESCRIPTION. The four action programs of this project are proposed as a package of strategic efforts to benefit a diversity of social and economic interests. All reductions in water quality contamination benefit the environment and the communities that are served by the streams, rivers, and reservoirs of the region. Reductions in sediment discharge into forest streams and rivers due to watchdog monitoring success will reduce sediments that would clog reservoirs, which provide essential water storage for the full spectrum of water users. Increased awareness of the need for water conservation can result in lower water usage and lower water bills for DAC communities. CSERC’s Spanish language articles and social networking can reach Latinos who otherwise may not receive persuasive water conservation and water quality protection messages. Grant funding will support water education presentations to schools in Modesto, Stockton, Lodi, and other urban areas. CSERC’s priority focus on serving minority community areas would continue, with an aim to shift to more classroom programs to interact even more closely with students. The primary amendment to the project description that was approved as part of the Project List is the goal to implement the four strategic actions over TWO years, rather than one year. A second minor amendment is to add a higher level of laboratory testing for a limited number of water quality samples in 2017 and a broader number of samples in 2018. The purpose of the higher level of testing will be to assess the source percentage of contributions of pathogenic bacteria in stream segments that test at levels that exceed Basin Plan standards or EPA regulatory standards. In 2009, CSERC cooperated with State Water Board staff to develop a Quality Assurance Project Plan (QAPP) to ensure accurate water quality sampling to test for pathogenic bacteria indicators (E. coli, total coliform bacteria, and fecal coliform bacteria). Specific protocols are followed and samples are delivered within the 6-hour time limit to an ELAP certified testing laboratory. As part of the QAPP, CSERC staff tests “field blanks” (samples of clean, filtered water) to ensue there are no quality control issues at the laboratory or with the sampling technique in the field. The Central Valley Water Quality Control Board Basin Plan provides a water quality standard for fecal coliform concentration in waters with contact recreation. CSERC has documented violations of that Basin Plan standard in ...
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DETAILED PROJECT DESCRIPTION. Water and The Right To Know will be a program that transforms, educates and moves communities by providing technical assistance, guidance and support to local water boards and its members, simultaneously igniting communities’ participation in their local water systems. While a bridge exists between the local water boards and the Regional Water Board, Tulare County Board of Supervisors and the State Water Board, EQS sees the importance of further cultivating those pathways. El Quinto Sol de America has established comites in the communities of Plainview, Tonyville, Tooleville, and The City of Lindsay. Each comite consists of residents from each of these communities who develop a community plan to improve the well being of the entire community. Historically, the comites have focused on pesticide advocacy and transportation infrastructure. But while meeting on a regular basis, community members began to identify water as the next potential issue that they should work on. For example, in the community of Plainview, the lack of qualified individuals willing to be part of the Water Board has created roadblocks for grant requirements and the policy implementation process. Over the ten years that EQS has been in existence, we have had the opportunity to create long lasting partnerships with many organizations. We have partnered with health organizations such as Kaweah Delta and Family Health Care Network for our neighboring health fairs. We have partnered with CSET and Tulare County Board of Supervisors District One Representative Xxxxx Xxxxxx to host community wide clean ups. Self-Help Enterprises, Community Water Center, Leadership Council and CRLA have been integral in providing specific trainings in areas such as laws and regulations, policy and liabilities. The Water and The Right to Know has two simultaneous goals: Goal 1 is to increase the knowledge and participation of residents in their local water systems. EQS will accomplish this through identifying new leaders, providing technical assistance and serving as a guide through the entire process so that community members feel supported and able to be the decision makers for their local water systems. EQS will be hosting regular house meetings that will be facilitated by an organizer. The organizer will use popular education methods, as well as art and culture based leadership tools. These house meetings will be interactive and provide the foundation (i.e.: public speaking, governance structure, etc) for com...
