02-04-19 Utilities - Laserfiche WebLink

Home Browse Search

CITY OF SOUTH BEND OFFICE OF THE CLERK He went on,We were able to model accurately which areas of the City we could actually eliminate the CSO volume. You could build green infrastructure all around the City and it might not have a large impact, but there are certain areas where you could put green infrastructure where it would make a large impact. You would be able to bridge that gap from the capacity that you have versus the quantity that you have. We know that we have thirty-five(35) CSO basins in South Bend, and there are nine (9) of these where we are specifically able to build green infrastructure that it will work and we know that it will be able to meet its objective. The green infrastructure eliminated a number of the small tanks, specifically, the tank at Leeper Park and the tank at Brownfield Park. They were quite small realistically, and we were able to eliminate them entirely from the plan with green infrastructure. When you reduce the size of the tank from 2 million gallons to 1.5 million gallons, you have a small savings. The real savings comes from eliminating a tank entirely. The new plan is called a smarter alternative for a greener environment. It is smarter because it relies on smart infrastructure, its an alternative because it's an alternative to the bad plan that we had, and its greener because its better for the water quality and it is better for the community structure. He continued, Also, it has gone through a renegotiation. We have to be very careful about how everything is planted and portrayed, and this plan is definitely the right plan for South Bend. We didn't want to just call this some series of numbers and digits, we wanted to emphasize that this is the appropriate smarter and greener plan for South Bend. Another example is the portrayal of the differences. We are continuing to make the green plan better the whole time. The green(referring to the presentation) is a comparison to the yellow, which is where we are at the moment. The currently mandated LTCP that is in our consent decree at the moment, versus the SAGE Plan. Some of the things to emphasize are the residential indicator and the calculation that the EPA created, whereby you are expected to have a ratio that shows the relationship between a sewer bill and a medium household income in a community. If you're above two percent(2%)it is considered high,if you are less than two percent(2%),two percent(2%)to one(1%)percent it is medium and less than one percent (1%) is low. We were at three point six nine percent (3.69%), which is exceptionally high, and we managed to get it down to the right amount, close to two percent(2%). Committee Chair Teshka asked, To be clear, the three point six nine percent(3.69%) is where we would be if we went through with the current TCP? SAGE would be two point one two percent (2.12%). Can you explain the current conditions, where we're at? Mr. Fahey explained, That's if we stop spending, if we just said we're done. Committee Chair Teshka asked, Do you know where we're at on that residential indicator? Mr. Fahey stated, These are designed for future planning for future projects. We don't have any projects right now that we are building on, so it wouldn't really be possible to come up with one (1)because you would just be talking about a sewer bill. Mr. Horvath stated,We could calculate it and it would probably be around one point seven percent (1.7%). Committee Chair Teshka asked, So,what is the current sewer bill in relation to household income, if it is calculable? EXCELLENCE ACCOUNTABILITY I INNOVATION I INCLUSION I EMPOWERMENT 455 County-City Building 227 W.Jefferson Bvld South Bend,Indiana 46601 p 574.235.9221 f574.235.9173 TTD 574.235.5567 www.southbendin.gov 7