Presentation given by Erin Hawkins on June 5, 2012 at the Third Annual Choose Clean Water Conference.

1. Stormwater in the
City of Lynchburg

2. About
Lynchburg
Founded 1786
Situated along the James
You Are Here
50miles2 land area
Population ~ 75,000
Combined Sewer System
• Separation currently underway
• 106 of 132 overflows closed
• Incorporating green
infrastructure into long-term
management plan

5. Regulatory Permits
• Phase II NPDES Permitted locality
• Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4)
• Population > 50,000
• MS4 Permit
• Education and Outreach
• Public Involvement
• Illicit Discharge Detection and Elimination
• Construction Management
• Post-Construction Management
• Good Housekeeping

6. Chesapeake Bay TMDL
• $120 million approximated cost of
implementation
• Water quality improvement projects
to meet TMDL goals
• 5% in first permit cycle
• 35% in second permit cycle
• 60% in third permit cycle
Pollutant Reduction Goal
Total Nitrogen 7,286 lbs/yr
Total Phosphorus 2,128 lbs/yr
Sediment 1.06M lbs/yr

7. Implementation Plans
Riverfront Master Plan

8. Jefferson Street Rain Garden and Porous Pavers

10. Bacteria &
Nutrients Stormwater
TMDLs
Discharge limits
Bacteria &
Nutrients
Bacteria & Nutrients
Separation
WWTP
Store and Treat
CSO
E&S

11. How to answer…
How to fund
stormwater
programs?
Are we Is current
meeting organizational
current and
future structure
regulations? adequate?

12. Reorganization
• Identification of current staff who perform stormwater duties
to better capture cost
• Moved stormwater management under Dept. of Utilities
• Lead to a rebranding of the department

13. Stormwater Advisory Committee
• Met monthly for eight months. Meeting presentations and
minutes made available on city website.
• Provide input and feedback on the future level of service and
funding for the stormwater management program
• Discussed the current and future stormwater challenges that
the City faces, why stormwater management is important and
options for the future level of stormwater service and funding

14. SWAC Recommendation
• Recommendation of implementing stormwater fee
• Recommended slightly higher level of service than presently
provided
• Recommended utility be funded through a combination of fee
and general funds.
• Creation of Credit Program

15. Council Meetings and Feedback
• Staff presented at multiple informational meetings
• Presented recommendation of SWAC at March 2011 Public
Hearing
• Council undetermined on fee
• Wanted more public participation
• Additional public meetings and webcasts

16. Timeline
• December 2011
• The Utility was created after a citizen advisory committee, City staff and
City Council spent two years evaluating ways to fund stormwater
services.
• User fee would apply to ALL properties within the City based on the
amount of impervious area on the property and would appear on
customer’s utility bill
• Set the stormwater rate at $0
• Provide staff time to develop billing information in anticipation of Council
decision
• Provide additional time during FY13 budget hearings to discuss rate
• April 2012
• Council set a $4/SFU stormwater rate
• To be implemented July 1, 2012

17. Single-Family Residential
Medium Single-Family Large Single-Family
Small Single-Family
< 1,300 ft2 = 0.5 SFU 1,301 to 4,300 ft2= 1.0 SFU >4,301 ft2 = 1.6 SFU
There will be a credit program available to residents that implement
Stormwater Best Management Properties that help reduce the burden
to the stormwater system.
Rain Barrel Rain Garden

18. Non-Residential & Multi-family
Non-Residential
Impervious Area
(555,776 sq. ft.)
SFU = ---------------------------
SFU (2,672 sq. ft.)
SFU = 208
SW Fee = 208 X rate
There will be a credit program available to properties that implement
Stormwater Best Management Properties that help reduce the burden
to the stormwater system.

19. Planning Ahead
• Comprehensive Planning
• System mapping updating
• Inventory and Assessment
of Infrastructure