Residential Stormwater BMP’s in the Kinnickinnic Watershed:

Part of a Long View towards Water Resources on Milwaukee’s South Side

Ben Gramling

Sixteenth Street Community Health Center

Milwaukee, Wisconsin

April 30, 2012

The Kinnickinnic River Watershed:

Local Project Context:

• Implement Recommendations of the Kinnickinnic River Corridor Neighborhood Plan– Flood Management along the KK– Leverage Additional Community

Investment (Housing, Parks & Open Space, Infrastructure, Educational Programming, Stormwater Management)

• Consistent with Findings of the KK Watershed Restoration Plan

KK River Corridor Neighborhood Plan

Project Summary:

• Test out a project approach– Bring stormwater outreach and education

to an underserved population– Cluster Best Management Practices in a

residential setting – maximize local participation

– Monitor to quantify the impact

• Expand the reach through replication

Project Approach:

1. Select Target Area• Neighborhood and property

characteristics• Stormwater conveyance & treatment

characteristics• Ability to recruit participants

Project Approach:

2. Engage, Educate and Recruit Participants

• Bilingual introductory materials

• Door to door canvassing, phone calls, 1-on-1 and group meetings

• Demonstrate what we are talking about

Instalaciones ecológicas (BMPs)

Project Approach:

3. Plan, Design & Build BMP’s• Respond to property owners’ interests

and limitations & property characteristics• Recognize ongoing maintenance

requirements• Execute a partnership agreement• Involve owners and their neighbors in the

construction

Partnership and Maintenance Agreement

1. Estar presente durante las visitas a su casa

2. Dar opinión sobre el diseño de la instalación

3. Mantener el área de implementación sin obstáculos (muebles, carros, mascotas)

4. Dar acceso a la propiedad (durante implementación y monitoreo)

5. Dar permiso para poner un letrero sobre el proyecto

6. Mantener la instalación (regar, desmalezar, etc. los jardines de lluvia o jardines en zanja. Vaciar y guardar los barriles de lluvia durante el invierno)

7. Tomar responsabilidad por cualquier gasto financiero asociado con jardinería (trabajo en el patio) separado de este proyecto.

¿ESTÁ DE ACUERDO?

Acuerdo de Colaboración y de Mantenimiento

DUEÑO DE CASA ~ HOME OWNER

Acuerdo de Colaboración y de MantenimientoPartnership and Maintenance Agreement

ORGANIZACIONES ASOCIADAS~PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS

1. Efectuar la implementación de instalaciones ecológicas dentro de un plazo (periodo de tiempo) acordado con los dueños de las propiedades participantes.

2. Ofrecer orientación y proporcionar materiales de información sobre el mantenimiento adecuado de las instalaciones ecológicas.

3. Proporcionar documentación de renuncia a derechos de compensación para proteger a los dueños de propiedades ante cualquier accidente del personal/equipo de construcción dentro de la propiedad.

Project Approach:

4. Monitor for Impact• Determine drainage areas at the outset• Verify on-the-ground conditions• Craft monitoring plan for

upstream/downstream comparison (in the pipe) and pre/post construction

Project Results:“Pilot” Target Area – S. 15th

Project Results:Replicated Target Areas – S.

14th and 16th Streets

• Recruitment Fall 2011

• Initial Installations Fall 2011

• Ongoing Installations & Recruitment 2012

• Monitoring 2012-13

Next Up:Lyons Park Creek Subwatershed

Other Efforts: Pocket Park

Other Efforts: Environmental Education

Final Acknowledgements:

• Project Partners– Groundwork Milwaukee– Milwaukee Riverkeeper– Sixteenth Street Community Health Center– Southeastern WI Watersheds Trust, Inc.

• Key Funders– Fund for Lake Michigan– Joyce Foundation– WI Coastal Management Program