Download Real World Impacts of Stormwater on Municipal Operations

Real World Impacts of Stormwater on Municipal Operations
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(8:30 – 8:45) Introduction – Lisa Vollbrecht, Assistant Public Utilities Director
o Introduce the primary topics, speakers & areas of expertise
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(8:45 – 9:00) How We Use Stormwater Utility Fees – Lisa Vollbrecht, Assistant Public Utilities Director
Noah Czech, Stormwater Compliance Specialist
o Highlight how St. Cloud handled MS4 regulations
o Fee structures, budgeting & department roles
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(9:00 – 9:45) St. Cloud’s Stormwater Utility – Noah Czech, Stormwater Compliance Specialist
o Central MN Water Education Alliance
o Permanent BMP inspection program
o BMP installation/inspection cost analysis
o Desktop assessment
o Long-term planning development
o Partnering with SWCD and WD for additional funding
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(9:45 – 10:00) Break
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(10:00 – 10:20) Stormwater Impacts on Public Utilities – Lisa Vollbrecht
o Discuss how the City uses our water resources
o Discuss how runoff affects each facility (Hydro, Wastewater, Water)
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(10:20 – 11:20) Why Protecting our Source Water Matters to the St. Cloud Drinking Water Facility
- Shane Lund, Water Quality Coordinator
o Discuss trends in the Mississippi River and how the quality of water impacts drinking water
safety and treatment cost
o Case study – How significant runoff events affect treatment & cost
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(11:20 – 11:30) Break
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(11:30 – 12:00) Virtual Water Treatment Facility Tour - Shane Lund, Water Quality Coordinator
o Discuss treatment practices and how they can be applied to stormwater
o Discuss how water quality of the River causes reactions to treatment processes
o Familiarize audience with the facility to better understand the tour and ask questions
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(12:00 – 1:00) Lunch
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(1:00 – 1:30) Drive to Water Treatment Facility for Tours
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(1:30 – 3:00) Facility Tours – Water Treatment Facility Staff
o Come see how drinking water is treated and the day to day operations.
Real World Impacts of Stormwater on Municipal Operations
8:30 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Is the money we spend to protect our surface waters really worthwhile? Does the quality of stormwater runoff really
matter locally? How much does it cost to ensure safe drinking water? This workshop will help answer those questions,
and will demonstrate how the City of St. Cloud’s Public Utilities (Stormwater, Drinking Water, Hydroelectric, and
Wastewater Treatment) interact with each other and the impacts stormwater runoff has on each. Attendees will learn
how stormwater impacts the cost of delivering safe drinking water to the public. Drinking water treatment techniques
will be discussed and how these concepts can carry into stormwater treatment practices. A tour of the City’s state of the
art water treatment facility will show you first-hand what it takes to produce safe drinking water from the Mississippi
River. You will also learn how the City is meeting MS4 permit requirements, its use of a stormwater utility fee and the
costs to implement programs aimed at reducing the impacts to City’s other utilities.