Cape Cod Stormwater Grant Updates & Municipal Assistance Program
This document provides comprehensive details on the Cape Cod Stormwater Grant Updates, DLTA MS4 Permit Compliance Assistance, and Municipal Assistance Program. It covers grant tasks, program components, GIS mapping assistance, Geospatial Tech Assistance, and various initiatives aimed at improving stormwater management in Cape Cod. The timeline, tasks, and objectives for the programs are outlined in detail.
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Stormwater Grant Updates Cape Cod Stormwater Manager s Group Meeting Cape Cod Commission, Ocean Conference Room Wednesday, November 1st2017 9AM
604B Grant (MassDEP) DLTA MS4 Permit Compliance Assistance MS4 Municipal Assistance Grant Program (MassDEP) AmeriCorps Service
DLTA MS4 Municipal Grant AmeriCorps 604B Jan 2019 Oct 2017 July 2017 Sept 2017 June 2018 Dec 2017 July 2018
DLTA Evaluate mechanisms for coalition formation GIS mapping assistance Other Geospatial Tech Assistance (GTA): Defining SW Infrastructure GTA: Stormwater N Reduction Tool and Protocol Developing Regional IDDE SW Sampling/Testing Program NOI Assistance MS4 Outreach Workshops, Meetings, Materials Support meetings of Cape Cod Stormwater Coalition MS4 Municipal Grant AmeriCorps Gap Analysis of stormwater mapping (for one town) Capture additional features and attributes in field 604B Inventory of Existing Stormwater Resources Ms4 Needs Assessment Gaps Analysis MS4 Cost Estimates for each town Financing approaches Good Housekeeping and Poll Prev Policies and SOPs for Cape Performance Measures Public Education & Outreach Plan
2017 2017 2017 2017 2018 2018 2018 2018 2018 2018 2018 2018 2018 2018 2018 2018 2019 2019 Grant Tasks Sept Oct Nov Dec x Jan Feb Mar April May June July Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Evaluate mechanisms for coalition formation GIS mapping assistance Geospatial Tech Assistance (GTA): Defining SW Infrastructure GTA: Stormwater N Reduction Tool and Protocol Developing Regional IDDE Stormwater Sampling/Testing Program NOI Assistance MS4 Outreach Workshops, Meetings, and Materials Support meetings of Cape Cod Stormwater Coalition Mapping Data Inventory (one town) Field work mapping data collection Assist in protocol development; field surveys for additional towns Inventory of Existing Resources Needs Assessment Gaps Analysis MS4 Cost Estimates for each town Field work mapping data collection Good Housekeeping and Poll Prev Policies and SOPs for Cape Performance Measures Public Education & Outreach Plan Recommendations to coalition DLTA x Task 1a Task 1b Task 2 Task 3 Task 4 Task 5 Field data schema development Data layer integration Protocol development MS4 Tool development 3 Bays Pilot Municipal Assistance Grant Regional IDDE sampling program Training Materia Train the Trainer Complete Forms MS4 Outreach workshops + Materials Train the Trainer x x AmeriCorps x x x Subtask 1.1 Subtask 1.2 Subtask 2 Subtask 3.1 Subtask 3.2 Subtask 3.3 Subtask 3.4 Subtask 3.5 Subtask 3.6 Subtask 3.7 x x x x 604B x x x x x x x
DLTA District Local Technical Assistance Grant to the Town of Chatham (on behalf of the Cape Cod Stormwater Mangers)
DLTA CCC Draft Memo on Stormwater Governance and Regionalization Describes mechanisms for which Towns can partner and collaborate in pursuit of stormwater management goals Future work (to be completed before end of year) CCC staff to work with AmeriCorps and Partner Town in SW Mapping Project Draft Memo on Guidance for MS4 Compliance and 208 Watershed Permitting
MassDEP 604b Grant Grant program authorized under the federal Clean Water Act Section 604(b) for water quality assessment and management planning
Grant Application Submitted by: Cape Cod Commission Partners: APCC Barnstable County Barnstable County Department of Health and Environment Collaborator: Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management Amount Awarded: $50K Received Notice to Proceed: Sept. 21, 2017 Grant Timeline: October 2017 January 2019 (~16 months)
Scope of Services Task 1 Inventory of Existing Resources and Needs Assessment Task 2 Conduct Gap Analysis Task 3 Develop Collaborative Stormwater Strategies for Efficient and Cost-effective Stormwater Management Prepare MS4 cost estimates for each town Identify possible financing approaches Develop recommendations for Good Housekeeping and Pollution Prevention Identify policies and SOPs best suited to Cape Cod conditions, governance, and needs Identify MS4 performance measures and measurable goals Prepare a Model Public Education and Outreach Plan Recommendations for a Regional Stormwater Framework
Allocation of Resources Consultant to provide assistance with: Hours Needs Assessment (~10 hrs) 100 Gaps Analysis (~10 hrs) 101 Developing recommendations for Good Housekeeping and Pollution Prevention (~40 hrs) Policies and SOPs for addressing MS4 Minimum Control Measures, specific to Cape (~40 hrs) 762 Stormwater Managers Group to provide input on RFP Development CCC APCC Consultant
MassDEP 604b Grant MassDEP 604b Grant Task 1.1. Inventory of Existing Resources and Needs Task 1.1. Inventory of Existing Resources and Needs Jo Ann Muramoto, Ph.D. Association to Preserve Cape Cod MassBays Regional Coordinator, Cape Cod
1.1. Inventory of Existing Resources and Needs 1.1. Inventory of Existing Resources and Needs 1. Information is needed to inform subsequent tasks. 2. Cape Cod Commission will collect information on existing resources from County agencies. 3. APCC will conduct survey of municipal stormwater managers to determine existing resources and needs: Develop survey from existing examples and input from Stormwater Group. Add questions if needed for Cape issues (e.g., 208 Plan linkage to MS4). Send survey to Stormwater Group and others by 11/8/17; Collect responses by mid-November. Conduct interviews if needed. 4. Prepare Responses document by 12/22/17 (Commission, APCC).
Developing a Survey Developing a Survey 1. Choose an existing survey: Berkshire Regional Planning Commission (completed survey) Massachusetts Statewide Stormwater Collaborative (draft survey); 2. Add questions if needed to address Cape Cod conditions and needs: 208 Water Quality Plan? Shellfish and aquaculture? Others? 3. Send your survey preference and suggestions to Jo Ann Muramoto (jmuramoto@apcc.org ) by COB Tuesday 11/6/17.
Conducting the Survey Conducting the Survey 1. I will email you the survey; 2. Answer all questions; 3. Email completed survey to me; 4. If I have questions or need to follow up, I ll call or email; 5. An in-person interview may be needed. If so this would be scheduled in November-early December. 6. Thank you!
AmeriCorps Partnership Stormwater Mapping Partnership among Cape Cod Commission staff, AmeriCorps, and the Town of Bourne
AmeriCorps Partnership AmeriCorps service member Jack Moriarty Individual Placement at Cape Cod Commission through July 2018 Tuesdays and Wednesdays Training and guidance provided by CCC Staff (Water Resources and GIS) Service project is a partnership with the Town of Bourne AmeriCorps Project Scope Appending existing town data to spatial features (ArcGIS) Field data collection for stormwater assets Development of SOP
Project Benefits Increased knowledge of sw infrastructure, relevant to MS4 mapping requirements and long- and short-term capital infrastructure planning Population of attributes (e.g. asset location, condition) Data validation for regional planimetric dataset Development of SOP that may be replicated in other towns
Updates from the Statewide Stormwater Coalition
