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Kansas City, Missouri’sGreen InfrastructureO C T O B E R 7 , 2 0 1 4
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Kansas City Metro Area
Kansas Missouri
Bi-State Metro2 Million Residents
Kansas City, Missouri460,000 Residents318 Square Miles
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Kansas City, Missouri Departments
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• 19 Departments
• Coordination between departments is important to project success
• Requires thoughtful planning and clear communication
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Kansas City Water Services
Water
Wastewater
Stormwater
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Kansas City’s Need for Green Infrastructure
• Many departments implement green infrastructure projects in some form
• Regulatory drivers (water)
• MS4 Permit
• Overflow Control Program Consent Decree
• Triple Bottom Line
• Financial
• Social
• Environmental
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Green Approach
• Reduce the amount of stormwater runoff
• Keep water out of sewer system
• Reduce localized flooding
• Create amenities & support community revitalization
• Be cost-effective
• Make every effort to have measured effectiveness
• Involve & educate residents
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Water Services’ Green InfrastructureProjects
…and more to come
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About 15 acres built so far
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Kansas City’s Overflow Control Program
$4.5-$5.0 billion Investment
25 Year Plan,Largest Program in
KC’s History
First Federal Consent Decree to include
Green Infrastructure Solutions
City-wide approach to address sewer
overflows
Improving Water
Quality
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Green Infrastructure Development
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• First Federal Consent Decree to include green infrastructure solutions to help reduce combined sewer overflows
• Additional 5 years for program implementation
• Envision certified city officials & department staff $50M
Investment
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Photo: URS Corporation
Target Green Marlborough Projects
100-acre Pilot Project COMPLETE: 2012
644-acre area
DESIGN: Summer 2014
CONSTRUCTION: Summer 2015
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Middle Blue River Pilot Project Before
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Photo: URS Corporation
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and After
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Photo: URS CorporationPhoto: URS Corporation
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Target Green: Pilot Project Installations
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Target Green: Pilot Project Results
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Coordinating our Efforts
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CITY
DEPARTMENT
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Sample initiatives discussed at project coordination meetings:
Leveraging Efforts for Maximum Benefits
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• Public transit & walkability• Lighting• Code enforcement• Sidewalk repair• Brownfields• Dangerous buildings• Trails• Business incentives• Job training• Historic preservation• Strategic planning• Land bank strategies• Building non-profit capacity• Complete streets• Community gardens & orchards• Neighborhood litter cleanup• Minor home repair program• Safety
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81st Street & Troost Ave. part of the 644-acre Target Green project
• 10 acres
• 44 parcels
• Shallow bedrock
• Central drainage swale
• Community revitalization potential
Sample Project Site
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Environmental Assessments
Phase I Assessment
• Two dry cleaning facilities operated on site starting in 1956.
• 13 nearby environmental concerns, including dry cleaning facilities, auto repair centers, and gas stations.
Phase II Assessment
• Tetracloroethene (PCE), a known dry cleaning solvent, was detected at 149 ug/mg, slightly above the state Default Target Level (DTL).
• Other degradation products were detected below DTLs
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81st St. & Troost Ave. Proposed Improvements
Option 1: Nature Play
Selected Hybrid Option
Option 2: Community Green
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Kansas City Brownfields Program AssistanceTechnical Support Provided
Financial Support Available
• Kansas City Brownfield Coalition Assessment Grant: Further site assessment for urban agriculture , community outreach.
• Kansas City Brownfield Revolving Loan Fund: remedial design, loan for site remediation and/or activity and use limitations.
• State Urban Agriculture Zone incentives
Strategic Assessment vacant lots and
clusters in other Project Centers
Coordination of other Federal partner
programs (EPA, EDA, USACE)
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Questions?
Lisa Treese, Senior Landscape Architect(816) 513-0441 or [email protected]
Andrew Bracker, Brownfields Coordinator(816) 513-3002 or [email protected]