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Resolution to Appropriate Funds and Amend the FY10 Stormwater Budget and Approve a Purchase Order with the Washtenaw County Water Resources Commissioner (WCWRC) for Installation and Operation of a Stream Gage at Mary Beth Doyle Park ($38,500.00) (8 Votes Required)
Memorandum
Attached for your approval is a resolution to amend the FY10 Stormwater Fund by appropriating $38,500.00 from the Stormwater Fund balance and to approve a purchase order with the Washtenaw County Water Resources Commissioner (WCWRC) for the installation and operation (June 2009 - September 30, 2010) of a United States Geological Survey (USGS) stream gage at Mary Beth Doyle Park. This stream gage will gather stream flow data on Malletts Creek at the downstream end of Mary Beth Doyle Park. The data is necessary to measure the effectiveness of the Mary Beth Doyle Park stormwater management system that was completed in 2008.
On August 1, 2005, City Council approved a resolution to petition the Washtenaw County Drain Commissioner (now the WCWRC) to reconstruct Mary Beth Doyle Park Pond in an effort to improve water quality in Malletts Creek and the Huron River. The Malletts Creek Restoration Plan identified the reconstruction of Mary Beth Doyle Park Pond as the top priority project for advancing the creekâs restoration. The reconstructed pond is designed to control flooding and remove phosphorus from the storm water, improving water quality and helping the city comply with the Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) set for this area of the Huron River by the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ). The goal of the TMDL is to remove 50% of the phosphorus from storm water. The stream gage data will assist in determining the effectiveness of the detention system on stream flow and phosphorous removal.
Malletts Creek is an established Chapter 20 County Drain. Therefore, the work to install and maintain a stream gage in the creek falls under the jurisdiction of the WCWRC. Funds...
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