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Operational and Maintenance Manual Nonpoint Work Plan (WETL1), Task No. 3 July 1996
Rouge River National Wet
Weather Demonstration
Project
Wayne County, Michigan
TASK PRODUCT MEMORANDUM
Operational and Maintenance Manual
Nonpoint Work Plan (WETL1), Task No. 3
RPO-NPS-TPM37.00
July 1996 Rouge River National Wet Weather
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Rouge River National Wet
Weather Demonstration Project
Wayne County, Michigan
TASK PRODUCT MEMORANDUM
Operational and Maintenance Manual
Nonpoint Work Plan (WETL1), Task No. 3
Author: Douglas Denison, Paul Evanoff Rouge River National Wet Weather
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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
We would like to thank Noel Mullett, Wayne County Department of Environment for his
assistance in the preparation and completion of this document.
The Rouge River National Wet Weather Demonstration Project is funded, in part, by the United
States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Grant #X995743-01. The views expressed by
individual authors are their own and do not necessarily reflect those of EPA. Mention of trade names,
products, or services does not convey, and should not be interpreted as conveying, official EPA
approval, endorsement, or recommendation.
Rouge River National Wet Weather Demonstration Project
MISSION STATEMENT
The mission of the Rouge River National Wet Weather Demonstration Project is to demonstrate
effective solutions to water quality problems facing an urban watershed highly impacted by wet
weather and develop potential solutions and implement projects which will lead to the restoration
of water quality in the Rouge River. The project will address both conventional and toxic
pollutants to:
provide a safe and healthy recreational river resource for present and future generations;
re-establish a healthy and diverse ecosystem within the Rouge River Watershed;
protect downstream water resources such as the Detroit River and Lake Erie; and
help ensure compliance with federal, state and local environmental laws which protect human
health and the environment.
This will be accomplish through the development, implementation and financial integration of
technical, social and institutional frameworks leading to cost-efficient and innovative watershed-
based solutions to wet weather problems. This watershed-based national demonstration project
will provide other municipalities across the nation facing similar problems with guidance and
potentially effective solutions. Rouge River National Wet Weather
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PREFACE
The Rouge River and its watershed are a primary source of pollution to the Great Lakes. The Clean
Water Act of 1972 intended to make waterways "fishable and swimmable" by 1972. Although that
goal has not been reached, great progress has been made in improving water quality in most
waterways. The Rouge River Remedial Action Plan (RAP) provided a basis for which The Rouge
River National Wet Weather Demonstration Project (Rouge Project) efforts were created: it
identified the major sources of pollution and measured the relative contributions of each. The RAP
is the continuing foundation for the Rouge Project and presents a framework for addressing the
problems within the Rouge River by looking beyond treatment and focusing instead on prevention
methods.
The Rouge Project was established under the initial Rouge Grant 1 from the United States
Environment Protection Agency, Region 5, and enabled Wayne County to initiate a comprehensive
watershed-wide pollution-control approach that addresses combined sewer overflow (CSO), storm
water management, and other nonpoint source controls through the application of innovative
technologies, progressive financial and institutional arrangements, and creative public involvement
and education programs.
Rouge Grant 2 provides the framework for the progression and implementation of Project goals as
Wayne County continues its mission to develop potential solutions and implement projects which will
lead to the restoration of water quality in the Rouge River. The Project will address both
conventional and toxic pollutants to: provide a safe and healthy recreational river resource for present and future generations; re-establish a healthy and diverse ecosystem within the Rouge River Watershed; protect downstream water resources such as the Detroit River and Lake Erie; and help ensure compliance with federal, state, and local environmental laws which protect human
health and environment.
This will be accomplished through the development, implementation, and financial integration of
technical, social, and institutional frameworks leading to cost-efficient and innovative watershed-
based solutions to wet weather problems. This watershed-based national demonstration project will
provide other municipalities across the nation facing similar problems with guidance and potentially
effective solutions.
Under Rouge Grant 2, the Rouge Project will build on lessons learned from Grant 1 efforts and focus
on further integration of the goals of the overall Mission. To this end, Rouge Grant 2 concentrates
on the following key Project areas:
Watershed Management will continue under Rouge Grant 2 with the development and
evaluation of wet weather and storm water alternatives, the planning of long-term monitoring Rouge River National Wet Weather
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programs, and the ongoing efforts to enhance instream water quality, monitor rain and flow
levels, interpret data analysis, and present recommendations.
Nonpoint Source Pollution Control will provide for the storm water management, permit
applications, and development of financial and institutional alternatives for wet-weather
watershed management in concert with enhanced efforts to establish institutional partnerships.
Toward the goal of institutional partnering, several community projects will be undertaken
with watershed communities. Additional efforts include the inventory of wetlands and
measurement of pollutant loads from abandoned dumps and air deposition with possible
remediation of some sites.
CSO Construction Coordination will continue to monitor the construction of CSO
demonstration projects established under Grant 1. Additional planning and assistance will
allow project coordinators to make additional recommendations on the design criteria of
future CSO abatement facilities.
Public Involvement and Information will reach and interact with more stakeholders,
institutions, and regulatory agencies, thus fostering a renewed understanding and continued
commitment to reducing pollution, and continuing the transfer of watershed management
approaches way beyond the project. It will be the central mechanism for transmittal of the
Project's Decision Support System tools, processes, and information necessary for sustaining
a watershed management support system directly to varied audiences both within and outside
the Rouge watershed.
Additional information on the Rouge River Project is available from many sources, including the
Wayne County Department of Environment (WCDOE) and the Rouge Program Office (RPO). Rouge River National Wet Weather
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Section
Page
1.0
INTRODUCTION
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
2.0
AREA I WETLAND
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
2.1
SITE CHARACTERISTICS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
2.2
DESIGN CHARACTERISTICS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
2.3
MAINTENANCE PRACTICES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
3.0
AREA 2 WETLAND
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
3.1
SITE CHARACTERISTICS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
3.2
DESIGN CHARACTERISTICS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
3.3
MAINTENANCE PRACTICES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
4.0
AREA 3 EAST WETLAND
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
4.1
SITE CHARACTERISTICS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
4.2
DESIGN CHARACTERIST