City of Ann Arbor Sanitary Sewer Improvements Preliminary Engineering (SSIPE) Project Neighborhood Public Meeting December 5, 2017 OHM-ADVISORS.COM ARCHITECTS. ENGINEERS. PLANNERS.
Welcome & Introduction Brian Slizewski • City of Ann Arbor OHM-ADVISORS.COM ARCHITECTS. ENGINEERS. PLANNERS.
Team Overview • City of Ann Arbor: – Brian Slizewski – Project Manager – Troy Baughman – Modeling and Data Support • Technical and Public Engagement Consultants: – Robert Czachorski, Consultant Project Manager – Mackenzie Johnson, Engineering Analysis – Lori Byron, Public Engagement OHM-ADVISORS.COM ARCHITECTS. ENGINEERS. PLANNERS.
Meeting Outcomes • Background on sanitary sewer system and previous projects • Overview of the SSIPE project • Findings in your neighborhood • Next steps OHM-ADVISORS.COM ARCHITECTS. ENGINEERS. PLANNERS.
Project Background Troy Baughman OHM-ADVISORS.COM ARCHITECTS. ENGINEERS. PLANNERS.
Definitions – Stormwater System • Storm sewer conveys most of the stormwater runoff from buildings and streets • Catch basin is a part of a storm drain that is designed to trap debris so that it cannot enter the drainage pipes. • Roof drains convey storm water from the roof to the storm sewer or retaining area. OHM-ADVISORS.COM ARCHITECTS. ENGINEERS. PLANNERS.
Definitions – Sanitary Sewer System • Sanitary sewer conveys domestic and commercial sewage, as well as some groundwater and stormwater that finds its way into the system • Footing drain drain pipes beneath a structure to drain ground water away • Basement backup the backup of flow from the sanitary pipe into a basement OHM-ADVISORS.COM ARCHITECTS. ENGINEERS. PLANNERS.
Roof drain Property owner is responsible for the footing drains , cleanout and sanitary sewer lateral connection, all the way until it taps into the sanitary main . Cleanout Catchbasin Connected footing Sewer drain lateral connection SANITARY SEWER STORM SEWER
Ann Arbor’s Sanitary Sewer System 100 360+ Allen School 90 Area 80 Miles of sewer pipes Length (miles) 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 Decade of construction OHM-ADVISORS.COM ARCHITECTS. ENGINEERS. PLANNERS.
Wet Weather Projects • Sanitary Sewer Wet • Upper Malletts Drainage Weather Evaluation Study Project • Sanitary and • Footing Drain Stormwater Systems Disconnection Program Asset Management Plan • Stormwater Model Calibration and Analysis PLUS: continuous annual sewer maintenance and improvements (sewer televising, sewer cleaning, manhole repair, sewer lining, etc.) • Green Streets Program OHM-ADVISORS.COM ARCHITECTS. ENGINEERS. PLANNERS.
Wet Weather Projects Sanitary Sewer Wet Weather Evaluation Project – 2013-2014 Sanitary Sewer Improvements Preliminary Engineering Project – 2016-2017 Capital Improvements Program funded construction projects (if needed) – 2019 or later OHM-ADVISORS.COM ARCHITECTS. ENGINEERS. PLANNERS.
Wet Weather Projects --> Sanitary Sewer Wet Weather Evaluation Project – 2013-2014 Sanitary Sewer Improvements Preliminary Engineering Project – 2016-2017 Capital Improvements Program funded construction projects (if needed) – 2018 or later OHM-ADVISORS.COM ARCHITECTS. ENGINEERS. PLANNERS.
Sanitary Sewer Wet Weather Evaluation (SSWWE) SSWWE project objectives: • Evaluate the overall capacity of the sanitary sewer collection system • Evaluate the past Footing Drain Disconnection (FDD) program and assess the future risk of sewer backups in the City • Recommended methods to further reduce wet weather impacts to the sanitary sewer system OHM-ADVISORS.COM ARCHITECTS. ENGINEERS. PLANNERS.
SSWWE Project Findings SSWWE project looked at the sanitary sewer across the entire city and found five areas with potential capacity issues during wet weather , including the Allen School expansion area. These five areas are being analyzed in depth, as the Sanitary Sewer Improvements Preliminary Engineering (SSIPE) project. OHM-ADVISORS.COM ARCHITECTS. ENGINEERS. PLANNERS.
Wet Weather Projects Sanitary Sewer Wet Weather Evaluation Project – 2013-2014 Sanitary Sewer Improvements Preliminary Engineering Project – 2016-2017 Capital Improvements Program funded construction projects (if needed) – 2018 or later OHM-ADVISORS.COM ARCHITECTS. ENGINEERS. PLANNERS.
Sanitary Sewer Improvements Preliminary Engineering Project Project goals: 1. Use field engineering techniques to determine if capacity issues exist. 2. Analyze field data and determine the cause of the capacity issues. 3. Determine the best solution for the area, based on public input and solution effectiveness. OHM-ADVISORS.COM ARCHITECTS. ENGINEERS. PLANNERS.
Allen School Expansion Area
Arbor Woods Expansion Area
Arbor Woods Area SSWWE project’s computer modeling showed that some sanitary sewer pipes are overloaded during wet weather. OHM-ADVISORS.COM ARCHITECTS. ENGINEERS. PLANNERS.
Arbor Woods Area Questions and field investigation tools: Q1: Is the computer model reflecting what’s happening in real world? (Flow metering) Q2: Are residents seeing impacts of overloaded pipes? In what areas? (Resident survey) Q3: Where are the flows coming from? (CCTV, manhole inspection, smoke testing) OHM-ADVISORS.COM ARCHITECTS. ENGINEERS. PLANNERS.
Inflow & Infiltration (I&I) How stormwater groundwater gets into the sanitary sewer system Infiltration: Connected footing drain Broken sewer lateral Root intrusion into lateral Cracked or broken pipe Inflow: Roof drain connection Uncapped cleanout Storm cross-connection Deteriorated manhole OHM-ADVISORS.COM ARCHITECTS. ENGINEERS. PLANNERS.
I&I: Potential Sources • Pipe Defects • Manhole Defects • Smoke Testing Sources (uncapped cleanouts, connected catch basins, roof drains) • Connected Footing Drains OHM-ADVISORS.COM ARCHITECTS. ENGINEERS. PLANNERS.
Field Investigation • Resident Survey • Flow Metering • Sanitary Sewer Evaluation – CCTV – Manhole inspection – Smoke testing OHM-ADVISORS.COM ARCHITECTS. ENGINEERS. PLANNERS.
Sanitary Sewer Improvements Preliminary Engineering Project Mackenzie Johnson OHM-ADVISORS.COM ARCHITECTS. ENGINEERS. PLANNERS.
Field Investigation • Resident Survey • Flow Metering • Sanitary Sewer Evaluation – CCTV – Manhole inspection – Smoke testing OHM-ADVISORS.COM ARCHITECTS. ENGINEERS. PLANNERS.
Resident Survey • 500 surveys mailed Sep 12, 2017 • 10 questions • 111 responses • 22% response rate OHM-ADVISORS.COM ARCHITECTS. ENGINEERS. PLANNERS.
Resident Survey Findings • 53% have a full basement • 14% experienced sanitary sewage basement backups in the last 10 years • 30% experienced basement flooding (groundwater or stormwater) in the last 10 years • 34% have their private service leads cleaned or rodded every 1-5 years OHM-ADVISORS.COM ARCHITECTS. ENGINEERS. PLANNERS.
Resident Survey Findings A few respondents Several experienced mentioned tree roots in the backups until private service system leads were replaced OHM-ADVISORS.COM ARCHITECTS. ENGINEERS. PLANNERS.
Field Investigation • Resident Survey • Flow Metering • Sanitary Sewer Evaluation – CCTV – Manhole inspection – Smoke testing OHM-ADVISORS.COM ARCHITECTS. ENGINEERS. PLANNERS.
Field Investigation Flow Metering: A flow meter is a device used to measure the flow rate of liquid moving through the sanitary sewer pipe. Field technicians installed flow meters at various locations in the area. OHM-ADVISORS.COM ARCHITECTS. ENGINEERS. PLANNERS.
OHM-ADVISORS.COM Flow Metering – Aug. 16, 2016 Flow (cfs) 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1.2 1.4 1.6 1.8 0 1 2 17:40 18:25 19:10 19:55 20:40 21:25 22:10 22:55 23:40 0:25 1:10 1:55 2:40 3:25 4:10 4:55 5:40 Time 6:25 7:10 7:55 8:40 9:25 10:10 10:55 11:40 12:25 13:10 13:55 14:40 15:25 16:10 16:55 17:40 ARCHITECTS. ENGINEERS. PLANNERS. 18:25 19:10 19:55 0.3 0.2 0.1 0 Rainfall (in) Rainfall 19D+24D 24D 19D
Arbor Woods Area Field Investigation • Sanitary Sewer Evaluation – CCTV – Manhole inspection – Smoke testing OHM-ADVISORS.COM ARCHITECTS. ENGINEERS. PLANNERS.
Sanitary Sewer Evaluation - CCTV Closed Circuit Television (CCTV) is a technology used to inspect pipes in the sewer system. A small robotic device with a television camera is run through the sewer main to locate and identify sources of water entering the system, such as leaks, cracks, and broken pipe . OHM-ADVISORS.COM ARCHITECTS. ENGINEERS. PLANNERS.
Pipeline Condition Grading System • Defects within a pipe are graded based on the severity of the defect • Scale ranges from Grade 1 to Grade 5 with a Grade 5 defect being the most severe OHM-ADVISORS.COM ARCHITECTS. ENGINEERS. PLANNERS.
Pipeline Condition Grading System Grade 4 defects Grade 5 defects • Fracture Multiple (FM) • Deformed Pipe (DR) • Broken Pipe (B) • Surface Damage Missing Wall (SMW) • Root Ball at a Joint • Infiltration Gusher (IG) (RBJ) • Infiltration Runner (IR) • Broken Soil Visible (BSV) OHM-ADVISORS.COM ARCHITECTS. ENGINEERS. PLANNERS.
Grade 4 Defect Examples Broken Pipe (B) OHM-ADVISORS.COM ARCHITECTS. ENGINEERS. PLANNERS.
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