►
From YouTube: January 25, 2023 - Environmental Stewardship Update - Environmental Engineering - BOS Meeting
Description
Segment (2/3) Environmental Engineering provided the Board with an update on various environmental stewardship topics that include reservoir update, RPA projects, tree canopy ordinance and anti-litter/ beautification efforts.
A
B
So
wow
Mr
chairman
I,
don't
know
about
that.
A
So
my
portion
of
our
environmental
stewardship
agenda
today
is
to
focus
on
the
upper
Swift
Creek
Watershed,
and
some
of
the
things
that
we
do
to
protect
the
Watershed
during
development,
some
of
the
other
little
activities
that
we've
had
going
on
over
the
last
several
years
and
then
kind
of
wrap
things
up.
A
A
As
you
see
like
right
there,
it
helps
trap,
sediment
and
polymer
from
leaving
the
sediment
basins,
then
also,
sometimes
we
might
require
a
hydroseed
to
be
used
to
help
establish
vegetation
quicker
and
reduce
runoff.
So
that's
those
are
things
that
we
have
required
over
the
last
decade
or
so
15
years
to
help
reduce
the
amount
of
sediment
and
run
on
during
the
construction
process.
A
A
A
There's
an
area
down
close
to
the
water.
That's
really
tough
to
get
vegetation
established,
so
the
HOA
and
the
or
the
brandemere
association
and
the
county
work
together
and
came
up
with
these
planter
boxes
all
along
the
shoreline
there
to
get
some
vegetation
established
and
tree
canopy
established
closer
down
to
the
walking
path
and
the
reservoir
the
trees
the
shrubs
planted
in
there
were
Red
Buds
and
service
berries,
and
then
there
was
a
variety
of
perennials
and
ferns
planted
underneath
them.
A
This
is
Lake
Armistead
at
Charter
Colony.
This
was
one
of
the
projects
that
we
did
several
years
ago
for
our
Bay
tmdl
compliance,
but
it
also
benefits
the
reservoir.
This
BMP
stormwater
Pond
removes
164
pounds
of
phosphorus
a
year.
That's
phosphorus,
it's
not
getting
into
the
reservoir
and
causing
algal
blooms
and
Associated
pollution.
So
it's
it's
worked
really
well,
and
it
was
a.
It
was
a
great
project,
all
around
foreign.
A
We
updated
our
tree
canopy
ordinance,
so
we
included
a
variety
of
new
requirements
in
the
existing
tree,
canopy
ordinance.
So
these
two
items
here
were
already
in
the
ordinance
and
these
three
items
here
were
added,
so
we
added
10
percent
tree
canopy
for
very
dense
residential
developments.
So
you
know,
units
of
20
or
more
per
acre
have
a
new
requirement
for
at
least
10
percent
tree
canopy
on
site,
also
for
commercial
or
industrial
properties.
A
We
have
a
requirement
for
10
tree
canopy
and
then
lastly,
Street
trees
are
now
required
for
new
subdivisions
in
the
upper
Swift
Creek
Watershed.
So
you
know
when
you
get
this
tree
canopy
over
top
of
the
roadways,
it
slows
down
the
precipitation
events
and
the
amount
of
runoff
coming
off
of
that
impervious
area.
So
there's
a
significant
benefit
when
you
can
get
those
Street
trees
over
top
of
that
impervious
area.
In
our
subdivisions,
foreign.
A
And
then,
lastly,
to
sum
it
up
the
water
quality
and
the
reservoir
remains
excellent.
It's
a
very
complex
ecosystem
and
Watershed.
We
have
you
know
very
high
density
in
some
areas,
a
lot
of
suburban
development.
In
addition,
we
have
the
invasive
species
hydrilla
that
we
have
to
deal
with.
The
utilities
department
has
done
an
excellent
job
of
managing
that
over
the
last
several
years
between
balancing
you
know
the
Aesthetics
and
the
communities.
A
You
know
concerns
with
the
water
quality
component
to
maintain
you
know
having
it
removed
on
a
regular
basis,
but
not
having
a
negative
impact
on
the
water
quality
by
removing
it.
So
they've
done
a
really
good
job.
George
and
Dave
siroi,
as
you
met
earlier,
have
really
done
a
good
job.
Managing
that
program,
so
I
want
to
give
a
shout
out
to
them
for
doing
that.
A
The
state
has
guidelines
for
man-made
reservoirs
and
lakes,
and
you
know
they
classify
them
as
impaired
or
not
impaired
and
the
Swift
Creek
Reservoir
being
a
developed,
Watershed
and
so
forth.
It
has
not
been
on
that
impaired
list.
The
cut
off
for
that
criteria
is
40
micrograms
per
liter
of
phosphorus
and
the
last
three
years
we
have
been
below
that
in
the
0.3
range.
So
we
continue
to
maintain
excellent
water
quality
in
the
reservoir.
I
think
the
tools
that
we
have
in
place
are
working
well.
A
B
Scott,
so
when
you
talk
about
the
tools
that
we
have
and
using
them,
can
you
just
kind
of
go
into
where
the
pressures
are
and
what
you're
seeing
in
environmental
engineering
and
anything?
Maybe
we
need
to
know
about
in
terms
of
maybe
looking
at
enforcement
or
looking
at
ordinances.
A
So
I
think
one
of
the
things
that
you
all
deal
with
on
a
regular
basis
are,
you
know,
new
residential
developments,
and
you
know
making
sure
that
we
have
all
the
mechanisms
in
place
as
I
just
described,
and
many
of
those
are
just
a
natural
part
of
our
process.
You
know:
we've
had
some
big
cases
over
the
last
couple
years.
I
think
we
have
some
opportunities
to
take
some
steps
to
ensure
water
quality
for
many
decades
to
come,
and
you
know
we
could
get
into
those
if
you
like.
B
A
Yes,
I
I
think
there's
an
opportunity
to
you
know,
look
at
some
of
that
area,
particularly
you
know
around
the
Horse
Pen
Creek
area
that
we
could.
You
know,
set
some
land
aside
in
a
conservation
easement
and
that
that
would
you
know
leaving
it
in
a
natural
state.
Would
you
know,
provide
a
water
quality
buffer
for
for
many
decades
to
come?
I.
B
Think
that's
something
I,
don't
you
know
I,
don't
want
to
speak
for
the
rest
of
the
board
members
up
here,
but
I.
Think
we'd
like
to
you
know,
see
some
recommendations.
I
sure
would
like
to
see
some
recommendations
on
that
front
from
your
your
staff
and
and
take
a
look
at
them,
because
I
do
think
you
know
always
looking
toward
the
future.
We
need
to
make
sure
we're
doing
the
right
thing
and
we're
obviously
very
pleased
with
the
the
quality
of
the
water
in
the
reservoir.
B
Everyone
around
the
reservoir
depends
on
that
water
for
their
drinking
water,
and
so
it's
very
important
that
we
keep
our
eye
on
the
prize
on
that.
We
do
thank
our
great
utilities
department
as
well,
for
their
work
and
as
well
as
the
hydrilla
management
group
and
your
team
for
all
the
work
they
do,
and
these
RPA
planning
certainly
helped
this
this
effort
out
as
well
so
anyway,
yeah
sorry.
D
Thought
through
that
out
there
if
I
may
be
a
tea
meal.
Thank
you.
If
I
made
Mr
chairman
I
certainly
want
to
thank
you
Scott
for
all
the
good
work.
You've
done
and
I
want
to
ask
about
the
Fallen
Creek
Reservoir,
our
friends
over
there
I
know,
I
haven't
seen
them
lately,
but
I
like
to
know
how
things
are
going
in
over
there
in
regards
to
what
we
have
attempted
to
do
and
where.
A
We've
had
some
challenges
with
that
project
for
the
the
the
award
the
contracted
award
that
took
place
before
that
contract
is
no
longer
in
place
and
we
are
in
the
process
of
rebidding
some
of
that
work.
So
it's
been
challenging
to
say
the
least,
but
you
know
we're
still
moving
ahead
and
you
know
the
community's
been
very
patient
with
that
project,
and
we
appreciate
that
so
we
will.
We
will
have
a
bid
out
shortly
to
restart
some
of
that
work.
Thank.
A
Another
follow-up
related
to
the
water
quality
2018-2020.
You
know
we
had
historic
rain
falls
for
those
of
you
that
walked
some
of
the
upper
mag
site.
You
remember
seeing
the
streams
that
was
a
natural
pristine
area.
You
remember
some
of
the
erosion,
those
sediments
that
whole
area
is
highly
erodible.
So
when
you
think
about
2018
2020,
you
know
two
of
the
top
four
rainiest
years
and
120
years
and
the
fact
that
you
know
with
all
the
development
we
have
going
on
in
that
watershed,
that
we
were
still
able
to
maintain
good
water
quality.
A
C
A
So,
there's
a
variety
of
ways
that
that
could
be
enacted.
It
could
be
a
conservation
easement
that
is
in
perpetuity
that
the
land
isn't
to
be
developed
in
any
mechanism.
You
may
allow
silviculture
tree
harvesting
in
in
limited
ways.
You
may
not
so
there's
a
variety
of
ways.
You
could
do
that,
but
basically
you're
setting
it
aside
to
never
be
developed.
A
All
right,
I
think
Ted
Barkley
from
code
enforcement.
E
Good
afternoon,
Mr
chairman
members
of
the
board
Dr
Casey
I'm
Ted
Barclay,
with
the
community
enhancement
department
and
I'm
here
to
talk
trash
with
you,
one
of
the
Hallmarks
of
good
information.
C
F
G
G
This
up
quickly,
yeah.
E
One
of
the
Hallmarks
of
good
environmental
stewardship
is
reducing
pollution.
Obviously,
Chesterfield
County
does
that
with
a
vigorous
anti-litter
program,
his
litter
degrades.
He
causes
pollution
in
the
soil
and
air,
but
it's
also
harmful
to
Wildlife.
They
can
digest
it
and
also
get
snarled
with
it
or
in
a
letter.
Our
entire
literal
program
ensures
litter
and
trash
are
properly
disposed
of
and
help
improve
the
appearance
of
the
county.
E
In
2022
we
removed
almost
250
000
pounds
of
litter
and
to
help
conceptualize
how
how
big
that
number
is
it's
it's
a
little
more
than
the
size
of
the
Space
Shuttle
and
a
little
less
than
the
size
of
the
Statue
of
Liberty.
Just
to
give
you
a
perspective
on
how
much
litter
we
removed
from
the
county
each
year
to
make
that
happen,
we
work
with
a
number
of
Partners
combination
of
County
staff
contractors
and
volunteers,
and
it's
important
here
to
point
out
that
and
I
can't
emphasize
this
enough.
E
It
wouldn't
be
possible
without
the
volunteers.
The
folks
like
these
folks
here
that
get
out
on
the
weekends
and
and
clean
up
the
litter.
It
would
be
overwhelming
for
just
County
staff
to
try
to
do
it
on
our
own.
The
share
assault
Workforce.
We
couldn't
do
it
without
the
sheriff's
assistance,
the
court
system,
with
their
with
their
Adopt
A
Highway
program
for
the
folks
that
get
a
little
bit
of
trouble.
They
have
to
get
out
there
and
pick
up
litter.
E
It's
tremendous
assistance
to
us
that
the
count
the
County's
court
system
assists
us
with
that
program
and
and,
like
I,
said
the
folks
with
the
adopted
spot
these
folks
right
here
by
the
way,
that's
the
junior
Federated,
Women's
Club,
that
did
a
trashathon
in
2002.
E
next
slide
a
large
part
of
the
program
that
we
that
we
also
do
focuses
on
roadways,
gateways
and
other
high
highly
visible
areas
of
the
county,
and
you
kind
of
ask
why
these
places
it's
it's
where
the
litter
is,
and
it's
where
the
most
it's,
where
it's
most
visible.
We
operate
on
the
theory
that
if
people
see
the
litter
on
the
ground,
they
think
that
it's
okay
and
that
no
one
cares
and
they
will
continue
to
litter.
E
So
we
try
to
keep
those
areas
clean
to
try
to
emphasize
that
this
is
not
okay
and
it's
something
that
we
implore
citizens
to
to
not
continue
to
litter.
It's
not
only
bad
for
the
environment,
it's
not
it's
not
attractive,
and
it
also
costs
money
to
have
folks
go
out
there
and
clean
it
up.
So
we,
like
I,
said
we
implore
citizens
not
to
litter,
and
we
do
a
number
of
educational
programs
throughout
the
year
to
try
to
bring
that
message
out
to
the
folks
Mr.
C
D
An
excellent
point
because
I've
had
that
recommendation
from
citizens
about
maybe
we
should
do
more
signage
or
signage
and
maybe
other
languages
that
might
be
helpful
in
certain
areas,
because
I
do
receive
that,
and
it's
very
annoying
to
me
to
see
trash
when
I
travel
about
the
district.
Very
annoying
I
want
to
almost
get
out
my
car
and
just
pick
it
up.
It's
just
that
annoying
to
me
so,
but
I
appreciate
any
recommendations,
ideas
that
you
may
have
in
that
area,
so
I
just
want
to
share
that
briefly.
E
That's
good
suggestions:
Mr
Holland.
We
have
a
schedule
that
tries
to
cover
these
places
every
four
weeks
as
the
county
develops
the
amount
of
litter
in
places
that
we
have
to
cover
grows.
Obviously,
we've
supplemented
some
of
our
efforts
in
places
of
particular
interest.
The
image
on
the
left
here
is
an
example
of
that
this
particular
section
of
Hopkins
Road,
Mr
Allen.
E
You
may
be
familiar,
and
this
is
where
we
routinely
pick
up
a
high
volume
of
litter
and
to
that
end,
we've
also
added
a
new
sidewalk
along
here
that
connects
several
schools
and
Commercial
areas
with
residential
areas
and
we're
picking
up
litter
along
this
area
every
two
weeks
and
we're
using
some
of
the
Dale
District
enhancement,
Capital
Improvement
funds
to
to
make
this
make
this
feasible,
and
we
thank
you
for
that
on
the
right.
You
can
see
an
example
of
where
we've
expanded
our
efforts
in
some
of
the
County's
neighborhoods
throughout
the
spring
and
fall.
E
In
addition
to
removing
litter,
the
county
is
also
an
excellent
making
a
positive
environmental
impact
and
meetings
and
right-of-ways.
As
you
know,
most
of
these
areas
are
maintained
by
VDOT,
but
since
most
are
just
open
areas
with
scrub
grass,
they
give
the
county
an
opportunity
to
beautify
these
highly
visible
areas.
Increase
tree,
canopy
and
low
vegetation,
hopefully
have
a
positive
impact
on
on
traffic
safety
as
well.
E
These
projects
got
started
in
2010
along
Midlothian
Turnpike,
within
the
Midlothian
initiative
to
revitalize
the
right-of-way,
which
is
a
systematic
approach
to
plant
and
maintain
enhanced
medians
in
major
commercial
corridors.
I'm
sure
you've
seen
the
improved
medians
along
Midlothian
Turnpike.
To
that
end,
we
are
over
the
last
five
years.
We've
had
a
number
of
planning
projects
in
the
Clover
Hill
district
along
Hull,
Street
and
courthouse
in
Lux
Lane,
and
is
the
pictures
above
you've
got
the
courthouse.
E
B
And
I
appreciate
this
so
much
and
you
know,
I
got
some
more
tree
projects
coming
for
you.
Don't
don't
even
worry
about
that
I
got
it
I
got
it
all
mapped
out
of
my
brain
I.
Just
haven't
put
it
on
paper.
Yet
I
did
want
to
ask
just
quickly
going
back
to
trash.
B
Vdot
also
picks
up
trash
correct
they
do
and
what
is
their
coordination
between
VDOT
and
the
county
on
trash
that
they're
picking
up?
How
does
what's.
E
That
conversation
coordinate
yeah
now
VDOT
will
typically
do
a
trash
pickup
right
before
they
cut
the
grass,
so
they're
not
cutting
up
the
litter,
because
that
would
make
a
mess
so
they
go
through
and
clean
up.
Then
they
cut
so
every
time
they
do
an
area
where
they're
going
to
cut
they
come
through
a
week
or
so
before
and
clean
up
the
litter
in
the
the
fall
and
winter.
When
they're
not
cutting
grass,
they
do
have
a
an
approach
where
they
go
clean
up
certain
areas
and
we
work
with
them.
E
B
I,
don't
know
if
anybody
else
notices
this,
but
to
me
the
worst
areas
seem
to
be
on
and
off
ramps
right,
off-ramps
and
I.
Don't
know
it's.
Maybe
if
we
were
to
do
some
signage
and
coordination
with
VDOT
on
that
area,
it
might
might
make
someone
think
twice
about
dumping
there.
I
mean
it
just
seems
to
happen
all
the
time
and
and
it's
ugly
and
unsightly,
and
we
can
do
better
and
I
just
think.
Maybe
hopefully,
people
just
need
a
reminder,
but
that
would
be
a
Optimum
place
for
for
some
signage
there,
Mr
Holland.
D
G
Clean
I
just
want
to
make
sure,
because
we
do
I
traffic
and
not
necessarily
traffic
volume
of
traffic,
but
the
way
people
drive
in
different
areas
and
trash
and
cutting
the
grass
are
actually
some
of
the
most
common
things
that
we
get
complaints
about
in
the
trash
itself
and
the
mowing
itself
are
really
State
responsibilities.
G
And
so
it's
I
I
can't
overstate
enough
that
we
are
going
above
and
beyond
what
the
state
should
be
maintaining,
so
that
we
can
give
a
better
quality
and
it's
still,
unfortunately,
sometimes
leaves
something
to
be
desired
at
our
exits
in
some
of
our
roads.
But
it's
not
for
lack
of
us
working
in
multi-facets
to
be
able
to
supplement
the
work
that
VDOT
should
be
doing.
G
H
Sir
Casey
Dr
Casey
I,
just
regarding
the
off-ramps
and
the
trash
I,
think
and
I've
read
this
somewhere
before,
but
it's
worthy
of
a
follow-up
discussion,
even
with
VDOT
I,
think
there's
a
perception.
You
know
that
that's
State
Property
public
property,
not
private
property,
that
might
be
abutting
other
Road
networks,
and
so
it's
still
the
wrong
thing
to
do.
H
But
people
in
their
mindset
they
may
not
be
littering
into
what
is
private
property
as
much
as
thinking
that
the
state
property
is
their
their
garbage
can
for
lack
of
a
technical
term,
but
signage
may
help.
But
you
know
it
for
whatever
reasons
people
think
they
can
just
throw
trash
into
public
property.
It's
from
what
I've
read
and
discussed
with
others
in
the
past.
E
It's
extremely
frustrating,
as
you
all
know,
and
there's
been
a
national
state
and
local
campaign
about
littering
since
the
70s
and-
and
we
continue
to
to
work
on
that
effort-
trying
to
convince
folks
not
to
do
this
and
implore
them
not
to
because
again
it's
it's
not
only
unattractive,
it
could
clog
up
drain
Drainage
Systems
if
left
unattended,
like
I,
said
unattractive,
as
well
as
a
potential
health
issue.
So
we
we
do
our
best
to
keep
it
cleaned
up
back
to
the
to
the
public.
E
Improvement
programs
projects
got
started
in
2010
along
Midlothian
Turnpike,
but
over
the
last
five
years
we
we
are
adding
new
planning
projects,
including
sections
coming
up
in
the
spring
more
on
Hull
Street,
as
well
as
Woolwich
Road
sidewalk
maintenance,
as
as
Mr
Engel
pointed
out,
it's
important
to
know
through
a
lot
of
Maintenance
that
goes
along
with
these
things.
Plantings
need
to
be
watered,
trimmed
and
replaced
as
needed.
It's
part
of
the
County's
commitment
to
maintaining
public
assets.
Good
example,
sidewalks
Chesterfield
County
has
a
large
number
of
sidewalks.
E
F
I'm
like
with
Mr
Holland,
in
that
my
wife
is
tired
of
me
when
we're
going
for
a
walk
and
I'm
picking
up
trash
or
bringing
a
plastic
bag
with
me
as
we're
going
through,
but
ultimately
it's
easy
to
say
at
someone
else's
responsibility.
It's
all
our
responsibility.
E
It
is,
and
again
I
can't
emphasize
how
how
important
it
is
for
volunteers,
through
our
adopt
the
spot
program
that
you
hit
the
first
slide.
You
saw
folks
like
those
that
go
out
on
the
weekends
and
and
help
and
individuals
that
do
it
on
their
own.
You
know
not
through
an
organization
that
they
just
go
out
when
they
walk
their
dog
and
they're
walking
through
public
areas
and
clean
up.
We
we
couldn't
keep
it
as
clean
as
we
have
it
without
that
assistance
and
we're
more
than
grateful
and
thankful
for
that
help.
D
I
did
Mr
chairman
family
I
just
want
to
thank
you
for
your
efforts
and
thank
you
for
your
efforts
and
anything
I
can
do
to
support
you.
Please
let
me
know,
because
I'm
fully
committed
to
having
a
really
really
clean
area
free
of
trash,
so
anything
I
need
to
do
additional
resources
when
needed.
Let's
just
get
it
done.
Let's
do
it.
Thank
you.
Thank
you
very
good.
Thank
you
very
much.