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B
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C
Pwsa
has
always
been
focused
on
providing
the
highest
quality
water
at
the
lowest
possible
cost,
but
other
than
that
until
a
few
years
ago.
Green
wasn't
really
a
word
that
we
use
too
much
at
the
PWSA.
But
now
it's
a
strong
focus
of
our
efforts
and
we've
incorporated
a
developed,
a
strategy
to
incorporate
green
infrastructure
into
our
plans
to
reduce
wet
weather
overflows
that
during
a
rainstorm
back
up
into
our
streets
and
overflow
into
the
rivers,
our
approach
to
wet
weather
is
multifaceted.
C
We
look
at
it
from
the
top,
so
institutional
changes
that
need
to
be
made
and
programs
that
need
to
be
implemented,
but
also,
and
more
importantly,
from
the
bottom
up,
where
we
work
with
members
of
the
community
to
identify
specific
projects
that
can
be
put
in
throughout
the
city
and
help
us
reduce
wet
weather,
overflows
green
infrastructure
projects.
We
have
a
great
example
of
one
right
here.
We
can
look
at
through
the
window
or
later
on
right.
C
Our
authority
has
made
$250,000
available
to
invest
in
green
infrastructure
projects
and
that
has
leveraged
I'm,
not
another
750
thousand
dollars
for
a
total
investment,
green
infrastructure
projects
of
a
million
dollars
projects
that
will
double
the
amount
of
wet
weather
that
can
be
held
and
prevented
from
flowing
into
the
rivers
or
overflowing
in
the
basements.
So
for
one,
every
one
dollar
we've
invested
we're
leveraging
another
three.
C
This
program
will
serve
as
a
pilot
to
demonstrate
how
we
can
partner
with
community
groups
to
build
green
infrastructure
installations,
and
that
will
serve
as
an
example
not
only
throughout
the
city
of
Pittsburgh,
but
throughout
the
region.
Now,
to
go
into
some
more
detail
about
the
are
wet
weather
programs
and
our
grant
award
I'd
like
to
introduce
our
sustainability
manager,
James
stead
we'll
have
a
number
of
speakers
and,
at
the
end,
we'll
be
able
to
answer
questions
so
if
you'd
hold
those
till
everyone
chance
to
speak,
we'd
appreciate
it.
Thank
you.
James
thank.
D
You
thank
you
all
just
for
a
little
background
on
this.
When
I
talk
a
little
bit
about
like
why
we
should
care
about
stormwater
in
the
first
place,
to
help
sort
of
set
the
stage
for
why
we
embarked
on
a
green
infrastructure
program
such
as
this
grant
program
in
our
green
infrastructure
program
as
a
whole.
The
city
and
pw
say
have
been
faced
with
this
challenge
of
addressing
these
overflow
issues
of
sewage
entering
into
our
rivers
and
streams
during
wet
weather
events.
For
quite
some
time
now,
the
storm
water
enters
our
combined
sewer
system.
D
It
mixes
with
sanitary
sewage,
that's
already
in
that
system
and
then
during
heavier
rainfall
events.
It
actually
overloads
that
system
and
flows
into
the
rivers
and
streams
as
a
release.
Point
as
little
as
a
tenth
of
an
inch
of
rain
can
cause
an
overflow
in
certain
areas
of
the
city
which
results
in
impairments
and
water
quality
issues
with
our
waterways
and
extremes.
D
This
restricts
the
fish
ability
in
the
number
of
days
in
which
we
can
safely
enjoy
recreation
on
our
rivers
and
includes
the
Allegheny
River,
which
is
right
out
back
here
behind
this
building,
which
is
where
we
draw
our
drinking
water
from
so
we
have
to
deal
with
that
as
well.
In
2013,
when
we
began
restructure
restructuring
our
wet
weather
plan,
we
brought
this
issue
to
the
community
was
something
we
weren't
familiar
with
inside,
so
we
thought
we'd
bring
in
some
folks
from
the
outside.
D
The
result
was
our
wet
weather
plan,
which
includes
a
dedicated
section
on
green
infrastructure,
specifically
trying
to
use
a
green
first
approach
to
stormwater
management,
and
this
plan
emphasizes
the
most
economical
approach,
using
this
combination
of
green
infrastructure
managing
as
much
stormwater
as
we
can
through.
That
aspect
then
going
to
the
gray,
and
maybe
some
hybrid
projects
to
alleviate
some
of
the
costs
of
gray
by
using
green,
the
green
infrastructure,
mimics
natural
systems,
it's
an
ecologically
engineered
system.
D
Other
benefits
of
these
projects,
there's
beautification,
there's
water
quality
benefits,
there's
improved
air
quality
and
it
also
helps
reduce
heat
island
effect
in
the
summertime
and
when
they're
used
in
urban
areas,
and
we've
also
seen
many
areas
where
economic
stimulation
has
been
grown
and
build
up
around
these
green
spaces
that
are
being
used
for
stormwater
management.
So
far,
our
green
infrastructure
program
has
and
projects
have
reduced
stormwater
runoff
by
about
3.7
million
gallons
for
a
typical
year.
D
We
expected
these
projects,
as
Jim
mentioned
once
these
grant
projects
are
completed,
they're
going
to
add
about
another
three
and
a
half
to
four
million
gallons
to
that
capacity.
So
every
little
bit
as
we
move
along
we're
getting
more
and
more
water
out
of
the
system
which
helps
our
overall
reduction
in
overflows
into
the
rivers.
This
grant
program
is
part
of
our
green
first
plan,
which
is
approaching
storm
water
management
in
a
very
different
way
than
has
traditionally
been
done.
D
What
we're
doing
here
is
we're
sort
of
shifting
the
paradigm
of
traditional
methods
of
stormwater
management.
It
used
to
be
storm
waters,
bad,
build
a
big
pipe,
get
it
away
from
my
site
or
my
property
as
quickly
as
possible.
Well,
as
I've
talked
with
grant
on
several
occasions,
you
know
we
learned
several
decades
ago
that
there
is
no
place
as
a
way
you
know
with
trash
and
recycling.
This
was
a
clearly
evident
and
now
we're
learning
it
with
stormwater
management.
D
When
we
put
it
in
a
pipe
and
take
it
away,
it
doesn't
go
away,
it
goes
somewhere
else
and
somebody
else
has
to
deal
with
it.
So
what
we're
looking
for
is
a
way
to
approach
this
as
a
source
control
and
manage
that
water
on
site
and
not
just
manage
it,
but
treat
stormwater
as
an
asset
to
the
property
and
to
the
site,
as
you
can
see
with
some
of
these
plans
here
for
some
of
these
projects.
D
These
are
going
to
greatly
enhance
these
projects
and
these
buildings
that
otherwise
would
not
have
probably
had,
but
in
without
a
green
infrastructure
background
and
support
for
it.
So
we
want
to
make
green
infrastructure
and
stormwater
management
and
looking
at
this
stuff,
more
of
an
asset
than
a
liability
to
the
property
owners.
So
with
that
to
talk
a
little
bit
more
about
these
projects
and
the
program
itself,
I'll
turn
it
over
to
Kathryn
camp
and
she
can
explain
to
you
how
this
all
came
about
and
how
it
works.
E
So
we
were
very
pleased
with
the
response.
We
had
38
applications
and
I'd
like
to
thank
our
review
committee,
which
included
members
of
pw
essays
engineering
staff,
as
well
as
members
of
our
advisory
committee,
who
took
the
time
to
read
all
of
the
applications
and
so
out
of
those
applications
were
awarding
seven
matching
grants.
E
Those
are
ranging
from
eight
thousand
dollars
to
forty
thousand
dollars,
and
that
represents
anywhere
between
eight
percent
and
fifty
percent
of
the
investment
in
green
infrastructure
that
those
projects
are
taking
on
we're,
also
awarding
10
mini
grants
of
up
to
five
thousand
dollars
each
and
those
are
for
nonprofits
and
community
groups
doing
projects
that
will
raise
awareness
of
the
value
of
green
infrastructure,
while
the
matching
grants
are
more
significant
storm
water
management
Jack's.
So,
as
you
heard,
our
investment
of
$250,000
will
end
up
with
a
total
investment
of
over
a
million
dollars
in
green
infrastructure.
E
Thanks
to
the
matching
component,
and
we
estimate
that
all
together,
these
projects
will
end
up
capturing
or
managing
over
three
and
a
half
million
gallons
of
storm
water
in
a
typical
year,
and
that's
that's
a
lot
of
ring
and
that's
a
significant
step
towards
meeting
our
water
quality
goals.
So
we
have
two
of
our
awardees
here
today.
First
we'll
hear
from
Stan
Holbrook
of
the
larmor
consensus
group,
so
he'll
tell
us
about
the
mini
grant
project
that
they've
been
working
on
in
larmer
and
then
we'll
hear
from
Joel
perkovic
of
two
studios.
F
Thank
you
I,
first
like
to
thank
PWSA
for
having
the
foresight
to
begin
this
program.
It's
very
important
that
we
move
forward
in
a
way
that
is
sustainable
within
our
development
and
sustainable
also
for
our
communities.
So
talking
about
the
mini
grant,
the
Larma
consensus
group
is
a
community
group
that
has
been
involved
in
planning
for
many
years
and
they
developed
the
larmer
vision
to
action
plan
and
with
Kingsley
as
a
major
partner.
F
We
looked
at
in
2014
the
Heinz,
an
endowment
granted
money,
so
a
long-term
rain
water,
reuse
and
stormwater
management
strategy
can
be
developed
and
we
looked
at
doing
demonstration
projects
from
rain
barrels
and
giving
education
to
move
that,
along
since
in
living
waters
of
larmer,
has
been
very
intricate
and
involved
in
the
development.
But
out
of
that
initial
project,
we
look
to
utilize
community
residents,
so
we
look
to
try
to
develop
a
best
practice
urban
place,
making
strategy
work.
F
Engagement
is
going
on
where
there's
education
that
move
the
residents
forward
in
this
type
of
in-depth
endeavor.
So
we
hired
some
people
from
the
community
and
went
out
with
the
rain
barrel
management
and
subsidized
rain
barrels
from
that
that
project.
We
had
several
many
people
that
got
rain
barrels,
but
we
had
a
few
that
really
took
hold
of
this
rain
water
management
concept.
F
So
this
mini
grant
is
a
continuation,
because
water
is
very
integral
to
the
whole
development
and
it's
connected
to
many
pieces
of
the
alarm
revision
to
action
plan.
So
we
had
found
a
person
that
embodies
rain
water
management
and
but
she
portrays
it
in
such
a
manner
where
residents
can
actually
hear
and
understand.
So
this
project
is
a
community
education
project
that
will
subsidize
rain
barrels
and
rain
gardens
at
this.
F
But,
more
importantly,
we're
going
to
use
the
power
of
storytelling
to
involve
the
residents
to
learn
about
rain
water
management
and
what
I
mean
by
storytelling
is
so
Lori
telling
is
probably
the
most
powerful
piece
of
communication.
You
can
have
to
transfer
knowledge,
there's
a
personal
edge
to
it,
there's
an
emotional
edge
to
it
and
there's
a
cultural
context
edge
to
it
so
to
change.
F
Yes,
we
have
money
to
subsidize
five
rain
barrels
and
we
have
money
for
design
and
installation
and
we're
sure
we'll
meet
that
goal.
The
larger
goal
is
the
education
of
the
community
to
prepare
as
it
as
a
development
continues,
because
with
this
project
here,
mayflower
street
water
project
there's
passive
housing.
F
G
Hi
everyone
something's,
really
delighted
to
be
here
today
on
behalf
of
the
organization
start
uptown
they're,
a
wonderful
group.
That's
been
working
to
attract
talent
and
jobs
and
resources
to
the
Uptown
neighborhood,
and
the
project
that
PWSA
has
really
enabled
us
to
to
take
on
on
behalf
of
startup
town
is
a
vegetated
roof
and
storm
water
harvesting
system
that'll
be
a
top
one
of
their
co-working
facilities,
which
is
at
the
historic,
paramount
film
exchange
building
in
uptown.
G
So
it's
really
going
to
be
a
really
potent
example
in
a
small
space
of
how
you
can
cleverly-
and
you
know
sustainably.
You
know
you
storm
water
is
an
asset
and
also
to
provide
high
quality
green
space
in
just
the
two
thousand
square-foot
roof
area.
We
expect
to
manage
at
least
60,000
gallons
of
water
on
site,
and
that's
again,
you
know
stormwater
runoff
that
would
otherwise
enter
the
combined
sewage
system
and
contribute
to
sewage,
sewage,
overflow.
G
So
we're
very,
very
grateful
to
PwC
and
its
leadership,
for
you
know
having
the
foresight
to
implement
this
grant
program.
It
certainly
has
enabled
our
project
to
happen
not
otherwise
it
probably
wouldn't
have,
and
it's
one
more
node
I
want
to
make.
Is
you
know
we
just
feel
that
you
know
green
infrastructure
and
its
role
when
the
larger
stormwater
management
and
sewer
management
strategy
in
Pittsburgh
really
needs
to
be
at
the
forefront
of
that
planning.
Effort
and
PwC
is
really
shown
again.
G
Its
leadership
in
that
role
in
a
lot
of
other
major
cities
across
the
United
States
and
across
the
world
would
really
are
using
investments
in
green
infrastructure.
To
really,
you
know
again,
not
only
just
improve
water
quality
but
to
provide
civic
improvements.
Attract
young
people
attract
jobs,
have
that
social,
economic
and
environmental
impact
and
we're
really
hopeful
that
green
infrastructure
becomes
a
critical
piece
of
this
region's
storm
water
and
sewer
management
strategy
moving
forward,
and
we,
you
know
another
reason
why
we're
excited
about
this
project
is
I.
G
You
know
we're
confident
it's
going
to
spire
other
similar
projects
in
uptown
and
throughout
Pittsburgh
and
Uptown's.
Recent
eco-innovation
planning
district
be
coming
to
be
Co.
Innovation
planning,
district
designation
is
really
exciting.
It's
really
looking
at
how
to
reinvest
in
that
corridor
between
downtown
Oakland
and
make
it
as
as
green
and
as
welcoming
and
as
vibrant
as
possible
and
green
space
and
greater
structure.
G
Really,
we
think,
will
play
a
critical,
a
critical
role
in
that
so
again,
we're
just
really
grateful
to
PwC
and
also
to
the
building
owner
Alexander
den
Marsh,
who
actually
rescued
the
or
as
part
of
the
effort
to
rescue
the
Paramount
film
exchange
building
from
the
wrecking
ball
just
a
few
years
ago,
and
now
it's
a
really
kind
of
really
vibrant
co-working
and
the
green
roof
and
water
harvesting
system
will
be.
You
know
sort
of
icing
on
the
cake
for
that
project
and
again
we
hope
it
will
help
catalyze
other
projects
throughout
uptown.
A
Good
morning
my
name
is
grant
urban
I
serve
as
the
chief
resilience
officer
for
the
city
of
Pittsburgh
in
the
office
of
mayor,
william
Peduto
I
really
like
to
thank
the
leadership
of
Pittsburgh
Water
and
Sewer
Authority,
as
well
as
the
community
leadership
today
on
behalf
of
the
mayor,
because
this
is
really
a
great
example
of
the
co-benefits
that
can
be
created
with
leading
with
thinking
about
water.
First,
you
know
water
is
probably
one
of,
if
not
the
most
critical
asset
to
life.
A
So
when
you
combine
the
challenges
that
we
have
with
Pittsburgh
and
the
opportunities
that
we
have
within
our
neighborhoods
and
thinking
about
water,
first
really
creates
a
critical
first
step
forward.
What
you
see
today
is
kind
of
the
leverage
that
we're
able
to
make
from
the
policy
side
to
the
practice.
A
As
some
of
the
previous
speakers
had
mentioned,
you
know.
Other
cities
are
out
in
front
in
terms
of
the
policy
and
the
practice
of
using
green
infrastructure,
whether
it's
you
know,
cities
in
Northern,
Europe,
like
Rotterdam
or
just
across
the
state
in
Philadelphia,
or
a
little
bit
south
of
us
in
Washington
DC.
A
Now
we
see
the
opportunity
as
the
city
to
be
really
not
just
learned
from
them,
but
to
leapfrog
them,
and
this
is
a
great
example
of
how
we
can
demonstrate
our
leadership
from
the
community
to
City
Hall
to
our
authorities
and
really
change
that
paradigm.
So
I'd
like
to
thank
Jim
and
his
team
for
pulling
together
this
event
into
demonstrating
how
Pittsburgh
can
really
be
at
the
forefront
of-
and
you
know,
the
innovation
in
green
infrastructure
and
the
rebirth
of
some
of
our
neighborhoods.
A
It's
really
interesting
to
to
look
at
some
of
the
projects
in
larimer
and
the
uptown
programs
have
you've
seen
it's
also
about
how
we
all
work
together
right.
You
know
the
abilities
of
neighborhood
leaders
to
develop
a
vision
and
city
and,
and
you
know,
Authority
resources
coming
together
to
help
lift
those
visions
up
the
larimer
neighborhood
in
uptown,
they're
shining
examples
really
in
terms
of
how
Pittsburgh
can
put
itself
on
the
map
and
people
will
be
telling
our
story
very
soon.
As
we
see
these
projects
be
implemented.