StormWater - 2021Storm Water Drainage Fund
Purpose:
The Storm Water Utility is responsible for funding improvements and maintenance to reduce the impact of severe weather by providing effective treatment and conveyance of the City’s storm
water and for maintenance of City’s existing stormwater facilities.
Key Objectives:
Continue storm water collection, conveyance and treatment system preventive maintenance.
Continue implementation of the updated 2012 Storm Water Master Plan Update.
Continue storm water system inspections, monitoring, and reporting required by the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) and Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4)
permits.
Issues, Trends, Highlights:
Monitored compliance with the City’s NPDES storm water permit requirements and submitted Annual MS4 Report to the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) issuance date
June 1, 2011 expiration date May 31, 2016.
MS4 Audit for 2013 was very successful with no significant issues presented.
Performed preventive maintenance on storm drain lines and catch basins, including vacuuming and water jetting using city personnel and equipment and contracted support for large pipe
systems.
Reshaped over 1,745 linear feet of ditches, cleaned out approximately 50 catch basins, jetted and cleaned 7,100 linear feet of storm sewer pipe lines, removing over 22 cubic yards of
debris.
Continued ditch spraying for invasive aquatic weeds, holding prices from 2006.
Continued public education programs.
Workload Data
Activity
Estimated
FY-13/14
FY-12/13
FY-11/12
FY-10/11
Miles of Drainage Ditches
14.4
14.4
14.4
14.4
Miles of Storm Sewer
22
22
22
22
Number of Catch Basins
1,059
1,059
1,058
1044
Feet of Ditch Maintained
34,500
34,500
34,500
34,500