G9. Project: Install and/or maintain trash capture technologies. G10. Program: Launch educational campaign focused on healthy, clean waterways promoting trash management, pet waste management, and eliminating the use of pesticides, herbicides, and fertilizers at residences and in the East Berry study area neighborhoods. G11. Project: Install pet waste disposal systems at parks, trails, and dense residential areas. G12. Project/Program: Monitor frequent illegal dumping areas and put up signage to deter behavior. G13. Policy: Explore the creation and implementation of a Public Improvement District (PID) to offset costs associated with public improvements and maintenance.
Green Stormwater Infrastructure Recommendations Background Green stormwater infrastructure (GSI) is defined as nature-based solutions that mitigate water quality issues created by urban stormwater runoff. GSI includes water-soil-plant systems that slow down, infiltrate, and evaporate stormwater, and release cleaner water back into the city storm system. To adequately treat and clean stormwater from impervious urban areas, a certain volume of water must be diverted to GSI systems. The Water Quality Volume (WQv) is the volume needed to capture and treat 90% of the average annual rainfall which represents the first flush of rainfall that carries the most polluted water. In Fort Worth, the WQv is 1.5 inches of rainfall and systems must be sized to accommodate; the exact location, impervious cover, land use, and ownership all influence the type of GSI appropriate for the East Berry study area. The GSI recommendations in this section of the analysis were developed using the City of Fort Worth (2015), Stormwater Criteria Manual and Tarrant Regional Water District (TRWD) 2018 Water Quality Guidance Manual: Management of the Trinity River to protect water supply, reduce the risk of flooding, and enhance the quality of life by creating recreational opportunities and enabling active lifestyles. These recommendations are intended to provide opportunities for managing water quality, while also providing tree canopy and green space in the East Berry Street study area. Green Stormwater Infrastructure Recommendations G1. Implement more stringent stormwater management regulations focused on water quality protection at the proposed Lifestyle Villages near important water bodies such as Sycamore Creek (Cobb Park), Ciquio Vasquez Park, and Lake Arlington. The City of Fort Worth Stormwater Criteria Manual provides stormwater design focus areas for stream bank protection, flood mitigation and conveyance, and water quality protection; however; the latter is not mandatory, but encouraged in the City. The proposed Lifestyle Villages are along important water bodies, Sycamore Creek and Lake Arlington, which provides the unique character, ecosystem services, and quality of life benefits. Protecting the environmental health and integrity of these waterways is important. GREEN STORMWATER INFRASTRUCTURE
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