Sewerage Water Board of New Orleans Public Works

Sewerage & Water Board of New Orleans Public Works Committee Award of Green Infrastructure Projects July 1, 2014

Green Infrastructure - Definition § Use of natural process to infiltrate, evapotranspiration or reuse storm water or runoff where its generated § Multiple benefits – Reduction of storm water discharges – Mitigation of flooding – Rainwater harvesting – Reduced capital costs for storm water management http: //swbno. org

Rain Barrels to Disconnected Downspout http: //swbno. org

Rain Gardens Slow it down, spread it out and soak it in Sewerage and Water Board of New Orleans http: //swbno. org

Tree Canopy Sewerage and Water Board of New Orleans http: //swbno. org

Permeable Paving Sewerage and Water Board of New Orleans http: //swbno. org

Green Roofs/Vegetated Walls Rainfall infiltration & evapotranspiration http: //swbno. org

Bioswale/bioretention ponds Vegetated swales that slow, infiltrate and filter storm water http: //swbno. org

Green Infrastructure-RFP § RFP issued January 31, 2014 – ATTN: Environmental Professionals, Non-Profit or Community Organizations § Type of Green Infrastructure Projects 1. Demonstration project on public lands 2. Educational curriculum for local schools 3. Workshops for educating professionals, commercial businesses, homeowners, neighborhoods Sewerage and Water Board of New Orleans http: //swbno. org

RFP Evaluation Criteria 30% Experience and qualifications 60% Adherence to Proposal Request – Project description – Team Experience – Plan/schedule for development, construction, operations and maintenance – Schedule to be completed within 18 months – Community Outreach – Breakdown of Proposal Budget ($100, 000 or less) 10% Overall Evaluation 100% Sewerage & Water Board of New Orleans http: //swbno. org

RFP Evaluation Team § § § § City Recreation Dept. Jefferson Parish NORA Orleans Levee District Port of New Orleans SWBNO City of New Orleans Sewerage & Water Board of New Orleans http: //swbno. org

Project Awards § Ripple Effect $75, 000 § La Urban Stormwater Coalition $100, 000 – Regional New Orleans Chapter § Lower 9 Earth Lab § Greenkeepers § Land Trust Louisiana $100, 000 $26, 350 $82, 750 $384, 100 Sewerage & Water Board of New Orleans http: //swbno. org

Future Green Infrastructure Projects § § § § Bywater Neighborhood GI Project Central City Neighborhood GI Project Lower 9 th Ward Neighborhood GI Project Hanging Gardens - Rabouin Int’l High School GI Lab Historic Faubourg Treme Association Hollygrove Greenline (Tulane City Center) Sankofa Community Development Corp. – Learning Trail Sewerage & Water Board of New Orleans http: //swbno. org

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