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Aaron Cosentino
City of Elgin
3000+ acres
11 CSO discharges to
the Fox River
$20+ Million spent so
far in sewer separation
$3 Million/year
budgeted for sewer
separation projects
Full street
reconstruction planned
as sewers are
separated; Total Cost =
$110+ Million
LTCP lays out
prioritized plan for full
separation over a 35
year period.
Lord Street CSO IGIG Scope
• Construct BMPs in right-of-way to maximize infiltration
of stormwater runoff
• Pilot project to evaluate potential BMPs for application
city-wide
• IGIG Deliverables:
• Construct 24 bioretention basins (~9,000 FT2)
• Reconstruct two alleys using permeable pavement
(10,400 FT2)
Preliminary Screening
Bing Maps - Bird’s Eye
Google Street View
GIS Map
Overflow Point
• Fertilizer • None
p.38
Resident Guide
Cost Information
Parkway Rain Garden
Initial Proposed Design
Sidewalk
Street
Highly-permeable
engineered soil mix
(24”-30”)
Inlet
Mulch: 3 – 4”
Overflow pipe
Combined Sewer
Parkway Rain Garden
Initial Proposed Design
VARIES 7’ – 12’
0.5 FT
5.8 FT
Phase I Parkway Rain Garden
4.8 FT
Removable 6”
Plug valve
Phase I Parkway Rain Garden
Re-Design
• Project Re-Bid in October 2012
• One basin bid separately to allow plant installation in 2012.
• Phase 1 Bids Opened
• Engineer’s Estimate: $94,000
• Bids Received: $103,000 - $135,000
Why?
Aaron Cosentino
City of Elgin, Management Analyst
cosentino_a@cityofelgin.org