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Council to revisit $18 million DWSD stormwater management contract; property condemnations expected to follow
Summary
DWSD staff introduced an $18 million stormwater infrastructure management contract to support compliance with a state green-infrastructure permit and said it covers the Upper Rouge tributary and Near East Side including Brightmoor; council asked for more information on property transfers and scheduled the item for further discussion and the resolution of necessity to be presented to another committee in July.
Detroit Water and Sewerage Department staff briefed the committee on a planned contract to provide stormwater infrastructure management and to support compliance with state green-infrastructure permit requirements.
Marcratia Welch, DWSD procurement manager, said the contract would support work in the Upper Rouge tributary and near East Side, is funded with DWSD capital dollars, and "This will go through 05/31/2030, and this is a contract for $18,000,000 for the water departments." The firm OHM was described as the highest-ranked proposal and project work will include design and later construction administration.
Council member Mary Waters pressed DWSD on how property needs for the project would be handled and whether a resolution of necessity was pending. Staff said the resolution will be presented at the PE committee in July; the council agreed to bring the contract back in two weeks for more detailed discussion before any final committee recommendation.
DWSD staff also said the contract supports compliance with the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permit issued by the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy (EGLE), and that the contract would help reduce wet-weather flows into the combined sewer system while protecting water quality and public health.
What's next: the committee asked DWSD to return with further detail and to coordinate discussion of the forthcoming resolution of necessity before the full council votes on property actions.
