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Stormwater board outlines capital projects, $1 million in unrecovered fees and ARPA funding
Summary
The Stormwater Advisory Board told council it identified about $1 million in previously uncollected commercial impervious-surface fees, has three capital projects slated to break ground this year, and is leveraging grants and ARPA funds — including $11 million in ARPA‑funded projects — to address aging infrastructure.
FAYETTEVILLE — The Stormwater Advisory Board presented its annual report Monday, detailing ongoing capital projects, program updates and recent grant awards the board says will accelerate repairs to aging drainage infrastructure.
Chairman (presenter) described three capital improvement projects the city plans to break ground on this year and said watershed studies conducted over the last decade are nearing completion and will feed a new stormwater master plan. The board highlighted an impervious-area analysis that used lidar and satellite imagery to reassess commercial billing and identified about $1 million in fees that had not previously been collected; the chair said the city will not attempt retroactive collection but that the result will help fund future stormwater work.
The presentation noted a series of grants and funding streams — including multiple grants and roughly $11 million in ARPA funding — that the board and staff are leveraging to stretch stormwater-fee dollars. The board also described public tools such as an expanding stream-gauge network and resident alerts when local stream gauges rise.
Council members asked about the Drainage Assistance Program (DAP) and the board said DAP projects typically range from $500 to $100,000, that applicants are screened through multiple steps and that the board has a high approval rate for projects that reach the board. The police chief earlier in the meeting said enforcement efforts in school zones have produced "over 1,500 citations since the beginning of the school year" as part of traffic-safety efforts the city is coordinating with schools.
Council voted to receive the Stormwater Advisory Board report.
