DRAINAGE DESIGN

THAT MAKES SENSE

August 25, 2016

4 p.m.

DRAINAGE INITIATIVE
UPDATE
Calcasieu Parish Police Jury
Drainage Committee Meeting

OVERVIEW
Proposed Policy Framework
How It Works: Proposed Drainage
Management & Enforcement Structure
Proposed Capital Improvements Program
Proposed Funding Sources
Calcasieu Drainage Coalition
Timeline & Next Steps
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PARISHWIDE DRAINAGE MANAGEMENT

Calcasieu Drainage Coalition

Policies and Ordinances

DEVELOPMENT

Drainage standards for

development parish and cities
should be similar

ENFORCEMENT
Appropriate departments at
Police Jury and cities; GDDs

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Capital Improvement
Program (CIP)

Police Jury takes lead role,

solicits input from cities and
drainage districts prior to
program development

Functions as a three-year
revolving program updated
annually utilizing sound criteria
for prioritization

PROPOSED POLICY FRAMEWORK

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PROPOSED DRAINAGE DESIGN &

CONSTRUCTION CRITERIA
All new development activity must meet or
exceed the following:
Maintain or lower existing water surface elevation
profiles entering and exiting new developments

Protect and enhance flood storage volumes within

the established 100-year floodplain
All new structures to follow minimum freeboard
requirements
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MAINTAIN OR LOWER EXISTING WATER SURFACE ELEVATION

PROFILES ENTERING AND EXITING NEW DEVELOPMENTS
Sample Detention Pond Design Comparison v. Full Spectrum Design Approach
Pre-Dev Post-Dev

Post
Detention

Runoff
Increase

Full Spectrum 25 Year Protection

Storm

Q (cfs)

Q (cfs)

Q (cfs)

2yr

76

187

103

35%

0% increase

5yr

123

257

134

8%

0% increase

10yr

161

310

161

0%

0% increase

25yr

214

384

287

34%

0% increase

50yr

258

445

393

52%

< 52%

100yr

303

506

506

67%

< 67%

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PROTECT AND ENHANCE FLOOD STORAGE VOLUMES

WITHIN THE ESTABLISHED 100-YEAR FLOODPLAIN
Fill Required For
New Development

Fill Mitigation
Excavated Area

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ALL NEW DEVELOPMENT IN FLOODWAYS TO MEET

NO-RISE CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS

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HOW IT WORKS: PROPOSED DRAINAGE

MANAGEMENT & ENFORCMENT
STRUCTURE
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DRAINAGE MANAGEMENT AND ENFORCEMENT

FUNCTIONS & RESPONSIBILITIES
Function

Currently Responsible

Create policies and

ordinances for development

Police Jury
Cities

Police Jury, cities, and GDD

policies and ordinances should be
similar

Enforce policies and

ordinances for development

Police Jury
Cities

Police Jury Permitting Dept.

City Permitting Depts.

Administer parishwide
Capital Improvement
Program

N/A

Police Jury Drainage Section

Cities and GDDs continue
overseeing small watershed
lateral projects

GDDs

GDDs

Drainage lateral maintenance

Proposed Responsibility

Street drainage projects

and maintenance

Police Jury
Cities

Police Jury
Cities

Clean water stormwater

enforcement (water quality)

Police Jury
Cities

Police Jury
Cities

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PROPOSED CAPITAL
IMPROVEMENTS PROGRAM (CIP)
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CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS PROGRAM

Development and maintenance of program
Police Jury takes lead role, solicits comprehensive
input from cities and drainage districts prior to CIP
development

Utilizes sound criteria for prioritization

(ensures allocations to smaller areas)
Program would be a three-year revolving
program, updated annually
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PUBLIC FEEDBACK: PROJECT NEEDS

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PROJECTS TO BE CONSIDERED ON A
WATERSHED BASIS
City of Sulphur

W-3
W-36

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CRITERIA FOR PRIORITIZATION

Water course types

Flow reduction project
Impervious area reduction project
Flood zone reduction project
Existing right-of-way
Number of citizens impacted directly
Structures directly impacted
Flow (Q) cubic feet-per-second
Benefit-cost analysis (based on structure)
Matching funds

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PROPOSED FUNDING SOURCES FOR

DRAINAGE MANAGEMENT AND
CAPITAL PROJECTS
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FUNDING SOURCES
Portion of existing Police Jury Road & Drainage Property Tax
Portion of Gravity Drainage District property taxes (as local match
dollars to fund projects in those specific areas)
State and federal grants that may become available
Initiate drainage impact fee on unmitigated new development and
re-development
Utilize a fee rate using dollars/cents per square foot of impervious
surface
Permitting departments would collect fees as part of development
permit process
Impact fee revenues would be used for regional detention and major
capital projects

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CALCASIEU DRAINAGE COALITION

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PARISHWIDE DRAINAGE MANAGEMENT

Calcasieu Drainage Coalition

Policies and Ordinances

DEVELOPMENT

Drainage standards for

development parish and cities
should be similar

ENFORCEMENT
Appropriate departments at
Police Jury and cities; GDDs

DRAINAGE DESIGN THAT MAKES SENSE

Capital Improvement
Program (CIP)

Police Jury takes lead role,

solicits input from cities and
drainage districts prior to
program development

Functions as a three-year
revolving program updated
annually utilizing sound criteria
for prioritization

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CALCASIEU DRAINAGE COALITION

Serves a key role in consistent enforcement of
polices and ordinances for development (the
glue)
Includes staff representatives from parish,
cities, and Gravity Drainage Districts
Examples: public works directors, planners,
superintendents, engineers, DOTD, and others as
needed

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CALCASIEU DRAINAGE COALITION

Enforcement and accountability
Shorter Term: Meet frequently in short term to
transition from policies to ordinances; as-needed
afterward
Longer Term: Meet quarterly to discuss capital
improvement programming and coordinate
policy/ordinance enforcement
Following disasters and emergencies (including
major rain events), coalition will meet to reassess
project needs and other necessary changes
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TIMELINE & NEXT STEPS

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STAKEHOLDER AND PUBLIC INPUT

Date

Key Activity

June 2

Drainage Committee Meeting

June 13-20

Stakeholder Focus Group Meetings

August 16

Meeting with Cities and

Gravity Drainage Districts

August 25

Drainage Committee Meeting

August 25
September 16

Public Comment Period

October 11

Drainage Committee Meeting

October 20

Police Jury Meeting

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PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD

Online

http://cppj.citizenreach.com

Contact the Parish Administrators Office:

Phone

Mail

(337) 721-3510
CPPJ Drainage Design Planning Team
1011 Lakeshore Drive, Ste. 614, Lake Charles, LA 70601

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NEXT STEPS
Receive public and stakeholder comments on
draft policy framework, proposed drainage
management and enforcement structure,
proposed Capital Improvements Program
prioritization criteria and high-level funding
structure

Recommendations to be presented at the next

Drainage Committee meeting
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QUESTIONS?

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