Stormwater Master Plan
The City of Corvallis Stormwater Master Plan recommends policies, activities, and programs formulated to improve water quality, address existing and future conflicts between flooding and development, and preserve and enhance valuable natural resources, including stream and floodplain systems. It is intended to guide upgrades and expansion of the stormwater conveyance system and to guide stormwater management within the City over the next 20 years.
The recommendations will directly affect the City's capital improvement and operating programs. In addition, new policies and development standards have been recommended that will affect the way future development is conducted within the area. Implementation of the Master Plan will require the active involvement and cooperation of all property owners, City departments, and State and federal agencies.
Over a 5-year period, the City and the technical consultant team worked closely with citizens, a 13-member Stormwater Planning Committee appointed by the Mayor, Benton County, and relevant regulatory agencies to develop the Master Plan. Implementation of the Master Plan will require active involvement of property owners, all City departments, state and federal agencies, and local stakeholders.
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- Abbreviations
- Glossary
- Table of Contents
- Executive Summary
Chapter 1 - Introduction
Describes the authorization and purpose, background, objectives, and processes for developing the SWMP.
Chapter 2- Public Involvement
Describes the major elements of the public involvement and outreach processes along with a summary of the results.
Chapter 3- Basis of Planning
Describes the basis for hydrologic and hydraulic modeling, the engineering standards to be used in developing alternatives, methods for estimating project costs, strategies used for developing improvement programs, and a summary of the regulations impacting the SWMP.
Chapter 4- Study Area Characteristics
Describes the physical characteristics of the study area including geography, land use, geology, soils, climate, rainfall, and a description of the conveyance system.
Chapter 5- Community-Wide Stormwater Planning and Policies
Summarizes the existing planning framework and presents recommended policies for addressing the major issues that impact stormwater management within the City.
Chapters 6 - 13 - Watershed Planning and Analysis
Describes the physical characteristics of the following watersheds, summarizes the major findings from the public process, documents City experience in the area, presents deficiencies in the conveyance system as identified by modeling, identifies problem areas, and recommends projects and activities to address deficiencies and to protect water quality, the creek, and natural resources in the area.
Chapter 6- Watershed Planning and Analysis: Dixon Creek
Chapter 7- Watershed Planning and Analysis: Squaw Creek
Chapter 8- Watershed Planning and Analysis: Jackson/Frazier/Village Green Creeks
Chapter 9- Watershed Planning and Analysis: Sequoia Creek
Chapter 10- Watershed Planning and Analysis: Garfield Basin
Chapter 11- Watershed Planning and Analysis: Oak Creek
Chapter 12- Watershed Planning and Analysis: Marys River
Chapter 13- Watershed Planning and Analysis: South Corvallis
Chapter 14- Implementation Plan
Appendices
Appendix A- Public Involvement
- Public Opinion Survey
- Summary of Stakeholder Surveys
- Corvallis Chamber of Commerce Memorandum
- Barney & Worth, Inc. Response to Chamber Memorandum
- Evaluation Criteria
- Citizen Input Workbook, Information Packet and Summary of Exercise
- Citizen Input on Policies and Short-Long Terms Basin Programs
- Excerpts of Meeting Minutes from USC on 8/14/01 & 8/16/01
Appendix B- Streamwalk Summary
- Dixon Creek
- South Fork Squaw Creek
- Lower Squaw Creek
- Lower Sequoia Creek
- Oak Creek
Appendix C- Technical Memorandum No. 1
- Hydrologic and Hydraulic Modeling Methodology and Results
Appendix D- Technical Memorandum No. 2
- Basis of Costs
Appendix E- Technical Memorandum No. 3
- Potential Best Management Practices for Stormwater
Appendix F- Technical Memorandum No. 4
- Recommendations to Development Standards
Appendix G- Federal Register for ESA 4(D) Rule
Appendix H- NPDES Phase II Stormwater Permit Regulations
