City Council
Regular MeetingCharleston, SC · April 14, 2020
Agenda
Dowden Area Drainage Evaluation
Council Districts 9
Phase Preliminary Engineering
Phase Budget Estimate $75,000
Background
Water from this drainage basin flows
into an existing major ditch system that
begins at the shopping center to the
north and continues under Old Towne
Road to the marsh. The system is
constricted under Old Towne Road which
leads to flooding of multiple properties
and roadways along the primary
drainage channel. Old Towne Road is
also a major corridor for existing
underground utilities.
Phase Actions
This phase includes field survey, utility location, and stormwater modeling to evaluate options to improve
flooding. These options are expected to include adding flow capacity under Old Towne Road, adding storage
capacity within the basin, or reducing impervious area.
Future Actions
Following this phase, the selected plan would require design/permitting and construction funding.
PROJECT SUMMARY – 2020
Dupont Wappoo Drainage Design
Council Districts 5,7,9,11
Phase Design/Permitting
Phase Budget Estimate $225,000 City
Share/$90,000 County Share
Background
The City and Charleston County have
collaboratively performed a drainage basin
evaluation and plan for the Dupont/Wappoo
Watershed from 2017 through 2019. This
evaluation recommended a series of 10 projects
for short term drainage improvements within the
basin. This task is for the first 4 of these
recommended improvements, focusing on: the
drainage pathway from Orleans Road to the rear of the Citadel Mall; the storage of stormwater in the rear of
the Citadel Mall; the drainage way from Dupont to the southern end of the Citadel Mall, and check valves along
these systems.
Phase Actions
This phase includes utility location, design, permitting, completion of construction bid documents and project
construction budgets.
Future Actions
Following this phase, the projects would require construction funding.
PROJECT SUMMARY – 2020
ARROW WIND AT EMERALD FOREST DRAINAGE
Council Districts 2
Phase Construction
Phase Budget Estimate $20,000
Background
Intersection holds water into the travel lane
following rain events
Phase Actions
Install a new roadside drainage inlet and
modify existing pipe system to drain the
low area of the intersection.
Future Actions
None.
PROJECT SUMMARY – 2020
CONCORD ST AT WATERFRONT PARK DRAINAGE
Council Districts 1
Phase Construction
Phase Budget Estimate $40,000
Background
Handicap Parking Space and
Access Ramp hold water
following rain events.
Phase Actions
Install new inlets, modify
roadside collection system and
regrade parking space to mitigate
ponding.
Future Actions
None.
PROJECT SUMMARY – 2020
WEIMS CT DRAINAGE
Council Districts 8
Phase Construction
Phase Budget Estimate $30,000
Background
Road holds water following storm events. Road has a
small brick arch system that has failed and needs to be
restored to improve drainage.
Phase Actions
Install new inlet manhole and rehabilitate small brick
arch lateral back to main arch.
Future Actions
None.
PROJECT SUMMARY – 2020
SHERWOOD FOREST DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENT
Council Districts 7
Phase Construction
Phase Budget Estimate $50,000
Background
Rear yards hold water in the neighborhood. City
has previously acquired drainage easement
through the area and needs to reconstruct
drainage system to improve flood conditions.
Phase Actions
Remove trees, remove fencing, install drainage
swale and pipe.
Future Actions
None.
PROJECT SUMMARY – 2020
CONCORD ST PUMP STATION RETROFIT
Council Districts 1,4
Phase Design
Phase Budget Estimate
$125,000
Background
Pump station serving Calhoun
East and Market St deep
tunnel drainage projects
requires updates and pump
replacements due to
expected service life coming
to an end. The system was
last updated in the early
2000s.
Phase Actions
Design, specify, and provide
procurement assistance in
primary pump, dewatering pump, electrical systems, pump control systems, and space conditioning.
Future Actions
Procurement Costs for Designed System Retrofits.
PROJECT SUMMARY – 2020
PAWPAW ST DRAINAGE
Council Districts 11
Phase Design
Phase Budget Estimate $10,000
Background
Woodland Shores area has a system of disconnected
drainage pathways. The City and County are currently
collaborating to improve the drainage outfall that runs
through the Muni Golf Course and out to the Stono.
Phase Actions
Survey and plat drainage easements for dedication on the
ditch system to the north of Pawpaw St to connect/maintain
this component of the system into the improved outfall to
improve neighborhood drainage.
Future Actions
None.
PROJECT SUMMARY – 2020
WAGNER TERRACE REHABILITATION
Council Districts 3,6
Phase Construction
Phase Budget Estimate $50,000
Background
The Wagner Terrace neighborhood has a large
network of older drainage pipes that are heavily
impacted by tree root blockages that can create
road flooding.
Phase Actions
Remove root blockages and clean pipe systems
in the neighborhood.
Future Actions
None.
PROJECT SUMMARY – 2020
FORT ROYAL DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENT
Council Districts 9
Phase Construction
Phase Budget Estimate $350,000
Background
Wespanee experiences road and
property flooding and has an undersized
outfall system. The project has
previously been surveyed and designed.
Phase Actions
Construct improvements to outfall system and improve upstream portion of neighborhood drainage system to
connect and realize improvements from the outfall.
Future Actions
None.
PROJECT SUMMARY – 2020
MUELLER DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENT
Council Districts 9
Phase Construction
Phase Budget Estimate $20,000
Background
The Mueller/Charlyn area has rear
yard flooding. A drainage easement
exists in the neighborhood but does
not have an existing drainage
conveyance. This work would
remove the sheds and other
obstructions from the easement to
create an open drainage swale.
Phase Actions
Remove sheds, fences, and other obstructions to drainage and install open drainage swale in the rear of
properties.
Future Actions
None.
PROJECT SUMMARY – 2020
HARBORSUN DITCH STABILIZATION
Council Districts 6,12
Phase Design/Construction
Phase Budget Estimate $100,000
Background
The outfall canal for the Westchester
neighborhood including Folly Road and
Secessionville Road flows under Harborsun Road.
Past storm events have caused erosion of the canal
toward a residential structure.
Phase Actions
Design bank stabilization; remove vegetation and
install bank stabilization.
Future Actions
None.
PROJECT SUMMARY – 2020
SAVANNAH HIGHWAY SIDEWALK DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENT
Council Districts 11
Phase Construction
Phase Budget Estimate
$150,000
Background
The sidewalk and properties
along the south side of
Savannah Highway in Byrnes
Downs experience flooding
following rain events and have
erosion issues from the HWY 17 embankment.
Phase Actions
Install bank stabilization and level portions of the sidewalk to reduce ponding water issues along the sidewalk
following storm events.
Future Actions
None.
PROJECT SUMMARY – 2020
Belfast Roadside Drainage Improvement
Council Districts 11
Phase Construction
Phase Budget Estimate $10,000
Background
The roadside drainage is
comprised of asphalt swales that
do not connect to the outfall
system at the back of Belfast Road
until significant ponding exists on
the road and properties.
Phase Actions
Driveway culverts and front yard ditches to convey water to the outfall system.
Future Actions
None.
PROJECT SUMMARY – 2020
Wespanee Drainage Evaluation
Council Districts 9
Phase Design
Phase Budget Estimate
$50,000
Background
The area currently
receives flooding on a
low lying quadrant of
properties. The local pipe
networks need to be
evaluated to determine if
they can be modified to
provide drainage of the
area.
Phase Actions
Survey pipe network and develop stormwater model for potential capacity and grade improvements.
Future Actions
Following this phase the project would require construction funding.
PROJECT SUMMARY – 2020
Project Budget Description
Belfast Roadside Drainage Improvement $ 10,000 Installation of Driveway Pipes and Roadside Ditch to Connect Road Drainage to Existing Outfall to Relieve Road Flooding
Concord St at Waterfront Park Handicap Drainage $ 40,000 Modification to Paving and Inlets to Relieve Road/Ramp Ponding
Concord St Pump Station Retrofit Design $ 125,000 Design of Pumps/Electrical/Control Systems/Water Quality for Needed Pump Station Retrofit of 20+ Year Old Facility
Dowden Area Drainage Evaluation $ 75,000 Drainage Model and Improvement Option Evaluation for Property/Road Flooding
Dupont Wappoo Drainage Design $ 225,000 Design/Permitting of 4 Improvement Projects Identified in Dupont Wappoo Evaluation
Emerald Forest at Arrow Wind Box Installation $ 20,000 Installation of New Stormwater Inlet to Relieve Road/Sidewalk Ponding
Fort Royal Area Drainage Improvement $ 350,000 Installation of Modified Outfall System and Upgrade to Neighborhood Conveyance System to Relieve Property and Road Flooding
Harborsun Ditch Stabilization $ 100,000 Design and Construction to Repair and Stabilize a Drainage Canal Bank in Vicinity of a Residential Structure
Mueller Drainage Improvement $ 20,000 Installation of Rear Yard Drainage Swale on Existing Easement to Relieve Rear Yard Flooding
Pawpaw St Drainage Improvement $ 10,000 Survey for Dedication and Restoration of Drainage Easement for Neighborhood Rear Lot System
Savannah Hwy Sidewalk Drainage Improvement $ 150,000 Design/Permitting/Construction of Shoulder Stabilization and Sidewalk Drainage Improvements to Relieve Sidewalk and Front Yard Flooding
Sherwood Forest Drainage Improvement $ 50,000 Installation of Rear Yard Drainage Swale on Acquired Easements to Relieve Yard Flooding
Wagner Terrace Pipe Rehabilitation $ 50,000 Root Removal from Roadside Pipe System to Relieve Road Flooding
Weims Ct Drainage Improvement $ 30,000 Restoration of Short Brick Arch Segment and Addition of New Inlet to Relieve Road Flooding
Wespanee Drainage Evaluation $ 50,000 Evaluation of Improvement Options to Drainage System for Property Flooding
Rivers Point Row $ 43,220 Completed Project for Roadside Pipe Restoration from Structurally Failed Pipe
Lord Calvert CO #1 $ 19,922 Roadside Drainage Improvement Project to Relieve Road and Property Flooding
Total $ 1,368,142
Project Budget Description
Belfast Roadside Drainage Improvement $ 10,000 Installation of Driveway Pipes and Roadside Ditch to Connect Road Drainage to Existing Outfall to Relieve Road Flooding
Concord St at Waterfront Park Handicap Drainage $ 40,000 Modification to Paving and Inlets to Relieve Road/Ramp Ponding
Concord St Pump Station Retrofit Design $ 125,000 Design of Pumps/Electrical/Control Systems/Water Quality for Needed Pump Station Retrofit of 20+ Year Old Facility
Dowden Area Drainage Evaluation $ 75,000 Drainage Model and Improvement Option Evaluation for Property/Road Flooding
Dupont Wappoo Drainage Design $ 225,000 Design/Permitting of 4 Improvement Projects Identified in Dupont Wappoo Evaluation
Emerald Forest at Arrow Wind Box Installation $ 20,000 Installation of New Stormwater Inlet to Relieve Road/Sidewalk Ponding
Fort Royal Area Drainage Improvement $ 350,000 Installation of Modified Outfall System and Upgrade to Neighborhood Conveyance System to Relieve Property and Road Flooding
Harborsun Ditch Stabilization $ 100,000 Design and Construction to Repair and Stabilize a Drainage Canal Bank in Vicinity of a Residential Structure
Mueller Drainage Improvement $ 20,000 Installation of Rear Yard Drainage Swale on Existing Easement to Relieve Rear Yard Flooding
Pawpaw St Drainage Improvement $ 10,000 Survey for Dedication and Restoration of Drainage Easement for Neighborhood Rear Lot System
Savannah Hwy Sidewalk Drainage Improvement $ 150,000 Design/Permitting/Construction of Shoulder Stabilization and Sidewalk Drainage Improvements to Relieve Sidewalk and Front Yard Flooding
Sherwood Forest Drainage Improvement $ 50,000 Installation of Rear Yard Drainage Swale on Acquired Easements to Relieve Yard Flooding
Wagner Terrace Pipe Rehabilitation $ 50,000 Root Removal from Roadside Pipe System to Relieve Road Flooding
Weims Ct Drainage Improvement $ 30,000 Restoration of Short Brick Arch Segment and Addition of New Inlet to Relieve Road Flooding
Wespanee Drainage Evaluation $ 50,000 Evaluation of Improvement Options to Drainage System for Property Flooding
Rivers Point Row $ 43,220 Completed Project for Roadside Pipe Restoration from Structurally Failed Pipe
Lord Calvert CO #1 $ 19,922 Roadside Drainage Improvement Project to Relieve Road and Property Flooding
Total $ 1,368,142
Ready to Construct $ 130,000
Ready to Design $ 350,000
Previously Allocated $ 63,142