Explanation
This legislation authorizes the Director of Public Utilities to enter into a renewal and modification of the Green Infrastructure contract that supports the management of facilities that support stormwater control and Watershed management in Columbus. The raingardens and watersheds require inspection and maintenance at least once a month to remove vegetative debris, trash and pruning of plant material to keep the basins in working order. Additional plants, soil and mulch are installed as needed as a result of analysis during the monthly inspections.
The inspection, maintenance, and restoration of the raingardens and bio retention basins are critical to ensure they remove and treat the stormwater at its source. They temporarily hold rainwater, thus eliminating street flooding and allowing pollutants to be filtered in the plant roots and soil and eliminate this flush of water from the roadways to enter the streams and rivers in Columbus
The City is currently responsible for the maintenance of 62 Facilities with 1,061 basins and wetlands. These facilities are located in Clintonville, Linden, Eastmoor, American Addition, Southwest Columbus, Blacklick, Hilltop, the South Side, Dublin, Reynoldsburg, Easton, Barthman Parsons, West Town Street/US 62, 2nd Street, River South Roadways West Rich Street, West Main Street Riversouth, West Broad St. at Starling Street, Hoover Reservoir, 910 Dublin Road, Dublin Road Water Plant, Griggs Reservoir, O’Shaughnessy Reservoir, Mound Street Booster Station and the Smoky Row Booster Station. Each facility and location may have multiple sites with basins, swales or other types of green infrastructure. Additional facilities may be added in the future.
The existing contracts were authorized by Ordinance 1816-2025, and per PO0521753 (Davey Resource Group), PO522028 (Watershed Organic), PO521998 (4K Landscape), and PO521631 (ABIX LTC), expire July 1, 2026. The term of these contract modifications will be from date of...
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