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Thank you for your interest in Clean River Rewards. Chances are that you already have some ideas for how and where you would like to manage stormwater on your site. Whether it’s incorporating a stormwater facility into existing landscaped areas, or creating a more complex method of stormwater management, the following tools are intended to assist you with making safe and effective stormwater management decisions.
Clean River Rewards Workshops and Public Events: If you are unsure of how to effectively manage stormwater on your site, and would like some assistance with on-site stormwater management options, the city offers Residential and Commercial stormwater management workshops on a regular basis. City staff also attend occasional public and neighborhood events.
Site Assessment Guide: The site assessment guide will help property owners assess their site for stormwater management retrofits. The guide provides step by step details to help you determine site specific conditions that will influence the stormwater facility that best fits your site and budget. The guide provides several reference examples.
PortlandMaps.com: This is an important resource that is best utilized after reading the site assessment guide. Use this resource to obtain property information including aerial photos, zoning information, potential site hazards and soil drainage characteristics. The maps, stormwater management and Clean River Rewards tabs are especially useful for developing your site plan.
Discount Calculators: This is an excellent resource to help you perform a simple cost/benefit analysis before you make any final stormwater management decisions. Use the calculators to help determine how much of the Clean River Rewards discount you will qualify for by incorporating stormwater management solutions on your property.
Residential Retrofits: The city has compiled useful "how to" guides specifically targeting the most common residential stormwater retrofits. The guides provide step by step detail starting with site assessment and facility design and include construction and maintenance considerations. Stormwater Management Manual: This manual has technical drawings of stormwater management principles and techniques. If you are designing a stormwater facility that needs permits, your facility will need to meet these specifications. The manual provides information on facility requirements including design, sizing, permitting, and maintenance.
Professional Referral List: If you would like assistance with facility design and construction, the professional referral list gives contact information of design professionals and contractors who have attended a city-sponsored stormwater retrofit training. As with any contracted work, check references and license status. Contractors working in the State of Oregon must be licensed by the Oregon Construction Contractors Board. For more information, call 503-378-4261 or visit www.ccb.state.or.us. Plumbing contractors must be licensed by the State Plumbing Board. Call 503-378-1268 for more information.
Stormwater Retrofit Permits and Inspections: Some stormwater retrofit projects require City permits and/or inspections. This brochure provides information that will help determine what, if any, City permits are required for your project.
Proper facility maintenance will increase the longevity and function of your stormwater facilities. Although most permitted stormwater facilities are required to have an operations and maintenance plan, there are several resources to assist property owners with guidelines for maintenance and inspection protocol.
Maintenance for Homeowners: This flyer describes general maintenance activities that help keep your disconnected downspout and simple stormwater management retrofit in working shape.
Maintenance of residential stormwater management permitted facilities: This guide provides maintenance procedures for simple stormwater management solutions often found on residential properties.
Maintaining Your Stormwater Management Facility Homeowner for Commercial and Industrial Customers: Generally speaking, commercial and industrial stormwater management facilities require increased regular maintenance because of the larger facility size and complexity of the stormwater management systems. This guide includes further detailed information on properly maintaining your stormwater facilities.
Maintenance Guidance for Wildlife in Stormwater Facilities: For facilities that include native vegetation such as vegetated swales or ponds, this reference will help determine maintenance procedures when wildlife impact is a concern.
Stormwater Management Manual: For further information on proper maintenance for stormwater facilities, please refer to the Operation and Maintenance section of this manual. It is especially useful if you are retrofitting your property with a facility that requires the submittal of an Operation and Maintenance form during permitting. Additional ResourcesEnvironmental Services has a variety of stormwater-related programs that provide a variety of technical assistance, including competitive grant funding. Other city bureaus, non-profits and other organizations have additional resources that may be useful for stormwater retrofits. If you would like information mailed to you, please call Clean River Rewards at 503-823-1371. |
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