Town of Fishers

The following services are provided by the Town of Fishers Stormwater Utility:

1. Stormwater Program Management
   1. Resident Interaction/Support, Phone Calls, Email, Meetings, Conferences, Annual Report Writing, Interdepartmental Coordination, Employee Management, State and Federal Government Interaction, Ordinance Updates, etc.
   2. Stormwater Utility Management

                                                              i.      Database Management

                                                            ii.      Billing

                                                          iii.      Collection

                                                          iv.      Liens

                                                            v.      Bill Questions/Support

                                                          vi.      Board Meeting Coordination/Support

2. Public Education and Outreach
   1. School Presentations
   2. Special Event Booths

                                                              i.      Freedom Festival, Arbor Day, etc.

3. Town Hall Tours
4. Water Awareness Week
5. Educational Mailers
6. Movie Theater Ads
7. Radio Ads
8. TV Ads
9. Website Management

3. Public Participation and Involvement
   1. White River Cleanup
   2. Storm Drain Marking
   3. Water Quality Monitoring Day
   4. Water Quality/Rx Drop Day
   5. Adopt-a-road Program
   6. Backyard Conservation Program

4. Construction Inspection and Plan Review
   1. Construction Plan Review for Water Quality and Quantity

                                                              i.      Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan Review

                                                            ii.      Stormwater Best Management Practice (BM) Post Construction Review

                                                          iii.      Stormwater Detention and Flood Control Review

2. Erosion Control Inspection

                                                              i.      Individual Home Lots

                                                            ii.      Residential Sections

                                                          iii.      Commercial Projects

3. Stormwater BMP and Stormwater Detention Inspection

                                                              i.      During Construction

                                                            ii.      After Construction

1.      Yearly BMP Inspections for Proper Functioning

5. Illegal Dumping
   1. Patrolling Town Areas for Illegal Dumping into Storm Sewers or Streams
   2. Response to Illegal Dumping Tips

                                                              i.      Investigation

                                                            ii.      Documentation

1.      Sampling/Analysis

2.      Results

                                                          iii.      Enforcement

3. Water Quality Sampling and Monitoring

                                                              i.      Periodic Stream Sampling

                                                            ii.      Pond Sampling upon Request

4. Storm Sewer Outfall Sampling

                                                              i.      Visual Screening of all outfalls (~400 outfalls) at least once per 5 years

                                                            ii.      Sampling and analysis of suspect outfalls

                                                          iii.      Investigation, follow up, and enforcement of contaminated outfalls after stopping the discharge

5. As-built Record Drawings

                                                              i.      Digital storm sewer record drawing reviews to keep Geographic Information System (GIS) maps current for illegal dumping investigation

                                                            ii.      BMP database maintenance for post-construction inspection

6. Town-Owned Facility Stormwater Management
   1. Spill Response Plans
   2. Spill Procedures
   3. Secondary Containment and Facility Cleanup
   4. Proper Waste Disposal
   5. Proper Material Storage and Use Procedures

                                                              i.      Fertilizers, pesticides, and herbicides

                                                            ii.      Salt

                                                          iii.      Degreasers, used oil, cleaners, etc.

6. Pollution Prevention Training
7. Town-Owned BMP cleaning and maintenance
8. Pond Maintenance (see approved pond list HERE)
9. Street Sweeping
10. Storm Sewer Pipe and Inlet Cleaning
11. Litter Pickup in ROW
12. Town BMPs

                                                              i.      Rain gardens

                                                            ii.      Bio-swales

7. Storm Sewer Infrastructure Repair/Mapping
   1. Storm Sewer Pipe
   2. Storm Sewer Manholes, Drains, and Inlets
   3. Town-owned Right-of-Way Ditches
   4. Inlet Castings and Manhole Covers
   5. Global Positioning System (GPS) Data Collection

                                                              i.      Existing unmapped storm sewers

                                                            ii.      Corrections to incorrectly mapped existing sewers

8. Drainage Concerns/Questions
   1. Project Management and Review
   2. Inspection and Follow Up
   3. Repair of Town Owned Storm Sewers
   4. Recommendations for Non-Town-owned drainage issues

9. Floodplain Questions/Concerns
   1. Fielding of Floodplain Issues
   2. Updates to Floodplain Maps
   3. Record maintenance

10. Capital Projects
    1. Stormwater Master Plan

                                                            ii.      Drainage Projects

2. Equipment

                                                              i.      Street Sweepers

                                                            ii.      VAC Trucks

                                                          iii.      Inspector Vehicles

                                                          iv.      Management Vehicles

11. Variance Review and Processing
    1. Drainage Easement Variances
    2. Floodplain Variances