—Matthew Terella, Derek Robinson, and Brian Rosenfeld, Jones Edmunds
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In 2007, Pasco County, Florida began the process of determining the best solution for inventorying their stormwater infrastructure to meet the requirements of the NPDES MS4 Phase 1 Permit which states that the County must properly maintain and operate their stormwater system. Before beginning the inventory it was important to develop a Stormwater Master Plan to ensure that the data collected in the field would contain all of the information needed for the County's current and future business practices which includes the implementation of a Computerized Maintenance Management System. The master plan consisted of identifying any existing stormwater data in the County, understanding how stormwater information is created in the County, developing a plan for inventorying the infrastructure using the county's existing RTK network, and determining the cost and schedule of the inventory. The County hired Jones Edmunds to assist with the master plan. The tasks of the master plan included an existing data evaluation, stormwater geodatabase design, hardware/software configuration evaluation, workflow analysis, development of standard operating procedures for the field and office personnel, pilot project, training, and the implementation plan with the costs and action items to complete the inventory over a ten-year period. With the master plan the County will be able to develop a complete, 3 dimensionally accurate, and up-to-date stormwater GIS database. The GIS database will enable the County to meet their goals of locating and understanding the total number and condition of their structures, understanding how the system is connected, modeling their system, developing a maintenance program, more effectively responding to citizen concerns, and ensuring compliance with environmental regulations.