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GIS Stormwater and Flood Control Vehicle Tracking App

City of Wichita public-based vehicle tracking web mapping application for Stormwater and Flood Control based vehicles

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Stormwater Utility Operations Dashboard

This storymap series documents stormwater operations such as structures cleaned, conduits cleaned and inspected, and stormwater mowing areas.

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Stormwater Management's mission is to protect the health, safety, and welfare of our citizens by providing adequate drainage and flood control within the community and to reduce the pollution of our nation's waterways by implementing a comprehensive Stormwater quality management program.

Do you wonder what the stormwater charges on your water bill mean and what they are paying for? Here is a quick rundown:

  • The ERU fee funds the Stormwater Utility and builds, maintains, and repairs the publically owned portions of the drainage system throughout the City of Wichita.
  • The ERU fee funds compliance with the pollution prevention and reduction requirements from the EPA.
  • The ERU fee also provides half of the funding for the Wichita-Valley Center Floodway (Big Ditch) maintenance and repair.
  • ERU - Stands for Equivalent Residential Unit, and is a measurement of impervious area. One ERU equals 2,139 square feet. Two ERUs equals 4,278 square feet, and so on.
  • Impervious Area - Any hard surface area (concrete, rooftop, etc.) that prevents stormwater from soaking into the soil, like it would under natural conditions. Impervious area increases the amount of runoff to the stormwater drainage system, which means that larger inlets and pipes have to be built, and maintained, in order to handle that runoff.
  • Residential properties are on a tier system paying $2.00/month for each ERU, up to a maximum of 3 ERUs. Commercial properties pay $2.00/month for every ERU the property covers.
  • The Stormwater Base Rate of $1.50/month applies to all properties and is not based on impervious area.

Report a stormwater/drainage issue

To report clogged storm sewers, culvert cleanings, drainage complaints or other storm sewer concerns click the link below.

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Stormwater​ Regulations

Design aides, Wichita/Sedgwick County Stormwater Manual, construction details, and policies.

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Flood Control

Construction Encroachments Within Project

Proposed construction activity within the Wichita-Valley Center Flood Control project shall have City and Tulsa Corps of Engineers acceptance prior to construction. Plans and written summary of the proposed project along with supporting hydrologic and hydraulic modeling for review should be emailed to Mark Hall. The City manages and operates the Wichita-Valley Center Flood Control project and is responsible for all construction activities located within the project's right-of-way. The City of Wichita will handle all communications with the Tulsa Corps of Engineers. Please view the attached map to see if you are within the project limits.

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All construction activity within flood control right-of-way must be in compliance with the Corps' levee construction manual EM 1110-2-1913. The following general note shall be added to the construction plans where the project limits extend into the Wichita-Valley Center Flood Control Project:

"The Contractor shall not stockpile any material, equipment, or rubble in the Wichita-Valley Center Flood Control Right-of-Way. The Contractor shall notify Jim Hardesty, Division Manager, at (316) 268-8317 at least three working days prior to the starting of the project. He shall be provided a timetable of the project and the assurance that any damage occurring to the floodway will be rectified before completion of the project."

Routine Maintenance Tasks

  • Inspects and cleans 950 flap and sluice gates.
  • Seeds, fertilizes, and mulches 20 acres.
  • Hand cut 50 acres of trees and brush from the floodway.
  • Repairs fencing on the project.
  • Completes floodway, roadway, and levee grading as required.
  • Mows 8,612 acres.
  • Completes 400,000 cubic yards of erosion repairs.
  • Performs maintenance of the Wichita-Valley Center Flood Control project "Big Ditch".

Plans & Written Summary of Proposed Project

Send plans and written summary of proposed project along with supporting hydrologic and hydraulic modeling for review to Mark Hall.

P: (316) 268-8337

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Education

  
  
Construction Site Best Management Practices.pdfConstruction Site Best Management Practices
Home Owner's Association Pond Maintenance.pdfHome Owner's Association Pond Maintenance
Outside Material Storage for Businesses.pdfOutside Material Storage for Businesses
Post Construction BMP's.pdfPost Construction BMP's
Pouros Pavement.pdfPouros Pavement
Rain Garden.pdfRain Garden
Residential Hazardous Waste.pdfResidential Hazardous Waste
Residential Lawn Pollutants.pdfResidential Lawn Pollutants
Residential Sump Pump Discharge.pdfResidential Sump Pump Discharge
Roof Garden.pdfRoof Garden
Stormwater and the Construction Industry (PHOTOS).pdfStormwater and the Construction Industry (PHOTOS)
Stormwater and the Consturction Industry (TEXT).pdfStormwater and the Consturction Industry (TEXT)
Stormwater Runoff.pdfStormwater Runoff

​Stormwater Advisory Board

The Stormwater Advisory Board (SWAB) is comprised of a ten-member board, nine of whom are actual voting members, the tenth being an ex-offico. The board is appointed by the City Council upon recommendation from the following entities: Wichita Area Builders Association, Certified Commercial Investment Member Kansas Chapter, Wichita Area Association of Realtors, Kansas Chapter of Southwind & River City WRAPS, Sedgwick County Public Works, Wichita Public Works & Utilities, Sedgwick County Stormwater Management Advisory Board, Wichita Society of Professional Engineers, and one member upon recommendation of the Wichita City Manager. The board will conduct meetings to discuss matters pertaining to stormwater management policies and procedures within the City of Wichita. This is an open board and all meetings are open to the public with a Public Comment Period, at each meeting the Public Comment Period is open for the board to hear suggestions on ways to improve the city's stormwater and water quality practices.  

​Member
​Appointed By
​Greg Allison
​City Manager
​Allison Herring (Ex-Officio)
​KDHE
​Chris Bohm
​Wichita Area Builders Association
​Don Kirkland
​Wichita Chapter Kansas Society of Professional Engineers
​Kay Drennen
​Sierra Club/Wichita Clean Streams (formally WRAPS)
Gentry Thessien
​Wichita Area Association of Realtors
George Sherman
​Sedgwick County Stormwater Advisory Board
​Gary Oborny
​Kansas CCIM
​Don Henry
​City of Wichita Public Works & Utilities
Scott Lindebak
​Sedgwick County Public Works

Meeting Calendar

June 5, 2023 

1:00pm-3:30pm

In Person - 101 E. Pawnee - WATER Center 

Virtural - via Microsoft Teams 

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Questions?

If you have any questions about the Stormwater Advisory Board, you can contact the advisory board liasion Renee Batchman by email or (316) 268-4498.

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