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The stormwater master plan provides a hydraulically calibrated model of the town’s drainage network, recommended performance goals aligned with county and state guidance, and a ranked list of nine projects intended to reduce street and property flooding. “We are recommending that you keep your roads dry in a 10‑year storm event,” Tiffany said, and noted federal, state and local rules that limit discharges and require buildings to be dry in larger events.

The vulnerability assessment (VA) maps current and future flood scenarios — including storm surge, king tides and 100‑year rainfall, as well as compound events — and scores critical assets (pump stations, public buildings, evacuation routes) by exposure and risk. Giselle said the VA used a standardized critical‑asset inventory and modeled 25 scenarios (current and future conditions to 2040/2070) to identify repeated vulnerabilities and focus areas suitable for implementation grants.

Why it matters: the two reports together provide the technical documentation grant reviewers typically require. Tiffany said the consultants built contingency and escalation into cost estimates and kept suggested project sizes in ranges that could be funded in several ways. Giselle told the commission the VA is at FDEP for final review and, once approved, the town will be positioned to apply for Resilient Florida implementation grants; that grant cycle opens July 1–September 1.

Major technical recommendations and findings:
- Nine prioritized projects (Park Road North, south Park Road segments, two 31st Street projects, west‑side exfiltration projects, 52nd/36th Court drainage, and others). Each project bundles conveyance (trunk lines), inlets and, where suitable, exfiltration trenches or swales. Exfiltration trenches were recommended in higher‑elevation, green‑space west areas where groundwater and soils are permissive; they were not recommended for low‑lying areas with high groundwater or contaminated soils near the Superfund site.
- A maintenance program tied to GIS so crews can record catch basin cleaning and pipe flushing. Tiffany recommended annual pipe flushing and catch‑basin inspections, street sweeping to keep debris out of drains, and regular pump station maintenance including scheduled starter and motor replacement cost allowances in the CIP.
- Project sizing for grant readiness: consultants recommended keeping individual CIP projects roughly around $1 million to match typical annual budgeting and grant packaging, and included a 25% contingency at this concept stage.

Interactions with Superfund and development: commissioners and consultants discussed a nearby Superfund site and the potential for federal remediation or construction to disturb contaminated soils and buried infrastructure. Tiffany and staff advised coordinating pre‑construction meetings with the Superfund project team so town drainage or sewer projects are not later dug up and reexcavated.

Funding and next steps: the consultants encouraged the town to use the master plan and VA when assembling applications for Resilient Florida, state, and federal grants. Kimberly Horne noted an in‑house grant writing capability and offered technical support for cost‑benefit analyses and benefit‑cost ratios that grant programs commonly require.

Ending: the consultants left the town with a ranked CIP, a maintenance plan that can be integrated into GIS, and a vulnerability assessment that staff said will be used in emergency‑planning and grant applications. No formal action was taken at the workshop; FDEP review of the VA was pending at the time of the presentation.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Agenda for Special Commission Meeting - February 1, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","Consultants presented a stormwater master plan recommending nine CIP projects, maintenance scheduling, and vulnerability assessment results that identify areas and critical assets at highest risk from storm surge, tidal and rainfall flooding. The work positions the town for state Resilient Florida implementation grants.","taxTitle","Town of Pembroke Park, Broward County, Florida","taxId",71870,"location","Florida","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6358760,"Consultants tell Pembroke Park consolidation, pipe repairs could cut costs as sewer system nears capacity",8100,539000,8639000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2211481-b35766c876a6fae0c2da521355bde6ee&start=539&end=8639","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2211481-b35766c876a6fae0c2da521355bde6ee/thumbnail_539000.jpg","/articles/6358760/Florida/Consultants-tell-Pembroke-Park-consolidation-pipe-repairs-could-cut-costs-as-sewer-system-nears-capacity","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6358760-4dc2c4188d34c645a01e7a6d82b308a9/orig.mp4?Expires=1771185100&Signature=MPi3Ev-SmxLixWJBvq5GDwtQy~zfLCHcacfJNmh4rp-k-oKGQTf0WP~dLJQRkUSX~-MO7XJCjUQhTzBsQfiuBWBtyZBUK2GuChGURya2LDqteq0ZQjJJElfaWL~lpRe-hzfGwwpi7UALgygUdU~LuBEi-9PVBxWgO5bf9CJzXJdT6bAYHhVMwSjmdQIRzSrp-veNzmjYIb5mH8QnuZgXPt-cKpCCosm3GR46NwNu-WWwdakAeXaG7BK6EddXFYMjyLzdH6v~b4436Oqhs0METezJe5VA~PKKrYuF5YyzeAZEvDW7nF4fytYQOgwCSM59pu5M5yt92KFBOekwAPP6jA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Dan, an engineering consultant presenting the Town of Pembroke Park’s wastewater master plan, told commissioners the town’s sanitary system grew piecemeal and now contains many small lift stations that raise long‑term operation and maintenance costs. “There’s a whole lot of infrastructure that could be consolidated,” Dan said, pointing to clusters of lift stations around 30th Avenue and in the town’s southeast.

The plan shows many short, aging sewer runs and numerous small lift stations originally installed for mobile home parks. That layout, the consultant said, increases pump runtime, electric costs and pump wear; in several places a gravity sewer replacement would allow abandonment of multiple lift stations and reduce costs. As an example, he said the 30th Avenue area could be reduced from about nine lift stations to two.

Why it matters: the town is operating close to or above agreed treatment capacity and is paying for overage. Dan said the town’s current billed flow is “1.2” (units not specified in the presentation) and that the town was “over capacity about 98,000” (units not specified), which he summarized as roughly “108%” of permitted capacity. The consultants recommended short‑term fixes to reduce inflow and infiltration (I&I) and medium‑term pipe and lift‑station projects to avoid repeated overage charges or the need to buy permanent extra capacity.

Key recommendations and findings in the plan included:
- Targeted I&I projects using updated sewer atlas maps. Consultants identified clay pipe segments below groundwater that should be prioritized for lining or replacement and advised using camera inspections for verification before lining.
- Consolidation of lift stations where feasible by installing gravity sewers; the consultant said gravity flow “pays you back” compared with repeated pumping and repumping.
- A combination of short‑turnaround maintenance contracts (piggyback contracts) to clean and line priority pipe segments and larger design/build projects to rebuild or replace key lift stations.
- Telemetry to monitor pump run times and detect I&I by exception. The consultant described scenarios where operators see pumps running continuously during peak hours — “there might be 3 hours in the morning and 3 hours in the evening during your peaks, that it’s running continuously,” and said telemetry would let staff target crews rather than run broad, expensive investigations.

The presentation also covered industrial flows and lift station 19, which serves the Coca‑Cola facility. Dan and town staff said industrial discharges and solids have historically damaged pumps there; the plan calls for industrial‑grade, corrosion‑resistant equipment and coordination with Coca‑Cola on peak discharge timing so wet‑well sizing and starter counts match the actual duty cycle.

Capacity and interlocal agreements: consultants flagged two separate capacity constraints — (1) contractual treatment capacity at the upstream wastewater treatment plant and (2) physical limits imposed by a county force main where a western section of town ties into county infrastructure. The consultants recommended staff pursue capacity negotiations with neighboring jurisdictions (Pembroke Pines, Broward County) and to use the updated hydraulic model when evaluating developer proposals so impacts are clear before approvals.

Near‑term work already under way: the consultant noted the town has active engineering work (replacing or rehabbing problem lift stations such as LS‑17, LS‑14 and LS‑19) and an existing continuing‑services contract that can be used to move small I&I projects quickly.

What the town will decide next: no formal votes or ordinances were taken during the workshop. Staff and consultants agreed to follow up with: (a) field verification of high‑priority sewer manhole and invert elevations before design, (b) using piggyback maintenance contracts to schedule camera inspection and lining, (c) continuing negotiation on treatment capacity with neighboring jurisdictions, and (d) integrating the sewer maps and project lists into the town’s CIP and grant program schedule. Dan said he will work with town staff to scope projects and cost estimates for the CIP.

Ending: consultants emphasized the plan is a tool to guide capital budgeting and grant applications and urged the town to sequence maintenance, small repairs and larger consolidation projects so costs and service interruptions are minimized.","Engineers presented a wastewater master plan showing many small lift stations, high inflow and infiltration (I&I), and system capacity near or above contractual limits. Consultants recommended targeted pipe lining, lift‑station consolidation, better telemetry and negotiated capacity increases with neighboring agencies.","actionData","errors"]

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