Environmental Update Environmental Council of Huron Valley April - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Village of Milford Environmental Update Environmental Council of Huron Valley April 22, 2020 Christian Wuerth, Village Manager

Discussion Overview • Cooperative Efforts • Recycling Updates • Parks Projects • Urban Forestry Program • PFAS Updates • Wastewater

Cooperative Efforts Resource Recovery & Recycling Authority of Southwest Oakland County (RRRASOC) – Joined in 2015 • Reduced cost for recycling collection • Reduced cost for household hazardous waste collection events • Expanded options for services (Simple Recycling, etc.) Michigan Green Communities • Bronze Level Recognition (2016, 2017, 2018, 2019) Oakland County Cooperative Invasive Species Management Area (CISMA) – Joined in 2017 • Better coordination of invasive species management • Funded by State Grants & local matching funds for work completed

Recycling Updates • In 2016, Village Council approved and extension with our hauler (now GFL) through 6/31/2021 • New contract called for ability of residents to request 64-gallon recycling carts at no additional cost • RRRASOC Membership allowed for expanded number of household hazardous waste collection events • Simple Recycling curbside clothing recycling launched in March 2016

Recycling Updates Village Recycling Rate 45.00% 40.00% 35.00% 30.00% 25.00% 20.00% 15.00% 10.00% 5.00% 0.00% 2016 2017 2018 2019 Recycling Rate Michigan Average US Average

Recycling Updates Materials Diverted (Tons) 1400 1200 1000 800 600 400 200 0 2016 2017 2018 2019 Recycling Yard Waste Materials Reused Household Hazardous Waste

Recycling Directory

Central Park Native Planting - 2016

Central Park Native Planting - 2017

Central Park Native Planting - 2018

Spring & Fall Tree Plantings

Urban Forestry Program • 2016 DNR Grant to conduct a street tree inventory/assessment • Led to revised Tree Ordinance & Tree Board • 2019 DTE Tree Grant to plant 40+ trees • 10 species of trees, most not previously used by the Village as street trees • Serviceberry (Autumn Brilliance) • Redbud • Golden Raintree • Kentucky Coffeetree • River Birch • Eastern Hackberry • Blackgum • Tuliptree • Bald Cypress • Ginko

PFAS Update • August 2018 – State notifies several communities of high levels of PFAS detected in Norton Creek & Huron River • Health Advisories issued – Huron River • “Do Not Eat” fish advisory • “Do Not Eat” foam advisory • Village began quarterly testing of drinking water supply • Groundwater supply, not the river • No detections to date • Source in Wixom continues to work on corrections, levels have dropped substantially

Wastewater

Helpful Links • www.villageofmilford.org/residents • www.villageofmilford.org/recycle • www.villageofmilford.org/environment • www.villageofmilford.org/pfas • www.rrrasoc.org

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