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TCAPWA - ENGINEERING TECHNICAL FOCUS
TDOT’s Secret Force
The Tennessee Department of Transportation’s
Strike Force is a program initiative to respond to and pestilence--a state capital that nonetheless
large scale emergencies and natural disasters.
It is designed to bring trained employees
and standardized equipment from across the
organization together to provide aid in emergency
situations. The Strike Force is self-sustaining,
allowing for the rotation of work forces and
equipment to maximize the efficiency and impact
in high stress, prolonged emergency situations.
The Roadmap for Successful Development
of a Stormwater Utility Funding Program
As the regulatory requirements for stormwater
management continue to put financial pressure
on municipal governments, more and more
communities are exploring alternative funding
strategies to meet these unfunded mandates. City of Knoxville Public Works and Fleet
In particular, implementation of a stormwater
user fee (also known as a stormwater utility
fee) has become a popular solution for this
challenge. However, the path to stormwater
utility implementation is often a daunting one,
considering the potential political, public and
legal challenges standing in the way. This
session will present a proven roadmap for
stormwater user fee implementation, including
the establishment of the need for the program,
the identification of an appropriate funding
strategy, and the process of building public
support for the program. In addition, a successful and shop spaces; the second floor contains the
case study using this roadmap will be presented
from the City of Cleveland. This workshop is
critical for any community that is considering
pursuit of a stormwater user fee program in the
coming years.
“Will It Really Flood?”
Since the establishment of the National Flood
Insurance Program, the information available to
communities has allowed better management of
the local floodplains, resulting in the protection is expected to achieve LEED Silver certification.
of property – and lives – that may not have been
realized in prior years. Without question, FEMA is existing Fleet Services heavy equipment building
to be commended in its efforts to provide solid
mapping information, as well as reasonable
guidelines for participation in this program.
But modeling is not always perfect, particularly
on the scale that the Flood Insurance Rate Map
must look at. In some cases, it may very well be
worth asking the question “Is the map right?”
This session will look at a few examples where
it was worth exploring that question further; the
results of “digging” deeper into the models may
surprise you.
Becoming a City: The Story of How Public
Works Evolved in Knoxville
In ways not always fully appreciated by the
public, the realm of services known as Public
Works may be what defines a modern city. Over
its 226 years, Knoxville has evolved from a tiny
fortified community living in fear of attack, flood, board-formed concrete walls, hardwood planking,
had no municipal government--to a functioning
modern city known for its “liveability.” Along
the way, the community overcame some major
obstacles to transportation and learned some
tough lessons, partly through experiences with
war, terrifying plagues, devastating floods and
fires, and periods when thousands of the working
poor lived in third-world conditions.
The Knoxville History Project’s presentation will
tell the full story of how Knoxville as we know
it came to be, largely through improvements in
Public Works.
TCAPWA - MOBILE WORKSHOPS
Services Complex
The City of Knoxville Public Complex is a series
of buildings located on a brownfield site within
the historic Westview Neighborhood in Knoxville.
Phase I of the project includes a 45,500 square
foot office building designed to consolidate
three departments and an employee health and
wellness facility into a single, modern facility
while showcasing the City’s commitment to
sustainable design. The building is organized
with staff support functions positioned on the
ground level, housing clinic, physical therapy,
main building lobby and entry as well as large
meeting rooms and construction offices; the
third floor accommodates engineering offices
and an open work environment that opens onto
an extensive green roof. The building, designed
by BarberMcMurray architects, is designed to
maximize the energy efficiency of the building
envelope, provide natural light and views for the
majority of occupied spaces, and utilizes a geo-
thermal heating and cooling system. The building
Phase II of the project includes renovation of the
and the addition of a new fire engine/ladder
fleet maintenance building, welding/“hot work”
building, small engine shop and a renovated
Fleet administration and employee break room
facility.
The University of Tennessee Facilities
Services Complex
The University of Tennessee’s Facilities Services
Complex is an adaptive reuse of a 90,000 SF
industrial facility, sitting on a 7-acre parcel in
Knoxville’s Marble City neighborhood. Once a
nationally known processing plant for Tennessee
Marble (and later for precast concrete) the
facility since its 2016 renovation has provided
headquarters and warehousing for the University
of Tennessee’s Facilities Services department.
Extant features like riveted steel framing,
overhead cranes, and a silo were all salvaged to
enrich an expansive open office – one that aims
to heighten cooperation amongst a previously
dispersed workforce. Despite many construction
setbacks, the renovation cost a relatively frugal
$18.7M (fully loaded), and it has garnered
awards from American School & University
magazine and from the East Tennessee Chapter
of the American Institute of Architects.
SWANA SESSIONS
SUIT Program Overview
This session will give attendees an overview
of the statewide initiative to increase
consistency and transparency in solid waste
facility inspections. The goal of the program is
that through better education of solid waste
violations, overall compliance will improve and
increase.
Tire Storage Facility Inspection Criteria
This session provides an overview of what State
Inspections use to establish the criteria for
violations at tire storage facilities. The goal of
this program is to educate facility operators for
better compliance and to reduce violations.
Disaster Debris Removal Planning
The debris removal planning tool was created
in partnership with the Tennessee Department
of Environment and Conservation, Tennessee
Department of Transportation, Department
of Agriculture, and Tennessee Emergency
Management Agency. The purpose of this
planning tool is to provide both instruction
and/or an example for developing a debris
management plan that will satisfy requirements
from the State of Tennessee and the Federal
Emergency Management Agency. The goals of
the plan are to provide guidelines for clearance
removal, waste reduction and disposal of debris,
establish the most efficient and cost effective
methods for managing debris, maximize cleanup
and coordination with private sector, mitigate
the threat to the health, safety and welfare of
residents and build pre-planning relationships
with local, State and Federal agencies before an
event occurs.
Developing New Markets for Waste Tires
This session will discuss the desire to get new
waste tire processors in the state that are able
to support the various end uses of tire derived
fuel, crumb rubber and other civil projects
that include waste-tire-related components.
Additional discussion will be focused on the Tire
Environmental Act and an opportunity for general
discussion and questions.
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