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Stormwater Management Funding
Currently, the Stormwater Capital Reserve is funded through a two-cent ad valorem tax. The funds accumulate in the Capital Reserve Fund and can only be used for that specific purpose as outlined in the Capital Reserve Ordinance.
The reserve fund is utilized for drainage improvement projects, drainage maintenance projects, long and short term planning, equipment operation and maintenance, equipment purchases and utility costs. A majority of the costs are applied to contracted services, which include new infrastructure improvements, drainage retrofitting, large scale maintenance and project planning.
The Town of Nags Head is committed to annually investing in its existing stormwater infrastructure. This work focuses on “new” drainage improvements, retrofitting or re-establishing existing infrastructure and performing maintenance on existing drainageways. Large scale construction projects are typically performed via contracted services while smaller scale projects are conducted by Nags Head's Public Works department. Specific work is concentrated on the following:
- Re-establishing a continuous flowline along existing drainage networks
- Replacing/realigning/installing pipes where appropriate
- Eliminating impediments in the drainage ditches/pipes that prohibit flow
- Establishing/reclaiming drainage elements in connection with other Town work (i.e. roadway projects)
- Increasing hydraulic capacity (increasing pipe size and ditch geometry where appropriate)
- Evaluating private development projects and opportunities for drainage improvements
The net result of the drainage improvements is to provide an increased level of service and system efficiency.
The following charts provide a summary of stormwater related expenditures over the prior 5-years. A bulk of the annual expenditures are applied to contracted services for the purposes of planning, maintenance and repair, drainage construction and equipment purchase. A separate chart is shown below describing a breakdown of the expended funds related to the categories of work.
- Pipe Replacement/Installations:
- Nags Head Realty
- Vista Colony Subdivision
- South Memorial Avenue
- Albatross Street
- Village at Nags Head
- Whalebone Junction
- Nags Head Pond
- Nags Head Acres
- Roadway Drainage:
- Carolinian Circle
- Flicker Street
- Red Drum Ocean Outfall: First installment for outfall repair and extension
- South Nags Head: Conducted a comprehensive drainage survey and mapping from MP 17.25 to MP 21
- Vista Colony Groundwater Lowering: Purchased replacement pumps for existing groundwater lowering system
- Red Drum Ocean Outfall: Second installment for outfall repair and extension
- South Nags Head MP 17.5 to MP 17.75: Constructed expanded roadway swale infiltration areas
- South Nags Head MP 20-21: Conducted west side ditch improvements and roadway cross pipe replacements
- West and East Eighth Street: Drainage improvement installation along Eighth Street, Wrightsville Avenue, Memorial Avenue and Lark Avenue
- Red Drum Ocean Outfall: Final installment for outfall repair and extension
- Soundside Road/South Memorial Avenue/Wrightsville Avenue/South Virginia Dare Trail/Nags Head Acres: Jetting of existing storm drain system sections, vegetative ditch clearing and ditch sediment removal
- Drainage Infrastructure Mapping: Data collection and mapping of the Town drainage system (north end of town)
- Mall Drive: Replacement and hydraulic capacity upgrade of an existing cross street storm drain section
- Soundside Road: Replacement and material upgrade of an existing storm drain system
- South Old Oregon Inlet Road: Replacement and hydraulic capacity upgrade of an existing cross street storm drain sections
- Stormwater Master Plan/CIP Plan Update: Year one of a multi-year stormwater planning effort with an initial focus on the development of a 10-yr Capital Improvement Plan