Southtowns Record

PBA07.09.2026packet

Government
Town of West Seneca
Board
Planning Board
Meeting
Jul 9, 2026, 6:00 p.m.
Posted by publisher
Jul 9, 2026
Kind
Agenda packet
Topics
Water, sewer and drainage, Housing, Zoning and land use, Roads and traffic, Parks and recreation, Budget and taxes, Public safety

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This redevelopment project is proposing a combination of WQv treatment by standard practice(s) and
 alternative practice(s) as shown in the following tables:

  Table 4: Required WQv Treatment by Alternative Practice
  WQv Treatment by  Impervious Cover  WQv Treatment by  Runoff Reduction
  Alternative Practice  Reduction (IC)  Standard Practice
  %  Area (ac)  %  Area (ac)  %  Area (ac)  %  Area (ac)
  38  2.13  0  0  34  1.96  0  0

  Table 5: WQv Required Summary
  P (inches)  A (ac)  I (ac)  Rv  WQv Required
  1.00  5.68  2.98  0.29  8,672 cf  0.20 AF

 The Water Quality Volume equation has been applied to the drainage area tributary to each of the
 stormwater quality practices proposed for this project. The practices have been sized to accommodate
 the Water Quality Volume, as per the performance criteria presented in Chapter 6 and/or Chapter 9 of
 the Design Manual. Water quality volume calculations for each of the proposed practices are
 presented in Appendix C.

 3.3 STEP 3 – Apply RR Techniques and Standard SMPs with RRv Capacity to Reduce Total
  WQv

 Land use change and development in the watershed increases the volume of runoff. As such,
 reductions in the amount of runoff from new development, accomplished through the implementation
 of a stormwater management plan for the site, will play an important role in the success or failure of
 the watershed-wide stormwater management plan. Runoff reduction techniques can be applied to
 manage, reduce, and treat stormwater, while maintaining and restoring natural hydrology through
 infiltration, evapo-transpiration, and the capture and reuse of stormwater. Volume reduction
 techniques by themselves typically are not sufficient to provide adequate attenuation of stormwater
 runoff, but they can decrease the size of the peak runoff rate reduction facilities.

 3.3.1  NYSDEC Requirements for Redevelopment

 Section 9.2.1.B of the Design Manual indicates, “Although encouraged, meeting the RRv criteria is not
 required for the redevelopment activity portion of a project. The need to provide RRv shall be
 considered separately for each design point. For design points with a net increase in impervious area,
 RRv is required for the increase in impervious area only.”

 As such, bioretentions and a water quality unit have been applied to the project to meet the WQv
 objective for the redevelopment activity of the project. The increase in impervious cover will be treated
 as new development and both the WQv criteria and RRv criteria are met.

 3.3.2  Application of Standard Stormwater Management Practices (SMPs) with RRv Capacity

 The following Table demonstrates a summary of the standard SMP(s) with RRv capacity that have been
 incorporated into the stormwater management plan for this project. The standard SMP(s) with RRv
 capacity have been designed in accordance with Chapter 6 of the Design Manual. Refer to the contract
 drawings for practice dimensions, material specifications, and installation details. Practice specific
 calculations are presented in Appendix C.

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