12341Susquehanna Trail SouthGlen Rock,PA 17327-9067 Phone:717-235-3011 www.shrewsburytownship.org Fax:717-227-0662
June 16,2004 C> 'f1\ " .J,.- ~ ~ :z: (11 N ("') ~t". - t't1 -<"- KathleenMcGinty, Secretary .- -0 "< (/"Ii :s: Departmentof EnvironmentalProtection to r11 CJ P.O. Box 2063 r:-? ~t-- .&:'" Harrisburg,PA 17105-2063 ~ ~- Dear SecretaryMcGinty:
On behalf of the ShrewsburyTownship Board of Supervisorsand the Shrewsbury TownshipPlanning Commission, I am herebyforwarding to you a petition to the EnvironmentalQuality Board (EQB) for the redesignationof Little Falls.
We believe this petition satisfiesthe conditionsincluded in Section23.2 of Chapter23. We are preparedto make an oral presentationbefore the EnvironmentalQuality Board as requiredby Section23.4 of Chapter23. The ShrewsburyTownship Board of Supervisors is hopeful that the EnvironmentalQuality Board will acceptour petition and proceedwith its evaluation. Pleasebe advisedthat we are prepare.
With best regards, <:~7~~~~-~~/(;""d~~~:1~~:?- PAUL].~oMON Supervisor Cc: John Seitz, York County Planning Gary Peacock,York County WatershedAlliance e5/84:':"':..,.~ 12:39 711-77~3249 ~~ PAC%:: 82/87
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IT. "P~"""!TION INFORM-A.nON A. nl.c pcutianer requeststhc EnviTOnmen~1QuaJity Board to (~er.k onc of the following): 0 Adopt a regulation f!I Amend a ~gula1iO11 (Citation Chapter 93: Clean Stre~s Law 35 P.$ 0 RedesJ.gn~te stre~ c1assJ.rJ.catJ.on .691.1-691.1:001 E.epeala rcgwation (CItation ) Please attcLcbsuggcsted regulatory tan~oage if requm is to adopt or amcnd a regulation.
B. Why is tl'le petitioncr f&quest1ngfuis action from 1hcBoard? (Descri"beproblems encountered under ClDTent regu1ationsand fuc charlgesbeing rccom.mendedto addrcssthe problcms. Statefactual and legal contCntiartS andinchldc S11pJX>rting documCn1alion that establish&sa clear justification for thercquested action.)
Little FallsJwithinPennsylvania,is currently d~signatedas a W8I1D.Water Fishery (WWF). This petition requestsa redesignationto High Quality Cold Water Fishery ~QCWF). (SeeExhibit I which consistsof a map delineatingwatershed boundaries for Little Falls in Pennsylvania)
The basisfor this petition to redesignateincludes the following:
1. The current designation(WWF) is not consistent,but mther is in conflict. with the designationffi-P or natural trout watersand drinking water supply as applied by the state of Maryland to the Maryland segmentof Little Falls (It shouldbe notedthat the major watershedarea of Little Falls existswithin Maryland). In fact,the headwater areain Pennsylvaniaconstitutes only a fraction of the entire watershed
2. Little Falls is utilized as a public water supply for the Baltimore Metropolitan Region. Little Falls is a major tributary to the Big GunpowderFalls which is the sourceof water for Lock Raven Reservoirlocated in Baltimore County,Maryland.
3. Little Falls containsnative or naturally reproducingtrout populations. Exhibit n consistsof a land use map which depictsland useswithin the PennsylvaniaArea of the Wate{'Shed. It will be notedd1at the predominateuse is AgriculturaI/Forestry.
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c. Descn"bethe typcs of persons.busincsses and organi7Ationslikely to bc impactedby this proposal. This etition will not rowth or develo ment within the
watershed provided all existing - local and other existing - regqlations- are satisf!~~ It is, h?~~ _r~cognized that_!:~e c,ost of development
may increase if higher standards or BMP's are "required- as a_result of redesignation.
1). Docs th~ action requestedin the pe:ti!iODconccm a mattercurrcntly in litigation? Ifycs. p1easeexplain.
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E. For streamredesignation petitions. the iollowing infonnation must be included for thc pebbon to be cODsi~ comp1ctc. Attach supponing materia]as necessary.
A clear delineatioo of the:watershed or strcarn~gm.ent to bc redesignated.both in narra~-e form and on a rnap.(See Exhibit I, Section B) 2. The current designateduse(s) of the w~hed or scgmcnl. (See Section B ) 3. The requesteddesignaicd use(s) of the walcrshedor segment. (See Section B ) Availablc tcchn1caldata on instrcantcond"rtions for liIe following: watcr chemis&Iy,the aquatic conununity (benthic lt1acroin,,-e:rtebratesand/or fishes), or instrcamhabitat If such data are not included, providc a description ofthc data S~S investigated. (attached) 5. A dcscription of e.xisting and ~poserl point and oonpojnt source dischargesand '~ir impact on warer qnali~. and/or thc aquatic community. The namcs, locations, and permit numbcrs of JK'int k>1U'Ce dischar&esand a dcscription oftl1c typts and locationsofnoIIPOint sourcedischarges snould bc listed. See - -. " - - - S~ctioJl B 6. Information Iegardmg any of the quajifi&TS for designation as high quality waters (H.Q) or excCptlOnal value \"-aters(EV) in §93.4b (rela1ingto qua~'ing asHjgi1 Quality or Exceptional Value watcrs) usedas a basisfor the requcsroddesigt1ation. ( attached) "
7. A general dcscription of land use and dcvclopment pattcm5 in the watCTShed.E."'(atnples include me amount or p:rcentage of public lands (includh\g ownership)and the amount or percentageof ""al"!OUS]and use t.}-pes(such asresidential. commercial industria~agricu1tura1 and the Jike). (See SectJ.on B) 8. "Tlic- names-oI-a.u-iniJiiicipB)iiics~g1i which the watCrSb~-Or~gIncnt :£lows, incjuding'm offtcia1 contact tame and address. (See Section B)
9. LocatiooaI inforrnatioo relevantto items 4-8 (t;Xceptfor contact namesend addresscs)displayed on a map ormaps.ifpossiblc. (See Section B)
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1~ u> .= .S ;fS ~ ..c ~ ~ ~= ~ ~ = ~~ ~ ~ '- = i~ u .a 5 fIJ e ~ ~N :8 ~= ~ i ! § 1 ..E ~ u ~ !. ~ 'a u;; ~ a ~]~! d '0 ~ I I I 4~ ~ ~ EXBIBI"l' IV 1 I. ~~. , : , / / \{ EXHIBIT V MUNICIPAL BUILDING 12341 Susquehanna Trail South, Glen Rock, Pa. 17327-9067 Phone: 235-3011 Fax: 227-0662 E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.shrewsburvtownshiD.org MANAGER JUDITH ALBRIGHT-SHAULIS BOARD OF SUPERVISORS - Meets 1-' & 2nd Weds. (~ as needed) each month, at 7:00 p.m. at the Municipa/Buifding CHAIRMAN EARL W. SCHUCKMAN 3582 Fissels Church Rd., Glen Rock, Pa. 17327 VICE-CHAIRMAN fiENRYYOUNG .. 13956 Bonair Rd., Glen Rock, Pa. 17327 SUPERVISORS PATRICK D. FERO 916 Calhoun Rd., Glen Rock, Pa. 17327 JOSEPH J. NEWBERGER 19284 Beaver Pond Court, New Freedom, Pa. 17349 PAUL SOLOMON 2473 Steltz Rd., New Freedom, Pa. 17349 EXBIBI"l' V """W~" "":;..;;;"~.;~ " .: -" ,," '. -~--~-"~;;.:::.;..~ '"'-".:~- MAYOR JEFF JOY 49 E. High St., New Freedom,Pa. 17349 MUNICIPAL BUILDING - 49 E. High St., New Freedom. Pa. 17349 Phone: 235-2337 Fax: 235-0281 E-mail: [email protected] BOROUGH ADMINISTRATOR T. L. CRAWFORD BOROUGH COUNCIL - Meets2nd Monday, 7:30 p.m., Community Center PRESIDENT BRADYTERREll 19 Washington St., New Freedom,Pa. 17349 VICE-PRES I DENT JEFF BLUM 52 Stoneridge Dr., New Freedom, Pa. 17349 MEMBERS GENE ANDREWS 49 E. High St., New Freedom, Pa. 17349 -- WAYNE BURGESS' 49 E. High St., New Freedom, Pa. 17349 I CARTER HERRMANN 49 E. High St., New Freedom,Pa. 17349 JOElECKRONE 49 E. High St., New Freedom,Pa. 17349 DENNISSARPEN 49 E. High St., New Freedom,Pa. 17349 A .J.IO:IBx:a: LITfLE FALLS 4. Available technical data on instream conditions for the following: water chemistry, the aquatic community (benthic macroinvertebrates and/or fishes), or instream habitat. If such data are not included, provide a description of the data sourcesinvestigated. Data enclosedincludes... 1) 2000-2004Maryland Biological StreamSurvey data for Little Falls 6. Information regarding any of the qualifiers for designation as high quality waters (HQ) or exceptional value waters (EV) in §93.4b (relating to qualifying as High Quality or Exceptional Value waters) used as a basis for the requested designation. 1) Letter from ~;~~a)*~~~~?onmenta1 Protectionand Resource Managementidentifying naturally reproducingtrout populationsin Little Falls Creek.The sameletter identifies Little Falls as being designatedUse ill-P which is the highestquality designationin Maryland requiring specialprotection. 2) It would seemlogical for the samelevel of protection be required in the headwatersof this streamto protect downstreamuses. 3) Macroinvertabratedata appearsto indicate the presenceof pollution intolerant speCIes Department of Environmental Protection and Resource Management Baltimore County Jame.r7: Smith, JI:, CountyExecutive 401 Bosley Avenue. Suite 416 David A.C. Canol/, Director Towson. Maryland 21204 January 29, 2003 Mr. Paul J. Solomon,Supervisor and PlanningCoordinator ShrewsburyTownship 12341Susquehanna Trail S. Glen Rock, PA 17327- 9067 Dear Paul: It is my understandingthat die ShrewsburyTownship PlanningCommission intends to petition the PennsylvaniaEnvironmental Hearing Board to upgradethe classificationof Deer Creek and Little Falls from Cold Water Fishes(CWF) to High Quality - Cold Water Fishes(HQ- CWF) and that supportis being soughtfor this position. Both of thesestreams flow dIrougb northern Baltimore County on their way to the ChesapeakeBay. Moreover,Little Falls flows into die GunpowderFalls Rjver and into Lock RavenReservoir from which die City of Baltimore, Baltimore County, and odlers obtain public drinking water. Biological monitoring results indicate generallyfair to good conditions in thesestreams. Since protectingthe quality of streamssuch as Little Falls and Deer Creek is of vital interestto Baltimore County, we expendconsiderable funds and effort to protectthese high value resourcesthrough land use planning,management, and preservation,regulatory programs, habitat improvement,and monitoring. Therefore,this Departmentis in supportof your efforts to upgradedie classificationand level of protection of thesebeadwater areas of Little Falls and Deer Creek locatedin Pennsylvania. Thank you for keepingme informed about thesetwo important streamSand for the opportunity to commenton their behalf.If I can be of further assistance,please feel free to contact me at 410887-3776. DACClerg VISit the County's Website at www.baltimorccountyonline.info D~partment of Enmonmental Protection and Resource Management Baltimore County 401 Bosley Avenue. Suite 416 James7: Smith. Jr:. County Executive Towson. Maryland 21204 David A..C.Canooll. Director January 29,2004 Mr. Paul J. Solomon,Supervisor and PlanningCoordinator ShrewsburyTownship 12341Susquehanna Trail S. Glen Rock, PA 17327- 9067 Dear Paul: This is in responseto your requestof December10, 2003 for information relatedto your efforts to have the streamclassification of Little Falls and Deer Creek upgradedby the Stateof Pennsylvania.Below are responsesnumbered to correspondto the questionsyou asked. (1) Desimated Uses The Stateof Maryland has sevenUses: . Use I: protectionoffish and aquaticlife and contactrecreation (fishable/swimmable), and Use I-P that includesdrinking water supply. . Use II: Shellfish harvesting . Use III: Natural trout watersand Use III-P that includesa drinking water supply . Use IV: Recreationaltrout watersand Use IV -P that includesdrinking water Little Falls is designatedUse III-P, and Deer Creek is designatedUse ffi. (2) Since Little Falls flows into the GunpowderFalls upstreamof the Lock Raven Reservoir,this Streamis a contributor to the City of Baltimore and Baltimore County water supply. (3) We contactedMr. GeneScarpula, Watershed Manager for the City of Baltimore - DPW ReservoirNatural ResourcesOffice (410) 795-6151regarding Deer Creek.This streamis not consideredto be a potablewater sourcefor the City of Baltimore. There is a "Deer Creek Pumping Station" along the banksof Deer Creekthat pumpswater from the Conowingo Interceptor when reservoir levels reacha predeteTnlinedcritical level. We contactedHarford County and were infoTnledthat AberdeenProving Groundscurrently hasan intake on the base that withdraws from Deer Creek. We ~so, understandthat the town of Aberdeenis requesting approval to expandthat MDE peTnlitto allow withdrawI for Aberdeen.For further information relatedto Deer Creekas a water supply we suggestyou contactMs. JackieLdwig (410) 638-3289 of the Harford County Departmentof Public Works. (4) Enclosedare portions of the November,2003 Stateof Our Watershedsdocument given as supporting information for a Fall City-County Joint Conferenceat GoucherCollege. The enclosedexcerpts describe our water quality monitoring programs,some of the parameters Visit the County"s Wcbsite at www.baltimorecountyonline.info Prk*d - A8qd8d P8pw collected, and preliminary results.The supportingmaps for the narrative can be viewed on the enclosedCD underthe sametitle. The color GIS mapsare included in the Table of Contents under County Maps (GIS) and underMonitoring Maps. As the mapsindicate, the SOS biological points in Deer Creek and Little Falls are in the fair to good range.The single water quality point in lower Little Falls indicatesgood in the parameters testedexcept nitrogen which is poor. This is not uncommonin rural agricultural areaswhere livestock, crop fertilization, and on-siteseptic systemsare potential sourcesof nitrogen. Seealso the "Gunpowder River WatershedStudy Monitoring Report" on the enclosedCD. The resultsof Maryland Statebiological samplingwith color maps is also included in the abovementioned CD. Their data indicatesa biological rangeof fair to good also. Questionsregarding the StateMBSS surveyscan be directedto Mr. Ron Klauda (410-260-8615). (5) Naturally reproducingtrout populationshave beendocumented by Maryland Departmentof Natural Resourcesstaff in Little Falls and its tributaries. Populationshave also beendocumented in tributaries to Deer Creek both within Baltimore and Harford Counties.Any further questions can be directed to Mr .CharlesGougeon, Central RegionFisheries Manager, Maryland DNR (410) 442-2080 (6) Enclosedis "A Citizen's Guide to Zoning in Baltimore County" plus a color GIS map showing the currentZoning. (7) Enclosedare excerptsfrom the PatapscoWatershed Management Plan completedby the County in 2000 that outlines the variousBMP's including forest buffers and implementationof the StateForest Conservationregulations. Further information on County BMP's is included on the enclosedCD underthe CountyNPDES reports.Additionally, the Maryland Stormwater Design Manual, Volumes I & II (Effective October2000) provides a thorough coverageof BMP's at its web site: h ://www.mde.state.md.us/Pro /SedimentandStormwater/stormwater desi gn/index.as~ (8) Odler Infonnation: The enclosedCD containsa wealth of water quality related infonnation, someof which may be useful for your endeavor.You may also be interestedin the WatershedAlliance o/York sponsoredby the York County ConservationAssn. They havea newsletterpublished by Mr. Gary Peacockat http://www.watershedsyork.org Separately,is encloseda letter in support of your efforts to havethe classificationof these streamsupgraded. If I can be of further assistance,please feel free to contact me at 410887-3776. David A. C. Carroll Director DACC/erg Enclosure i1a~/Cl,JC;~/oy'cJ .>:. y~-e 'j COUNTY SUMMAR Y streamscan best be described as Fair to Poor, and conditions are generally similar for benthic A total of 80 siteswere sampledin Baltimore county macroinvertebmtesand fish (Figures 3 and 4). There by MBSS sampling crews during 1994-1997(fable 1; is a clear gndient in conditions associatedwidt land Figure 2). Qualitative fish sampling was conductedat use, the poorest sites being located in urban an additional 50 sites to provide a more complete catchments. picture of fish species distributions. Appendix A provides a summaryof dte types of data awilable for The averageF-ffiI score among sites in Baltimore each of the sites sampled. county W"dS3.02 (rating of Fair, but near dte Poor range),and dte averageB-ffiI score among sitesW"dS SpeciesH,ghlights 2.9 (rating of Poor, but just bdow dte Fair range). Basedon F-ffiI and B-ffiI scores,d1e highest rated A total of 48 fish specieswere collected in the small small streams in die county are Litde Falls, Parker to mid-sized streamsthat were sampled;this number Branch, Falls Run. Beetree Run, Litde Gunpowder ties Baltimore county for a ranking of seventhin the River. and Baisman'sRun (fable 5). The lowest rated state.Only about 6% of the sites sampledcontained streams include: Stemmer's Run, West Branch of no fish (fable 2). The likely reason for not finding Herbert Run. an unnamed tributary to die Patapsco fish at a site was the small size of some streams.This River,Ebaugh's Creek, Prettyboy Branch, an unnamed condition was due, in part, to natural conditions, but tributary to Gwynn's Falls, Moore's Branch, and was often exacerbatedby the amount of impervious CooperBranch. surfacesin the watershed.Impervious surfacesdo not permit rain and snowmdt to percolate into soils and Physical Habitat feedstreams with groundwater,therefore flows during dry periods tend to be much lower than in streams Physicalhabitat in Baltimore County was ratedas Fair that drain forested watersheds.The 175 genera of by the PhysicalHabitat Index. Valuesranged &om 2.3 benthic macroinvertebratesfound in the county also to 99.2, with an averagescore of 59.4 (mid-rangeof ranks seventh,but 300/0of thesetaxa were found at a the Fair category,ranking sixth among countiesin the single site «ZO/ooccurrence) and many appearto be state) (fable 6; Figure 5). Other noteworthy points rare on a statewidebasis (fable 3). about Baltimore County streamsinclude a ranking of fifteenth for large woody debris abundance and a Brook trout, a speciesof specialconcern becauseof rankingof twdfd1 for instreamrootwads (treeswhose its restricted distribution in the eastern portion of roots protect banks from erosion and provide habitat Maryland and its sensitivity to pollution. wascollected for aquatic life). However, instream habitat and at 100/0of dte sites (fable 2). No fish specieslisted as epifaunalsubstrate. with an averagerating of 13 and endangeredin Maryland were collected. Blacknose 12, respectively,ranked fifdt and sixth in the state. dace, creek chub, and white sucker, all pollution- tolerantspecies, were the most conunonly found fishes. N,'trate-Nitrogen Seventeenspecies of reptiles and amphibians were Nitrate-nitrogen valuesat sites sampledin Baltimore found in or near county streams(Table 4), ranking it county were generallydevated and averaged27 mg/ elevendtin the smte.No smteor federallylisted species L, ranking the county tenth worst in the state. were collectedduring the sampling in the county,but Interestingly,the lowest valuesfor nitrate were found queen snake,a speciesunder consideration for smte mosdy in the highly urbanized catchments of the listing, and northern copperhead, an uncommon county near Baltimore City, including RedhouseRun, species,were each collected at a single site. Stemmer'sRun, Cooper Branch, and Gwynn's Falls (fable 7). The highestvalues for nitrate were found in Ecological Health Lime Falls, Falls Run, and Prettyboy Branch. No streamsexceeded the EPA limit for drinking water (10 The overall ecological health of Baltimore county mg/L) exceeded. 10 Baltimore County Table 1. Site informationand land use data collectedat MarylandBiological StreamSurvey sites in Baltimore County, 1994-1997. Basin abbreviations are as follows: GU - Gunpowder River; PP - Patapsco River; sa -lower Susquehanna River. BA-N-OO1-211-96 39.3500 76.4970 pp 2 2423.54 60.46 17.74 21.77 BA-N-O11-307-95 39.2223 76.6909 pp , 4167.36 65.17 14.75 19.72 BA-N-O19-301-95 39.2498 76.7041 pp 3 1827.38 52.57 20.89 26.37 BA-N-O19-308-95 39.2460 76.6982 pp ) 1961.41 52.68 21.91 25.23 BA-N-045-223-96 39.3030 76.5300 pp 2 11859.12 77.03 11.21 11.40 BA-N-047 -128-96 39.3420 76.5140 pp 1 955.40 73.90 7.69 18.41 BA-N-O57-113-96 39.2300 76.6740 pp 1 621.19 72.18 14.51 13.26 BA-N-065-215-96 39.3650 76.5150 pp 2 1175.53 62.10 15.52 2232 BA-P-002-303-96 39.4120 76.7080 pp 3 7861.62 8.12 31.39 57.30 BA-P-002-319-95 39.4122 76.7087 pp 3 7816.36 7.78 31.67 57.34 BA-P-008-101-95 39.4943 76.8628 pp 1 608.81 1.25 42.11 56.54 BA-P-O13-32~96 39.3140 76.7280 pp 3 2756.30 82.10 11.22 6.05 BA-P-O15-120-96 39.4810 76.6980 GU 1 452.86 0.00 41.25 58.75 BA-P-025-102-96 39.4720 76.7220 GU .. 601.21 0.00 42.90 52.74 BA-P-042-116-96 39.5920 76.5560 GU 1 1570.21 0.02 68.17 31.76 BA-P-O55-103-96 39.5300 76.5560 GU t. 178.29 0.00 67.75 32.25 BA-P-O57-209-96 39.5060 76.60~ au t 2224.84 2.82 40.34 56.60 BA-P-065-117-96 39.5920 76.7220 GU 1 297.71 0.57 86.86 12.57 BA-P-065-119-96 39.5950 76.7160 GU 1 628.09 0.33 86.35 13.33 BA-P-074-106-96 39.3970 76.6250 pp .1 339.22 72.22 4.11 23.57 BA-P-O77-315-96 39.4290 76.7190 pp 3 3838.61 4.12 33.28 56.59 BA-P-O77-322-95 39.4348 76.7296 pp 3 3114.59 3.45 36.55 52.61 BA-P-080-2-94 39.7202 76.5927 SQ 3 4126.50 3.12 73.28 22.79 BA-P-080-314-97 39.7120 76.5900 SQ 3 4347.61 2.96 72.95 23.02 BA-P-080-9-94 39.7108 76.5898 SQ ) 4372.50 2.95 72.88 23.10 BA-P-089-122-96 39.5150 76.4880 GU t 1613.09 1.29 66.00 31.93 RA.-P-103-124-96 39.5420 76.6240 GU 1 144.94 0.00 88.15 11.61 BA-P-107-123-95 39.4354 76.7475 pp 1 265.07 0.00 48.21 51.66 BA-P-116-114-96 39.6030 76.7470 GU 89.48 0.00 92.40 7.60 BA-P-12t-111-96 39.4790 "76.8010 GU t 272.87 11.11 10.36 78.40 BA-P-124-302-96 39.6790 76.6990 GU , 7053.24 0.29 74.33 24.72 BA-P-125-126-96 39.3620 76.7620 pp 2113.58 66.40 13.80 19.80 BA-P-141-206-96 39.6090 76.6910 GU % 1923.73 0.11 63.22 36.64 BA-P-143-104-96 39.4950 76.7520 GU t 950.63 0.54 44.58 54.81 BA-P-144-322-96 39.3670 76.7390 pp 3 16330.57 25.29 40.27 32.98 BA-P-145-316-96 39.3850 76.7610 pp 3 13870.63 21.63 43.00 33.79 BA-P-145-327-96 39.3860 76.7640 pp 3 13846.13 21.67 43.06 33.69 BA-P-156-208-96 39.6420 76.6590 GU 2 1598.11 0.60 67.47 31.40 BA-P-160-205-96 39.5320 76.6290 GU 2 3895.43 0.03 72.05 27.01 BA-P-179-125-96 39.5360 76.5560 GU t 559.02 0.00 75.18 24.82 BA-P-202-202-96 39.5730 76.6740 GU 2 1682.15 1.48 60.51 37.85 BA-P-203-215-96 39.4320 76.5220 GU 2 1912.84 2.81 35.17 61.16 BA-P-206-108-95 39.4915 76.8593 pp t 1359.21 4.94 50.46 44.24 BA-P-215-305-96 39.5360 76.5200 GU ., 12691.01 0.33 70.14 28.56 BA-P-218-313-96 39.6840 16.7030 GU " 6451.32 0.32 76.99 21.96 BA-P-234-109-95 39.4395 76.6984 pp .. 165.23 2.06 23.67 74.28 BA-P-238-311-96 39.6850 76.7060 GU .3 5995.40 0.35 77.98 20.90 BA-P-242-21 0-96 39.6420 76.6070 GU .2 2509.96 0.03 75.59 23.50 11 Baltimore County Table 6. Fish Index of Biotic Integrity (F-IBI), Benthic Macroinvertebrate Index of Biotic Integrity (B-IBI), Family-level Benthic Macroinvertebrate Index of Biotic Integrity (Fam. IBI), and Physical Habitat Index (PHI) scores at Maryland Biological Stream Survey sites in Baltimore County, 1994-1997. Site StreamName F-mI B-IBI Fam. IBI PHI BA-N-OOl-211-96 BA-N-Oll-307-95 BA-N-O19-301-95 66.12 BA-N-O19-308-95 63.36 -045-223-96 BA- N 52.12 BA-N-047-128-96 77.01 BA-N-O57-113-96 20.81 BA-N-065-215-96 82.33 BA-P-OO2-303-96 99.92 BA-P-002-319-95 72.23 BA-P-008-101-95 34.04 BA-P-O13-328-96 48.82 BA-P-Ol5-120-96 1K>.32 BA-P-O25-102-96 94.26 BA-P-042-116-96 86.97 BA-P-O55-103-96 5.25 BA-P-O57-209-96 2.78 20.13 BA-P-065-117-96 70.56 BA-P-065-119-96 1.89 37.81 BA-P-074-106-96 1.00 6.87 BA-P-077-315-96 3.00 93.05 BA-P-077-322-95 2.56 58.96 BA-P-080-2-~ 3.67 1.00 BA-P-080-314-97 3.67 2.3 68.39 BA-P-080-9-~ 1.86 BA-P-089-122-96 4.11 3.2 84-.20 BA-P-I03-124-96 1.8 18.84- BA-P-I07-123-95 3.0 2.29 BA-P-116-114-96 1.7 12.00 BA-P-121-111-96 ..3 10.00 : \-P-124-302-96 ~.22 2.8 89.51 BA-P-125-126-96 2.56 1.4 6.36 BA-P-141-206-96 3.00 3.9 86.97 BA-P-143-104-96 2.78 ..3 47.29 BA-P-144-322-96 3.00 3.0 80.96 BA-P-145-316-96 2.33 2.3 90.61 BA-P-145-327-96 3.22 2.1 93.05 BA-P-156-208-96 4.33 3.9 78.31 BA-P-160-205-96 3.44 3.0 74.24 BA-P-179-125-96 4.11 3.7 94.26 BA-P-202-202-96 3.22 ..1 76.15 BA-P-203-215-96 3.00 2.8 58.46 BA-P-206-1 08-95 3.89 3.7 72.23 BA-P-215-305-96 4.33 3.2 74.63 BA-P-218-313-96 3.22 4.6 86.26 BA-P-234-109-95 3.7 52.91 BA-P-238-31i-96 3.89 3.7 86.01 BA-P-242-210-96 4.11 1.4 89.89 BA-P-262-111-96 t.9 5.45 27 c=(/», ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >< ><><><><><><><><><>< .,gEtU tU -- u. ~ . e .om x >< .0- E ~~ ~ ><><><><><><><><><>< ~i 0>- -.E ~(.) ..'~c 0 ~ -- om ~ ><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> 0"0 -- C m ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ xxxxxxxxxx mS C'" tU - -.oX (/) Q) Q) .. Q)~"O .. ~Q).E (/»- ~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ . >,CtU ~ o~,,-.0 = (.) tU ~1O:t: cn~- E -~ B tU :6 -a) ~.. ec>' . -Q).c .. cnmQ. .a .. .. -~ .. .. ~m~ ~ .. :t: a ~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~mQ. .. a "0 -. -- =-; .. -- :?:o Z' .. m 'E-!:: . "00)0) ~ cSS tU C C ~~~ tU~"'5 ~-Q- _mm tU_- "000 Q)xx uQ)Q) Q)"O"O -cr: 8~; (/)- 10 -- ~ _u..o ~ I Q) -m~ o-Q) . > (/)u.c Q) -- -0 ~(/)... ~~~ Q)..Q~ .c-~ --2(.) .- 0 10(/):5 C ~eQ) 10 lOCO E - ~E"oQ) Q) > cn (/)Q) ~-J ~-001'\01'\01'\-0-0-0-0-001'\01'\-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-001'\ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~. ~ - ~-0'001'\-0-0'0-0-0-0-0 ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ .( - 0 N~ ~OI'\~~~~--O-ON~O-O 'N~~ ,~~--:8-~.-~NN~-- ,~ ,~.~~~ '.~ ~ N~ ,~'O~ )( ~~~ '~~~~~~-~ ~___~~N~~~ -~-~ ::s c S~~~y~~~clN~~~~N~~~~~~~~g~~a~~~~~~~; Q) ~qqq~~qq~~~qqqqqq~~q~9qqqq~~~~~~~~~ 0. zzzzzzzz~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 0. c( ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ A-1 Table 7. Water chemistry data collected at Maryland Biological Stream Survey sites in Baltimore County, 1994- 1997. Dissolved Dissolved Conductivity Acid NeutraUziog Nitrate Sulfate Oxygen Organic Site ~ (pS/cm) Capacity (peq/L) (mg/L) ~ Carbon (mg/L) BA-N-OO1-211-96 7.21 0.621 841.40 0.682 13.349 8.10 8.30 BA-N-Oll-307-95 7.47 0.445 1772.80 1.100 38.580 5.80 2.00 BA-N-O19-301-95 8.39 0.374 1331.36 1.727 38.303 8.30 2.00 BA-N-O19-308-95 8.84 0.488 1876.29 0.784 39.926 9.30 2.00 BA-N-045-223-96 7.30 0.743 1116.00 1.455 19.970 7.50 6.10 BA-N-047 -128-96 7.07 0.439 668.40 0.471 11.132 7.90 14.40 BA-N-O57-113-96 7.40 0.640 1887.20 1.223 35.859 1.00 8.20 BA-N-065-215-96 7.36 2.419 1363.70 1.451 28.479 8.90 5.20 BA-P-002-303-96 0.341 1314.20 1.687 10.077 9.70 2.50 BA-P-OO2-319-95 8.01 0.281 1930.59 1.808 10.588 8.60 1.00 BA-P-008-101-95 7.43 0.179 513.17 1.493 16.139 8.00 1.00 BA-P-Ol3-328-96 7.63 2.784 3311.20 2127 12783 6.20 1.~ BA-P-O15-120-96 6.97 0.142 194.50 2548 3.986 9.60 1.10 BA-P-O25-102-96 6.37 0.082 180.00 1.530 4.814 12.60 4.90 BA-P-042-116-96 6.75 0.125 239.90 4.154- 6.545 9.80 0.90 BA-P-O55-103-96 7.11 0.089 359.30 1.770 6.356 9.60 2.10 BA-P-O57 -209-96 7.43 0.182 488.50 2298 9.717 9.10 1.40 BA-P-065-117-96 6.84 0.180 311.40 4.948 9.395 10.20 1.00 BA-P-065-119-96 7.31 0.165 307.80 4.580 7.848 11.90 1.00 BA-P-O74-106-96 7.43 2.963 1124.60 2000 33.242 8.70 3.00 BA-P-O77 -315-96 7.60 0.446 795.00 1.319 7.363 8.30 2.60 J,, BA-P-077 -322-95 7.65 0.155 1058.19 1.368 4.769 8.20 2.00 r:;b4~ r { BA-P-080-2-94BA-P-080-314-97 7.35 0.225 418.09 5.398 6.984 1.00 7.30 0.561 399.50 5.110 7.440 9.60 1.70 BA-P-080-9-94 BA-P-089-122-96 7.11 0.153 284.10 3.532 5.928 10.60 1.20 BA-P-I03-124-96 7.32 0.200 885.10 2.707 17.272 7.70 3.30 BA-P-tO7-123-95 7.26 0.082 609.14 0.502 3.348 7.00 2.00 BA-P-116-11~96 7.09 0.166 881.30 4.816 14.033 10.'1J) 1.10 BA-P-121-111-96 7.52 0.290 1086.20 1.600 8.885 11.20 1.70 l,..ittl.. r-11s - BA-P-l24-302-96 7.31 0.151 277. 00 4.667 5.694 10.50 1.20 BA-P-125-126-96 7.67 0.564 1516.40 1.603 12931 8.42 2.70 BA-P-141-206-96 7.34 0.134 249.90 3.120 6.323 11.50 0.90 BA-P-143-104-96 7.75 0.140 942.20 1.226 4.709 10.60 2.00 BA-P-144-322-96 7.68 0.468 1001.60 0.332 47.393 8.90 3.20 BA-P-145-316-96 7.76 0.428 1021.10 2.028 11.615 8.50 1.80 BA-P-145-327-96 7.67 0.442 1007.50 2126 11.756 8.90 1.~ L:1'H# ~II~ - BA-P-l56-208-96 7.18 0.154 290.10 3.544- 5.686 10.'1J) 1.10 BA-P-160-205-96 7.77 0.141 448.00 2768 12787 10.40 1.30 BA-P-179-125-96 6.97 0.100 295.00 2424 6.083 10.20 2.30 BA-P-202-202-96 7.26 0.204 315.90 3.246 7.175 10.70 1.70 BA-P-203-215-96 8.12 0.277 1525.90 1.927 11.432 11.00 1.90 BA-P-206-108-95 7.54 0.191 632.81 2470 8.997 9.30 1.00 BA-P-215-305-96 7.78 0.140 515.60 2687 7.153 11.20 2.30 t. ..1t"" MIls BA-P-218-313-96 7.20 0.151 272.00 4.908 5.713 10.20 1.10 BA-P-234-109-95 6.77 0.110 218.51 2509 2089 8.70 1.00 BA-P-238-311-96 7.18 0.151 268.30 5.266 5.730 10.60 1.20 BA-P-242-210-96 6.94 0.165 352.40 4.173 10.746 10.'1J) 1.50 29 % Urban Land Use C') ~ to lilsenhoff Inde) r ...:...I() ojC"> ~.-MM~S;~co Pr- ~ ~ 1D;~8;~~ N C">NC">NN c.,j.c.,j BIBI Blackwater? J- Brook Trout? I ~~n ad? I II) ~I() I()I-. "! ~Mo- '8: In ~ NN .. ~~~~ - FIB I~I~ ~!I I Segmef1t Length Sampled (m I «! «! I ~O~o) ~ ~MIOOMNo)lO"'CO~...O~NCOl'-.O~I'-. ~OI II) ~; ... I'-. o)o)CO...~N... 10... NI'-.MM I'-.10 ~ NIOI'-.N ~~ N~~ M Catmn*1tArea (acres' Stream Order ~I ~i a: u«I a: u' Co) n.1 0 ~ 0:: m I~(!) ~~ U I- (/)4:£ z CI) Stream Na me ~ I§ g" ~ ,..l ~~ 10 Watershed Name ~ ~-iNi 0---00..-- N 1-- 8" ~ ~e - i0)o!. ~ "B (W) .£ Do -=- ~ I ~ 4> ~ . E--. Ii ~ ~ j '" I N A ,I "-" ~' ~'~~ \ - l ..,~::.:::~:;~;;~.. '} . Good (4.00- 5.00) , . Fair (3.00 - 3.99) ~ ~ Poor (2.00- 2.99) . Very Poor (1.00 - 1.99) 0 DenotesFamily-LevellBI Site Baltimore County 5 0 5 10 Miles Figure 4. Stream ecological conditions based on the Benthic Macroinvertebrate Index of Biotic Integrity (B-IBI) at Maryland Biological Stream Survey sites in Baltimore County, 1994-1997. 21