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Anacostia River Watershed Restoration Plan
Restoration Plan for the Anacostia River Watershed in Prince George’s County December 30, 2015 RUSHERN L. BAKER, III COUNTPreparedY EXECUTIV for:E Prince George’s County, Maryland Department of the Environment Stormwater Management Division Prepared by: 10306 Eaton Place, Suite 340 Fairfax, VA 22030 COVER PHOTO CREDITS: 1. M-NCPPC _Cassi Hayden 7. USEPA 2. Tetra Tech, Inc. 8. USEPA 3. Prince George’s County 9. Montgomery Co DEP 4. VA Tech, Center for TMDL and 10. PGC DoE Watershed Studies 11. USEPA 5. Charles County, MD Dept of 12. PGC DoE Planning and Growth Management 13. USEPA 6. Portland Bureau of Environmental Services _Tom Liptan Anacostia River Watershed Restoration Plan Contents Acronym List ............................................................................................................................... v 1 Introduction ........................................................................................................................... 1 1.1 Purpose of Report and Restoration Planning ............................................................................... 3 1.1.1 What is a TMDL? ................................................................................................................ 3 1.1.2 What is a Restoration Plan? ............................................................................................... 4 1.2 Impaired Water Bodies and TMDLs .............................................................................................. 6 1.2.1 Water Quality Standards .................................................................................................... -
United States National Museum Bulletin 282
Cl>lAat;i<,<:>';i^;}Oit3Cl <a f^.S^ iVi^ 5' i ''*«0£Mi»«33'**^ SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION MUSEUM O F NATURAL HISTORY I NotUTus albater, new species, a female paratype, 63 mm. in standard length; UMMZ 102781, Missouri. (Courtesy Museum of Zoology, University of Michigan.) UNITED STATES NATIONAL MUSEUM BULLETIN 282 A Revision of the Catfish Genus Noturus Rafinesque^ With an Analysis of Higher Groups in the Ictaluridae WILLIAM RALPH TAYLOR Associate Curator, Division of Fishes SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION PRESS CITY OF WASHINGTON 1969 IV Publications of the United States National Museum The scientific publications of the United States National Museum include two series, Proceedings of the United States National Museum and United States National Museum Bulletin. In these series are published original articles and monographs dealing with the collections and work of the Museum and setting forth newly acquired facts in the fields of anthropology, biology, geology, history, and technology. Copies of each publication are distributed to libraries and scientific organizations and to specialists and others interested in the various subjects. The Proceedings, begun in 1878, are intended for the publication, in separate form, of shorter papers. These are gathered in volumes, octavo in size, with the publication date of each paper recorded in the table of contents of the volume. In the Bulletin series, the first of which was issued in 1875, appear longer, separate publications consisting of monographs (occasionally in several parts) and volumes in which are collected works on related subjects. Bulletins are either octavo or quarto in size, depending on the needs of the presentation. Since 1902, papers relating to the botanical collections of the Museum have been published in the Bulletin series under the heading Contributions from the United States National Herbarium. -
Building Stones of Our Nation's Capital
/h\q AaAjnyjspjopiBs / / \ jouami aqi (O^iqiii^eda . -*' ", - t »&? ?:,'. ..-. BUILDING STONES OF OUR NATION'S CAPITAL The U.S. Geological Survey has prepared this publication as an earth science educational tool and as an aid in understanding the history and physi cal development of Washington, D.C., the Nation's Capital. The buildings of our Nation's When choosing a building stone, Capital have been constructed with architects and planners use three char rocks from quarries throughout the acteristics to judge a stone's suitabili United States and many distant lands. ty. It should be pleasing to the eye; it Each building shows important fea should be easy to quarry and work; tures of various stones and the geolog and it should be durable. Today it is ic environment in which they were possible to obtain fine building stone formed. from many parts of the world, but the This booklet describes the source early builders of the city had to rely and appearance of many of the stones on materials from nearby sources. It used in building Washington, D.C. A was simply too difficult and expensive map and a walking tour guide are to move heavy materials like stone included to help you discover before the development of modern Washington's building stones on your transportation methods like trains and own. trucks. Ancient granitic rocks Metamorphosed sedimentary""" and volcanic rocks, chiefly schist and metagraywacke Metamorphic and igneous rocks Sand.gravel, and clay of Tertiary and Cretaceous age Drowned ice-age channel now filled with silt and clay Physiographic Provinces and Geologic and Geographic Features of the District of Columbia region. -
The District of Columbia Water Quality Assessment
THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA WATER QUALITY ASSESSMENT 2008 INTEGRATED REPORT TO THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY AND U.S. CONGRESS PURSUANT TO SECTIONS 305(b) AND 303(d) CLEAN WATER ACT (P.L. 97-117) District Department of the Environment Natural Resources Administration Water Quality Division Government of the District of Columbia Adrian M. Fenty, Mayor PREFACE PREFACE The Water Quality Division of the District of Columbia's District Department of the Environment, Natural Resources Administration, prepared this report to satisfy the listing requirements of §303(d) and the reporting requirements of §305(b) of the federal Clean Water Act (P.L. 97-117). This report provides water quality information on the District of Columbia’s surface and ground waters that were assessed during 2008 and updates the water quality information required by law. Various programs in the Natural Resources Administration contributed to this report including the Fisheries and Wildlife Division and the Watershed Protection Division. Questions or comments regarding this report or requests for copies should be forwarded to the address below. The District of Columbia Government District Department of the Environment Natural Resources Administration Water Quality Division 51 N St., NE Washington, D.C. 20002-3323 Attention: N. Shulterbrandt ii TABLE OF CONTENTS TABLE OF CONTENTS PREFACE ................................................................... ii TABLE OF CONTENTS........................................................iii LIST OF TABLES........................................................... -
Final DC TMDL for Organics and Metals in Potomac Tributaries
D.C. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH E nvironmental Health Administration B ureau of Environmental Quality Water Quality Division DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA FINAL TOTAL MAXIMUM DAILY LOADS FOR ORGANICS AND METALS IN BATTERY KEMBLE CREEK, FOUNDRY BRANCH, AND DALECARLIA TRIBUTARY AUGUST 2004 Doreen Thompson Senior Deputy Director for Environmental Health Administration DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA FINAL TOTAL MAXIMUM DAILY LOADS FOR ORGANICS AND METALS IN BATTERY KEMBLE CREEK, FOUNDRY BRANCH, AND DALECARLIA TRIBUTARY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH ADMINISTRATION BUREAU OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY WATER QUALITY DIVISION AUGUST 2004 Table of Contents 1. Introduction 1 1.1. TMDL Definition and Regulatory Information 1 1.2. Impairment Listing 1 2. Chemicals of Concern, Beneficial Uses and Applicable Water Quality Standards 3 2.1. Chemicals of Concern 3 2.2. Designated Beneficial Uses 5 2.3. Applicable Water Quality Standards 5 2.3.1. Narrative Criteria 5 2.3.2. Numerical Criteria 5 2.4. TMDL Endpoint 7 3. Watershed Characterization 7 3.1. Potomac River Small Tributaries 7 3.1.1 Battery Kemble Creek/Fletchers Run 7 3.1.2 Foundry Branch 7 3.1.3 Dalecarlia Tributary 7 4. Source Assessment 8 4.1. Assessment of Nonpoint Sources 8 5. Technical Approach 8 5.1. Seasonal Variations and Critical Conditions 8 5.2. Small Tributaries Models 9 5.3. Scenario and Model Runs 10 6. Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) Allocations and Margins of Safety 11 6.1. Battery Kemble Creek Loads and TMDL 11 6.2. Foundry Branch Loads and TMDL 11 6.3. Dalecarlia Tributary Loads and TMDL 12 7. -
C U R R E N T S
A N A C O S T I A Currents PUBLISHED BY THE ANACOSTIA WATERSHED RESTORATION COMMITTEE 2002 Dear Friends of the Report, the restoration effort has gained a new focus, as well as a comprehensive system for tracking Anacostia Watershed: restoration progress until 2010. The Annual Report, with its colorful and user friendly format, will also This is an exciting time for the help to increase public interest and involvement in the member governments and agencies restoration effort. of the Anacostia Watershed Restoration Committee (AWRC). In addition to fulfilling their AWRC-related obliga- The year began on a high note tions, the individual Anacostia jurisdictions are CATHERINE RAPPE, pursuing a variety of restoration and water quality 2002 AWRC CHAIR following the adoption by the leaders of the District of Colum- enhancement projects throughout the watershed. The bia, Montgomery and Prince Georges counties, and District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority took the State of Maryland of a new Anacostia Restoration a major step forward with the recent completion of its Agreement last December. Between this landmark CSO Long Term Control Plan. Meanwhile, District event and the release this fall of the 2001 Annual planners and resource specialists are coordinating with other agencies and organizations to implement a number of stream restoration and Low Impact Development (LID) projects. Montgomery County continues its active role in design and implementing numerous stormwater management, stream restoration, wetland creation and reforestation projects in its portion of the Anacostia watershed. Prince Georges County completed several stormwater retrofit and LID projects this year and recently secured a $1 million grant from EPA for LID demonstration projects throughout the watershed. -
Building Stones of the National Mall
The Geological Society of America Field Guide 40 2015 Building stones of the National Mall Richard A. Livingston Materials Science and Engineering Department, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742, USA Carol A. Grissom Smithsonian Museum Conservation Institute, 4210 Silver Hill Road, Suitland, Maryland 20746, USA Emily M. Aloiz John Milner Associates Preservation, 3200 Lee Highway, Arlington, Virginia 22207, USA ABSTRACT This guide accompanies a walking tour of sites where masonry was employed on or near the National Mall in Washington, D.C. It begins with an overview of the geological setting of the city and development of the Mall. Each federal monument or building on the tour is briefly described, followed by information about its exterior stonework. The focus is on masonry buildings of the Smithsonian Institution, which date from 1847 with the inception of construction for the Smithsonian Castle and continue up to completion of the National Museum of the American Indian in 2004. The building stones on the tour are representative of the development of the Ameri can dimension stone industry with respect to geology, quarrying techniques, and style over more than two centuries. Details are provided for locally quarried stones used for the earliest buildings in the capital, including A quia Creek sandstone (U.S. Capitol and Patent Office Building), Seneca Red sandstone (Smithsonian Castle), Cockeysville Marble (Washington Monument), and Piedmont bedrock (lockkeeper's house). Fol lowing improvement in the transportation system, buildings and monuments were constructed with stones from other regions, including Shelburne Marble from Ver mont, Salem Limestone from Indiana, Holston Limestone from Tennessee, Kasota stone from Minnesota, and a variety of granites from several states. -
He L'enfant Plan of 1791
>ince its inception as a formal park, the National The Residence Act of 1790 authorized the president 11all has evolved and expanded along with the to choose the location for the new city. President 1atlon that created it. The story of the .Mall Is the . George Washington chose as the city's site the land .tory of the building of a new Federal City to serve in Maryland and Virginia where the Eastern Branch !S capital of the United States. From marshes and (Anacostia River), Rock Creek, and Tiber Creek fed neadows to one of the most famous and historic into the Potomac River. The Act also designated 3ndscapes in the world, the National Mall serves as three commissioners to have immediate authority his nation's front lawn. over purchasing and accepting • ...such quantity of land for use of the United States.• Most of the land -radition has it that the plain at the foot of present· acquired by the commissioners, Including the Carroll iay Capitol Hill, drained by the Tiber Creek, was the and Burnes properties, became this nation's first 1unting and fishing grounds of Native Americans. federal public parks. President Washington hired the Vith seventeenth century British colonization, most mifitary engineer Major Pierre Charles L'Enfant to if this land eventually came into the ownership of design the Federal City. It was L'Enfant's intention he Carroll and Burnes families. • ...to turn a savage wilderness into a Garden of Eden.• he L'Enfant Plan of 1791 .'Enfant envisioned a city of parks. The Mall, or Personality clashes with tha three commissioners ·c;;rand Avenue," was to be the central landscaoe of led to L'Enfant's dismissal in 1792. -
Naturalist Quarterly Winter 2017
AUDUBON NATURALIST SOCIETY Naturalist Quarterly Winter 2017 ANSHOME.ORG 120 Year Anniversary - Leading with the Future by Lisa Alexander ANS NATURE ACTIVITIES & NEWS The Audubon Naturalist Society OFFICERS inspires residents of the greater PRESIDENT Leslie Catherwood (’17) Naturalist Quarterly Washington, DC region to VICE PRESIDENT Paul D’Andrea (‘17) appreciate, understand, and treasURER Scott Fosler (‘17) ANShome.org Winter 2017 protect their natural environment SecretarY Megan Carroll (‘19) through outdoor experiences, BOARD OF DIRECTORS education, and advocacy. Wendy Anderson (‘18), Cecilia Clavet From the Director 3 HEADQUARTERS (‘19), Alice Ewen (‘18), Allyn Finegold Woodend, a 40-acre wildlife (‘17), Mike Gravitz (‘17), Jennifer Judd 120 Year Anniversary - Leading with the Future sanctuary in Chevy Chase, MD Hinrichs (‘17), Diane Hoffman (‘19), Laura Hull (‘17), Jane McClintock (‘18), By Lisa Alexander 4 OFFICE HOURS Tim McTaggart (’18), Carolyn Peirce Monday-Friday 9 AM-5 PM (‘19), Nancy Pielemeier (‘19), Rebecca Testing the Waters...by Diane Lill 6 STORE HOURS Turner (‘18), Bonnie VanDorn (‘18), Larry Monday-Friday 10 AM-5 PM Wiseman (‘19) Children and Family Programs 8 Saturday 9 AM-5 PM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Sunday 12-5 PM Lisa Alexander Learning about Tales and Trails GROUNDS HOURS STAFF Dawn to dusk By Cathy Gruban 8 FINANCE ANS MEMBERSHIP Lois Taylor, Comptroller, Dupe Cole, Student $15 Senior Accountant/Benefits Manager; Rust Classes/Programs 11 Individual $50 Barbara Young, Accountant Family $65 Adult Programs 12 MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS Nature Steward $100 Audubon Advocate $200 CALENDAR 16 Sanctuary Guardian $500 AUDUBON NATURALIST SHOP Naturalists Council $1,000 Matt Mathias, Manager; Yoli Del Buono, Preservationist $1,000+ Assistant Manager Woodend’s Master Naturalists NATURALIST QUARTERLY is CONSERVATION By Alison Pearce 21 published four times a year by Eliza Cava, Director of Conservation; the Audubon Naturalist Society, Monica Billger, Virginia Conservation Water Quality Monitoring 22 8940 Jones Mill Road, Chevy Advocate; Chase, MD 20815. -
Palisades Trolley Trail & Foundry Trestle Bridge Feasibility
Appendix 5b December 2019 Palisades Trolley Trail & Foundry Trestle Bridge Feasibility Study Public Meeting Summary Report: Public Meeting #2 Contract No. DCKA-2017-T-0059 Category: L – Bicycle and Pedestrian Studies, Planning & Design Prepared for: District Department of Transportation 55 M Street, SE Suite 400 Washington, DC 20003 Prepared by: Commun-ET, LLC and Kittelson & Associates, Inc. Palisades Trolley Trail& Foundry Trestle Bridge P u b l i c M e e t i n g R e p o r t : Public Meeting #2 P a g e 1 | DRAFT 10/30/19 Table of Contents 1.0 Project Background ..................................................................................................... 3 2.0 Purpose of Public Meeting #2 ...................................................................................... 4 3.0 Public Meeting Location & Notifications ...................................................................... 4 3.1. Public Input Outreach Format & Comment Period… ……………………………………………………………5 4.0 Public Meeting Format & Summary ............................................................................. 6 4.1. Meeting Attendance & Survey Data Obtained………………………………………………………………………7 4.2. Information Station Meeting Process in Detail………………………………………………..……………………9 4.3. Exhibits & Presentations…………………………………………………………………………………………………….11 4.4. Written Comments Received at Public Meeting…………………………………………..…………………….12 4.4.1. Public Comments Captured at the Information Stations……………………………………..13 4.4.2. Title VI Comments Received from Public Meeting #2………………………………………….24 -
Bulletin of the Maryland Ornithological Society, Inc. SEPTEMBER
ISSN 047-9725 September–December 2003 MARYLAND BIRDLIFE Bulletin of the Maryland Ornithological Society, Inc. SEPTEMBER–DECEMBER 2003 VOLUME 59 NUMBERS 3–4 MARYLAND ORNITHOLOGICAL SOCIETY, INC. Cylburn Mansion, 495 Greenspring Ave., Baltimore, Maryland 2209 STATE OFFICERS FOR JUNE 2003 TO JUNE 2004 EXECUTIVE COUNCIL President: Paul Zucker, 283 Huntsman Way, Potomac, MD 20854 (30-279-7896) Vice President: Janet Millenson, 0500 Falls Road, Potomac, MD 20854 (30-983-9337) Treasurer: Shiras Guion,8007 Martown Road, Laurel, MD 20723 (30-490-0444) Secretary: Janet Shields, 305 Fountain Head Rd, Hagerstown 2742 (30-46-709) Past Pres.: Karen Morley, 279 N. Calvert St., Baltimore, MD 228 (40-235-400) STATE DIRECTORS Allegany: * Barbara Gaffney Howard: * Kurt Schwarz Mary-Jo Betts Anne Arundel: * Paul Speyser Karen Darcy Linda Baker Darius Ecker Al Haury Kent: * Peter Mann Baltimore: * Peter Webb Walter Ellison Jeanne Bowman Mary Chetelat Montgomery: * Sam Freiberg Helene Gardel Don Messersmith John Landers Don Simonson Rick Sussman Caroline: * Bill Scudder Ann Weeks Danny Poet Patuxent: * Frederick Fallon Carroll: * Amy Hoffman Chandler Robbins Roxann Yeager Talbot: * Mark Scallion Cecil: * Rick Lee Shirley Bailey Marcia Watson-Whitmyre William Novak Frederick: * David Smith Tri-County: * Samuel Dyke Michael Welch Elizabeth Pitney Harford: * Jean Wheeler Washington Co.: * Judy Lilga Thomas Congersky Ann Mitchell Randy Robertson *Chapter President Active Membership: $0.00 plus chapter dues Life: $400.00 (4 annual installments) Household: $5.00 plus chapter dues Junior (under 8): $5.00 plus chapter Sustaining: $25.00 plus chapter dues Cover: Pied-billed Grebe, March 1989. Photo by Luther C. Goldman. September–December 2003 MARYLAND BIRDLIFE 3 VOLUME 59 SEPTEMBER–DECEMBER 2003 NUMBERS 3–4 Late NESTING Dates IN Maryland: PINE WARBLER, Northern Parula AND BLUE-Gray Gnatcatcher JAY M. -
MONTGOMERY COUNTY COMPREHENSIVE WATER SUPPLY and SEWERAGE SYSTEMS PLAN 2017 - 2026 PLAN: County Executive Draft – March 2017
MONTGOMERY COUNTY COMPREHENSIVE WATER SUPPLY AND SEWERAGE SYSTEMS PLAN 2017 - 2026 PLAN: County Executive Draft – March 2017 CHAPTER 4: SEWERAGE SYSTEMS Table of Contents Table of Figures: ............................................................................................................................... 4-3 Table of Tables: ................................................................................................................................ 4-4 INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND: ......................................................................................... 4-5 I. THE WASHINGTON SUBURBAN SANITARY DISTRICT: ..................................................... 4-10 I.A. Government Responsibilities: ......................................................................................... 4-11 I.B. Programs and Policies: ................................................................................................... 4-11 I.B.1. Facility Planning, Project Development and Project Approval Processes: ................. 4-11 I.B.2. Wastewater Flow Analysis: ........................................................................................ 4-12 I.B.3. Sanitary Sewer Overflows: ........................................................................................ 4-17 I.B.4. Sewer Sizing Policies: ............................................................................................... 4-23 I.B.5. Pressure Sewer Systems: ........................................................................................