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Maryland Stream Waders 10 Year Report
MARYLAND STREAM WADERS TEN YEAR (2000-2009) REPORT October 2012 Maryland Stream Waders Ten Year (2000-2009) Report Prepared for: Maryland Department of Natural Resources Monitoring and Non-tidal Assessment Division 580 Taylor Avenue; C-2 Annapolis, Maryland 21401 1-877-620-8DNR (x8623) [email protected] Prepared by: Daniel Boward1 Sara Weglein1 Erik W. Leppo2 1 Maryland Department of Natural Resources Monitoring and Non-tidal Assessment Division 580 Taylor Avenue; C-2 Annapolis, Maryland 21401 2 Tetra Tech, Inc. Center for Ecological Studies 400 Red Brook Boulevard, Suite 200 Owings Mills, Maryland 21117 October 2012 This page intentionally blank. Foreword This document reports on the firstt en years (2000-2009) of sampling and results for the Maryland Stream Waders (MSW) statewide volunteer stream monitoring program managed by the Maryland Department of Natural Resources’ (DNR) Monitoring and Non-tidal Assessment Division (MANTA). Stream Waders data are intended to supplementt hose collected for the Maryland Biological Stream Survey (MBSS) by DNR and University of Maryland biologists. This report provides an overview oft he Program and summarizes results from the firstt en years of sampling. Acknowledgments We wish to acknowledge, first and foremost, the dedicated volunteers who collected data for this report (Appendix A): Thanks also to the following individuals for helping to make the Program a success. • The DNR Benthic Macroinvertebrate Lab staffof Neal Dziepak, Ellen Friedman, and Kerry Tebbs, for their countless hours in -
Water Resources
2009 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN Water Resources 2009 CITY OF WESTMINSTER Water Resources 2009 What is the Water Resources Element? Community Vision for During its 2008 General Session, the Maryland General Water Assembly, as part of section 1.03 (iii) of Article 66B of the Annotated Code of Maryland, mandated that all Maryland The City’s ability to provide water to counties and municipalities exercising planning and residents and businesses has become an zoning authority prepare and adopt a Water Resources issue of great importance in recent years. Element in their Comprehensive Plans. According to the 2008 Community Survey, 65% of residents are satisfied with Requirements: the quality of water in Westminster, while Identify drinking water and other water resources others were concerned with the quality of that will be adequate for the needs of existing and their water service. future development Residents would like to improved water Identify suitable receiving waters and land areas to service in terms of improved meet the storm water management and wastewater communication. For example, residents treatment and disposal needs of existing and future development would like the City give proper notification when performing sewer or Purpose: water system repairs, as those repairs affect water pressure or the color of water. To ensure the Comprehensive Plan integrates water resources issues and potential solutions Residents also suggested that the City create incentives for residents to conserve To outline how management of water, wastewater and stormwater will support planned growth, given water in order to ensure reliable water water resource limitations service can continue into the future. Water Resources Priorities: State Planning Visions found in this Element: Water supply availability Infrastructure: Growth areas have the water resources and infrastructure to accommodate Reclaimed water use population and business expansion in an orderly, efficient, and environmentally sound manner. -
Watersheds.Pdf
Watershed Code Watershed Name 02130705 Aberdeen Proving Ground 02140205 Anacostia River 02140502 Antietam Creek 02130102 Assawoman Bay 02130703 Atkisson Reservoir 02130101 Atlantic Ocean 02130604 Back Creek 02130901 Back River 02130903 Baltimore Harbor 02130207 Big Annemessex River 02130606 Big Elk Creek 02130803 Bird River 02130902 Bodkin Creek 02130602 Bohemia River 02140104 Breton Bay 02131108 Brighton Dam 02120205 Broad Creek 02130701 Bush River 02130704 Bynum Run 02140207 Cabin John Creek 05020204 Casselman River 02140305 Catoctin Creek 02130106 Chincoteague Bay 02130607 Christina River 02050301 Conewago Creek 02140504 Conococheague Creek 02120204 Conowingo Dam Susq R 02130507 Corsica River 05020203 Deep Creek Lake 02120202 Deer Creek 02130204 Dividing Creek 02140304 Double Pipe Creek 02130501 Eastern Bay 02141002 Evitts Creek 02140511 Fifteen Mile Creek 02130307 Fishing Bay 02130609 Furnace Bay 02141004 Georges Creek 02140107 Gilbert Swamp 02130801 Gunpowder River 02130905 Gwynns Falls 02130401 Honga River 02130103 Isle of Wight Bay 02130904 Jones Falls 02130511 Kent Island Bay 02130504 Kent Narrows 02120201 L Susquehanna River 02130506 Langford Creek 02130907 Liberty Reservoir 02140506 Licking Creek 02130402 Little Choptank 02140505 Little Conococheague 02130605 Little Elk Creek 02130804 Little Gunpowder Falls 02131105 Little Patuxent River 02140509 Little Tonoloway Creek 05020202 Little Youghiogheny R 02130805 Loch Raven Reservoir 02139998 Lower Chesapeake Bay 02130505 Lower Chester River 02130403 Lower Choptank 02130601 Lower -
IMPLEMENTATION PLAN for VARIOUS TMDLS in MARYLAND October 9, 2020
IMPLEMENTATION PLAN FOR VARIOUS TMDLS IN MARYLAND October 9, 2020 MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION IMPLEMENTATION PLAN FOR STATE HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION VARIOUS TMDLS IN MARYLAND F7. Gwynns Falls Watershed ............................................ 78 TABLE OF CONTENTS F8. Jones Falls Watershed ............................................... 85 F9. Liberty Reservoir Watershed...................................... 94 Table of Contents ............................................................................... i F10. Loch Raven and Prettyboy Reservoirs Watersheds .. 102 Implementation Plan for Various TMDLS in Maryland .................... 1 F11. Lower Monocacy River Watershed ........................... 116 A. Water Quality Standards and Designated Uses ....................... 1 F12. Patuxent River Lower Watershed ............................. 125 B. Watershed Assessment Coordination ...................................... 3 F13. Magothy River Watershed ........................................ 134 C. Visual Inspections Targeting MDOT SHA ROW ....................... 4 F14. Mattawoman Creek Watershed ................................. 141 D. Benchmarks and Detailed Costs .............................................. 5 F15. Piscataway Creek Watershed ................................... 150 E. Pollution Reduction Strategies ................................................. 7 F16. Rock Creek Watershed ............................................. 158 E.1. MDOT SHA TMDL Responsibilities .............................. 7 F17. Triadelphia -
Water Quality Database Design and Data Dictionary
Water Quality Database Database Design and Data Dictionary Prepared For: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region III Chesapeake Bay Program Office January 2004 BACKGROUND...........................................................................................................................................4 INTRODUCTION ......................................................................................................................................6 WATER QUALITY DATA.............................................................................................................................6 THE RELATIONAL CONCEPT ..................................................................................................................6 THE RELATIONAL DATABASE STRUCTURE ...................................................................................7 WATER QUALITY DATABASE STRUCTURE..........................................................8 PRIMARY TABLES ..........................................................................................................................................8 WQ_CRUISES ..................................................................................................................................................8 WQ_EVENT.......................................................................................................................................................8 WQ_DATA..........................................................................................................................................................9 -
SHA IR and TMDL Plan (Part 4)
Part IV SHA Watershed TMDL Implementation Plans PUBLIC REVIEW DRAFT Part IV SHA Watershed TMDL Implementation Plan DRAFT IMPERVIOUS RESTORATION AND STATE HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION COORDINATED TMDL IMPLEMENTATION PLAN PCBs are to be reduced in certain subwatersheds of the Anacostia IV. SHA WATERSHED TMDL River. The Anacostia River Northeast Branch subwatershed requires a 98.6% reduction and the Anacostia River Northwest Branch IMPLEMENTATION PLANS subwatershed requires a 98.1% reduction. The Anacostia River Tidal subwatershed is included in the Tidal Potomac PCB TMDL. However, PCB reduction requirements for this portion of the Anacostia A. ANACOSTIA RIVER WATERSHED watershed have not been determined. Instead of publishing a reduction percentage, the MDE Data Center said "see report." Because of the A.1. Watershed Description way the reductions are listed in the tables in the TMDL report, with totals added together either by tributary or by segments or jurisdiction, The Anacostia River watershed encompasses 145 square miles across it is not possible to determine a load reduction for these waterbodies both Montgomery and Prince George’s Counties, Maryland, and an so that SHA's requirement could be calculated. additional 31 square miles in Washington, DC. The watershed terminates in Washington, D.C., where the Anacostia River flows into the Potomac River, which ultimately conveys water to the Chesapeake A.3. SHA Visual Inventory of ROW Bay. The watershed is divided into 15 subwatersheds: Briers Mill Run, The stormwater implementation teams are currently evaluating grids in Fort Dupont Tributary, Hickey Run, Indian Creek, Little Paint Branch, the watershed and will continue to do so until all are completed and Lower Beaverdam Creek, Northeast Branch, Northwest Branch, Paint accepted. -
Monocacy Scenic River Flows Through Rural and Urban Land- Scapes Before Reaching the Potomac River, Which Carries Its Waters to the Chesapeake Bay
2 Winding its way from its origins around Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, the Monocacy Scenic River flows through rural and urban land- scapes before reaching the Potomac River, which carries its waters to the Chesapeake Bay. The meandering Monocacy River and its surrounding watershed support the forests, wetlands, stream buffers The Maryland Scenic and Wild Riv- and the plants and animals that inhabit these places, and provide ers Act of 1968 called for the protec- valuable environmental services to farms, towns, cities, residential tion of the state's rich river resources. communities and industrial and retail centers. But human activity is Once the Monocacy River was identi- affecting the quality of water and life in the watershed, the river fied under this act, The Monocacy and the Chesapeake Bay. River Study and Management Plan, approved in 1990, identified river re- NATURAL HISTORY sources and made recommendations Early humans camped along the Monocacy as they hunted the for their protection and conservation. savannah for Mastodon. Eventually these indigenous people would The Monocacy Scenic River Citizens Advisory Board met for the first time in settle in the Appalachian Mountains and along the Monocacy, 1978. An equal number of members are thriving on the bounty of the river and the land it traversed. Rem- appointed by the Carroll and Frederick nants of their existence continue to be unearthed today at arche- boards of county commissioners. The ological sites along the river. In the 17th century, European explorer board provides advice -
Maryland's 1996 and 1998 303(D) Lists
Maryland’s 1996 and 1998 303(d) Lists Maryland’s 1996 303(d) List The 1st priority is the remaining Individual Control Strategies being prepared under 304(l) Watershed Priority Basin Seg. Substance Source Name Cu, Ni, Hg (Completion Jan. 1 102130903 Baltimore Harbor Chemetals Corp 1997) Cu, CN, Ni (Completion Jan. Bethlehem Steel, SCM Hawkins 1 102130903 Baltimore Harbor 1998) Pt The 2nd-11th priorities are the Chesapeake Bay Tributary Strategies. (includes Chesapeake Bay Mainstream segments 02139996,97,and 98) Priority Basin Seg. Watershed Name Substance Source 2 Trib. Strategy Description: Lower Eastern Shore 02-13-02 Pocomoke River nutrients Point, NPS, natural 02-13-03 Nanticoke River nutrients Point, NPS, natural 3 Trib. Strategy Description: Choptank River 02-13-04-01 Choptank River nutrients Point, NPS, natural 4 Trib. Strategy Description: Upper Eastern Shore 02-13-05 Chester River nutrients Point, NPS, natural 02-13-06 Elk River nutrients Point, NPS, natural 5 Trib. Strategy Description: Upper Western Shore 02-05-03 Conewago Creek nutrients Point, NPS, natural 02-12-02 Susquehanna River nutrients Point, NPS, natural 02-13-07 Bush River nutrients Point, NPS, natural 02-13-08-01 Gunpowder River nutrients Point, NPS, natural 6 Trib. Strategy Description: Patapsco/Back River 02-13-09 Patapsco/Back River nutrients Point, NPS, natural 7 Trib. Strategy Description: Lower Western Shore 02-13-10 Lower Western Shore nutrients Point, NPS, natural 8 Trib. Strategy Description: Patuxent River 02-13-11 Patuxent River nutrients Point, NPS, natural 9 Trib. Strategy Description: Lower Potomac River 02-14-01 Lower Potomac River nutrients Point, NPS, natural 10 Trib. -
Potomac Direct Watershed Assessment
Potomac Direct Watershed Assessment May 30, 2019 Prepared for: Prepared by: Don Dorsey Brown and Caldwell Frederick County 4061 Powder Mill Road, Suite 400 Office of Sustainability & Environmental Resources Beltsville, Maryland 20705 30 North Market Street with Frederick, MD 21701 1131 Benfield Blvd Suite L, Millersville, MD 21108 Table of Contents Appendices ................................................................................................................................................... ii List of Figures ............................................................................................................................................... ii List of Tables ............................................................................................................................................... iii List of Abbreviations ................................................................................................................................... iv Executive Summary ............................................................................................................................... ES-1 1. Introduction and Intent .....................................................................................................................1-1 1.1 Watershed Background ..........................................................................................................1-1 1.2 Watershed Study and Intent ..................................................................................................1-5 -
Super Consent Agreement and Final Order
UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY REGION III 1650 Arch Street Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103-2029 In the Matter of: Proceeding to Assess Class II Administrative Penalty Under Section 309(g) ofthe Clean Water Act The Board of County Commissioners of Docket No. CWA-03-20 15-0052 Frederick County, Maryland 30 North Market Street ·~~~~ Frederick, Maryland 21701 ... r "1:,.:..:. CONSENT AGREEMENT~:-!~.: ~ '} AND FINAL ORDER · ::r·-· ,n Respondent. U1 N U1 I. PRELIMINARY STATEMENT and STATUTORY AUTHORITY 1. This Consent Agreement is entered into by the Director, Water Protection Division, United States Environmental Protection Agency, Region III ("Complainant") and the Board of County Commissioners of Frederick County, Maryland ("Frederick County," "County," or "Respondent") pursuant to Section 309(g) ofthe Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. § 1319(g), and the Consolidated Rules ofPractice Governing the Administrative Assessment of Civil Penalties, and the Revocation/Termination or Suspension of Permits ("Consolidated Rules"), 40 C.F.R. Part 22. The parties have agreed to settlement of this matter. This Consent Agreement and Final Order ("CAFO") simultaneously commences and concludes this action pursuant to 40 C.F .R. § 22.13(b) and 22.18(b)(2) and (3). 2. Pursuant to Section 309(g) of the Clean Water Act ("CWA" or "Act"), 33 U.S.C. § 1319(g), the Administrator of the United States Environmental Protection Agency ("EPA" or "Agency") is authorized to assess administrative penalties against any person who violates any NPDES permit condition or limitation in an amount not to exceed $10,000 per day for each day of violation, up to a total penalty amount of$125,000. -
Maryland's Final 2014 Integrated Report of Surface Water Quality
Maryland’s Final 2014 Integrated Report of Surface Water Quality Submitted in Accordance with Sections 303(d), 305(b), and 314 of the Clean Water Act Maryland Dept. of the Environment 1800 Washington Blvd Baltimore, MD 21230 Larry Hogan, Governor Ben Grumbles, Secretary Boyd Rutherford, Lt. Governor Submittal Date: April 16, 2015 EPA Approval Date: October 16, 2015 Published and distributed by: The Environmental Assessment & Standards Program (EASP) Science Services Administration (SSA) Maryland Department of the Environment 1800 Washington Boulevard, Suite 540 Baltimore, MD 21230 Phone: 410-537-3906 Fax: 410-537-3873 Primary Author: Matthew Stover Section Head, Water Quality Standards Section Environmental Assessment & Standards Program MDE Contributors: DNR Contributors: Farah Abi-Akar Shermer Garrison John Backus Ron Klauda Gregory Busch Anthony Prochaska Melissa Chatham Mark Trice Lee Currey Dinorah Dalmasy Timothy Fox Nicholai Francis-Lau Jim George Anna Kasko Christopher Luckett Heather Merritt Lyn Poorman Charles Poukish Matthew Rowe Tim Rule Leonard Schugam Ken Shanks Jeff White FINAL October 16, 2015 2 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS This report, developed by the Environmental Assessment and Standards Program (EASP) of the Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE) would not have been possible without the contributions from countless others. Special thanks goes to Farah Abi-Akar, Gregory Busch, Timothy Fox, Nicholai Francis-Lau, Christopher Luckett, and Mark Trice for their assessment contributions and to Jeff White for help in writing portions of the report. In addition, the authors would like to thank those who helped review and edit the report including Lee Currey, Sherm Garrison, Jim George, Tim Rule, and John Backus. Much of the data compiled by EASP were supplied by other Science Services Administration programs including: Field Services, TMDL Technical Development, and Water Quality Protection and Restoration Programs. -
Monitoring Needs and Partnership Opportunities Assessment: a Report to the Chesapeake Bay Program Monitoring Re-Alignment Action Team
Monitoring Needs and Partnership Opportunities Assessment: A Report to the Chesapeake Bay Program Monitoring Re-Alignment Action Team Chesapeake Bay Program September 2009 Prepared for United States Environmental Protection Agency Chesapeake Bay Program 410 Severn Avenue Annapolis, MD 21403 By Monitoring Re-Alignment-Partnership Issue team To receive additional copies of the report please call or write: US EPA Chesapeake Bay Program Office 410 Severn Avenue, Suite 109 Annapolis, Maryland 21403 ii Table of Contents Summary of Recommendations for Partnering Opportunities for Enhancing Monitoring for Chesapeake Bay Program ................................................................................................................................................ vi Acknowledgements ....................................................................................................................................... x Introduction ...................................................................................................................................................1 Partnership Issue Team Objectives..........................................................................................................1 Scope of Report........................................................................................................................................1 Relation to the Presidential Executive Order............................................................................................2 Monitoring Inventory Compilation .................................................................................................................3