March2019 Carroll ranks among the top county Commissioners’ Environmental Principles programs in the U.S. with the number 1.Maintain and improve environmental quality and encourage of acres preserved through economic prosperity while preserving the county’s rural character. conservation easements. 2.Promote land use, planning, and development concepts and Acres practices that support citizens’ health, safety, well-being, individual Program Preserved rights and the economic viability of Carroll County. MALPF 43,934 3.Maintain safe and adequate drinking water and other water supplies Carroll County 20,714 including efforts to protect and restore the Chesapeake Bay. Rural Legacy 4,458 4.Strive to protect our natural resources for future generations. Land Trusts & Conservancies 2,517 Totals 71,623 Since FY 1980, From FY 1980 through FY 2018, 71,623 Carroll spent acres were permanently preserved over $221M in through easement programs, which is State & County roughly 1/4 of the total county land area. funds toward achieving the goal of 100,000 ACs of farmland preserved.
As of October 2018, water recharge areas
were protected
on 3,562 acres 1,962 394 incorporated 690 217 into 25 4,202 1,531 Little Pipe Creek and Upper easements. 6,854 2,142 Patapsco Rural Legacy Areas encompass 58,575 and 40,170 ACs Carroll protected 258 of preserved land, respectively. miles of buffered streams. Carroll County Forest Conservation Acres Banked Element Acres • Upper Monocacy River Total bank acres 563 • Conewago Creek Other acreage • Prettyboy Reservoir On-site retention 3,351 • Double Pipe Creek On-site planting 1,475 • Liberty Reservoir Off-site planting 314 • Loch Raven Reservoir Source: Carroll County Forest Conservation • Lower Monocacy River State Report, FY 1992 to FY 2017 • South Branch Patapsco For every 1,000 residents, Carroll River May 2019 provides 47 AC of parks & • Lower North Branch recreation lands + 35 AC of natural Patapsco River resource lands. Under the MOA, the Carroll Impervious Area Acres Percent ~23 (~54.7%) of 42 County Commissioners pay Untreated County 8,070 2.8% of County area LRM employees are Restoration 20% of Total Urban involved in 80% of the municipalities’ 1,614 capital costs to meet their Requirement Impervious watershed Progress to Date for restoration requirement. 1,635 101% restoration This Permit Term initiatives. Capital Expenditures: Actual & Budgeted* FY 2019-2024 Capital Operating 2008 - 2024 Total Budget $20,400,000 $14,000,000 $6,000,000
Average Annual
$5,000,000 Budget $3,400,000 $2,333,000 $4,000,000 $3,000,000 So far, 158.32 acres of trees have been planted $2,000,000 in Carroll County since spring 2013 on both private landowner properties as well as Dollars Dollars perYear $1,000,000 municipality-owned land. Plantings by $0 watershed include:
2011 2024 2008 2009 2010 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Calendar Year • 55.24 acres in Double Pipe Creek Source: NPDES MS4 Annual Report. *Capital Programs included: Watershed Assessment and • 34.79 acres in Liberty Improvement (NPDES), Environmental Compliance, and Stormwater Facility Renovations • 12.22 acres in Lower Monocacy Actual Operating Costs • 11.17 acres in Prettyboy 2008-2024 • 16.70 acres in South Branch
$2,500,000 • 28.20 acres in Upper Monocacy
$2,000,000 $1,500,000 Stream buffers are vegetated areas along streams that reduce erosion, sedimentation, $1,000,000 and pollution of water. $500,000 Dollars Dollars perYear Citizens throughout the county can call the non- $0 emergency Stormwater Pollution Prevention
Hotline to report suspected illicit discharges,
2020 2022 2024 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2021 2023 Calendar Year illegal dumping, and spills.
From July 2005 to June 2018, the County invested almost $22.3M in capital outlays, not including >$6M in grants Annual operating expenditures for the from outside sources. stormwater program more than doubled since 2008, from ~$334,000/yr to >$1.9M/yr. The County installed solar For the 6-year period 2019 to 2024, Carroll arrays on 3 different County will invest almost $14M in operating and properties – Carroll >$20.4M in capital expenses, assuming no Community College, Hoods additional grants are received. This Mill Landfill, and Hampstead equates to an annual expenditure of WWTP – to conserve energy ~$5.7M over that period. and realize cost savings. Solar Panel Surface Area These facilities came online Maximum Square Footage for in 2018. Lot Size Ground-Mounted Systems Permits Issued in Carroll County for <= ½ acre 120 square feet Solar Energy Conversion Facilities >½ acre 240 square feet FY 2015, 2016, 2017, & 2018 Fiscal Year # of Permits >1 acre to 3 acres 480 square feet 2015 383 Aggregate square footage of the 2016 606 >3 acres roof, or roofs of structures, 2017 463 situated on the subject property 2018 312