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Regenerative Stormwater Conveyance and Sand Seepage Wetland Ecosystem Restoration
This series of photographs and schematics portray design concepts and stages of construction for new unique approaches to creating (or recreating) regenerative ecosystems that provide safe, non-erosive stormwater conveyance and maximize opportunity for infiltration and evaporation of stormwater. These systems eliminate need for conventional pipe infrastructure for stormwater collection systems, stormwater outfalls as well as…
Watershed Master Stewards Academy
This narrative describes a conceptual plan for creating a train the trainer program intended to educate a small army of actively engaged citizens motivated to rally meaningful community participation in the restoration necessary to reduce the effective imperviousness of privately owned lands. The program goals are to recruit and train a Master Watershed Steward representing…
NPDES – Watershed Management – TMDLs
This narrative provides a brief summary description of Anne Arundel County’s Watershed and Ecosystem Services Division within the Department of Public Works and its approach to Watershed Restoration/Preservation Planning and Implementation.
Stormwater Quality Enterprise Fund Forums
This presentation summarizes regulatory challenges that require watershed restoration and preservation implementation plans to comply with Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDL’s). The tutorial on stormwater impacts at the local watershed level provides emphasis on the importance for establishing partnerships between citizens, business and government. The second half of the presentation offers an alternative approach to…
Pre-Forum Workshop – Financing Green Initiaties – PART TWO
This presentation is intended to share our local government approach to watershed restoration / preservation planning and implementation. Consistent with most local jurisdictions, our greatest challenge is how to address the impacts of historical urbanization that occurred during an era when there was no storm water water quality or quantity management regulation or something much…
Pre-Forum Workshop – Financing Green Initiaties – PART ONE
This presentation is intended to share our local government approach to watershed restoration / preservation planning and implementation. Consistent with most local jurisdictions, our greatest challenge is how to address the impacts of historical urbanization that occurred during an era when there was no storm water water quality or quantity management regulation or something much…