CAROLINE COUNTY BMPS AND THE CHOPTANK RIVER

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1 CAROLINE COUNTY BMPS AND THE CHOPTANK RIVER

2 CAROLINE COUNTY WATERSHED PLANNING 2007 UPPER CHOPTANK RIVER & TUCKAHOE CREEK WATERSHED CHARACTERIZATIONS 2009 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN WATER RESOURCES ELEMENT 2010 UPPER CHOPTANK 319 WATERSHED PLAN 2010 PHASE 1 WIP PILOT FOR RURAL MARYLAND COUNTIES 2012 PHASE 2 WIP MILESTONES

3 CAROLINE COUNTY + UMD SEA GRANT LOUIE, I THINK THIS IS THE BEGINNING OF A BEAUTIFUL FRIENDSHIP

4 2010 UPPER CHOPTANK 319 WATERSHED PLAN COUNTY SEA GRANT PARTNERSHIP WORKED WITH MDE TO SET GOALS FOCUS ON AG AND URBAN STORMWATER DENTON AND GREENSBORO NEIGHBORHOODS ASSESSMENTS OF POTENTIAL SWM RETROFITS ON MOSTLY PUBLIC PROPERTIES IDENTIFIED BEST SITES FOR PROJECTS

5 319 GRANT PROJECTS CAROLINE COUNTY DPW YARD 5 BIORETENTION AREAS RELIEVED IMPACTS TO STREAM THAT RUNS THROUGH DPW YARD RESOLVED LONG-TERM FLOODING PROBLEM EDUCATION COMPONENT WITH STUDENT VOLUNTEERS FROM MIDDLE SCHOOL NEXT DOOR TN REDUCTION: 29 LBS/YR TP REDUCTION: 11 LBS/YR TSS REDUCTION: 1,300 LBS/YR COST: $115,000

6 319 GRANT PROJECTS TOWN OF GREENSBORO PUBLIC PROPERTIES 3 BIORETENTION AREAS DPW YARD TOWN HALL PARKING LOT PUBLIC LIBRARY RESOLVED FLOODING ISSUES TN REDUCTION: 8 LBS/YR TP REDUCTION: 0.85 LBS/YR COST: $81,000

7 319 GRANT PROJECTS CAROLINE COUNTY EMERGENCY SERVICES POROUS PARKING LOT FIRST POROUS ASPHALT PROJECT IN COUNTY EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY FOR LOCAL CONTRACTORS PARTNERED WITH COUNTY TECH SCHOOL ON INTERPRETIVE EXHIBIT SIGNAGE TN REDUCTION: 2.37 LBS/YR TP REDUCTION: 0.17 LBS/YR COST: $138,000

8 319 GRANT PROJECTS GREENSBORO VOLUNTEER FIRE COMPANY COMMUNITY HALL ROOF LEADER DISCONNECT TO RAIN GARDEN POROUS PAVER PATIO CONSERVATION PLANTINGS PARTNERED WITH 4-H YOUTH VOLUNTEERS FOR RAIN GARDEN PLANTING TN REDUCTION: 2.37 LBS/YR TP REDUCTION: 0.17 LBS/YR COST: $38,000

9 A&CB TRUST FUND, CB TRUST AND NFWF PROJECTS LARGE SCALE NATIVE PLANTINGS AC&B TRUST FUND PROJECT 9 PLANTING PROJECTS ON PUBLIC AND PARK PROPERTIES OVER 2,500 NATIVE TREES, PLANTS AND GRASSES OVER 100 CAROLINE COUNTY STUDENTS PARTICIPATED TN REDUCTION: 291 LBS/YR TP REDUCTION: 15 LBS/YR TSS REDUCTION: 3 TONS/YR COST: $100,000

10 A&CB TRUST FUND, CB TRUST AND NFWF PROJECTS CHICKEN BRIDGE ROAD NEIGHBORHOOD CHESAPEAKE BAY TRUST PROJECT SEVERE STORMWATER IMPACTS ON LOW- INCOME AFRICAN-AMERICAN NEIGHBORHOOD COUNTY AND SEA GRANT WORKING WITH DRAINAGE ASSOCIATION REPORT ON CONDITIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS BMP CONCEPT DESIGN FOR 7-ACRE WETLAND RESTORATION AND ENHANCEMENT EASEMENT BUY-IN FROM 100% OF COMMUNITY NEXT STEP: FINAL DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION

11 A&CB TRUST FUND, CB TRUST AND NFWF PROJECTS GREENSBORO CHOPTANK RIVER PARK 2010 TRUST FUND PROJECT STORMWATER RETROFITS, WETLAND RESTORATION AND NATIVE PLANTINGS AT 6-ACRE WATERFRONT PARK PARTNERSHIP OF GREENSBORO, COUNTY, SEA GRANT RESTORE FORMER CARNIVAL GROUNDS SEVERELY COMPACTED FROM DECADES OF HEAVY FOOT AND VEHICLE TRAFFIC PROJECT INCLUDES WETLANDS, RAIN GARDENS, CONSERVATION PLANTINGS AND WETLANDS CLEAN-UP AND ENHANCEMENT PROJECT STARTS LATE 2016

12 A&CB TRUST FUND, CB TRUST AND NFWF PROJECTS FIELD TESTS OF SWITCHGRASS ON SEPTIC DRAIN FIELDS 2013 NFWF PROJECT PARTNERSHIP OF UMD AG EXTENSION, SEA GRANT AND COUNTY DESIGNED TEST SITE WITH SEPTIC SYSTEM AND 12 TEST DRAIN FIELDS PLANTED SWITCHGRASS PLUGS AND FESCUE AND MONITORED SOIL AND BIOMASS TO DETERMINE UPTAKE OF NITROGEN AND PHOSPHORUS SEEKING AFFORDABLE ALTERNATIVE TO BAT SEPTICS PROJECT WINDING DOWN, EARLY RESULTS INDICATE COMPARABLE UPTAKE RATE WITH NO DAMAGE TO DRAIN FIELD PIPES

13 A&CB TRUST FUND, CB TRUST AND NFWF PROJECTS CAROLINE PUBLIC SCHOOLS BMP RETROFIT ASSESSMENTS FALL 2016 NFWF PROJECT PARTNERSHIP OF CAROLINE BOARD OF ED, PLANNING AND SEA GRANT 1-YEAR ASSESSMENT OF ALL PUBLIC SCHOOL CAMPUSES FOR STORMWATER RETROFIT OPPORTUNITIES CONCEPT DESIGNS, LOAD REDUCTION ESTIMATES, AND CONSTRUCTION/MAINTENANCE COST ESTIMATES EDUCATION COMPONENT TO INCLUDE STUDENT PARTICIPATION AT EACH SCHOOL FINAL ASSESSMENTS AND CONCEPTS WILL BE USED FOR FUNDING REQUESTS FOR IMPLEMENTATION

14 IF WE CONSIDER THIS A TEST CASE, WHAT IS IT TEACHING US? EDUCATION IS A VITAL COMPONENT OF ALL THESE PROJECTS NEXT GENERATION NEEDS TO BE MORE THAN JUST AWARE THE WAY TO GET TO PARENTS IS THROUGH ENTHUSIASTIC KIDS OPPORTUNITY FOR REAL LIFE STEM EDUCATION EDUCATION MAY BE THE BIGGEST BENEFIT OF THESE PROJECTS HIGH COST FOR LOW LOAD REDUCTION NUMBERS URBAN SWM IS RIDONCULOUSLY EXPENSIVE MAKES US WISH WE HAD A MALL! GIVE US A BUCKET O MONEY AND TURN US LOOSE 280 LBS TN REDUCTION - $480,000 SAME AMOUNT WOULD ENABLE SMALL TOWN TO CONNECT OR UPGRADE TO ENR WWTP - GREAT TN REDUCTION PLUS IMPROVED QUALITY OF LIFE

15 IF WE CONSIDER THIS A TEST CASE, WHAT IS IT TEACHING US? KNOW YOUR RURAL LOW INCOME AUDIENCE FAILING SEPTICS, OLD SEWERS FREQUENT FLOODING PROBLEMS ELDERLY, LOW FIXED INCOMES NON-ENGLISH SPEAKING FIND WATER QUALITY PROJECTS THAT ALSO IMPROVE QUALITY OF LIFE UPGRADE/CONNECT TO ENR TREATMENT IMPROVE A PUBLIC PARK FIX LONGSTANDING FLOODING PROBLEMS ENHANCE MAIN STREET STREETSCAPE Use water quality projects to address vital community needs. Trying to get meaningful local support for a $50,000 rain garden in a neighborhood where people are rolling nickels for food or medicine isn t just pointless, it s heartless.

16 THANKS FOR LISTENING! QUESTIONS? Leslie Grunden Environmental and Facilities Planner Caroline County Department of Planning and Codes Eric Helm Buehl Watershed Restoration Specialist Mid and Upper Maryland Eastern Shore University of Maryland Sea Grant Extension x176 Jen Dindinger Watershed Restoration Specialist Lower Maryland Eastern Shore University of Maryland Sea Grant Extension