FY2021 Adopted Budget

Capital Improvement Program Watershed Restoration & Retrofit The Watershed Restoration and Retrofit CIP includes projects that meet requirements of the National Pollution Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4) program, County-owned Industrial Discharge Permits for Stormwater, and County Chesapeake Bay and Local Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) requirements. Based on guidelines identified in the Clean Water Act, these programs seek the reduction of pollutants from stormwater. The NPDES MS4 permit, Industrial Stormwater permits, and TMDL programs are administered by the United States Environmental Protection Agency with permitting and enforcement delegated to the Maryland Department of the

Environment (MDE). The Office of Sustainability and Environmental Resources of the Community Development Division is responsible for implementing these required programs for Frederick County government. Along with stormwater management retrofit and restoration projects, the program calls for watershed and TMDL plans, public education and outreach, resource mapping, water monitoring systems to detect pollutant discharge and an increased focus on site development, in addition to other requirements. Ultimately, these programs seek to provide long-term protection of our water resources from stormwater impacts. The current project cycle ended in December 2019. As requirements are developed for the next cycle, projects and funding will continue to be updated.

The County’s Creek ReLeaf reforestation program’s recent efforts within the Israel Creek sub-watershed located just outside the City of Frederick

x Retrofits

o County Owned Stormwater Facilities o Regenerative Stormwater Conveyance o Non-County Owned Stormwater Facilities (if qualified) o Cloverhill Stormwater Retrofits (in conjunction with Highway project HW1201)

x Stream Restorations – designed to improve the environmental health and biodiversity of a stream and to help with flooding in the surrounding areas. x Reforestation - efforts to improve environmental health and biodiversity of aquatic life through instream practices designed to reduce stream degradation. x Watershed Assessments and Systemics - funding is provided for general assessment and maintenance that could identify future projects in the categories listed above

Eight foot vertical stream banks were stabilized and an instream structure was installed to reduce stream bank erosion along Little Hunting Creek of Thurmont, MD

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