Municipalities & Designated Growth Municipalities & Designated Growth AreasAreas

6- & 8-Digit Watershed 6- & 8-Digit Watershed BoundariesBoundaries

Water Resource Management Water Resource Management Brief HistoryBrief History

1976 – Union Mills Reservoir Project 1976 – Union Mills Reservoir Project

Application was not rejected, rather Application was not rejected, rather

the State Department of Natural the State Department of Natural

Resources requested additional Resources requested additional

hydrogeologic study of ground water hydrogeologic study of ground water

resources. Decision deferred until resources. Decision deferred until

ground water resources are ground water resources are

exhausted and surface water exhausted and surface water

resources needed (resources needed (≈Year ≈Year 2000)2000)

1979 County Commissioners 1979 County Commissioners appointedappointed

Water Resource Study CommitteeWater Resource Study Committee

1981 – Phase I Study1981 – Phase I Study

1983 – Phase II Study1983 – Phase II Study

1988 Carroll County Water 1988 Carroll County Water ResourcesResources

Study Completed (≈$400,000)Study Completed (≈$400,000)

In 1988, after several attempts, In 1988, after several attempts, Maryland General Assembly Maryland General Assembly adopts legislation granting the adopts legislation granting the Commissioners the ability to Commissioners the ability to “Develop, administer, and “Develop, administer, and enforce a program to protect enforce a program to protect ground and surface water ground and surface water resources…”resources…”

In 1989 the Commissioners adopt In 1989 the Commissioners adopt a Water Resource Management a Water Resource Management Program and create a Bureau to Program and create a Bureau to develop/implement the program develop/implement the program objectivesobjectives

The first draft of the Water The first draft of the Water Resource Management Ordinance Resource Management Ordinance and Performance Standards are and Performance Standards are completed in 1990completed in 1990

Numerous amendments to the Numerous amendments to the documents are developed documents are developed through the 1990’s through the 1990’s

Planning Commission Adopts Planning Commission Adopts (1992) 100’ Fixed Stream Buffer (1992) 100’ Fixed Stream Buffer Requirement for subdivisions Requirement for subdivisions only.only.

In 2003 the Commissioners In 2003 the Commissioners direct staff to draft new and edit direct staff to draft new and edit all existing resource protection all existing resource protection ordinances/policiesordinances/policies

In April 2004 the Commissioners In April 2004 the Commissioners adopt several new and numerous adopt several new and numerous revised ordinances including revised ordinances including Chapter 218 of the County Code - Chapter 218 of the County Code - Water Resource ManagementWater Resource Management

Consolidation of Resource Consolidation of Resource Planning, Management, Protection Planning, Management, Protection & Enforcement Responsibilities& Enforcement Responsibilities

Adoption of a Local Water Adoption of a Local Water Resource Management CodeResource Management Code

Creation of Capitol BudgetCreation of Capitol Budget

Water ResourcesWater Resources

Administer Chapter 218 Water Administer Chapter 218 Water Resource Management CodeResource Management Code

Watershed Management and Watershed Management and RestorationRestoration

Observation Well ProgramObservation Well Program Sinkhole ProgramSinkhole Program Water SupplyWater Supply NPDES Compliance NPDES Compliance

ImplementationImplementation

Code RequirementsCode Requirements Water resource impact review on all Water resource impact review on all

proposed development or proposed development or redevelopment.redevelopment.

Water resource management areas Water resource management areas will be protected from contaminants will be protected from contaminants and activities which pose an adverse and activities which pose an adverse effect on general health, safety, and effect on general health, safety, and welfare.welfare.

Water resource protection easement Water resource protection easement for all stream buffers and wellhead or for all stream buffers and wellhead or well site buffers.well site buffers.

Recorded Water Resource Recorded Water Resource EasementEasement

Water Resource

ReservoirReservoir Technical Group Technical Group

First Reservoir Agreement 1979First Reservoir Agreement 1979

Signifently Strengthened in 1984Signifently Strengthened in 1984

Expanded Reservoir Watershed Expanded Reservoir Watershed Agreement signed Nov. 2005Agreement signed Nov. 2005

GoalsGoals Ensure high-quality raw water for Ensure high-quality raw water for

Baltimore Metropolitan Water Supply Baltimore Metropolitan Water Supply SystemSystem

Address future loadings to reservoirsAddress future loadings to reservoirs

Reduce risk of contaminationReduce risk of contamination

Promote beneficial patterns of land Promote beneficial patterns of land use in three watershedsuse in three watersheds

HAMPSTEAD-OAKMONT OBS OB-3 VALLEY

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750

752

754

756

758

760

762

764

766

768

770

772

774

776

778

DATE

HAMPSTEAD-WIDERMAN PW-A3 HILL SIDE

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815

817

819

821

823

825

827

829

831

833

835

837

839

841

843

DATE

HAMPSTEAD-WELLFIELD 13&15PW-14 HILL TOP

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792

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820

DATE

WL Reading Average

1/ 11/ 1990-6/ 16/ 06

GS=850 ft

GS=843 ft

GS=778 ft

HAMPSTEADHAMPSTEAD

MANCHESTERMANCHESTER

MOUNT AIRYMOUNT AIRY

NEW WINDSORNEW WINDSOR

SYKESVILLESYKESVILLE

TANEYTOWNTANEYTOWN

UNION BIRDGEUNION BIRDGE

WESTMINSTERWESTMINSTER

CARROLL COUNTYCARROLL COUNTY

CARROLL COUNTY CARROLL COUNTY HEALTH HEALTH DEPARTMENTDEPARTMENT

Water Resource ElementWater Resource Element(WRE)(WRE)

Developed in cooperation with Developed in cooperation with

the Municipalities.the Municipalities.

Drinking Water and Wastewater Drinking Water and Wastewater

AssessmentAssessment

Non-point Source Assessment Non-point Source Assessment

Process to Process to Develop/CollaborateDevelop/Collaborate::

Monthly meetings (open to public)Monthly meetings (open to public) Joint review & comment on Joint review & comment on

technical assessments & plan technical assessments & plan document; process & strategies by document; process & strategies by consensusconsensus

Facilitation by County Facilitation by County To complete Capacity Management To complete Capacity Management

Plan worksheetsPlan worksheets To manage consultant interactionTo manage consultant interaction To produce plan documentTo produce plan document

Guidance by and periodic meetings Guidance by and periodic meetings w/ reps from MDE, MDP, & DNRw/ reps from MDE, MDP, & DNR

CollaborativeCollaborative Solution Solution Water Resources Coordination Water Resources Coordination

Council as forum for collaboration; Council as forum for collaboration; official group formed by resolutionofficial group formed by resolution County (facilitators)County (facilitators) Each municipalityEach municipality Health DepartmentHealth Department

One common documentOne common document Technical assessments – Technical assessments –

countywide; inclusive of countywide; inclusive of municipalitiesmunicipalities

Countywide & regional strategiesCountywide & regional strategies

Countywide/Regional Countywide/Regional SolutionsSolutions

StrategiesStrategies strategies for all to do or for all strategies for all to do or for all

to work togetherto work together additional strategies applicable additional strategies applicable

to individual systems to individual systems (municipalities) but not all(municipalities) but not all

Water SupplyWater Supply regional suppliesregional supplies sharing suppliessharing supplies sharing recharge creditssharing recharge credits