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Annual mechanical street sweeping of 863 milesin both regulated and non-regulated urbanizedareas and also in non- urbanized areas as budgetallows.

Washington CountyApproximately 275 tons debri from roadwayin 2014

Reviewing the potential storm water retrofits andbio filter projects for roadways that could beincluded in County CIP. Final inclusion andimplementation contingent upon funding andapproval by Board of County Commissioners.

Washington County Review ongoing

Analyze the potential of placing County ownedproperty under an Urban Nutrient ManagementPlan.

Washington County Analysis ongoing

Evaluation of infrastructure mapping forstormwater conveyance systems and use as a toolto identify future BMPs and target maintenanceefforts.

Washington County Evaluation ongoing

The addition of storm water managementinfrastructure on Robinwood Drive Project toaddress an area with no prior storm watermanagement is under construction.

Washington County Under construction anticipate comp. 2015

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Evaluation of marketing approach to stormwatermanagement education and outreach. Includingevaluation of a recognition plan for business andresidents taking a green approach.Implementation contingent on Board of CountyCommissioner approval and funding.

Washington CountyDevelopment pending MS4 PermitRequirements

Evaluation of stormwater infrastructure financialneeds and fiscal resources for maintaining anadequate program.


Analyze potential changes to the County Phase IIMS4 permit which could become effective withnew permit.


Define the County Phase II MS4 regulated areaand work with MDE for approval. This area willexclude any areas which fall in an incorporatedmunicipal area or are under a storm water systemthat is owned or operated by a separate entity.

Washington County Analysis ongoing

In place and continuing to update a project listwhich can be utilized in development of yearlyfunding requests from the Board and variousgrant sources.

Washington County Ongoing

Investigate new and alternative methods ofworking towards the target load reductions. Washington County Ongoing

Pursue various grant funding sources forimplementation projects. Washington County Ongoing

Education of citizens on the WIP and how theycan reduce the nutrient and sediment load inWashington County.

Washington County2014 - Homebuilders show & BoonsboroGreenfest

Continue to work with MDE staff on refining theload reductions assigned to Washington County. Washington County Land use data provided in 2014 - ongoing

Under construction is the Greensburg RoadStream Restoration Project. Washington County Completed

Pursue grant funding for the Battletown RoadStream Restoration Project. Completion of theproject contingent upon funding and Board ofCounty Commissioner approval.


Pursue grant funding for the Devil’s BackboneDam Park Stream Restoration Project.Completion of the project contingent uponfunding and Board of County Commissionerapproval.

Washington CountyGrant approved. Anticipate Const. Late2015/early 2016

Design Stormwater Management Pond forSouthern Section Highway Department facility.Completion of the project contingent uponfunding and Board of County Commissionerapproval.

Washington County

Design Stormwater Management Pond forWestern Section Highway Department facility.Completion of the project contingent uponfunding and Board of County Commissionerapproval.

Washington County

Pursue grant funding for Smithsburg WwTPstream restoration project. Implementation ofproject contingent on funding.

Washington CountyApplications submitted in 2014 unsuccessful.Ongoing

Work on development of a WatershedRestoration Plan for the Conococheague Creek. Washington County 50% draft completed

Investigate and explore new stream restorationprojects on a continuous basis and seek fundingfor design and/or construction as the projects aredeveloped. Completion of any projects will becontingent upon funding and Board of CountyCommissioner approval.


Annual clean-up of stream in Shafer Park withvarious organizations, including BoonsboroRecycling Task Force and Boy Scout Troops.

Town of Boonsboro Ongoing

Town of Boonsboro

Work to identify I&I problem areas in the sewagecollection system and address as financialfeasible and approved by Mayor and Council.


Continue identifying stream buffer/planting areason Town Farm Property, King Open Space andShafer Park. Implementation contingent onfunding availability and Mayor and Councilapproval.


Work on stormwater program and implementationplan. Implementation contingent on fundingavailability and Mayor and Council approval.


Establish a program for stenciling the stormwaterinlets. Town of Boonsboro Ongoing

Work with local WIP Implementation Team ondevelopment of educational outreach on WIPrelated issues.


Implement reforestation plantings in Shafer Parkfor Fletcher’s Grove. Implementation contingenton funding availability and Mayor and Councilapproval.


Continue working with property owners to reduceinflow and infiltration in the sewage collectionsystem.


Mechanical Street Sweeping of all streets in theTown on a bi-monthly basis. 13.39 miles.Evaluate the potential reduction and financialfeasibility of expanding the program for loadreduction. Implementation contingent on fundingavailability and Mayor and Council approval.Implementation of program changes contingenton financial feasibility and approval of Mayorand Council.


Annual Green Fest event to promote, educate andencourage environmentally friendly actions. Town of Boonsboro Ongoing

Work with the Crestview Homeowner'sAssociation and Soil Conservation District tocoordinate a clean-up for the stream and openspace near Route 34 for Tributary 102.

Town of Boonsboro New

Work on designs for a bio-retention area to thePotomac Street area in an effort to minimize theimpervious pavement pollution from entering thestream Shafer Park.

Town of Boonsboro New

Annual cleaning of storm drains and culverts. OngoingAnalyze potential of mechanical street sweepingfor load reduction in Town. 1.97 miles.Implementation is contingent on financialfeasibility and approval of the Mayor andCouncil.

Town of Clear Spring

Ongoing

Mechanical street sweeping completed on an asneeded basis. Typically at least once per year.3.92 miles. Analyze potential of expandingmechanical street sweeping for load reduction inTown. Implementation is contingent on financialfeasibility and approval of the Mayor andCouncil.

Town of Funkstown Ongoing

Cleaning of storm drains and culverts on aminimum of an annual basis. Town of Funkstown Ongoing

Pursue grant funding from POS for tree planning. Town of Funkstown Ongoing

Working with a consultant to map drainage areaswith the town and identify potential projects forrestoration. Implementation is contingent onfinancial feasibility and approval of the Mayorand Council.

Town of Funkstown Ongoing

Town of Clear Spring

Town of Funkstown

Continue working on the potential of mutualprojects with C&O Canal to address storm waterin Town. Implementation contingent uponNational Park Service and Mayor and Councilapproval and on financial feasibility.

Town of Hancock Ongoing

Mechanical street sweeping completed twice peryear on 11.25 miles. Analyze potential ofexpanding mechanical street sweeping for loadreduction in Town. Implementation is contingenton financial feasibility and approval of the Mayorand Council.

Town of HancockIn 2014 Swept roads two times. OngoingProgram in 2015

Storm drains and culverts cleaning a minimum oftwice per year. Town of Hancock Completed 2014 - ongoing 2015

Annual cleaning of the stream in WoodmyerPark. Town of Hancock Completed 2014 - 2015 Planning Stage

Implementation of stormwater BMPs at Townball fields as financially feasible. Town of Hancock Completed

Planning the planting of 10 to 15 trees per year inTown as financially feasible. Town of Hancock 2014 Planning completed. 2015 Ongoing.

Acquired 20 acres of Forest Conservation landsin Town Town of Hancock New: Complete

Mechanical street sweeping will be increased to 6times yearly on 5.75 miles of roadway in town.Program contingent upon budget.

Town of KeedysvilleOngoing - Mechanical street sweeping istaking place five times per year

An educational program of communication withtown residents through email and the townnewsletter is being implemented advisingresidents of what individual actions they can taketo support the WIP, such as tree planting andinstallations of rain barrels.

Town of Keedysville

Ongoing - The Town communicates vianewsletter, it's website and Town meetingshow residents can be proactive in loweringnitrogen and phosphorus loads by using rainbarrels, planting trees, etc.

Town of Hancock

Town of Keedysville

Maintain spreadsheet on interim reporting,milestones and actions completed by the Town. Town of Keedysville

Ongoing - As residents reporrt various WIPrelated activities, they are recorded in thespreadsheet.

Town Management (Mayor and Council) willresearch the ideas developed by County staffduring a site visit to review what the town can doin support of the WIP. It should be emphasizedthat no action can be taken on those ideas untilfull information becomes available on theirfinancial feasibility and approval of the Mayorand Council.

Town of Keedysville

Ongoing - The Mayor and Council continue toseek opportunities to lessen loads in theTown. However, as always, financialconstraints must be consideration.

No mechanical street sweeping completed inTown. Investigate potential reduction of streetsweeping for load reduction. Implementation iscontingent upon financial feasibility and Mayorand Council approval.

Town of Sharpsburg

Ongoing - Analyze the feasibility of streetsweeping once per year, if not more.Implementation is contingent on Mayor andCouncil approval, and financial feasibility.

Cleaning the Town Pond area annually. Town of Sharpsburg New

Establishing a rain garden within the Town limits,along with the assistance of the Boy Scouts andGirl Scouts, set to be implementsed in Spring2015.

Town of Sharpsburg New

Potential of establishing a rain brarrel program tothe residents wtihin the Town limits, with theassistance of the Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts andlocal town residents, set to be implemented inSpring 2015 and contingent upon Mayor andCouncil approval and financial feasibility.


Establish a system for stenciling the storm waterdrains. Town of Sharpsburg New

Town of Sharpsburg

Establish a system to clean the storm water drainswithin the Town limits on a regular schedule thatis financially feasible with the Town, and at aschedule that is approved by the Mayor andCouncil, at the very least once a year.


Mechanical street sweeping completed once perweek on 9.87 miles.

Town of Williamsport

Ongoing

Planting 72 trees in Bryon Memorial Park withDNR in March 2014.


Ongoing - Planting 30 trees in ByronMemorial Park and along Potomac Streetwith DNR in April 2015.

Continue ongoing work on sewage collection I&Icorrection. Level of effort dependent uponbudgetary restraints and Mayor and Councilapproval.


Ongoing

Continue to apply for Urban Greening Grantwhich includes 700 tree plantings.


Ongoing - Continue implementation of grantwork for greening of the main street whichincludes rain barrel installation, replacementof sidewalk with previous concrete andplanting of trees.

Continue implementation of grant work forgreening of the main street which includes rainbarrel installation, replacement of sidewalk withpervious concrete and planting of trees.


Ongoing

Cleaning of storm drains on a monthly basis. Town of

WilliamsportOngoing

Semi-annual cleanup of the stream in the TownPark.


Ongoing

General trash cleanup day for town residentsaround there homes.


Ongoing


Conococheague Creek and Potomac Rivercleanup completed annually with SpringfieldMiddle School and Antietam Creek WatershedAlliance as partners.


Ongoing

Hold a benefit concert at River Bottom Park withproceeds being divided between participatingWIP stakeholders and utilized for educational andimplementation projects for the WIP. Exactprojects will be dependent upon amount of fundsraised.


Ongoing - Education of citizens on the WIPand how they can reduce the nutrient andsediment load in Washington County.

Establish a program for stenciling the stormwaterinlets.


New

Annual Fall and Spring Town clean ups.Town of

WilliamsportNew

Work with Washington County staff on thereview of County properties for potential projectsincluding potential tree plantings projects.Implementation of project contingent uponapproval by all parties and funding.

Soil Conservation District

Ongoing - Continue evaluation of Countyproperties for potential tree plantingprojects.

Continue current outreach events at the HomeBuilder’s Show; Green Fest; Urban Conference;Green Card Class; Sharpsburg Heritage Festival;and tree sale.


Ongoing - Conducted outreach events atHome Buildings Show, Boonsboro Green Fest,Washington County Ag Expo, and annual TreeSeedling Sale.

Complete stream restoration on 650 linear feet ofBeaver Creek on the Barr Property. Federalfunding for the project has been approved.


Complete - Design and permitting for streamrestoration of 650 linear feet of Beaver Creekwith Clean Water Act section 319 (h) funding

Complete stream restoration on 3,100 linear feetof Little Antietam Creek on the Shank/AndersonProperty. Federal funding for the project hasbeen approved.


Complete - Design and permitting for streamrestoration of 1,300 linear feet of LittleAnteitam Creek with Clean Water Act section319 (h) funding.


Complete stream restoration on 600 linear feet ofGrove Creek on the Anderson Property. Federalfunding has been approved.


Complete - Design and permitting for streamrestoration of 600 linear feet of Grove Creekwith Clean Water Act section 319 (h) funding.

Secure funding for additional stream restorationprojects to further implementation goals of theAntietam Creek Watershed Restoration Plan formeeting the sediment TMDL.


Complete - Secured Clean Water Act section319 (h) funding for stream restoration of 175linear feet of the Antietam Creek at KiwanisPark. Project will restore the stream banksand provide water craft access and includesinstallation of an information Kiosk.Complete - Design and permitting andadvertised for construction bids.

Installed information Kosk at Funkstown FireHall as part of Phase I, Antietam CreekWatershed Restoration Plan information andeducation component.


New - Complete

Secured private sector funding for an informationkiosk to be installed at a conoe access point onthe Antietam National Battlefield.


New

Submitted draft proposal for stream restoration incooperation with the City of Hagerstown forHamilton Run.


New

Completed septic system repair/replacementutilizing Clean Water Act section 319 (h) fundingby installing Best Available Technology septicsystem.


New

Advertise for bids and construct for streamrestoration of 650 linear feet of Beaver Creekwith Clean Water Act section 319 (h) funding


New - Planned for 2015

*Note- Some of the stream restoration items are related to #6 from the Milestones (Secure funding for additional streem restoration projects to further implementation goals of the Antietam Creek Watershed REstoration Plan for meeting the sediment TMDL).

Advertise for bids and construct streamrestoration of 1,300 linear feet of Little AntietamCreek with Clean Water Act section 319 (h)funding.



Advertise for bids and construct streamrestoration of 600 linear feet of Grove Creek withClean Water Act section 319 (h) funding.



Plant trees in stormwater pond at ParamountElementary WCBOE

Implementation of 6 stormwater features at Bester Elementary WCBOE

Implementation of 1.9 acres of ForestConservation for the Bester Elementary School. WCBOE

Continue to offer students a variety of educationprograms including environmental sciencecourses, watershed field trips to the PotomacRiver, and the Envirothon competition thatfocuses on environmental resources management.Students have incorporated rain barrels and raingardens into several school water managementplans as an application of their lessons.

WCBOE

Continue students' participation in additionalenvironmental themed programs at the followingspecialized facilities: Claude Kitchens OutdoorSchool at Fairview, Agricultural/EnvironmentalAcademy at Clear Spring High School, and theMath Science STEM magnet schools atSpringfield Middle School and WilliamsportElementary School.

WCBOE

Washington County Board of Education

City of Hagerstown

Continue the City's current street sweepingprogram, and possibly expand the scope of theprogram (i.e. hit more streets more frequently) ifthe City Council approves additional funding, andif the pollutant reduction benefits are significant.

City of Hagerstown Ongoing

Continue (and possibly expand) the City'sprogram to plant street trees throughout the Cityto increase the overall forest canopy coverage;this program would be contingent upon continuedgrant funding from DNR and other agencies, andon continued budget support from the CityCouncil.


Currently designing plans for thereconstruction/reconfiguration of the lake atPangborn Park, which will include replacement ofexisting hardscape surfaces with a more naturallake shoreline, and the restoration ofapproximately 400 linear feet of the existingHamilton Run stream channel adjacent to thepark. Construction is contingent upon anticipatedgrant funding, and General Fund expendituresapproved by the City Council.


Under direction from the City Council, to seekfunding to study additional sections of HamiltonRun, Marsh Run, and Antietam Creek within theCity's corporate limits to identify sites for futurestream restoration projects.


Study, and possibly implement (based upon CityCouncil approval), an Urban NutrientManagement Plan for City-owned facilities withsignificant amounts of maintained turf area (e.g.Fairgrounds Park, Hagerstown Greens golfcourse, other parks and playgrounds, etc.).


Study the feasibility of an expanded UrbanNutrient Management program to reducepollutant loads from non-City owned facilitiesand properties. Facilities that would beinvestigated include Board of Education Facilitieswithin the City's corporate limits (e.g. NorthHigh, South High, and other school facilities),Rose Hill cemetery, and possibly largercommercial sites. This effort would require thesupport of the City Council, as well as thecooperation of the affected private propertyowners and agencies. Ultimately, the study couldbe expanded to look at a City-wide NutrientManagement program for all properties withinCity limits.


In 2013, using grant assistance from theChesapeake Bay Trust, the City hired URSCorporation to complete a StormwaterManagement Retrofit Study. This studyidentified and ranked 44 potential sites for retrofitprojects, and provided conceptual designs forthree of the highest ranking projects. The City isapplying for a Chesapeake & Atlantic CoastalBays Trust Fund Capital Improvement Grant toconstruct two of these facilities, and will seekadditional funding to construct additional retrofitfacilities in the coming years.


Staff has presented information on variousfunding mechanisms (including a StormwaterUtility Fee) to the Council. Council has not takenany action on the idea of such a fee and will waituntil a new NPDES Phase II permit is issuedbefore making a decision.

City of Hagerstown Waiting on new MS4 Permit parameters

In 2014, the City was awarded a Chesapeake &Atlantic Coastal Bays Trust Fund CapitalImprovement Grant to construct two stormwatermanagement retrofit facilities to treat runoff frompreviously “unmanaged” areas. The design ofthese facilities is nearing completion, and the Cityanticipates that construction of the facilities willbe complete by mid-2015. The City justsubmitted a “Letter of Intent” to apply foradditional grant funding from this program inorder to construct additional stormwatermanagement retrofit projects.


Annual Mechanical Street Sweeping of all Townstreets. 12.17 miles. Town of Smithsburg May 2014 Completed - Ongoing 2015

Evaluate potential of expanding the streetsweeping program; planting of additional treesand education outreach on rain gardens andbarrels for load reduction potential in meeting theloading allocation. The implementation of thesepractices is dependent on adoption of the Mayorand Council and funding availability.

Town of Smithsburg Ongoing

Continue investigation of sewage collectionsystem I&I problem areas and schedule repairsbased on financial capabilities.

Town of Smithsburg Ongoing

Review potential of Urban Nutrient ManagementPlan for load reduction potential and financialfeasibility.

Non-regulated Urban

Ongoing

Town of Smithsburg

Non-regulated Urban

Annual mechanical street sweeping of 863 milesin both regulated and non-regulated urbanizedareas and also in non- urbanized areas.

Non-regulated Urban

Approximately 275 tons of debri wasremoved from roadway in 2014.

Reviewing the potential storm water retrofits andbio filter projects for roadways that could beincluded in County CIP. Final inclusion andimplementation contingent upon funding andapproval by Board of County Commissioners.

Non-regulated Urban

Ongoing

Based on current BRF funding levels from MDEapproximately 20 systems are upgraded eachFiscal Year. Continent upon funding from theBRF.

Septic Tanks18 septic tank repair/replacement w/BATTechnology.

Evaluate and develop a tracking system for septictank pumping. Septic Tanks Ongoing

Receive approval of the Preliminary DesignReport for the Conococheague WwTP ENRUpgrade project from MDE and begin design andconstruction accordingly.

Wastewater Treatment Plants -

Washington County Division of

Environmental Management

2014 - 90% design complete. Anticipate startof construction 2015.

Begin and complete construction of theWinebrenner WwTP ENR Upgrade project.

Wastewater Treatment Plants -



Contract awarded in Fall of 2014.Construction ongoing in 2015.

Septic Tanks

Wastewater Treatment Plants - Washington County Division of Environmental Management

Actions under review of the Washington County Watershed Implementation Team with implementation contingent upon approval from overseeing authorities and receipt of funding.

Analysis of Urban Nutrient Management Planprogram in Washington County.



Ongoing

Review and establish a County reporting andtracking system for WIP implementation.



Ongoing

Continue review of potential septic connectionsto public sewer systems.



Ongoing

Development of educational outreach programs.



Ongoing

Review current tracking, verification andreporting methods of all agencies involved inWIP activities for development of a centralconsolidation of this information to enhance WIPand local watershed management.



Ongoing

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