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Stormwater
Management Discussed
F
ree workshops on Maryland
stormwater management regulations
for redevelopment projects were
sponsored in March by the Patapsco Back
River Tributary Team, along with the Upper
Western Shore Tributary Team.
The workshops, which included hands-
on training to identify the most effective
stormwater management techniques, were
designed for both local government staff
involved in the review and permitting of
stormwater management and the develop-
ers and consultants who submit the plans.
Funding was provided by a grant from the
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
Floating Wetlands
L
ate last summer, the Waterfront
Partnership of Baltimore installed
a floating wetland on the harbor
side of the World Trade Center in the Inner
Harbor as part of an ambitious goal to
clean the harbor enough to make it safe for
swimming and fishing.
The harbor once was surrounded
by wetlands, which acted as filters. But
the development of bulkhead and piers
destroyed that natural filtering system; the
floating wetland serves as a biofilter.
Volunteers Conduct
Spring Cleaning
T
he clean-up of a Baltimore-area
park was sponsored in early
April by the MPA, Brooklyn and
Curtis Bay Coalition, Living Classrooms
Foundation, Maryland Environmental
Service and National Aquarium.
Volunteers filled 150 trash bags while
removing litter, debris and invasive plants
from around a stream and trail at the
Farring Baybrook Park, which is located
between Brooklyn and Curtis Bay. The
final clean-up count also included 25 tires,
three bicycles, two car doors and a variety
of household items.
COURTESY OF MPA
