Environmental
Resources Technical Report
Eastern Montgomery County Master Plan Areas
August 1996 |
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| Details
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| Introduction |
Natural
Resources of Eastern Montgomery County
Geology, Soils and Topography
Conditions
in the Piedmont
Conditions
in the Coastal Plan
Ground Water Resources
Forests and Vegetation
Rivers and Their Watersheds
Northwest
Branch
Sligo
Creek
Paint
Branch
Little
Paint Branch
Patuxent
River
Wetlands |
Major
Environmental Planning/Resource Management Issues
Water Quality
Watershed
Management: Historical Account of Government Action
Water
Quality & Habitat Conditions in Anacostia Tributaries
of Eastern MC
Northwest
Branch
Sligo Creek
Paint
Branch
Little
Paint Branch
Water
Quality in the Patuxent River Basin
Sensitive Areas Protection
Habitat Preservation and
Forest Conservation
Air Quality
Public Utilities and Solid
Waste
Water
Supply
Sewerage
Systems
Solid
Waste Management
Noise |
Environmental
Protection In Eastern Montgomery County
Approach to Water Resources
Protection in Master Planning
Environmental
Preservation Areas
Special
Protection Areas
Regular
Protection Areas
Environmental
Restoration Areas
Applying
the Approach to Eastern Montgomery County
Water Resources Issues by
Watershed
Northwest
Branch
Sligo
Creek
Paint
Branch
Little
Paint Branch
Patuxent
River
Habitat Preservation
Forest Conservation
Greenways
Air Quality
Public Utilities and Solid
Waste
Noise Attenuation
Civic Involvement |
Appendix
Factors that Contribute
to the Degradation of a Stream System
Change
in Land Use
Impervious
Surfaces
Stormwater
Runoff
Sediment
Loads
Species
Diversity and Composition of the Stream Community
Assessing Urbanization Impacts
on a Stream System
Stream
Monitoring
Level
of Watershed Imperviousness
Techniques for Reducing
Urbanization Impacts on Streams
Land
Use Controls
Best
Management Practices
Methodology and Technical
Approach of Study
Defining
Subwatersheds
Compiling
Stream Quality Data
Calculating
Existing Subwatershed Imperviousness
Projecting
Subwatershed Imperviousness |
| References |
List
of Figures
1. Master Plan Areas
2. Forest Cover
3. Chesapeake Bay Regional map
4. Watersheds
5. Northwest Branch
6. Sligo Creek
7. Paint Branch
8. Little Paint Branch
9. Patuxent River
10. 1990 Traffic Noise Impact Areas
11. Projected Protection Approach
12. Environmental Protection Approach
13. Potential Greenways |
List
of Tables
1. Eastern Montgomery County
Wetlands
2. 1990 Land Cover Conditions
3. Summary of Northwest Branch
Water Quality Monitoring
4. Summary of Sligo Creek
Water Quality Monitoring
5. Summary of Paint Branch
Water Quality Monitoring
6. Summary of Little Paint
Branch Water Quality Monitoring
7. Freshwater Fish Collected
in Little Paint Branch in Fairland Rec. Park, 1990-91
8. Summary of Patuxent River
Watershed Studies
9. Local Environmental Regulatory
Responsibilities
10. Decision Matrix for Applying Environmental
Categories
A1. Imperviousness Factors by Zone |
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