Environmental Protection and Sustainability
Streams and Water Protection Programs
EPS is dedicated to the protection and enhancement of Baltimore County's aquatic resources with several programs:
Capital Program and Operations - Watershed Restoration
- Shoreline Enhancements & Protection/Living Shorelines
- Water Quality Retrofits and Conversions
- Stream Stabilization and Restoration
- Waterway & Stream Complaint Investigation
- Maintenance & Inspection of Public Stormwater Management Ponds
- Waterway Dredging Program
- Submerged Aquatic Vegetation Monitoring Program
- Derelict and Abandoned Boat Program
- Waterway Clean Shores Program
Environmental Impact Review
- Environmental Resource & Regulation Review Compliance
- Review of Building Impacts within the Chesapeake Bay Critical Area
- Review of Building Impacts to Wetlands, Streams and Forests
- Determination and Compliance within Wetland, Stream and Forest Buffer Laws
Groundwater Management
- Soil Percolation Test Approval
- Onsite Sewage Disposal System Design and Repair
- Well Permitting
- Domestic Well Potability Certification
- Groundwater Contamination Investigations
- Residential Underground Storage Tank (UST) Removal and Abandonments
Inspection & Enforcement
- Active Construction Sediment Control Inspection & Enforcement
- Drainage Complaint Investigations
Stormwater Engineering
- Review of Stormwater Management Plans
- Review of Grading Plans
- Inspection of Privately Owned Stormwater Management Facilities
Sustainability
- Environmental Education Programs/ Green Schools
- Tree-mendous Maryland Program
- Intergovernmental Program Coordination
- Reservoir Watershed Agreement
- Coastal Zone Management
- Forest Resource Research, Policy and Sustainability
- Master Plan /CZMP Coordination
Watershed Management & Monitoring
- Watershed Planning
- NPDES Permit Coordination
- Illicit Connections to Storm Drains
- Research Grant Coordination
- Watershed Monitoring
- TMDL Coordination
- Chesapeake Bay Program Tributary Strategy
Revised June 24, 2011
