Sligo Woods Green Streets Project

Environmentally Friendly Landscapes for Healthy Watersheds

Permit Design Presentation November 16, 2017

www.montgomerycountymd.gov/watershedrestoration

Introductions

Jason Alwine Project Manager, Gannett Fleming

Matt Abel Project Designer, iDesign

Paul Bogle DEP Senior Engineer

Doug Marshall DEP Watershed Planner

Other DEP Staff DEP Watershed Planner

Today’s Agenda

Watershed 101 What are Green Streets Your Green Streets Project! Project Schedule Breakout to Boards

Two Major Issues: Volume/Timing of Runoff

Water Quality

Watershed 101 What is Stormwater Runoff?

Water that does not soak into the ground becomes surface runoff. This runoff flows over hard surfaces like rooftops, driveways and parking lots collecting potential contaminants and flows: Directly into streams Into storm drain pipes, eventually

leading to streams Into Stormwater management facilities,

then streams

Watershed 101 Impacts of Unmanaged Stormwater Runoff

What is the County doing to protect and restore our Watersheds and Streams? Must meet regulatory requirements related to Federal Clean Water Act permit program

MS4 Permit - Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System New or upgraded stormwater facilities for 20% of existing impervious

surfaces that pre-date stormwater management requirements

Pond Retrofit Green Streets

Stream Restoration

Rain Gardens at Schools

Tree Boxes

What are GREEN STREETS?

A variety of small scale stormwater practices located along the street within the public right of way.

Provide water quality treatment for stormwater runoff from roads which represent approx. 1/3 of impervious surfaces in Montgomery County.

Rain Gardens Underground Structures Bioretention Gardens

Public Right-of-Way Between Sidewalk and Curb

ROW

Where will GREEN STREETS be?

Selected areas within the Public Right-of-Way

Tenbrook Dr, May 14th 2016 Tenbrook Dr, May 16th 2016

During the Rain Dry 48 hrs later

How Do Rain Gardens Work?

Where Are GREEN STREETS Projects in Montgomery County?

Completed Projects (9)

Arcola Ave

Forest Estates

White Oak

Dennis Ave

Donnybrook

Sligo Park Hills

Breewood

Amherst Ave

Franklin Knolls

Projects In Design (6)

Sligo Woods

Wheaton Woods

Manor Woods

Glenmont Forest

Cannon Road

Springbrook Estates

Upper Sligo Creek Restoration

Legend Area with Stormwater

Management

Area without Stormwater Management

Sligo Woods Green Streets Project Area

Upper Sligo Creek Watershed Boundary

SLIGO WOODS GREEN STREETS 85 Practices

Green Streets Practices In SLIGO WOODS

Rain Gardens (45) Tree Boxes (9) Underground (31)

GREEN STREETS Design Considerations

Constraints We Consider:

Pedestrian Safety Driveways Homeowner Usage Parking Demand Trees Utilities Slope Soils

Excavation & Backfill

GREEN STREETS During Construction

Concrete Work

Ready for Planting Planting

Approximately 4-6 weeks to get from Excavation to Ready for Planting

Maintenance MCDEP will visit monthly (on

average) Maintenance Team will:

Water plants, if needed Replace plants as needed Replenish mulch Remove weeds Remove sediment & trash

Rain Garden Planting Options

Project Schedule

Project Phases Dates

Preliminary Assessment Summer – Fall 2014

1st Public Meeting November 18, 2015

Field Survey and Tree Assessment

Spring 2016

Soil Borings Summer 2016

2nd Public Meeting October 24, 2016

Permit Design Summer 2017

3rd Public Meeting November 16, 2017

Community Walk March 2018

Final Plan Spring 2019

Construction April 2019 – June 2020

We Are Here

RainScapes Techniques

Questions?

For More Information: Doug Marshall 240-777-7767 douglas.marshall@montgomerycountymd.gov Project Webpage:

http://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/DEP/Restoration/ sligo-ballantrae-mcdonald-knolls.html