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Environmental Resources Inventory
for Damascus and Vicinity - July 2003

"The Headwaters of Montgomery County"

 
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Details of Publication

Introduction

Chapter 1
Biotic Characteristics
Abiotic Characteristics

Chapter 2
Laws and Regulations-Biota
Laws and Regulations-Abiota
References
Appendix
List of Tables

Details of Publication

Introduction and Executive Summary

            Description of the Damascus Study Area

            Summary of Environment Resources

            Environment Policy Framework 

Chapter 1. Existing Environmental Conditions

            Biotic Characteristics

                        Forest Resources

                                    Forest Description

                                    Important Forest Areas

                        Wetlands

                                    Study Area Wetlands on Public Land

                                    Vernal Pools

                        Parkland and Agriculture

Habitats of Rare, Threatened, and endangered species and Areas

            Likely to Contain Unusual Biological Communities

Wildlife

            Forest Interior and Riparian Habitats

            Grassland and Edge Habitat

            Other Species that Adversely Impact Humans

Fish

Sensitive Areas

Abiotic Characteristics

            Geology and Soils

            Topography and Slopes

            Groundwater

            100-Year Floodplain

            Air Quality

            Noise

            Water Supply and Sewerage Systems

                        Water Service

                        Sewer Service

            Tributary Watersheds of Damascus and Vicinity           

                        Little Bennett Creek

                                    Watershed Character

                                    Stream Conditions

                                    Watershed Management

                        Bennett Creek

                                    Watershed Character

                                    Stream Conditions

                                    Watershed Management

                        Patuxent River

                                    Watershed Character

                                                Triadelphia Reservoir

                                    Stream Conditions

                                    Watershed Management

 

                                    Patuxent Primary Management Area

                                    Interagency Watershed Management Activities

                        Great Seneca Creek

                                    Watershed Character

                                    Stream Conditions

                                    Watershed Management

Chapter 2. Regulatory and Policy Framework for Environmental Planning

                In Damascus and Vicinity

            Laws and Regulations Pertaining to Biota

                        Forests

                                    Forest Conservation

                        Forest Protection Strategy

                        Sensitive Areas Protection and Biodiversity

                        Wetland Laws and Regulations

                                    Federal

                                    State and Regional

Local

                        Legacy Open Space

                        Green Infrastructure

                        Maryland GreenPrint Program

            Laws and Regulations Pertaining to Abiota

                        Water

   StreamWaterQualityManagement                   

                                    Tributary Strategies

                                    Total Maximum Daily Loads           

                                    Clean Water Action Plan

                                    Watershed Protection and Restoration

                                    Watershed Restoration Action Plan

                                    Antidegradation of Surface Waters

                                    Patuxent Primary Management Area

                                    Floodplain Management Groundwater

                        Stormwater Management

                        Water Supply and Sewerage

                        Solid Waste

                        State Smart Growth Initiatives

                        Air Quality Policies and Regulations

                        Noise Regulation

References

Appendix

            Existing Parkland Ownership

            Environmentally Sensitive Areas

            Countywide Stream Protection Strategy

            Existing Subwatershed Imperviousness

            Fish Species of the Damascus Watershed

              List of Figures

1 - Vicinity Map

2 - Watersheds

3 - Forest

4 - Wetlands

5 - Agriculture and Parks

6 - Biodiversity Areas in Parkland

7 - Sensitive Areas

9 - Soils With Septic Limitations

10 - Slope

11 - Floodplain

12 - Noise

13 - Water Service Area

14 - Sewer Service Area

15 - Water Quality

16 - Patuxent Management Area

17 - Green Infrastructure

18 - Smart Growth

19 - Imperviousness

 

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