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FLOOD MITIGATION PROJECT

2025 Project Update

WHERE ARE WE NOW…​​​

  • BayLand Consultants & Designers Inc. to complete design and permitting. Initial surveying work and geotechnical borings to assess existing conditions has been completed. Preliminary alignment, an initial step in the design process is underway. Review and comment is being sought. Individual meetings with shoreline property owners are being conducted in March and April. A public outreach meeting for the review of the preliminary alignment is scheduled for May 13, 2025. Feedback from this outreach process will inform the the next milestone in this process, which is 30% design.  

  • The University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science (UMCES) at Horn Point is supporting the project and will optimize the design of the living shoreline and achievement of ecological co-benefits via living components of the project such as an oyster reef. Grant funding from the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation has been award to support habitat enhancement. 

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Three Main Project Components

  • Earth and rock embankments

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  • Living Shoreline

    • Wave Attenuation provided by stone or oyster structures​

    • March terrance to dampen wave and surge from storm event and create habitat

    • Incorporate beneficial use of dredge material

      • Two dredging grant applications have been submitted​

    • Provides protection of the embankment structures and transitional habitat​

  • Stormwater Management

    • To alleviate flooding from rain event:

      • Stormwater Retention​

      • Pumping stations and storm drain upgrades

      • Backflow preventors

    • Green Infrastructure

    • Maximize gravity flow to reduce pumping

    • Elevate roadways, modify drainage patterns, increase flood resistance​​

    • Utilize wetland retention areas to minimize underground storage ​​​

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Project Design Roadmap

Each sign along the roadway represents the project design process.

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