Talbot CountyPhase II

Watershed Implementation Plan

June 5, 2012

Talbot County Land Use

60%27%

13%

Agriculture Forest & Wetlands Urban

TMDL Implementation Stakeholders

Maryland Department of Agriculture Maryland Department of Natural Resources Town of St. Michaels Town of Oxford Town of Easton Town of Trappe Talbot County Office of Environmental Health Talbot County Office of Planning and Zoning Talbot County Department of Public Works Natural Resources Conservation Service Talbot County Soil Conservation District University of Maryland Extension Farm Bureau Midshore Riverkeeper Conservancy Chesapeake Bay Program

Urban Strategies

Urban nutrient management program.

Town/Villages/Community based watershed implementation plans.

Stormwater Gross Pollutant Filters.

Roadside Ditch conversion to biofiltration swales.

Oyster Restoration Efforts

Residential/Commercial Nutrient Management

Town/Villages/CommunityWIP Plans

Work with Incorporated Towns, Villages and residential subdivisions to assist them in the development and implementation of pollution reduction plans specifically structured to their residents.

Stormwater Gross Pollutant Filters

Ditch to Bio-Swale Conversion

370 miles County roads

75 miles Town roads

140 miles private roads

155 miles State roads

Existing Ditch Conditions

Ditch to Bio-Swale Conversions

Marylanders Grow Oysters Program

Graphic: Environmental Concern Inc.

Oyster Reefs

Potential Funding Strategies

Chesapeake Bay Restoration Funds (Flush Fee)

Surface Water Management Utility

On-site Sewage Disposal System Management Utility