| Date |
Description
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| Mar 28, 2007 |
Third public information meeting at AACC.
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| Nov 19, 2006 |
Local boat stranded on the way to it's dock in the headwaters.
Impression left after it was towed home.
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| Nov 11, 2006 |
Girl Scout Troop 1812 organizes
Watershed Cleanup Day
for area between Severn River Middle School and Mill Creek.
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| Nov 3, 2006 |
DNR announces
Magothy River is one of four final Targeted Watershed candidates.
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| Oct 17,19, 2006 |
Greater Severna Park Environmental Workshops.
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| Sept 14, 2006 |
Mill Creek health advisory lifted.
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| Sept 1, 2006 |
Mill Creek closed to direct water contact again
due to high bacteria counts. Note that the water samples were taken August 28,
four days before the Sept 1 arrival of heavy rainfall from tropical depression Ernesto.
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Sent: 25 Aug 2006
From: Janis Markusic
Subj: Watershed studies in AA County |
Extensive description of Anne Arundel County's
activities since 2002 related to Watershed Restoration Action Strategies. Includes a 2004 collaboration with DNR
and MRA to conduct a WRAS-like study of the entire Magothy River watershed, and status on the state's selection process for future initiatives.
References the Corsica River Watershed Project.
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Sent: 17 Aug 2006
From: Tom Dent
Subj: No Water |
I have attached a few pictures of the beach in Maureen's, and my back yard from Aug 16th.
This conclusive proof no SAV grows anywhere in this part of the creek.
The pictures show this part of the creek is void of all vegetation except along the banks.
Tom
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Sent: 14 Aug 2006
From: Juliet Page
Subj: Update on Mill Creek |
Summary of contact with DNR regarding
Watershed Restoration Action Strategies. Includes several useful links, and thoughts on getting Mill Creek
onto the DNR list of restoration candidates.
WRAS
Chesapeake Bay Restoration
Corsica River Project Summary
Corsica River Characterization
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| August 9, 2006 |
DPW hosts a second public meeting at AA Community College.
Mill Creek Presentation
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Sent: 23 Jul 2006
From: Tom Dent
Subj: Dark currents of 'stuff' |
E-mail from Tom
about the algae bloom further upstream into the headwaters.
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Sent: 23 Jul 2006
From: Frank Dean
Subj: Mill Creek |
Letter to the editor
of the Capital regarding the July 23 article on Mill Creek
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| July 23, 2006 |
Questions linger on long-term health of Mill Creek* - Article in the Sunday Capital.
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Sent: 23 Jul 2006
From: Juliet Page
Subj: Dark currents of 'stuff' |
Dark currents of 'stuff' in Mill Creek - Algae Bloom?
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| July 22, 2006 |
SaveTheCreek
discussion group is established. See the group
archive
for messages sent after this date. Because the archive does not store attachments such as documents or photographs,
links to selected messages with attachments may be maintained here.
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| July 20, 2006 |
5:30 pm meeting in the somewhat smelly wafts of sweltering 90o+ heat
in front of the Mill Creek Pumping Station with
Delegate David Boschert and
MRA's
Paul Spadaro to discuss restoration of Mill Creek. Topics included overdevelopment
within the critical area, stormwater runoff and erosion, and a comprehensive plan for
mitigating impact of failing septic systems and other non-point sources of pollution.
Delegate Boschert expressed his commitment towards restoring Mill Creek
and the other waterways of the Broadneck Peninsula.
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Sent: 19 Jul 2006
From: Keith Tate
Subj: David Kemp's Remarks |
Keith Tate at Bayland
clarifies the county's working relationship with state and federal regulators, correcting
Dave's impression that the county was having little success with those agencies.
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Sent: 18 Jul 2006
From: David Kemp
Subj: Mill Creek Dredging |
Message from Joe Vorgetts and
response from David Kemp discussing common misconceptions about dredging. References the DNR page on
Horned Pondweed,
an annual SAV species that dies back each year and reproduces by seed.
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Sent: 14 Jul 2006
From: Juliet Page
Subj: Silt/Runoff & Mill Creek Cleanup |
Reiterated request for AA Co Mill Creek Restoration Plan
Q - FY2007 ZERO budget for Mill Creek Dredging ???
Silt & Runoff Polluting Mill Creek
Call for meeting to discuss Runoff Mitigation
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| Jul 13, 2006 |
AA Co Bureau of Engineering Status Report
indicating that they have already started coming up with
excuses to DO NOTHING towards developing a restoration plan for removing the sewage and sediment
still sitting in our backyards in Mill Creek!!!
"The regulatory agencies that permit dredging in the waterways will need compelling reasons
to allow such action..." and "we have not collected enough information to develop any conclusions."
and "The most significant observation is that pollutant and bacteria levels in both creeks correspond
very closely to rain events."
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| Jul 12, 2006 |
Health advisory lifted for Mill Creek; bacteria levels back to normal range.
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Sent: 5 Jul 2006
From: Peter Bergstrom
Subj: Mill Creek restoration decisions |
Essay by Dr. Peter Bergstrom, MRA, NOAA on the
importance of non-point sources of pollution.
References streamwaders biodiversity database.
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Sent: 30 Jun 2006
From: David Kemp
Subj: Mill Creek restoration decisions |
Follow-Up on behalf of Divinity Cove and Wexford homeowners requesting that DPW
start defining possible restoration activities
now rather than waiting until the scientific data collection and analysis is complete.
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Sent: 30 Jun 2006
From: Chris Phipps
Subj: Graphics |
DPW Reply to Summary
DPW takes action item to look into construction plans at AACC and potential impact on Mill Creek Watershed
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Sent: 30 Jun 2006
From: Juliet Page
Subj: Graphics |
Summary of Community reception of BayLand data following June 26 meeting
- provided to DPW and Cathy Vitale.
Also includes a request to DPW for information regarding the upcoming construction project
at AACC which lies within the Mill Creek Watershed
|
| June 29, 2006 |
Re-organization meeting of the "Save the Creek" group
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Sent: 27 Jun 2006
From: Gerard Zitnik
Subj: (Marley Creek) |
E-mail exchange with AACo about permanent creek closures
of Marley Creek, Furnace Creek and Rock Creek off the Patapsco River in North Anne Arundel County
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| June 26, 2006 |
Meeting at AACC with representatives from AA Co Government (Cathy Vitale), DPW (Ron Bowen & Chris Phipps),
AACo Health Department, Bayland Consultants, Magothy River Association, Twin Harbors and DCHOA.
DCHOA requests more proactive public disclosure of data and information about the "decision tree"
and criteria that AACo will use to determine the fate of Mill Creek. What actions can the County
take to restore the health of the creek, and can project planning get started before the year-long
study is complete?
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| June 22, 2006 |
Health advisory expanded to cover all of Mill Creek
due to high bacteria counts.
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Sent: 22 Jun 2006
From: Chris Phipps
Subj: Bacteria filled Mill Creek |
DPW Reply - DCHOA joins the Mill Creek Scientific Review Committee
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Sent: 22 Jun 2006
From: Juliet Page
Subj: Bacteria filled Mill Creek |
Summary of Juliet Page phone call
with Bayland Consultants and e-mail request for another Public Meeting to AA Co. to
disclose data and info about study status & findings
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Sent: 16 Jun 2006
From: Chris Phipps
Subj: Re: Stinky Mill Creek |
DPW answers questions related to elevated bacteria levels in Mill Creek.
There were no known leaks or spills from the pumping station during the previous two weeks.
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| June 7, 2006 |
Health advisory issued for Mill Creek headwaters due to high bacteria counts.
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| May 1, 2006 |
Mill Creek Dredging Project page
from the full FY07 AA County Capital Budget Supplement for Waterway Improvements.
Funds for Mill Creek restoration following the sewage spill come from other budget lines, not the normal waterway improvement process.
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| March 30, 2006 |
Water sampling details and Request for volunteers by Dr. Peter Bergstrom of NOAA
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| March 22, 2006 |
BayLand Status Report provided by Vince Wheatley to DCHOA.
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| Feb 27, 2006 |
Answers to the DCHOA questions are included in the DPW FAQ.
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Sent: 17 Feb 2006
From: Juliet Page
Subj: "DPW Customer Feedback Form" Questions |
Questions for DPW from Juliet Page, representing the Divinity Cove Home Owners Association
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| Feb 9, 2006 |
AA County Department of Public Works (DPW) hosts a public information meeting
at Anne Arundel Community College.
Presentation #1
Presentation #2
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| Dec 17, 2005 |
3 Million gallons of sewage spills into Mill Creek after failure of a 36" concrete main
at the Mill Creek Pumping Station.
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