Virtual Meeting Aug. 4 About HoCo Stream Restoration Project

HOWARD COUNTY, MD — A virtual public meeting will be held Aug. 4 at 7 p.m. to present plans for a stream restoration project along Rogers Avenue in Ellicott City. The purpose of the project is to reduce stream bed and bank erosion, and to protect the surrounding infrastructure.

The project will start approximately 500 feet north of Oak West Drive on Rogers Avenue and extend downstream and will involve the restoration and stabilization of approximately 1,200 linear feet of a tributary to the Sucker Branch. The project will include the grading of the streambanks and placement of riffle grade control structures and rock step pools to stabilize the stream and decrease erosion. Two outfall channels from storm drains located along the south side of the tributary will be stabilized using rock step structures. These stabilized outfall channels will extend to the convergence with the tributary. This project is expected to begin in September 2020.

To participate in the meeting by computer, visit www.webex.com and click “join.” The meeting number is 160 009 9514 and the password is Mh2rvuBpU45. To participate by phone, call 1-650-479-3207 (fees may apply) and enter the access code 160 009 9514. The meeting will include a project presentation by county department of public works staff, followed by a question and answer session.

Those unable to participate in the virtual meeting who would like to view the plans and/or have questions, should contact Mark Richmond with the department's stormwater management division at 410-313-6413 or email msrichmond@howardcountymd.gov. The project is partially funded through the Howard County’s Watershed Protection and Restoration Fund and a Chesapeake Bay Trust Fund grant.