Olney
& Vicinity
Environmental Resources Inventory
April 2002
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Introduction
and Executive Summary
Description of the Olney Study Area
Summary of Environmental Resources
Environmental Policy Framework |
Existing
Environmental Conditions
Parks and Agriculture
Geology and Soils
Topography and Slopes
Groundwater
General Characteristics of Vegetation and
Natural Resources
Forest Resources
Wetlands
Habitats of Rare, Threatened,
and Endangered Species and Areas of Communities
Wildlife
Fish
Sensitive Areas
Air Quality
Noise
Solid Waste/Landfills
Water Supply and Sewerage Systems
Tributary Watersheds of Olney and Vicinity
North Branch Rock Creek
Watershed
Character
Stream
Water Quality
Watershed
Management
Northwest Branch
Watershed
Character
Stream
Water Quality
Watershed
Management
Hawlings River
Watershed
Character
Stream
Water Quality
Watershed
Management
Patuxent River
Watershed
Character
Stream
Water Quality
Watershed
Management |
Regulatory
and Policy Framework for
Environmental Planning in Olney and Vicinity
Stream Water Quality Management
Tributary Strategies
Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDLs)
Clean Water Action Plan
Watershed Protection and Restoration
Watershed Restoration Action Plan
The Patuxent Primary Management Area (PMA)
Stormwater Management
Floodplain Management
Solid Waste
State Smart Growth Initiatives
Sensitive Areas Protection and Biodiversity
Legacy Open Space
Forest Conservation
Wetland Laws and Regulations
Air Quality Policies and Regulations
Noise Regulation
Water Supply and Sewerage
Groundwater |
| References |
Appendix
Existing Parkland Ownership
Environmentally Sensitive Areas
County-wide Stream Protection Strategy
Data Collection
Management Categories
Watershed Preservation Areas
Watershed Protection Areas
Watershed Restoration Areas
Urban Watershed Management
Areas
Agricultural Watershed Management
Areas
Existing Subwatershed Imperviousness
Fish Species of the Study Area
Forest Inventory
Criteria for Classification
Methodology
Wetlands
Functional Assessment of
Wetlands in the Olney Policy Area
Description of Individual
Wetland Assessment
Groups
(WAGs) in the Olney Policy Area |
List
of Tables
1. Study Area Existing
Parkland and Agriculture Distribution
2. Study Area Slopes
3. Study Area Forest by Type
4. Study Area Forest by Location
and Significance
5. Study Area Wetlands by
Type
6. Study Area Wetlands on Public
Land
7. Policy Area Wetlands by
Type
8. Study Area Rare, Threatened,
and Endangered Plants
9. Study Area Sensitive Area by
Watershed
10. Chronology of Environmental Policy
and Regulatory Actions
11. Floodplain and Stormwater Management
Responsibilities
A-1 Study Area Existing Parkland Ownership
A-2 Fish Species of the Olney Study Area
A-3 Park Wildlife Inventory - Rachel Carson
Conservation Park
A-4 Forest Interior Dwelling Bird Species
A-5 Policy Area Wetland Functional Values -
Northwest Branch Watershed
A-6 Policy Area Wetland Functional Values - North
Branch of Rock Creek Watershed
A-7 Policy Area Wetland Functional Values -
Hawlings River Watershed
A-8 Policy Area Wetland Assessment Group Rankings |
List
of Figures
1. Vicinity Map
2. Watersheds Map
3. Parkland and Agriculture
4. Geology
5. Soils with Severe Limitations
to Septic Systems
6. Slope
7. Study Area Forest by Type
8. Significant Forest Areas
9. Study Area Wetlands
10. Policy Area Wetlands by Type
11. Biodiversity Areas in Parkland
12. Sensitive Areas
13. Floodplain and Dam Brach Danger Reach
Areas
14. Traffic Noise Impact Areas
15. Water Service Areas
16. Sewer Service Area
17. Countywide Stream Protection Strategy
- Subwatershed and Imperviousness
18. Upper Rock Creek - North Branch Rapid
Stream Assessment
19. Countywide Stream Protection Strategy
- Subwatershed Condition
20. Countywide Stream Protection Strategy
- Management Categories
21. Upper Rock Creek - North Branch Stream
and Stormwater Management
22. Patuxent River Primary Management
Area
23. Location of Rocky Gorge and Tridelphia
Reservoirs Watersheds
24. Hawlings River Erosion and Inadequate
Buffer Areas
25. Environmental Policy Sources To Guide
Master Planning
26. Smart Growth - Priority Funding Areas
27. Policy Area Wetland Assessment Groups
(WAGs) and Overall Functional Value |
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