FY2024 Adopted Operating and Capital Budgets

FY2024 Adopted Budget Organizational Budgets

Division of Energy and Environment

The Department continuously works to ensure regulatory compliance through cost effective decisions to provide the greatest environmental benefit. The MS4 permit requires the County to perform permitting, administrative, restoration, and environmental enforcement to protect waterways. DEE staff work in collaboration with sister Divisions, such as the Division of Public Works, and utilize tools such as Geographic Informational System (GIS) data collection and Cartegraph asset management to manage a diverse array of programs and projects. On December 30, 2022, the Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE) issued Frederick Co $ NPDES MS4 Permit and on February 1, 2023. MDE issued the new 20-SW General Permit for Stormwater Industrial Discharges. $ '/ 00 # )) - The following programs and resources will be utilized to meet the requirements of the MS4 permit: · Watershed Restoration Capital Improvement Program; · Hazard Mitigation Planning; · Illicit Discharge Detection and Elimination Program; · Countywide Stream Survey Program; · Community Engagement and Outreach Programs The Watershed Restoration Capital Improvement Program (CIP) engages in identification, design, and construction of a variety of projects, such as stream restoration, stormwater pond/facility retrofits, new stormwater facilities, reforestation, and stormwater wetlands. + ) 1 ! " / # ! regulations for water body impairments known as Total Maximum Daily Loads and reduces untreated urban impervious surfaces draining to waterways. This work supports the Livable Frederick Comprehensive Plan, the Hazard Mitigation and Climate Adaptation Plan, and the recommendations of the Climate Response and Resilience Report (CRRR). process is involved in the development of feasibility and watershed studies for climate- $ # ' 2 3 $ ) / - The Illicit Discharge Detection and Elimination Program conducts inspections and trainings of County-owned facilities under 11 Industrial Permits. Staff also responds to citizen reports of spills, dumping, and pollutants in waterways, investigating and resolving potential pollution "hotspots." The Frederick County Stream Survey Program follows Maryland State Biological Stream Survey protocols to monitor the condition of local waterways, using inventories of plant and aquatic insect populations, in-situ water samples, and habitat assessments to determine to ecological health and to identify potential problem areas. An array of Community Engagement and Outreach activities are conducted by Department staff, as required by the MS4 permit, for the benefit of increasing community knowledge and reducing human impact on our watersheds.

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