General Information

• What is a watershed?
• Water topics
• Pollution prevention
• Polluted runoff

 

Stormwater Regulations

• Municipal Separate Storm Sewer Systems (MS4) fact sheets
• Best Management Practices (BMPs) for stormwater
• MS4: Illicit discharge detection and elimination
• Pollution Prevention Act summary

 

Chesapeake Bay

• Chesapeake Bay Program
• Chesapeake Bay Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL)

 

Frederick County

• Catoctin & Frederick Soil Conservation Districts
• Frederick County Watershed Management
• Monocacy and Catoctin Watershed Alliance

 

Development

• Green infrastructure
• Low impact development (LID)

 

What you can do

• Homeowner's guide to making your property Bay-friendly
• Stormwater pollution solutions
• Cars: washing cars, leaking oil, why you should never top off your gas tank
• Lawn and garden
• Pet waste disposal