Going Green to Manage Urban Stormwater

It's the biggest public-works project in Washington, D.C., since the construction of the Metro system. It is also the single most expensive project aimed at improving water quality in the Chesapeake Bay. But to many people, it's invisible and little known. It's the $2.6-billion project in which DC Water, the city's water-and-sewer authority, is building 18 miles of tunnels under the nation's capital. They are designed to address a water-quality problem known as combined sewage overflows. A giant machine began digging the first section of tunnel starting in 2013, and the work will continue one section at a time through 2030. Chesapeake Quarterly, Maryland Sea Grant's quarterly magazine, reports on research, extension, education and other Chesapeake Bay issues and activities of interest to the marine community. It is produced and funded by this program, which receives support from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Editors, Michael W. Fincham and Jeffrey Brainard; Science Writer, Daniel Pendick; Production Editor and Art Director, Sandy Rodgers. more . . . about Digging Deep to Improve Water Quality

Hollins Market is one of 12 neighborhoods (plus Carroll Park) that make up Watershed 263, a densely urbanized area of the city where stormwater is channeled through a common drainage system. Each heavy rain flushes fine sediment and a film of pollutants from the roadway into the storm drains gurgling below. These eventually empty into Baltimore Harbor and into the Chesapeake Bay beyond. Chesapeake Quarterly, Maryland Sea Grant's quarterly magazine, reports on research, extension, education and other Chesapeake Bay issues and activities of interest to the marine community. It is produced and funded by this program, which receives support from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Editors, Michael W. Fincham and Jeffrey Brainard; Science Writer, Daniel Pendick; Production Editor and Art Director, Sandy Rodgers. more . . . about Whatever Happened to Watershed 263?

The flyer came in the mail with a plea. Washington, D.C., was looking for homeowners in my neighborhood who would agree to add a whole lot of 'green infrastructure' on their properties - special plantings like rain gardens to soak up stormwater. Would we come to a meeting to consider signing up? Chesapeake Quarterly, Maryland Sea Grant's quarterly magazine, reports on research, extension, education and other Chesapeake Bay issues and activities of interest to the marine community. It is produced and funded by this program, which receives support from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Editors, Michael W. Fincham and Jeffrey Brainard; Science Writer, Daniel Pendick; Production Editor and Art Director, Sandy Rodgers. more . . . about Greening One House at a Time

Four graduate students supported by Maryland Sea Grant have begun their terms as 2016 Knauss Marine Policy Fellows. They are working for one year for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) on habitat conservation, environmental policy international affairs, and fishery ecosystem science. Chesapeake Quarterly, Maryland Sea Grant's quarterly magazine, reports on research, extension, education and other Chesapeake Bay issues and activities of interest to the marine community. It is produced and funded by this program, which receives support from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Editors, Michael W. Fincham and Jeffrey Brainard; Science Writer, Daniel Pendick; Production Editor and Art Director, Sandy Rodgers. more . . . about Maryland's 2016 Knauss Fellowships

Bernie Fowler entered politics 46 years ago with $152 in campaign funds and a promise to fight for a cleanup of his beloved Patuxent River and Chesapeake Bay. This February the legislatures of Maryland, Virginia, and Pennsylvania passed resolutions honoring him for his political and moral leadership in the long battle to restore these waterways. Chesapeake Quarterly, Maryland Sea Grant's quarterly magazine, reports on research, extension, education and other Chesapeake Bay issues and activities of interest to the marine community. It is produced and funded by this program, which receives support from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Editors, Michael W. Fincham and Jeffrey Brainard; Science Writer, Daniel Pendick; Production Editor and Art Director, Sandy Rodgers. more . . . about State Legislatures Honor Bernie Fowler