Site work for a water / sewer project in District 23, Ballenger, Maryland. Conceptual plans call for site work for a water / sewer project.

Update: The Stream Restorations project encompasses the design and construction of degraded streams throughout Frederick County. These projects create in-stream stability, reduce in-stream erosion and, in some instances, protect infrastructure. Projects are identified through Watershed Assessments and local Feasibility Studies and include natural channel designs as well as other stream restoration techniques that improve stream health, decrease erosion of stream banks and within the stream channel, and reduce nutrient delivery to downstream waterways. Stream restoration projects assist the County in meeting its NPDES MS4 permit requirements for impervious acre credit as defined by the Maryland Department of the Environment. Projects may be located on public and private lands and will be protected by permanent easements. Subprojects anticipated to be completed include streams within the Spring Ridge and Ballenger Creek communities, Rose Hill Manor Park and Ballenger Creek Park stream restorations. Frederick County was issued our new MS4 Permit in December 2023. DEE evaluated our permit compliance strategy for the new permit cycle and found efficiencies with overall cost savings by grouping identified stream restoration and non-County owned facilities projects together in the Spring Ridge and Ballenger Creek community areas. This decreases our overall cost per credit towards permit compliance. Project is included Frederick County Fiscal Year 2026-2031 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Stream Restorations project encompasses the design and construction of degraded streams throughout Frederick County. These projects create in-stream stability, reduce in-stream erosion and, in some instances, protect infrastructure. Projects are identified through Watershed Assessments and local Feasibility Studies and include natural channel designs as well as other stream restoration techniques that improve stream health, decrease erosion of stream banks within the stream channel, and reduce nutrient delivery to downstream waterways. Stream restoration projects assist the County in meeting its NPDES MS4 permit requirements for impervious acre credit as defined by the Maryland Department of the Environment. Projects may be located on public and private lands and will be protected by a permanent easement. Subprojects anticipated to be completed include streams within the Spring Ridge and Ballenger Creek communities, Rose Hill Manor Park and Ballenger Creek Park stream restorations. As of August 7, 2024, this project is included in the county's 2025-2030 Capital Improvement Program (CIP) *Project information has been obtained through a public capital improvement plan (CIP). A CIP is a financial schedule for short- and long-range projects which is updated regularly. Information listed in the CIP often evolves based on funding availability and the project details, including timeline and value, are subject to change. The content management team will continue to pursue additional details as they become available.