Innovative Program Management for Protection and Restoration in Anne Arundel County

Highlighting the legacy of Dennis McMonigle, this content delves into the extensive goals set by Anne Arundel County to reduce impervious surfaces, manage complex parameters, and implement successful restoration programs. The focus is on achieving restoration priorities effectively through a partnership approach involving various organizations and institutions to protect and heal the environment.

• Restoration Management
• Environmental Protection
• Anne Arundel County
• Program Innovation
• Partnership Approach

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1. HE WILL BE SORELY MISSED. DENNIS MCMONIGLE

2. INNOVATIVE PROGRAM MANAGEMENT FOR PROTECTION AND RESTORATION Healing Our Rivers

3. THE COUNTYS LARGER GOALS NPDES 20-Percent Impervious Surface Reduction 30,950 Acres Existing Impervious 6,190 Acres TMDLS Waste Load Allocation Target Reduction Percentage of Bay TMDLs 207,742 lbs N 26,384 lbs of P

4. Anne Arundel County COMPLEX PARAMETERS IMPACTING PROGRAMING SOLUTIONS Over 500 Miles of Shoreline 1700 Miles of Streams Twelve Primary Watersheds 11,000 plus BMPs Coastal Plain Soil Conditions Differing Population Densities

5. KNOW WHERE YOU ARE WHAT YOU NEED The WIPs Were Key BMP Inventory Management Budget Allocation Timing Lidar Data Improvements New Technology for Resource Management

6. CIP Program Strategy Overview Restoration priorities based both on severity of impairment and implementation factors Design complexity Permitting Construction Limits Programing Problems With GIS Implemented New Contracting Mechanisms County Uniformity in Direction and Expectations Standard Documentation Required From all Firms

7. GOAL SETTING Trust the Team The long and short of it get as much in the ground as fast as possible. Hire good people Don t micromanage Hire good firms Don t micromanage No time to do things twice Why would I hire smart people and tell them what to do? You hire smart people so they can tell you what to do. Steve Jobs

8. PARTNERING Cant do it alone Anne Arundel County Board of Education, Rec and Parks & Libraries Anne Arundel Comm. College Arlington Echo Chesapeake Bay Trust Center for Watershed Protection City of Annapolis Department of Natural Resources Fort Meade HOAs Countywide MDTA MOU & Project Partnership MTA - MOU Magothy River Association Maryland Department of the Environment Restore Rock Creek SERC SHA MOU & Project Partnerships South River Federation Severn Riverkeeper Severn River Commission Severn River Association St. Johns Development Group University of Maryland Watershed Stewards Academy West/Rhode Riverkeepers

9. WPRP How We Got Where We Are Today Watershed Protection and Restoration Fee established in early 2013 Program bonds funded November, 2013 Only Open End Contracts for Procurement Initially Since beginning of 2014 the WPRP has put $253 million under contract County-wide The Watershed Assessments (WIPs) started in 2004 with the Severn River The last WIP is Currently Under Contract

10. What We Have Accomplished in 3 Years Report Method Through End of September 2004 thru 2013 by WERS As of Dec 2013 by WPRP As of Dec 2015 by WPRP As of Dec 2016 by WPRP 23 131 10 164 81 245 4,254 Individual Projects Initiated Projects Under Design Projects Under Construction Total Projects Underway Projects Completed Total Projects Under Contract Potential Acres Treated by BMP Projects Stream length 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 93 86 19 198 41 239 1,951 64 182,841 0 108,633

11. CONTRACTS Where We Are Today 42 Stream Projects; 29 miles of restoration, our largest of which is Sawmill Creek with 23,000+ linear feet of restoration 130 BMPs being retrofit, treating 1,800 acres of impervious surface. 67 of these BMPs have or are being constructed. 73 Outfalls that will be converted to 5.5 miles of SPSC. Most will be constructed under the new TMDL Regional General Permit.

12. How to Contract Efficiently Contracting Innovations Needed for Public Process Raise Limits for Construction on Small Projects Task Order for Design Task Order for CM/I Expanded Firms in Short List for Category 23 Still Need Blanket Order for Geotech Innovative Solutions still a problem

13. CIP STAFFING STRUCTURE Engineer Managers Senior Project Managers Project Managers Constituent Services Services Multiple Clients: Internal Road Operations Utilities Infrastructure Maintenance Division DPW Stormwater Review External Elected Officials Commercial Developers HOAs River Groups SHA, MDTA and MTA

14. Project Management Organization Two Engineer Managers clear and different areas of technical expertise Project Managers organized by watershed Dedicate Senior Project Managers to Constituent Services issues Each Watershed Project Manager has 20-25 open projects they routinely manage

15. A WATERSHED APPROACH PMs Assigned by Watershed Assignments Based on Training & Location Erica Jackson Senior Project Manager She completed her undergraduate work at Morgan State University and graduated with a Master s Degree in Construction Management from the U of M College Park. Her primary background was in land development for private consulting firms prior to coming to the County. Erica started with us as a PM and was recently promoted to a Senior PM. Nasrin Dahlgren Patuxent River Watershed While earning her undergraduate degree in Environmental Analysis and Planning from Frostburg State University, she gained skills in stormwater management, laboratory techniques, wetland delineation and site analysis. She continued on to gain a Master s Degree in Geographic Information Systems from Pennsylvania State University After graduating she worked for private consulting firms before joining the County. Her home is in the Patuxent Watershed.

16. A WATERSHED APPROACH PMs Assigned by Watershed Assignments Based on Training & Location Diron Baker Patapsco River Watershed Diron left Maryland to complete his undergraduate work in civil engineering at Colorado School of Mines where he gained skills in stormwater management, laboratory techniques, and site analysis. He returned to his home state to work for a consulting firm before joining the County. His background in environmental remediation is well suited to his work in the Patapsco Watershed. James Woods Patapsco River Watershed James completed his undergraduate work at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and graduated with a Master s Degree in Environmental Engineering from Johns Hopkins University. Prior to coming to work at the County his work experience was at a State environmental agency focusing on waste management and land restoration. James is a native Marylander living in the Baltimore region.

17. A WATERSHED APPROACH PMs Assigned by Watershed Assignments Based on Training & Location Kim Cluney Magothy River Watershed While earning her undergraduate degree in Mathematics. She has gained skills in stormwater management, construction, and site analysis while working for the WPRP. She obtained an Environmental Master s Degree while in our program. After graduating she was hired by the County to work with Dennis in the Magothy as a PM. Her home is in the Magothy Watershed. Gerald Inglesby Severn River Watershed He completed his undergraduate work in Environmental Management at UMUC. After graduating he worked for private consulting firms before joining the County in the Inspection and Permitting Department. We were lucky to talk him into coming to work for us. His home is in the Severn Watershed in Severna Park.

18. A WATERSHED APPROACH PMs Assigned by Watershed Assignments Based on Training & Location Karen Jennings South River Watershed Earned her undergraduate degree in Geoscience from Franklin and Marshall College. She continued on to gain a Master s Degree in Geology from the University of Vermont. She is a certified professional Geologist. After graduating she worked for State and Federal agencies, as well as private consulting firms before joining the County. Her home is in Annapolis. Current Openings (3) Senior PM, Construction Management PM, and Stream Restoration PM We have three vacancies we are actively looking to fill as soon as possible. Both PM positions are County Wide; one in Construction Management and the other for Stream Restoration. The Senior PM will fill a senior stream restoration technical lead position working for Jens Geratz.

19. COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT FIRST No Contracts initiated without community buy-in Bail if Community resistance is high Typical Community Meetings: Prior to Contracting - PM At 30-Percent Set PM & A/E Prior to the Start of Construction Full Team

20. STANDARDIZATION TO SURVIVE The Process Community buy-in Contract Initiation Proposals TO, SL & OE Procurement 10 Percent Concept Memo 30-60-90 Check Sets CM In or Out? Timing is everything Forms & Submittals Scope of Work Templates BMPs Outfalls Streams Plan Sets Checklist Reports SW & WSAR A/E Communication ROW (Start Earlier)

21. DESIGN Programing done internally No design alternatives after the concept memo The Concept Memo a new approach A Check Set for the Project Manager s review Reports only submitted to WPRP staff Team Effort on Budgets & Schedule The Monday Memo Asking Santa for a 22x34 set standard

22. PERMITTING Met with USACE & MDE Volume Timing Type of Permit Quarterly Permit Meeting with MDE & USACE Where things have and will continue to go awry Hydraulic take Construction

23. WPRP Challenges Existing processes were not adequate for new workload New program interactions with existing departments Hiring staff for the program Workload, burnout, and maintaining quality Legacy expectations in DPW and contracts underway Politically Unpopular Aggressive Outreach Program Developed process for working with HOAs and Landowners Clear and full transparency on all financial decisions Evolving MDE reporting requirements Continued progress in streamlining restoration; processes, permitting, and construction

24. STANDARDIZATION HOW TO GET IT BUILT BY 2025 BMPS

25. Outfall Restoration USING TMDL RGP WHENEVER POSSIBLE SPSC vs RSC and the updated Manual

26. Stream Restoration PRIORITY ONE MAXIMIZING BIOLOGICAL UPLIFT

27. Questions and Discussion Sheri Lott, PE Engineer Manager Watershed Protection & Restoration Program 410-222-7524 Social Media Information: WWW.AARIVERS.ORG https://www.facebook.com/aawprp https://twitter.com/AAWPRP