Stormwater Management Plan for Chestertown, Maryland
Purpose: A comprehensive guide to improve water quality through stormwater practices and strategies and assist the Town of Chestertown and Kent County to achieve clean water goals. Secondary benefits include beautification of the town, habitat creation, and increased climate resiliency.
Project: The Chestertown Comprehensive Stormwater Plan (the Plan), including the innovative and interactive Chestertown Stormwater Digital Atlas, provides a roadmap for the Town of Chestertown to implement stormwater management strategies to reduce polluted runoff and improve water quality in the creeks and streams in and around Chestertown, including the Chester River.
The Plan was designed to be a simple, pragmatic guidance document that outlines the underlying water quality issues and provides a host of achievable practices and strategies to be implemented by the Town of Chestertown and partners. With the inclusion of the Chestertown Stormwater Digital Atlas, this Plan is a living document to help the Town improve water quality for the next decade and beyond.
Cost: $49,400 funded by the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation
Estimated Pollution Reductions: The plan identified 32 potential stormwater improvement projects. If they were all to be implemented, these practices would achieve the following annual pollution reductions: 3,874 lbs of nitrogen, 621.5 lbs of phosphorous, and 358 tons of sediment.