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Reduce, Reuse, DonateEliminate waste before its created. Learn about waste and source reduction and how you can make an impact.
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Waterfront Homeowners GuideAs a waterfront homeowner, the actions you take to manage and protect your property are essential for preserving our waterways as a special place for future generations
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Pet Waste ReductionLearn how pet waste causes issues for our waterways and how you can help
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Agricultural & Woodland Preservation ProgramLearn about programs established to preserve our county’s agricultural and woodlands
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Agricultural & Woodland PreservationPreserving our County’s heritage agricultural and woodland preservation programs.
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Commuter CrewExplore different commuting options available in Anne Arundel County from biking and pedestrian trails to carpools to vanpools and transit routes. Learn about FREE transportation options available to Anne Arundel County residents.
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Critical AreaCritical Area is located 1,000 feet landward from mean high tide or the edge of tidal wetlands, as designated on the State Tidal Wetland maps, and all waters of and lands under the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries.
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Ecological Assessment & EvaluationThe Ecological Assessment and Evaluation (EAE) Program is responsible for the administration of the County’s National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System -- Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (NPDES-MS4) Permit, the County’s Biological Monitoring Program, and a variety of Non-tidal Surface Water Monitoring Program projects.
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ForestryThe Forestry Program administers the reforestation and afforestation requirements of the Critical Area Program, and the Maryland Forest Conservation Act.
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Green Infrastructure Master PlanThe Green Infrastructure Master Plan (Plan) is a guide to conserving an interconnected network of the most significant remaining natural lands in Anne Arundel County through voluntary actions.
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Master Gardener ProgramAnne Arundel County Master Gardeners are volunteer representatives who are trained to educate citizens about effective and sustainable horticultural practices that build healthy gardens, landscapes, and communities. Master Gardeners offer landscaping problem-solving through demonstration projects, partnerships with other organizations, and public outreach activities.
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Pet Waste ReductionLearn why pet waste is a big deal and how you can prevent watershed pollution
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Preservation PlanningThe Historic Preservation Planning Section protects Anne Arundel County’s historic sites, buildings, archaeological sites and landscapes.
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Reduce, Reuse, DonateEliminating waste before it is created! Source Reduction involves the design, manufacture, purchase, or use of materials or products to reduce the amount of waste generated.
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Storm Drain Marking ProgramHelp protect our County’s waterways from pollution by organizing your class, scout group, family, and neighbors to place storm drain markers in your neighborhood.
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Water and Sewer PlanningThe Water & Sewer Master Plan (WSMP) was adopted by County Council Bill 53-22 on June 6, 2022, and approved and enacted by the County Executive on June 9, 2022, with an effective date of July 24, 2022.
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Waterfront Homeowners GuideAs a waterfront homeowner, the actions you take to manage and protect your property are essential for preserving our waterways as a special place for future generations.
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Watershed Assessment & PlanningThe Watershed Assessment and Planning Program supplements water quality monitoring performed by the Ecological Assessment and Evaluation Program with additional stream and watershed baseline assessment measurements such as high resolution impervious and land cover datasets, urban stormwater information pertaining to treatment areas and performance measures, septic and stormwater infrastructure information, stream problem area inventory, in addition to other assessment data.
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Watershed Education & OutreachEducation and outreach are critical to preserving and improving the water quality in Anne Arundel County.
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Watershed Protection & Restoration FeeThe Watershed Protection & Restoration Fee provides a dedicated source of revenue for the operating, maintenance and capital improvement expense of stormwater management programs regulated and required by the State and Federal governments.
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Watershed RestorationThe Restoration Program utilizes a watershed based approach to restoring degraded stream systems to improve stream and wetland function, water quality, aquatic and riparian habitat to ensure the resilience of the County's environment for it's citizens, and to improve the health of our local waterways
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Watershed Restoration Grant ProgramThe Anne Arundel County Watershed Restoration Grant Program will fund projects to reduce pollutants through the implementation of watershed restoration practices.
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Watershed Restoration ProjectsThe Bureau of Watershed Protection and Restoration focuses on Stormwater Facility Retrofits, Stormwater Outfall Repair, and Stream Restoration to help reduce the pollution that drains into our rivers and to enhance the aquatic habitat
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Zoning EnforcementThe Zoning Enforcement Section of the Office of Planning and Zoning is charged with enforcing the zoning ordinance.