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Forms and Publications

Name	Type	More Information
2008 Anne Arundel County Septic (OSDS) Strategic Plan 2008 Anne Arundel County Septic (OSDS) Strategic Plan septics, planning, OSDS	Report	123
2015 Water Quality Monitoring of Mill and Dividing Creeks Pre-restoration monitoring of Mill and Dividing Creeks for Mill Creek headwaters project Mill, Dividing, Magothy, restoration, water quality, biology, tidal	Report	123
An Atlas of the Freshwater Fishes of Anne Arundel County, MD Characterization and distribution of nontidal fishes found through Anne Arundel County's Biological Monitoring Program between 2017-2021 freshwater, non-tidal, fish	Publication	Biological Monitoring
An Investigation of The Pre-Colonial Coastal Plain Stream Channel And Riparian Area Countywide investigation of pre-colonial coastal plain channels to inform nature-based design coastal, riparian, pre-colonial, paleochannel, channel form	Publication	Paleochannel Project
Biological Monitoring Round 1 - 2004: Severn River, Lower Patapsco River, Middle Patuxent River, Ferry Branch Biological Monitoring Report Round 1 (2004) Ferry Branch, Severn, Patapsco, Middle Patuxent, 2004, monitoring, biology, habitat, benthic macroinvertebrates	Report	123
Biological Monitoring Round 1 - 2005: South River, Stocketts Run, Herring Bay, Lyons Creek Biological Monitoring Report Round 1 (2005) Stocketts Run, Lyons Creek, South, Herring Bay, 2005, monitoring, biology, habitat, geomorphology, benthic macroinvertebrates	Report	123
Biological Monitoring Round 1 - 2006: Upper Magothy River, Hall Creek, Bodkin Creek, Marley Creek Biological Monitoring Report Round 1 (2006) Hall Creek, Marley Creek, Upper Magothy, Bodkin Creek, 2006, monitoring, biology, habitat, geomorphology, benthic macroinvertebrates	Report	123
Biological Monitoring Round 1 - 2007: Upper Patuxent River, Piney Run, Stony Run, Lower Magothy River, Little Patuxent River Biological Monitoring Report Round 1 (2007) Piney Run, Stoney Run, Upper Patuxent, Little Patuxent, Lower Magothy, 2007, monitoring, biology, habitat, geomorphology	Report	123
Biological Monitoring Round 1 Summary Report Aquatic biological assessment of watersheds in Anne Arundel County: 2004-2008 benthic macroinvertebrate, monitoring, biology, habitat, geomorphology	Report	123
Biological Monitoring Round 2 - 2008: West River, Rhode River, Cabin Branch, Rock Branch, Sawmill Creek Biological Monitoring Report Round 2 (2008) Cabin Branch, Rock Branch, Sawmill Creek, West, Rhode, 2008, monitoring, biology, habitat, geomorphology, benthic macroinvertebrates	Report	123
Biological Monitoring Round 2 - 2009: Marley Creek, Little Patuxent, West River, Rock Branch, Lower South River Biological Monitoring Report Round 2 (2009) Marley Creek, Rock Branch, Little Patuxent, Lower South, 2009, monitoring, biology, habitat, geomorphology, benthic macroinvertebrates	Report	123
Biological Monitoring Round 2 - 2010: Stony Run, Middle Patuxent, Sawmill Creek, Herring Bay, Ferry Branch Biological Monitoring Report Round 2 (2010) Stoney Run, Sawmill Creek, Ferry Branch, Middle Patuxent, Herring Bay, 2010, monitoring, biology, habitat, geomorphology, benthic macroinvertebrates	Report	123
Biological Monitoring Round 2 - 2011: Upper Magothy River, Upper South River, Bodkin Creek, Severn Run, Upper Patuxent Biological Monitoring Report Round 2 (2011) Severn Run, Upper Magothy, Upper South, Bodkin Creek, 2011, monitoring, biology, habitat, geomorphology, benthic macroinvertebrates	Report	123
Biological Monitoring Round 2 - 2012: Hall Creek, Lower Patapsco, Piney Run, Rhode River Biological Monitoring Report Round 2 (2012) Hall Creek, Piney Run, Lower Patapsco, Rhode, 2012, monitoring, biology, habitat, geomorphology, benthic macroinvertebrates	Report	123
Biological Monitoring Round 2 - 2013: Cabin Branch, Lower Magothy River, Lyons Creek, Severn Run, Stocketts Run Biological Monitoring Report Round 2 (2013) Cabin Branch, Lyons Creek, Severn Run, Stocketts Run, Lower Magothy, 2013, monitoring, biology, habitat, geomorphology, benthic macroinvertebrate	Report	123
Biological Monitoring Round 2 Summary Report Aquatic biological assessment of watersheds in Anne Arundel County: 2009-2013 Aquatic biological assessment of watersheds in Anne Arundel County: 2009-2013	Report	123
Biological Monitoring Round 3 - 2017: Severn Run, Upper South River, Rhode River, Bodkin Creek, Severn River Biological Monitoring Report Round 3 (2017) macroinvertebrates, benthic, biological, monitoring, south, rhode, severn, bodkin	Report	123
Biological Monitoring Round 3 - 2018: Stocketts Run, Marley Creek, Lower Patapsco, Lower Magothy, Piney Run Biological Monitoring Report Round 3 (2018) macroinvertebrates, benthic, biological, monitoring, patapsco, magothy, stocketts, piney	Report	123
Biological Monitoring Round 3 - 2019: Little Patuxent, Lower South River, Middle Patuxent, Sawmill Creek, Upper Patuxent Biological Monitoring Report Round 3 (2019) macroinvertebrates, benthic, biological, monitoring, patuxent, south, sawmill	Report	123
Biological Monitoring Round 3 - 2020: Rock Branch, Stony Run, Upper Magothy, West River Biological Monitoring Report Round 3 (2020) macroinvertebrates, benthic, biological, monitoring, magothy, rock, stoney	Report	123
Biological Monitoring Round 3 - 2021: Cabin Branch, Ferry Branch, Hall Creek, Herring Bay, Lyons Creek Biological Monitoring Report Round 3 (2021) macroinvertebrates, benthic, biological, monitoring, herring, cabin, hall, lyons	Report	123
Characterization of Post Restoration Conditions in Cowhide Branch Assessment of biological, chemical, and geomorphological conditions in Cowhide Branch post-restoration (2021) restoration, severn, cowhide, Weems Creek	Publication	Characterization of Post Restoration Conditions in Cowhide Branch
Characterization of Pre-restoration Conditions in the Cowhide Branch Subwatershed: 2012-2013 Assessment of biological, chemical, and geomorphological conditions in Cowhide Branch pre-restoration (2013) Cowhide, Weems, Annapolis, restoration, monitoring, stormwater, water quality, biology, geomorphology, fish	Publication	123
Galloway Creek Biological Condition Assessment Biological condition summary of targeted sites in the Galloway Creek sub-watershed benthic macroinvertebrates, monitoring, biology, Patuxent, Jug Bay	Publication	123
Long Term Biological Monitoring Sites Condition Summary - 2016 Results Assessment of site conditions in stream reaches that have been restored and/or identified for future restoration opportunities macroinvertebrates, benthic, fish, biological, monitoring, results, mbss, cypress, dividing, mill, howards, furnace	Report	123
Method Quality Objectives Document Method performance characteristics for the Biological Monitoring Program benthic macroinvertebrates, biology, monitoring, MQO	Report	123
Monitoring the Effectiveness of Stormwater Treatment Practices at Reducing Pollutant Loads to Receiving Waters in the Magothy Watershed Pre- and post-restoration comparisons of discharge measurements at Cypress and Dividing Creeks targeted, magothy, cypress, dividing, umces, aacc, leelyn, dunkeld	Report	123
Nutrient Hotspot Identification Project Scope of work and protocol for NHP identification at restoration sites TMDL, nutrients, monitoring	Publication	Non-Tidal Surface Water Monitoring
Patuxent Research Refuge Stream Assessment Assessment of benthic macroinvertebrate populations at Patuxent Research Refuge Benthic macroinvertebrates, biology, monitoring, Patuxent, Patuxent Research Refuge	Publication	123
Patuxent Research Refuge Stream Assessment - Round 2 Assessment of benthic macroinvertebrate populations at Patuxent Research Refuge benthic, macroinvertebrates, Patuxent, Patuxent Research Refuge, assessment	Publication	123
PCB Source Tracking in Anne Arundel County Assessment of Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) in watersheds with associated TMDLs TMDL, PCB, monitoring	Publication	Non-Tidal Surface Water Monitoring
Program Design Document Biological Monitoring Program Design Update benthic macroinvertebrates, fish, monitoring, program design	Report	123
Quality Assurance Project Plan Round 3 Quality assurance guidance for the Biological Monitoring Program - Round 3 macroinvertebrates, benthic, biological, monitoring, quality, assurance	Report	123
Quality Assurance Project Plan--Round 3 Quality assurance guidance for the Biological Monitoring Program - Round 3 macroinvertebrates, benthic, biological, monitoring, quality, assurance	Report	123
Quality Assurance Project Plan--Rounds 1 and 2 Quality assurance guidance for the Biological Monitoring Program - Rounds 1 and 2 biology, monitoring quality assurance, QAPP	Report	123
Rock Creek 2015 Water Quality Monitoring Results - Final Report Pre-restoration monitoring of Rock Creek sub-watershed estuary, water quality, dissolved oxygen, temperature, chlorophyll, nitrogen, phosphorus, water column	Report	123
Round 3 Summary Report benthic, macroinvertebrate, monitoring, biology, habitat, geomorphology	Form (PDF)	123