Baltimore County Waterway Improvement Summary, 2004?

BALTIMORE COUNTY WATERWAY IMPROVEMENT PROJECT SUMMARY DREDGING PROJECTS • Baltimore County has completed dredging on over 60 channels since 1989 through the use of the DNR Waterway Improvement Funds. • Since FY 2004, Baltimore County has completed or is in the process of completing the dredging of 17 recreational boating channels financed in part by the DNR Waterway Improvement Funds (see attachment). These 17 channels benefit thousands of boaters using local waterways including those using privately owned marinas. • Baltimore County has received a total of $3.5 million in DNR Waterway Improvement Funds since FY 2004 for dredging of these 17 channels. • Baltimore County has requested a total of $6.3 million in DNR Waterway Improvement Funds in FY 2008 for nine waterway improvement projects including dredging (six local channels), conducting SAV monitoring, and completing a boating related shoreline erosion control project. Due to the large number of project requests this year statewide, we anticipate that the County will receive $2.0 - $2.5 million in State funding for these projects. BOATING ACCESS PROJECTS (State and Local Parks) • Since FY 2004, Baltimore County, with the assistance of the DNR Waterway Improvement Fund, has funded $772,000 to improve five local public boating access sites. In addition, the Fund has provided $769,000 to improve four State owned boating facilities located in Baltimore County. LOCAL AIDS TO NAVIGATION • Baltimore County, with the assistance of the DNR Waterway Improvement Fund, is now marking all dredged channels with navigation buoys.