Water Publications & Reports

Beaches

• Maryland Beaches Program

Dredging

• The Hart-Miller Island Exterior Monitoring Program

Drinking Water

• Radium And Your Drinking Water (A Homeowner's Guide)
• Arsenic Water Treatment for Individual Wells in Maryland
• Health Information about Arsenic in Drinking Water
• Also see Water Supply below.

Fish and Shellfish Contamination

• Consumption Guidelines for Recreationally Caught Fish Species in Maryland
• Risk Based Screening of Metals in Maryland Finfish Tissue, 1985-1997

• PCB Bioavailabilty Study (2005)

Flood Hazard Mitigation

• Governor's Flood Mitigation Task Force Report Executive Summary
• Maryland Floodplain Managers Handbook
• Well Protection in Flood Prone Areas

On-Site Sewage Disposal

• Sand Mound Design and Construction Manual
• Sand Mound Guidance
• Bay Restoration Fund Information Guide
• Site Evaluation Training Manual for Onsite Sewage Treatment and Disposal Systems

Stormwater Management

• Draft Revised Manual for Erosion & Sediment Control on Forest Harvest Operations
• 2000 Maryland Stormwater Design Manual, Volumes I & II
• Maryland Model Stormwater Ordinance
• Maryland Stormwater Management Guidelines for State & Federal Projects
• Stream Response to Stormwater Management Best Management Practices in Maryland
• Stormwater Management and Mosquito Issues

Wastewater Discharges

• Guidelines for Land Treatment of Municipal Wastewaters
• Wastewater Capacity Management Plan Guidance

Water Conservation

• Maryland Statewide Water Conservation Advisory Committee Final Report, 2000
• Maryland Technical Advisory Committee on Water supply Infrastructure, 2000

Water Supply

• Low Phosphorus Detergents for Commercial Diswashers Report
• 2005 Capacity Development Report to Governor
• Water Supply Capacity Management Plan Guidance Document
• 2004 Safe Drinking Water Act Compliance Report
• Final Report of the Water Security and Sewerage Systems Advisory Council
• Final Report to the Governor of the Advisory Committee on the Management and Protection of the State's Water Resources 
• Maryland's Source Water Assessment Program
• Guidance for Public Drinking Water Systems
• 2002 Safe Drinking Water Capacity Development Report
• 2002 Safe Drinking Water Act Compliance Report
• 2003 Safe Drinking Water Act Compliance Report
• 2012 Groundwater Report 

TMDLs and Water Quality Reporting

• Integrated Water Quality Reports (303d List)

• Approved TMDLs 
• Water Quality Improvement Assistance
• Maryland's 2006 TMDL Implementation Guidance for Local Governments

Water Quality Finance

• Final WQSRF FFY 2005 Intended Use Plan and Project Priority List
• Final DWSRF FFY 2005 Intended Use Plan and Project Priority List
• Water Quality and Drinking Water Revolving Loan Fund Program Borrower’s Manual

Water Quality Planning

• Maryland's 2006 TMDL Implementation Guidance for Local Governments
• Final Report of the Water Security and Sewerage Systems Advisory Council
• Draft Continuing Planning Process for Water Quality Management
• Water Quality Planning: State of Maryland's Comprehensive Water Monitoring Strategy
• User's Guide to Watershed Planning in Maryland

Wetlands and Waterways

• Citizen's Guide to Nontidal Wetland Mitigation Monitoring
• Maryland's Guidelines for Waterway Construction
• Maryland Nontidal Wetland Mitigation Guidance 
• The Wetlands Restoration Guidebook

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