Jack Creek Park Capital Improvement Project

Public Information Meeting

October 2, 2017

Consultants & Designers, Inc.“Integrating Engineering and Environment”

7455 New Ridge Road, Suite T Phone: (410) 694-9401Hanover, Maryland 21076 Fax: (410) 694-9405

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Introduction Office of County Executive Steven R. Schuh

• Michelle Corkadel, Constituent Services Officer

Anne Arundel County Department of Public Works• Masoud Ghatineh, P.E., Project Manager

Design Consultant – BayLand Consultants & Designers, Inc.• Sepehr Baharlou, P.E., Project Manager

Meeting Purpose• Increase Community Awareness of the Project• Provide Project Overview and Status Update• Respond to Questions

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Project Goals Protect park from shoreline erosion

Enhance water quality of the Chesapeake Bay

Address County MS4/TMDL permit requirements

Improve public access to the waterway

Support recreational boating dredging program

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Project Overview Shoreline Protection

• Living shoreline

Waterway Access• Soft (natural) canoe/kayak launch

Dredged Material Placement• Place dry material from Idlewilde DMP Site

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Jack Creek Park

58 acres

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Shoreline Protection 1994 Aerial Photo

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Shoreline Protection 2014 Aerial Photo

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Shoreline Protection 2014 VS 1994 Aerial Photo

• 6 acres lost due to erosion

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Shoreline Protection Existing shoreline conditions

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Bay Front Jack Creek

Along the Point

Shoreline Protection Living Shorelines

• Controls shoreline erosion• Provides a productive, natural shoreline• Strategic placement of plants, stone, sand fill and other

structural and organic materials• Implemented through a variety of shoreline protection

methods

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Shoreline Protection Stone structures provide erosion protection Sand fill provides planting terrace Marsh plantings provide flood protection and habitat

enhancement

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Shoreline Protection Protects 1,488 LF of

shoreline Restores 58,811 SF of

tidal marsh

12Preliminary Concept Plan

Waterway Access Access Road

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Parking Launch Area

Preliminary Concept Plan

Waterway Access Launch Area

• Soft (natural) canoe/kayak launch• Natural shoreline

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Waterway Access Access shoreline through existing trail Provide ADA compliant surface Incorporate launch area into living shoreline design

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Waterway Access Parking

• 20 car parking spots (no trailers)• Permeable grass paving

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Waterway Access Access Road

• Follow existing gravel road• Gravel surface to the parking area• Trail to water will be permeable gravel (ADA compliant)• Controlled access (gate) will remain

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Dredged Material Placement Place dry material from Idlewilde DMP Site

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Dredged Material Placement Idlewilde DMP Site primarily used for South County

recreational dredging projects such as:• Parish Creek (Federal and County channels)• Rockhold Creek Jetty • Broadwater Creek• Church Creek• West River, etc…

All materials are tested before dredging• Metals• Pesticides & PCBs• Priority pollutants volatiles & semi-volatiles• Total of 149 parameters

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Dredged Material Placement Jack Creek Park placement area

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Dredged Material Placement Place dry material from Idlewilde DMP Site

• 14,000 cubic yards• 3-acre area• Amend soil with lime and fertilizer• Cover with 6 inches of topsoil• Shape to form natural land features• Re-seed with meadow mix

Create small wetlands (rain garden) Restore to existing use and vegetative cover

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Dredged Material Placement Truck Route

• Idlewilde Road to Snug Harbor Road – ½ mile

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Dredged Material Placement Example

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During Placement After

Schedule

Project has been split into two phases

Phase 1: Dredged Material Placement• Under construction – to be completed in 2 months

Phase 2: Living Shoreline & Waterway Access• Design completed• Federal, State and County permitting underway• To be constructed in 12 to 18 months

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Discussion

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