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