anchor Description
This flood mitigation project, located along Glenhaven Drive and Dennis Avenue in Wheaton, will excavate and expand the stream channel upstream of the Wheaton Regional Pond and modify the pond's riser structure. This project will be constructed in parallel with the Department of Transportation's (DOT) Dennis Avenue bridge replacement. The two projects will modify the current floodplain boundary just upstream of the pond. The post-project floodplain will not include the residential properties located in the current floodplain.
anchorEstimated Schedule
The riser modification and channel design began in with the riser repair construction expected to start in and conclude in The excavation of the channel will occur in coordination with DOT's culvert replacement in and
anchor Justification
An engineering analysis by the Department of Environmental Protection indicates that the effect of the riser structure associated with the Wheaton Regional Pond, the Dennis Avenue Culvert, and an undersized stream channel along Glenhaven Drive, cumulatively, will cause flooding of roads and private property upstream of the pond during a storm event. Flooding of adjacent roads and private property has already occurred in and
anchorFiscal Note
In in Current Revenue: Water Quality Protection replaces that amount of Water Quality Bonds. In State Aid increased to reflect a State grant for tree planting, with an offsetting reduction in Water Quality Protection bonds. Funding sources updated in to include Water Quality Protection Fund bonds in The County intends for a portion of long term financing in to also be paid for with Water Quality Protection Fund bonds. This project will be done in conjunction with the DOT Dennis Avenue bridge replacement project
anchorDisclosures
The County Executive asserts that this project conforms to the requirement of relevant local plans, as required by the Maryland Economic Growth, Resource Protection and Planning Act.
anchorCoordination
Department of Transportation, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Maryland Emergency Management Agency, and Dennis Ave Bridge Replacement (No.