This project provides for facility planning and feasibility studies to evaluate watershed conservation needs and to identify remedial projects for stormwater management, stormwater retrofit, Environmental Site Design (ESD)/Low Impact Development (LID), and stream restoration projects. Projects in facility planning may include the preparation of watershed plans assessing stream restoration, stormwater management retrofit projects, and ESD/LID projects to help mitigate degraded stream conditions in rural and developed watersheds. Water quality monitoring and analysis is required to quantify impacts of watershed development and projects implemented in the Stormwater Management Retrofit Countywide project (No. 808726). The projects generated in facility planning support the requirements in the County's Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4) Permit. Facility planning represents planning and preliminary design and develops a program of requirements in advance of full programming of a project. This project also provides for operation of automated fixed monitoring stations as required by the MS4 Permit.

Costs increase due to enhanced requirements of the MS4 permit, and as FY27 and FY28 enter the six-year period.

The facility planning products support the requirements outlined in the County's MS4 Permit. This project establishes the facilities planning data and alternatives analysis needed to identify and set priorities for individual capital projects. Facility planning costs for projects which are ultimately included in stand-alone Project Description Forms (PDFs) are reflected here and not in the resulting individual project. Future individual CIP projects which result from facility planning will reflect reduced planning and design costs.

Funding sources updated in FY23 to include Water Quality Protection Charge-backed revenue bonds. FY21 supplemental in Intergovernmental for the amount of $67,509. Expenditures in the outyears include expected costs to meet the requirements of the County's next MS4 permit. The scope of the next MS4 permit is subject to negotiation with the Maryland Department of Environment.

Expenditures will continue indefinitely. 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.

Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission, U. S. Army Corps of Engineers, Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission, Department of Transportation, Montgomery County Public Schools, Stormwater Management Retrofit Countywide (No. 808726), Misc. Stream Valley Improvements.