DCET Report

Duvall Creek Environmental Trust                                        

A Publication of the

A Chesapeake Bay Preserve

January 2003

In the News

County Grants $1.8 Million for Local Creek Project 

October 10, 2002

 Community efforts resulted in funding for Creek dredging and restoration. The Anne Arundel County Capital Budget has planned $172,000 in FY 2006 for planning and $1,587,000 in FY 2007 for dredging.  Local involvement has already encouraged the Hillsmere Watershed Study which has been completed under County contract with McCrone Inc., and is the first step of the County Capital Program to restore the Creek.  Community requests to advance the scheduled dates will be considered only if new money is secured. 

Many environmentalists reside on the Creek.  Residents of the communities surrounding Duvall Creek, which joins the South River, have formed the Duvall Creek Environmental Trust (DCET).  DCET will provide
a forum for combining and developing community ideas.   The goals of the Trust are 1) to advance the FY 2006/7 date for the planning and construction of the Creek
Restoration, 2) to monitor and maintain those improvements and 3) to form a governance body that would promote the future ecological health of the Creek.

The Duvall Creek Environmental Trust (DCET) has been formed to draw together the concerned residents of the Creek.  The primary aim of the Trust will be to advance Creek improvements and to develop a grass roots organization to support the planning of projects and Creek maintenance into the future.

DCET will directly involve residents in the Creek ecology by establishing the www.duvallcreek.org website which will display a complete scientific and photographic description of the Creek.  This site will help us track, support and coordinate all Creek improvement projects and provide communication between planners and workers.  Our area of concern will be:

1)       the entire Creek watershed which has
been defined by the McCrone Study
of October 2001,

2)       the entire shoreline, bottom, flora
and fauna and water of the Creek and

3)       the South River Shoreline, including bogs, marshes and embayments from the Watergate Community on the East to the Quiet Waters Park on the West. 

We will support the planning of a stable, balanced, natural shoreline by restoring the water depth, tidal flushing, water quality and aquatic species within this area. 

The increased beauty, stability and functionality of the Creek will improve the quality of life of the 2000 homes that use the Creek as their primary recreation area.

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