The Harris Creek Watershed Stormwater Project

The Harris Creek Watershed Project is starting to make Progress. Moving it forward and getting the Message out as to what we aim to do in the Watershed is Important to us at this stage. The "gist" of this was included in a recent Sun Paper Article following a Bus Tour of the Harris Creek Watershed.

The Important Points covered and now available to the Public are (1)-The Harris Creek Watershed is an undertaking by the Baltimore Harbor Watershed Association (BHWA),that is has a significant Historic background,that it was paved over during the Industrialization of Canton,that it has an Outflow on Boston St,that 55 miles of pipes are necessary to carry the stormwater from Clifton Park to the Canton Area. There is a Paddle Wheel Trash Interceptor located at the Outfall and 3-5 Tons of Trash are collected each month. The immediate Goal of the BHWA is to reduce this significantly with Practices that will accomplish this.

(2)-The way to Clean up the Baltimore Harbor is to Clean up the City ....one Block at a time and help bring back Baltimore. However this will be a real challenge because of the Diversity that now exists in the Watershed. There is a wide variation in Income,rate of unemployment,schools crimes,drug addiction,etc Social Justice and Environmental Justice Issues need to be considered and better understood before setting up Workshops dealing with the Stormwater Issue. It becomes a Shared Watershed Plan only if "togetherness" becomes part of the core ingredients.

More to Come. Ray Bahr MD BHWA