Stream Health Workgroup
Upcoming Meetings
Canceled: Climate Resiliency/Stream Health Workgroup and Healthy Watersheds GIT Joint Meeting - November 2024
Thursday, November 21, 2024 from 1:30pm - 3:30pmStream Health Workgroup Meeting - December 2024
Friday, December 20, 2024 from 10:00am - 12:00pmScope and Purpose
The Stream Health Workgroup aims to affect overall positive change on streams in the Chesapeake Bay watershed by coordinating expert input on restoration techniques, funding options, and priority targets for natural channel design.
Projects and Resources
Stream Restoration Permitting Survey
In 2023, the Stream Health Workgroup's Stream Restoration Permitting Committee created a survey to track and report progress and identify remaining and/or new issues on permitting stream restoration projects. This survey was distributed to the workgroup on April 21, 2023, with the deadline of June 23, 2023, and workgroup members and interested parties were encouraged to send the survey to those outside the Bay Program Partnership. The results were discussed with the Workgroup to acknowledge progress and address identified issues.
Stream Health Indicators Project
The project “Scope of Work 12: Data Review and Development of Multi-Metric Stream Health Indicators” was a 2021 GIT-funded project that was completed in September 2023. This project was a continuation of work developed by the Stream Health Workgroup and the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) to better understand the drivers and stressors affecting stream health throughout the Chesapeake Bay watershed. This project was awarded to Tetra Tech and is phase 3A of a larger process to develop additional stream health indicators. Phases 3B and 3C will be completed in the future.
Additional information on this project and the deliverables can be found below:
- Watershed Wide Benthic Invertebrate Database - LINK
Stressor White Paper Project
Provided recommendations for the water quality impairments associated with a TMDL that will achieve co-benefits as a result of addressing other stressors through restoration practice implementation.
Publications
2024-2026 Stream Health Workplan
Stream Health Workgroup's Work Plan after completing its 4th Cycle of its Biennial Strategy Review System.
View details2024-2025 Stream Health Management Strategy - v.4
Stream Health's updated Management Strategy for 2024-2025.
View details2024 - Stream Health Outcome Review Summary
Published on May 30, 2024The Stream Health Outcome Review Summary provides a description of the current state of the outcome, a reflection of the accomplishments and challenges over the past two years, and recommendations for future work.
View detailsWatershed Agreement
Vital Habitats Goal
Workgroups and Action Teams
Members
Alison Santoro (Chair), Maryland Department of Natural Resources
Sara Weglein (Chair), Maryland Department of Natural Resources
580 Taylor Avenue C-2
Annapolis, Maryland 21401
Email: sara.weglein@maryland.gov
Phone: (410) 260-8621
Nick Staten (Staffer), Habitat Goal Implementation Team Staffer, Chesapeake Research Consortium
Bill Seiger, Maryland Department of the Environment
Brock Reggi, Virginia Department of Environmental Quality
Chris Spaur, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE)
Claire Buchanan, Interstate Commission on the Potomac River Basin (ICPRB)
30 West Gude Dr. Suite 450
Rockville, Maryland 20850
Email: cbuchan@icprb.org
Phone: (301) 984-1908 x112
Denise Clearwater, Maryland Department of the Environment
Montgomery Park Business Center
Baltimore, Maryland 21230
Email: dclearwater@mde.state.md.us
Phone: (410) 537-3000
Derrick McDonald, Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection
400 Market Street
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17101
Email: emcdonald@state.pa.us
Phone: (717) 772-5637
Emily Bialowas, Izaak Walton League
Emily Zollweg-Horan, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
Gabriella Vailati, Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control
Greg Noe, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)
Joe Berg, Biohabitats
2081 Clipper Park Road
Baltimore, Maryland 21211
Email: jberg@biohabitats.com
Phone: 410.554.0156
Joe Wood, Chesapeake Bay Foundation
Josh Burch, District of Columbia Department of Energy & Environment (DOEE)
1200 First Street, NE
5th Floor
Washington, District of Columbia 20002
Email: josh.burch@dc.gov
Phone: (202) 535-2600
Kelly Maloney, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)
Ken Hyer, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)
Kip Mumaw
Kristen Saacke Blunk, Headwaters LLC
2209 East Grace Street
Richmond, Virginia 23223
Email: Kristen@headwaters-LLC.org
Phone: (814) 360-9766
Matt Meyers, Fairfax County (VA)
12000 Government Center Parkway
Suite 449
Fairfax, Virginia 22035
Email: matthew.meyers@fairfaxcounty.gov
Matthew Cashman, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)
Nancy Roth, Tetra Tech
Nat Gillespie, U.S. Forest Service (USFS)
1400 Independence Avenue, SW
3 SO Yates Federal Building
Washington, District of Columbia 20250
Email: nathaniel.gillespie@usda.gov
Neely Law, Fairfax County (VA)
12000 Government Center Parkway
Suite 449
Fairfax, Virginia 22035
Email: Neely.Law@fairfaxcounty.gov
Phone: (410) 461-8323
Rosemary Fanelli, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)
Sandra Davis, USFWS Chesapeake Bay Field Office
Scott Lowe, Trout Unlimited
Scott Stranko, Maryland Department of Natural Resources
580 Taylor Avenue
Tawes State Office Building C2
Annapolis, Maryland 21401
Email: scott.stranko@maryland.gov
Phone: (410) 260-8603
Sara Caldes
329 Riverview Trail
Severn River Keeper
Annapolis, Maryland 21401
Email: s.caldes@severnriverkeeper.org
Scott Heidel, Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection
400 Market Street
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17101
Email: scheidel@pa.gov
Phone: (717) 772-5647