The waterways and creeks that line Rock Creek Forest are a major part of what makes this neighborhood so appealing. It takes only a few steps out of your door to enjoy the beautiful scenery created by Rock Creek. Unfortunetly due mostly in part to the historic lack of adequate stormwater control, many of the waterways and creeks have suffered extreme damage.
Over the years, many of the streams in the County's historically urban areas have received fast-flowing, highly erosive urban stormwater runoff from impervious surfaces such as roads, concrete, pavements, parking lots, and rooftops. Many of Montgomery County's older urban and suburban areas were developed in an era when paved surfaces were built without concern for what would happen to rainfall runoof. Stormwater management was not as big a concern as it is today. These areas did not develop with adequately sized stormwater drainage systems and stromwater ponds to recieve, detain, and filter runoff before it flowed into streams. As a result, during rain events runoff flushed into streams unmitigated.
Damage to local creeks and streams that flow through ours and other county neighborhoods being the result.
The county is embarking on a three-part, watershed restoration effort to rehabilitate the stream system, introduce better management and control future runoff from additional urban surfaces throughout the county.
There will be an Public Meeting at Rosemary Hills Elememtary School on September 27th at 6:30 pm. The purpose of this meeting is to discuss and outline plans for the Donnybrook Stream Restoration Project. There will be presentation at 6:45 followed by an open forum.
For more information on this project go to http://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/dectmpl.asp?url=/Content/dep/water/watershedRestoration.asp
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