Moores Run

Biohabitats worked with the City of Baltimore to design the restoration of 9,000 linear feet of Moores Run. Moores Run is tributary to Back River, which is impaired for nitrogen, phosphorus, suspended sediments and fecal coliform. Restoration of Moores Run will not only support Back River and Chesapeake Bay TMDL goals, but also the City’s stormwater permit requirement to treat inadequately treated impervious surface.

Using a combination of instream restoration measures (channel stabilization, grade control, habitat creation, and floodplain reconnection) and riparian zone stormwater retrofits (off line constructed wetlands, bioswales, and regenerative stormwater conveyance), Biohabitats developed a comprehensive and cost-effective restoration design that optimizes outcomes. The location of Moores within both the Piedmont and Western Coastal Plain physiographic provinces also influenced the design approaches used along specific reaches.

TAGS

• Analysis+Planning
• Assessment+Monitoring
• Design
• Ecological Restoration