Bread and Cheese Creek rises 5 foot about normal levels on 9/5/11 again

On 9/5/11 Bread and Cheese Creek has risen 5 foot above its normal level. This has occurred during moderate again. This is due to antiquated stormwater management techniques employed in Dundalk. Merritt Boulevard, North Point Road, all of the Berkshire Community, the Gray Manor Community and the North Point Community as well as all the shopping center parking lots along the stream are designed to drain directly into Bread and Cheese Creek carrying with it all the trash, debris and chemicals from these areas. All these toxins and pollution drain into Back River and into the Chesapeake Bay. This causes the stream to carry a much greater volume than it can handle creates lots of erosion and sediment to be carried along with the flow as well.

Our stormwater management techniques need to be upgraded to modern standards and "grandfather" wavers stop being handed out. These upgrades need to be made not only for the health of the Bread and Cheese Creek, but for the health of all the community residents and the Chesapeake Bay as well.

www.BreadandCheeseCreek.org

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