Baltimore Harbor - Harborview

Floating Wetlands Proposal

January 25, 2012

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Harborview Project
March 30, 2011 JE Presentation
WORLD TRADE
CENTER
NATIONAL
AQUARIUM
BALTIMORE
MARINE CENTER
INNER HARBOR

BALTIMORE MARINE
CENTER AT
LIGHTHOUSE POINT

HARBORVIEW

BALTIMORE
HARBOR

BALTIMORE MARINE
CENTER AT SOUTH
CLINTON STREET

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Launching
August 26, 2010

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Plant Performance
August 26, 2010

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Plant Performance
October 2010

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Underwater Inspection
November 2010

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Underwater Inspection
November 2010

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Plant Performance
December 15, 2010

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Plant Performance
January 11, 2011

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Plant Performance
January 19, 2011

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Plant Performance
May 26, 2011

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Plant Performance
July 28, 2011

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Plant Performance
August 2011

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Plant Performance
January 2012

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Goals
Create 1.6 acres of floating wetlands
Improve water quality in Baltimore Harbor &
Chesapeake Bay (remove nutrients, produce
oxygen, address TMDLs)

Create aquatic habitat

Encourage public access for hands-on
environmental education
Create environmental partnerships
Provide access for inspection, data collection,
monitoring, and maintenance
Create demand for recycling plastic bottles

Create new businesses and local employment

opportunities
Create tourism opportunities

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Existing Conditions

VIEW LOOKING EAST

VIEW LOOKING NORTH

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Project Concept

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Marina Alternative

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Proposed Layout

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Proposed Floating Wetlands Plan

FIXED PIERS
9,080 SF
PLATFORMS
9,330 SF
FLOATING DOCKS
1,800 SF
FLOATING WETLANDS 1.6 ACRES

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Proposed Floating Wetlands

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Environmental Education Opportunities

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Environmental Education Opportunities

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Environmental Education Opportunities

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Harborview Floating Wetlands

Summary
Create 1.6 acres of floating wetland habitat
Improve water quality
Provide area for environmental education programs
Provide access for maintenance and study
Create partnerships and job opportunities

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Questions?

FIXED PIERS
9,080 SF
PLATFORMS
9,330 SF
FLOATING DOCKS
1,800 SF
FLOATING WETLANDS 1.6 ACRES