2014

The Harn Aqueduct Rain Garden and Conservation Landscaping project eliminated standing water on a walk-out patio and potential basement flooding through use of an aqueduct...

This project involves a number of different BMPs that are used to treat runoff from an entire property. The property was transformed from a plain...

This project provides a great example of a before/after transformation of a home landscape using multiple BMPs. The combination of the BMPs, native landscaping, a rain garden,...

The Veggie Box project was chosen for its creative application of several technologies, most notably a “self-watering” reservoir that promotes denitrification of captured stormwater....

The Green Tracks project took third place in the Innovative BMP category for good utilization of otherwise unusable land. The pioneering project had numerous...

This project was implemented at the Maryland Port Administration’s Dundalk Marine Terminal and uses the power of algae driven by photosynthesis to efficiently remove...

The Center for Built Environment & Infrastructure Studies building at Morgan State University was developed with the overall design intent to incorporate as many...

Our second place winner last year won for their efficient utilization of a small space. This project created both visually pleasing and functional stormwater...

This project combined stormwater BMPs with stream restoration to improve water quality. The improvements involved enhancing wetland systems, installing in-stream rock weirs, removing invasive...

Our jurors wanted to recognize this project as a 2014 third place winner for the creating a wetland system in a deteriorating parking lot...

The project that won second place in this category in 2014 serves as a superb example of a Best Management Practice performing critical uptake of...

Davidsonville Wildlife Sanctuary, once the site of an algae-filled farm pond with barren banks, now features a beautiful restored wetland system that detains runoff...

Write as Rain is an innovative sidewalk messaging campaign that used an eco-friendly hydrophobic spray to place hidden messages on sidewalks and streetscapes that...

Our jurors appreciated this project’s use of innovative stream and floodplain restoration techniques that increased floodwater storage potential, created wetlands, improved infiltration, reduced stream...

This project focused on the restoration of a seepage wetland ecosystem. It involved filling a severely eroded channel, installing rock and riffle grade control...

The Cabin Branch Stream Restoration is a showcase for Regenerative Stream Channel (RSC) restoration technology, highlighting within one project three prototype RSC applications for...

Our jurors were impressed with this project because it utilizes an impressive variety of BMPs: bioretention, tree well filter boxes, pervious concrete, a vegetated...

This project took home our second place certificate for applying the regional stormwater BMP to an ultra-urban setting by converting a bus parking area...

Green Infrastructure transformed a low-lying intersection with a large concrete island and dangerous merge lane into a model for stormwater management, improved traffic safety,...