Water Quality Advisory Group
The Montgomery County Water Quality Advisory Group (WQAG) provides a formal stakeholder group for public involvement in the County's watershed protection and restoration strategies. It includes 15 resident members and 3 non-voting agency members.
The WQAG provides recommendations to the County Executive and the County Council on water quality management goals and policies, program priorities, and funding. It also provides input primarily by transmitting letters and an annual report. The WQAG was established through Chapter 19, Article IV of the Water Quality Discharge Law.
WQAG’s mission is to recommend policies, programs, and priorities that protect, maintain, and/or restore the biological, chemical and physical integrity of county streams, rivers, wetlands, groundwater, lakes, and other water resources. WQAG recommendations are considered in shaping the water resources programmatic directions of the County.
Members
- 2020 WQAG Members ( PDF , 146KB)
WQAG is comprised of voting representatives from each of the following community categories:
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Academic/scientific
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Agricultural
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Business
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Environmental
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Public-at-large
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Public Agencies (non-voting)
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The Maryland National Capital Park and Planning Commission (M-NCPPC)
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The Montgomery County Department of Environmental Protection
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Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission (WSSC)
These volunteers provide a valuable service to the community by presenting the concerns and viewpoints of the community sectors they represent on protecting the County's water resources.
Calendar of Advisory Group Activities
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2020 Meeting Calendar ( PDF, 119KB)
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2019 Meeting Calendar ( PDF, 114KB) **January 14th meeting canceled due to weather**
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2018 Meeting Calendar ( PDF, 78KB)
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2017 Meeting Calendar ( PDF, 15KB)
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2016 Meeting Calendar ( PDF, 15KB)
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2015 Meeting Calendar ( PDF , 16KB)
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2014 Meeting Calendar ( PDF, 16KB)
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2013 Meeting Calendar ( PDF, 17KB)
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2012 Meeting Calendar ( PDF,16KB)
- 2011 Meeting Calendar ( PDF,16KB)
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2020-01-13 Climate Planning Meeting ( PDF, 11PP, 1.37MB)
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2019-05-13 Water and Sewer Plan 101 ( PDF, 17PP, 10.1MB)
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FY18 MS4 Annual Report Summary ( PDF, 1.5MB)
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Olney ES Presentation to WQAG ( PDF, 1.8MB)
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2018-10-15 WQAG Trash Trap Study ( PDF, 11PP, 4MB)
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FY17 MS4 Annual Report Summary ( PDF, 16PP, 891KB)
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WQAG STAR Presentation ( PDF, 15PP, 3.7MB)
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DEP's Watershed Management Budget FY17 ( PDF, 26PP, 3MB)
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Montgomery County Forest Conservation Program ( PDF, 33PP, 18MB)
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Urban Stream Systems M-NCPPC ( PDF, 11PP, 5.3MB)
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Road Salts and Water Quality- MWCOG ( PDF, 11PP, 200KB)
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DEP's Special Protection Area (SPA) Program and the Biologic Conditions Gradient (BCG) ( PDF, 11PP, 1.8MB)
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DEP's Watershed Restoration Program ( PDF, 35PP, 6.7MB)
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Stormwater Management Budget FY15 ( PDF, 35PP, 7.3MB)
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Bethesda Master Plan High Performance Areas ( PDF, 13PP, 3.1MB)
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DEP Anti-Littering Campaign ( PDF, 13PP, 2.2MB)
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Monitoring of Pesticides at WSSC ( PDF, 11PP, 188KB)
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Emerging Contaminants in Drinking Water Sources ( PDF , 18PP, 1.2MB)
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Montgomery County's Municipal Storm Sewer System Permit (MS4) ( PDF , 35PP, 3MB)
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Monitoring Local Streams ( PDF , 15PP, 889KB)
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County Watershed Monitoring ( PDF , 24PP, 2.8MB)
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Blue Plains Intermunicipal Agreement ( PDF , 39PP, 290KB)
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WSSC Update on Consent Decree Projects ( PDF , 2.37MB)
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Preliminary Biological Condition Gradient (BCG) for Montgomery County Maryland ( PDF , 1.9MB)
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Urbanization and Stream Ecology in Maryland, Presentation by Scott Stranko of MD ( PDF , 2.36AMB)
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Little Seneca Fish Populations and Relationship to Imperviousness, Habitat and Water Quality, Presentation by Charles Gougeon, MD DNR ( PDF , 9.13MB)
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10 Mile Creek Presentation by Diane Cameron of the Audubon Naturalist Society ( PDF , 2.25MB)
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Pulte Homes Presentation on Proposed Development of Ten Mile Creek 2/11/13 ( PDF , 4.66B)
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Stream Stewards Volunteer Program Presentation 1/14/2013 ( PDF , 695KB)
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DEP Outreach Update 1/14/2013 ( PDF , 3MB)
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Watershed Restoration in a Baltimore Ultra Urban Stormshed ( PDF , 11.93MB)
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DEP Green Streets ( PDF , 3.93MB)
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Illicit discharge Detection and Elimination Presentation by CWP ( PDF , 5.37MB)
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Use of Non-Potable Water Challenges Presentation by WSSC ( PDF , 676KB)
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Turf to Trees: Residential Reforestation in Baltimore County ( PDF , 22.7MB)
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Watershed Outreach Presentation ( PDF , 3.1MB)
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Presentation on Zoning Code Revisions ( PDF , 1.2MB)
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WQAG June 2020 Draft Meeting Agenda ( PDF , 75KB)
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WQAG April 2020 Draft Meeting Agenda ( PDF , 72KB)
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WQAG January 2020 Meeting Agenda ( PDF , 71KB)
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WQAG December 2019 Meeting Agenda ( PDF , 71KB)
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WQAG November 2019 Meeting Agenda ( PDF , 72KB)
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WQAG October 2019 Meeting Agenda ( PDF , 72KB)
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WQAG September 2019 Meeting Agenda ( PDF , 71KB)
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WQAG June 2019 Meeting Agenda ( PDF , 71KB)
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WQAG May 2019 Meeting Agenda ( PDF , 72KB)
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WQAG April 2019 Meeting Agenda ( PDF , 72KB)
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WQAG March 2019 Meeting Agenda ( PDF , 72KB)
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WQAG January 2019 Meeting Agenda ( PDF , 60KB)
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WQAG December 2018 Meeting Agenda ( PDF , 71KB)
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WQAG November 2018 Meeting Agenda ( PDF , 60KB)
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WQAG October 2018 Meeting Agenda ( PDF , 59KB)
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WQAG September 2018 Meeting Agenda ( PDF , 62KB)
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WQAG Meeting Minutes November 2019 ( PDF , 163KB)
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WQAG Meeting Minutes October 2019 ( PDF , 182KB)
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WQAG Meeting Minutes September 2019 ( PDF , 168KB)
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WQAG Meeting Minutes June 2019 ( PDF , 173KB)
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WQAG Meeting Minutes May 2019 ( PDF , 178KB)
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WQAG Meeting Minutes April 2019 ( PDF , 165KB)
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WQAG Meeting Minutes March 2019 ( PDF , 158KB)
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WQAG Meeting Minutes December 2018 ( PDF , 137KB)
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WQAG Meeting Minutes November 2018 ( PDF , 148KB)
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WQAG Meeting Minutes October 2018 ( PDF , 101KB)
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WQAG Meeting Minutes September 2018 ( PDF , 91KB)
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WQAG Meeting Minutes June 2018 ( PDF , 138KB)
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WQAG Meeting Minutes May 2018 ( PDF , 108KB)
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WQAG Meeting Minutes April 2018 ( PDF , 105KB)
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WQAG Meeting Minutes March 2018 ( PDF , 104KB)
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July 2017 - October 2017 ( PDF , 142KB)
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January 2017 - June 2017 ( PDF , 2.1MB)
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November 2016 - December 2016 ( PDF , 243KB)
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July 2016 - September 2016 ( PDF , 277KB)
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January 2016 - May 2016 ( PDF , 358KB)
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July 2015 - December 2015 ( PDF , 463KB)
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January 2015 - May 2015 ( PDF , 1.1MB)
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October 2014 - December 2014 ( PDF , 951KB)
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May 2014 - September 2014 ( PDF , 260KB)
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January 2014 - April 2014 ( PDF , 117KB)
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June 2013 - November 2013 ( PDF , 76KB)
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March 2013 - May 2013 ( PDF , 65KB)
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January 2013 - February 2013 ( PDF , 47KB)
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October 2012 - December 2012 ( PDF , 184KB)
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June 2012 - September 2012 ( PDF , 89KB)
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March 2012 - May 2012 ( PDF , 180KB)
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January 2012 - February 2012 ( PDF , 262KB)
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Recommended Communication Improvements Sent to County Executive ( PDF , 105KB)
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2018-01-08 WQAG Letter on Improving Vacancy Process ( PDF , 336KB)
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2018-02-09 BCC Response to WQAG Letter on Improving Vacancy Process ( PDF , 121KB)
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WQAG Letter to the County Executive on the Pesticide Bill 52 ( PDF , 3.3MB)
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Comparability and Use Assessment of Montgomery County Department of Environmental Protection Stream Monitoring and Maryland Biological Stream Survey Data ( PDF , 248KB, 2pp)
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WQAG Storm Drain Art Proposal to DEP ( PDF , 270KB, 8pp)
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WQAG Recommendations on 10 Mile Creek ( PDF , 3MB)
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MDE Response to County's Request to Use County Data in Stream Tier II Designations ( PDF , 1.14MB)
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Letter from DEP to MDE Regarding Use of Montgomery County Data for Tier II Designations of Streams ( PDF , 712KB)
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WQAG Letter on the Montgomery County Bag Bill ( PDF , 103KB)
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Executive Response to the WQAG Letter on Tier II Watershed Designations in Montgomery County ( PDF , 89KB)
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WQAG Letter on Tier II Watershed Designations in Montgomery County ( PDF , 95KB)
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Executive Response on Anacostia Watershed Restoration ( PDF , 79KB)
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WQAG Letter on Anacostia Watershed Reforestation ( PDF , 213KB)
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Letter on County Use of Products Containing Triclosan ( PDF , 155KB)
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Executive Response to Letter on Planning Department Budget Cuts ( PDF , 69KB)
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Letter on proposed Planning Department Budget Cuts ( PDF , 166KB)
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WQAG on Anacostia Restoration Plan ( PDF , 719KB)
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Executive Response to the WQAG Letter on the Anacostia Restoration Plan ( PDF , 35KB)
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WQAG Letter on Drug Take-Back Events ( PDF , 765KB)
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Executive Response to the WQAG Letter on the Drug Take-Back Events ( PDF , 41KB)
Administrative Forms and Links for WQAG Members
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WQAG Procedures ( PDF , 135KB)
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Volunteer Registration Form ( PDF , 15KB)
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Reimbursement Form ( PDF , 12KB)
County Bills and Codes Concerning the WQAG