READY Summer Program 2017

Every year the READY Program hires on the bulk of its workforce and completes the majority of its projects during the summer. This past summer marks the 5th year of the READY Program! Since its inception the READY program has employed over 100 Howard County youth in its efforts to reduce the harmful effects of stormwater runoff in and around the communities in which we work.

The 2017 Summer Program created jobs for 18 local youth. They worked on a variety of projects at a number of properties around the County including community associations, residential homes,  and churches.

2017 Summer Stats:

• 12 Crew Members, 3 Assistant Crew Leaders and 4 Crew Leaders hired for the season
• 126,628 sq ft of drainage area treated
• 31,516 sq ft of impervious surface treated
• Construction of 4 rain gardens and 2 bioretention facilities at multiple locations
  

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READY Maintenance Program

Since its inception, the READY Program has constructed over 120 rain gardens and conservation landscapes throughout Howard County. After conducting an assessment of all our installations we determined the need to offer a maintenance option to our past and future customers. The READY Program takes pride in the projects it installs and their environmental benefit, therefore we wish the see them continuously performing up to the standard to which they were designed. To address this maintenance need the READY Program has begun offering a maintenance option to new customers going forth. We have also extended this maintenance option to all of our past customers as well. The program has since expanded to incorporate the maintenance of rain gardens and other stormwater Best Management Practices that were not constructed by the READY Program.