I noticed that the drain under Bradley Road that connects this conservation area to the retention pond on the other side of Bradley Road is too high to allow the water to properly drain into the pond. The trees prevent the water from evaporating, and also causes a bad mosquito problem.

The water from the conservation area does not drain into the waste water management pond. If it gets high enough it will go to the other side of the street, next to the pond. Only water from the storm drains go into the WWM area. My concern is that the low spot next to the storm drain allows water, with pollutants, to run through the back of lots 1224, 1222 and 1220 Bradley road. The county made the builders re-grade these lots because they had flooding in these backyards. All that water remains in the conversation area for extend periods of time. And over the last 4 years has killed many of the trees in the area that do not have the root systems to survive. There are also abundant amounts of algae in the conservation area from the road pollution. I do not understand you the conversation area has to hold so much water but the WWM ponds in the area hardly seem full. Additionally, we have all this standing water but can never get on the county mosquito spray list?

I had put in a complaint to the MD Dept of Ag Mosquito Control since the county didn't care...but they didn't do anything. I even mentioned the tiger mosquito. The guy they sent out seemed really confused.

https://mda.maryland.gov/plants-pests/pages/mosquito_control.aspx

It's not just all those trees dying, with it staying so wet back there all the time there's higher chances of all those trees falling down when we get the wind storms.

Melody- I spoke with Sarah Smith with the Mosquito Control Administration a few days ago. She informed me that our community (Cottonwood HOA) needs to complete a Mosquito Spray list form by the 4/12/2019 deadline, so that we could be considered for county mosquito spraying. We obviously missed the deadline but I feel like if we contact our elected officials perhaps they can do something.
http://www.mgaleg.maryland.gov/webmga/frmmain.aspx?pid=legisrpage&tab=subject6&poptype=find&popid=

A few of my neighbors have also contacted the Department of Inspections and Permits Forestry Program regarding the standing water and dead trees in the conservation area. I'm sorry but the county allowed this issue to occur and the county needs to make it right. I'm fine with them allowing the water to stand in the neighboring WWM ponds and bombing those suckers to get rid of the mosquitoes.

Work order 19412274 has been created for your concern. Investigation will occur as soon as possible. If you have any questions, please contact Central District Road Operations at 410-222-7940 and refer to the above listed work order.

work order created