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H-4 Flood Mitigation Pond

Sector: Water Supply and Storage • Location: Ellicott City, Maryland, United States

Source: Howard County (.gov)

Project
Completed

The H-4 Flood Mitigation Pond is a critical flood mitigation project in Ellicott City as part of the EC Safe and Sound Plan. It is capable of holding more than 5.5 million gallons of water during a storm event, making it the largest completed retention pond in the plan to date. The project includes planting 560 trees and 370 shrubs to restore green space and preserve the natural environment.

Status
Closed
Sector
Water Supply and Storage, Government
Location
Ellicott City, Maryland, United States of America
Updated
22 Jul 2026
Source
Howard County (.gov)

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The project “H-4 Flood Mitigation Pond” is an infrastructure initiative in the Water Supply and Storage sector, located in Ellicott City, Maryland, United States. Taiyo aggregates data on it from Howard County (.gov).

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completed

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Closed

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2026-07-22

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The H-4 Flood Mitigation Pond is a critical flood mitigation project in Ellicott City as part of the EC Safe and Sound Plan. It is capable of holding more than 5.5 million gallons of water during a storm event, making it the largest completed retention pond in the plan to date. The project includes planting 560 trees and 370 shrubs to restore green space and preserve the natural environment.

Original sector

Flood Mitigation

Budget

Location

Country

United States of America (USA)

State

Maryland

City

Ellicott City

Source

Source

Howard County (.gov)

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Sector

Water Supply and Storage, Government

Article published date

2025-09-16

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