COX CREEK CITIZENS OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE

Appointed by Governor to 2-year terms:
Gary W. Gakenheimer, Chair (chosen by Committee), 2025

[photo, World Trade Center Baltimore, 401 East Pratt St, Baltimore, Maryland] Robert C. Christy; Scott L. Dauphinais; Erin Kilbane; Dawn Merino, Esq.; J. Dirk Schwenk, Esq. Terms expire 2025.

John S. Garofolo, 2026; five vacancies.

Staff: Katrina Y. Jones

c/o Office of Navigation, Innovation & Stewardship
Maryland Port Administration, Department of Transportation
World Trade Center, Suite 1900, Baltimore, MD 21022
(410) 385-4438; e-mail: kjones1@mdot.state.md.us
web: https://maryland-dmmp.com/committees/cc-coc/

World Trade Center Baltimore, 401 East Pratt St., Baltimore, Maryland, July 2008. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.

[photo, Cox Creek Dredged Material Containment Facility, 1000 Kembo Road, Curtis Bay, Maryland] In November 2001, the Cox Creek Citizens Oversight Committee was established by the General Assembly (Chapter 83, Acts of 2001).

The Committee monitors the redeposit of Anne Arundel County dredged material and other dredged material in the Cox Creek area near Pasadena and Masonville Cove in Curtis Bay, Anne Arundel County. This includes dredged material from Baltimore Harbor shipping channels which is contaminated with heavy metals and chemicals. The Committee also hears complaints lodged by individuals affected by these redeposits in the Cox Creek area, and it consults with the Maryland Port Administration regarding the management of dredged material.

Cox Creek Dredged Material Containment Facility, 1000 Kembo Road, Curtis Bay, Maryland, November 2022. Photo courtesy of Cox Creek Citizens Oversight Committee.

Dredged material from the Port of Baltimore shipping channels is placed at the Cox Creek Dredged Material Containment Facility. The Facility is a former industrial site on the Patapsco River that began receiving contaminated dredged material in 2005 after extensive remediation by the Maryland Port Administration. The Committee makes recommendations on the potential impact that activities at the Facility may have on nearby communities and natural resources.

The twelve-member Committee is appointed by the Governor. The Committee meets four times a year and hosts an annual open house event each October. A member of the Committee serves as a liaison to the Innovative Use Advisory Council [Innovative Reuse Committee] (Code Environment Article, sec. 5-1102.1).

After a hiatus beginning in August 2010, the Committee was reactivated in July 2014.

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