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Numerous counties in Maryland have implemented fees and programs to address polluted runoff since the 1980s. [2] In 2010, the U.S. EPA ordered the states in the Chesapeake Bay watershed to reduce stormwater runoff through independent funding methods. [3] Maryland voted to use stormwater fees to cover the $14.8 billion cost. [3]
Maryland Democratic gubernatorial candidate Wes Moore recently settled a $21,200 water bill, a balance at his Baltimore home that was outstanding for 18 months before it was paid. “The Moores ...
The Maryland General Assembly enacted a stormwater management fee program in House Bill 987 (April 2012), which was signed into law by then-governor Martin O'Malley. The law applies to the largest urban jurisdictions in Maryland (nine counties and the City of Baltimore ) in order to meet the requirements of the federal Clean Water Act as it ...
Baltimore's political systems largely ignored calls to build a city-wide sewer system. The city government was organized along geographic rather than functional lines up until 1898, which contributed to fragmentation in government and limited the mayor's ability to spur the city council to act on behalf of the whole city.
Residential and commercial property values in Maryland will climb 12% on average next year, state officials said Tuesday, meaning higher property tax bills for many in what will be the fourth ...
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The Commission is one of the largest water and wastewater utilities in the United States. WSSC Water serves about 1.9 million people in an approximately 1,000-square-mile (2,600 km 2) area. It owns and manages over 11,000 miles (18,000 km) of water and sewer mains. [4]
The advisory was issued Wednesday by the District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority and Arlington County due to an increase in algae blooms in the Potomac River, as the nation’s capital ...