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Allegheny County Sanitary Authority (also known as ALCOSAN) is a municipal authority in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania that provides wastewater treatment services to 83 communities, including the city of Pittsburgh. [1] Its principal sewage treatment plant is along the Ohio River downstream from Pittsburgh (see satellite photo). (map of service ...
The Maryland Department of the Environment was created in 1987 by the Maryland General Assembly, which consolidated environmental regulatory and planning programs from several predecessor agencies. [3] Serena McIlwain was appointed Secretary of the Environment by Governor Wes Moore in 2023. [4] The department includes five principal divisions:
In November 1968, the sewer authority received $68,000 from the Pennsylvania Department of Health and its Sanitary Water Board to support the operation and maintenance of its sewage treatment facilities as part of a $1,510,843.29 award made to the Allegheny County Sanitary Authority. [14]
The board was established by the Maryland Constitution of 1864, replacing the Commissioners of Public Works and various other boards. [1] The board acts as a check on the power of the General Assembly [2] and also guarantees "that significant State expenditures are necessary and appropriate, fiscally responsible, fair, and lawful" and that "executive decisions are made responsibly and ...
The utility also provides wholesale wastewater treatment services to several adjoining municipalities in Maryland and Virginia, and maintains more than 9,000 public fire hydrants in Washington, D.C. DC Water was founded in 1996 when the city government and the U.S. federal government established it as an independent authority of the city's ...
Construction of the Mill Creek Sewer in West Philadelphia, ca. 1883. The Philadelphia Water Department has been providing water to citizens since 1801, when, in the aftermath of a series of devastating yellow fever epidemics that killed thousands of people, the City decided a source of water was needed to cleanse the streets, fight fires, and perform household chores.
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In February 2018, Washington said she supported banning fracking in Maryland. [7] In March 2023, after it was announced that the Back River Wastewater Treatment Plant would treat 675,000 gallons of wastewater from the 2023 Ohio train derailment, Washington introduced legislation to block the plant from processing any wastewater. [34]