ELLICOTT CITY, MD – Howard County Executive Ken Ulman today signed a first-of-its-kind agreement with a large local church that will provide resources for stormwater treatment on church property and reduce the congregation’s annual Watershed Protection and Restoration Fee to zero. “This partnership will help keep our streams, rivers and the Chesapeake Bay clean, and Read the Rest…
The flexibility granted to local jurisdictions in implementing stormwater management fees includes deciding how credits toward on-site practices can be used to reduce the fee for a particular property. The Baltimore Sun describes how a Howard County church has agreed to install stormwater management improvements in exchange for a fee waiver.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: **Social Media Release** Delegate Maggie McIntosh and MDE Secretary Summers Award Grand Prize for “Americana Chicken” at MDE’s Rethink Recycling Contest Annual contest promotes recycling and creativity among high school students Emma BrenengenGrand Prize Winner Amy Elberfeld1st Place – Creativity Sophia Fornaro1st place: Workmanship Taylor Dick1st place: Use of Materials Danosha Blake1st Read the Rest…
**Media Advisory** Delegate Maggie McIntosh and Secretary Summers to present“Rethink Recycling” sculpture contest awards Maryland high school students to display their unique recycled art BALTIMORE, MD (November 21, 2013) – The Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE) will host the 12th annual “Rethink Recycling” Sculpture Contest for Maryland high school students this Friday in Baltimore. Chair of the House Environmental Read the Rest…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: **SOCIAL MEDIA RELEASE** Maryland Department of the Environment highlights best practices in stormwater management at Real Food Farm of Civic Works BALTIMORE, MD (November 20, 2013) – Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE) Secretary Robert M. Summers today kicked off the MDE Stormwater Innovations Tour at Real Food Farm of Civic Works in Baltimore City. Over Read the Rest…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: **MEDIA ADVISORY** MDE Secretary to kick off Stormwater Innovations Tourat Real Food Farm of Civic Works in Baltimore City BALTIMORE, MD (November 18, 2013) – Maryland Department of the Environment Secretary Robert M. Summers will kick off the MDE Stormwater Innovations Tour at Real Food Farm of Civic Works in Baltimore City on Wednesday. The tour Read the Rest…
Media contacts: Samantha Kappalmansamantha.kappalman@maryland.govJay Apperson jay.apperson@maryland.gov410-537-3003 Nomination period open for Smart, Green & Growing award for Innovations in Stormwater ManagementWinners to Be Announced at MDE’s 3rd annual Clean Water Innovations Trade Show BALTIMORE, MD (November 13, 2013) – Nominations are now being accepted for the 2013 Smart, Green & Growing Award for Innovation in Stormwater Management. Award Read the Rest…
BOONSBORO — About 35 people helped create a natural buffer Sunday along a stream in Shafer Park, a project that is aimed to keep the waterway healthy in future years and in turn help protect the Chesapeake Bay, town officials said. The stream that meanders through the park next to the Eugene C. Smith Community Read the Rest…
Study finds reduced power plant, vehicle emissions ease nitrogen pollution in streams Tim Wheeler 8:00 p.m. EST, November 6, 2013 Reducing air pollution has given an unexpectedly big boost to long-running efforts to clean up the Chesapeake Bay, a new study finds. Resarchers at the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science determined that nitrogen pollution Read the Rest…