Stormwater Archive
Board of Public Works approves funding for clean water and the Chesapeake Bay
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS APPROVES FUNDING FOR CLEAN WATER AND THE CHESAPEAKE BAY Grants and loans fund second phase of Southern Kent Island sewage project to reduce water pollution, improvements to Carroll County’s stormwater system and upgrades to a drinking water system in Somerset County BALTIMORE (April 21, 2021)
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Maryland takes enforcement action to protect the Magothy River
Clean Water, Enforcement actions, Press releases, Secretary Grumbles, Stormwater, Uncategorized
Apr 19, 2021
MARYLAND TAKES ENFORCEMENT ACTION TO PROTECT THE MAGOTHY RIVER Maryland Department of the Environment, Maryland Attorney General file court case seeking penalties, corrective actions from Pasadena facility BALTIMORE (April 19, 2021) — The Maryland Department of the Environment and the Maryland Attorney General have filed a suit alleging that
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Board of Public Works approves funding for clean water and the Chesapeake Bay
Chesapeake Bay, Clean Water, Press releases, Secretary Grumbles, Stormwater, Uncategorized, Wastewater
Sep 02, 2020
Board of Public Works approves funding for clean water and the Chesapeake Bay BALTIMORE (September 2, 2020) – The Maryland Board of Public Works approved more than $10 million in grants today to reduce pollution and improve water quality. The board is composed of Governor Larry Hogan, Treasurer Nancy
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Capital Gazette: Maryland highway administration hopes to exchange education for credits toward stormwater permit in new pilot
Chesapeake Bay, Clean Water, Earth Week, News stories, Stormwater, Uncategorized
Apr 29, 2020
The Maryland Department of Transportation maintains thousands of miles of roadway in the state — thousands of miles of land covered in pavement that rain water can’t filter through. Instead it runs off the roads picking up pollutants along the way, gaining speed and heat in the summer and
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Maryland Environment, Transportation Departments Advance Innovative Solution to Pollution
Chesapeake Bay, Clean Water, Earth Week, Press releases, Secretary Grumbles, Stormwater, Uncategorized
Apr 22, 2020
MARYLAND ENVIRONMENT AND TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENTS ADVANCE INNOVATIVE SOLUTION TO POLLUTION MDOT State Highway Administration, Living Classrooms partner on education to help restore Bay; MDE approves and requires rigorous testing to ensure science-based, measurable results BALTIMORE – The Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE) has approved an innovative approach to
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Secretary Grumbles statement on Supreme Court decision in Carroll County stormwater permit appeal
Chesapeake Bay, Clean Water, Press releases, Secretary Grumbles, Stormwater, Uncategorized
Mar 02, 2020
SECRETARY GRUMBLES STATEMENT ON SUPREME COURT DECISION IN CARROLL COUNTY STORMWATER PERMIT APPEAL BALTIMORE (March 2, 2020) — Maryland Environment Secretary Ben Grumbles issued the following statement in response to the decision today by the Supreme Court of the United States to deny Carroll County’s petition to be
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Howard County Times: $2.1 million stream restoration project to begin in Howard
News stories, Secretary Grumbles, Stormwater
Jan 23, 2017
Howard County officials announced plans Thursday to begin the largest stream restoration project in the county’s history on farmland in Woodbine. The $2.13 million project will restore around 6,200 feet of Cattail Creek over the next two years as the county attempts to meet state requirements to tackle stormwater
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Maryland counties meet funding requirements to reduce stormwater pollution
Governor Hogan, Press releases, Secretary Grumbles, Stormwater
Oct 18, 2016
MEDIA CONTACTS: Jay Apperson (410) 537-3003 jay.apperson@maryland.gov Maryland counties meet funding requirements to reduce stormwater pollution 9 Counties, Baltimore City Put Forward Plans without State Mandate Baltimore, MD (October 18, 2016) – Maryland’s largest jurisdictions have met their requirements under state law to develop financing plans to reduce polluted stormwater
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Bay Journal: Maryland stormwater permits upheld, rejecting complaints they’re not tough enough
News stories, Secretary Grumbles, Stormwater
Mar 15, 2016
State appeals court sides with state regulators; environmental groups file another suit against EPA over tributary cleanup plans Environmental regulators acted within the law in giving Maryland’s largest localities some leeway in deciding how to reduce polluted runoff from their streets, buildings and parking lots, the state’s highest court
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Maryland High Court upholds permits to reduce stormwater runoff, protect and restore Chesapeake Bay
Chesapeake Bay, Clean Water, Stormwater, Uncategorized
Mar 11, 2016
MEDIA CONTACT: Jay Apperson jay.apperson@maryland.gov 410-537-3003 Maryland High Court upholds permits to reduce stormwater runoff, protect and restore Chesapeake Bay BALTIMORE, MD (March 11, 2016) – Maryland’s highest court today issued a ruling upholding Department of the Environment permits that regulate and reduce polluted stormwater runoff in the state’s
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