MARYLAND RELEASES DRAFT CHESAPEAKE BAY RESTORATION PLAN Public invited to comment on draft Phase III Watershed Implementation Plan BALTIMORE (April 12, 2019) – A draft plan for continued progress in restoring Maryland’s portion of the Chesapeake Bay is now available for public review and comment. The draft Phase III Watershed Implementation Plan represents the next Read the Rest…
Board of Public Works approves funding for clean water and the Chesapeake Bay Grants and loans will reduce pollution, improve drinking water infrastructure BALTIMORE (Aug. 22, 2018) – The Maryland Board of Public Works approved more than $1.8 million in grants and loans today to reduce pollution and improve a drinking water system in Western Read the Rest…
MEDIA CONTACTS: Jay Apperson (410) 537-3003 [email protected] Board of Public Works approves funding for clean water and the Chesapeake Bay Grants and loans will reduce pollution, improve drinking water infrastructure, reduce energy consumption BALTIMORE, MD (August 1, 2018) – The Maryland Board of Public Works approved more than $5 million in grants and loans today to Read the Rest…
Media Contact: Jay Apperson 410-537-3003 [email protected] Maryland Department of the Environment Issues Stringent Permit for Proposed Pipeline with Comprehensive Safeguards Year-long review results in over 20 environmental conditions including drinking water protection, drilling fluids, monitoring and notification, sinkhole prevention BALTIMORE (March 16, 2018) – The Maryland Department of the Environment today issued a state wetlands Read the Rest…
Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan sent a letter urging Senate leaders to oppose a House-passed measure that would strip the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency of its power to act against any Bay watershed state that fails to meet its Chesapeake pollution reduction goals. Hogan — who chairs the Chesapeake Executive Council, which guides Bay restoration policy Read the Rest…
Media contact: Jay Apperson [email protected] 410-537-3003 Maryland proposes regulations for faster, better Chesapeake Bay restoration Proposed rule would establish credit exchange program to provide greater flexibility, cost reductions in Bay cleanup BALTIMORE (Oct. 11, 2017) – The Maryland Department of the Environment has proposed regulations to establish the Maryland Water Quality Trading Program and accelerate Read the Rest…
Media contact: Jay Apperson [email protected] 410-537-3003 Maryland, U.S. reach agreement with Baltimore City to curtail sewer overflows, improve water quality Agreement sets timelines for completion of estimated $2.5 billion in improvements by 2021, requires improved public notification, sets cleanup reimbursement process for sewage backups BALTIMORE (Sept. 9, 2017) – The Maryland Department of the Read the Rest…
Contact: David Sternberg 215-814-5548 [email protected] Agreement Requires Baltimore City to Address Sanitary Sewer Overflows PHILADELPHIA (September 6, 2017) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Maryland Department of the Environment announced that a revised amended consent decree to eliminate sanitary sewer overflows (SSOs) in the City of Baltimore was filed today in federal court in Read the Rest…
Media contact: Jay Apperson [email protected] 410-537-3003 Department of the Environment extends public comment period on Water Quality Certification application for proposed Conowingo Dam relicensing Applicant Exelon must show project will comply with state water quality standards and requirements; public hearing to follow public comment period BALTIMORE (Aug. 8, 2017) – The Maryland Department of the Read the Rest…
MEDIA CONTACT: Jay Apperson (410) 537-3003 [email protected] Board of Public Works approves funding for clean water and the Chesapeake Bay Grants will reduce pollution, improve drinking water and wastewater infrastructure, save energy BALTIMORE (July 5, 2017) – The Maryland Board of Public Works approved more than $92 million in grants today to reduce pollution, Read the Rest…