A Herald-Mail Media article (2018-09-15) examined the significant fiscal costs facing those counties and municipalities subject to the newest version of the Phase II Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4) permit.…
The previous Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4) permitting process was controversial and spawned litigation from both county governments and environmental groups. The current MS4 permit round also poses challenges…
A MyEasternShoreMd.com article (2018-06-07) reported that Queen Anne's County and Cecil County have jointly appealed their recently issued National Pollution Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Phase II Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4)…
The Board of Public Works (BPW) — a three-member panel including Governor Wes Moore, Comptroller Brooke Lierman, and State Treasurer Dereck Davis — reviews projects, contracts, and expenditure plans for…
MACo has submitted comments to the Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE) for the next round of Phase I Municipal Separate Storm Sewer (MS4) permits. In Maryland, ten counties are…
A Bay Journal article (2019-04-01) provided an in-depth analysis of the struggles county governments face in addressing pollution caused by stormwater runoff. All counties must achieve some level of stormwater runoff reduction…
Returning county officials offered their input on a proposal by the Local Government Advisory Committee (LGAC) to provide meaningful technical assistance to counties and municipalities as they struggle to meet…
Stormwater permits issued to counties by the Maryland Department of the Environment were upheld by the Maryland Court of Appeals, following legal review of their scope and multiple separate provisions.…
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