Maryland Board of Public Works Approves $2.35 Million in Grants for Clean Water and the Chesapeake Bay
From the Maryland Department of the Environment
(Baltimore, Maryland) April 21, 2010 - Grants Will Reduce Nutrient Pollution in the Bay and Improve Drinking Water
The Maryland Board of Public Works approved $2.35 million in grants to reduce pollution and improve water quality by upgrading wastewater treatment plants and collection systems.
These projects significantly reduce nitrogen pollution and put people to work across the state.
–Governor Martin O’Malley
Projects approved include the following: Williamsport Inflow and Infiltration Reduction Project in Washington County, Havre de Grace Infiltration and Inflow Reduction in Harford County, and Cumberland Combined Sewer Overflow Elimination on Evitts Creek in Allegany County
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