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Maryland (Region 3)

Contacts for Maryland

Contact Category:
Source Water Protection Program
Sole Source Aquifer Program

Source Water Protection Program

• John Grace
  Maryland Department of the Environment, Water Supply Program
  1800 Washington Blvd
  Montgomery Park Business Center
  Baltimore, Maryland 21230
  Phone: 410-537-3714  
  Email: jgrace@mde.state.md.us
  

• Andrea Bennett
  US EPA Region 3, Source Water Protection, Drinking Water Branch
  1650 Arch St
  (3WP-22)
  Philadelphia, PA 19103
  Phone: 215-814-5736  
  Email: bennett.andrea@epa.gov
  Expertise: SSA

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Links for Maryland

• Maryland Department of the Environment: Water Supply

   State Drinking Water Protection Web Sites

• Maryland: State and Local Drinking Water Information - Provides information about state drinking water offices, local drinking water suppliers, and trends among drinking water systems.

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Publications for Maryland

Buffer Protection and Management Ordinance, Baltimore County, MD ( PDF 12 pp , 167 K )

Frederick County Draft Health Ordinance ( PDF 5 pp , 10 K )

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Case Studies for Maryland

Title: Maryland: Cecil County

Subtitle: State Department of Environment Assesses Ground Water Systems

Case Study Type: Assessment

Description: Cecil County has some of Maryland's most critical waterways, including the mouth of the Susquehanna River and the upper reaches of the Chesapeake Bay. Its 90,000 residents rely on predominantly unconfined aquifers. The Maryland Department of the Environment is completing a comprehensive source water assessment for 184 systems in every community in the County, particularly TNCWSs. The results from these assessments will assist in the development of drinking water protection strategies and will provide a public educational resource to the citizens of Cecil County.





Title: Maryland: Prettyboy Reservoir Watershed

Subtitle: Citizens Contribute to Watershed Protection in Maryland

Case Study Type: Protection

Description: In Baltimore and Carroll Counties, MD, sediment and fertilizer erosion from farms, construction sites, roads, lawns and wastewater treatment plants threaten the Prettyboy Reservoir, the water supply for 1.2 million residents. Stakeholders formed a local committee to implement watershed protection for the Prettyboy Reservoir, engaging city, county and state officials, watershed and land trust organizations, and landowners, under the leadership of the Baltimore Metropolitan Council. To address threats to the reservoir and the entire watershed, landowners funded and formed a citizen-led watershed coalition to improve land stewardship through such measures as sustainable forestry and agriculture. One output is a proposed voter survey on bond-financed watershed protection in Carroll County.





Title: Vermont: Burlington

Subtitle: Public Interest Drives Source Water Protection in Vermont

Case Study Type: Assessment and Protection

Description: Burlington, Vermont, is a city of approximately 40,000 residents located on the shores of Lake Champlain. The dominant industry is farming, although urbanization is increasing. The Lake is the drinking water source for Burlington and other municipalities. It also is used for recreation, commerce and is the receiving water for municipal treated wastewater and storm water. Community involvement in municipal planning and decision making is strong in Burlington. A SWPP has been adopted and implementation includes working with the agricultural community to manage run-off, implementing land use controls and permitting, upgrading of both combined and separate waste water and storm water systems, watershed restoration and protection, intake management, contingency planning and routine monitoring of treated water quality.