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Planning commission begins multi-month review of county water resources element

5929529 · July 16, 2025
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Carroll County planning staff outlined a multi-month schedule July 15 to update the county’s Water Resources Element, required by state law to align future land use with water, wastewater and stormwater capacity.

Carroll County planning staff outlined a multi-month schedule July 15 to update the county’s Water Resources Element (WRE), a required element of the comprehensive plan designed to align future land use with local water, wastewater and stormwater capacity.

Staff said the WRE update revises the 2010 plan to reflect state guidance issued in 2022, climate-change requirements, Chesapeake Bay total maximum daily load (TMDL) obligations, new drinking-water limits for emerging contaminants (including PFAS), and changes in municipal and regional infrastructure. The consultant-updated assessment is based on 2023…

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