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Baltimore County crews trace gray, sudsy runoff to storm‑drain tap‑ins; property follow‑up planned
Summary
Baltimore County environmental staff investigated a resident complaint of gray, sudsy water, sampled runoff that flows from a storm drain into a stream, and used closed‑circuit video to identify apparent washing‑machine tap‑ins; staff said they will notify property owners to correct the connections.
Baltimore County environmental staff and Bureau of Utilities crews sampled runoff after a resident reported gray, sudsy water and identified apparent washing‑machine connections to the storm‑drain system, county staff said.
The finding matters because water that enters storm drains is not treated and flows directly to local streams and the Chesapeake Bay, county staff said. The county will follow up with property owners to get improper connections corrected and asked residents to report suspected pollution on the Baltimore County website.
"We're here with Baltimore County's Department of Environmental Protection and Sustainability and their natural resource specialist, Megan Brosh, who is monitoring for pollutants flowing from our storm drains into the stream," a county presenter said at the start of…
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