Clean Water Partnership reports thousands of acres restored, emphasizes long‑term maintenance
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Clean Water Partnership representatives briefed the committee on a decade of stormwater retrofit work: 428 projects, roughly $378 million in design/construction/maintenance to date, a 30‑year maintenance contract and an emphasis on long‑term upkeep and community engagement.
Representatives of the Clean Water Partnership (CWP) and Prince George’s County Department of Environment told the committee Thursday that the public–private program has delivered hundreds of stormwater retrofit projects across the county and will continue with a focus on long‑term maintenance and high‑hazard pond work.
Roland Jones of Corvys Infrastructure Solutions, the CWP private partner, said the partnership began under an EPA‑informed model and is now operating under a 30‑year contract (2015–2045) that includes both program delivery and a master maintenance agreement to keep installed devices functioning. Jones described the program as countywide and inclusive of minority‑owned and county‑based contractors, and he invited council members to visit the CWP facility.
CWP officials reported program metrics: roughly 428 projects completed; approximately $378 million spent on design, construction and maintenance; $273 million (figure stated by presenter) tied to program expenditures (transcript phrasing); eight mentor–protégé cohorts with about $60 million placed with participating firms; 371 BMPs installed; and approximately 4,948 restoration acres completed. The partnership noted projects are distributed across every council district.
Committee members discussed the 9‑Ponds project in the Wells Run watershed, which council members said has reduced downstream peak flows. Officials emphasized that the CWP’s master maintenance agreement covers long‑term upkeep to preserve functionality and regulatory credit — maintenance that would otherwise fall to ordinary public-works operations and that can be cost‑intensive over time.
Council members asked about inspection, monitoring and how detention ponds operate during storms; CWP and DOE staff explained ponds are designed with riser structures and permanent pools that detain and slowly release stormwater and that the program inspects and maintains structures rather than relying on manual intervention during events. Several members urged better public communications to show results and build public support for infrastructure spending. Members also noted unresolved pressures on the county stormwater fund, which staff said remains structurally deficit and will affect long‑term program decisions.
No committee vote or committee action was taken on the CWP update; members asked staff to continue outreach, consider communications to showcase completed projects, and to coordinate on privately owned‑pond maintenance task‑force work.