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Mount Airy planning commission sends county draft of water resources element to state for 60-day review
Summary
The Mount Airy Planning Commission voted unanimously Sept. 29 to send the county27s draft Water Resources Element to the Maryland Department of the Environment for the required 60-day interagency review, after a presentation by Carroll County staff on local water, wastewater, stormwater and emerging-contaminant planning.
The Mount Airy Planning Commission voted unanimously Sept. 29 to forward Carroll County27s draft Water Resources Element to state agencies for the statutorily required 60-day review, the commission confirmed after a presentation by Carroll County staff.
Carroll County planner Brenda Denny told the commission the Water Resources Element, first adopted in 2010, is an element of local master plans intended to ensure jurisdictions consider the availability and adequacy of public water, wastewater and stormwater when planning for future growth. "The purpose of doing the water resources element was to make sure that jurisdictions were considering the availability and adequacy of public water and wastewater and also, now stormwater, in considering, your future plans for growth and development," Denny said.
The countywide draft treats a small number of town-specific items as Mount Airy sections appended to the broader document. Denny…
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