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Resident alleges county misrepresented sewer and water compliance; commissioners note health department is state-managed
Summary
A resident accused Washington County of misrepresenting water/sewer service and violating MPDES permit conditions; commissioners responded that the county does not control the county health department, which falls under the Maryland Department of the Environment.
Justin Holden used his public-comment time to accuse county officials of misrepresenting water and sewer service and alleged pollution tied to the county's MPDES permit. "The whole plan's a fraud," Holden said, asserting that properties represented as hooked up to water and sewer were discharging into creeks and wells and that the county had not corrected records despite…
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