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Frederick Water defends $20 ICSA fee and blames high chlorides for Crooked Run violations
Summary
Frederick Water's director told supervisors the $20 monthly ICSA fee is intended to cover an estimated $8 million shortfall tied to retiring Crooked Run and pumping to Parkins Mill; he rejected claims from the Lake Frederick Work Group about misapplied fees and inapplicable code citations.
Eric Lawrence, executive director of Frederick Water, defended the authority's response to the Lake Frederick Work Group and explained why the ICSA plan and a $20 monthly charge were adopted to address wastewater permit violations and project funding shortfalls.
Lawrence said Crooked Run has had persistent permit violations (including ammonia, nitrogen and particularly chlorides) and that engineering reviews and DEQ input concluded upgrading Crooked Run would not address the chloride problem. "Stop giving us the chlorides and we can address the violations," he said, arguing the practical fix is to retire Crooked Run and pump flows to Parkins Mill for treatment.
The proposed inter-county service area (ICSA) solution expands collection and treatment capacity across a 3,400-acre service area and creates funding…
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