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DPWT says progress on sewer overflows; Green Towson Alliance urges larger deficient area for Lake Roland corridor
Summary
Baltimore County DPWT presented the 2026 basic services maps showing one sewer-deficient area (Richland Manor) and several resolved areas of concern; Beth Miller of Green Towson Alliance urged the board to expand the deficient designation from Lake Roland to the city line citing ongoing capacity and modeling concerns. Board to vote Feb. 19.
Baltimore County Department of Public Works and Transportation staff presented the county's 2026 basic services maps for water, sewer and transportation at a public hearing on Feb. 5 and described both progress and remaining concerns in the sewer network.
"For the 2026 basic services map for water, there remains no deficient areas," Andrew Brown, engineer and project manager in the Bureau of Engineering and Construction, told the Planning Board. On sewer, Brown said the map shows one deficient area: the Richland Manor Wastewater Treatment Plant in Perry Hall, where heavy-rain incoming flow regularly exceeds 80% of the plant's capacity and therefore fails MDE’s 20% reserve…
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