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County asks state delegation to revisit Ocean Pines Bay restoration fee exemption denial

Worcester County Commissioners · February 17, 2026
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Summary

After the Maryland Energy Administration denied an exemption request, Worcester County commissioners voted to ask their state delegation to seek reconsideration of a Bay restoration fee exemption for the Ocean Pines wastewater treatment plant, citing cold‑weather sampling anomalies and the plant's permit compliance.

Worcester County commissioners voted Feb. 17 to ask the county's state delegation to intervene after the state denied an exemption request from the Bay restoration fee for the Ocean Pines wastewater treatment plant.

Public Works staff explained that the Ocean Pines plant is typically exempt from the state Bay restoration fee — a $60 per EDU charge — if the facility has not…

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