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Queen Anne's County schedules May 26 hearing on Marling Farms sewer-plan amendment
Summary
County commissioners held an informational session May 12 on a proposed amendment to the comprehensive water and sewer plan to add Marling Farms and Dominion Road service-area maps; a public hearing is scheduled May 26. The amendment is needed to pursue state funding and a public-health exemption to extend sewer service to areas with long‑standing septic failures.
County commissioners heard an informational presentation May 12 on a proposed amendment to the comprehensive water and sewer plan that would add Marling Farms and the Dominion Road corridor to the county’s sewer-service maps and open a May 26 public hearing on the change.
The moderator said the amendment is a prerequisite to applying for state funding and to seek a public‑health exemption that would allow the county to extend public sewer service to communities that have reported failing septic systems and public‑health concerns dating to 1984. Director Quimby (introduced in the meeting as Director Quimby) told commissioners the amendment must be in place before design and construction work can begin and estimated a timeline that could see design start after a fall public‑health determination, with construction possibly beginning in 2028 and finishing by about 2030–31, depending on route and conveyance options.
Commissioners and staff discussed technical and logistical uncertainties, including how sewage would be conveyed to the county’s wastewater treatment plant and the number of miles of main required. One commissioner said residents have reported being unable to obtain replacement septic certificates, underscoring local demand for sewer service. The presentation noted that similar past work on Kent Island focused on reducing nitrogen and phosphorus runoff into waterways.
The moderator said the item is informational only at this meeting; the commission will consider formal action after the public hearing on May 26. The hearing will be the next formal opportunity for residents to comment and for the commission to consider amending the water and sewer plan to allow access to state funding and to advance sewer installation in the identified areas.
