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Council approves resolution for coop health plan, hears about annexation

Harford County Public Works Director Robert "Bob" Cooper has announced his retirement, ending a career that spans more than 40 years supervising local public works projects in both public and private sectors.

The Maryland Department of the Environment extended a drought watch across most of the state.

The athletic field at C. Milton Wright High School in Bel Air will be the next in Harford County to be converted from grass to synthetic turf.

Hudson's Corner

BWI Marshall and Pepco Energy Services tout the airport's new solar photovoltaic system on the top level of the daily parking garage.

Not much rain, a lot of wind, unseasonable heat – it all adds up to Harford County residents, farmers and water suppliers feeling more than a little parched.

Harford County Board of Estimates approves work on Moores Mill, Wheel and Thomas Run roads

$124 million capital budget proposed by David Craig

$250,000 Roland Water Tower bond bill passes legislature. Roland Park wants to restore it and use it as a museum of local history perhaps, and build a park around it. The historic tower is crumbling at the top under the weight of bird dung

Taxi drivers in Havre de Grace who violate city code could be fined and reported to Harford County, and the city's water rates would be established at least three years in advance, if two proposals by the city council Monday night are approved

Annapolis officials are poised to approve spending $12.5 million to start building a state-of-the-art water treatment facility as part of Mayor Joshua J. Cohen's proposed capital budget for fiscal year 2013.

Baltimore's water billing practices have come under scrutiny since the city comptroller's office released a scathing audit of the system last month.

Baltimore is considering selling or leasing 15 historic Baltimore landmarks — including the iconic Shot Tower and stately War Memorial building — which officials believe are underused and could bring the city sorely needed cash.

A proposal to consolidate the county's two fire tax districts and rates into one countywide system has support from all but one Howard fire station.

Baltimore's top elected officials are battling over whether the city should seize homes due to unpaid water bills after a recent audit found widespread billing errors.

Council president proposes moratorium on seizing homes over unpaid water bills

Nearly one in 10 households depending on the city's water system was overcharged in recent years, the city's beleaguered Department of Public Works now acknowledges — and that figure could be far higher, since the city has not routinely checked for mistakes unless a customer complained.

Average resident rates could go up 4 percent, county officials say

Harford County Councilman wants county to consider using APG waste-to-energy site for transfer station

If a good decision is to be made with regard to Harford County's water and sewer policy direction, issues like these need to be addressed and a lot more questions need to be answered. The passage of the bills before the council doesn't need to be held up to deal with the issue, but if another dozen or so water and sewer bills are given the pass-through treatment, over the span of a few years the county could end up with a de facto countywide water and sewer system that grew out of bureaucratic

City audit confirms activist Linda Stewart's work

Wholesale water rates, other charges set to change

A malfunction at a Howard County water treatment plant sent about 100,000 gallons of sewage into Guilford Run and the Little Patuxent River, according to the county Health Department

Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake told a congressional panel Tuesday that the federal government must maintain funding for water and wastewater projects because cities such as Baltimore don't have the resources to make required upgrades to antiquated systems on their own.

Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake met with the congressional delegation Monday at City Hall to discuss federal priorities for this year, including money for public safety and infrastructure upgrades.

Baltimore faces many challenges in updating its water system so customers need to be patient

Roland Park Civic League holds chili cook-off at Radisson Hotel in Cross Keys to raise money for restoration of the old Roland Water Tower, an iconic landmark in north Baltimore.

Environment restoration team tells Bush River Council about current work

Much of what government does is necessary and perfectly rational, but when it embarks upon projects like these, it raises questions about the competence and judgment of those we've trusted with our tax money. This goes double at a time when there's serious talk about more tax money coming out of our pockets.

Baltimore's public works department is issuing more than $4.2 million in water bill refunds to 38,000 households in the city and Baltimore County after an audit showed the agency overcharged charged tens of thousands of customers.

Raising the state's sewage fee on a sliding scale is necessary to protect Chesapeake Bay and protect drinking water supply

Most sources of excess nutrients in the Chesapeake Bay watershed are strictly regulated, but the agriculture industry — and particularly, Big Chicken — get a pass.

All three Harford County municipalities will be the recipients of state Community Legacy Program grants announced by the Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development Wednesday.

There are benefits to development. Many of people living in the new neighborhoods built over the last 25 years are the children and grandchildren of people who lived in older parts of the city, and newcomers have been able to join a vibrant community as a result of the new construction. Unfortunately, visions of easy tax revenue resulted in pursuing development that wasn't required to pay for itself. Now the people left in the city will have to pay the bill.

Governor's plan to change flush fee questioned

Government watchdog group calls for more transparency

Two women were robbed by a man who implied he had a gun outside the Petit Louis French Bistro in Roland Park.

Contrary to the claims of critics, a proposal to modestly raise Maryland's "flush tax" to reduce pollution in the Chesapeake Bay looks like a good deal

Community Fire Company of Perryville requests to connect to town's water supply during work session

It seems in Maryland politics, there are occasional issues that linger beyond their usefulness. Back when I was a kid, well into my teens and possibly even later than that, Maryland was the only state that didn't require dump trucks to cover their loads.

Focus on septics forces us to reckon with the cumulative effect of our land use decisions.

The Mid-Atlantic's first Original Brooklyn Water Bagel Com. is coming to Pikesville this spring

Environmental regulations intended to clean up the Chesapeake Bay could create hundreds of thousands of jobs in the region, according to a report from an environmental group released Tuesday.

Artesian Water Maryland, a subsidiary of Artesian Resources Corporation, announced Wednesday it has completed the purchase of several Cecil County local water systems, including the water system of the Town of Port Deposit.

Just as squirrels can be expected to keep working on a squirrel-proof bird feeder until they demonstrate that no bird feeder is truly squirrel-proof, developers can be expected to keep seeking permission to build on property if they think they can sell the houses.

Harford County Board of Estimates approves award for Watervale Road bridge

County executive David Craig released a statement last week about meeting with credit agencies

Roads are reopen following a raw sewage spill at Frederick's waste water treatment plant, county officials said Monday.

Workers have begun replacing water meters in 12,000 households in Baltimore City and county, public works officials announced this week.