Stormwater and Montgomery County

Montgomery County is currently deciding its stormwater regulations, as required by the Maryland Stormwater Act of 2007. The regs are before the County Council, and while Anacostia Riverkeeper supports several key aspects of the proposed stormwater code changes, there are other aspects that Anacostia Riverkeeper believes do not comply with the original Act. The Stormwater Partners Network is working tirelessly to have the Council remedy these problems before approving the ordinance. The main issues involve the grandfathering provisions and waiver eligibilities, which are much too broad and lenient.

Stormwater is a critical issue for the Anacostia River, and the River’s headwaters are in Montgomery County. Protection and restoration of Montgomery County’s waters are essential to the protection and restoration of the Anacostia River. With eighty percent of the Anacostia Watershed in Maryland, Maryland must do its part to clean up the Anacostia River.

Read the letter sent to the Montgomery County Council by the Stormwater Partners Network, and contact the Council to tell them to remedy Expedited Bill 40-10 according to the Network’s recommendations.