Maryland's Environment Department and Baltimore City have come to terms on how to move forward with correcting longstanding issues plaguing the Back River Wastewater Treatment Plant.
Baltimore and Maryland agreed to a consent order in regards to improvements at the Back River Wastewater Treatment Plant one day after a damning report from regulators chronicled a “lack of leadership” at the plant leading to “years of neglect” at the facility plagued by understaffing and crumbling infrastructure.
The report blasted Baltimore Department of Public Works officials for a “lack of leadership” and providing a first look at a failing culture inside the facility, where problems first came to light publicly last summer.
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About 50,000 fish, mainly Atlantic menhaden, were found dead near the head waters of Marley Creek on Wednesday, according to a spokesman for the Maryland Department of the Environment.