A massive sewage spill from a Baltimore County, Maryland, pumping station into the Patapsco River has triggered warnings from local health departments. The spill of 22 million gallons of untreated sewage into the Chesapeake Bay tributary was one of the worst in the last five years in Maryland, the Annapolis Capital is reporting.
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12/31/2009
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Is not one of the problems on these spills is that WE are not willing to pay for maintenance and upkeep in our rate schedule? We blame our elected officls or DPW's to keep rates low and then there is no money for a comprehensive maintenance program. Only catch up. We know know that miles of piping in AA, Baltimore, PG and throught out the state needs replacement RIGHT NOW but are unwilling to pay for it.
Posted by: John Koontz | 01/04/2010 at 09:23 AM
The other part of the equation is that DPW's, elected officials, regulators and certain enviromentalists refuse to give the Patapsco the respect it deserves.
The Patapsco is not a sewer, it's a river.
If 22 million gallons of raw sewage spilled into the Severn or Patuxent rivers, there would be hell to pay.
According to news reports, Baltimore County DPW leadership had a choice: burn out some equipment or dump raw sewage in the river. They chose the latter -- economics over the environment, hardware over human health.
Posted by: Rebecca Kolberg | 01/05/2010 at 04:35 PM