After rebuke, Baltimore expands program to clean up sewage backups
After years of pressure from residents and environmental regulators, Baltimore will expand an aid program for homeowners facing sewage backups, Mayor Brandon Scott announced Wednesday. After years of pressure from residents and environmental regulators, Baltimore will expand an aid program for homeowners facing sewage backups, opening it up to a broader group of residents who have experienced overflows of raw sewage in their homes. The city's previous approach to the aid program had been criticized by residents, City Council members, and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, which has monitored the operation of Baltimore's sewage system through a consent decree since 2002, was required to budget $2 million a year to reimburse homeowners for such incidents. However, in most years, the city has paid out only a small fraction of the money, largely due to public works officials stating that applicants experiencing backups in dry weather were not eligible. The expansion comes as part of a pilot program in 2021 to send cleanup crews to homes, rather than just reimburse residents, rather rather than only reimburse residents.
Publicado : hace 5 horas por Adam Willis en Politics Environment
After years of pressure from residents and environmental regulators, Baltimore will expand an aid program for homeowners facing sewage backups, Mayor Brandon Scott announced Wednesday.
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