NEWS ANALYSIS Gov. Larry Hogan and Exelon announced on Monday (10/29/2019) a settlement of a longstanding feud over federal licensing for continued operations of the Conowingo Dam in Cecil County, with $200 million invested over 50 years in the Susquehanna River and Upper Bay areas for water quality improvements. But the deal, which will...
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Tags: Alan McCarthy, Cecil Times, Chesapeake Bay, Chip MacLeod, Clean Chesaeake Coalition, conowingo dam, county executive, dredge, dredge spoil, dredging, earleville, eels, Exelon, fish, governor, Larry Hogan, lower susquehanna riverkeepers association, mussels, pearce creek, pollution, riverkeeper, Susquehanna river, ted eugeniadis, Upper Bay
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Governor Larry Hogan will rescind regulations that required installation of costly high-tech septic systems in most of Cecil County, and instead will only retain the requirements in the “critical areas,” close to the Chesapeake Bay and tidal rivers feeding the Bay. The action, which repeals a mandate created by former Governor Martin O’Malley, will...
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Tags: Alan McCarthy, BAT, Bay Restoration fund, best available technology, Carolyn Kappra, Cecil County Executive, Chesapeake Bay, critical area, environment, Fred VonStaden, governor hogan, grants, health department, mandate, mandates, Martin O'Malley, pollution, realtors, regulations, Robert Hodge, rules, septic, septic systems, sewage, sewage treatment
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Maryland Governor Larry Hogan is convening a top-level task force to seek solutions to pollution of the Chesapeake Bay caused by sediment build-up behind the Conowingo Dam in Cecil County, including possible costly dredging. The governor’s action underscored the clout that the state has through its environmental review powers that could delay or block...
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The Cecil County Executive is trying to come up with a face-saving plan to justify her proposal to abandon a free state/federal lease of an Earleville boat ramp and waterfront park– because the parks director doesn’t want to spend $5,000 a year in lawn mowing costs– by claiming that the...
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Ah, it was all sweetness and light, cheerful cooperation and goodwill at the Cecil County Council’s worksession on Tuesday—gotcha, on April Fool’s Day. After yet another battle royale over approval of the Council’s past meeting minutes, the panel got down to some interesting information on how the county might use provisions of federal law...
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