Public Comment Period: Patuxent River PCB TMDL Implementation Plan
Per the requirements of its National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4) permit, Anne Arundel County has developed the Patuxent River Mesohaline, Oligohaline and Tidal Fresh Chesapeake Bay Segments Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) TMDL Implementation Plan. BWPR invites comments from the public on this proposed TMDL restoration plan.
The public comment period will end at 4:30 p.m. on Decemeber 31, 2024. All comments must be submitted in writing and should include the name, address, and telephone number of the person submitting the comments. You may submit comments to DPW's Customer Relations Office via email at pwcust00@aacounty.org with the Subject Line, 'Public Comment – Patuxent River PCB TMDL Plan', or by mail to 2662 Riva Road, Attn: BWPR Planner II, MS 7409, Annapolis, MD 21401.
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