Funds Flow For Md. Water

Epa Gives State $122 Million In Stimulus For Water Quality, Treatment, Cleanup Projects

Mikulski and Sen. Benjamin L. Cardin were also working on passage of separate legislation to provide more money for long-term water and wastewater infrastructure improvement programs. The money will flow through two existing programs at the state Department of the Environment, the Water Quality and Drinking Water Quality Revolving Loan Funds, which annually receive some funding from the state and federal governments. A portion of the funds were required to be spent on "green" infrastructure.

To see a list of projects and a map, go to mde.state.md.us. For more information on use of the federal money in the state, go to recovery.maryland.gov.

Proposed projects

* $230,000 for a dry swale to control storm water and improve water quality on the Westport waterfront in Baltimore

* $6 million toward filters and other upgrades to control excessive nutrients flowing to the Chesapeake Bay from the city's Patapsco Wastewater Treatment Plant

* $6 million to upgrade the water storage reservoir and make other improvements in drinking water from the city's Montebello Plant

* $2 million for the Chesapeake Bay Trust for seven projects in Anne Arundel, Talbot and Prince George's counties toward new "green" infrastructure that includes shoreline restoration, creation of wetlands and habitat creation