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Abingdon Business Park Notice of Intent for a MDE General Stormwater Permit Stirs Controversy and leads to Coalition Building in Opposition

May 3, 2021May 1, 2020

Our heartfelt thanks goes out to attorney Patrick DeArmey of the Chesapeake Legal Alliance for his tireless work and no less than twelve groups, including adjacent community associations namely; Autumn Run Homeowners’ Association, Red Maple/Van Bibber Neighborhood, Philadelphia Station Homeowners’ Association, Abingdon Reserve Homeowners’ Association, Cokesbury Manor Phase Two, area coalitions and nonprofits including the …

Abingdon Business Park MDE Hearing Update

April 30, 2021November 7, 2019

Approximately 100 concerned citizens many of whom were residents, attended the public hearing for the Abingdon Woods Business park on November 6 at Edgewood High Schools. Many testifying stated that their property, aesthetic and environmental interests will be directly harmed if the Wetlands and Waterways Permit 19-NT-0228 is approved by the Maryland Department of the …

MDE Press Release on Mountain Christian Church Indicates that the Surface Discharge Permit Application was Withdrawn

April 30, 2021October 25, 2019

MDE has provided the following press release and statement from Secretary Ben Grumbles : SECRETARY GRUMBLES STATEMENT ON MOUNTAIN CHRISTIAN CHURCH WASTEWATER TREATMENT PROPOSAL BALTlMORE (Oct. 23, 2019) — The Maryland Department of the Environment’s mission is to protect and restore the environment for the health and well-being of all Marylanders. The department appreciates and …

MDE Wetlands And Waterways Hearing November 6, 2019 For “Abingdon Woods”

April 30, 2021October 20, 2019

Several Harford County area nonprofits including Gunpowder RIVERKEEPER have requested a MDE hearing on the Wetlands and Waterways Permit #201961268/19-NT-0228. Project Name: CREG/ WESTPORT I, LLC, End of Comment Period November 15, 2019. An excerpt from the MDE letter dated October 15, 2019; CREG/WESTPORT I LLC, 1343 Ashton Road, Suite B, Hanover, Maryland 21076, has …

Baltimore Sun Editorial points to need for broader MDE notice of discharge permits

May 3, 2021August 25, 2019

Thanks to the Baltimore Sun Editorial Board for their coverage of the MDE National Pollution and Elimination Discharge Permit Application that would allow discharges of treated wastewater Indian Grave Run, an ephemeral tributary that empties into Little Gunpowder Falls just downstream of the Jericho Bridge. In an editorial article titled; It flows downhill: Harford county …