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Amid serious maintenance problems at Baltimore’s two wastewater treatment plants and persistent water billing and infrastructure issues, Maryland legislators are proposing a task force that would look into a new governance structure for the area’s water and wastewater system.

Maryland and Baltimore City officials are holding “deliberative conversations” about whether state staffers can remain at the Back River Wastewater Treatment Plant beyond the expiration of an agreement forged earlier this year, after the state took over the facility due to pollution.

Maryland and Baltimore City officials are holding “deliberative conversations” about whether state staffers can remain at the Back River Wastewater Treatment Plant beyond the expiration of an agreement forged earlier this year, after the state took over the facility due to pollution.

Baltimore and Maryland agreed to a consent order in regards to improvements at the Back River Wastewater Treatment Plant — one day after a damning report from regulators chronicled a “lack of leadership” at the plant leading to “years of neglect” at the facility plagued by understaffing and crumbling infrastructure.

The report blasted Baltimore Department of Public Works officials for a “lack of leadership” and providing a first look at a failing culture inside the facility, where problems first came to light publicly last summer.