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DUNDALK, Md. (AP) — Maryland is taking over operations at the state’s largest wastewater treatment plant after environment officials “determined that the decline in the proper maintenance and operation of the Plant risks catastrophic failures.”
In the two months since Maryland filed suit against Baltimore City over sewage treatment failures at its two wastewater plants, problems have worsened at the Back River site — prompting state environmental officials to issue an order demanding the facility be brought into compliance within 48 hours.
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Maryland’s enforcement of water pollution laws has declined over the last two decades, but especially in the last few years, according to a new report.
A new report raises concern about a drop-off in enforcement against polluters of Maryland's waterways.