Sewage Treatment Plants - Effluent Discharges - Impacts on Midge Populations
Sponsor: Robin L. Grammer, Jr. (District 6)Committee: Environment and TransportationSubject: EnvironmentStatus: First Reading Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs (as of Nov 6, 2020)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Requiring the Department of the Environment to monitor effluent discharged from sewage treatment plants and evaluate whether the effluent impacts midge populations in the surrounding land and water areas; and requiring the Department to report to the General Assembly on or before October 1, 2021 and each year thereafter.
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Testimony (5)
MGA witness listFAV 4FavorableINFO 1Information only
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Byrne, Julia | Baltimore County | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Byrne, Julia | Baltimore County | Position only |
| FAV | Grammer, Robin | House of Delegates | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Delegate Grammer, Delegate Grammerlegislator | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| INFO | Abbott, Tyler | MDE | Written (PDF) |