HB 1621

Did not advance

Wastewater Treatment Plants - Discharges - Requirements

Sponsor: Robin L. Grammer, Jr. (District 6)Committee: Environment and TransportationSubject: EnvironmentStatus: Favorable with Amendments Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment (as of Sep 4, 2026)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Requiring certain wastewater treatment plants to maintain a publicly accessible website on which certain information relating to certain discharges is required to be published in a certain manner; and requiring certain wastewater treatment plants to begin certain testing within 24 hours after a bypass, overflow, or treatment failure that requires testing for certain chemicals or bacteria.

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Testimony (17)

MGA witness list

FAV 11FavorableFWA 4Favorable with amendmentsUNF 2Unfavorable

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Myers, Michael	Back River Neck Peninsula Community Association	Written (PDF)
FAV	Greaver, Desiree	Back River Restoration Committee, Inc.	Written (PDF)
FAV	Taylor, Mary	Baltimore County Parent And Student Coalition	Written (PDF)
FAV	Stegman, Matt	Chesapeake Bay Foundation	Written (PDF)
FAV	Sines, Joshua	EMRCC	Written (PDF)
FAV	Sines, Joshua	Pres. Essex Middle River Civic Council	Written (PDF)
FAV	Delegate Grammer, Delegate Grammerlegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Delegate Grammer, Delegate Grammerlegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Delegate Grammer, Delegate Grammerlegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Tibbals, Trudy	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Tyagi, Prachi	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Ochsenhirt, Lisalobbyist	Maryland Association of Municipal Wastewater Agencies	Written (PDF)
UNF	Baker, Jeremy D	Maryland Department of the Environment	Written (PDF)
FWA	Bassett, Elle	Arundel Rivers Federation	Written (PDF)
FWA	Volpitta, Alice	Blue Water Baltimore	Written (PDF)
FWA	Broder, Robin	Waterkeepers Chesapeake	Written (PDF)
FWA	Ranson, Emilylobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

Arundel Rivers FederationFWA 1

Back River Neck Peninsula Community AssociationFAV 1

Back River Restoration Committee, Inc.FAV 1

Baltimore County Parent And Student CoalitionFAV 1

Blue Water BaltimoreFWA 1

Chesapeake Bay FoundationFAV 1

EMRCCFAV 1

Maryland Association of Municipal Wastewater AgenciesUNF 1

Maryland Department of the EnvironmentUNF 1

Pres. Essex Middle River Civic CouncilFAV 1

Waterkeepers ChesapeakeFWA 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

UNFOchsenhirt, LisaMaryland Association of Municipal Wastewater AgenciesRegistered for: Maryland Association of Municipal Wastewater Agencies; Maryland Municipal Stormwater Association…

FWARanson, EmilyRegistered for: Clean Water Action