Application for Qualitative Control Waiver: Baltimore City Sanitary Contract No. 912

Tuesday Apr 1st, 2014

Green banner with DPW logo and text "Department of Public Works Press Release"

Application for Qualitative Control Waiver: Baltimore City Sanitary Contract No. 912

The City of Baltimore Department of Public Works is accepting public review and comments on this project’s application for a qualitative control waiver.

Applicant:

 Baltimore City Department of Public Works Water and Wastewater Engineering Attn: Thak Bakhru, P.E. Division Chief, Abel Wolman Municipal Building, 200 N. Holliday Street, Room 900 Baltimore, MD 21202

ESD #:

6682

Watershed(s):

Jones Falls, Baltimore Harbor

Project Description:

The project has an approximate area of 0.13 acres and is located in various locations throughout the Jones Falls and Baltimore Harbor Watershed. The project will consist of the rehabilitation of existing sanitary sewer lines, sewer house connections, and existing sanitary sewer manholes. This project will return the disturbed area to predevelopment runoff conditions.

The Applicant is requesting a qualitative control waiver in accordance with Article 7, Division II, §23-2 of the City Code. The Applicant has demonstrated that the 0.13 ac of the project will return the disturbed area to a predevelopment runoff condition. The applicant will not be required to provide qualitative control controls for 0.13 ac of this project.

To obtain information about this application, please contact Rosanna La Plante, Baltimore City Department of Public Works, Bureau of Water and Wastewater, Surface Water Management Division, 3001 Druid Park Drive, Baltimore, MD 21215, (410-396-0732) or by e-mail to swm@baltimorecity.gov.

Send information or comments about this application to Rosanna La Plante, Baltimore City Department of Public Works, Bureau of Water and Wastewater, Surface Water Management Division, 3001 Druid Park Drive, Baltimore, MD 21215, (410-396-0732) or by e-mail to swm@baltimorecity.gov by 4:30 PM, April 7, 2013. Comments received after 4:30 PM, April 7, 2013, will not be considered.

Any further notices about actions on this application will be posted on the Department’s website.

Related Stories

The Department of Public Works is Now Accepting Public Comment on the Modified Sanitary Sewer Consent Decree Revised Operation and Maintenance Plan

The Modified Consent Decree Revised Operation and Maintenance (O&M) Plan has officially been released by the Baltimore City Department of Public Works (DPW) and is available on the DPW website for review and comment in accordance with the Modified Sanitary Sewer Consent Decree (MCD). DPW will accept public comments pertaining to this document for 30 days, through November 16, 2024. Comments may be submitted directly to Michael.Shipman@baltimorecity.gov.

Baltimore City and County Submit Initial Water Service Line Inventory to MDE Part of a Nationwide Effort to Remove Lead Lines from Water Systems

On Tuesday, October 15, the Baltimore City Department of Public Works (DPW) and the Baltimore County Department of Public Works and Transportation (DPWT) submitted their initial water service line inventory to the Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE). This submission is part of a nationwide effort, led by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), to identify and eliminate lead and galvanized pipes from water distribution systems.

DPW is Now Accepting Public Comments on the Modified Sanitary Sewer Consent Decree Revised Emergency Response Plan 

The Baltimore City Department of Public Works (DPW)  has announced the release of its Revised Emergency Response Plan (ERP), a reference tool to be used by City personnel during a sanitary sewer overflow or reported building backup emergency. The Modified Sanitary Sewer Consent Decree (MCD) requires DPW to submit a revised Emergency Response Plan to protect the public health and welfare in the event of an unpermitted release, spill, or discharge of pollutants from the sewer collection system or in the event of a reported building backup.

Visit the Newsroom