Wastewater treatment plants in Frederick County, municipalities receive state grants

The Maryland Board of Public Works has approved $11 million in Bay Restoration Funding for qualifying wastewater treatment plants across the state, including more than $545,000 for facilities in Frederick County and its municipalities. Under the Bay Restoration Fund law of 2004, a portion of the funds collected by the Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE) from wastewater treatment plant users can be allocated to local facilities that meet the state’s threshold for removal of nutrients such as nitrogen and phosphorus from treated effluent.