Thursday, October 27, 2011

Maryland Considering Flush Fee Hike

A state task force is considering doubling, and maybe even tripling, the state's flush fee. The fee for the Bay Restoration Fund is now $30 a year for property owners. The task force is considering recommending a doubling of the fee in 2013, and increasing it to $90 in 2015. The fund pays for sewage treatment plant and septic system upgrades as well as cover crops that keep pollutants from running off farms into waterways...more

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