Water

A new task force of city and county leaders could lead to changes for the vast water and sewage system serving nearly 2 million people in Baltimore and nearby counties. Plus, city residents seek relief from sewage backups caused by Baltimore's century-old wastewater system.

It’s estimated that 200 million Americans were exposed to PFAS through drinking water.

The Baltimore City Fire Department ruled that the explosion was “accidental.”

Clean Harbors will treat the water at their local facility and then send it back to Ohio.

Under the state program requirements, the Baltimore City Department of Public Works is required to allocate payments as bill credits to customer accounts while also waiving late fees and interest penalties.

An industrial wastewater plant in Baltimore will process a significant amount of contaminated water from the Palestine, Ohio train derailment. Then the treated water would be released into the Back River plant system.

Officials want a task force to study how the city provides water to the region.

City leaders questioned why the department withheld information from the public soon after E. coli bacteria was detected in drinking water.

The latest rate increase is lower than in recent years, officials said.

If Baltimore city owns the county’s drinking water supply, why do county residents pay less than city residents on their water bills?