The Wicomico County Health Department has emerged as a most active participant in the Chesapeake Bay Restoration Fund by tapping into state "flush tax" funds to finance upgrade of onsite (residential) septic systems, without direct cost to our homeowners.
County residents—especially those of us who reside in the Critical Areas along our many waterways—can avail ourselves of these public funds to add new technology to our existing septic systems, designed to reduce substantially the annual discharge of 7.5 million pounds of harmful nitrogen into our groundwater, flowing into tributaries of the Bay.
This is good for you, and good for the environment we all enjoy. To determine if you qualify, contact Dennis DiCintio, County Director of Environmental Health, at 410-546-4446, or at ddicinti@dhmh.state.md.us.
Program information and application forms may be accessed online at www.mde.state.md.us/Water/CBWRF/index.asp.
DelMarVa's Premier Source for News, Opinion, Analysis, and Human Interest Contact Publisher Joe Albero at alberobutzo@wmconnect.com or 410-430-5349
6 comments:
Thanks Joe , will call monday to see if I qualify.
I wonder if Worcester is planning a similar program?
It is available to all septic owners, many lower shore residents have already done it. Call a local septage system installer and they have the information and the options
This is a statewide program.
All septic owners in MD are eligible. If you have a septic, please consider it.
Wow, now that's a good use of tax dollars, win, win, can't ask for better than that.
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