SALISBURY -- Costs for developing a Watershed Implementation Plan (WIP) in Salisbury seem intimidating right now, admitted Wicomico County Transportation and Long Range Planner Keith Hall, but he told the City Council that the current estimated $225 million cost will likely be reduced substantially in the years before the WIP is required to meet final goals in 2025.
“I understand the price tag is daunting,” he said. “It’s something that we hope through various creative and innovative solutions and critical thinking and appropriate planning that those costs can be significantly reduced. However, at this time, that’s what we’re working with.”
The WIP will be required by executive mandate and is aimed at reducing nutrient levels in the Chesapeake Bay. Generally, the plan covers a number of different criteria, though Hall told the council that Salisbury’s urban nature means it will only have to focus on a few of those.
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I will be moving to Sarasota,Fl soon.
ReplyDeleteThere will be no meaningful cost reduction because Maryland chose not to even pursue cost effectiveness. In fact, Maryland specifically say so right in the TDML plan! As a result Maryland is implementing nitrogen reducing methods that cost thousands of dollars per pound, when $8 per pound alternatives are available. I can't believe that the intent is to bankrupt the cities and counties, so one needs to ask "what are they thinking"?
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