Anne Arundel County will seek out partnerships with private sector businesses as part of its effort to make inroads on watershed improvements required by the state and federal government, County Executive Steve Schuh announced Wednesday.
The county executive set aside $5 million in this year’s budget to award to the best pitch for a project that would reduce the amount of pollutants seeping into the county’s waterways.
That could mean a plan to upgrade failing stormwater drains or to transfer properties from septic systems to public water and sewer. It could also be an entirely new approach to stormwater improvement. Department of Public Works Director Chris Phipps said the county is looking for innovative ideas that “aren’t even identified necessarily in our program.”
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