Montgomery County owes stormwater tax credits, judge rules

Montgomery County unlawfully denied stormwater management tax credits to property owners in a Gaithersburg business park because the development’s ponds for handling runoff were not located on their individual properties, the Maryland Tax Court’s chief judge ruled Wednesday.

Walter C. “Clay” Martz II said the county code’s environmental tax credit is not so limited and applies to all members of the Lindbergh Park Owners Association, who paid for upkeep of the stormwater management ponds and have drains on their properties to ensure runoff flows into them for the protection of the Chesapeake Bay...

https://thedailyrecord.com/2021/05/20/montgomery-county-owes-stormwater-tax-credits-judge-rules/

Prince George’s Schools Team up with the Clean Water Partnership on Green Stormwater Retrofit Projects

Eighteen schools in Prince George’s County were evaluated this year to receive green stormwater retrofits as part of the county’s Clean Water Partnership (CWP), a $100M public-private partnership with private company Corvias Solutions, to retrofit 2,000 impervious acres with green infrastructure in order to achieve regulatory compliance.
The CWP Schools program, designed to assist Prince George’s County Public Schools (PGCPS) with treating and managing stormwater runoff through the application of Best Management Practices (BMPs), will guarantee that PGC’s federal stormwater standards are met, while also providing an educational legacy for future generations committed to improving the water quality in our communities...

https://pgcabs.org/2016/08/23/prince-georges-schools-team-up-with-the-clean-water-partnership-on-green-stormwater-retrofit-projects/

Gazette: Rockville, county at ‘stalemate’ on stormwater fees #mcps

Rockville serves as the center of Montgomery County’s government, housing the offices of the county executive, county council, several of the county’s courthouses and other county facilities.
But for more than five years, the city and the county have been engaged in an ongoing dispute over whether the county should pay stormwater management fees for its properties in the city...

...If the government agencies were subject to the fee, MCPS would owe $236,861 for fiscal 2015, Montgomery College $100,374 and Montgomery County $126,281, according to a memorandum from Rockville city staff...