Maryland fines developer for more Gunpowder tributary pollution

By: Bay Journal

Outlets: Maryland Matters

Published: October 9, 2026

Words: 776

Last Updated: 5 days ago

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By Timothy B. Wheeler
The Chesapeake Bay Journal

Months after reaching a record settlement over mud pollution from a Harford County housing project, state environmental regulators have fined the developer another $24,000 for continuing to foul a Gunpowder River tributary.

The Maryland Department of the Environment levied penalties of $6,000 each for four occasions this past spring and summer when inspectors found that sediment from the Ridgely’s Reserve development had washed offsite into …

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