BALTIMORE — Maryland's Environment Department and Baltimore City have agreed to continue working together on improvements at the Back River Wastewater Treatment Plant.
Last June the state took over the plant in an attempt to curtail repeated discharges of sewage from which raised environmental concerns.
Since the state began oversight the Department of Public Works says the Back River eliminated a pipe bottleneck that severely limited the amount of waste water processed.
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The department said they can now process 750 million gallons of wastewater per day as compared to the 180 million gallons previously.
They also claim to now be in compliance with the state's permit levels including for nitrogen, phosphorus and ammonia.
The renewed agreement extends through April 30.
