Watershed Protection and Restoration Program - Financial Assurance Plans

In May 2015, revisions to Maryland’s stormwater management program, signed into law by Governor Hogan, did away with mandatory stormwater​ remediation fees. These revisions resulted in the development of financial assurance plans from Maryland’s ten largest urban jurisdictions.

Financial assurance plans (FAPs) indicate how stormwater runoff will be treated and paid for over the next five years and will provide the financial roadmap for complying with the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) total maximum daily load (TMDL) requirements, also known as the “pollution diet” for Chesapeake Bay.

The law requires the Maryland Department of the Environment to:

  • Post ​​financial assurance plans on its website within 14 days of receipt;
  • Provide an annual report to the Governor and the Maryland General Assembly by September 1 of every year; and
  • Make a decision regarding the adequacy of these plans within 90 days of receipt.


Annual Reports on Financial Assurance Plans and the Watershed Protection and Restoration Program


Submissions and Reviews

FAPs are submitted biennially, and each jurisdiction must be able to show the financial ability to pay for restoration practices over the​ next two years. Another reporting requirement for each MS4 jurisdiction, excluding Montgomery County, is to submit Watershed Protection and Restoration Program (WPRP) Annual Reports.

2022 - New!

 

​FAPs and WPRP Annual Reports

Anne Arundel County​

2021

 

WPRP Annual Reports

Anne Arundel County​​

          ​Baltimore City

          Baltimore County

          Carroll County

          Charles County

          Frederick County

          Harford County

          Howard County

            Prince George's County

            2020

             

            ​FAPs, WPRP Annual Reports, and the Department's Reviews​​​

            Anne Arundel County​

            2019

             

            WPRP Annual Reports

            Anne Arundel County​​

                    ​Baltimore City

                    Baltimore County

                      Charles County​

                      Frederick County

                      Harford County

                      Howard County

                      2018

                      2017

                       

                      WPRP Annual Reports

                      Anne Arundel County​​

                              ​Baltimore City

                              Baltimore County

                              Carroll County

                              Charles County

                              Frederick County

                              Harford County

                              Howard County

                                Prince George's County​

                                2016

                                 

                                ​FAPs, WPRP Annual Reports, and the Department's Reviews​​​

                                ​Anne Arundel County

                                Baltimore City

                                ​​Baltimore County

                                ​Carroll County

                                ​Charles County

                                ​Frederick County

                                ​Harford County

                                    ​Howard County

                                    ​Montgomery County

                                    ​Prince George's County


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                                    Contact Information

                                    Questions concerning Financial Assurance Plans may be directed to the Sediment, Stormwater, and Dam Safety Program at 410-537-3543 or emailed to Mr. Raymond Bahr at Raymond.Bahr@maryland.gov.

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