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.

2023 - New!

 

WPRP Annual Reports

Anne Arundel County​

Baltimore City

Baltimore County​

Carroll County​

Charles County

Frederick County

Harford County​

      Howard County​

        Prince George's County


        2022

         

        ​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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