Program Purpose

• To meet the new commitments under the 2000 Chesapeake Bay Agreement, additional reductions of nutrient pollutants from all sources including sewage treatment plants are necessary.
  
• Upgrading sewage treatment plants for nutrient removal is one of the top environmental priorities.
  
• Enhanced nutrient removal (ENR) technologies allow sewage treatment plants to provide a highly advanced level of nutrient removal, achieving 3 mg/l total nitrogen and 0.3 mg/l total phosphorous.
  
• The ENR strategy builds on the success of the biological nutrient removal (BNR) program already in place. 

Eligibility and Selection

• The 67 publicly owned wastewater treatment plants with design flow of 500,000 gallons per day or greater and discharge to the Chesapeake Bay have the priority for funding.
• Projects should be consistent with Executive Order 01.01.2003.33 – Maryland’s Priority Places Strategy.
  
• Projects must be consistent with the county water and sewer plans.
  

Funding

• Up to 100 percent state grant funds for eligible project costs.
  
• Eligible costs may include planning, design, and construction costs.
  
• Funds are provided on a reimbursable basis after a payment request is made by the grantee.
  
• Non-ENR related items and expansion cost could be funded through Water Quality State Revolving Loan Fund​ and/or other federal or state grants.

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