Maryland's Stormwater Management Act of 2007 Archives January 7, 2009 Update: The Maryland General Assembly's Joint Committee on Administrative, Executive and Legislative Review (AELR) requested that MDE delay final adoption of the regulations. The purpose of the requested delay is to provide the committee with an opportunity to examine more closely a number of issues that have arisen about these proposed regulations. MDE is currently working with AELR to provide the requested information. December 2, 2008 Update: A Public Hearing will be held on December 8, 2008 at 10:00 AM at the Department of the Environment, 1800 Washington Boulevard, 1st Floor Aqua Conference Room, Baltimore, Maryland 21230-1720. Please park in the Blue Lot. Directions to MDE may be found here. October 17, 2008 Update: MDE has begun the formal process for adopting new stormwater management regulations in Maryland. The new regulations and revisions to the 2000 Maryland Stormwater Design Manual may be found here: Details concerning this hearing will be posted here as they are available. Publication of the stormwater regulations and Design Manual revisions in the Maryland Register is anticipated to follow the schedule listed below. October 1, 2008 Update: MDE has revised the regulatory adoption schedule for the Code of Maryland Regulations (COMAR ) 26.17.02 Stormwater as a result of receiving significant comments regarding the draft policies that include the Chapter 5 rewrite, comprehensive plan review, redevelopment, and ESD sizing. The following is the projected schedule for the formal adoption of these new regulations. The regulatory review process will include a 30 day formal comment period after the publication of the proposed regulations in the Maryland Register as well as an opportunity to comment in person at the December public hearing. Publication of proposed final regulations on MDE's Website Oct. 17th Notice of Public Hearing in Maryland Register Nov 7th Publication of proposed regulations in Maryland Register Nov 21st Public Hearing at MDE the week of Dec 8th (Location and time TBD) Final Regulations adopted first week of January.
Policy: Technical: Meetings: On July 31, 2008, MDE held an informational meeting to present the proposed planning process, ESD sizing criteria, and redevelopment policy that form the foundation of MDE;s implementation of the Stormwater Management Act of 2007. Information presented at that or for the (July 25, 2008) meeting may be found here: During the Winter of 2008, MDE held a series of meetings to discuss the Stormwater Management Act of 2007. Infoirmation related to these meetings may be found here: Focus Group Meetings On July 30, 2007, MDE held a meeting to seek stakeholder input on how best to address the Stormwater Management Act of 2007. A summary of that meeting, evaluation form responses, and a list of participants may be found here: | Acrobat® Reader is required to view and print the PDF files. If you do not have it click on the icon to the right. |  |
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