Tag: Back River Wastewater Treatment Plant

Attorney General Frosh files lawsuit for environmental violations at two local wastewater treatment plants

Posted on January 21, 2022 by Chris Montcalmo

BALTIMORE, MD—Attorney General Brian E. Frosh on Friday filed a lawsuit in Baltimore City circuit court on behalf of the Maryland Department of the Environment to eliminate unpermitted discharges from the two largest wastewater treatment plants in Maryland: the Back River Wastewater Treatment Plant and the Patapsco Wastewater Treatment Plant. Both plants are owned and operated by Baltimore City. During […]

Worker injured at Back River Wastewater Treatment Plant

Posted on June 15, 2016 by Chris Montcalmo

Emergency personnel had to rescue a worker at the Back River Wastewater Treatment Plant on Wednesday morning. At about 10:45 a.m., the worker fell into one of the tanks at the Essex facility while working in a trench. The Baltimore County Fire Department had to use a Stokes basket to rescue the man, who sustained injuries to his neck. He […]