Faster Sewage Leak Cleanup, More Water Testing on State Agenda
Del. Tom Hucker is sponsoring a series of bills aimed at regulating the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission's handling of sewage leaks and water testing.
Sewage leaks are an all-too-frequent problem in Montgomery County, according to Del. Tom Hucker, a Democrat who represents Takoma Park and Silver Spring in the Maryland General Assembly. How quickly they are cleaned up and whether everyday citizens know to avoid the areas where they occur is a major public health issue, he said. Hucker drafted two bills aimed at requiring Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission to notify elected officials and residents of leaks. The utility regulates both ends of the water supply—drinking water and sewage—for customers in Montgomery and Prince George's Counties. "We want to give WSSC the strongest incentive possible to address sewage leaks in a very timely fashion to protect public health," Hucker told …
