The Water Quality Protection Charge (WQPC) is a line item on your property tax bill.
WQPC funds many of the County's clean water initiatives including:

• Restoration of eroded stream banks
• Upgrades to stormwater ponds
• Storm drain cleaning and maintenance
• Stream monitoring
• Litter control programs
• Stormwater facility maintenance
• Installation of rain barrels, rain gardens and green roofs
The WQPC is calculated based on how much of your property is impervious (does not allow rain to be absorbed into the ground). As the county is developed, more area is covered in impervious concrete, asphalt, driveways, and buildings. Instead, that stormwater collects pollutants and runs off of the impervious surfaces causing damage to streams, rivers and the Chesapeake Bay. This is also known as stormwater pollution.
The clean water initiatives funded by the WQPC remediate the environmental damage caused by stormwater pollution. Further, the WQPC funds programs that are needed to meet the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permit from the state of Maryland.
Update Frequency : Annually

The Water Quality Protection Charge (WQPC) is a line item on your property tax bill.
WQPC funds many of the County's clean water initiatives including:

• Restoration of eroded stream banks
• Upgrades to stormwater ponds
• Storm drain cleaning and maintenance
• Stream monitoring
• Litter control programs
• Stormwater facility maintenance
• Installation of rain barrels, rain gardens and green roofs
The WQPC is calculated based on how much of your property is impervious (does not allow rain to be absorbed into the ground). As the county is developed, more area is covered in impervious concrete, asphalt, driveways, and buildings. Instead, that stormwater collects pollutants and runs off of the impervious surfaces causing damage to streams, rivers and the Chesapeake Bay. This is also known as stormwater pollution.
The clean water initiatives funded by the WQPC remediate the environmental damage caused by stormwater pollution. Further, the WQPC funds programs that are needed to meet the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permit from the state of Maryland.
Update Frequency : Annually

The Water Quality Protection Charge (WQPC) is a line item on your property tax bill.
WQPC funds many of the County's clean water initiatives including:

• Restoration of eroded stream banks
• Upgrades to stormwater ponds
• Storm drain cleaning and maintenance
• Stream monitoring
• Litter control programs
• Stormwater facility maintenance
• Installation of rain barrels, rain gardens and green roofs
The WQPC is calculated based on how much of your property is impervious (does not allow rain to be absorbed into the ground). As the county is developed, more area is covered in impervious concrete, asphalt, driveways, and buildings. Instead, that stormwater collects pollutants and runs off of the impervious surfaces causing damage to streams, rivers and the Chesapeake Bay. This is also known as stormwater pollution.
The clean water initiatives funded by the WQPC remediate the environmental damage caused by stormwater pollution. Further, the WQPC funds programs that are needed to meet the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permit from the state of Maryland.
Update Frequency : Annually

This dataset contains data that are used to track conditions in our streams. A portion of this data is used to meet MS4 permit requirements. Update Frequency : Daily

This Map View contains 3 separate map layers and the fly out details are embedded in only one map layer. If you don’t see the fly out details after clicking on the Map View, click on the ‘Water Quality Stream Map’ in the pop- up box to display the fly out details.

A Special Protection Area (SPA) is a geographic area designated by the County Council which has high quality or unusually sensitive water resources and environmental features that would be threatened by proposed land development if special water quality protection measures were not applied. This dataset tracks reviews for development in all SPAs. Update Frequency : Daily.

This dataset contains data for Well Permit. A Well Permit must be obtained prior to drilling a well for any purpose including to provide potable drinking water, water for irrigation or agricultural purposes, monitoring of geothermal systems and dewatering.
Update Frequency : Daily

Gas, water and electric utilities used in County government owned and leased facilities. Updated annually.

A Special Protection Area (SPA) is a geographic area designated by the County Council which has high quality or unusually sensitive water resources and environmental features that would be threatened by proposed land development if special water quality protection measures were not applied. This dataset tracks reviews for development in all SPAs. Update Frequency : Daily.