Protect Local Control of Baltimore’s Water!

On October 27th, the Baltimore Water Regional Governance Work Group will be voting on the future of Baltimore’s water!

The work group will make a recommendation for a new governance model for Baltimore’s water system. Although we were promised that regionalization was off the table, the work group is currently proposing a model that would take control from Baltimore City, making the system less accountable to Baltimoreans and potentially leading to privatization. We can’t let that happen!

Send a message to Mayor Brandon Scott and the Baltimore Water Regional Governance Work Group and urge them to keep Baltimore’s water under local control!

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Mr.

Bill

Henry

Baltimore City

Director

Matthew

Garbark

Baltimore Department of Public Works

Work Group Members

Baltimore Regional Water

Governance Workgroup

Baltimore Water Governance Work Group

Work Group Members

Baltimore Regional Water

Governance Work Group

Baltimore Water Governance Work Group

Delegate

Dana

Stein

Maryland House of Delegates

Senator

Mary

Washington

Maryland State Senate

Deputy Director

Matthew

Carpenter

Baltimore County Office of Budget & Finance

Chief

Michael

Swygert

Baltimore County Department of Public Works and Transportation

Deputy Secretary

Adam

Ortiz

Maryland Department of the Environment

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I urge you to reject any proposals for Baltimore’s water system that would strip the city of local control over its largest asset, the water and sewer system. Preserve the power of the City Council to legislate water protections for Baltimoreans.

In the past, we were promised that the Baltimore Water Regional Governance Work Group would not vote on governance models that promote a regional authority or privatization. These models would undermine local control of our water by making those in charge of running the water system less accountable to Baltimore residents.

Instead, the Regional Governance Work Group should work on models and agreements that would address issues such as the disparity in water rates between Baltimore City and Baltimore County residents to help raise revenue for system improvements without disproportionately affecting those living in the city. The work group should also work to maintain and expand the Water4All affordability program. You should reject any proposal that could take this service away from the residents that need it.

Lastly, you should not make a decision or recommendation without having conducted proper racial and economic equity studies into how a proposed change in governance model would affect Black, Brown, elderly, and low-income residents.

Water is a human right and it should be treated as such. We urge due diligence in ensuring that any proposed changes would increase affordability and equitability for the region’s most vulnerable residents, not deepen disparities.

I urge you to reject any regionalized or privatized governance model that would negatively affect affordability or accessibility for our most vital resource, our water.

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