MD water Inspections/Enforcement hits 20 year Low..

[whathehell]

Take heed, Marylanders.

https://southernmarylandchronicle.com/2022/03/15/water-pollution-inspections-enforcement-hit-20-year-low-in-maryland-report-finds/

[elleng]

1. Damn!

'has nosedived under the Hogan administration,'

[whathehell]

2. It does seem, though, that the neglect preceded him

since it's been, according to the article, ongoing for 20 years.

[elleng]

3. Right, lots of geography involved.

[whathehell]

4. Not sure I know what you mean..

Are you talking about the water surrounding the state?

[elleng]

5. The entire state and it's water environment.

We've got the BAY and the OCEAN and several important rivers.

[whathehell]

6. Right,I understand

I've spent almost no time in Maryland. That said, I'd think safe drinking water would be a big priority for everyone.

[elleng]

7. Sure as heck SHOULD.

[whathehell]

8. Seriously, yeah..

This stuff could be a "life and death" issue.

If I lived there, I'd have to get up close and personal with my congressperson..Make a big frigging noise.

[elleng]

9. Jamie Raskin and Steny Hoyer are among the MD delegation.

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10. Good..As I may have told you, I read something

about Jamie Raskin being on some committee addressing the issue..He seems like a good guy...Not really familiar with Steny Hoyer.

[elleng]

11. Steny Hamilton Hoyer

(born June 14, 1939) is an American politician and attorney serving as the U.S. representative for Maryland's 5th congressional district since 1981 and as House Majority Leader since 2019. A Democrat, Hoyer was first elected in a special election on May 19, 1981. As of 2022, he is in his 20th term as a member of the House. The district includes a large swath of rural and suburban territory southeast of Washington, D.C. Hoyer is the dean of the Maryland congressional delegation and the most senior Democrat in the House.

Since 2003, Hoyer has been the second-ranking Democrat in the House of Representatives behind Nancy Pelosi.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steny_Hoyer

[whathehell]

12. Thanks for that information..

I did know he was second to Nancy, but I knew nothing else about him.