City of Baltimore Sanitary Sewer Over?ow Consent Decree Program | Maryland, US Founded in 1729, Baltimore is located along the Chesapeake Bay, the largest estuary in the United States. In 2012, the city’s population increased by 1,100 to reach 621,342 residents, which reversed six decades of population loss. Challenge In 2002, the City of Baltimore entered into a consent decree with the federal government and the State of Maryland to reduce sewage discharge into U.S. waters, requiring that the city evaluate its wastewater collection system and implement a comprehensive sewer rehabilitation program. Solution Louis Berger was selected to manage the City of Baltimore Sanitary Sewer Over?ow Consent Decree Program. The 14-year program involves comprehensive ?eld investigations as well as design

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