Lake Roland sewage leaks spur calls for development moratorium

Are Baltimore County's wastewater facilities adequate to handle the booming development in and around Towson? Chronic sewage overflows at Lake Roland suggest they are not. And a 2012 engineering study county officials commissioned - and had basically shelved - suggests the county was well aware of the problem.

Sewage spill at Lake Roland poses a test for Johnny Olszewski

Baltimore County has a stinky Achilles heel that its chief executive needs to address quickly and publicly if he is to sustain his reputation as a reformer.

An obscure manhole is an outsized source of sewage pollution in Baltimore

What’s been popping off, releasing millions of gallons of sewage this summer? A single manhole stack in Herring Run Park.

Baltimore County reports a sewage spill it claims really didn’t happen

The county government doesn’t want the public to know about sewage problems at Lake Roland, an environmental activist says.

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Baltimore County says it is unaware of sewage spill at Lake Roland

When The Brew visited the site today, plastic debris still fluttered on nearby tree branches and the area had a distinct smell of rotting waste.

Chow challenged on Baltimore County sewage flowing into city system

Activists call on DPW chief to take action on a neighboring system they said is overwhelmed.