AFRO Staff Writer
Mayor Brandon M. Scott and members of city leadership introduced a charter amendment to modernize Baltimore’s water systems by separating the Bureau of Water and Wastewater from the larger Department of Public Works (DPW), if passed in Fall 2026.
“This isn’t something that just is needed now; it’s been needed for quite some time,” Scott told the AFRO. “We knew that we had to do a deep dive and update this system and the way it operates.”
Scott explained that the proposed amendment was a recommendation from the Baltimore Regional Water Governance Taskforce in 2024. After their recommendation, the Baltimore Regional Water Governance Model Work Group was established by the Maryland General Assembly and has been meeting to “explore the possibility and viability of a regional governing authority,” according to its website…