Ruppersberger Joins Harford County and Aberdeen Officials to Announce New Water Agreement

October 5, 2009 12:00 PM

(Aberdeen, MD) - Congressman C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger (D-MD) joined Harford County Executive David Craig and Aberdeen Mayor Michael E. Bennett today in Aberdeen to announce a new water agreement between Aberdeen and Harford County. 

The 6th Amendment to the Harford County – City of Aberdeen Water Agreement will provide a short and long-term, regional solution to the water challenges by allowing the City of Aberdeen to purchase water from Harford County in the coming years.  The agreement is critically important to the business community as the region prepares for the thousands of new jobs heading to the area through the Base Realignment and Closure process known as BRAC.  The agreement allows:

•     Aberdeen to purchase a total of 600,000 gallons of water capacity per day from Harford County.   (The current agreement allows Aberdeen to purchase 500,000 gallons of water from Harford County.)  

•     Aberdeen to purchase an additional 300,000 gallons of water per day from Harford County in 2011 when the Abingdon Water Treatment Plant comes on line. 

“It is great to see Team Maryland coming together to create a comprehensive solution to ensure businesses in the region have access to water now and in the future.  With the thousands of jobs coming to the Harford County region through the closing of military bases in other states, it is even more important that we work together to ensure we have the infrastructure in place for current residents and businesses while we prepare for new ones,” said Congressman C.A. Dutch Rupppersberger (D-MD).        

“Today is a great day for the City of Aberdeen and the people of Harford County,” remarked County Executive David Craig.  “With the signing of the 6th Amendment to the existing water agreement, we have helped secure a brighter future for the City of Aberdeen and the business community.”  

Congressman Ruppersberger is committed to bringing as many federal dollars as possible to Maryland to help prepare for the new residents and businesses moving to the area due to BRAC.  The Congressman has already brought $85.7 million to the state for everything from transportation improvements to workforce training to healthcare modernization.       

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