Do you have excessive surface water flowing
through your property?
Contact the Transportation and Special Projects
Division at 410-313-2014.
Is your sump pump continuously flowing?
- Check that your downspouts are directed away
from your foundation.
- If you suspect there may be a broken water line,
contact the Bureau
of Utilities at 410-313-4900.
- If the groundwater table is high, contact the Howard
Soil Conservation District at 410
-313-0680 to learn about your
property’s soil conditions.
Do you have a sinkhole?
- If related to storm drain infrastructure, contact
the Bureau of Highways at
highways@howardcountymd.gov
or 410-313-7450.
- If related to the water or sanitary line, contact
the Bureau
of Utilities at 410-313-4900.
- All other inquiries, contact the Howard
Soil Conservation District at 410-313-0680 regarding groundwater and soil
conditions.
Do you have standing water on your property unrelated
to streams?
- If the property is private property, contact the
Transportation and Special Projects Division at 410-313-2014, the Office of
Community Sustainability at 410-313-0700, and/or the Howard
Soil Conservation District at 410-313-0680.
- If the property is County Open Space, contact the
Department of Recreation and Parks at 410-313-4700.
- If the issue is associated with storm drain
infrastructure
and is in a County drainage easement, contact the Bureau of
Highways at
highways@howardcountymd.gov or
410-313-7450.
Do you have a concern about a storm drain system
structure (inlet, pipe, headwall, manhole)?
Contact the Bureau of Highways at highways@howardcountymd.gov
or 410-313-7450.
Is there poor drainage in your neighborhood?
Contact the Transportation and Special Projects
Division at 410-313-2014.
Is there poor drainage along a roadway?
Contact the Bureau of Highways at highways@howardcountymd.gov
or 410-313-7450.
Is there woody debris and/or dangerous trees on
public property that needs to be removed?
- If the property is County Open Space, contact
the Department of Recreation and Parks at 410-313-4700.
- If the property is in a County drainage easement
or roadway, contact the Bureau of
Highways at
highways@howardcountymd.gov
or 410-313-7450.
Do
you have a concern about wildlife (either too much or not enough) around ponds?
Contact
the Department of Recreation and Parks at 410-313-4700.