Confidential Source Flags Stormwater Project with Big Money and No Results
Something may be festering in the quiet backwoods behind a Fort Washington golf course — and it’s not the stormwater. A confidential source tells The Maryland Wire that $20 million has been earmarked for a pond restoration project in southern Prince George’s County under the banner of the Clean Water Partnership. The catch? No meaningful work is happening on-site.
According to this source, funds are being paid out to contractors, but there's no evidence of retrofitting, no earth moved, no credits claimed. Just a pond. Still stagnant.
🚨 What Is the Clean Water Partnership?
In 2015, Prince George’s County launched a 30-year public-private agreement with Corvias Solutions, aimed at transforming stormwater infrastructure to meet Chesapeake Bay cleanup mandates. The deal covers:
- Restoration of up to 4,000 acres of impervious surfaces
- Construction of bioswales, permeable pavements, and pond retrofits
- Payments made on a pay-for-performance model, not hourly labor
- Oversight by Maryland Environmental Service, which verifies completed work before issuing stormwater “Impervious Area Credits”
The total contract value? Over $272 million. The project includes incentives tied to performance—environmental impact, socioeconomic inclusion, and cost savings.
So what’s happening in Fort Washington?
🕳️ A Project Shrouded in Silence
The county has published updates on pond retrofits in places like Hyattsville, but The Maryland Wire found no public documentation of active work in Fort Washington near the golf course in question. There are no credit certificates issued, no contractor milestones listed, and no bids advertised online that match the area’s location and cost.
That leads us to ask:
- Has the work already been completed without documentation?
- Is the project delayed or mismanaged?
- Or is public money being paid out without progress?
📁 Time to File Records Requests
The only way to answer these questions is through public records. We encourage readers to request:
- Contractor payment records from Prince George’s County Department of the Environment
- Stormwater credit verification reports from Maryland Environmental Service
- Bid and milestone documents tied to pond restoration near Fort Washington
These can be filed under the Maryland Public Information Act (MPIA). Your tax dollars deserve accountability — especially when the funding reaches into the tens of millions.