KENT ISLAND, Md. – The Maryland Department of the Environment announced that the Board of Public Works has approved more than $29 million in new funding to support two major clean water initiatives, including one in Kent Island. “These infrastructure improvements are a big step forward for clean water in Maryland,” said Maryland Secretary of the Environment Serena McIlwain. The construction will provide public sewer to about 1,500 homes and eight non-residential properties by connecting them to the Kent Narrows-Stevensville-Grasonville Wastewater Treatment Plant for upgraded wastewater treatment. The funding comes as part of Governor Wes Moore’s inclusion of more than $400 million in his FY26 budget for Chesapeake Bay and clean water projects.