Van Hollen, Alsobrooks announce over $33M for Maryland water infrastructure projects

Senators Chris Van Hollen and Angela Alsobrooks (both D-Md.) have announced over $33 million in direct federal funding for six projects throughout Maryland within the fiscal year 2026 Energy & Water Development appropriations bill.

These investments in local projects – submitted and secured by the Senators – support water infrastructure improvements as well as Army Corps-led efforts to maintain navigational safety throughout the Chesapeake Bay, including around the Port of Baltimore; beach replenishment in Ocean City; and to study alternatives for a secondary water source for the Washington Region.

Additional priorities secured by the Senators in the FY26 Energy and Water Development funding bill include:

Corps of Engineers highlights

This bill provides $10.4 billion in total funding for the Army Corps of Engineers to maintain ports and harbors, invest in keeping communities safe and prepared for extreme weather events, and strengthen competitiveness. This includes funding for the following Maryland operations, maintenance dredging, and construction projects:

• $43,075,000 to maintain Port of Baltimore shipping channels,
• $12,500,000 to support the continued construction of Poplar Island,
• $20,717,000 for the Intracoastal Waterway, Delaware River to the Chesapeake Bay,
• $5,450,000 to support dredging of the Wicomico River,
• $1,030,000 for drift removal in Baltimore Harbor,
• $250,000 for Cumberland, Maryland and Ridgeley, West Virginia,
• $2,840,000 for Jennings Randolph Lake in Maryland and West Virginia,
• $310,000 for Nanticoke River,
• $5,000 for St. George Creek.