For Immediate Release: Tuesday, February 1, 2022
The Montgomery County Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has released its 2021 Year in Review video with department highlights from the past year.
The video features DEP’s Acting Director Adriana Hochberg and staff members describing accomplishments and innovative programs from 2021.
The video is available on social media and can be found on the DEP website at https://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/dep/ .
Highlights of the video include:
“Every day, the DEP staff is working hard for the County to increase recycling, manage stormwater and save energy," said Acting Director Hochberg. “We accomplished a lot in 2021, and our work for 2022 includes planning upgrades to the recycling facility, legislation to address bacteria contamination by septic systems, legislation concerning gas powered leaf blowers, planting more trees and installing green infrastructure, continuing our partnering with the community, implementing the Climate Action Plan and more. We hope residents follow our work on social media and on our website.”
DEP created its first department-wide year in review video in 2020 to share the work of the department and help residents and businesses understand how DEP is making the County a cleaner and greener place.
# # #
Release ID: 22-077