Maryland Environmental Service and Partners

MES was created by the Maryland General Assembly in 1970 to support the preservation, improvement, and management of the quality of the air, land, water, and natural resources, and to promote the health and welfare of the citizens of the State The agency has four diverse operating groups—Dredging and Restoration, Environmental Operations, Technical and Environmental Services, and Water and Wastewater Services, managing projects in areas including dredging; environmental management; water, wastewater, and stormwater management; environmental monitoring, and solid waste and recycling programs. MES employs over 700 teammates and operates more than 1,000 environmental projects across Maryland and the Mid-Atlantic region. As a non-budgeted state agency, MES provides multidisciplinary environmental services to enhance and protect the environment and innovative solutions to the region’s most complex environmental challenges.