Watershed Protection & Restoration Fee

The Watershed Protection & Restoration Fee provides a dedicated source of revenue for the operating, maintenance, and capital improvement expense of stormwater management programs regulated and required by the State and Federal governments. 

About the WPRF:

Everyone lives within a few miles of one of the countless streams, creeks, and rivers that can be a direct pipeline from your home to the Bay.  In rain events, pollutants such as fertilizers, pet waste, motor oil, soapy water from car washing, and septic tank overflow get washed into nearby tributaries and eventually the Bay.  Stormwater runoff is the fastest-growing source of water pollution in Maryland.

In 2015, the State Legislature passed a law allowing Maryland's ten largest jurisdictions to assess property owners a stormwater remediation fee to provide a dedicated source of revenue for the operating, maintenance, and capital improvement expense of stormwater management programs regulated and required by the State and Federal governments. In Anne Arundel County, this resulted in the introduction of the Watershed Protection and Restoration Fee (WPRF), more commonly known as the stormwater fee.   

The WPRF is billed annually as a separate line item on your annual real property tax bill. To view or pay your real property tax bill online, click here.

Anne Arundel County

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Contact Us:

For questions regarding your property’s WPRF, contact us at 410-222-7536 or wprf@aacounty.org. For questions regarding bill payment, contact the Office of Finance at 410-222-1144.