Suburban Md. sewer agency plucks new chief from D.C. counterpart

Suburban Maryland’s water utility has picked the head of the District’s water agency to be its new general manager.

Jerry Johnson was set to resign as general manager of the D.C. Water and Sewer Authority this summer. He has been criticized by watchdog groups for the agency’s poor response to reports of high levels of lead in the city’s drinking water, but he said that situation “was not an issue” when he decided to leave WASA.