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Bacterial Sources in the Gunpowder River

Bacterial Sources in the Gunpowder River

Memorial Day through Labor Day, Gunpowder RIVERKEEPER® conducts weekly bacterial water quality monitoring to inform river users of conditions that ...
Gunpowder River Water Quality Update: May 26, 2026

Gunpowder River Water Quality Update: May 26, 2026

Gunpowder RIVERKEEPER® is proud to provide weekly water quality information to residents of Baltimore and Harford counties along the Gunpowder ...
/ Advocacy, News, Water
MDE Lawsuit Against Ridgely's Reserve Housing Development Settled for $4.1 Million with Gunpowder RIVERKEEPER® as Intervenor Nets $2 Million Civil Penalty, $2.1 Million for Community Driven Remediation Projects

MDE Lawsuit Against Ridgely’s Reserve Housing Development Settled for $4.1 Million with Gunpowder RIVERKEEPER® as Intervenor Nets $2 Million Civil Penalty, $2.1 Million for Community Driven Remediation Projects

Foster's Branch sediment plume at Amtrak line in tidal Gunpowder River. Joppa, Maryland. – Today, Gunpowder Riverkeeper in conjunction with ...
/ Advocacy, Land, Take Action
Baltimore County Planning Board Meeting and Public Input Meeting on Data Centers: May 21, 2026

Baltimore County Planning Board Meeting and Public Input Meeting on Data Centers: May 21, 2026

The Baltimore County Council's recent resolution on data center construction required they solicit public input before they submit their report ...
/ Monitoring, Water
Update on Gunpowder RIVERKEEPER® pursuit for Tier III Water Quality Monitoring Accreditation

Update on Gunpowder RIVERKEEPER® pursuit for Tier III Water Quality Monitoring Accreditation

Since November 2025, Gunpowder RIVERKEEPER® has been working diligently alongside the Chesapeake Monitoring Cooperative (CMC) who provides technical and logistical support ...
/ Advocacy, Outreach, Water
Action Alert: Do you navigate the Gunpowder and Bush Rivers under the Amtrak Bridges? Submit Your Comment to the U.S. Coast Guard by June 11th

Action Alert: Do you navigate the Gunpowder and Bush Rivers under the Amtrak Bridges? Submit Your Comment to the U.S. Coast Guard by June 11th

This just in from the U.S. Coast Guard: All interested parties are notified that the Commander, Coast Guard East District ...
Gunpowder RIVERKEEPER® acknowledges that we protect land, water, sensitive species, and communities in the traditional territory of many nations including the Algonquin, the Susquehannock and the Delaware peoples.
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