[NOTE: this Newsletter was originally published on June 13th.] Summer Swimming Season Water Monitoring After Memorial Day, we began our summer swimming season monitoring efforts. So far, E. coli levels have been low enough that it is safe to swim at every point we monitor. Please keep in mind that E. coli levels can change …
On May 9th, the Maryland Public Service Commission granted Gunpowder RIVERKEEPER® and 126 other interested parties intervenor status in the Maryland Piedmont Reliability Project Update case. We would like to thank everyone that wrote to PSC asking that we be granted intervenor status. On Tuesday, June 10th, at 10:00 AM, the Maryland Public Service Commission …
We recently opposed a special exception zoning change #2025-001-X from RC-5 (Rural Residential) to a solar farm, as the change stands to replace 15 acres of forested land home to a vernal pool and a stream. Impacts from the proposed project could carry excess sediment and warm water into the Little Gunpowder Falls. Supporting Bill 18-25 …
This description of the proposed project is from the Public Service Enterprise Group (PSEG) website: The Maryland Piedmont Reliability Project (MPRP) is a critical system (grid) enhancement (update) that has been awarded to Public Service Enterprise Group (PSEG) by PJM, the Regional Transmission Organization (RTO) responsible for operating and planning the regional electric grid in …
We have moved the date to remove the Forsythia to Tuesday, June 25th from 10:00 am-1:00 pm at Sparks Nature Center 1207 Sparks Rd., Sparks, MD 21152 We hope to have a large group of volunteers that day! Since it will be late in June, it should be a nice time to take a walk …