This just in from the Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE). We have requested the permit application and an informational meeting to discuss the application and permitting process that would allow discharges totaling up to 900,000 gallons per day from Hampstead WWTP into Piney Run, a tributary of Loch Raven Reservoir, and an unnamed tributary …
Thanks to Bill Temmink for providing us with this narrative. Every day, several NASA satellites circle the globe from the North to the South Pole. As the earth turns, these satellite routes will cross over the entire planet, one swath at a time. Some of these satellites take pictures of the ever-changing waters of the …
Gunpowder Riverkeeper has welcomed Johns Hopkins Graduate student, Jenn Galler, to our water quality monitoring program. Jenn wrote the following article on microplastics and their relevance to water bodies and the Gunpowder River. Read more about Jenn’s work here. Microplastics are just what they sound like: tiny plastic particles that result from both commercial product …
Indian Grave Run could receive up to 5,000 gallons per day of treated wastewater if the permit is approved. This intermittent tributary is protected by state law from these types of discharges until all other remedies are exhausted. The Indian Grave Run enters the Little Gunpowder falls directly below the Historic Jericho Bridge. Please support …