With your public support we are now monitoring the Gunpowder River Tidal Basin to provide the public with information about E. coli levels throughout the Lower Gunpowder River. Seven out of the seven locations within the Gunpowder River tested below 235 MPN (Maximal Probable Number) E. coli in a single-grab sample, in wet conditions, on …
Gunpowder RIVERKEEPER® is proud to provide weekly water quality information to residents of Baltimore and Harford counties along the Gunpowder and Bush River Watersheds. Our water monitoring results help inform the public on where they can recreate safely along the River and provide indicators for possible stormwater or point-source pollution. The EPA’s Safe Swimming Criteria …
Ashley Paul’s article on CBS provided updates on August 7th, 2026 on the raw sewage that leaked into Bynum Run last week from ruptured sewer lines. She quotes Ronya Nassar, of the Harford County Health Department, who said: “Out of an abundance of caution, we’re just recommending people don’t go into that water. We recommended …
With your public support we are now monitoring the Gunpowder River Tidal Basin to provide the public with information about E. coli levels throughout the Lower Gunpowder River. Seven out of the seven locations within the Gunpowder River tested below 235 MPN (Maximal Probable Number) E. coli in a single-grab sample, in wet conditions, on …
Join us at the Gunpowder Falls State Park Hammerman Area and Dundee Creek Marina for a day of learning about Submerged Aquatic Vegetation (SAV) and to become trained volunteer monitors with Chesapeake Bay SAV Watchers. Submerged Aquatic Vegetation provides food, shelter, and oxygen to a wide variety of Chesapeake Bay species such as migratory waterfowl, …