Water

Gunpowder RIVERKEEPER®’s Theaux Le Gardeur Provides Testimony and Written Comments on the Environmental Protection Agency’s Proposed Waters of the United States Definition Change

As part of the public comment period and at one of the three public meetings on the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)’s proposed change to the definition of what constitutes “Waters of the United States” (WOTUS), Theaux Le Gardeur provided written and oral testimony to inform the proposed definition change and to advocate for the protections …

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Gunpowder RIVERKEEPER® Provides Language to Inform WATERKEEPERS® Chesapeake Commentary on Waters of the United States Definition Change

Gunpowder RIVERKEEPER® was pleased to be able to provide language to inform WATERKEEPERS® Chesapeake’s letter to the Environmental Protection Agency(EPA) during the public comment period on the proposed definition change to Waters of the United States (WOTUS). Thanks to WATERKEEPERS® Chesapeake for their continued efforts to protect the Bay and for allowing Gunpowder RIVERKEEPER® to …

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Gunpowder RIVERKEEPER® Partners with MDNR Fisheries for Larval Fish and Egg Surveying: Volunteers Needed!

Gunpowder RIVERKEEPER® is excited to announce we will be providing capacity to Maryland Department of Natural Resources (MDNR) Fisheries Ecosystem Assessment Division for their 2026 anadromous (up-river migratory) fish spawning survey. Volunteer pairs will be directed to four-five sampling sites at key road crossings of the Big Gunpowder Falls once a week from the end …

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Gunpowder RIVERKEEPER® Pens Joint Letter to Maryland Board of Public Works on Days Cove Rubble Landfill Lease and Permit with Gunpowder Valley Conservancy and Mad About Mud

To inform the state’s decision making process on the leasing and discharge permitting for the Days Cove Rubble Landfill, Gunpowder RIVERKEEPER®, Gunpowder Valley Conservancy, and Mad About Mud co-authored a letter to submit to the Maryland Board of Public Works (BPW) prior to their January 7th 2026 meeting. As the Maryland BPW had only considered …

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