Water

Gunpowder RIVERKEEPER® Files for Judicial Review of MDE Days Cove Discharge Permit: Soon After Receives Word of Permit Termination, Ceasing Leachate Discharges into the Tidal Basin

For Immediate Release: June 4, 2026                 Contact: Theaux M. Le Gardeur (410) 967-3526Gunpowder Riverkeeper, Gunpowderriverkeeper@gmail.com White Marsh, Maryland. – On May 27th, 2026, Gunpowder RIVERKEEPER® filed a Petition for Judicial Review in Baltimore County Circuit Court in Towson, Maryland for the Maryland Department of the Environment Discharge Permit for the Days Cove Rubble Landfill (State …

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Gunpowder River Water Quality Update: June 2, 2026

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 …

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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 are more likely to result in bacterial infection. These conditions usually occur after periods of heavy rainfall as the stormwater runoff carries surface pollutants and discharges into the waterways. E. Coli is one of a …

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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 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 …

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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

Joppa, Maryland. – Today, Gunpowder Riverkeeper in conjunction with the Maryland Department of the Environment (“MDE”) announced a $4.1 million settlement to resolve a lawsuit, instigated by Gunpowder Riverkeeper, against the Ridgely’s Reserve housing development for water pollution that harmed Foster’s Branch the Gunpowder River tidal basin. D.R. Horton, Inc., Forestar (USA) Real Estate Group …

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