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BRENT WALLS

BRENT WALLS

Everything flows downstream... Fighting for healthier headwaters of the Potomac from West Virginia to Harpers Ferry.

Shenandoah Riverkeeper

MARK FRONDORF

MARK FRONDORF

Protecting your right to use and enjoy a healthier Shenandoah River.

Potomac Riverkeeper

DEAN NAUJOKS

DEAN NAUJOKS

Restoring the Potomac to create an example for healthy water nationwide.

Despite some progress, the Potomac and Shenandoah rivers still suffer greatly from major pollution insults.

Our unique approach to this problem is to directly engage individuals, corporations, and government bodies who are responsible for pollution.

We identify specific polluters through several proven strategies.
We seek cooperation from polluters in cleaning up.
If polluters refuse to clean up voluntarily, we use our network of attorneys and the Clean Water Act to force them to do so.

Through our attorneys, we also forcefully assert the interests of clean water in critical county and state regulatory processes such as stormwater and agricultural runoff. We are the only non-profit group consistently willing to use hard-hitting legal remedies to stop pollution throughout the watershed. PRKN does the heavy lifting in the battles against pollution!

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You are mostly water.

Your brain is 70% water. Your blood is about 80% water and your lungs are 90% water. Most of the water we bathe in, cook in, and drink – including many well known bottled waters, soft drinks and beer – comes from the Potomac and Shenandoah rivers.

Water pollution puts you and your family’s health at risk.

Even small amounts of some chemicals can be harmful. Many of these chemicals are detectable in the drinking water that comes out of our taps.

Water pollution seriously harms the environment.

From the headwaters of our streams and rivers all the way to and including the Chesapeake Bay, water pollution harms life and has serious economic consequences. It also interferes with fishing, swimming, and other recreational enjoyments.

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Latest Posts

Comments to 2018 Virginia Water Quality Assessment Integrated Report
April 10, 2019
We are continuing our fight to force the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) to fulfill its duty to identify the North Fork, South Fork, and main stem of the Shenandoah River (collectively, “Shenandoah River”) as impaired (Category 5) due to widespread algae blooms fueled by uncontrolled or poorly-controlled pollutants
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Help Us Protect Clean Water! File your comments to protect the Clean Water Act today!
April 7, 2019
Clean water is fundamental to our health and our way of life. For nearly 50 years, the Clean Water Act has promised that all Americans have access to clean water for drinking and recreation and that our country’s most valuable natural assets are protected from pollution. But now the Trump administration is
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Ruling on Impaired Status of the Shenandoah River
April 1, 2019
The following is the ruling on the impaired status of the Shenandoah River. 55_Judge_Memo Opinion_03-31-2019
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