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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

Major Victory on Coal Ash!
February 16, 2019
We had a huge win on coal ash on Friday! The coal ash bill passed in the VA General Assembly and heads to the Governor for his signature! While this does not fix the damage from decades of heavy metals that have poisoned our rivers, our fish, and our communities,
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Shenandoah Riverkeeper Comments for the South Fork of the Shenandoah Dams
February 12, 2019
The following are comments filed on behalf of Shenandoah Riverkeeper (“SRK”) for the relicensing of Warren (FERC No. 2391), Luray and Newport (FERC No. 2425), and Shenandoah (FERC No. 2509) Hydroelectric Projects. 19 02 10 Shenandoah Rvk Comments FERC Docket P_2391
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Be a Water Quality Monitoring Volunteer!
February 11, 2019
Potomac Riverkeeper Network is excited to be launching our first water quality monitoring on the Potomac this spring! With funding from DC’s Department of Energy and Environment, we are partnering with Anacostia Riverkeeper and other local groups to test regularly for bacteria levels in the DC section of the Potomac
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