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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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PFAS — What Is It and How You Can Help?
July 18, 2019
Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are a group of man-made chemicals that have been around since the 1940s. PFAS has been used various products like teflon cookware, paper cartons, waterproof clothing and in firefighting foam used primarily on airplanes. Similar to other chemicals like PCB, PFOS does not break down
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Swoope Almanac: A Review
July 9, 2019
If you like to be entertained while you are learning about farm management techniques that protect water resources, Swoope Almanac by Robert Whitescarver, is for you. Bobby’s descriptions of his wife (Jeanne, Princess of Swope), his cattle, and his challenges are laugh out loud funny, but his love of the
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PRKN 2018 Annual Report
June 12, 2019
We are very excited to share this overview of all our hard work and accomplishments from the past year. Download a copy of the full report here: PRKN 2018 Annual Report (7MB). 1000 Thank Yous! So many people chipped in to help us meet our goals in 2018, that we
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