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CSO Outfall 29 Dry Weather Events

on November 10, 2020

Imagine you are out paddling along the shores of the Lower Potomac River, enjoying a crisp but sunny…

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Spill at Mattawoman Creek

on June 20, 2018

Many of you have seen the news about the recent disastrous spill at Mattawoman Creek, when nearly six million gallons of…

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Enforcement Action Leads to Penalties for Sewage Plant in Lower Potomac

on September 8, 2017

Potomac Riverkeeper’s 2016 review of Clean Water Act discharge permits on the Potomac led us to the Winters Apartments Sewage Treatment Plant in St….

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Settlement on NRG’s Power Plant Pollution Leads to a $0.5 Million Oyster Restoration Project

on June 8, 2017

As part of Potomac Riverkeeper’s settlement with NRG Energy and the state of Maryland on NRG’s pollution of the Potomac and Patuxent Rivers with…

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Outreach in the Lower Potomac

on April 5, 2016

In March 2016, Nick Kuttner, Potomac Riverkeeper Network Vice Chair and our representative in the Lower Potomac, met with the Potomac River Association in…

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