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Potomac Riverkeeper Network Files Notice of Intent to Sue Charles County Board of Public Works

on November 14, 2019

Mattawoman Creek is a tributary to the tidal Potomac River, and represents…

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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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PRKN Comments on Alexandria’s Long Term Control Plan

on May 8, 2018

We filed comments regarding the City of Alexandria’s revised Long Term Control Plan submission to the Virginia Department of…

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Shenandoah Riverkeeper Halts Nutrient Trading at the Massanutten Sewage Treatment Plant

on May 3, 2017

The Shenandoah Riverkeeper scored a major victory in protecting the Shenandoah watershed by compelling the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) to dramatically improve…

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Sewage Discharges Pose Serious Public Health Risk in Alexandria

on September 26, 2016

As the City of Alexandria considers a…

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Daily Limits on Bacteria to Protect Public Health

on August 17, 2016

Washington, DC, like many older east coast cities, has a public health and water pollution problem when rainfall…

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Settlement in Sewer District Lawsuit in Upper Potomac

on August 4, 2015

In August 2015, Upper Potomac Riverkeeper Brent Walls filed a Clean Water Act (CWA)…

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The Battle Against Berkeley County Public Service Sewer District

on March 20, 2015

Each year, Potomac Riverkeeper Network conducts a compliance sweep of all the discharge permits in each of…

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Settlement in Deer Lodge Mobile Home Park Septic Failure Case

on April 1, 2014

Potomac Riverkeeper and the owner of the Deer Lodge Mobile Home Park (Park), Marcella Klinger, in Washington County, MD negotiated the terms of a…

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