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Spill at Mattawoman Creek
Many of you have seen the news about the recent disastrous spill at Mattawoman Creek, when nearly six million gallons of raw sewage poured into the…
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PRKN Comments on Alexandria’s Long Term Control Plan
We filed comments regarding the City of Alexandria’s revised Long Term Control Plan submission to the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ). Consistent with…
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Shenandoah Riverkeeper Halts Nutrient Trading at the Massanutten Sewage Treatment Plant
The Shenandoah Riverkeeper scored a major victory in protecting the Shenandoah watershed by compelling the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) to dramatically improve the Massanutten Sewage Treatment Plant…
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Sewage Discharges Pose Serious Public Health Risk in Alexandria
As the City of Alexandria considers a stormwater utility fee to reduce…
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Daily Limits on Bacteria to Protect Public Health
Washington, DC, like many older east coast cities, has a public health and water pollution problem when rainfall overwhelms its outdated sewer system…
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Settlement in Sewer District Lawsuit in Upper Potomac
In August 2015, Upper Potomac Riverkeeper Brent Walls filed a Clean Water Act (CWA) complaint against the Berkeley County…
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The Battle Against Berkeley County Public Service Sewer District
Each year, Potomac Riverkeeper Network conducts a compliance sweep of all the discharge permits in each of the four regions under our…
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Settlement in Deer Lodge Mobile Home Park Septic Failure Case
Potomac Riverkeeper and the owner of the Deer Lodge Mobile Home Park (Park), Marcella Klinger, in Washington County, MD negotiated the terms of a consent decree; which was approved…
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