From the office of Maryland Governor Larry Hogan: Governor Larry Hogan today held Maryland’s first Conowingo Dam Summit, and announced the formation of a multi-agency work group to seek innovative solutions for reducing pollution that threatens the Chesapeake Bay. The Hogan administration also announced a formal Request for Information to help find solutions, and determine […]
Lower Susquehanna River Watershed Assessment to Study Sediment Behind Conowingo Dam; Address Accumulation and Impacts on Water Quality and Aquatic Life
From the Maryland Department of the Environment: Governor Martin O’Malley and Col. Dave Anderson, Commander of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District, today announced the launch of a study of strategies to protect the Chesapeake Bay from sediment and other pollutants from the lower Susquehanna River watershed, including those that accumulate behind the […]
Forest Hill Industrial Park Penalized By MDE For Sediment Control Violations
From the Maryland Department of the Environment: The Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE) announced 39 recent enforcement actions seeking penalties totaling $758,710 for alleged violations of MDE requirements for water, land, and air and radiation management – including a $3,000 penalty against Forest Hill Industrial Airpark. Forest Hill Industrial Airpark, Inc. – Harford County: […]
