Blue Water Baltimore Successfully Joins Federal, State Enforcement to fix City’s Failing Sewer System On Thursday, September 8, 2016, the U.S. District Court granted Blue Water Baltimore’s motion to intervene in the federal consent decree lawsuit intended to fix the City of Baltimore’s failing sewer system. The successful intervention is a significant victory for the organization, and…
On August 5, 2016, Blue Water Baltimore, in conjunction with the Environmental Integrity Project, submitted three sets of public comments in response to the proposed modifications of the Consent Decree filed on June 7, 2016. After failing to meet the 2016 deadline, this modified proposal pushes repairs to our aging sewer system to 2033. Comments…
Blue Water Baltimore filed a motion on Wednesday, July 27th in U.S. District Court, that if granted, would allow Blue Water Baltimore to become a legal party to the proposed modified consent decree intended to guide repairs of Baltimore’s aging sewage system. Blue Water Baltimore and its predecessor organizations have been working on Baltimore’s sewage…
ACT NOW: Last Chance to Keep Sewage out of Baltimore’s Homes, Parks and Waterways Before 2033! Since 2011, more than 100 million gallons of sewage have entered streets, homes, parks and waterways in Baltimore. After failing to meet the 2016 deadline, a proposed legal agreement with Baltimore City pushes repairs to our aging sewer system to…
This is your last chance until 2033: Tell EPA and MDE to keep sewage out of Baltimore’s homes, parks and waterways! As you may already know, the public has been invited to submit comments on a proposal to modify Baltimore City’s federal Consent Decree to eliminate sewer overflows. In 2002, as a result of chronic…
We need you to come out and show your support for keeping sewage out of the basements, streets, and waterways of our City. Learn more on the consent decree and our role in monitoring the progress. Technical and Legal Review of Proposed Modification On June 1, 2016, the federal government and State of Maryland lodged a proposed…
On May 12, 2016, a staff member at Blue Water Baltimore was on her way to investigate a report of illegal dumping in the Perring Loch neighborhood, and her route took her across the Loch Raven Boulevard bridge. While crossing the bridge, she was overwhelmed by the stench of sewage—a constant reminder of the ongoing sewage leak…
Release of the Report Card Grades —Read the 2015 Healthy Harbor Report Card— On Monday, May 9, Blue Water Baltimore and Waterfront Partnership celebrated the release of our annual Healthy Harbor Report Card. The important event received media coverage from an array of local papers including The Baltimore Sun, Baltimore Business Journal, The Baltimore Brew and Bay Journal. The 2015 Report Card acknowledges that overall…
Photograph credit: Chesapeake Bay Program. Collective Action Representatives from 11 local and regional environmental groups, including our own Baltimore Harbor Keeper, David Flores, sent a letter yesterday to Maryland Department of the Environment Secretary Ben Grumbles and Attorney General Brian E. Frosh addressing a recent decline in environmental enforcement. The letter highlights a 35% drop in…
On Tuesday April 19, Blue Water Baltimore conducted our first Outfall Screening Blitz of the year in the upper Stony Run. The Outfall Screening Blitz is a project in partnership with Ridge to Reefs and the Chesapeake Bay Trust that is focused on finding and eliminating pollution that is illegally entering Baltimore streams through the City’s stormwater…