PRESS RELEASE: Blue Water Baltimore Alerts MDE to Major Deficiencies at Baltimore’s Wastewater Treatment Plants

PRESS RELEASE: Blue Water Baltimore Alerts MDE to Major Deficiencies at Baltimore’s Wastewater Treatment Plants

ByLeanna Powell

August 30, 2021 Contact Alice Volpitta, Baltimore Harbor Waterkeeper with Blue Water Baltimore (410) 236-9136 [email protected]   Blue Water Baltimore Alerts MDE to Major Deficiencies at Baltimore’s Wastewater Treatment Plants  Baltimore, MD – Blue Water Baltimore, home of the Baltimore Harbor Waterkeeper, has provided results of our ongoing water quality monitoring program to the Maryland…

Blue Water Baltimore Seeks New Executive Director

Blue Water Baltimore Seeks New Executive Director

ByLauren Paulet

Blue Water Baltimore has accomplished a lot in the last eight years. Under the leadership of Jenn Aiosa as a board member and then Executive Director, we helped Baltimore City make huge strides in responding to sewage overflows and backups, completed the region’s largest voluntary private stormwater infrastructure project with MedStar Harbor Hospital, developed our…

Baltimore City Rolls Out Direct Assistance Program for Sewage Cleanups

Baltimore City Rolls Out Direct Assistance Program for Sewage Cleanups

ByLeanna Powell

Download this press release New Mayor Hears Residents’ and Advocates’ Call for Improved Sewage Backup Support Today, Mayor Brandon Scott and the Baltimore City Department of Public Works announced the launch of a new Sewage Onsite Support (SOS) Cleanup Program. This announcement marks an important step in the right direction by the new  administration, and…

New Mayor, New Momentum 

ByJenn Aiosa

This winter, I had the honor of serving on Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott’s Transition Committee on Environment and Sustainability. This committee was comprised of leaders from across Baltimore working on issues related to solid waste reduction, climate change mitigation, renewable energy, healthy food access and water – drinking water, waste water, stormwater, and the health of our waterways.   It was an intense, and…

Celebrating Black History, Looking Forward to Black Futures
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Celebrating Black History, Looking Forward to Black Futures

BySarah Holter

Happy Black History Month! There is a lot to celebrate this month, and as an environmental organization, we would like to highlight Black Americans’ long and continued history in the push for environmental equity. The Roots of Environmental Justice   The Environmental Protection Agency recognizes environmental justice as “the fair treatment and meaningful involvement of…

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Celebrating 2020: Monitoring & Advocacy

ByLeanna Powell

2020 was a year like no other for water quality monitoring and advocacy in Baltimore, and we are proud of our accomplishments and flexibility during such a tumultuous time. We continued our water quality monitoring program despite the many challenges of COVID, utilizing our in-house rapid bacteria setup to continue processing bacteria samples. We hosted…

Speak up For Clean Water

Speak up For Clean Water

ByLeanna Powell

THE ISSUE: The Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE) has proposed a series of changes to the municipal separated stormwater sewer system (MS4) permits that dictate how much stormwater pollution local jurisdictions can allow, and what they are required to do to offset it. Urban and suburban stormwater runoff is untreated – it kills fish,…

8 Ways to Love Mother Earth on Mother’s Day

8 Ways to Love Mother Earth on Mother’s Day

ByBWB Communications

Happy Mother’s Day from Blue Water Baltimore! Today is the day we celebrate all the mothers in our lives, whether it’s our biological mothers, or the women in our lives that have been there for us through thick and thin. However, there’s another mother we should remember today: Mother Earth.  While she can’t do your…

In the wake of COVID-19, sewage backups are more dangerous than ever before
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In the wake of COVID-19, sewage backups are more dangerous than ever before

ByAlice Volpitta

Sewage backups and overflows in Baltimore have been a major concern for years. The COVID-19 pandemic has made this issue that much more apparent.  Many residents who experience backups can’t afford the up-front cost of cleanup and disinfection, so they do the job themselves. But we know that COVID-19 – or SARS-CoV-2 – is potentially…