From the City of Aberdeen: CITY OF ABERDEEN WATER AND SEWER Changes to billing rates Aberdeen residents will see an increase in their next water and sewer rates. For the city staff living in Aberdeen too, we aren’t happy about the prospects either. However, here’s some of reasoning behind the changes: Sewer Rates: Aberdeen’s waste […]
Havre de Grace Middle School Students Create Educational Video about Flushable Items
From the City of Havre de Grace: This week the City of Havre de Grace released a new public service video as part of a lager outreach campaign to illustrate the negative impact FOG and products labeled “flushable” have on the city’s infrastructure. The video created by students from Havre de Grace Middle School explains […]
Havre de Grace Water Plant to Open for Public Tours
From the City of Havre de Grace: The Mayor would like to invite all citizens to tour the Havre de Grace Water Plant located at 415 St. John Street. The facility will be open for public tour’s Saturday, April 22 and Saturday, April 29, 2017 from 10 a.m until 2 p.m. The public will have […]
Harford County Launches Watershed Explorer Application to Promote Healthy Streams
From Harford County government: Harford County government is pleased to announce a new online tool to promote awareness of the connection between local watersheds, the health of local streams, and the Chesapeake Bay. Created by the Department of Public Works’ Watershed Protection & Restoration Office, the “Harford County Watershed Explorer” is an online mapping application […]
Trump Budget Shuts Down Chesapeake Bay Clean Up; Proposed Budget Puts Drinking Water Sources At-Risk for 13 Million Bay Residents
From Choose Clean Water Coalition: The President has released his budget for Fiscal Year 2018, which recommends that the $73 million budget for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Chesapeake Bay Program be eliminated and shutdown.This would stop the clean up of Chesapeke Bay in its tracks and undo the tremendous progress we have made to […]
Harford Soil Conservation District Partners with Ecotone to Achieve Pollutant Reduction Goals
From the Maryland Association of Soil Conservation Districts: In an effort to comply with the Chesapeake Bay Watershed Implementation Plan, the Harford Soil Conservation District (HSCD) has worked within its community to help meet the 2017 EPA mandated pollution reduction requirements. Recognizing the need to go beyond traditional boundaries to address soil and water conservation, […]
Harford County Health Department Recommends Children “Choose Tap Water for a Sparkling Smile”
From the Harford County Health Department: February is National Children’s Dental Health Month (NCDHM), a monthlong health observance that brings together thousands of dedicated health care professionals to promote the benefits of good oral health for children. This year’s NCDHM campaign slogan is “Choose Tap Water for a Sparkling Smile.” The Harford County Health Department […]
Summer Water Monitoring Again Finds High Fecal Bacteria in Harford Streams
From the Chesapeake Bay Foundation: Water monitoring by the Chesapeake Bay Foundation (CBF) for the second summer in a row has found occasional high levels of fecal bacteria in some Harford County streams, some at levels 100s times government safety levels. The popular Kilgore Falls swimming hole continues to be unsafe for swimming after some […]
