In response to the the water main rupture on Todd Avenue yesterday, March 1, 2016 covered by WJZTV and WBAL news, Baltimore County Department of Public Works Water Design Engineer Mr. Steve Emm was contacted today. Mr. Emm affirmed the new water supply piping project delineated in the August 5, Read more…
An impromptu litter pickup of beer cans, whiskey bottles, fast food bags and wrappers, coffee cups, and so forth were collected this unusually warm February afternoon. Please note a Cleanup Day is being scheduled with dumpsters for the entire community of Fort Howard in the spring. Thanks to all Read more…
This past summer 2015 Baltimore County Parks Superintendent of the Fort Howard Parks discovered the dike area was heavily polluted with all sort of debris and rubbish. The dike was cleared and a new pad lock has been placed on the yellow gate prohibiting trespassing and dumping activity. Read more…
Matthew Diebel, USATODAY 5:22 p.m. EST February 2, 2016 The 130th Groundhog Day celebration in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania was a giant party with good news for warm weather fans. Phil the groundhog predicted an early spring. VPC Groundhog Day (Photo: Keith Srakocic, AP) Get ready for an early spring. At Read more…
[slideshow_deploy id=’2393′] The Tuesday February 2, 2016 USACE meeting acquiring public input at Sparrows Point High School was well attended. Senator John Salling, Delegate Long, Delegate Metzgar, and Delegate Grammer stood before watermen, recreational fisherman, biologists, community group officers, and other stakeholders and went “on the record,” categorically opposing any Read more…
BALTIMORE DISTRICT Email Print PN15-89 (MDNR/Fisheries Service/Man O’War Shoal Shell Dredging) – 2009-61802 Posted: 12/22/2015 Expiration date: 2/18/2016 Joint Public Notice U.S. Army Corps of Engineers In Reply to Application Number CENAB-OP-RMN (MDNR /Fisheries Service/Man O’War Baltimore District Shoal Shell Dredging) 2009-61802-M04 Maryland Tidal Wetlands License # Read more…
As part of the Chesapeake Clean Water Blueprint On December 16, 2015 the Chesapeake Bay Foundation hosted a meeting at the Sollers Point Library presenting two environmental study findings of the of the water surrounding Sparrow Point. However the study results are not currently incorporated in the off shore EPA Read more…
CBF filed a lawsuit in 2010 seeking a full investigation and cleanup of pollution at the Sparrows Point steel mill in Baltimore, Maryland. © 2010 Garth Lens/iLCP Toxic Chemicals in Sediment Continue To Affect the Environment —Beth McGee, CBF Senior Water Quality Scientist, researched contaminated sediments in Baltimore Harbor for Read more…
Pollution in water, mud near Sparrows Point needs attention, study finds Pamela WoodContact ReporterThe Baltimore Sun Bay foundation report: Sparrows Point steel mill contaminated creek sediment. The Chesapeake Bay Foundation is pressing environmental regulators to address contamination in the creeks surrounding the old Sparrows Point steel mill in Baltimore County Read more…
Sparrows Point warehouse sells for $2.73 million Nov 17, 2015, 11:28am EST Joanna Sullivan Editor-in-Chief Baltimore Business Journal The planned redevelopment of the former Sparrows Point steel mill has helped attract an an Indiana trucking and logistics company that plans to double its footprint in the market. Fraley & Read more…