Invasive Species Stopped at Dam But Spiked in Numbers A partnership overseeing fish passage at Conowingo Dam reports that 81 northern snakeheads were caught in the dam’s fish lift this spring, a dramatic increase after only one snakehead was found there the past two years. While all known snakeheads were stopped and dispatched before reaching […]
Significant Progress Reported on Conowingo Dam
Includes Multi-State Strategy, Bidder for Dredging Pilot Project The Hogan administration today announced that Maryland has made significant progress toward solving environmental problems stemming from the Conowingo Dam on the Susquehanna River. This progress includes the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) recognition of the Conowingo Watershed Implementation Plan multi-state strategy and plan to hire a […]
MDE on Proposed Relicensing of Conowingo Dam
Hogan Administration Statement On Baltimore City Circuit Court Dismissal Of Exelon Challenge To Conowingo Environmental Plan Governor Larry Hogan and Maryland Environment Secretary Ben Grumbles issued the following statements in response to the Circuit Court for Baltimore City’s dismissal of Exelon’s challenge to the Water Quality Certification issued by the Maryland Department of the Environment […]
DNR Actively Monitoring Situation at Conowingo Dam
Record Water Flow to Impact Chesapeake Bay Health and Marine Life The Maryland Department of Natural Resources is advising commercial and recreational anglers, boaters and watermen to avoid the Susquehanna River and Upper Chesapeake Bay over the next few days due to the heavy water flows and swells downstream of Conowingo Dam. Recent summer rain […]
Gov Hogan Announces Chesapeake Bay Stewardship
Proposed Legislation, Record Funding Will Continue Bay Restoration Progress Governor Larry Hogan today announced proposed legislation and outlined important federal, state, and local initiatives to continue protecting and restoring the Chesapeake Bay and encouraging environmental stewardship in Maryland. “The Chesapeake Bay is truly Maryland’s greatest natural asset, and stewardship of this precious resource for future […]
Researchers Win Challenge on Storm Effects on Bay
Researchers Win National Challenge to Study Storm Event Impact on Chesapeake Bay Joint Department, University Team Develops Nutrient Monitoring Plan The University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science (UMCES) and Maryland Department of Natural Resources have been named one of five winners of a $10,000 Stage 1 Prize in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s national […]
Second Conowingo Dam Summit – Cleaning Up the Bay
This month, Governor Larry Hogan held a second Conowingo Dam Summit in Darlington, Maryland to discuss solutions to the growing threat posed to the Chesapeake Bay by sediment flowing through the Dam. “To expand on the great progress we have made when it comes to the Bay, it is absolutely vital that we find real […]
Gov Hogan Holds Second Conowingo Dam Summit
Announces Request for Proposal for Demonstration Project on Dredging Behind Dam and Reuse of Dredged Materials Governor Larry Hogan today held a second Conowingo Dam Summit in Darlington, Maryland, where he hosted state and local officials, regional partners, and members of the scientific, research, and environmental advocacy communities to discuss solutions to the growing threat […]
DNR Secretary Belton on Cleaning Up Conowingo Dam
Secretary Mark Belton at Conowingo Dam SummitOne of the most unique bodies of water in the world exists right here in our own backyard: the Chesapeake Bay – the largest estuary in the United States and the most productive in the world. As you know part of our mission here at the Department of Natural […]
Gov Hogan on Dredging Exelon’s Conowingo Dam
Standing outdoors in sweltering humidity, with a broad panorama of the Susquehanna River behind him, Hogan said he was creating a special task force consisting of officials from the state Department of Natural Resources, Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE), Department of Planning; the Maryland Port Authority; the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science; […]