Montgomery County lifts final health warning in Potomac River related to sewage spill
Montgomery County authorities have removed their last health advisory for the Potomac River more than six months after a sewage spill flooded the waterway with disease-carrying bacteria. Sediment tests from the Maryland Department of Environment determined late last month that the amount of bacteria had fallen to a safe level. The Montgomery County Department of Health and Human Services said it lifted its water-contact advisory in response, allowing recreational activity between Lock 11 of the Chesapeake & Ohio Canal and the shoreline surrounding Minnie’s Island.
- ▪Montgomery County authorities have removed their last health advisory for the Potomac River more than six months after a sewage spill flooded the waterway with disease-carrying bacteria.
- ▪Sediment tests from the Maryland Department of Environment determined late last month that the amount of bacteria had fallen to a safe level.
- ▪The Montgomery County Department of Health and Human Services said it lifted its water-contact advisory in response, allowing recreational activity between Lock 11 of the Chesapeake & Ohio Canal and the shoreline surrounding Minnie’s Island
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Montgomery County authorities have removed their last health advisory for the Potomac River more than six months after a sewage spill flooded the waterway with disease-carrying bacteria. Sediment tests from the Maryland Department of Environment determined late last month that the amount of bacteria had fallen to a safe level. The Montgomery County Department of Health and Human Services said it lifted its water-contact advisory in response, allowing recreational activity between Lock 11 of the Chesapeake & Ohio Canal and the shoreline surrounding Minnie’s Island. “The public should be aware that the Potomac River, like other natural bodies of water, inherently contains varying levels of bacteria,” the county’s notice reads.
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