Welcome to Potomac Riverkeeper
PRK works for everybody living, working, or playing on the Potomac.
Potomac Riverkeeper, Inc. (PRK) is a non-profit organization that protects and restores water quality in the Potomac River and its tributaries through community action and enforcement. Our goal is to spread awareness of the pollution threatening our rivers and streams, and to use all means available to make them cleaner.
Our goals are shared by a wide variety of people. Across the watershed, commerical fishermen and fishing guides are losing their businesses, anglers are losing their hobby, and kayakers are losing their venue. And everyone is losing access to clean drinking water. These groups of people all want a cleaner Potomac, and many of them support PRK's mission. PRK works for everybody living, working, or playing on the Potomac. We invite you to become involved and help us make healthier rivers and streams a reality.
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Keeping us up to date on the fish kills |
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Written by Damien
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Tuesday, 06 May 2008 |
By ANDY THOMPSON
TIMES-DISPATCH COLUMNIST
Two and a half years ago, Jeff Kelbe became the first Shenandoah Riverkeeper. It turned out to be an appropriate time for the river to receive the attention. |
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Planet-Friendly Paving Lets Water Seep Through |
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Written by Damien
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Monday, 21 April 2008 |
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By Jeanne Huber
Special to The Washington Post
Thursday, April 17, 2008; H04
Paved sidewalks and driveways keep shoes clean and cars out of the mud. But environmentally speaking, too much paving is a disaster, blanketing the ground and preventing rainwater from soaking in. Runoff, especially after strong storms, erodes soil and carries oily residue into streams and eventually into sensitive estuaries such as the Chesapeake Bay.
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Last Updated ( Monday, 21 April 2008 )
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As fish die in droves in Virginia, scientists seek clues |
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Written by Damien
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Monday, 21 April 2008 |
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By Scott Harper
The Virginian-Pilot
© April 19, 2008 BUCHANAN--The James River, so wide and deep in Hampton Roads, is skinny and shallow as it rolls past this hilly town in the Shenandoah Valley. |
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Last Updated ( Monday, 21 April 2008 )
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Mirant Rejects Wastewater Plan For Morgantown |
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Written by Damien
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Monday, 21 April 2008 |
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By Megan Greenwell
Washington Post Staff Writer
Sunday, April 20, 2008; SM03 Energy giant Mirant Services has killed a proposal to create an innovative sewage system that would have used treated wastewater to operate the new scrubbers at its Morgantown power plant. |
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Last Updated ( Monday, 21 April 2008 )
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