Website News
(Updated - Sept. 12)
Keep watching this area for the latest information about what is happening in our Chesapeake Coastal Bays watershed.

Look for our new link to The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly ... A Photo Gallery of construction sites that our citizen volunteers have visited recently. We display original photos with informative descriptions to help keep our community informed.

In addition, we've added a new link to subscribe to our NEW eNewsLetter right on the HOME page. We're working hard to keep you better informed!

In The Media
(Updated - Sept. 16)
GET THE DIRT OUT PROGRAM HAS SUCCUSSFUL SUMMER - $11,500 MDE FINE ASSESSED AGAINT POLLUTER

Assateague Coastal Trust, an environmental advocacy non-profit located in Worcester County, MD and sponsor of the Assateague COASTKEEPER® Program, announced today that it's GET THE DIRT OUT (GTDO) citizen monitoring program has resulted in several enforcement actions as a result of construction activities that were contributing to sediment pollution of our coastal watershed.

"The most exciting result to date," commented GTDO Program Coordinator Steve Farr of Assateague Coastal Trust," was an $11,500 fine levied as a result of a sediment pollution violation. Our Assateague Coastkeeper responded to a citizen monitor's report of a well drilling project that was discharging sediment laden slurry onto a nearby creek bank in Bishopville last March and immediately notified Worcester County officials and Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE). Both agencies inspected the job site and quickly shut down the polluting discharge."
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On The Watch List
(Updated - Sept. 16)
So far this summer, our GTDO On-Line Reporting feature has received four reports of possible Construction Site Sediment & Erosion Control violations.

Route 50/Friendship Rd. - West Ocean City, MD

Route 611/Route 707 - West Ocean City, MD

Assateague Rd./Raccoon Lane - Berlin, MD

10737 Piney Island Dr. - Bishopville, MD

In each instance, the sites were cleaned up and further sediment pollution was stopped. GTDO works!! Ordinary citizens can make a difference.


Workshop Schedule
(Updated - Oct. 19)
We have CANCELLED the Workshop which was scheduled for Wednesday, April 21st. Please continue to watch this area for updates and for our next scheduled Workshop.

To be scheduled for our next workshop, please complete the Registration Form.

If you have additional questions or need more information, please contact Kathy Phillips at 433-235-2014.