July 2017 – What’s Happening Along Sligo Creek? An Update on Montgomery Parks Restoration Efforts
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Stormwater Management/WQ Improvement Projects
Ed Murtagh discusses the positive impact stormwater management projects installed on the east side of Sligo Creek between Forest Glen Road & University Blvd. have made to Sligo Creek. What’s Happening Along Sligo Creek? An [...]
Smart Stormwater Ponds
Below, Ed Murtagh discusses a pilot project under way to improve the water quality in Sligo Creek -- the Stormwater Ponds that were installed just off University Boulevard, near the Sligo Creek headwaters. Smart [...]
Groundwater Salination
Read about one of the least known, but most massive challenges, to urban waterway health in the United States today: salinized groundwater. Groundwater Salinization: Hold The Salt? The holidays are fast approaching – that festive [...]
Maple Ave Mystery Update Part 2
Pat Ratkowski continues his investigation into the source of the detergent discharge into Sligo at Maple Ave. Things get interesting as he and DEP Environmental Specialist Alex Torrella and consultant Greg Harless go underground to [...]
Maple Ave Mystery Update Part 1
Pat Ratkowski continues his investigation into the source of the detergent discharge into Sligo at Maple Ave. Things get interesting as he and DEP Environmental Specialist Alex Torrella go underground in the search. When we [...]