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  1. Recent Stories

Tagged Stories: "Conowingo Dam"

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Feedback welcomed on draft Conowingo plan

October 14, 2020

Partnership takes action to reduce additional pollution flowing into the Bay

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Long-awaited Conowingo plan begins to take shape

October 9, 2019

Funds awarded to help address financing, oversight of Conowingo WIP

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What this summer’s rainfall could mean for the Bay

September 24, 2018

Record-high water flows test the Bay’s resilience

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Who is responsible for the Conowingo Dam?

March 23, 2018

Chesapeake Bay Program takes innovative approach to address pollution from Conowingo Dam

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Setting a path forward for Bay cleanup

December 22, 2017

Chesapeake leaders come together to address Conowingo Dam pollution, a changing climate and population growth

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Falcons find homes among man-made structures

February 3, 2017

After drastic population decline, peregrine falcons reestablished in Bay region

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A big lift to help restore the American shad

December 16, 2016

Reuniting shad with their spawning areas means helping them overcome some pretty big obstacles

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Photo Essay: Seen from above, humans and nature intertwine along the Chesapeake Bay

August 3, 2016

Aerial photos show human impacts on the northern Chesapeake Bay

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Upstream pollution reductions could ease effects of Conowingo Reservoir infill, report maintains

March 10, 2016

Final report indicates lowering pollution loads more effective than dredging

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Sediment in Conowingo reservoir exceeds 90 percent of storage capacity

February 27, 2015

As ability to trap sediment declines, more pollutants could reach Chesapeake Bay.

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