2008 Reporter

Interstate Commission on the Potomac River Basin

January/February

  • Restoration, Partnerships, and Education are ICPRB 2008 Focus;
  • Watching the River Flow;
  • ICPRB Chairman’s Report

March/April

  • Successful Cleanup Part of Larger Strategy;
  • Teachers Honored for their Stewardship;
  • Researchers, Anglers Wait for Fish Kills;
  • Invasive Species Update;
  • Watching the River Flow;
  • Potomac River Ramble Set for June 2008;
  • ICPRB Business Meeting in Western Maryland

May/June

  • Next Round of Pa. Water Resources Public Hearings/Meetings Set;
  • Clean Water Infrastructure is New Focus in Pa.;
  • Swimming, Boating in the Potomac River: How Safe Is It?;
  • Fish Kills on Shenandoah Reduced, Catches Improve;
  • Watching the River Flow;
  • High Winds Send Swimmers to Lake;
  • Kids Fish for the Big Ones;
  • Commission Meeting Affords a View of Western Maryland Resources

July/August

  • Coordinated Effort Seeks End to Trashy Anacostia
  • Tidal Potomac Ramble Opens Eyes, Minds
  • High Nutrients, Summer Weather Brings Algae Bloom to Tidal Potomac
  • Potomac Stream Gages May Shut Down
  • Watching the River Flow
  • Water Resources in Pa.: Citizens Needed

September/October

  • Where Does My $30 Go? How About a Free Home Septic Upgrade
  • Murky Waters of River, Bay Restoration
  • Chesapeake Watershed Forum: New Watershed Community Announced
  • Hanna’s Rains Breach C&O Canal
  • Water Monitored Around the World

November/December

  • Seeing the Forest for the Trees
  • Many Chemicals Remain in Drinking Water After Treatment
  • Potomac a Bright Spot for American Shad
  • Watching the River Flow
  • USGS Stream Gage Network Needs Firmer Foundation