2002 Reporter

Interstate Commission on the Potomac River Basin

January/February

  • Hagerstown Discharge Sparks ICPRB Action
  • Chairman’s Report
  • ICPRB’s 2002 Projects Continue Building Interstate Partnerships
  • Watching the River Flow
  • Potomac Sojourn Set for June
  • Don’t Forget the April 6 Potomac Watershed Cleanup!
  • Potomac River Awareness Day May 18

March/April

  • Drought Grips Basin
  • Water Resources Critical to Basin’s Future
  • Potomac Cleanup Continues to Grow
  • Watching the River Flow
  • D.C. Mayor Inaugurates Rain Garden at Earth Day Celebration
  • Annual Potomac Swim Set for June 1
  • ICPRB Business Meeting June 11

May/June

  • Migratory Fish Restoration Meeting Goals, Showing Gains
  • 2002 Monocacy River Paddle Raises River Awareness
  • River Critters: Few See This Exotic Yet Regular Visitor
  • CO-OP Monitors River Flows, Reservoir Releases Likely
  • Watching the River Flow
  • 31 Swimmers Cross Potomac to Improve Environment
  • You’ve Waited All This Time…And Now They’re Here!

July/August

  • Sojourn Brings Paddlers Close to the River
  • Students Provide a New View of the Watershed
  • Researchers Learn As Drought Continues
  • Watching the River Flow
  • Enhanced Spill Model Provides Protection
  • Grow Native in October
  • State of Bay Report Published

September/October

  • ICPRB, Metropolitan Water Providers End 2002 Drought Operations
  • Commissioner Philip Ogilvie Passes Away in September
  • Happy 30th, Clean Water Act…
  • And Many Returns…
  • ICPRB Searching for Office Space
  • Striped Bass Reproduction Near Average in Potomac; American Shad Population Continues Growth
  • Boating Restrictions Made Permanent

November/December

  • Research Indicates Blue Plains Nitrogen Removal Significant Influence for Tidal Potomac
  • BNR Approved for Potomac Wastewater Plant
  • Conference Explores Shared Restoration Strategies
  • ICPRB’s New Website Online
  • Watching the River Flow
  • Survey on Bay Watershed Health Shows Concern, Strong Knowledge Lacking
  • A Good Day’s Swim
  • Help Needed for Potomac River Watershed Cleanup