South River Source

The South River Federationheld a general membership meeting Tuesday night at Londontown Hall for the purpose of explaining how the South River is faring under a number of metrics. The group measures things we can see, like Water Clarity and the growth of Underwater Grasses, as well as things we can’t see, like Nitrogen, Phosphorus [...]

The Anne Arundel County Department of Health wil host a free Septic System Expo for homeowners from 5 to 7:30 p.m. on March 14 at Southern Middle School, 5235 Solomons Island Road in Lothian. At the event, homeowners can learn about Best Available Technology (BAT) nitrogen-reducing units approved by the State of Maryland through the [...]

Water quality testing conducted Aug. 8 by the South River Federation and the West/Rhode Riverkeeper‘s offices found a couple of spots with high bacteria counts this week, including London Town Beach 5, Pine Whiff and Holly Hills in Edgewater and Columbia Beach in Shady Side. In the South River, London Town Beach Five in Woodland [...]

According to water samples taken by the West/Rhode Riverkeeper‘s office, water quality is looking pretty good this week in the West and Rhode rivers. The information in the table below is collected by volunteers on June 27 (Wednesday) who check 16 sites around the West and Rhode rivers. This week, no samples showed excessive bacteria, [...]