Anne Arundel County Department of Health
Recreational Water Quality Alert
Anne Arundel County, Maryland
Department of Health
3 Harry Truman Parkway
Annapolis, MD 21401
Patapsco River in Brooklyn Reopened
May 21, 2012 -- The Anne Arundel County Department of Health has reopened the Patapsco River in Brooklyn, Maryland, from Annapolis Road downstream. The Department had ordered an emergency closing and warned against swimming and other direct water contact due to a Baltimore County pumping station sewage spill on March 25. Based on sample results from the Baltimore County Department of Health, the Patapsco River water quality has returned to its acceptable levels.
For more information on Anne Arundel County recreational waterway closures and advisories, visit
www.aahealth.org or call the Water Quality Line, 410-222-7999.