Blue Water Baltimore

05/08/2026

Our weekly water quality data is still cooking, but here's something even better: a full recap of 2025 water data AND a 15-year trends analysis. Dive in to find out what's up with our watershed (and what we're doing about it). Check it out here: https://bluewaterbaltimore.org/2025report/

05/06/2026

BUT IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE! We're working with folks across the region, including Waterfront Partnership who host the Harbor Splash events, to get people excited and focused on the future of a Harbor that's healthy all the time, for all of us.

Baltimore’s Inner Harbor is getting worse — even as other waterways in the region show signs of recovery.

A report released Wednesday by Blue Water Baltimore found water quality in the Inner Harbor has declined over the past 15 years, painting what the group called “a growing crisis” despite incremental improvements in some metrics.

“Clearly, the status quo isn’t working,” said Alice Volpitta, Baltimore Harbor Waterkeeper with Blue Water Baltimore. “The question we have to ask ourselves is: do we want our children to inherit a Harbor in decline? Or are we ready to really commit to the solutions we know do work so we can all enjoy a healthier future?”

📸: Steve Earley

05/01/2026

Looking for a fun activity for Mothers' Day next weekend? Head over to the Herring Run Nursery to make a handmade gift that will bring joy for years to come.

05/01/2026

This week we collected water samples and data throughout the Herring Run and tidal Patapsco River! Results from this week's bacteria samples are shown here. Check out baltimorewaterwatch.org to see data on all of the stations monitored throughout Baltimore's watersheds.

04/29/2026

04/29/2026

We're so proud of the Herring Run Nursery! If you're planning your garden or yard this spring, check them out.

04/28/2026

Today, our attorneys at Chesapeake Legal Alliance presented arguments to the Baltimore County Circuit Court in our petition for review of Maryland's Industrial Stormwater General Permit. This permit regulates the pollution coming off of nearly 300 industrial facilities in the Baltimore region alone, but it's not good enough to protect our streams, rivers, and Harbor; and it's not good enough to protect the people who live throughout our watersheds from that pollution.

CLA jointly represents BWB and Gunpowder Riverkeeper in this case. Our co-petitioners are Waterkeepers Chesapeake and Potomac Riverkeeper Network (represented by Environmental Integrity Project), and the Chesapeake Bay Foundation.

04/23/2026

We're glad to have great corporate sponsor partners like Constellation. You can get the same feel-goods for your team! Drop us a message or check out https://bluewaterbaltimore.org/volunteer

04/22/2026

Thanks to our friends from Flywheel Digital, Gensler, and AstraZeneca US for coming out on a beautiful (but wet) Earth Day morning to clean up Middle Branch Park. They collected about 300 pounds of trash, including a tire they fished out of the water using a giant log!

04/22/2026

Did anyone else catch Alice and the gorgeous Earth Day sunrise this morning? 🌅

On this Earth Day, BMORE Lifestyle's Alex Parker joined Alice Volpitta of Blue Water Baltimore at Middle Branch Park in Baltimore to learn about the organizatio