NEW MARKET  — An autopsy has concluded the operator of a pontoon boat that went over a dam near New Market died from accidental drowning. The state medical examiner’s office disclosed the information Monday in the death Saturday night of ...

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Since construction ended on the Conowingo Dam in 1928, it has been the best management practice to prevent sediment flow into the Chesapeake Bay from the Susquehanna River, said Bob Judge, spokesman for Exelon.

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LAUREL — Up to six inches of rain fell overnight in some areas along the Patuxent River, where dam flood gates have been opened, prompting evacuations. Calvin Meadows, a National Weather Service meteorological technician, says six inches fell in Damascus ...

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CUMBERLAND — A river restoration group has announced a $40,000 federal grant toward the proposed removal of a Potomac River dam at Cumberland. The Cumberland Times-News reported Sunday that Washington-based American Rivers received the grant from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife ...

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BROWNSVILLE — The Maryland Department of Natural Resources is draining a fishing pond in the Washington County community of Brownsville to prevent a dam failure. The Herald-Mail of Hagerstown reports that the earthen dam had eroded and was in danger ...

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ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — The Maryland Department of Natural Resources says it is asking for the public’s input on the future of Bloede Dam in Patapsco Valley State Park. DNR says it is evaluating the pros and cons of removing, ...

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WASHINGTON — A Supreme Court dominated by Easterners tried to make sense Wednesday of a Western water dispute. The court heard arguments in a lawsuit between a power company and the state of Montana over who owns the riverbeds beneath ...

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