- 2024 Bacteria Monitoring Results (9/14/2024) - CRC volunteers work with ShoreRivers every week during the summer to monitor enterococci bacteria, as measured by colony forming units (CFUs). Although the bacteria is found naturally in the body and harmless, when excreted into bodies of water it has … Continued
- Bay 2021 Dead Zone Test Results (12/2/2021) - The Chesapeake Bay Program has reported on the Bay’s 2021 “dead zone,” that area in which there is little or no oxygen and plant and marine life is unable to exist. The dead zone is created by nitrogen, phosphorus, and … Continued
- Corsica River Water Testing Results for Summer 2021 (9/10/2021) - CRC volunteers worked with ShoreRivers to test bacteria levels at two sites in the Corsica, at the Town Wharf and at the Corsica River Sailing Center (CRYC). The units for bacteria samples are colony-forming units (cfu), and ShoreRivers utilizes the … Continued
- Mixed Results for Submerged Aquatic Vegetation (SAV) (7/30/2021) - Underwater grasses, or SAVs, have been in the news lately as the annual observations of their spread and health has recently been released. The results show the third consecutive year of overall decline. (See https://news.maryland.gov/dnr/2021/07/28/lingering-impacts-from-extreme-weather-events-affect-chesapeake-bay-underwater-grasses-in-2020/) However, several areas actually saw an … Continued
- Chesapeake Bay Program Issues Annual Report on Bay Health (6/25/2021) - The Chesapeake Bay Program has issued its annual report on Bay health. The map continues to show poor water quality throughout the Bay and its rivers. Nitrogen levels improved while phosphorus increased and clarity declined. The Program analyzes scientific and … Continued
- Corsica Water Quality Testing Begins (6/12/2021) - CRC volunteers are working with ShoreRivers to test bacteria levels at two sites in the Corsica, at the Town Wharf and at the Corsica River Sailing Center. Results are posted every Friday at theswimguide.org Results from the week of June … Continued
- Recent Results Show Improved Water Quality (11/9/2019) - Our efforts are working! A recently completed study conducted on behalf of the Maryland Department of Environment (MDE) indicated significant and improving nutrient reductions in the three tributaries of the Corsica River. Both the long term (2006-2017) and short term … Continued
