Damage Done To Chesapeake Bay By Hurricane Irene Still Unknown

While the damage on land can be assessed, it will take some time to determine how much harm was done to Chesapeake Bay’s water quality from Hurricane Irene. There are already reports of stormwater and sewage overflows from the record rainfall in the District of Columbia, which caused over 200 million gallons of rain water and human waste to enter into local waterways. Whether water quality drops significantly, will also depend on how much runoff occurred from Pennsylvania into the Susquehanna, a major tributary of the Chesapeake. Follow us on Facebook or Twitter for continuing updates about the Bay’s health status.