Marley Creek Reopens After Sewage Spill: Update

GLEN BURNIE, MD — A week after a large sewage spill in the area, the Anne Arundel County Department of Health has reopened Marley Creek in Glen Burnie. The department had ordered a seven-day emergency closing and warned against swimming and other direct water contact because of the 100,000-gallon spill on Aug. 17 when a sewer main broke.

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Residents in the Country Club Estates area near Glen Burnie are asked to keep toilet flushes to a minimum Thursday after a 14-inch sewer force main was damaged and caused a sanitary sewer overflow. Anne Arundel County Department of Public Works, Bureau of Utility Operations crews are working to repair the main along Leymar Road in the Country Club Estates community, according to a county news release.

The Anne Arundel County Department of Health estimated the total amount of the overflow at more than 100,000 gallons. Work to repair the force main could take several hours to complete. Residents in the Country Club Estates area are asked to limit wastewater usage until repairs are complete.

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The Department of Health late Thursday afternoon ordered the emergency closing and warned against swimming and direct water contact for Marley Creek in Glen Burnie. Emergency closing signs are posted along Marley Creek, and the closure will remain in effect until Thursday, Aug. 24.

Health officials urge people coming in contact with the affected water to wash well with soap and warm, clean water immediately. Clothing should also be washed. There are no restrictions on boating, fishing, crabbing or other recreational activities in Marley Creek.

For more information on the closure, call the Water Quality Line at 410-222-7999 or visit www.aahealth.org. Subscribers to the Department’s Recreational Water Quality Email Alerts http://www.aahealth.org/alerts receive an email notifying them when the waterways are closed or reopened. Alerts can also be received via text messages or tweets by following the Department on Twitter at www.twitter.com/aahealth_water.

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