Water Advisory For Furnace Creek Issued After Sewage Overflow

GLEN BURNIE, MD — Residents are being warned not to swim or come into contact with the water in Furnace Creek near Glen Burnie. The Anne Arundel County Department of Health issued the advisory Thursday follow a wastewater overflow of about 7,500 gallons.

The spill occurred Wednesday night, May 31, at the Cinder Cove Pumping Station, 98 Hammarlee Road, officials said. The advisory are covers the headwaters of Furnace Creek to the shoreline of Baymeadow Industrial Park.

The Anne Arundel County of Department of Health has posted signs in the area and warns people who come in contact with the water to wash well with soap and warm water immediately afterward. Clothing should also be washed.

There is no restriction on fishing or on general boating activities. Cooking can kill bacteria and viruses, and it is generally OK to eat fish taken from areas closed to swimming as long as they are handled properly, the health department says in a news release. Fish should be kept in a cool place or on ice and then cooked thoroughly. Cooked fish should not come back into contact with any surfaces or containers where they were kept uncooked.

The advisory will remain in effect until Thursday, June 8.

For more information, visit the department’s website, www.aahealth.org, or call the Water Quality Line, 410-222-7999.