Annapolis, MD (June 8, 2023) – The Anne Arundel County Department of Health has ordered an emergency closing and warns against direct water contact in Stoney Run, a tributary of the Patapsco River in Linthicum Heights, Maryland. The closing is due to a sewage overflow estimated at 98,100 gallons from a foreign object blocking a manhole. The overflow occurred overnight June 3, 2023 and was stopped on June 6, 2023. The closing will remain in effect until Wednesday, June 14, 2023.
The Department of Health posted closure signs to let the public know about the closing. People coming in contact with the affected water are advised to wash well with soap and warm water immediately. Clothing should also be washed.
For more information about the closing, call the Department of Health’s Recreational Water Quality Monitoring Program at 410-222-7241.
Subscribers to the Department’s Water Quality Email Alerts www.aahealth.org/health-alert/ will receive email notifying them when county waterways are closed. Alerts can also be received by following the Department of Health on Twitter at www.twitter.com/aahealth_water.
