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Dam project challenged at St. Marys River in Great Mills
Environmentalists contest a 17 year effort to dam the St. Marys River, blocking a $25 million state park plan with a 300 acre man made lake and 2,500 acre recreation area. The Chesapeake Bay Foundation argues wetlands 170 acres would be flooded and a required study under federal wetlands law is missing. The suit, filed Feb. 16 in U.S. District Court, prompts restudy of the project by state agencies as St. Marys County officials weigh anticipated recreational and financial benefits against environmental concerns.
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Great Mills
St. Mary’s River
State Department of Natural Resources
Army Corps of Engineers
St. Mary’s
Chesapeake Bay Foundation
U.S. District Court
U.S Environmental Protection Agency
and Fish and Wildlife Service
Corps
S Days
Tom Deming
Ed Cox
St. Mary’s County
Patuxent
Potomac Rivers
Chesapeake Bay