Water Level Dock Impacts

We are supporting the lime doser operated by the Maryland Department of the Environment to fight acid mine drainage from Cherry Creek into Deep Creek Lake.  Cherry Creek is one of the major streams in the Deep Creek Watershed, and a major route for water flowing into Deep Creek Lake.  The largest of the mines near Cherry Creek discharges an average of 60 gallons of acid mine drainage per minute.  The U.S. Department of the Interior and the State of Maryland have worked to neutralize the acid in the water with projects that include a limestone doser (originally paid for by the Sprenger-Lang Foundation), that releases regulated amounts of acid-neutralizing limestone into the water.  We are now adding our strength to these teams by paying for the limestone that goes into the doser.  We wrote a letter of support to Trout Unlimited who are coordinating a grant to upgrade the facilities at the Everhart Mine on Cherry Creek upstream of the Lake.

 
 

Donate to Cherry Creek Acid Mine Drainage

The success of projects like these depends on the generous donations of our community members. 

 

Do you have questions? Call or visit us.

(703) 975-8485

P.O. Box 376
Oakland, MD 21550

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