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What kinds of problems should be reported?
- Dumping of oil, trash, sewage, chemicals or anything other than clean water into the rivers, their tributaries or the Bay
- Mud or silt run-off from land into the water
- Cutting of trees or any disturbance of the land within 1000 feet of the shoreline
(the critical area)
- Derelict or abandoned boats and fishing or crabbing gear
- Un-permitted dredging and dock construction
- Large algae blooms and fish kills
- Illegal harvesting of fish, shellfish or birds
- Injured or sick wild animals
How do I report these problems?
- For disturbances in the critical area, illegal building of docks and illegal dredging
- Ann Arundel Department of Planning and Zoning 24-hour hot-line
at 410-222-7777.
- For problems involving sewage spills, silt, algae, fish kills, and illegal fishing
- Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) at 877-224-7229.
- For oil spills and hazards to navigation
- the Coast Guard at 877-249-2824.
- For sick or injured wild animals
- DNR at 1-877-463-6497
- or visit www.dnr.state.md.us/wildlife/wlproblems.asp.
When you make a report
Please write down the name of the person you speak to and ask if there is a report number.
Sometimes it is difficult to get through to the right person or they say there is nothing they can do. Please also call or e-mail the Riverkeeper. We will make sure we get the right person and we will follow up to see that something is done about your report.
To make a report to the Riverkeeper
- call Chris Trumbauer at 410-867-7171
- or e-mail
Get The Dirt Out
For volunteers with our Get The Dirt Out program to monitor construction sites, click here for the Site Report Form.
You may download this, fill it out, and e-mail it to
and/or the county inspectors at
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