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American Water (Fort Meade WWTP)

Sewer utility · Maryland · Fort Meade

Map sources: water outlines and launches from OpenBoatLaunch and OpenStreetMap contributors (Open Database License); wastewater outlets from EPA and state records; downstream estimates by DirtyWaterWatch using U.S. Geological Survey maps and flow data. Base map: OpenFreeMap and OpenMapTiles.

No outlet locations are in our records for this operator. Square boat markers mark boat launches listed by OpenBoatLaunch.

Federal wastewater discharge permit (NPDES)
MD0021717
Wastewater outlets
None with locations in our records
Waters listed as receiving wastewater
Little Patuxent River
Tracked waters
Patuxent River, MD, Little Patuxent River, MD
Discharge records counted
18 records · latest
Total reported volume in these records
3,756,280 gallons across the 18 records that give a volume

These totals reflect the records we track. Missing volumes and gaps in reporting limit comparisons between operators.

Sources: EPA ECHO and the operator and state sources linked below. Counts use the discharge records on this page. Updated 2026-11-03 08:50 UTC.

Public notices and alerts

Pages where American Water (Fort Meade WWTP) or the state publishes its notices (check them for an alert sign-up):

Source: American Water (Fort Meade WWTP)'s public notice and alert pages and the state's notification records.

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Wastewater outlets

Outfall: a pipe or outlet where wastewater enters a water body.

Reports and advisories

Sanitary sewer overflow (SSO): sewage spills from a sewer meant to carry sewage separately from rainwater. Treatment bypass: wastewater skips one or more treatment steps.

Reports linked to American Water (Fort Meade WWTP), newest first
WhenReportStatus
to 9:20 AM“storm drain” · 8607 6th Armored Cavalry Rd · SSO · 250 gallons report · notice · mapended
to 4:10 PMWater not mapped · 2920 F. Fernadez Ct · SSO · 125 gallons report · noticeended
to 1:10 PM“N/A; small creek near by reported to be dry at the time of the overflow.” · 4984 Taylor Lane · SSO · 750 gallons report · noticeended
to 4:07 PM“storm drain” · 9230 Sigaba Way · SSO · 1,230 gallons report · noticeended
to Aug 30 ’25, 10:30 PMLittle Patuxent River · 3220 Laurel Fort Meade Rd · Bypass · 1.3 million gallons report · notice · mapended
to 2:24 PM“swale” · 9560 Patuxent Freeway · SSO · 5,700 gallons report · noticeended
to 10:05 AM“Storm drain” · South east intersection of Rockenbach Rd & O'Brien Rd · SSO · 250 gallons report · noticeended
to 6:40 AM“Unreported” · Zimbroski Ave and Muir Rd · SSO · 500 gallons report · noticeended
to 4:20 PM“Little Patuxent 1 Creek” · Chisholm Ave · SSO · 260 gallons report · noticeended
to 6:00 PM“Unknown at this time.” · 9794 Rose St · SSO · 300 gallons report · noticeended
to 1:10 PM“unknown” · 855 Chisholm Ave · SSO · 1,000 gallons report · noticeended
to 11:00 AM“NOTE: THIS IS A DUPLICATE OF 9818 Little Patuxent” · 3220 Laurel Fort Meade Road · Bypass · 2.33 million gallons in all ended
to 11:59 PMLittle Patuxent River · Bridge on 198 Patuxent · SSO · 10,500 gallons report · notice · mapended
to 8:48 AM“Rogue Harbor Creek” · Next to Rogue Harbor 1 · SSO · 1,740 gallons report · noticeended
to Oct 19 ’23, 10:00 AM“Rogue Harbor #1 stream” · 8680 Mapes Rd · SSO · 100,000 gallons report · notice · mapended
to 2:40 PM“Unnamed tributary of Rogue Harbor No. 1 Creek” · Rockenbach Rd Visitor Control Point (VCP) · SSO · 1,425 gallons report · noticeended
to 11:00 AM“Stormwater inlet” · 4850 Sterling Lane · SSO · 450 gallons report · notice · mapended

Sources: MDE Reported Sewer Overflows (New for 2023), Maryland Open Data Portal (Socrata stgj-u72u), retrieved 2026-11-03 08:17 UTC. A report's record id and times show when you hover or focus its "report" link.

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All reports in Maryland by year: 2026 (3 from American Water (Fort Meade WWTP)) · 2025 (4 from American Water (Fort Meade WWTP)) · 2024 (7 from American Water (Fort Meade WWTP)) · 2023 (4 from American Water (Fort Meade WWTP))

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The last 90 days

Last 90 days, hour by hour. Red: discharge or advisory reported. Amber: caution. Hatched amber: end not confirmed. Grey: no current status on the water outline. Purple hatching: source update overdue.

No discharge, advisory or caution periods are shown for the waters this sewer operator's reports were placed on in this time span. Check downstream stretches and source coverage.

Source: DirtyWaterWatch calculations using the reports named above and the published status rules. Updated 2026-11-03 08:50 UTC.

Reported discharges over time

  • Discharges reported by American Water (Fort Meade WWTP), last 12 months3December 2025 to November 2026Verified reports where available, else notices; revisions and duplicates counted once.
  • Days with a discharge reported by American Water (Fort Meade WWTP), last 12 months3December 2025 to November 2026A day counts once however many discharges were under way on it. Verified reports where available, else notices; revisions and duplicates counted once.
  • Hours with a discharge or advisory status from American Water (Fort Meade WWTP)'s reports, last 12 months5December 2025 to November 2026Red hours by the map's rules: each discharge to its reported end plus the state's post-discharge period; overlapping hours count once.
  • 2026 season with a discharge or advisory status (American Water (Fort Meade WWTP))0.1%May to October 2026Share of May 1 to October 31 hours with red status by the map's rules, of the hours a source covered.

Combined sewer overflow (CSO): sewage mixed with rainwater spills from a shared sewer system. Sanitary sewer overflow (SSO): sewage spills from a sewer meant to carry sewage separately from rainwater. Treatment bypass: wastewater skips one or more treatment steps. Blended discharge: wastewater that skipped some treatment is mixed with treated wastewater. Outfall: a pipe or outlet where wastewater enters a water body.

Reported discharges per month

18 reported discharges, January 2022 to November 2026.

  • Combined sewer overflow
  • Sanitary sewer overflow
  • Treatment bypass, blended or other
  • No tracked source for this period
  • Incomplete source coverage
No tracked source

No tracked source covers January 2022 to December 2022.

Source: md-mde-overflows. Records cover January 4, 2023 to November 3, 2026.

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Hours with a discharge or advisory status per month

Hours when a water had a discharge or advisory status from this sewer operator's reports, under DirtyWaterWatch rules.

  • Discharge or advisory reported
  • No tracked source for this period
  • Incomplete source coverage
No tracked source

No tracked source covers January 2022 to December 2022. Official beach and cyanobacteria (harmful blue-green algae) advisories are counted on water pages only.

Source: md-mde-overflows. Records cover January 4, 2023 to November 3, 2026.

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Days with a reported discharge per month

A day counts when any counted discharge was under way on it, from its start to its reported end in Eastern Time; a report with no end counts its start day.

  • No tracked source for this period
  • Incomplete source coverage
No tracked source

No tracked source covers January 2022 to December 2022.

Source: md-mde-overflows. Records cover January 4, 2023 to November 3, 2026.

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Reported volume per year

Gallons (axis: K thousand, M million), summed from the 18 reports that gave a volume as a number.

  • Incomplete source coverage
Limited records

Source: md-mde-overflows. Records cover January 4, 2023 to November 3, 2026.

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Hours with a discharge or advisory status per year

Hours with a discharge or advisory status each year under DirtyWaterWatch rules; 2026 to date.

  • Discharge or advisory reported
  • Incomplete source coverage
Limited records

Official beach and cyanobacteria (harmful blue-green algae) advisories are counted on water pages only.

Source: md-mde-overflows. Records cover January 4, 2023 to November 3, 2026.

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Share of the May to October season with a discharge or advisory status

Share of the hours from May 1 to October 31 with a discharge or advisory status under DirtyWaterWatch rules.

  • Discharge or advisory reported

Official beach and cyanobacteria (harmful blue-green algae) advisories are counted on water pages only.

Source: md-mde-overflows. Records cover January 4, 2023 to November 3, 2026.

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Reported discharges by calendar month, all years

Every counted discharge report, by the calendar month it began.

Months are summed over every year a tracked source covers; the table gives the number of years behind each month.

Source: md-mde-overflows. Records cover January 4, 2023 to November 3, 2026.

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Reported discharges by wastewater outlet

Wastewater outlets with the most tracked discharge records: 10 of 18, all years. Counts depend on reporting coverage and do not measure legal compliance or harm.

Source: md-mde-overflows. Records cover January 4, 2023 to November 3, 2026.

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How these charts are counted

We count each discharge once. Where a source publishes notices and confirmed reports, we use confirmed reports for an operator's month when available; otherwise we use notices. We combine revisions and exclude duplicate state reports copied by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Monthly and yearly totals appear separately. Status hours follow this site's rules. Shaded gaps mean missing coverage, not zero discharges.

  • md-mde-overflows: records from January 4, 2023 to the latest update