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Beach closure reported, Jul 10, 2024

Advisory active · Anne Arundel County Department of Health

Source: Anne Arundel County Department of Health via Anne Arundel County Department of Health Recreational Water Closings and Advisories, record node-1276:20240712-update, published Jul 12, 2024, 12:00 AM EDT, retrieved 2026-11-03 02:27 UTC · Read the original notice

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1. Reported wastewater outlet

Operator named in the record: not named. Outlet: not stated. Location: not given in the report or in the outlet records.

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

2. Waters named in the notice

The notice names: “Marley Creek between Brewers Island and Marley Creek Drive in Glen Burnie”. Not linked to a mapped water.

3. Estimated downstream stretch

We estimate routes only on rivers before they become tidal. We do not estimate routes through tidal water or lakes.

When it happened and when it was reported

Event and notice times use Eastern Time (EST or EDT). Retrieval times use Coordinated Universal Time (UTC).

Started

Jul 10, 2024

Ended

Jul 19, 2024

Detail provided by the source

Times known to the day only

Reported to the source

not given

Published

Jul 12, 2024, 12:00 AM EDT

Source last updated

Jul 16, 2024, 12:00 AM EDT

Last retrieved by DirtyWaterWatch

2026-11-03 02:27 UTC

What and how much

Type

Beach closure

Status in the record

Advisory active

Material

not stated

Volume

volume not reported (not stated whether estimated or measured)

Volume as reported

none

Advice from Anne Arundel County Department of Health

“The affected recreational waters are closed for all direct water contact. The emergency closing is in effect for one week. People coming in contact with the affected water are advised to immediately wash well with soap and warm water and wash any clothing.”

Advice period

This report does not state a period. See the rule DirtyWaterWatch applies and its source.

Basis

not stated

Source and versions

Source

Anne Arundel County Department of Health Recreational Water Closings and Advisories

Source record number

node-1276:20240712-update

Original notice

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Earlier version

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Later versions

version 2

{
  "page": {
    "nid": "1276",
    "url": "https://www.aahealth.org/environmental-health/recreational-water-quality/closings-and-advisories/update-71624-emergency"
  },
  "section": {
    "date": "2024-07-12",
    "dateline": "Annapolis, MD (07/12/2024) –",
    "text": "The Department of Health has issued an emergency closing for Marley Creek between Brewers Island and Marley Creek Drive in Glen Burnie due to a Large Sewage Spill. A privately owned and maintained sewage pumping station which moves sewage to a nearby wastewater treatment plant had an unknown volume of sewage overflow from their system.\nThe Department of Health posted closure signs to let the public know about the closing. The affected recreational waters are closed for all direct water contact. The emergency closing is in effect for one week.\nPeople coming in contact with the affected water are advised to immediately wash well with soap and warm water and wash any clothing."
  },
  "_update_kind": "update",
  "_valid_until": "2024-07-19",
  "_valid_until_basis": "the notice: 'in effect for one week', counted from the notice date"
}