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Beach closure reported, Feb 26, 2025

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-1509, published Feb 26, 2025, 12:00 AM EST, 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: “the intersection of Fort Smallwood Road and Wagner Station Road to Brandon Shore Road”. 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

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Started
Ended
not reported
Detail provided by the source
Times known to the day only
Reported to the source
not given
Published
Source last updated
Last retrieved by DirtyWaterWatch

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 emergency closing will remain in effect until further notice.”

Anne Arundel County Department of Health
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-1509
Original notice
Read the original notice
Earlier version
None: this is the first record
Later versions
version 2

Record details

Record details
Record identifiermd-aa-health-closings:node-1509
Source identifiermd-aa-health-closings
Source record numbernode-1509
Earlier versionNot provided
TypeBeach closure
Status in the reportAdvisory active
Sewer operator identifierNot provided
Sewer operatorNot provided
Federal wastewater discharge permit (NPDES)Not provided
Outlet numberNot provided
Outlet nameNot provided
Water named in the reportthe intersection of Fort Smallwood Road and Wagner Station Road to Brandon Shore Road
Linked watersNot provided
How this report was linked to the waternot linked to a mapped water
LatitudeNot provided
LongitudeNot provided
Location sourceNot provided
Location accuracy, in metresNot provided
StartedFeb 26, 2025 (2025-02-26T00:00:00-05:00)
EndedNot provided
Detail provided by the sourceto the day only
Reported to the sourceNot provided
PublishedFeb 26, 2025 (2025-02-26T00:00:00-05:00)
Source last updatedMar 6, 2025 (2025-03-06T00:00:00-05:00)
Last retrieved by DirtyWaterWatchNov 2, 2026, 9:27 PM EST (2026-11-03T02:27:12Z)
MaterialNot provided
Volume, in gallonsNot provided
Volume as reportedNot provided
How volume was determinednot stated whether estimated or measured
AuthorityAnne Arundel County Department of Health
AdviceThe emergency closing will remain in effect until further notice.
Advice period, in hoursNot provided
Basis of the advice periodNot provided
Original noticehttps://www.aahealth.org/environmental-health/recreational-water-quality/closings-and-advisories/update-3625-sanitary-sewer

Original source data

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  "page": {
    "nid": "1509",
    "url": "https://www.aahealth.org/environmental-health/recreational-water-quality/closings-and-advisories/update-3625-sanitary-sewer",
    "title": "*Update 3/6/25* Sanitary Sewer Overflow for The Intersection of Fort Smallwood Road and Wagner Station Road to Brandon Shore Road",
    "list_date": "2025-03-06T14:00:00",
    "title_update_date": "2025-03-06",
    "sections": [
      {
        "date": "2025-02-26",
        "dateline": "Annapolis, Maryland (February 26, 2025) –"
      },
      {
        "date": "2024-03-06",
        "dateline": "Annapolis, Maryland (March 6, 2024) –"
      }
    ]
  },
  "section": {
    "date": "2025-02-26",
    "dateline": "Annapolis, Maryland (February 26, 2025) –",
    "text": "The Anne Arundel County Department of Health has issued an emergency closure for a sanitary sewage overflow in excess of 10,000 gallons. The affected area from the intersection of Fort Smallwood Road and Wagner Station Road to Brandon Shore Road is closed.\nThis is a privately owned pumping station and not an Anne Arundel County owned pumping station.\nThe emergency closing will remain in effect until further notice. The cause of the break has not been determined. For more information about this emergency closing, call the Department of Health’s Recreational Water Quality [name removed] at [phone removed] or visit AAHealth.org/rec-water .\nSign up for our Water Quality Email Alerts to have information about closings and advisories sent right to your inbox."
  },
  "_water": {
    "stretch": "the intersection of Fort Smallwood Road and Wagner Station Road to Brandon Shore Road"
  },
  "_spill": {
    "volume_text": "in excess of 10,000 gallons"
  },
  "_valid_until": null,
  "_valid_until_basis": null
}

Source: Anne Arundel County Department of Health via Anne Arundel County Department of Health Recreational Water Closings and Advisories, record node-1509, published Feb 26, 2025, 12:00 AM EST, retrieved 2026-11-03 02:27 UTC · Read the original notice

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