Beach closure reported, Dec 29, 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-1722, published Dec 29, 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 Deep Run tributary at 2304 Furnace Avenue and the headwaters of the Patapsco River to Hammonds Ferry Road”. DirtyWaterWatch links this report to Patapsco River, MD. Match basis: the water named in the report.
3. Estimated downstream stretch
No downstream estimate is available for this report.
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.
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
- Ended
- 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 affected area has been limed and is closed for direct water contact. The emergency closing is in effect until January 4, 2026. People coming in contact with the affected water are advised to wash well with soap and warm water immediately. Clothing should also be washed.”
- 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-1722
- Original notice
- Read the original notice
- Earlier version
- None: this is the first record
- Later versions
- version 2
Record details
| Record identifier | md-aa-health-closings:node-1722 |
|---|---|
| Source identifier | md-aa-health-closings |
| Source record number | node-1722 |
| Earlier version | Not provided |
| Type | Beach closure |
| Status in the report | Advisory active |
| Sewer operator identifier | Not provided |
| Sewer operator | Not provided |
| Federal wastewater discharge permit (NPDES) | Not provided |
| Outlet number | Not provided |
| Outlet name | Not provided |
| Water named in the report | the Deep Run tributary at 2304 Furnace Avenue and the headwaters of the Patapsco River to Hammonds Ferry Road |
| Linked waters | patapsco-river-md |
| How this report was linked to the water | the water named in the report |
| Latitude | Not provided |
| Longitude | Not provided |
| Location source | Not provided |
| Location accuracy, in metres | Not provided |
| Started | Dec 29, 2025 (2025-12-29T00:00:00-05:00) |
| Ended | Jan 4, 2026 (2026-01-04T00:00:00-05:00) |
| Detail provided by the source | to the day only |
| Reported to the source | Not provided |
| Published | Dec 29, 2025 (2025-12-29T00:00:00-05:00) |
| Source last updated | Jan 5, 2026 (2026-01-05T00:00:00-05:00) |
| Last retrieved by DirtyWaterWatch | Nov 2, 2026, 9:27 PM EST (2026-11-03T02:27:07Z) |
| Material | Not provided |
| Volume, in gallons | Not provided |
| Volume as reported | Not provided |
| How volume was determined | not stated whether estimated or measured |
| Authority | Anne Arundel County Department of Health |
| Advice | The affected area has been limed and is closed for direct water contact. The emergency closing is in effect until January 4, 2026. People coming in contact with the affected water are advised to wash well with soap and warm water immediately. Clothing should also be washed. |
| Advice period, in hours | Not provided |
| Basis of the advice period | Not provided |
| Original notice | https://www.aahealth.org/environmental-health/recreational-water-quality/closings-and-advisories/sanitary-sewer-overflow |
Original source data
{
"page": {
"nid": "1722",
"url": "https://www.aahealth.org/environmental-health/recreational-water-quality/closings-and-advisories/sanitary-sewer-overflow",
"title": "*Update 1-5-26* Large Sanitary Sewer Overflow Causes Closure in Linthicum Heights",
"list_date": "2026-01-05T12:14:47",
"title_update_date": "2026-01-05",
"sections": [
{
"date": "2025-12-29",
"dateline": "Linthicum Heights, MD (December 29, 2025) -"
},
{
"date": "2026-01-05",
"dateline": "Linthicum Heights, MD (01/05/2026) –"
}
]
},
"section": {
"date": "2025-12-29",
"dateline": "Linthicum Heights, MD (December 29, 2025) -",
"text": "The Anne Arundel County Department of Health has issued an emergency closing for the Deep Run tributary at 2304 Furnace Avenue and the headwaters of the Patapsco River to Hammonds Ferry Road. The sewage spill came from a privately owned pumping station in Linthicum Heights.\nThe affected area has been limed and is closed for direct water contact. The emergency closing is in effect until January 4, 2026. The Department of Health will continue to evaluate the water quality in this area and provide updates. People coming in contact with the affected water are advised to wash well with soap and warm water immediately. Clothing should also be washed.\nVisit the Department's Web site at www.aahealth.org or call the water quality phone line at [phone removed] to receive up-to-date information on the emergency closing."
},
"_water": {
"stretch": "the Deep Run tributary at 2304 Furnace Avenue and the headwaters of the Patapsco River to Hammonds Ferry Road"
},
"_spill": null,
"_valid_until": "2026-01-04",
"_valid_until_basis": "the notice: 'until January 4, 2026'"
} Source: Anne Arundel County Department of Health via Anne Arundel County Department of Health Recreational Water Closings and Advisories, record node-1722, published Dec 29, 2025, 12:00 AM EST, retrieved 2026-11-03 02:27 UTC · Read the original notice
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