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Conowingo Dam

Environment

Study Says Dredging at Conowingo Would Cost a Lot, Help Little

A coalition of mostly rural Eastern Shore counties has argued in recent months that dredging the silt trapped behind Conowingo Dam on the Susquehanna…
Environment

The Dam is Not So Threatening After All, Geologists Say

Federal geologists once warned that the silt trapped behind Conowingo dam was “a time bomb,” threatening to choke the life out of Chesapeake Bay. The mass…