Attorney General Gansler to Visit the St. Mary’s River

Posted by hester on April 22, 2009

As part of the Attorney General’s audit of the Chesapeake Bayand its tributaries, Attorney General Douglas F. Gansler will visit the St. Mary’s River on Wednesday, April 29, 2009. The St. Mary’s River will be the Attorney General’s fifth stop on his statewide tour of the
Chesapeake Bay Watershed and the first river audit for 2009.

Attorney General Gansler will spend the day in Leonardtown and St. Mary’s City to hear firsthand from local environmental leaders, residents, students, faculty members, and elected officials about the challenges facing the St. Mary’s River. Protecting the environment and holding polluters ccountable is the Attorney General’s top priority. The information gathered during the audits of individual rivers provides valuable information in identifying polluters and problems faced. This information is essential in the Attorney General’s efforts to enforce the laws and assists in designing creative solutions to environmental issues.

As part of the Audit, Attorney General Gansler will take a boat trip on the St. Mary’s River. The St. Mary’s River Audit visit will conclude with a Town Hall Meeting at St. Mary’s College of Maryland at 5:00 p.m. in Cole Cinema in the Campus Center, located at 18952 E. Fisher Road, St. Mary’s City, MD 20686. The public is invited to attend the Town Hall meeting. This is an opportunity for citizens to share their concerns about the health of the St. Mary’s River and any other environmental issues in the community.