2004 Reporter

Interstate Commission on the Potomac River Basin

January/February

  • New Projects Build on ICPRB Expertise in 2004
  • Chairman’s Report
  • Supreme Court Grants Virginia River Rights
  • Help Take Out the Trash on April 3
  • Watching the River Flow
  • ICPRB Cosponsors 2004 Potomac River Sojourn
  • C&O Canal Through-Hike Celebrates 50th Anniversary

March/April

  • They Took Out the Trash
  • Plenty to Go Around: Local Volunteers Help Foundation in Month-Long Cleanup of Potomac, Anacostia
  • Watching the River Flow
  • Bay Partner’s Strategies Guide River Initiatives
  • Whitings Neck Residents Work to Curb Potomac Bank Erosion
  • Sign On for the Potomac River Sojourn
  • Squeezin’ Season
  • Potomac River Swim, June 5

May/June

  • Snakeheads Found in Potomac: Red Herring, Fishzilla, or Something In-Between?
  • Non-Native Catfish of the Potomac
  • Watching the River Flow
  • Anacostia Watershed Society Brings Pollution to the Forefront
  • ICPRB Potomac Annual Report Available
  • Potomac River Swim Moves to Lake
  • ICPRB Office Moves in July
  • Potomac Wade-In Sets Record

July/August

  • The Greening of the Potomac: Algae Blooms in Potomac Reminiscent of1980s
  • 2004 Potomac River Sojourn: A Paddle on the Wild Side
  • Stored Water Releases for Supply Unlikely
  • USGS, ICPRB Launch Real-Time Groundwater Webpage
  • Watching the River Flow
  • Potomac Stewards Pass Away

September/October

  • ICPRB Coordinates Drinking Water Protection Group
  • A Century of Data at Our Fingertips
  • Potomac Yields History and Treasure in Forgotten Shipwrecks
  • ICPRB Assists Watershed Organizations with Funding
  • Watching the River Flow
  • American Shad Continue Comeback in Potomac
  • ICPRB Meeting, Open House in December

November/December

  • Potomac in 2004: High Flows Dominate Environment
  • River Critters: Plankton are Base of Potomac’s Aquatic Ecosystems
  • New Commissioners Appointed to ICPRB
  • Watching the River Flow
  • ICPRB Hosts Open House