MORGANTOWN — Terry Fletcher, chief communications officer for the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection, said the white plume visible in Deckers Creek on Monday was the result of a […]
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CSO plan contemplates $150 million price tag, sewer rate increases
MORGANTOWN – What’s it going to take for the Morgantown Utility Board to bring its combined sewer discharges into area waterways under the threshold set by federal and state regulatory […]
Pedestrian bridge, Richwood wall, MOSAIC projects advancing
MORGANTOWN – A new pedestrian bridge, a wall restoration along Richwood Avenue, and the first three neighborhood projects to receive funding through the Morgantown MOSAIC initiative have each received the […]
BOPARC defers Stanley’s Spot runoff project pending water test results
MORGANTOWN – The city’s Board of Parks and Recreation said it is not currently interested in participating in a fecal coliform abatement project focusing on runoff from Stanley’s Spot Dog […]
Deckers Creek rising: The rapid resurgence of a once-dead waterway
MORGANTOWN – The vision for the future of Deckers Creek is getting clearer by the day. Thanks to the efforts of federal, state and local agencies, area nonprofits and a […]
MUB approves fix for sewer line impacting Deckers Creek
MORGANTOWN — It took the Morgantown Utility Board about 10 minutes Thursday afternoon to spend $900,000. In a brief emergency meeting, the board approved expenditures tied to two projects: a […]
MUB asking residents to avoid contact with a portion of Deckers Creek
MORGANTOWN — The Morgantown Utility Board is asking the public to avoid contact with a portion of Deckers Creek after a landslide damaged a 30-inch sewer line that runs adjacent […]
Fish spotted in lower Deckers Creek following startup of Richard Mine AMD treatment plant
MORGANTOWN – Lower Deckers Creek appears to be coming back to life. And it appears to be because the Richard Mine acid mine drainage treatment plant is pouring in clean […]
MUB CSOs ‘the elephant in the room’ for Deckers Creek recreation project
A six-month, $18,000 feasibility study is underway to determine whether the section of Deckers Creek running from Sabraton to the Monongahela River could support a recreational amenity. As initially reported […]
Hop into the world of frog conservation with Friends of Deckers Creek
With over 6,000 described frog species found on every continent except Antarctica, it’s no surprise that these amphibians play a vital role in a variety of ecosystems. They vary greatly; […]
