The Big Gunpowder Falls River can be seen beyond Days Cove Rubble Landfill in White Marsh. Photo credit: Jerry Jackson / The Baltimore Banner.
The Big Gunpowder Falls River can be seen beyond Days Cove Rubble Landfill in White Marsh. Photo credit: Jerry Jackson / The Baltimore Banner.

A landfill located in Gunpowder Falls State Park will not be doubling what it discharges into the Bird River. Thatโ€™s according to State Sen. J.B. Jennings, who said the operator is withdrawing that request.

When the Days Cove Rubble Landfill filed its application earlier this year to increase its discharge, there was an uproar in the community about it. Jennings, a Republican, said this week he has been going back and forth with Gov. Wes Mooreโ€™s office as well as the Maryland Department of the Environment about Days Coveโ€™s request.

โ€œThatโ€™s now off the table,โ€ Jennings said.

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