“JOIN AND SUPPORT US – WE ARE THE RIVER WATER PEOPLE!”
Welcome to the Talbot River Protection Association (TRPA) Web Site. Our goal is to provide you with useful information about Talbot County rivers and creeks, facts related to specific site testings, current water quality, and the cause and prevention of water pollution in Talbot County. We have designed this web site so that information on these important issues are easily available to everyone. Water Pollution harms our health, industry, tourism, recreation, and real estate values, and affects the entire overall economy of our area.
To the left are links to the major areas of this web site.
Completed are:
About Us will tell you more about TRPA and provide names of our officers and Board members;
A Map of Talbot County rivers and creeks showing sites where water tests are being collected with recommended standards are demonstrated with which you are able to see what problems exist in the waters near you.
Citizen Participation will give you a list of elected and appointed officials and governmental agencies that play an important role in decisions made concerning environmental matters.
Creekwatchers introduces you to the Talbot County Creekwatchers, the volunteers who do the actual sampling of the rivers and creeks. Watch this page for periodic Creekwatchers reports about the conditions of our rivers and creeks.
FAQs or “Frequently Asked Questions”, explaining terms, related to water quality (have you wondered what “SAV” is, or what “TMDLs” are?). This list of FAQs will expand as you contact us and ask your questions.
Contact Us provides a means to find us and ask questions or make comments as well as a membership application for you to use to join TRPA.
How You May Help will give you suggestions how you can reduce pollution in our rivers and other waterways;
Links to web sites of other environmental organizations with similar goals and activities as TRPA’s in Talbot County or other areas in our region; and
We hope that you will enjoy browsing through our Web Site. We welcome your comments. If you have comments or questions about TRPA and want to learn more, click on the contact us button.