Blue Water Baltimore's mission statement is "to restore the quality of Baltimore’s rivers, streams and Harbor to foster a healthy environment, a strong economy and thriving communities" (https://bluewaterbaltimore.org/about/).  Blue Water Baltimore is part of the International Waterkeeper Alliance, which is a group of over 350 water watchdogs all over the world. Blue Water Baltimore takes a holistic view to all of the issues surrounding water quality.

In this tiny chat, we are joined by Alice Volpitta, the Baltimore Harbor Waterkeeper for Blue Water Baltimore. Alice protects and restores the local waterways that flow within the Patapsco and back rivers. We discuss a variety of topics including what is sewage backups, legislation and advocacy efforts done by Blue Water Baltimore, as well as the greater social impact these issues have on communities.