How to scout a safe summer swimming hole

Rain, runoff and other threats can carry pathogens into your local rivers and lakes

Closeup photo of a water sample kit held by a Potomac River Keeper Network employee wearing disposable latex gloves

A Potomac River Keeper Network employee prepares to collect a sample in Cabin John, MD following the January wastewater spill.

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