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Blue Water Baltimore files lawsuit against city for pollution coming from Back River, Patapsco sewage treatment plants

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Blue Water Baltimore filed a lawsuit against Baltimore City, demanding it fix problems at its two sewage treatment plants that have sent massive amounts of bacteria and pollution into the Chesapeake Bay for more than a year.

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Blue Water Baltimore filed a lawsuit against Baltimore City, demanding it fix problems at its two sewage treatment plants that have sent massive amounts of bacteria and pollution into the Chesapeake Bay for more than a year.

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