Opequon Creek Watershed — Virginia and West Virginia

Our mission is to promote the understanding, protection and preservation of Opequon Creek and its tributaries for the use and enjoyment of current and future generations.

RECENT NEWS & EVENTS

Illicit Discharge Contaminating Opequon Creek

In 2004, portions of the Redbud Run watershed in eastern Frederick County, Virginia were set aside for conservation. But while acquiring land is essential, it is only the beginning of long-term protection.

Conservation Collaboration with Department of Wildlife Resources Continues at Redbud Run in Frederick County, Virginia

Raw Sewage and Drilling Mud Inundate Stream on Needy Road, Tributary to the Opequon

Photo by Brent Walls: Bank-to-bank mud spill choking Specks Run

A cleanup worker attempts to rake mud upstream to a pumping pool. Photo by The Downstream Project

BREAKING NEWS

VIDEO: Illegal Dumping in Specks Run Threatens Opequon Creek

During the first week of September, 2020, the week before Labor Day, construction slurry from a Dominion Energy fiber-optic drilling operation in Haymarket, VA was transported across state lines and dumped illegally on several sites in southern Berkeley County, WV.

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