The Lower Susquehanna Riverkeeper Association | Watershed Awareness

LSRA Wins Citizen Suit Against Modern Landfill

On March 31, 2025, the court ruled in our favor that Republic Services’ Modern Landfill violated the federal Clean Water Act 419 times from July 2019 through April 2023, and has confirmed its liability for violating its Clean Water Act permit limits for boron and osmotic pressure – a surrogate measurement for dissolved solids.

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Lower Susquehanna Riverkeeper Association
Files Notice of Intent Against J&K Salvage

On Wednesday, March 26th, we issued a Notice of Intent to bring a federal Clean Water Act lawsuit against J&K Salvage, an automobile scrap yard in York, Pennsylvania, for continued unauthorized discharges of pollutants into Codorus Creek and improper handling of solid waste.

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Upcoming Event: AI and Nuclear Power on the Susquehanna

April 16 | 6:00 - 8:00 PM

Join us for an evening with Eric Epstein, former coordinator of the Susquehanna Valley Alliance, based in Lancaster; and former chairman of Three Mile Island Alert, based in Harrisburg. Learn the paramount questions to ask regarding AI and nuclear power, including: At what point—if any—does the public have an opportunity to be part of the process?

Our Vision

The Lower Susquehanna Riverkeeper Association’s vision is to ensure drinkable, fishable, swimmable water on the Lower Susquehanna River and raise community awareness for current and future generations on the ecological and economic value of the Lower Susquehanna Watershed.

MEET THE TEAM

We are the voice of the river. Our advocacy work includes education about the issues, monitoring polluters, and insisting on compliance with the law.

Advocacy

Have fun and support a good cause by participating in our signature events, whether on or off the river: the Dam Bridge Challenge, the Ripple Effect Soiree, or one of our partner events.

Events

Join one of our volunteer programs! We organize the Great Plastics Purge, river cleanup days, bacteria monitoring, and more. Your participation helps support our mission for a swimmable, drinkable and fishable Susquehanna River.

Volunteer Programs

What We Do

We monitor and patrol over 8500 square miles, throughout the lower Susquehanna watershed.

In May 2024, 700 middle and high school students experience the river on our field trip educational program.

Since 2009 LSRA and its volunteers have removed over 230 tons of plastic tires and trash from our waterways.

In 2023 our supporters took action on our advocacy alerts to send 3,460 email messages

In a typical year our riverkeepers and volunteers collected over 400 water samples from different areas of our territory to analyze for a wide range of pollutants.