Wrightsville, PA • 717-478-1780 • info@lowsusriverkeeper.org
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Support Your Riverkeeper During Give Local York!
Join us on May 2, 2025 at our office in Wrightville to celebrate another great day of giving to benefit our River! LSRA staff works tirelessly to protect the Lower Susquehanna and educate our communities about the issues the River faces. On May 2, we will be celebrating major victories, multiple program expansions, and the overall growth we are experiencing. Come out to Wrightsville and celebrate with us!
LIVE MUSIC 7-9PM
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.
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.
We are the voice of the river. Our advocacy work includes education about the issues, monitoring polluters, and insisting on compliance with the law.
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.
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.
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.
Since 2017 LSRA has been a plaintiff in 9 legal cases and has secured over $2,000,000 in penalties from polluters.
Our Impact
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