ISO Stewards

An important facet of a group like Little Falls Watershed Alliance, Inc., is having a brigade of volunteers called Stewards who walk the parks and act as the eyes and ears for the Little Falls Stream Valley Park and the tributaries flowing into the Little Falls Branch or Minnehaha Branch. If anything is amiss, Stewards alert the proper authorities. If they choose, they also would handle oversight, leadership and hands-on work for their section. The ideal Steward is one who spends time outside in the park such as dog walkers, hikers, bikers and cares about its health.

On October 30, at 7:30 pm, there will be a brainstorming meeting about organizing these volunteers. If you are interested in coming to this meeting, please RSVP to Suzanne Richmond, info@lfwa.org , The meeting will be at her house, 4712 Overbrook Road, Brookdale. And, if you can't make the meeting, but have ideas, please email Suzanne. She's happy to hear from everyone.

Until we get the steward program going (and after for that manner!), anyone who sees something amiss in the watershed is encouraged to call the proper authorities. Below is a list of people to call. Thank you to Alice Mayio for compiling them.

Montgomery County Department of Environmental Protection

Report water quality problems such as odors, oil, sediment – 240-777-7770 or 240-777-7700. After working hours, your call will go to a hotline.

Report sediment runoff from a construction project – 240-777-6259 (County sediment control/permitting services)

Report blocked drains, overload of winter sand or salt, other road-related problems – 240-777-6000 (Department of Public Works and Transportation)

Report illegal dumping (e.g. trash, construction materials) on county land -- 240-777-DUMP

Report drainage from a neighbor’s property --240-777-3785 – (Housing code enforcement)

Online, you can send an email to the county describing the problem to askDEP@montgomerycountymd.gov or go to

http://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/deptmpl.asp?url=/content/dep/eforms/home.asp to fill out a complaint form (click on water quality)

Maryland Department of the Environment

Call 1-800-633-6101 during the hours of 8 am – 5 pm, M-F), 1-866-633-4686 after hours and on weekends

Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission

Report water leaks, sewer overflows, sediment runoff as a result of WSSC activities --

301-206-4002 (WSSC emergency 24-hour number)

Park Police

Report suspicious or unsafe activity in the stream valley park – 301-949-3010 (Emergency)