Risking life and limb, Jason Hornick took this video from the NWB Trail, east side of the NWB, downstream from Burnt Mills, at about the point where Burnt Crest Ln would hit the NWB if it went through. According to the National Weather Service, Aspen Hill got 4.55" of rain that day, Glenmont got 3.51" (both upstream from Burnt Mills) and Hyattsville got 5" (downstream). Our water quality monitoring site off University Blvd was completely submerged, leaving a layer of sediment all over the parking lot that required clearing by bulldozer. By monitoring time on 9/16, however, the NWB was back within its banks, and bacteria levels were actually less terrible than earlier in the summer. In all events, swimming is NOT advised! (FYI, see monitoring results on the Events page.)
