Mirant Mid-Atlantic’s Dickerson Generating Station Removes More Than 900 Lbs. of Trash for the 22nd Annual Potomac Watershed Cleanup

Dickerson, MD – On Friday, April 9, 2010, employees from Mirant Mid-Atlantic’s Dickerson electric generating station hosted a Potomac River cleanup in support of the Alice Ferguson Foundation’s 22nd annual Potomac River Watershed Cleanup. The annual cleanup is part of the larger Trash Free Potomac Watershed Initiative, which seeks to have the watershed trash free by 2013.

Nineteen employees participated in the cleanup event and removed more than 900 pounds of trash along the shoreline near Mirant’s Dickerson generating station. Some of the more interesting finds included a tire, a steel drum and a basketball. The most identified items were Styrofoam and plastic bottles.

“Mirant is very proud to support the Alice Ferguson Foundation’s annual Potomac Watershed Cleanup,” said Director of External Affairs, Misty Allen. “Our employees enjoyed rolling up their sleeves and taking part in this important initiative to help keep our local waterways free of trash.”