Unstable Ground Conditions Advised At Driftwood Beach

LUSBY, Md. – Calvert County Health Department and the Property Owner’s Association of the Chesapeake Ranch Estates (POACRE) are advising that no one should be walking along the base of the cliff (beach), north of Driftwood Beach.

Access to this area is already denied by POACRE and signage posted.

There is imminent danger due to a septic tank that is precariously perched at the top of the cliff above this area.

Due to the instability of the cliff, equipment cannot be safely brought onto the property to remove the tank.

As a result, at some point in the near future, this tank will fall from the cliff and onto the beach. It is imperative that no one be on the beach when this happens.

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8 Comments

  1. I sure hope that the septic container will somehow be contained. I would hate for its contents to leak into the water.

    1. Why? Sewage gets pumped into the watershed every single day, this wouldn’t be any different

  2. Who is responsible for a septic tank? The Homeowner..
    They should have this taken care of.
    We were taught as kids to run into the water, not along the cliff.. walk at your own risk.

    1. @J Hill
      You did read the part that says:
      “Due to the instability of the cliff, equipment cannot be safely brought onto the property to remove the tank.” … didn’t you?

      1. It should’ve been taken care of years ago, those cliff’s didn’t start eroding last night there captain obvious

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