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Peter Kramers

Peter Kramers

Dr. Peter Kremers is an interventional radiologist and water gardening enthusiast who co-founded the Color on the Creek nonprofit in Frederick, Maryland.

Jul 18, 2026

GardenDC: The Podcast about Mid-Atlantic Gardening

GardenDC: The Podcast about Mid-Atlantic Gardening

Managing Stormwater and Algae Blooms with Color on the Creek

Jul 18 · 1h 11m

Cathy JentzHOST
6:48
So can you give some background on that weather events that affected Frederick, Maryland?
Peter Kramers
Peter KramersGUEST
6:55
Sure.
Peter Kramers
Peter KramersGUEST
6:56
So actually the organization's called Color on the Creek.
Peter Kramers
Peter KramersGUEST
6:59
Oh, on the Creek, sorry.
Peter Kramers
Peter KramersGUEST
7:01
But anyway, so in 1972, we had Hurricane Agnes.
Peter Kramers
Peter KramersGUEST
7:07
And in 1976, we had a very large rain event, an unnamed tropical storm.
Peter Kramers
Peter KramersGUEST
7:11
And basically what happened was there was fairly significant flooding from the Carroll Creek, which runs right through the heart of Frederick.

37 MINS LATER

Cathy JentzHOST
44:31
Can you describe what they were doing to the plantings and then what your solution was?

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