Summary: One way to measure water quality in the Bay and any of its tributaries is with a simple test: Can you swim in it safely? A look at what remains of swimmable Chesapeake waters with Midday on the Bay contributor and Bay Journal reporter Rona Kobell; Anne Arundel County councilman Chris Trumbauer, who serves as river keeper for the West and Rhodes rivers; Billy Moulden, science teacher and avid swimmer who runs a summer camp for kids; and Jon Divine, senior attorney of the Natural Resources Defense Council.
