EPA News Release (Region 3): EPA to Hold Public Meetings on Chesapeake Bay 'Pollution Diet'

 

David Sternberg (215)814-5548 Sternberg.David@epa.gov

 

EPA to Hold Public Meetings on Chesapeake Bay ‘Pollution Diet’ Sessions on Bay TMDL Scheduled in Six States, D.C

 

(PHILADELPHIA – October 26, 2009) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will hold a series of public meetings to discuss the Chesapeake Bay Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) – a strict “pollution diet” to restore the Chesapeake Bay and its network of local rivers, streams and creeks.

 

EPA is scheduled to hold 14 public meetings throughout the watershed’s six states – Maryland, Virginia, Pennsylvania, Delaware, West Virginia, New York – and the District of Columbia from early November through mid-December 2009.

 

The Bay TMDL will establish the pollution reductions necessary for meeting Bay clean water standards. EPA officials will outline the Bay TMDL and receive public input during the sessions.  A draft TMDL will be issued in August 2010, followed by a public comment period. A final TMDL will be established by EPA in December 2010. The meetings are scheduled for:

 

November 4     Martinsburg, W.Va.           6 p.m. - 8 p.m.

November 5     Moorefield, W.Va.             6 p.m. - 8 p.m.

November 16   Washington, D.C.             10 a.m.- 12:30 p.m.

November 17   Wilkes Barre, Pa.              2 p.m. - 4 p.m. 

November 18   Williamsport, Pa.               5 p.m. - 7 p.m.

November 19   State College, Pa.              2 p.m. - 4 p.m.

November 23   Lancaster, Pa.                   2 p.m. - 4 p.m.

December 1     Binghamton, NY                2 p.m. - 4 p.m.

December 8     Baltimore, Md.              2:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.

December 10   Laurel, Del.                        5 p.m. – 7 p.m.

December 11   Wye Mills, Md.              1:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.

December 15   Williamsburg, Va.           6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.

December 16   Harrisonburg, Va.           6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.

December 17   Fredericksburg, Va.        6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.

 

For the specific location of a meeting in your area, visit: www.epa.gov/chesapeakebaytmdl .

 

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