SystemThinkers: Water News Release (HQ): EPA Releases Land Management Guidance to Reduce Water Pollution to Chesapeake Bay

Wednesday, May 12, 2010

Water News Release (HQ): EPA Releases Land Management Guidance to Reduce Water Pollution to Chesapeake Bay

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May 12, 2010

EPA Releases Land Management Guidance to Reduce Water Pollution to Chesapeake Bay

WASHINGTON - On the same day the federal government announced a comprehensive strategy to protect and restore the Chesapeake Bay, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today announced guidance to help federal facilities reduce their pollution to the bay. EPA is delivering to federal land managers in the Chesapeake Bay watershed the most effective tools and practices to reduce water pollution from a variety of nonpoint sources, including agricultural lands, urban and suburban areas and septic systems. This guidance to provide the technical tools that will be needed to restore the bay is in response to the Chesapeake Bay executive order issued by President Obama in May 2009.

The guidance provides federal land managers with the help they need to implement the best proven tools and practices to restore and protect the region’s waterways and the bay. The cost-effective tools and practices outlined in the document are indicated by current scientific and technical literature to be the most state-of-the-art approaches to reduce water pollution from nitrogen, phosphorus and sediment. Others in the Chesapeake Bay watershed, including states, local governments, conservation districts, and watershed organizations, can also benefit from the information presented in this guidance.

EPA has developed this guidance in close consultation with its federal agency partners. In addition, EPA benefitted from a technical peer review and provided an opportunity for the public to review and comment on the guidance. Based upon this input, EPA modified the final guidance to ensure that it accurately reflects the state of the art in managing nonpoint source pollution in the bay.

To view the guidance: http://www.epa.gov/nps/chesbay502/

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