Join the Corps and other agency reps for a public meeting and webinar Dec. 9 from 7 - 9 p.m., at Harford Community College in Bel Air, Maryland, to discuss and comment on the Lower Susquehanna River Watershed Assessment (LSRWA) draft report. Dont miss the opportunity to provide input. This draft report offers information to better inform decision makers and stakeholders undertaking ongoing efforts to restore the Chesapeake Bay and its surrounding watershed. Comment period closes Jan. 9, 2015. More details are posted on the study page here: bit.ly/LSRWA. The draft LSRWA report indicates that the reservoir behind the Conowingo Dam is trapping smaller amounts of sediment and has essentially reached its limit to trap in the long term. However, a large majority of the pollution to the Chesapeake Bay from the Susquehanna River comes from runoff from pollution sources from the upstream watershed, like agricultural land and streams, as opposed to behind the dam. The report suggests that strategies to reduce harmful nutrient pollution at its source from throughout the Bay drainage area are more effective at addressing impacts to the Bay.
Posted on: Wed, 03 Dec 2014 15:00:01 +0000
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