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Fiscal tear 2011 National Water Program guidance released

Posted Thu, 2010/05/20 - 9:01am by RCAP

The National Water Program has released the final FY 2011 National Water Program Guidance. This guidance describes water program priorities and strategies, including the suite of water performance measures and their targets, for the coming fiscal year. The National Water Program thanks stakeholders who provided comments on the draft Guidance in March for their contribution to the revision of the draft document.

Final Guidance

EPA releases land-management guidance to reduce water pollution to Chesapeake Bay

Posted Thu, 2010/05/20 - 8:59am by RCAP

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) 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.

New federal strategy for Chesapeake launches major initiatives and holds government accountable for progress

Posted Thu, 2010/05/20 - 8:56am by RCAP

The new federal strategy for the Chesapeake region released May 12 focuses on protecting and restoring the environment in communities throughout the 64,000-square-mile watershed and in its thousands of streams, creeks and rivers. The strategy includes using rigorous regulations to restore clean water, implementing new conservation practices on 4 million acres of farms, conserving 2 million acres of undeveloped land and rebuilding oysters in 20 tributaries of the bay.