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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.

Washington Post: New EPA water infrastructure policy seeks to encourage smart growth

Posted Wed, 2010/05/05 - 11:48am by RCAP

By Alec MacGillis
Washington Post Staff Writer
Wednesday, May 5, 2010

If you build it, they will come. And, if you don't, they won't.