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Contents: About Office of Wetlands, Oceans and Watersheds (OWOW); Fiscal Year 2010 Highlights; Chapter One: Strengthening Wetlands and Water Programs (Draft Guidance to Clarify Waters Covered by the Clean Water Act, EPA Reduces Environmental Impacts of Surface Coal Mining in Appalachia, EPA Guidance for Chesapeake Bay Helps Control Nonpoint Source Pollution, Addressing Impacts from Nitrogen and Phosphorus Pollution: Nutrients Framework Document and Memorandum, Memorandum on Ocean Acidification Addresses Rising CO2 Levels); Chapter Two: Advancing Watershed Protection through Partnerships (Hypoxia Task Force Urges States to Develop State-Specific Strategies, EPA's Community Action for a Renewed Environment (CARE) Program Reduces, Pollution in Communities, OWOW helps Launch New National Ocean Policy, 2010 International Coastal Cleanup Urban Waters Event, Coastal Wetlands Workgroup Conducts Reviews in Key Watersheds, Nonpoint Source Program Showcases 215 Success Stories, Interstate Management Conference Advances Coordination on Mercury Emissions); Chapter Three: Achieving New Milestones in Monitoring and Assessment (OWOW Assists in Gulf of Mexico BP Oil Spill Response, OSV BOLD Conducts 29 Scientific Surveys, Data Collection Continues on Four Major National Aquatic Resource Surveys); Chapter Four: Building Capacity through Tools and Technologies (Climate Ready Estuaries Program Helps Reduce Vulnerabilities to Climate Change, Ex-USS Kittiwake Sunk at Last: First International Vessel-to-Reef Project). |