Main Title |
Who's Who in the Chesapeake Bay Program. |
CORP Author |
Environmental Protection Agency, Annapolis, MD. Chesapeake Bay Program. ;Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, Atlanta, GA. |
Publisher |
Nov 2003 |
Year Published |
2003 |
Stock Number |
PB2005-101559 |
Additional Subjects |
Water pollution control ;
Resource management ;
Environmental protection ;
Water quality management ;
Restoration ;
Watersheds ;
Nutrients ;
Estuaries ;
Natural resources management ;
Chesapeake Bay Program
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Holdings |
Library |
Call Number |
Additional Info |
Location |
Last Modified |
Checkout Status |
NTIS |
PB2005-101559 |
Some EPA libraries have a fiche copy filed under the call number shown. |
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07/26/2022 |
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Collation |
one CD-ROM contains 134 page document |
Abstract |
The Chesapeake Bay Program is the unique regional partnership that's been directing and conducting the restoration of the Chesapeake Bay since the signing of the historic Chesapeake Bay Agreement of 1983. The Bay Program partners include the states of Maryland, Pennsylvania and Virginia; the District of Columbia; the Chesapeake Bay Commission, a tri-state legislative body; and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), representing the federal government. The partnership recently welcomed Delaware, New York and West Virginia as headwater partners to better coordinate efforts in all parts of the watershed. As the largest estuary in the United States and one of the most productive in the world, the Chesapeake Bay was this nation's first estuary targeted for restoration and protection. Scientific and estuarine research on the Bay in the late 1970s and early 1980s pinpointed three areas requiring immediate attention: nutrient over-enrichment, dwindling underwater bay grasses and toxic pollution. Once the initial research was completed, the Bay Program evolved as the means to restore this exceptionally valuable resource. Since its inception in 1983, the Bay Program's highest priority has been the restoration of the Bay's living resources - its finfish, shellfish, underwater bay grasses and other aquatic life and wildlife. Improvements include fisheries and habitat restoration, increases of underwater bay grasses, nutrient and toxic reductions, and significant advances in estuarine science. |
Supplementary Notes |
This document is color dependent and/or in landscape layout. It is currently available on CD-ROM and paper only. CD-ROM contains a 134 page document. See also PB2003-100093. Prepared in cooperation with Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, Atlanta, GA. |
Availability Notes |
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Category Codes |
68D; 47D; 57H; 43F; 48B |
NTIS Prices |
AV A08 |
Document Type |
NT |
Cataloging Source |
NTIS/MT |
Control Number |
001801210 |
Origin |
NTIS |
Type |
CAT |