CHESAPEAKE BAY COMMENT PERIOD ENDS IN EARLY 2010
News Date December 22, 2009
Comments on EPA's draft strategy for the Chesapeake Bay are due Jan 8. EPA has proposed a framework to guide federal and state pollution control programs, and expand regulatory tools to reduce pollution from concentrated animal feeding operations and urban and suburban runoff. USDA will intensively target voluntary conservation incentives at high priority areas. (Contact: Nathan Bowen)