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Property owners in Maryland to pay "rain tax" as part of Chesapeake Bay cleanup
Posted on April 16th, 2013 under Agricultural Runoff, Water Regulations
Property owners in Maryland will be charged a "rain tax" from July as the state looks for different means of funding cleanup initiatives in the Chesapeake Bay.According to the Maryland Repor [...]
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City officials in Maryland consider "daunting" costs of watershed restoration plan
Posted on February 28th, 2013 under Water Regulations
City officials in Salisbury, Maryland, have told legislators that the high cost of developing a Watershed Implementation Plan (WIP) is a reality that has to be faced, despite the price tag being " [...]
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Tougher action should be taken against Chesapeake Bay polluters, says report
Posted on December 7th, 2012 under Wastewater News, Water Regulations
States that border the Chesapeake Bay have made good progress in reducing the levels of pollutants and nutrients that flow into the water, but further action is required to keep the cleanup on track, [...]
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EPA issues updates to 1986 water quality standards
Posted on November 28th, 2012 under Water Regulations
Following a number of state-led concerns that the federal government wasn't doing enough to protect recreational bathers from potentially polluted water, the Environmental Protection Agency has is [...]
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Chesapeake Bay coalition questions state-mandated phosphorus levels
Posted on November 21st, 2012 under Agricultural Runoff, Water Regulations
Local officials in communities with waterways that flow into the Chesapeake Bay have been asked to join a coalition to challenge an instruction at state level to actively reduce phosphorus levels in r [...]
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