Guides + Reports

Basics of the Clean Water Act

July 2017 | Nizanna Bathersfield and Mary Clemmensen
Basics-of-the-Clean-Water-Act-1.pdf 2.50 MB

The 1948 Federal Water Pollution Control Act (FWPCA) was the first major U.S. law to address water pollution, it authorized the Surgeon General, along with other Federal, state...
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What Ails the Chesapeake

April 2016 | Marty Siegel
What-Ails-the-Chesapeake.pdf 3.41 MB

While public support for the Chesapeake is overwhelming, the Bay is still severely stressed. The EPA and Bay states have launches an unprecedented cleanup effort but there is...
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Restoring the Chesapeake Watershed

September 2014 | Ridgeway M. Hall, Jr.
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Aquatic life in the Susquehanna River and its tributaries are showing signs of severe stress related to poor water quality conditions.
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Stakeholder Involvement

January 2014 | Daniel P. Dozier
Stakeholder-Involvement-Techniques.pdf 431.07 KB

Both public and private sector organizations have found that stakeholder involvement programs can address stakeholder concerns and improve the quality and sustainability of decisions.
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Saving the Chesapeake

October 2011 | Russ Stevenson
Chesapeake-Bay-Prolems-and-Politics-1.pdf 3.63 MB

The watershed consists of over 64,000 square miles in six states and the District of Columbia. The Bay, itself, consists of 94 separate tidal segments.
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