Energy & environment · 22/09/2010

EPA Seeks Public Comment on Draft TMDL for Chesapeake Bay

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is seeking public comment on its draft total maximum daily load (TMDL) for the Chesapeake Bay, which outlines pollution limits for nutrients and sediment in the bay's 92 segments. The draft TMDL is part of the federal strategy to protect the bay, as outlined in Executive Order 13508, and aims to ensure the bay's water quality standards are met.