Reducing Nutrient Pollution in Chesapeake Bay Schools
Promoting pollution prevention in schools to reduce nutrient and sediment pollution in the Chesapeake Bay, emphasizing the importance of education, public outreach, and proper stormwater management practices to protect local watersheds and aquatic ecosystems.
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YOUR SCHOOL AND YOUR WATERSHED LORNA ROSENBERG- US EPA MID-ATLANTIC OCT 1-2, 2014 CHESAPEAKE BAY SCHOOLS WORKSHOP SHEPHERDSTOWN, WVA
THE SCHOOL / BAY CONNECTION STORM WATER RUNOFF FROM DEVELOPED LAND IS RESPONSIBLE FOR ABOUT 15% OF PHOSPHOROUS, 14% NITROGEN AND 9% SEDIMENT IN THE CHESAPEAKE BAY SCHOOLS ARE DEVELOPED LANDS MANY SCHOOLS DISCHARGE THEIR STORMWATER INTO SEPARATE MUNICIPAL STORM WATER SYSTEMS (MS4) OR DIRECTLY INTO RIVERS AND STREAMS YOUR JOB!! OUR JOB IS TO PREVENT THE DISCHARGE OF POLLUTANTS FROM SCHOOL BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS INTO STORMWATER SEWERS AND WATERS OF THE US
EPAS STORMWATER ENFORCEMENT TARGETS. HAVE ENOUGH POLLUTION REDUCTION PRACTICES IN PLACE BY 2025 TO ACHIEVE WATER QUALITY STANDARDS IN THE CHESAPEAKE BAY; AND ENABLE EVERY STUDENT IN THE REGION TO GRADUATE WITH THE KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS TO ACT RESPONSIBLY TO PROTECT AND RESTORE THEIR LOCAL WATERSHED.
MS4 PERMITS MEASURABLE AND ENFORCEABLE PROVISIONS RETROFITS REDUCE FERTILIZERS CONSISTENT WITH CHESAPEAKE AND LOCAL TMDLS, INCLUDING TRADING TRACKING, REPORTING AND MONITORING REQUIREMENTS What does an MS4 require? 4
MS4 WHOS WHO FOR SCHOOLS? GROUP 1 GROUP 2 GROUP 3 ALL SCHOOLS LOCATED IN THE CHESAPEAKE BAY WATERSHED SCHOOLS LOCATED WITHIN MUNICIPALITIES WITH MS4 PERMITS SCHOOL DISTRICTS WITH THEIR OWN MS4 PERMITS
HOW DO WE PREVENT POLLUTION FROM SCHOOLS? PUBLIC EDUCATION PUBLIC OUTREACH STOPPING ILLICIT DISCHARGE AND DETECTION MANAGING CONSTRUCTION STORMWATER RUNOFF CONTROLING POST-CONSTRUCTION STORMWATER MANAGEMENT GOOD HOUSEKEEPING/POLLUTION PREVENTION CREATING AND ENFORCING NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT PLANS
Reducing nutrient and sediment pollution from schools will support living creatures in the Chesapeake Bay, improve the health of local streams, and provide educational opportunities for students!
SCHOOLS MUST PROTECT THE WATERS OF THE UNITED STATES ..
