Del.icio.us  Digg  facebook  MySpace  Twitter  Google  Bookmark Me  LinkedIn  StumbleUpon  Permalink

Susquehanna Water Quality Improving

The 2008 data, collected from 23 monitoring sites in Maryland, New York and Pennsylvania, found substantial reductions in nutrient and suspended-sediments. "The commission's findings help validate that the aggressive nutrient and sediment reduction efforts over the years are working and supporting bay restoration efforts," says John Hines, deputy secretary of Pennsylvania's Department of Environmental Protection.

SRBCs monitoring data and trend information are used by Pennsylvania, Maryland, New York and federal agencies to determine areas where nutrient and sediment loads are increasing or decreasing. It helps target management options.

To check monitoring site results, you can find the technical report (Publication No. 267) and interactive map on the Web at www.srbc.net/programs/CBP/nutrientprogram.htm .

INTERACTIVE MAP: This map shows the watershed monitoring sites in the three states.