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A32-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, December 2 r 1995
Chesapeake Bay Executive Council Approves Local Initiative
(Continued from Pag* Ai) • work to increase the number of cific geographical areas, like «*M
governments. local government representatives Maryland’s Patuxent River, where Its pesticide statement preface
The Chesapeake Bay Program on its committees and point source nitrogen removal begins with an explanation of the -JJ"" °
Executive Council includes Virgi- subcommittees; techniques arc in place, and the fact that in October 1994 the coun- . allv va |„ aMt ,
nia Gov. George Allen, who serves • develop a series of local govern- tidal fresh James River in Virginia, cil adopted the Chesapeake Bay According to thestatement
as chairman, Pennsylvania Gov. ment “indicators” by July 1,1996, where pollution prevention tech- Basinwide Toxics Reduction and k v die executive council
Tom Ridge, Maryland Gov. Pams which show the status and progress niques are showing benefits." Prevention Strategy. **rhis fulfill* nnr nledvr mad* hy
Glendening, District of Columbia m restonng resources under the q ln other environmental “As part of that strategy, we . A^o^eE^ecutivcCouncil
Mayor Marion Barry, U.S. Envir- authority of local governments; impn)veine nts. the council stated agreed to manage the use of pcsti- wScoiiiataßd. .
onmental Protection Agency • prepare a “handbook for local that there have been significant cides to prevent adverse effects on
Administrator Carol Browner, and governments” that would identify reductions in toxic chemicals living resources and human health TOhcy on the intro-
Chesapeake Bay Commission projects and programs local gov- released into the Bay basin. within the Chesapeake Bay basin, duction of Nomndigcnous Aquatic
Chairman Michael Weir. emments can do to help support According to the news release, “We further committed to cstab- Species to establish a panel con-
Thc emphasis of the agreement efforts for Bay protection and die amount of toxic chemicals lish, by 2000, voluntary integrated sutmg of user groups, federal ana
is to emphasize the importance of restoration: released by industries within the pest management practices on 75 state othcr interested
local efforts to increase the effec- • establish a program to recognize Bay’s basin has decreased by more percent of all agricultural, recrea- parties to identify to
tiveness of strategies to protect local governments’achievements; than 52 percent between 1988 and tional, and public lands, within the reduce the risks associated with the
tibutaries within the Chesapeake • convene a conference by October 1993. (The national average rcduc- Bay basin.” discharge of ballast water into the
Bay basin. to showcase local government tion was 42 percent) According to the adopted state- Chesapeake Bay.
“Much of our success to date has innovations in protecting the Bay The council also cited the fact ment, ”... we adopt as part of the .By adopting the recommenda
becn due to locally developed site- and local environments. that 300 miles of riverway Chesapeake Bay Basinwide Tox- Uons.w support the reaumonza
and situation-specific solutions,” • identify public information docu- within the basin has been reopened ics Reduction and Prevention tion of the Nomndigenous Aquatic
Gov. Allen stated in a news ments and other means of commu- to mieratory fish needing to swim Strategy, the following additional Prevention and Control
release. nications which can be tailored for “privCT toreach spawning areas, goal: Actof 1990, the implementation of
“And now, for the first time, loc- local governments. The goal of the program is to “Develop and conduct basin- a national program of voluntary
ally elected officials will be Also during the council meet- have 1,357 miim reopened to wide education and outreach prog- ballast water management guide
assured an essential role in the fag, members reviewed a report migratory fish by 2003. The rams for commercial and house- rc £”S ng procc<lures ’
direction and commitments of the containing more than 100 case stu- migratory species include the hold pesticide applicators to prom- collaborative ballast water man-
Bay Program.” dies of Bay-improvcmem projects American shad, striped bass and ote, by the year 2000, voluntary «g«nent protocols by au rations.
By approving the Local Govern- ranging from storm water manage- herring. integrated pesticide management development or vessel designs to
ment Partnership Initiative, coun- ment to habitat restoration. The American shad restoration (IPM) practices on 50 percent of raesutete ballast wato exchange,
cil members have agreed to con- The report, Chesapeake Bay project on the Susquehanna has all commercial land and 25 percent the demonstration of ballast water
vene a task force by Feb. 1 for the Communities Making the been successful to date resulting in of the residential land in the Bay management technologies and
purpose of establishing a “Local Connection, included examples of substantial increases in the basin.’” practices, and multi-lingual educa-
Government Participation Action how communities can enhance the American shad in the Bay region. tt ° n campaigns for crews of
Plan.” value of their local resources while The American shad population Ballast Water shl P s ;
The task force is to consist of: at the same time contributing to the estimates in the upper Bay and In rastotement the council ack
• five representatives from the overall Bay restoration. Susquehanna River fa Pennsylva- nowledges and joins in support of
Local Government Advisory Also during the meeting, each increased from below 10,000 J*J® adopted by the
Committee, one to chair and the member gave an overview of prog- s bad fa 1980 to well over 300,000 Sf" , As ? wn j“.° .
other four to represent the interests ress being made on the Bay fa 1995.” Pennsylvania and Virginia in urg
of its jurisdiction; cleanup. It was also reported that 120 loc- “**. Ih ® re™ l *! government to take
• six more representatives, one According to comments, some a ] a nd state officials received action toprevent the introduction
from each of the staffs of the mem- of the highlights of progress stream restoration training through of non-mdigcnous species to the
bers of the council; include the fact that feshwaterpor- funding provided by the Chesa- Oiesapeake Bay and other areas at
• six local government represents- lions of the Bay and major rivers ]j a y Program. nsk "
lives from Maryland, Pcnnsylvani- are cleaner now than 10 years ago. Those officials were provided
a and Virginia (Two from each According to the news release, w ith skills necessary to carry out
state and at least three shall be loc- “The tital freshwater portions of 500 locally funded restoration pro
al elected officials and up to three the Bay and the Bay’s major tribut- jects. Trainees are now working to
can be representatives of “associa- ary rivers are cleaner and healthier restore about 250 miles of stream
lions that provide services to local they werc 10 years ago. a nd ri par i an habitat in 18 major
governments in the Chesapeake "T* I ®. improvement in water ri ver basins.
Bay Watershed.”); quality in these sections of the Bay in addition to adopt
• and two representatives from the and rivers is directly connected to Government
local governing sectors of the Dis- reduced runoff from agricultural partnership Initiative. f
trict of Columbia who shall repre- land, the phosphate detergent ban executive council '
sent municipal wards and advisory and phosphorous reductions from a j go adopted statements
neighborhood commissions point sources, such as wastewater concerning the use of
(ANC), with at least one of the two treatment plants and other indust- pesticides and manage
being an elected ANC commis- rial facilities.” ment of ballast water in
sioner, the other may be either a The release also stated that the basin and
ward representative or a member because nitrogen levels have not
of city council. been reduced significantly, “The
The task force is then to prepare saltier parts of the Bay are not
an action plan by Oct. 1. 1996. showing the same improvement
That action plan is to do several ....
things.
It is to identify oppor
tunities and document
“However, the Bay Program is
seeing nitrogen reductions in spe-
In adopting its ballast statement
the executive council adopted the
recommendations of the Chesa
peake Bay Commission.
The problem of ballast water
discharged into the Bay as well
as other international port
waters is that it is a source of
introduction of foreign aquatic dis
eases, plants and animals that
threaten indigenous species or
their habitat
The introduction of the razor
clam into the Great Lakes system,
aquatic plants over the years, fish
species, etc., has caused the loss of
an uncalculable amount of wealth
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Last year, the council adopted a
Riparian Forest Buffer Directive.
An update was presented to the
council.
Under the directive a panel was
(Turn to Pago A 33)