In an article published on September 2, 2010, The Virginia-Pilot’s Scott Harper wrote that Virginia was the only one out of six states and District of Columbia to miss the EPA’s Wednesday deadline for filing its plan for reducing pollution in the Chesapeake Bay.

The State used the excuse that the Governor and other senior leaders, whoever they are,

needed extra time to digest the plan and approve it. It appears to me to be another example of poor management related to Virginia’s stewardship of the Chesapeake Bay.

The Virginia-Pilot obtained a copy of the draft version of the plan, and wrote that it contained a litany of controls. I feel this type of information should be available to the public.

In the article, The Virginia-Pilot listed a number of suggested controls, including banning phosphorus in lawn fertilizers and tougher rules for sewage plants and stormwater

systems.

Let us hope The Virginia-Pilot continues to publish articles concerning this critical situation. It seems as if this is the only way to get information.

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Janet and I went to East Beach on the Chesapeake Bay to enjoy the wonderful summer temperatures and the warm waters of the bay. As we set in our beach chairs with our feet in the water, we were reflecting on how wonderful it was not to be looking at oil rigs and the possibility of a disaster that is now occurring in the Gulf. We must replace greed with common sense and preserve the wonder of the Chesapeake Bay for future generations. The bay is available to anyone who want to enjoy it, lets clean it up and preserve it forever.

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We had about 7″of snow in our neighborhood and it made for a very pretty scene.

Our favorite past time the last two days is watching the cardinals, blue jays, downy woodpeckers and the many small visitors to the feeder.

I feel I have finally come up with an inexpensive way to thwart the squirrels from tipping over the feeder.

Try not to use harsh chemicals to melt the snow on impervious surfaces because as the snow melts it will wash on to your lawns, flower beds or down the the driveway to the sewer drains .

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This is my first attempt to write a post on my blog.

The emphasis of my blog is, as the title suggest, ‘Dedication to Clean Water Practices’. This means I hope to help people in our local area understand the serious need to use environmentally safe practices during their daily routines and particularly in what and how their interact with their outside surroundings.

I am not a scientist or an expert but a concerned citizen. There are so many great blogs that cover all related subject matter on the environment, conservation, clean water practices, etc. that I will attempt to write about our local area and the problems we can try to reduce.

I hope to study the internet and collect ideas from people around the country that we might be able to introduce locally.  

Look for my upcoming post, in which I will introduce the discussion of watersheds and what their means to us.

Take a look at this link to calculate ‘Your Bay Footprint’

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