Good News ! The EPA has reduced the annual limits of nitrogen and phosphorous that can be put in the Chesapeake Bay by the six watershed states. Virginia allocation was 53.4 million pounds of nitrogen and 5.4 million pounds of phosphorous, the second highest. I’m not sure how this will be accomplished or how each city and county gets their limits set but it will be interesting to follow the process.
Keep up your great work in trying to help clean our waters. Happy Earth Day
In future post, I will elaborate on the lawn tips.
Please become aware of the Chesapeake Clean Water and Ecosystem Restoration Act that is pending in the congress and the senate. Contact your congressmen and senators to voice your support.
Yesterday I was able to volunteer a couple of hours to help Helen setup the Lynnhaven River Now Booth at the Mid-Atlantic Home and Flower Show. As a volunteer I had a chance to get a sneak preview of the landscape displays. Most were very impresses, especially this early in the year, seasonal color is definitely a challenge.
Be sure to stop by the booth to get information about soil sampling and rain barrels, both are important clean water practices.
Another minor setback for cleaner water.
House Bill 329 (The bill concerning usage of phosphorus containing fertilizers) will be carried over to the 2011 General Assembly session
It appears the bill did get the industry’s attention.
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’
