The National Estuary Program: A ten-year perspective. Demonstrating practical tools for watershed management through the National Estuary Program
Date
1998
Authors
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Water
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Publisher
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Water
Abstract
This handout offers general information and the history of the EPA's National Estuary Program. This watershed effort began as a water quality regulatory program and has become a water resource management program. Accomplishments and possible future changes are also discussed.
Description
4 pages; available for download at the link below.
Keywords
watersheds, nonpoint source pollution, water management, water quality, coastal zone, estuaries, legislation, pathogens, habitat loss