An Introduction to Sedimentsheds: Sediment and its Relationship to Chesapeake Bay Water Clarity
- Published:
- January 30, 2002
- Originator:
- Scientific and Technical Advisory Committee
On January 30-31, 2007 the Chesapeake Bay Program's (CBP) Sediment Workgroup and the CBP's Science and Technical Advisory Committee convened a workship titled: "An Introduction to Sedimentsheds: Sediment and its Relationship to Chesapeake Bay Water Clarity. Sedimentshed is a new concept, and is defined as the area that contributes the the sediment which directly influences water clarity in near-shore Submerged Aquatic vegetation (SAV) grow zones. The tweny-six invited participants to the STAC workshop included technical experts in sediment, SAV and water clarity and policy experts in state programs and total maximum daily load (TMDL) implementation.