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Recent News: #Phosphorus

  • October 28, 2020

    Thanks to the weather and efforts to reduce pollution, the 2020 dead zone remains small

    Experts estimate dead zone is the seventh smallest in the past 35 years

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  • August 07, 2020

    Wastewater treatment plant upgrades help reduce nitrogen pollution entering the Bay

    Sediment pollution also declines, thanks in part to the efforts of our farmers

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  • May 13, 2020

    Chesapeake Bay water quality declines by four percentage points

    Record amount of freshwater contributed to lower score

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  • September 24, 2018

    What this summer’s rainfall could mean for the Bay

    Record-high water flows test the Bay’s resilience

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  • November 10, 2016

    E-Z Acres makes stream-friendly farming look, well, easy

    A family farm far from the Chesapeake keeps water clean for its community

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  • September 23, 2016

    Maryland farmer develops solution for agriculture runoff

    Sam Owings combined his experience as a farmer and developer to address agriculture runoff

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  • April 18, 2016

    Data show drop in estimated nutrient, sediment loads entering Chesapeake Bay

    Computer simulations track partner progress toward clean water goals

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  • April 06, 2015

    Runoff has sent more nitrogen, sediment into Bay than anticipated

    New data has given the Chesapeake Bay Program a more accurate picture of pollution in the watershed.

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  • January 23, 2015

    Pollution levels in nine rivers remain below long-term average in 2013

    Lowering nutrient and sediment loads could have a positive impact on the Chesapeake Bay.

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  • April 02, 2014

    New wastewater treatment technologies create clean water in Chesapeake Bay

    Scientists link a Clean Water Act permit program to healthier rivers and streams.

    Read more >>
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