A. Maintain clean waters (refer to goal 1 and 2)

1. Change public understanding/behavior regarding PS and NPS pollution

2. Reduce toxics aned nutrient levels to identified ‘safe’ levels in all waters

3. Clean up benthic habitat/waters when appropriate    

 

EXISTING PROGRAMS:

1.      Outreach

·         Adopt a stream

·         Citizen Watershed groups

·         HR Storm

·         HR Clean

·         Virginia Marine Science Museum

 

2.      Regulation 

 

 

 

 

N/A

 

 

 

3.      Monitoring

·          

 

4.      Planning/coordination 

·         CBP Environmental Endpoints

·         Oyster Restoration Plan

 

5.      Research

·         

 

 

N/A

MISSING ELEMENTS:

1.   Outreach

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2.       Regulation

·         

 

 

3.       Authority

·          

 

 

4.      Monitoring

·          

 

 

5.      Planning/coordination

·         

 

 

6.      Research

·         

 

7.      Definition of management targets

·        Expand knowledge of habitat requirements and causes of habitat degradation

 

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