DNR Announces 10
Candidates For Second Targeted Watershed Initiative
Final Selection to be
made in December
ANNAPOLIS — The Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR)
today named the 10 candidate watersheds being considered for the State’s
second coordinated effort to remove a Chesapeake Bay tributary from the
EPA’s List of Impaired Waters. Earlier this year an EPA report named
Maryland’s first Targeted Watershed effort -- The Corsica River Pilot
Project -- the best watershed-based plan in the nation.
“Maryland’s Targeted Watershed Initiative uses a holistic approach to
concentrate efforts and resources toward the restoration of a single
watershed,” said Governor Robert L. Ehrlich, Jr. “By focusing adequate
resources and involving all of our public and private partners, we believe
we can successfully restore the Chesapeake Bay, one river at a time.”
To determine the most appropriate sites for the State’s next effort, the
Maryland Departments of Natural Resources, Environment, Agriculture and
Planning conducted a critical review of watersheds throughout the State.
Using stringent eligibility criteria, which was developed by a
non-governmental Scientific and Technical Advisory Committee, the agencies
selected the following 10 finalists. The final selection will be announced
before the end of the year.
