{"id":1264,"date":"2014-11-10T15:30:26","date_gmt":"2014-11-10T20:30:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mde\/?p=1264"},"modified":"2014-11-10T15:33:29","modified_gmt":"2014-11-10T20:33:29","slug":"pre-release-call-for-media-report-on-sediment-and-pollution-flow-impacts-to-chesapeake-bay-from-watershed-conowingo-dam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mde\/2014\/11\/10\/pre-release-call-for-media-report-on-sediment-and-pollution-flow-impacts-to-chesapeake-bay-from-watershed-conowingo-dam\/","title":{"rendered":"Pre-release Call for Media: Report on sediment and pollution flow impacts to Chesapeake Bay from watershed, Conowingo Dam"},"content":{"rendered":"

For immediate release:\u00a0<\/span>Nov. 10, 2014<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n


RSVP to: Sarah Gross\u00a0<\/span>410-962-9015<\/a>
Sarah.d.gross@usace.army.mil<\/a>

Pre-release Call for Media: Report on sediment and pollution flow impacts to Chesapeake Bay from watershed, Conowingo Dam<\/span>


What: Advance, informational media call to discuss the\u00a0<\/span>Nov. 13<\/span><\/span>\u00a0release of the inter-agency Lower Susquehanna River Watershed Assessment (LSRWA) draft report for public comment.<\/span>

Who:<\/span>
*\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Bruce Michael, Maryland Department of Natural Resources, Resource Assessment Service Director and LSRWA\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Study Team Maryland State Representative;<\/span>
*\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Anna Compton, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Biologist and LSRWA Study Manager<\/span>

Also Available for Questions:<\/span>
*\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Matthew Rowe, Maryland Department of the Environment, Deputy Director of Science Services Administration;<\/span>
*\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Rich Batiuk, Chesapeake Bay Program Office – U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Associate Director for\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Science, Analysis and Implementation;<\/span>
*\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Mark Bryer, The Nature Conservancy, Chesapeake Bay Program Director<\/span>

Detail: The draft LSRWA report analyzes the movement of sediment and associated nutrient loads within the lower Susquehanna watershed – including the Holtwood, Safe Harbor, and Conowingo hydroelectric dams – and the resultant pollutant load impacts on the health of the upper Chesapeake Bay. The report includes consideration of management strategies, and recommended needs and future opportunities. An embargoed press release will be sent to participants following the call. RSVP to Sarah Gross to receive the release.<\/span>

When:\u00a0<\/span>Nov. 12, 2014<\/span><\/span>, at\u00a0<\/span>10 a.m.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0eastern<\/span>

Where:\u00a0 Dial-in:\u00a0<\/span>1-888-621-9649<\/a>\u00a0or\u00a0<\/span>1-617-231-2734<\/a>. Event ID: 417492<\/span>
* You may join the teleconference 5 minutes prior to the scheduled start.<\/span>
If you require a list of international dial-in numbers, visit\u00a0<\/span>http:\/\/events.uc.att.com\/events\/integrate\/PhoneAccessPage\/OCCSAccessNumbers.asp?ExEventID=417492<\/a>
* If you need technical support, please call\u00a0<\/span>1-888-796-6118<\/a>.<\/span>

Why:<\/span>
This report outlines potential ways to better protect water quality, habitat and aquatic life in the lower Susquehanna River and Chesapeake Bay and offers information to better inform decision makers and stakeholders undertaking ongoing efforts to restore the Chesapeake Bay and its surrounding watershed.<\/span>

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For immediate release:\u00a0Nov. 10, 2014 RSVP to: Sarah Gross\u00a0410-962-9015Sarah.d.gross@usace.army.milPre-release Call for Media: Report on sediment and pollution flow impacts to Chesapeake Bay from watershed, Conowingo DamWhat: Advance, informational media call to discuss the\u00a0Nov. 13\u00a0release of the inter-agency Lower Susquehanna River Watershed Assessment (LSRWA) draft report for public comment.Who:*\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Bruce Michael, Maryland Department of  Read the Rest…<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":1263,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[25],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1264","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-chesapeake-bay"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mde\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1264","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mde\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mde\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mde\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/13"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mde\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1264"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mde\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1264\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1267,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mde\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1264\/revisions\/1267"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mde\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1263"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mde\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1264"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mde\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1264"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mde\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1264"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}