Jessica E Belfit

In 2006, over 90% of the Chesapeake Bay and its tidal waters were listed as impaired by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency due to low dissolved oxygen levels and/or poor water clarity related to nutrient pollution. Nearly half of the total nutrient input to the bay is a result of nonpoint source pollution from the nine million acres of farmland within its 64,000 square mile watershed. In order to protect both the Chesapeake Bay and the region's...