Galveston Bay: a ceremony to designate Galveston Bay under the Environmental Protection Agency's national estuary program.
Date
1988
Authors
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
Journal Title
Journal ISSN
Volume Title
Publisher
Tall Ship Elissa, Pier 21
Abstract
The Water Quality Act identifies seven major purposes of a Management Conference convened under the National Estuary Program: (1) assess trends in water quality, natural resource and uses; (2) identify the cause of environmental problems through data collection and analyses; (3) develop point and nonpoint loadings and relate them to observed changes; (4) develop a CCMP that includes recommendations for priority actions; (5) design plans to coordinate these activities with Federal, State, and local agencies; (6) provide monitoring to assess the effectiveness of the implementation actions; and (7) review Federal financial assistance programs for consistency.
Description
2 p.
Keywords
environmental legislation, water quality control, water quality, water management, water resources, resource management, estuaries, natural resources