Great minds get together: A day spent discussing impacts of the Susquehanna River and the "Reservoir Reach"
On Wednesday, August 24th a group of technical experts, stakeholders and communicators met at the
Chesapeake Bay Program in an attempt to make some sense of the current knowledge about the influence of the Susquehanna River reservoir system on Chesapeake Bay water quality. As summarized in
Dylan Taillie's blog, the group was able to draw some conclusions about the effects of sediment and nutrients from the Susquehanna River on Bay Health. Topics at the meeting included:
- What do the water-quality trends reveal about the inputs and outputs of nutrients and sediment and the reservoirs?
- What is happening in the Conowingo reservoir to cause worsening water- quality trends to tidal waters?
- What are the effects of increasing nutrient and sediment loads on tidal water quality?
- What are the management implications and options that have been considered?
The conclusions of this meeting will be made public in the coming months, so keep your eyes peeled.
