Today is World Water Day!
UN-Water is dedicating World Water Day 2010 to the theme of water quality, reflecting its importance alongside quantity of the resource in water management.
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Archive for March, 2010
Support the BCPSS Food Reform Film!
Filmmaker, Richard Chisolm, is making a film about food reform in Baltimore City public schools and needs your votes to make it happen!
Baltimore Green Works takes on a new partner!
Baltimore Green Works is now partnering with the B more B green Project, an interactive traveling exhibit that will promote conservation in the home. First stop, Port Discovery!
Support Baltimore’s first conservation exhibit by donating today. Join B more B green on facebook and twitter, help spread the word!
State of Our Watersheds Conference
Dive Deeper into Bay Restoration!
March 13, 2010, 8:30 – 2:30 p.m. at the College of Notre Dame
Join Baltimore County and Baltimore City in understanding the challenges of the Chesapeake Bay TMDL. Review initiatives made with the Watershed Agreement Phase 1 Action Plan (2.8 MB PDF) and participate in discussions about current trends related to stormwater. Preview the agenda and register now!
Why a Watershed Agreement?
More than 200 citizens attended past conferences.
The Baltimore Watershed Agreement formalizes the commitment of Baltimore City and Baltimore County to work together on the management and monitoring of shared watersheds. First signed in 2002 and renewed in 2006, the agreement acknowledges that geographic boundaries of watersheds are more appropriate for managing these important natural resources than political boundaries.
Rivers and streams don’t fall neatly within city and county boundaries. Many of the streams are shared by Baltimore County and Baltimore City. The headwaters of the Gwynns Falls and Jones Falls, for example, are in Baltimore County but the streams flow to the harbor. Herring Run begins in the County, meanders through the City, and finally empties into the Back River in the County. Drinking water is another shared resource. The Prettyboy, Liberty and Loch Raven Reservoirs are owned and managed by Baltimore City, but are located in Baltimore County. They provide drinking water for much of the Baltimore Metropolitan region. Since 1984 the local governments in the region have worked cooperatively to protect the drinking water reservoirs. The Reservoir Agreement became a sort of model for the Watershed Agreement….
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