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WaterNews for December 10, 1998

WaterNews is a weekly on-line publication that announces publications, policies, and activities of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Office of Water.

Inside this week's WaterNews:
1) Chesapeake Executive Council Meets in Baltimore
2) Directory of Volunteer Monitoring Programs Released

1) Chesapeake Executive Council Meets in Baltimore

On Tuesday, December 8 the annual meeting of the Chesapeake Executive Council took place at the National Aquarium in Baltimore. The Executive Council is the policy-making arm of the Chesapeake Bay Program which meets annually to set goals and commitments for the upcoming years. The Council consists of the governors from Maryland, Pennsylvania, and Virginia, the mayor of D.C., the EPA Administrator, and the Chair of the Chesapeake Bay Commission.

The Executive Council announced several initiatives to promote its environmental goals, including a new education initiative with a Bay and watershed focus, and a commitment to adopt a new Chesapeake Bay Agreement in 2000. Maryland Governor Glendening chaired this year's meeting, and approximately 1,000 people, including 400 middle and high school students, attended.

For more information on the Chesapeake Bay Program, visit http://www.chesapeakebay.net/. Exit EPA Disclaimer

2) Directory of Volunteer Monitoring Programs Released

EPA recently released the fifth edition of the National Directory of Volunteer Environmental Monitoring Programs. The Directory chronicles the continuing growth of volunteer monitoring and provides highlights of programs from around the country. Volunteer data are being used by state, federal and local governments, community organizations, and by the programs themselves. Community education, establishment of baseline water quality conditions, and pollution screening are the primary uses for the volunteer data. Over half the programs in the Directory involve classroom teachers and their students in monitoring activities.

For a copy of the Directory, contact EPA's National Center for Environmental Publications and Information (NCEPI) at 800-490-9198. Be sure to include the publication number, EPA 841-B-98-009, in your order. The Directory will also be available on EPA's volunteer monitoring website in January 1999. For more information on the program visit the EPA's website at http://www.epa.gov/owow/monitoring/vol.html .

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