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Case Studies on Improving Water Quality under the National Estuary Program

These documents focus on improving water quality by showing case studies of TMDLs, nutrients, stormwater, water quality standards and pollution identification and reduction as part of the National Estuary Program. 

  • Total Maximum Daily Load, Tampa Bay Estuary Program (pdf) (1.51 MB)
  • Public Participation Standard for TMDL Program, Center for Inland Bays (pdf) (1.73 MB)
  • Nutrient Reduction, Long Island Sound Study (pdf) (3.4 MB)
  • Nitrogen Management Consortium, Tampa Bay Estuary Program (pdf) (1.66 MB)
  • Nitrogen Management, Buzzards Bay National Estuary Program (pdf) (1.12 MB)
  • Reducing Nutrient Enrichment, Sarasota Bay Estuary Program (pdf) (756.61 KB)
  • Stormwater Phase II, Casco Bay Estuary Partnership (pdf) (833 KB)
  • Stormwater Treatment, Indian River Lagoon National Estuary Program (pdf) (1.73 MB)
  • Stormwater Runoff on a Watershed Scale, Mobile Bay National Estuary Program (pdf) (939.36 KB)
  • Bacterial Monitoring and Water Quality Standards, Tillamook Estuaries Partnership (pdf) (1.48 MB)
  • Pollution Reduction, Galveston Bay Estuary Program (pdf) (2.8 MB)
  • Pollution Identification and Reporting, Piscataqua Region Estuaries Partnership (pdf) (2.78 MB)
  • Contaminant Reduction, New York-New Jersey Harbor Estuary Program (pdf) (1.32 MB)
  • Urban Pesticides, San Francisco Estuary Partnership (pdf) (1.22 MB)

National Estuary Program (NEP)

  • National Estuary Program (NEP) Home
    • Basic Information about Estuaries
  • Funding Resources
  • Learn about the National Estuary Program
    • Overview of the NEP
    • National NEP Results
    • Exploring Estuaries
    • NEP Library
      • National Estuary Program Reports
  • Local Estuary Programs
    • Individual Estuary Program Websites
    • Comprehensive Conservation and Management Plans
    • NEPs on Social Media
    • State of the Bay Reports
    • NEP Videos, Virtual Tours and Photo Gallery
  • NEP Success Stories
    • Fact Sheets
    • Habitat Plans
    • How NEPs Address Environmental Issues
      • Aquatic Nuisance Species
      • Climate Change
      • Declines in Fish and Wildlife Populations
      • Habitat Loss and Degradation
      • Nutrient Loads
      • Pathogens
      • Stormwater
      • Toxics
    • Progress Evaluation
    • Successful Watershed Management: NEP Lessons Learned
    • Sustainable Financing Examples
      • Casco Bay Estuary Partnership
      • Coastal Bend Bays & Estuaries Program
      • Partnership for the Delaware Estuary
      • Indian River Lagoon National Estuary Program
      • Narragansett Bay Estuary Program
      • Peconic Estuary Partnership
      • Tampa Bay Estuary Program
Contact Us about National Estuary Program
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Last updated on January 23, 2025
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