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Posted February 21, 2013
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Posted August 3, 2012
Watershed Management Planner Position, Arlington County, Virginia
Arlington, VA is looking for a Watershed Management Planner to join its Watershed Management Team, part of the Department of Environmental Services. This employee will work to implement a comprehensive stormwater management program that balances the following goals: i) to reduce the potential for stormwater threats to public health, safety, and property; ii) to reduce…
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Posted May 28, 2012
Best Management Practices Guide for Minimizing or Eliminating Use of Pesticides
This BMP Guide was developed as a user-friendly central info site for BMPs and related technologies – applicable to the Chesapeake Bay Watershed – for minimizing/eliminating pesticide use in the residential, commercial and agricultural sectors. It provides comprehensive, at-a-glance information on Integrated Pest Management, least-toxic alternatives, runoff prevention, organic strategies and health-friendly lawn and land…
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Posted April 21, 2012
Hazard Mitigation Planner – Baltimore City
Seeking a qualified individual to fill a one-year contractual position to facilitate the update of the All Hazard Mitigation Plan and the development of Climate Adaptation Plan for Baltimore City.
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Posted March 5, 2012
Best Management Practices info repository launched
A user-friendly online formation resource is now available to provide guidance to the Chesapeake Bay region on reducing the use of — and exposure to — pesticides that have been linked to harmful effects on the Bay and its tributaries: http://sites.google.com/site/bmpmatrix This news release has the details.
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Posted November 22, 2011
The Role of Trees and Forests in Healthy Watersheds
A factsheet created by Penn State Extension that summarizes the role trees and forests play in minimizing stormwater through interception, infiltration, evapotranspiration, phytoremediation, and streamside buffers.
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Posted September 3, 2011
The Healthy Garden Alternative
This brochure provides practical advice for homeowners and commercial property managers for eliminating use of herbicides and pesticides while maintaining a healthy lawn and healthy soil — all the while protecting the Bay watershed from chemical runoff.
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Posted September 3, 2011
Chesapeake Farmer Information Kit
Fact sheet-based info kit for farmers in the Chesapeake Bay watershed, focusing on Best Management Practices for reducing runoff and minimizing use and exposure to pesticides/herbicides.
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Posted September 3, 2011
Pesticides & the Cheapeake Bay Watershed
This is a White Paper that comprehensively discusses the impact of pesticides on the Bay watershed.
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Posted December 9, 2010
Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District
Stormwater pollution occurs when rain falls or snow melts and flows over the ground’s surface. Hard surfaces (impervious surfaces) like rooftops, driveways sidewalks and streets prevent stormwater from naturally soaking into the ground. BMPs to mitigate runoff pollution provides environmental, public health and economic benefits.