Thank goodness.  The Chesapeake Bay’s biggest problem is clean water. I have been a strong advocate of reduced harvest limits for all user groups as result of declining fish populations. The biggest culprit for these declining fish populations over time, beyond over fishing, is the lack of clean water. Congrats to the Chesapeake Bay Foundation for taking a hard stance and taking action

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from Will Baker, Chesapeake Bay Foundation President

Dear Brandon,

For the better part of the last day and a half, I have been talking with reporters. And, just this morning, we formally announced our “notice of intent” to sue the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to force the federal agency to keep its promises to reduce pollution and clean up the Bay. Such a notice is required 60 days before actual litigation is filed.

We are taking this extreme step because not once, not twice, but three times, the EPA has signed agreements to reduce pollution in the Bay. The latest, the Chesapeake 2000 Agreement signed by the states and feds in June of 2000, would have cut nitrogen and phosphorus pollution enough to remove the Bay and tributary rivers from the federal Impaired Waters List. Eight years later, EPA admits they will miss this goal, and they are discussing moving the deadline back another twelve years!

We’ve had it with these delays. So we are going to federal court. We are targeting EPA as the lead federal agency responsible for upholding the Clean Water Act. And, we are not going it alone. Watermen, recreational anglers, and former elected officials have joined in this action.

Here is a link www.cbf.org/c2k to a lot more information about this action. We are going to need your support. Please sign the petition, send the EPA Administrator an e-mail, and sign up for our rally on November 20th in Washington, DC.

Thank you,

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