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bay, - tentative estimates suggest that reduction in nutrient levels somewhere in the neighborhood of 40 percent will be required for marked improvement. This goal will not be achieved overnight, but a timetable and targets for reducing the nutrients year by year are indispensable to the bay’s revitalization.
“Toxic compounds also have a direct effect on the life of the bay. In large amounts these compounds can be lethal to fish; small amounts can reduce reproduction rates and cause lesions or fin erosion. The variety of toxics is stunning. They include metals such as lead and copper, organic chemicals such as PCBs and Kepone and chemicals such as chlorine. Industrial facilities and sewage treatment plants discharge a variety of toxics, and control of these compounds must begin at the source.
“A number of steps can be taken immediately. First, we need to continue to upgrade enforcement of the state’s Pollution Discharge Elimination System. The Clean Water Act gives the states authority to regulate discharges by means of permits. The permit process needs to be more systematic. Second, we must move ahead with Superfund clean-up.
“These clean-up activities are some of the goals that must be included in any new bay agreement. They are fundamental to restoration of the bay, our nation’s most productive and precious estuary,” the Senator concluded.
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