comment letter to DEP re Ag Water Quality Initiative for Bay 6.8.2010 on letterhead

Citizens for Pennsylvaniaʹs Future 610 North Third Street Harrisburg, PA 17101‐1113 P 717.214.7920    800.321.7775 F 717.214.7927 info@pennfuture.org www.pennfuture.org  June 8, 2010 Frank X Schneider Water Program Specialist Department of Environmental Protection Rachel Carson State Office Building 400 Market Street Harrisburg, PA 17101 RE: Pennsylvania’s Proposed Chesapeake Bay Agricultural Water Quality Initiative PennFuture is a public interest membership organization dedicated to creating a just future in which the environment, communities and the economy thrive. One focus of PennFuture’s work is to improve and protect water resources and water quality throughout the Commonwealth through public outreach and education, advocacy and litigation. PennFuture has been actively engaged in Pennsylvania’s processes related to the Chesapeake Bay Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL). Currently, Pennsylvania is preparing its Watershed Implementation Plan (WIP). PennFuture participates on both the Agricultural Workgroup and the Urban/Stormwater Workgroup for the Pennsylvania WIP. As a member of the WIP Agricultural Workgroup, PennFuture was given an opportunity to comment on Pennsylvania’s Proposed Chesapeake Bay Agricultural Water Quality Initiative (Initiative), which contains the framework for Pennsylvania’s agricultural strategy for the WIP. Below are PennFuture’s comments on the Initiative. Objectives PennFuture agrees with the ...