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[EPA Science Chesapeake Bay 2] 412-DSP-2-2012-08-02_DNRCorsica_005.jpg
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Description: Maryland DNR Survey vessels are outfitted with numerous instruments to undertake sophisticated tests while underway. In the Data Flow program, the boat captain follows a path using GPS. Water is continuously pumped through sensing instruments. Every four seconds, data for several water quality parameters is recorded on a computer in the wheel house and subsequently posted on DNR's Eyes On They Bay web site ( http://mddnr.chesapeakebay.net/eyesonthebay/index.cfm ). Any one with an internet connection can check on current water quality on any of the water bodies DNR monitors. Following the same track every month for years using GPS allows DNR to develop a comprehensive understanding of water quality throughout the water body and over time.
Date Picture Taken: 2012-08-01T09:42:29.042
Byline: Vance, Eric, EPA chief photographer
Byline Title: Photographer
412-DSP-2 - EPA Science Chesapeake Bay 2
In the 1950s and through the 1960s public concern about the impact that human activity could have on the environment increased. President Nixon signed NEPA into law on January 1, 1970. NEPA required that a detailed statement of environmental impacts be prepared for all major federal actions significantly affecting the environment. Six months later, On July 9, 1970, Nixon proposed an executive reorganization that consolidated many environmental responsibilities of the federal government under one agency, a new Environmental Protection Agency. The EPA was created 90 days before it had to operate, and officially opened its doors on December 2, 1970. The burning Cuyahoga River in 1969 had led to a national outcry. A federal grand jury investigation of water pollution allegedly being caused by about 12 companies in northeastern Ohio began leading to a filing of a lawsuit against the Jones and Laughlin Steel Corporation for discharging substantial quantities of cyanide into the Cuyahoga River near Cleveland. Congress enacted the Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, known as the Clean Water Act. Since that, EPA's mission is to protect human health and the environment. Our priorities are Making a Visible Difference in Communities across the Country, Addressing Climate Change and Improving Air Quality, Taking Action on Toxics and Chemical Safety, Launching a New Era of State, Tribal and Local Partnerships, Embracing EPA as a High Performing Organization, and Working Toward a Sustainable Future.
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