EPA scientist outlines 'effective basins' method for prioritizing nutrient reductions
Emily Trentacoste of EPA's Chesapeake Bay Program described the "effective basins" approach, a method that estimates how much a pound of nutrient reduction in a sub-watershed will impact dissolved oxygen in the mainstem Chesapeake Bay and is used to prioritize restoration actions.
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At the Commission’s Nov. 8 session, Emily Trentacoste, an environmental scientist with the EPA Chesapeake Bay Program, explained the "effective basins" concept the agency uses to prioritize watershed restoration.
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