Commonwealth of Virginia Coastal Nonpoint Source Pollution Control Program Submittal

摘要

In 1990, Congress reauthorized the Coastal Zone Management Act. Section 6217 of the Coastal Zone Act Reauthorization Amendments (CZARA) contains provisions that require states with federally approved coastal resources management programs to develop coastal nonpoint source pollution control programs to address sources of nonpoint pollution which degrade coastal water quality or face the loss of federal grant funds. Both the biological and economic productivity of coastal and estuarine waters is threatened by increases in nonpoint source pollution. Coastal waters are natural resources which are vital for the well being of Virginia and the nation and controlling nonpoint source pollution is vital for protecting the well being of Virginia's coastal waters.