Seminar: Dr. Kurt Stephenson, Dr. Denice Wardrop on the Bay
Chesapeake Bay Response to Water Quality Efforts
Wednesday, May 3, 2023 · 12 - 1 PM
The GES Department cordially invites you to join us for the next seminar of Spring 2023.
Topic: Comprehensive Evaluation of Chesapeake Bay Response to Water Quality Efforts: Gaps, Uncertainties, and Policy Implications
Speakers:
Dr. Kurt Stephenson, Professor, Department of Agricultural & Applied Economics, Virginia Tech
Dr. Denice Wardrop, Executive Director, Chesapeake Research Consortium, Research Professor of Geography and Ecology, Penn State University
Emails:
Dr. Kurt Stephenson
Dr. Denice Wardrop
Abstract:
Over four decades, improving water quality has been a center piece of the Chesapeake Bay restoration effort. Despite some notable successes in reducing nutrient loads, only about a third of the Bay has attained water quality standards (up from 26% in the mid-1980s). This presentation describes a four-year effort by the Chesapeake Bay Program’s Scientific and Technical Advisory Committee (STAC) to evaluate why water quality improvements appear to lag behind expectations and to suggest opportunities that can improve water quality and living resource responses to management efforts.
