| Briefing Date: | 12/10/2008 |
| Topic: | Nutrient Control Actions for Improving Water Quality in the Mississippi River Basin and Northern Gulf of Mexico |
THE NATIONAL ACADEMIES
National Research Council
Division on Earth and Life Studies
Water Science and Technology Board
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Congressional Briefings
Wednesday, December 10, 2008
406 Dirksen Senate Office Bldg. – 12:00 p.m.
and
B-376 Rayburn House Office Bldg. – 2:00 p.m.
on
Nutrient Control Actions for Improving Water Quality in the
Mississippi River Basin and Northern Gulf of Mexico
This new report from the National Academies offers advice to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on how to meet nutrient and sediment reduction objectives along the Mississippi River in order to implement portions of the Clean Water Act.
These series of briefings were for members of Congress and congressional staff only. The report was publicly released on December 11, 2008 and can be found, in its entirety, on the Web site of the National Academies Press.
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