Penn State Extension Water Cooler Talk Feb. 24: Unequal Spatial, Temporal Distribution Of Nutrient, Sediment Loads In Chesapeake Bay Watershed

Penn State Extension will host a Water Cooler Talk February 24 on the Unequal Distribution Of Nutrient, Sediment Loads In Chesapeake Bay Watershed from Noon to 1:00 p.m.

Inequality is ubiquitous in both human and natural systems. Addressing the unequal distribution of nutrient and sediment loads in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed has largely focused on the identification and targeting of “hot spots.” 

However, the temporal inequality of nutrient and sediment loads has been recognized, but largely not addressed, with little focus on extending spatial targeting of “hot spots” to include temporal targeting of “hot moments.” 

Here, we present a novel application of Lorenz Inequality as a uniform metric for quantifying the degree of temporal inequality exhibited by nutrient and sediment loads for more than 100 gauging stations across the Bay watershed. 

This analysis can help inform decision-making about not only where BMPs need to be implemented, but when and under what flow conditions they need to be most effective.

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PA Chesapeake Bay Plan

For more information on how Pennsylvania plans to meet its Chesapeake Bay cleanup obligations, visit DEP’s PA’s Phase 3 Watershed Implementation Plan webpage.

Click Here for a summary of the steps the Plan recommends.

How Clean Is Your Stream?

DEP’s Interactive Report Viewer allows you to zoom in on your own stream or watershed to find out how clean your stream is or if it has impaired water quality using the latest information in the draft 2020 Water Quality Report.

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[Posted: February 4, 2021]  PA Environment Digest