On January 30-31, 2007 the Chesapeake Bay Program’s (CBP) Sediment Workgroup and the CBP’s Science and Technical Advisory Committee convened a workshop titled: “An Introduction to Sedimentsheds: Sediment and its Relationship to Chesapeake Bay Water Clarity.” Sedimentshed is a new concept, and is defined as the area that contributes the sediment which directly influences water clarity in near-shore Submerged Aquatic Vegetation (SAV) grow zones.
An Introduction to Sedimentsheds: Sediment and its Relationship to Chesapeake Bay Water Clarity
| Author: | STAC |
| Keywords: | water clarity; sediment; sedimentshed; SAV; TMDL |
| Publisher: | STAC |
| Type: | STAC Workshop Reports |
| Volume: | STAC 07-002 |
| Year: | 2007 |