Beaches, Oceans & Estuaries

Beaches and Oceans - the mid-Atlantic coast along Delaware, Maryland, and Virginia; and Lake Erie, Pennsylvania

Chesapeake Bay - the largest estuary in the U.S., about 200 miles long, stretching from Havre de Grace, Maryland to Norfolk, Virginia

Estuaries - a partially enclosed coastal body of water where where fresh water from rivers meet and mix with saltwater from the ocean

No Discharge Zones - an area of a waterbody or an entire waterbody into which the discharge of sewage (whether treated or untreated) from all vessels is completely prohibited

Water Quality Standards - state requirements that define the water quality goals of a lake, stream, or other waterbody by designating the beneficial uses and setting criteria to protect those uses

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