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Lower Mississippi River Sub-basin Committee on Hypoxia

Contact
Doug Daigle
3931 Creekshadow Ct.
Baton Rouge, LA 70816
dougdaigle@mrba.org
(504) 258-7028

On the Web: www.epa.gov/gmpo/specialactivities.htm

Activity: Coordination of states and stakeholders in lower Mississippi River basin on hypoxia policy

Geographic location: States in the lower Mississippi River basin (Arkansas, Lousiana, Missouri, Mississippi, Tennessee)

Brief activity description: The Lower Mississippi River Sub-basin Committe on Hypoxia was formed in 2003 as part of the national Gulf Hypoxia Action Plan. It involves the states of Arkansas, Louisiana, Missouri, Mississippi and Tennessee, along with federal partners and interested stakeholders, in a process of communication and coordination aimed at helping to implement the Hypoxia Action Plan in the lower river basin.

Primary goals or focus:

• Nutrient reduction
• Wetlands restoration
• Water quality improvement
• Policy development
• Development/implementation of Best Management Practices (BMPs)
• Education/information sharing
• Organizing/networking/coordinating
• Monitoring

Projected outcomes/impacts, if known: Implementation of Hypoxia Action Plan, and promotion and support of complementary private and public efforts to reduce nutrient pollution and improve water quality in the lower Mississippi River basin

Activity type:

• Policy
• Education
• Demonstration
• Implementation

Scale of activity:

• Watershed
• State
• Sub-basin
• Regional

Lead organization(s)/organizer(s): AR - Natural Resources Commission; LA - Governor's Office of Coastal Activities, Dept. of Environmental Quality (LDEQ); MO - Missouri DNR, USDA NRCS; MS - Dept. of Environmental Quality (MDEQ); TN - Dept. of Agriculture

Other partners and participants: US EPA, US Corps of Engineers/ERDC; Industry-Led Solutions

Timeline/duration: 2 years (currently)
Projected or real startup time: 2005
Projected ending time or goal deadline: 2007

Funding sources:

• Federal government
• State government

Follow-up activities that will/might result from this activity: BMP initiatives, Wetland/delta/basin restoration, Nutrient trading projects

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