Anonymous public comment

Healthy and safe waters improve economic opportunities for all Virginians, through increased benefits to vital sectors of our economy that rely on our waterways and decreased burdens on businesses and citizens impacted by water pollution. Dirty waters kill fish, crabs, and jobs. I expect Virginia’s clean-up plan to assure success, through issuance of a step-by-step plan that prescribes mandates, funding, and deadlines. The draft clean-up plan fails to provide these assurances. In particular, the plan must: a) Call for additional pollution reductions from sewage treatment plants on the lower James River basin; b) Commit to real mandates and incentives to reduce polluted runoff from farms and cities; and c) Define specific two-year actions to achieve actual pollution reductions over the next 15 years to finally heal our rivers and the Bay.