9-21-11: Stain on Bay Illustrates Need for Stormwater Controls

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EPA Bay Czar Jeff Corbin points to runoff pollution caused by rain storm.

Near-record rainfall from Tropical Storm Lee flushed so much mud, trash, and contaminants into the Chesapeake Bay that NASA satellite photos showed a huge brown stain nearly the length of Maryland.  EPA Bay Czar Jeff Corbin says the runoff pollution was a vivid illustration of the need for the improved stormwater control systems that will be required by EPA's new Bay pollution "diet"--if these limits survive court challenges and political attacks from industry groups.