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Chesapeake Bay Buffer Zone
Our Chesapeake Bay policy is about buffer zones. We think that buffer zones should be implemented in rivers and streams that contribute to the Chesapeake Bay. If we add buffer zones it can stop eutrophication which has already created dead zones in the Chesapeake Bay. Dead zones are areas in the bay that have no oxygen and can’t support life. Also, buffer zones also anchor soil to the ground which prevents sediment pollution that can block sunlight killing hundreds of plants and animals. The final problem buffer zones can fix, is flooding, it can stop flooding in rivers and streams that can be damaging to homes and ecosystems. In total implementing buffer zones would fix 3 major problems with one simple

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