Yes, Penn State University has a set of interrelated policies and plans to prevent and reduce marine pollution.
To prevent and reduce marine pollution of all kinds, in particular from land-based activities, the university has:
- a policy on disposal of pollutants
- a Stormwater Master Plan
- as part of the Susquehanna River basin the university follows the Susquehanna River Basin Commission permitting for water withdrawals to protect downstream water flows
- the Joint Pollutant Reduction Plan provides a contractual obligation for the continued monitoring of the existing Regional Chesapeake Bay Pollutant Reduction Plan and Impaired Waters Plan
- Penn State Extension’s Saving the Chesapeake initiative brings together farmers, industry, and government agencies to come up with science-based solutions for reducing pollutants in Pennsylvania’s watersheds impacting the Chesapeake Bay
- the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Pollution National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permit regulates nutrient discharge into surface streams that flow to the Susquehanna River and to the Chesapeake Bay
Learn more about Penn State’s Progress on SDG 14 HERE.