pressconnects.com | 11/02/05 | News Story
pressconnects.com | 11/02/05 | News Story: "The 444-mile-long Susquehanna is the largest river basin on the Atlantic seaboard, draining 27,500 square miles in New York, Pennsylvania and Maryland before spilling into the Chesapeake Bay, the country's largest estuary where fresh and salt water mix to create a unique habitat for oysters and crabs.
Farmers in Pennsylvania and Maryland are undertaking efforts similar to Aman's, said Susan Obleski, a spokeswoman for the Susquehanna River Basin Commission, a Harrisburg, Pa.-based agency that coordinates the water resources efforts of the three states and the federal government.
In Pennsylvania, the state recently announced stronger manure and nutrient management regulations for both large and smaller scale farming operations that require 100-foot setbacks and vegetative buffer zones intended to protect the state's waterways, said Kurt Knaus, a spokesman for the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection.
In New York, the Susquehanna empties much of the south-central portion of the state -- about 4,520 square miles -- in parts of 14 counties: Broome, Chemung, Chenango, Cortland, Delaware, Herkimer, Madison, Onondaga, Oneida, Otsego, Schoharie, Schuyler, Tioga and Tompkins.
Hardly more than a stream as it flows south from Otsego Lake, the river meanders through wide valleys, rolling hills, dairy farms and dense woodlands, passing through mostly small towns and villages. The only cities on the river in New York are Binghamton (population 47,380) and Oneonta (13,292).
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