Working with NRDC, Riverkeeper, Clean Ocean Action, the SWIM Coalition and many other community organizations, Baykeeper sent a letter to the USEPA to urge them to set strict pollution control limits for the NY/NJ Harbor.

New York and New Jersey are currently developing a Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) for nutrients and pathogens for the Harbor. Unfortunately, the two states are pushing for a lower seasonal average standard to measure bacteria levels, rather than a more rigorous 30-day standard. This is entirely incompatible with the Clean Water Act goal of "fishable and swimmable" waters.