Foundation is concerned budget cuts could make Chesapeake Bay polluted again

Foundation is concerned budget cuts could make Chesapeake Bay polluted again

PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) — If your favorite local beach is closed due to poop, you may have to get used to it. According to Environment America, last year, 61% of the nation's beaches had at least one day in which there was enough fecal matter in the water to make you sick. The Chesapeake Bay Foundation is watching the preventable problem. "Definitely, wastewater treatment plants and sewage overflow is a major component of pollution going into the…