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March/April 2011
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he Baltimore Port Alliance (BPA) has forged collaborative
relationships with numerous community and
environmental groups to better understand each other’s
point of view and achieve mutually desirable objectives. One such
group is the Waterkeeper Alliance, which provides grassroots
support for communities that are concerned about the quality and
quantity of their water resources.
The BPA has met with Baltimore Harbor Waterkeeper Eliza
Smith Steinmeier to discuss goals and tour member facilities while
addressing concerns about stormwater and toxics.
“The Port has been reaching out to us looking for innovative
solutions,” said Steinmeier, who expressed her appreciation for
being made aware of environmental efforts being taken at the
Port. “Public outreach is a wonderful step — I commend the Port
for making these efforts.”
PA Environmental Committee member Capt. Mike Reagoso,
Vice President of Mid-Atlantic Operations for McAllister Towing,
noted, “Our relationship with Eliza is a model of what a best-
case, win-win relationship between industry and environment
can be. By working together and building trust in each other, we
can get a lot more accomplished than working in an adversarial
relationship.”
Steinmeier agreed. “They have helped me understand better
what they do, and I help them understand better what we do. We
Waterkeeper Shares Goals With BPA
keep the dialogue open, so when real specific situations happen,
an open discussion can occur.”
Rick Sheckells, Chief of Environmental Initiatives for the
Maryland Port Administration (MPA), added that BPA’s ongoing
dialogue with the Baltimore Harbor Waterkeeper “has helped
our members identify new opportunities for collaboration
with local watershed organizations on a variety of pollution
prevention strategies which can help improve compliance with
environmental regulations.”
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Healthy water around the Port is a shared concern
of, from left, MPA's Rick Sheckells, Baltimore Harbor
Waterkeeper Eliza Smith Steinmeier and McAllister Towing's
Capt. Mike Reagoso.
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