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Pollution from rural, suburban and urban areas

All the waste coming from road contaminants, exhaust fumes, vehicle waste, lawns and construction sites, contribute to the slow destruction of bays and the degradation of their habitats.

Sewage discharges

City and industry sewage treatment plants that do not have advanced technology dump far too many nutrients and pathogens in the water to sustain high water quality standards. Across the US, water quality standards are regularly violated and a recent EPA report noted that nearly 40 percent of the nation's rivers, lakes, and estuaries are too polluted for safe fishing and swimming.
Coastal land loss and subsidence. Changes in the climate and shifts of streams by humans cause the loss of thousands of acres of land of natural habitat.

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