2001 Executive Council Meeting

On December 3, 2001, the Chesapeake Executive Council held its annual meeting at Washington, DC's Union Station. The Executive Council set in motion policies to improve storm water management on federal, state and District-owned land and hosted two signing ceremonies enhancing partnerships formed to restore the Chesapeake Bay.

In keeping with this year's theme of improving urban waterways, the 2001Anacostia Watershed Restoration Agreement was signed to restore the Anacostia River, one of the key Priority Urban Waters identified in the Chesapeake 2000 agreement.

The second agreement, among the Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay, Center for Watershed Protection and the National Association of Home Builders, launched the "Builders for the Bay" program which encourages Bay-friendly development practices.

Press Release - Bay Leaders Adopt Three Agreements Curbing Development's Impact on Chesapeake Bay (133 kb) - December 3, 2001

• Executive Council Meeting Materials:
  • Agenda: Annual Meeting of the Chesapeake Executive Council (41 kb)
  • Directive No. 01-1: Managing Storm Water on State, Federal and District-Owned Lands and Facilities (79 kb)
  • Backgrounder: Storm Water Management and the Chesapeake Bay (225 kb)
  • Agreement Establishing the Builders for the Bay Program (Signed by the Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay, Center for Watershed Protection and the National Association of Home Builders.) (97 kb)
  • ACB/CWP/NAHB Joint Press Release - Environmentalists and Home Builders Create "Builders for the Bay" Program: Unique partnership to balance development and health of Chesapeake Bay (129 kb)
  • 2001 Anacostia Watershed Restoration Agreement (Signed by the State of Maryland, District of Columbia, and Montgomery County and Prince Georges County, Md.)
• Background Information:
  • Chesapeake 2000 Update – Chesapeake Bay Program in 2001: Creating Better Policy for a Better Bay (1.1 MB)
  • Chesapeake 2000 and the Bay: Where are We and Where Are We Going? (350 kb)
  • Chesapeake 2000 Agreement
• Advisory Reports:
  • Citizen's Advisory Committee (92 kb)
  • Local Government Advisory Committee (86 kb)
  • Scientific and Technical Advisory Committee (89 kb)