1997 Chesapeake Bay Program Regional Land Forums

Publication date: 1/1/1998 | Type of document: Report

A report on the 1997 Chesapeake Bay Program Regional Land Forums

Linking Land & Water, Riparian Forest Buffer Initiative

Publication date: 1/1/1998 | Type of document: Report

This is a report on Linking Land 7 Water, Riparian Forest Buffer Initiative.

The State of the Chesapeake Bay 1995 (4.65 MB)

Publication date: 1/24/1995 | Type of document: Environmental Assessments

Comprehensive study of the state of the Chesapeake Bay - 1995.

Memorandum of Understanding Between the United States Postal Service and the United States Environmental Protection Agency (32 KB)

Publication date: 11/15/1996 | Type of document: MOU/MOA

This MOU serves to enhance the coordination between the United States Postal Districts located in the states of Maryland, Virginia and Pennsylvania, the District of Columbia, and the United States Environmental Protection Agency.

Adoption Statement - Land, Growth, and Stewardship (15 KB)

Publication date: 10/10/1996 | Type of document: Adoption Statement

Acceptance of the report

Priorities for Action for Land, Growth and Stewardship in the Chesapeake Bay Region 1996

Publication date: 10/1/1996 | Type of document: Report

Documents process used to develop priorities for Action for Land, Growth and Stewardship in the Chesapeake Bay Region 1996

Priorities for Action For Land, Growth and Stewardship in the Chesapeake Bay Region 1997

Publication date: 8/1/1997 | Type of document: Fact Sheet

Outreach document outlining priorities for actions for land, growth and stewardship in the Chesapeake Bay region

Chesapeake Bay Watershed Model Land Use and Model Linkages to the Airshed and Estuarine Models (18.78 MB)

Publication date: 1/1/2000 | Type of document: Report

This document contains the method of producing both the Chesapeake Bay Program Land Use and the Phase 4.2 Watershed Model Landuse. It also documents the hindcasting & forecasting of model land use, the development of model segmentation, and model linkages.

Memorandum of Understanding among the State of Delaware, the District of Columbia, the State of Maryland, the State of New York, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the Commonwealth of Virginia, the State of West Virginia, and the United States EPA (93 KB)

Publication date: 10/1/2000 | Type of document: MOU/MOA

MOU regarding cooperative efforts for the protection of the Chesapeake Bay and it's rivers

Memorandum of Understanding regarding cooperative efforts for the protection of the Chesapeake Bay and Its Rivers (93 KB)

Publication date: 10/31/2002 | Type of document: MOU/MOA

MOU among the State of Delware, the District of Columbia, the State of Maryland, the State of New York, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the Commonwealth of Virginia, the State of West Virginia, and the United States Environmental Protection Agency regarding Cooperative Efforts for the Protection of the Chesapeake Bay and Its Rivers.

The Challenge Ahead, Mid-Atlantic States, State of the Environment, 1998

Publication date: 1/1/1998 | Type of document: Report

This is a report.

Status and Trends of Chesapeake Bay Forests

Publication date: 11/11/2001 | Type of document: Fact Sheet

Overview of trends in the Bay's forests, land use in Bay watershed

Directive 06-1 Protecting the Forests of the Chesapeake Watershed (96 KB) (Order hard-copy)

Publication date: 10/22/2006 | Type of document: Directive

Retaining and expanding forests in the Chesapeake Bay watershed is critical to our success in restoring the Chesapeake Bay. Forests are the most beneficial land use for protecting water quality, due to their ability to capture, filter and retain water, as well as absorb pollution from the air. In Chesapeake 2000, we committed to "Permanently preserve from development 20 percent of the land area in the watershed by 2010" and "conserve existing forests along all streams and shorelines. 

The State of the Chesapeake Bay and Its Watershed: A Report to the Citizens of the Bay Region (2004) (1.51 MB)

Publication date: 12/1/2004 | Type of document: Environmental Assessments

The State of the Chesapeake Bay and Its Watershed provides current information on the conditions and challenges that face the Chesapeake Bay today. Through an intricate suite of environmental indicators, Bay scientists assess both the state of the Bay and the state of the Bay’s restoration. Chesapeake Bay Program partners track some 100 indicators of Bay health – 89 are based on environmental monitoring and tracking data, while 11 employ computer model forecasts to project future water quality conditions resulting from today’s restoration initiatives. This suite provides us the most comprehensive look at the current state of the Bay while allowing Bay scientists to predict likely ...

Cost Analysis of Nonpoint Source Control Strategies in the Chesapeake Basin (327 KB)

Publication date: 1/1/1995 | Type of document: Report

Shares research results relating to distribution of land use in the Chesapeake Basin, nitrogen and phosphorus loading load by land use, cost analysis summary by management practice for agreement states, and overviews of individual program costs.

Forestry Best Management Practices in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed Tracking Accomplishments (120 KB)

Publication date: 12/1/1996 | Type of document: Report

Documents current levels of monitoring carried out by Bay jurisdictions for the purpose of tracking forestry Best Management Practices implementation and effectiveness

Directive 01-1: Managing Storm Water on State, Federal and District-owned Lands and Facilities (78 KB)

Publication date: 12/3/2001 | Type of document: Directive

Increased population and development within the watershed have created projections regarding urban and suburban growth and the increase of imperviousness in the watershed, managing stormwater runoff is an important activity for reducing pollutant links to the Bay, maintaing the cap on nutrients, and sustaining our progress in restoring the Bay. With this Directive we commit to set an example for local governments and private land owners by demonstrating how to develop, fund and implement innovative storm water management approaches and technologies on our lands and facilities. We will how how to prevent stormwater problems in the face of increased growth and development ...

Community Watershed Dialogue

Publication date: 10/1/2003 | Type of document: Brochure

This brochure identifies the link between land use planning and water quality. A "Dialogue" meeting brings together stakeholders to begin watershed management planning

Federal Agencies' Chesapeake Ecosystem Unified Plan Agreement (447 KB)

Publication date: 11/5/1998 | Type of document: Agreement

Building upon the Clean Water Action Plan, 15 agencies dedicated to enhancing stewardship on Federally-managed public lands are signatories to this Plan, which outlines new opportunities to support the needs of priority watersheds, particularly those states designated under the Clean Water Action Plan.

Statement of Cooperation Regarding Use and Placement of Dredged Material in the Maryland Portion of the Chesapeake Bay (89 KB)

Publication date: 9/5/1996 | Type of document: MOU/MOA

This Agreement was created to support the State of Maryland's efforts to identify a long-term economically and environmentally sound dredged material placement plan, in accordance with Federal and State laws.