Report and Recommendations of the Nonpoint Source Evaluation Panel 1990
- Published:
- December 1, 1990
- Originator:
- Chesapeake Bay Program
In March 1990, the Administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), acting on behalf of the Executive Council of the Chesapeake Bay Program, convened this Panel to assess the effectiveness of current efforts to reduce nonpoint source loadings of nutrients entering the Bay system. Our task was to provide an independent assessment of the likelihood that the current array of programs is sufficient to achieve the Baywide 40 percent nutrient reduction goal established by the 1987 Chesapeake Bay Agreement. This panel's members represent a wide range of interests concerned with and affected by Bay programs in Maryland, Virginia, Pennsylvania, and the District of Columbia. This report distributes those findings.