The Subcommittee is charged with implementing the Toxics 2000 strategy signed by the Chesapeake Executive Council in December 2000. The Subcommittee is responsible for the interjurisdictional design, coordination, and implementation of ongoing and future efforts to identify, assess and control existing sources of chemical contaminants, better understand their impacts on the Bay’s living resources and human health, and prevent future sources of chemical contaminants from causing impacts on the Chesapeake Bay system.
The Toxics Subcommittee solicits the cooperation and involvement of other subcommittees and takes the lead in coordinating and implementing activities related to chemical contaminants which fall under the responsibilities of appropriate organizations and agencies within the basin.