Phase III WIP Expectations
CompleteThese expectations are directed toward ensuring the seven Chesapeake Bay jurisdictions and their local, regional and federal partners have in place, or are committed to put in place, the funding, financing, cost-share, technical assistance, voluntary, incentive, policy, programmatic, legislative and regulatory infrastructures necessary to achieve their Phase III Watershed Implementation Plan targets.
Description
On January 18, 2017, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released its Interim Phase III Watershed Implementation Plan (WIP) expectations document, which is intended to support the development and implementation of the jurisdictions’ Phase III WIPs and to assist the jurisdictions with stakeholder engagement during WIP development. EPA intends to further modify the sections on accounting for growth, Conowingo Dam and climate change to incorporate decisions made by the Principals’ Staff Committee at their Spring 2017 retreat.