2017-2018 Bay Barometer Fact Sheet: Virginia
- Published:
- April 2, 2019
- Categorized in:
- Fact Sheet
More than 21,000 square miles of Virginia sit within the Chesapeake Bay watershed, and five of the Commonwealth’s major rivers—including the Appomattox, James, Potomac, Rappahannock and Roanoke—flow into the Bay. Virginia has committed to achieving 28 of the outcomes in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed Agreement. Its progress toward 12 of these outcomes is highlighted here.