Publication Type: Directives

  • Publication date: January 11th, 2011 in Directive

    Directive 97-1: Baywide Nutrient Reduction Progress and Future Directions

    Overview of the Chesapeake Bay Program's reconfirmation to reduce nitrogen and phosphorus loading to the Bay from controllable sources by 40 percent by 2000, using 1985 as a base year. This directive also outlines systems and measures which will be quickest to implement and most immediately cost effective and calls for a full range of actions, listed in this document, to speed up and augment current efforts.

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  • Publication date: January 11th, 2011 in Directive

    Directive 98-4: Interstate Animal Waste Distribution and Use Technology

    The Interstate Animal Waste Distribution and Use Technology Directive supports the nutrient reductions goals of the 1987 Chesapeake Bay Agreement and the opportunity that it provides for all states within the Chesapeake Bay watershed to reduce the potential for nutrient loadings from animal wastes. In addition, technological advances are needed to develop sustainable systems to advance the re-utilization of nutrients contained in animal wastes.

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  • Publication date: January 11th, 2011 in Directive

    Directive 98-3: Accelerating Bay Restoration Through Implementation of Innovative Technologies

    New and enhanced environmental technologies are critical to reducing pollution releases, lowering compliance costs and improving production efficiency. The Chesapeake Bay Program has encouraged the development and implementation of Biological Nutrient Removal technology and other innovative point and nonpoint source pollution reduction technologies. Chesapeake Bay partners are now being directed to undertake an Innovative Technologies initiative.

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  • Publication date: January 11th, 2011 in Directive

    Directive 93-2: Toxics Reduction Strategy Reevaluation

    In January 1989, The Chesapeake Executive Council adopted the Basinwide Toxics Reduction Strategy in fulfillment of the 1987 Chesapeake Bay Agreement and committed to reevaluate the Strategy of the 1987 Clean Water Act as a foundation for action and initiates a multi-jurisdictional effort to B better define the nature, extent, and magnitude of toxic problems.

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  • Publication date: January 11th, 2011 in Directive

    Directive 98-2: Chesapeake 2000

    Chesapeake 2000 takes stock of the progress made to date in restoring the Chesapeake Bay and renews the Chesapeake Bay Program's commitment to the ultimate goal of restoring the productivity, diversity and abundance of the living resources of the Bay and its rivers. It directs the Chesapeake 2000 Planning Committee to convene and manage an effort that will lead to the adoption of a Year 2000 Chesapeake Bay Agreement

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  • Publication date: January 11th, 2011 in Directive

    Directive 04-1: Funding the Restoration of the Chesapeake Bay Watershed

    In December 2003, the Executive Council directed the Chesapeake Bay Program to establish and convene a Chesapeake Bay Watershed Blue ribbon panel to consider funding sources to implement the tributary strategies basin-wide and to make recommendations regarding other actions at the federal, state and local level to the Executive council.

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