Publications
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Directive 03-02 - Meeting the Nutrient and Sediment Reduction Goals
Published on December 9, 2003 in Directiveimproving water quality is the most critical element in the overall protection and restoration of the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries was the goal of this directive.
View detailsDirective 01-1: Managing Storm Water on State, Federal and District-owned Lands and Facilities
Published on December 3, 2001 in DirectiveIncreased population and development within the watershed have created projections regarding urban and suburban growth and the increase of imperviousness in the watershed, managing stormwater runoff is an important activity for reducing pollutant links to the Bay, maintaing the cap on nutrients, and sustaining our progress in restoring the Bay. With this Directive we commit to set an example for local governments and private land owners by demonstrating how to develop, fund and implement innovative storm water management approaches and technologies on our lands and facilities. We will how how to prevent stormwater problems in the face of increased growth and development and how to remediate the stormwater problems on lands that have already been developed.
View detailsProtecting the Forests of the Chesapeake Bay Watershed - A Response to Directive 06-1
Published on December 5, 2007 in DirectiveIn 2006, the Chesapeake Executive Council recognized that retaining, expanding, and sustainably managing forest lands is essential to restoring a healthy Chesapeake Bay by signing Directive 06-01. This implementation document responds to Directive 06-1 by identifying specific actions we will take to conserve and restore forests in the Chesapeake Bay watershed.
View detailsDirective 94-2: Reciprocal Agricultural Certification Program
Published on October 14, 1994 in DirectiveIn 1992, recognizing the significant role that agriculture plays in the Bay's restoration, the Executive Council launched the Agricultural Nonpoint Source Initiative to develop strategies for the agricultural community to reach their portion of the 40% red.
View detailsDirective No. 03-01: Expanded Riparian Forest Buffer Goals
Published on December 8, 2003 in DirectiveWe, the members of the Chesapeake Executive Council, hereby reaffirm our commitment to restoring the Chesapeake Bay, in part, by protecting and restoring riparian lands along the watershed’s thousands of miles of stream and shoreline.
View detailsDirective No. 94-1: Riparian Forest Buffers
Published on October 14, 1994 in DirectiveWe now recognize that forests along waterways, also known as "riparian forests," are an important resource that protects water quality and provides habitat and food necessary to support fish survival and reproduction. Used as buffers, riparian forests provide a means of helping us achieve our restoration goals in the tributaries.
View detailsDirective No. 93-4: Fish Passage Goals
Published on December 26, 1993 in DirectiveWe the undersigned, adopt the Fish Passage Goals Policy in accordance with the Fish Passage Strategy adopted by the Executive Council in January of 1989. The Fish Passage Strategy states that all jurisdictions of the Chesapeake Bay watershed will "provide for fish passage at dams, and remove stream blockages whenever necessary to restore natural passage for migratory fish."
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