Publications

Letter from Chesapeake Bay Leadership to Congress to Reduce Polluted Runoff from Federal Highways

View document [PDF, 135.2 KB] Letter from Chesapeake Bay Leadership to Congress to Reduce Polluted Runoff from Federal Highways

In order to restore water quality in the Chesapeake Bay, states have developed Tributary Strategies to reduce pollution from nutrients (Nitrogen&Phosphorus) and sediment. The strategies contain a wide array of practices and initial cost estimates are far beyond the current capacity of jurisdiction to implementation. In January 2005 the Chesapeake Executive Council signed Directive 04-2 which called for the development of funding priorities. This document is the result of the directive.

View document [PDF] Funding Priorities for Implementation of the Chesapeake Bay Program Tributary Strategies

In January 2005, the Chesapeake Executive Council issued Directive 04-2 Meeting the Nutrient Sediment Reduction Goals - Next Steps. The Council directed the Chesapeake Bay Program to create a network of assistance programs to establish a better mutual understanding of how existing financing programs operate, explore possibilities for greater effectiveness and consider ways to improve financing of tributary strategies implementation. The doc describes the mission, goals, and desired results.

View document [PDF] Chesapeake Bay Watershed Assistance Network

In it's Directive 04-2 Meeting the Nutrient and Sediment Reduction Goals - Next Steps. the Chesapeake Executive Council in January 2005 directed several actions designed to support and accelerate implementation of the partner jurisdiction. Tributary Strategy goals. This memo confirms discussion that the Principal Staff Committee has made on several elements of Directive 04-2. It also provides a general status report on implementation of the Directive 04-2.

View document [PDF] Implementing Chesapeake Executive 04-2

This minor amendment to the 1991 Chesapeake Bay Summer Flounder Fishery Management Plan updates the status of the summer flounder stock and allows for improved monitoring of management objectives set forth in the 1991 Plan.

View document [PDF] Minor Amendment to the 1991 Chesapeake Bay Summer Flounder Fishery Management Plan

Overview of the reevaluation of the Chesapeake Bay Basinwide Toxics Reduction Strategy adopted by the Chesapeake Executive Council in January 1989, its 1992 reevaluation. The Strategy used the requirements of the 1987 Clean Water Act as a foundation.

View document [PDF] Chesapeake Bay Basinwide Toxics Reduction and Prevention Strategy

This is a report on the bay-wide nutrient reduction strategy

View document [PDF] Baywide Nutrient Reduction Strategy: An Agreement Commitment Report from the Chesapeake Executive Co

Principle's Staff Committee endorsement page

View document [PDF] Endorsement of the Nutrient Trading Fundamental Principles and Guidelines

Replaces the 1996 Local Government Participation Action Plan

View document [PDF] Acceptance Statement for the 2002 Chesapeake Bay Local Government Participation Action Plan

This is a brief description of air quality in the Chesapeake Bay region

View document [PDF] Air Quality in the Chesapeake Bay Region in 2000