Publications

Building Environmental Intelligence: Leading the Future of Water Quality Monitoring

Publication date: November 23, 2015

This report provides recommendations for Chesapeake Bay Program leadership to foster a strong and resilient monitoring network that will take the partnership into the next generation of watershed restoration.

View document [PDF, 22.5 MB] Building Environmental Intelligence: Leading the Future of Water Quality Monitoring

Recommendations for Further Sediment Research

Publication date: May 1, 2007

The research needs and priorities of the Chesapeake Bay Program's Sediment Workgroup through February 2007.

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Fine Sediment and the Chesapeake Bay Watershed Workshop Proceedings

Publication date: October 27, 2009

A report on the proceedings of a September 2008 workshop that convened watershed managers, scientists, regulators, engineers and environmental restoration professionals to present and obtain new information related to watershed sediment science and policies.

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Local Planning Goals Task Force Recommendations

Publication date: December 19, 2016

Recommendations from the Local Planning Goals Task Force regarding whether Phase III Watershed Implementation Plans should include local planning goals and, if so, how these goals could be expressed in different jurisdictions.

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BMP Verification Ad-Hoc Action Team Final Report

Publication date: August 1, 2023

This report explains how the BMP Verification Ad-Hoc Action Team addressed a 2020 charge from the Management Board and documents suggestions from the action team's leaders to the Water Quality Goal Implementation Team, Chesapeake Bay Program office and broader Chesapeake Bay Program partnership.

View document [PDF, 1.7 MB] BMP Verification Ad-Hoc Action Team Final Report