Directive 93-1: Joint Tributary Strategy Statement

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Among the most serious problems facing the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries is an excess of the nutrients, nitrogen and phosphorus, caused by human activities on land. In 1992, the Chesapeake Executive Council committed their jurisdictions to developing tributary-specific nutrient reduction strategies by August 1993. Directive No. 93-1 commits the Chesapeake Bay Program to: (1) Continue public participation efforts in each jurisdiction and actively pursue the involvement of local governments, citizens, business and industry in the final development and implementation of tributary strategies. (2) Continue and enhance current nutrient reduction programs in order to meet the 40 percent goal, which is a reduction of 74.0 million pounds of nitrogen and 8.4 phosphorus Bay-wide. (3) Complete a draft of the tributary strategies, along with implementation schedules, by December 31, 1993, which can be evaluated to ensure that when implemented the 40 percent Bay-wide goal and the restoration of water quality for living resources will be met. (4) Report annually on the progress of the tributary efforts including an analysis of the extent to which plans are being implemented. (5) Reexamine each strategy no later than 1997 to ensure that the adopted practices will achieve the year 2000 reduction goals and maintain them; and if not, to take additional actions to ensure that our goals are achieved. (6) Continue cooperative efforts in the basins we share.