2002 Executive Council Meeting
Chesapeake Executive Council members gathered on the banks of the Anacostia River on October 31st to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Clean Water Act and look forward to the challenges of implementing more than 100 commitments set forth in the Chesapeake 2000 agreement. The annual meeting included discussion of improving water quality throughout the Bay watershed, expanding citizen and local government involvement and restoring habitats crucial to the well being of the Bay's living resources.
As part of continuing Bay restoration efforts, the Executive Council released for public comment a draft of a Comprehensive Oyster Management Plan designed to improve dwindling stocks of one of the Bay's keystone species, and accepted a Local Government Participation Action Plan that works to further coordinate the Bay Program's restoration efforts with those of the 1,650 local governments in the watershed. Members also signed a Resolution to Enhance the Role of the United States Department of Agriculture in the Chesapeake Bay Partnership that will enhance the current partnership by exploring ways in which federal support for farmers can also be used to restore the Bay and its rivers.
The Executive Council also elected Virginia Governor Mark Warner as its new chair. Since the signing of the Chesapeake 2000 agreement in June 2000, Mayor Williams had served as the Executive Council's chair.
News Release and Meeting Materials:
- Restoring the Anacostia River: Progress on Commitment [PDF, 215.7 KB]
- Backgrounder: The Draft Comprehensive Oyster Management Plan [PDF, 154.2 KB]
- The Draft Comprehensive Oyster Management Plan: Executive Summary [PDF, 68.9 KB]
- A Brief History of the Clean Water Act [PDF, 68.2 KB]
- Chesapeake Bay Restoration Leaders Highlight Successes and Outline Future Challenges to Restoring the Bay [PDF, 126.0 KB]
- Agenda: Annual Meeting of the Chesapeake Executive Council [PDF, 426.3 KB]
- Acceptance Statement for the 2002 Chesapeake Bay Local Government Participation Action Plan [PDF, 82.1 KB]
- Chesapeake Bay Local Government Participation Action Plan [PDF, 192.7 KB]
- Meeting Chesapeake 2000 Water Quality Commitments Through Innovative Technologies ( [PDF, 127.8 KB]
- Underwater Grasses and the Chesapeake Bay [PDF, 110.1 KB]
- Map: Areas in Chesapeake Bay and Its Tidal Rivers with Notable Changes in Underwater Grass Beds, 2000-2001 [PDF, 258.2 KB]
- 2001 Underwater Grass Abundance in Chesapeake Bay at Record Levels: Annual survey shows vital grass habitat increases 27% from previous year [PDF, 49.6 KB]
- Resolution to Enhance the Role of the United States Department of Agriculture in the Chesapeake Bay Partnership [PDF, 474.5 KB]
- New Technologies from the Virginia Institute Marine Science Supporting Bay Watershed Restoration [PDF, 71.6 KB]