Criteria Assessment Protocol Workgroup

The Criteria Assessment Protocol Workgroup objectives are to create a partnership agreement on and MD, VA, DE and DC adoption of criteria assessment protocols for the remaining DO criteria in time for the April 2016 303(d) listing cycle to inform the 2017 mid-point assessment and prioritize and resolve additional water quality criteria assessment protocol questions from the partnership. The group currently collaborates with the Water Quality Goal Implementation Team (WQGIT) , the Modeling Workgroup, and the Bay Oxygen Research Group (BORG) to address and advise on questions related to water quality criteria assessment protocols.

Projects

STAC Criteria Addendum Review: Ambient Water Quality Criteria for DO, Water Clarity and Chla

This document provides refinements and clarifications to the previously published Chesapeake Bay water quality criteria assessment procedure.

Ambient WQ Criteria for DO, Water Clarity & Chlorophyll a for the Chesapeake Bay & Its Tidal Tribs

The water quality criteria assessment procedures published in these addenda supersede similar criteria assessment procedures originally published in the 2003 Regional Criteria Guidance.

STAC Peer Review for the James River Chlorophyll-a Criteria Re-evaluation

The CBP-STAC peer review of the James River CHLA Criteria re-evaluation has just been released. This report has been submitted to the CBP Management Board and a written response has been requested on its recommendations.

CHLA Assessment Review/Recommendations Aug 9, 2016 Initial Meeting

These are the minutes from the first meeting of the CAP workgroup, held August 9, 2016, to discuss the short-term task of 1) critically reviewing the existing tidal waters chlorophyll a assessment procedures and 2) providing consensus recommendations on any alternatives to consider in revision of the existing procedures by mid-September 2016.

Publications

2017 Technical Addendum Ambient Water Quality Criteria for Dissolved Oxygen, Water Clarity and Chlorophyll a for the Chesapeake Bay and Its Tidal Tributaries

Publication date: November 28, 2017

This 2017 addendum provides previously undocumented features of the procedures for assessing attainment of the Chesapeake Bay water quality criteria as well as refinements and clarifications to the previously published Chesapeake Bay water quality criteria assessment procedures.

View document [PDF, 4.2 MB] 2017 Technical Addendum Ambient Water Quality Criteria for Dissolved Oxygen, Water Clarity and Chlorophyll a for the Chesapeake Bay and Its Tidal Tributaries

Our Members

Peter Tango (Chair)
U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) ptango@chesapeakebay.net
Allison Welch (Staffer)
Chesapeake Research Consortium awelch@chesapeakebay.net
Carl Friedrichs
Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS) carl.friedrichs@vims.edu
Bill Dennison
University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science dennison@umces.edu
Clare Buchanan
Interstate Commission on the Potomac River Basin (ICPRB) cbuchan@icprb.org
Cindy Johnson
Virginia Department of Environmental Quality csjohnson@deq.virginia.gov
Clifton Bell
Brown and Caldwell cbell@brwncald.com
Elgin Perry
Independent Consultant eperry@chesapeake.net
John Wolf
U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) jwolf@chesapeakebay.net
Joe Wood
Chesapeake Bay Foundation jwood@cbf.org
Lucretia Brown
District of Columbia Department of Energy & Environment (DOEE) lucretia.brown@dc.gov
Mark Trice
Maryland Department of Natural Resources mtrice@dnr.state.md.us
Michael Lane
Old Dominion University (ODU) mflane@odu.edu
Ken Moore
Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS) moore@vims.edu
Matthew Stover
Maryland Department of the Environment matthew.stover@maryland.gov
David Parrish
Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS) parrishd@vims.edu
Peter Tango
U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) ptango@chesapeakebay.net
Renee Karrh
Maryland Department of Natural Resources rkarrh@DNR.STATE.MD.US
Richard Tian
University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science rtian@chesapeakebay.net
Becky Monahan
Maryland Department of the Environment becky.monahan@maryland.gov
Roberto Llanso
Versar rllanso@versar.com
Tish Robertson
Virginia Department of Environmental Quality tlrobertson@deq.virginia.gov
Tom Parham
Maryland Department of Natural Resources tparham@dnr.state.md.us
Amanda Shaver
Virginia Department of Environmental Quality amanda.shaver@deq.virginia.gov
Dustin Shull
Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection dushull@pa.gov
Mark Brickner
Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection mbrickner@pa.gov
Lewis Linker
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency linker.lewis@epa.gov
Qian Zhang
University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science qzhang@chesapeakebay.net
Rebecca Murphy
University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science rmurphy@chesapeakebay.net
Doug Wilson
Caribbean Wind LLC doug@coastaloceanobs.com
Suzanne Trevena
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency - Region 3 trevena.suzanne@epa.gov
Gregory Voigt
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Voigt.Gregory@epa.gov
Juan Vicenty-Gonzalez
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency VicentyGonzalez.Juan@epa.gov
Denise Hakowski
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Hakowski.Denise@epa.gov
Alex Gunnerson
U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) agunnerson@chesapeakebay.net
Breck Sullivan
U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) bsullivan@chesapeakebay.net
Leah Ettema
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency ettema.leah@epa.gov
Katherine Bentley
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency bentley.katherine@epa.gov
Kaylyn Gootman
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Gootman.Kaylyn@epa.gov
Melinda Cutler
Maryland Department of the Environment melinda.cutler@maryland.gov
Joseph Morina
Virginia Department of Environmental Quality joseph.morina@deq.virginia.gov
Gabriel Duran
Chesapeake Research Consortium gduran@chesapeakebay.net