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Criteria Assessment Protocol Workgroup

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Scope and Purpose

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.

Projects and Resources

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

The Chesapeake Bay Program (CBP) partnership requested that the Scientific and Technical Advisory Committee (STAC) provide a scientific review of the 2017 Technical Addendum to the document: “Ambient Water Quality Criteria for Dissolved Oxygen, Water Clarity and Chlorophyll-a for the Chesapeake Bay and Its Tidal Tributaries.” This addendum was developed by the Criteria Assessment Protocol Workgroup of the Scientific, Technical, Assessment and Reporting (STAR) team, and provides refinements and clarifications to the previously published Chesapeake Bay water quality criteria assessment procedures.
The Criteria Addendum Review Team was selected based on their expertise in estuarine dissolved oxygen, submerged aquatic vegetation (SAV), chlorophyll, water clarity, statistics and application of water quality criteria in the context of a total maximum daily load (TMDL). The team was asked to address questions regarding the overall appropriateness and justification of the approach taken, the clarity of the document in providing a complete set of guidance for assessing water quality standards attainment, the scientific rigor of the methods used, and provide recommendations to the CBP about potential future enhanced criteria-assessment procedures.

  • 2017 Final STAC Criteria Addendum Review Report (661.86 KB)

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.

  • November 2016 Final STAC James River Chlorophyll Criteria Review Report (1.73 MB)

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.

  • Minutes of the August 9, 2016 Meeting of the CAP Workgroup (400.05 KB)

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

Ambient Water Quality Criteria for Dissolved Oxygen, Water Clarity, and Chlorophyll a for the Chesapeake Bay and It's Tidal Tributaries & Technical Support for Criteria Assesment Protocols Addenda

Since the signing of the multijurisdictional Chesapeake 2000 agreement, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), in cooperation with its six watershed State partners and the District of Columbia, has developed a series of water quality criteria guidance documents in accordance with Section 117b of the Clean Water Act. Chesapeake Bay regional water quality criteria were developed and adopted into state water quality standards regulations protective of living resources and their habitats.

These documents include the 2003 Chesapeake Bay water quality criteria document and it's following addenda; as such readers should regard the sections in these addenda as new or replacement chapters and appendices to the original published report. The criteria assessment procedures published in these addenda also replace and otherwise supersede similar criteria assessment procedures originally published in the 2003 Regional Criteria Guidance. Publication of future addenda by EPA on behalf of the Chesapeake Bay Program watershed jurisdictional partners is likely as continued scientific research and management applications reveal new insights and knowledge that should be incorporated into revisions of state water quality standards regulations in upcoming triennial reviews.

  • 2003 Ambient Water Quality Criteria for Dissolved Oxygen, Water Clarity and Chlorophyll a for the Chesapeake Bay and Its Tidal Tributaries (4.08 MB) Published: June 2003
  • 2003 Technical Support Document for Identification of Chesapeake Bay Designated Uses and Attainability (5.24 MB) Published: October 2003
  • 2004 Addendum to Ambient Water Quality Criteria (1.16 MB) Published: October 2004
  • 2004 Addendum to Technical Support Document (3.81 MB) Published: October 2004
  • 2004 Chesapeake Bay Program Analytical Segmentation Scheme (1.95 MB) Published: October 2004
  • 2005 Addendum to Chesapeake Bay Program Analytical Segmentation Scheme (225.41 KB) Published: December 2005
  • 2007 i. Addendum to Ambient Water Quality Criteria (5.73 MB) Published: July 2007
  • 2007 ii. Addendum to Ambient Water Quality Criteria - Chlorophyll a Criteria (1.78 MB) Published: October 2007
  • 2008 Addendum to Ambient Water Quality Criteria (1.75 MB) Published: September 2008
  • 2010 Addendum to Ambient Water Quality Criteria (980.85 KB) Published: May 2010
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Publications

  • November 28, 2017

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

    A total of seven addendum documents have been published by EPA since April 2003. Four addenda were published documenting detailed refinements to the criteria attainment and assessment procedures (U.S. EPA 2004a, 2007a, 2008,...

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  • Members

    • Peter Tango (Chair), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)


      Monitoring Coordinator

      Address:
      410 Severn Avenue
      Suite 112
      Annapolis Maryland 21403

      • Email: ptango@chesapeakebay.net
      • Phone: (410) 267-9875
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    • Breck Sullivan (Staffer), Chesapeake Research Consortium


      Scientific, Technical Assessment & Reporting Staffer

      Address:
      410 Severn Ave
      Annapolis Maryland 21403

      • Email: bsullivan@chesapeakebay.net
      • Phone: (410) 267-5788
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    • John Backus, Maryland Department of the Environment

      Address:
      Montgomery Park Business Center
      1800 Washington Blvd.
      Baltimore Maryland 21230

      • Email: jbackus@mde.state.md.us
      • Phone: (410) 537-3965
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    • Thomas Barron, Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection

      Address:
      400 Market St
      Harrisburg Pennsylvania 17101

      • Email: tbarron@pa.gov
      • Phone: (717) 787-9614
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    • Sherm Garrison, Maryland Department of Natural Resources

      Address:
      580 Taylor Ave
      Tawes State Office Bldg., D-2
      Annapolis Maryland 21401

      • Email: sgarrison@dnr.state.md.us
      • Phone: (410) 260-8624
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    • William Hunley, Hampton Roads Sanitation District

      Address:
      Technical Services Division
      PO Box 5911
      Virginia Beach Virginia 23471

      • Email: whunley@hrsd.com
      • Phone: (757) 460-4252
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    • Cindy Johnson, Virginia Department of Environmental Quality

      Address:
      629 East Main Street
      Richmond Virginia 23218

      • Email: csjohnson@deq.virginia.gov
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    • Lee Karrh, Maryland Department of Natural Resources

      Address:
      580 Taylor Avenue
      Annapolis Maryland 21401

      • Email: lkarrh@dnr.state.md.us
      • Phone: (410) 260-8650
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    • Rodney Kime, Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection

      Address:
      400 Market Street
      Harrisburg Pennsylvania 17105

      • Email: rkime@pa.gov
      • Phone: (717) 783-7964
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    • Michael Lane, Old Dominion University (ODU)

      Address:
      5115 Hampton Boulevard
      Norfolk Virginia 23529

      • Email: mflane@odu.edu
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    • Roberto Llanso, Versar

      Address:
      9200 Rumsey Rd # 100
      Columbia Maryland 21046

      • Email: rllanso@versar.com
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    • Bruce Michael, Maryland Department of Natural Resources

      Address:
      Tawes State Office Bldg., C-2
      Annapolis Maryland 21401

      • Email: bmichael@dnr.state.md.us
      • Phone: (410) 260-8627
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    • Ken Moore, Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS)

      Address:
      PO Box 1346
      Gloucester Point Virginia 23062

      • Email: moore@vims.edu
      • Phone: (804) 684-7484
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    • Andrew Muller, U.S. Naval Academy

      Address:
      121 Blake Ave
      Annapolis Maryland 21402

      • Email: amuller@usna.edu
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    • Diana Muller, South River Federation

      Address:
      2830 Solomons Island Rd, Suite A
      Edgewater Maryland 21037

      • Email: riverkeeperdiana@southriverfederation.net
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    • Tom Parham, Maryland Department of Natural Resources

      Address:
      Tawes State Office Building
      580 Taylor Avenue
      Annapolis Maryland 21401

      • Email: tparham@dnr.state.md.us
      • Phone: (410) 260-8633
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    • David Parrish, Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS)

      Address:
      1208 Greate Rd
      Gloucester Point Virginia 23062

      • Email: parrishd@vims.edu
      • Phone: (804) 684-7835
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    • Tish Robertson, Virginia Department of Environmental Quality

      Address:
      629 East Main Street
      Richmond Virginia 23218

      • Email: tlrobertson@deq.virginia.gov
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    • Donald Smith, Virginia Department of Environmental Quality

      Address:
      629 East Main Street
      Richmond Virginia 23218

      • Email: donald.smith@deq.virginia.gov
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    • Cleo Stevens , Virginia Department of Environmental Quality

      Address:
      P.O. Box 1105
      Richmond Virginia 23218

      • Email: Cleo.Stevens@deq.virginia.gov
      • Phone: (804) 698-4191
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    • Matthew Stover , Maryland Department of the Environment

      Address:
      1800 Washington Boulevard, Suite 540
      Baltimore Maryland 21230

      • Email: mstover@mde.state.md.us
      • Phone: (410) 537-3611
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    • Richard Tian, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science (UMCES)


      Research Scientist

      Address:
      410 Severn Avenue Suite 112
      Annapolis Maryland 21403

      • Email: rtian@chesapeakebay.net
      • Phone: (410) 295-1328
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    • Mark Trice, Maryland Department of Natural Resources

      Address:
      580 Taylor Ave
      Annapolis Maryland 21401

      • Email: mtrice@dnr.state.md.us
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    • Howard Weinberg, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science (UMCES)


      GIS Specialist

      Address:
      410 Severn Avenue
      Suite 112
      Annapolis Maryland 21403

      • Email: hweinber@chesapeakebay.net
      • Phone: (410) 267-5735
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    • David Wolanski, Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control

      Address:
      820 Silver Lake Boulevard, Silver Lake Plaza, Suite 220
      Dover Delaware 19904

      • Email: david.wolanski@state.de.us
      • Phone: (302) 739-9939
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    • John Wolf, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)


      GIS Team Leader

      Address:
      410 Severn Avenue, Suite 109
      Annapolis Maryland 21403

      • Email: jwolf@chesapeakebay.net
      • Phone: (410) 267-5739
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