Water Quality Goal Implementation Team (GIT 3) Projects and Resources
Phase III WIP Stakeholder Assessment
In preparation for the development of Phase III WIPs in 2017-2018, the WQGIT has undertaken a stakeholder assessment to identify lessons learned from the Phase I and Phase II WIP processes that should be applied to the Phase III WIPs. The stakeholder assessment should recommend improvements to the WIP development, evaluation, implementation and oversight processes so that the Phase III WIPs create effective blueprints for implementation through 2025.
BMP Review Protocol
The Water Quality Goal Implementation Team (WQGIT) is responsible for approving the loading rates, and percentage adjustments to these rates, used in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed Model (CBWM). Through the Protocol for Development, Review and Approval of Loading and Effectiveness Estimates for Nutrient and Sediment Controls (BMP Review Protocol), newer practices and technologies are considered and evaluated for inclusion in the Chesapeake Bay Program partnership modeling tools. Existing practices are re-evaluated to ensure they reflect the best available scientific data and information.
A table depicting the BMPs identified for review, and the status of those reviews, is available here.