Water Quality Goal Implementation Team (GIT 3) Publications
Water Quality Standards Attainment and Monitoring Outcome Justification
Published in Agreement and OutcomeWater Quality Standards Attainment and Monitoring Outcome: Continually improve the capacity to monitor and assess the effects of management actions being undertaken to implement the Bay TMDL and improve water quality. Use the monitoring results to report annually to the public on progress made in attaining established Bay water-quality standards and trends in reducing nutrients and sediment in the watershed.
View details2017 and 2025 Watershed Implementation Plans Outcomes Justification
Published in Agreement and Outcome2017 Watershed Implementation Plans Outcome: By 2017, have practices and controls in place that are expected to achieve 60 percent of the nutrient and sediment pollution load reductions necessary to achieve applicable water quality standards compared to 2009 levels.
2025 Watershed Implementation Plans Outcome: By 2025, have all practices and controls installed to achieve the Bay’s dissolved oxygen, water clarity/submerged aquatic vegetation and chlorophyll a standards as articulated in the Chesapeake Bay TMDL document.
View detailsHomeowner BMP crediting memo
Approved by the Water Quality Goal Implementation Team, February 10, 2014.
View detailsBMP Verification Principles
Published on December 6, 2012Developed by the BMP Verification Committee and Water Quality Goal Implementation Team, these principles were adopted by the Principals' Staff Committee to guide the jurisdictions’ development and implementation of BMP verification programs.
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