Conowingo WIP Steering Committee

The Conowingo WIP Steering Committee works collaboratively across jurisdictions and partnerships to effectively reduce increased nutrient levels in the Chesapeake Bay, resulting from the Conowingo Dam infill, through the successful implementation of the Conowingo Watershed Implementation Plan and two-year milestones.

Meetings

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About

The Principals' Staff Committee (PSC) created a Conowingo Watershed Implementation Plan (CWIP) Steering Committee with the following roles and responsibilities:

  1. Consists of a representative from each Bay watershed jurisdiction and the Chesapeake Bay Commission. Members may also solicit comments on the Conowingo WIP framework from key stakeholders. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will not participate due to its oversight role as part of the Chesapeake Bay Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) accountability framework;
  2. Develops the Conowingo WIP with EPA staff and contractor support;
  3. Guides the development of a financing strategy with contractor support; and,
  4. Oversees implementation of the Conowingo WIP with contractor support.

NOTE: Previous meeting materials, documents and historical records be accessed on the steering committee's Projects and Resources page and meetings archive.

Projects

What's New?

The following resources highlight the most recent developments of the CWIP Steering Committee's work.

Conowingo WIP BMP Opportunity Analysis Web Viewer

Complete

This mapping application generates information that can be used during the development of proposals for restoration implementation funding available through the Susquehanna River Basin Commission.

CWIP Webinar Wednesday

Complete

This presentation provided an update on progress toward implementation milestones.

Publications

Related Resources

  • Maryland’s Conowingo Pay for Success Program

    This groundbreaking pay for success program offers millions of dollars in funding to projects in the Susquehanna River watershed to purchase water quality outcomes to meet the nutrient reduction goals of the Conowingo Watershed Implementation Plan.

  • PENNVEST Clean Water Procurement

    This program provides for the purchase, through a competitive bidding process, of verified nutrient or sediment reduction derived from the installation of best management practices (BMPs) to help Pennsylvania achieve the load limits for nitrogen, phosphorus and sediment established under the Chesapeake Bay Total Maximum Daily Load, or Bay TMDL.

  • State of the Octoraro Creek Watershed Story Map

    This story map from the Susquehanna River Basin Commission provides an overview of water quality monitoring in the Octoraro Creek watershed, which spans 208 square miles in Lancaster and Chester counties in Pennsylvania and Cecil County in Maryland.

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