Federal Facilities Workgroup

The Federal Facilities Workgroup supports the implementation of federal facilities' water quality improvement efforts.

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This is the home for information and resources related to the water quality improvement efforts of federal facilities within the Chesapeake Bay Watershed. To access the Federal Facility Targets Protocol documents, please visit the Projects and Resources tab.

Projects

Federal Agency Progress Evaluation

The EPA Chesapeake Bay Program Office contracted AH/BC Navy JV, LLC (BC) to assess the progress of each federal agency toward their goals utilizing the results of the Chesapeake Assessment Scenario Tool (CAST) 2019 Progress scenario and comparing those loads to the federal planning goals (FPGs) defined for each jurisdiction. This effort includes a comparison of the best management practices (BMPs) currently credited to federal agencies in CAST and the agency’s record of implemented BMPs to assess the accuracy and completeness of the federal BMP record reported by the jurisdictions.

Federal Facilities Targets Protocol

This document describes the process for setting nitrogen, phosphorus and sediment pollutant reduction targets for federal facilities consistent with the 2010 Chesapeake Bay TMDL (Bay TMDL) and the Executive Order 13508 Strategy for Protecting and Restoring the Chesapeake Bay Watershed (EO12308 Strategy).

EPA Default Method for Setting Federal Facilities' Targets

For jurisdictions that have chosen not to set nitrogen, phosphorus, and sediment targets for federal facilities, EPA will provide 2017 and 2025 targets consistent with the Clean Water Act. EPA will determine the loading rate for 2009 and also 2025 by state major basin for major land use groups

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