Draft Chesapeake Bay Watershed Agreement (Abridged Version for Early Stakeholder Input)Watershed Agreement • July 10th, 2013
NOTE: This preliminary draft is an outline of the envisioned Chesapeake Bay Watershed Agreement with some preliminary goals and outcomes. This draft represents the Chesapeake Bay Program’s early thinking and is intended to stimulate thoughts and ideas from stakeholders. Stakeholder input will be solicited again when a complete draft has been developed.
ContractWatershed Agreement • April 10th, 2014
Chesapeake Bay Watershed Agreement (Draft – 4/10/14) Issue: Participatory/Discretionary Language (pertaining to Management Strategies for Outcomes) Updated April 10, 2014 (for PSC meeting discussion)
ContractWatershed Agreement • September 9th, 2013
Chesapeake Bay Watershed Agreement Draft 1 for MB Consideration at Meeting on June 13, 2013 Agreement ContentsWatershed Agreement • June 6th, 2013
The Watershed Agreement +Watershed Agreement • March 8th, 2018
• Facilitate additional thinking at the local level as to how participation in the Phase 3 WIP process can help local decision makers achieve their own goals and priorities
The 2014 Chesapeake Bay Watershed Agreement: An Integrated and Adaptive Ecosystem Approach toWatershed Agreement • November 12th, 2014
This new Agreement is the most inclusive, collaborative, and goal-oriented agreement for any watershed in the nation. Signatories include representatives from the entire Chesapeake watershed, including: the original signatory
Issue: TMDL/WIPs, stormwater, agriculture and air deposition source sectors Updated April 10, 2014 (for PSC meeting discussion)Watershed Agreement • April 11th, 2014
Current LanguageExcess amounts of nitrogen, phosphorus and sediment in the Bay and its tributaries have resulted in many portions of the Bay being listed as “impaired” under the Clean Water Act. Restoring these waters is critical to overall Bay watershed restoration because clean water is the foundation for healthy fisheries, habitats and communities across the region.Goal: Reduce pollutants to achieve the water quality necessary to support the aquatic living resources of the Bay and its tributaries and protect human health.2017 Watershed Implementation Plans (WIP) Outcome: By 2017, have practices and controls in place that are expected to achieve 60% of the nutrient and sediment pollution load reductions necessary to achieve applicable water quality standards compared to 2009 levels. 2025 WIP 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 asarticulated in the Ches
Chesapeake Bay Watershed Agreement Brook Trout Management StrategyWatershed Agreement • February 24th, 2015
Vital Habitats Goal: Restore, enhance, and protect a network of land and water habitats to support fish and wildlife, and to afford other public benefits, including water quality, recreational uses and scenic value across the watershed.
Draft Chesapeake Bay Watershed Agreement (Abridged Version for Early Stakeholder Input)Watershed Agreement • July 10th, 2013
NOTE: This preliminary draft is an outline of the envisioned Chesapeake Bay Watershed Agreement with some preliminary goals and outcomes. This draft represents the Chesapeake Bay Program’s early thinking and is intended to stimulate thoughts and ideas from stakeholders. Stakeholder input will be solicited again when a complete draft has been developed.
The 2014 Chesapeake Bay Watershed Agreement: An Integrated and Adaptive Ecosystem Approach toWatershed Agreement • November 12th, 2014
This new Agreement is the most inclusive, collaborative, and goal-oriented agreement for any watershed in the nation. Signatories include representatives from the entire Chesapeake watershed, including: the original signatory
WATERSHED AGREEMENTWatershed Agreement • April 5th, 2007
Whereas, application has been made to the Secretary of Agriculture by the Sponsors for assistance in preparing a plan for the Dunloup Creek Watershed, Fayette and Raleigh Counties, West Virginia, under the authority of the Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act, Public Law 83-566 (16 U.S. C. 1001-1008); and
PREAMBLEWatershed Agreement • June 11th, 2014
Draft Agreement ContentsWatershed Agreement • June 19th, 2013
comments/issues to be considered for revision of the draft full agreement filename “draft agreement for mb 7-11-13 post psc 6-27-13”Watershed Agreement • August 27th, 2013
PSC/MB Decision “shall do” Signatory Comment Consider Other Partner Comment Consider Stakeholder/Public Comment Consider
Adaptive Management and the Chesapeake Bay Watershed AgreementWatershed Agreement • April 27th, 2016
Draft Agreement ContentsWatershed Agreement • June 26th, 2013
Issue: TMDL/WIPs, stormwater, agriculture and air deposition source sectorsWatershed Agreement • April 1st, 2014
Current LanguageExcess amounts of nitrogen, phosphorus and sediment in the Bay and its tributaries have resulted in many portions of the Bay being listed as “impaired” under the Clean Water Act. Restoring these waters is critical to overall Bay watershed restoration because clean water is the foundation for healthy fisheries, habitats and communities across the region.Goal: Reduce pollutants to achieve the water quality necessary to support the aquatic living resources of the Bay and its tributaries and protect human health.2017 Watershed Implementation Plans (WIP) Outcome: By 2017, have practices and controls in place that are expected to achieve 60% of the nutrient and sediment pollution load reductions necessary to achieve applicable water quality standards compared to 2009 levels.2025 WIP Outcome: By 2025, have all practices and controls installed to achieve the Bay’sdissolved oxygen, water clarity/submerged aquatic vegetation and chlorophyll a standards as articulated in the Chesa
Draft – December 1, 2014Watershed Agreement • December 4th, 2014
For the past 30 years, the Chesapeake Bay Program (CBP) partnership have been committed to achieving and maintaining the water quality conditions necessary to support living resources throughout the Chesapeake Bay watershed. Building off these commitments and using the best scientific information available, the CBP partnership agreed to the nutrient and sediment allocations in the 2010 Chesapeake Bay Total Maximum Daily Load (Bay TMDL), a historic and comprehensive pollution reduction effort in the Chesapeake Bay watershed. The Bay TMDL identifies the necessary pollution reductions from major sources of nitrogen, phosphorus and sediment across the seven Bay watershed jurisdictions of Delaware, Maryland, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia and the District of Columbia, and sets pollution limits necessary to meet water quality standards in the Bay and its tidal rivers.
DRAFT Chesapeake Bay Watershed Agreement: Abridged Version (7/1/13)Watershed Agreement • July 2nd, 2013
NOTE: This preliminary draft does not represent a complete version of a Chesapeake Bay Watershed Agreement and contains some gaps that will be filled in over the coming months. Rather, it is the Chesapeake Bay Program’s best thinking at this point in the drafting process to solicit stakeholder input.
ContractWatershed Agreement • February 14th, 2024
Chesapeake Bay Watershed Agreement (Draft ʹ4/10/14) Issue: Participatory/Discretionary Language (pertaining to Management Strategies for Outcomes) Updated April 10, 2014 (for PSC meeting discussion)
RIPARIAN FOREST BUFFER COMMITMENTS & TARGETSWatershed Agreement • June 17th, 2014
Transatlantic Trade & Investment Partnership:Watershed Agreement • September 25th, 2014
The Transatlantic Trade & Investment Partnership (TTIP) is the world’s largest free trade agreement which aims to create jobs and growth by removing quantitative and regulatory barriers to trade and commerce between the EU and the US, making it easier for businesses and consumers to buy and sell goods and services between the two regions. This game-changing agreement, if successful, could establish new global trading rules and standards that could help both sides of the Atlantic maintain dominance in an increasingly competitive global economy.
Issue: TMDL/WIPs, stormwater, agriculture and air deposition source sectorsWatershed Agreement • April 7th, 2014
Current LanguageExcess amounts of nitrogen, phosphorus and sediment in the Bay and its tributaries have resulted in many portions of the Bay being listed as “impaired” under the Clean Water Act. Restoring these waters is critical to overall Bay watershed restoration because clean water is the foundation for healthy fisheries, habitats and communities across the region.Goal: Reduce pollutants to achieve the water quality necessary to support the aquatic living resources of the Bay and its tributaries and protect human health.2017 Watershed Implementation Plans (WIP) Outcome: By 2017, have practices and controls in place that are expected to achieve 60% of the nutrient and sediment pollution load reductions necessary to achieve applicable water quality standards compared to 2009 levels. 2025 WIP Outcome: By 2025, have all practices and controls installed to achieve the Bay’sdissolved oxygen, water clarity/submerged aquatic vegetation and chlorophyll a standards as articulated in the Ches
Chesapeake Bay Watershed Agreement (2014) Goals and OutcomesWatershed Agreement • June 24th, 2014
Sustainable Fisheries: Protect, restore and enhance finfish, shellfish and other living resources, their habitats and ecological relationships to sustain all fisheries and provide for a balanced ecosystem in the watershed and Bay.
The Watershed Agreement and the Phase 3 WIPsWatershed Agreement • January 8th, 2018
Draft – February 9, 2015Watershed Agreement • February 18th, 2015
For the past 30 years, the Chesapeake Bay Program (CBP) partnership1 has been committed to achieving and maintaining the water quality conditions necessary to support living resources throughout the Chesapeake Bay watershed. Building off these commitments and using the best scientific information available, the CBP partnership agreed to the nutrient and sediment allocations in the 2010 Chesapeake Bay Total Maximum Daily Load (Bay TMDL)2, a historic and comprehensive pollution reduction effort in the Chesapeake Bay watershed. The Bay TMDL identifies the necessary pollution reductions of nitrogen, phosphorus and sediment across the seven Bay watershed jurisdictions of Delaware, Maryland, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia and the District of Columbia to meet applicable water quality standards in the Bay and its tidal waters. Reducing pollution is critical to restoring the Chesapeake Bay watershed because clean water is the foundation for healthy fisheries, habitats, and comm
ContractWatershed Agreement • November 6th, 2013
Draft Agreement ContentsWatershed Agreement • June 18th, 2013
Chesapeake Bay Watershed Agreement Draft 1 for MB Consideration at Meeting on June 13, 2013 Agreement ContentsWatershed Agreement • June 4th, 2013
The Chesapeake Bay Program is developing a new Agreement for signing by the Governors of Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Delaware, New York and West Virginia, Mayor of DC and the Chesapeake Bay Commission in 2014.Watershed Agreement • March 19th, 2014
This voluntary agreement will be the foundation for cooperative restoration, conservation, and stewardship efforts across the Chesapeake Bay watershed.
