Chesapeake Bay Program

Map of the Chesapeake Bay watershed

The Chesapeake Bay Program is the regional partnership that directs and conducts the restoration of the Chesapeake Bay in the United States. As a partnership, the Chesapeake Bay Program brings together members of various state, federal, academic and local watershed organizations to build and adopt policies that support Chesapeake Bay restoration. By combining the resources and unique strengths of each individual organization, the Chesapeake Bay Program is able to follow a unified plan for restoration. The program office is located in Annapolis, Maryland.

History

In the late 1970s and early 1980s, Congress funded scientific and estuarine research of the Chesapeake Bay, which pinpointed three areas that required immediate attention:

In 1983, the governors of Maryland, Virginia and Pennsylvania; the mayor of the District of Columbia; and the administrator of the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) signed The Chesapeake Bay Agreement of 1983.[1] From this act, the Chesapeake Bay Program Executive Council was formed.

Evolution

Since the signing of 1983 agreement, the Chesapeake Bay Program has adopted two additional agreements that provide overall guidance for Chesapeake Bay restoration:

Partners

Signatories to the Chesapeake Bay Agreement

Headwater State Partners

Federal Agency Partners

Academic Institution Partners

More Partners

See also

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References

  1. Chesapeake Bay Program (CBP), Annapolis, MD (1983). "1983 Chesapeake Bay Agreement."
  2. CBP (1987). "1987 Chesapeake Bay Agreement."
  3. CBP (2000). "Chesapeake 2000."
  4. Maryland Department of Natural Resources, Annapolis, MD (2003). "Chesapeake 2000: The Renewed Bay Agreement." Accessed 2011-07-31.
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