Chesapeake Bay TMDL
Feds Outline 2013 Action Plan
The Federal Leadership Committee for the Chesapeake Bay issued its 2013 Action Plan, outlining efforts to continue progress toward protecting and restoring the Chesapeake Bay.
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Bay TMDL — A Commitment to Clean Water
Actions are being taken across six states and the District of Columbia to reduce water pollution in local streams and rivers in connection with EPA's Total Maximum Daily Load to restore the Chesapeake Bay. Read the Bay TMDL Factsheet (PDF) (2p, 46KB) or view the Bay TMDL Poster (1page, 3.2MB).
The Bay TMDL, a historic and comprehensive "pollution diet," was established in December 2010 based largely on implementation plans prepared by Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia.
In 2012, the jurisdictions submitted Phase II implementation plans designed to strengthen the initial cleanup strategies and reflect the involvement of local partners. They also submitted a first set of two-year milestones outlining near-term restoration commitments.
The Bay TMDL is a key part of an accountability framework to ensure that all pollution control measures needed to fully restore the Bay and its tidal rivers are in place by 2025, with practices in place by 2017 to meet 60 percent of the necessary pollution reductions.