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Local Government Advisory Committee Meeting

Learn about the Chesapeake Bay Program, a vast partnership of all major players in the Chesapeake region, working collaboratively on science, policy, and restoration efforts. Get an overview of the program's organizational structure and leadership, as well as its role in maintaining a comprehensive monitoring network, developing models and technical support systems, and providing information and outreach programs to foster stewardship of the bay's resources.

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Local Government Advisory Committee Meeting

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  1. Local Government Advisory Committee Meeting Carin Bisland, Associate Director Chesapeake Bay Program Office U.S. EPA October 5, 2017

  2. The Chesapeake Bay and Watershed

  3. WV MD NY VA PA DE DC Federal govt Bay Commission A vast partnership of all the major players in the Chesapeake region, working collaboratively on science, policy and restoration efforts

  4. The Bay Cleanup Involves Partners at All Levels • FEDERAL GOVERNMENT: • USEPA, USGS, USFWS, NRCS, FS, NPS, NOAA, DOD, USCG • STATE • GOVERNMENT: • NY, PA, MD, DE, VA,WV, DC • RIVER BASIN COMMISSIONS • REGIONAL GOVERNMENTS • LOCAL GOVERNMENT • PRIVATE INDUSTRY/ • BUSINESSES • CHESAPEAKE BAY CLEANUP • ENVIRONMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS • UNIVERSITIES & RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS • CONCERNED CITIZENS Chesapeake Bay Program – A Watershed Partnership

  5. Executive Order 13508 May 12, 2009 – President Obama issues EO 13508 for the Protection and Restoration of the Chesapeake Bay • Federal Leadership Committee • EO Strategy • AnnualAction Plan and Progress Report

  6. CBP Organizational Structure and Leadership Citizens’ Advisory Committee Chesapeake Executive Council Principals’ Staff Committee Independent Evaluator Local Government Advisory Committee Management Board CBP Director Scientific & Technical Advisory Committee ActionTeams Communications Workgroup & Office Goal Implementation Teams Science, Technical Analysis, and Reporting Sustainable Fisheries Protect & Restore Vital Habitats Protect & Restore Water Quality Maintain Healthy Watersheds Foster Chesapeake Stewardship Enhance Partnering, Leadership & Management Implementation Workgroups Implementation Workgroups Implementation Workgroups Implementation Workgroups Implementation Workgroups Implementation Workgroups

  7. CBPO Organizational Structure and Leadership Immediate Office 3CB00 Nicholas DiPasquale Director James Edward Deputy Director Office of Science, Analysis & Implementation 3CB10B Office of Partnerships and Accountability 3CB10C Rich Batiuk Associate Director Carin Bisland Associate Director Implementation/Evaluation Team Science Integration Team Accountability and Budget Team Partnerships & Assistance Team

  8. Role of the EPA Chesapeake Bay Program Office Section 117(b) of the Clean Water Act directs the EPA Administrator to maintain a Chesapeake Bay Program Office (CBPO) and states: 117(b)(2)(B)The Chesapeake Bay Program shall provide support to the Chesapeake Executive Council by: What Section 117(b)(2)(B) says: What We Do: • Maintain a comprehensive 30+ year tidal and nontidal monitoring network with consistent and comparable data • Develop and maintains an internationally recognized series of models and technical support systems to run the models. • Maintain a repository of data and analyses that is available to the public and used by states, universities, local implementers (i) Implementing and coordinating science, research, modeling, monitoring, data collection, and other activities that support the Chesapeake Bay Program

  9. Role of the EPA Chesapeake Bay Program Office • Section 117(b) of the Clean Water Act directs the EPA Administrator to maintain a Chesapeake Bay Program Office (CBPO) and states that: 117(b)(2)(B)The Chesapeake Bay Program shall provide support to the Chesapeake Executive Council by: What Section 117(b)(2)(B) says: What We Do: (ii) Developing and making available, through publications, technical assistance and other means, information pertaining to the environmental quality and living resources of the Chesapeake Bay ecosystem; (v) Implementing outreach programs for public information, education and participation to foster stewardship of the resources of the Chesapeake Bay • Ensure communication and outreach with a focus on restoration and protection of the ecosystem of the entire Chesapeake Bay watershed • Annual Bay Barometer • Chesapeakebay.net • ChesapeakeProgress

  10. Role of the EPA Chesapeake Bay Program Office • Section 117(b) of the Clean Water Act directs the EPA Administrator to maintain a Chesapeake Bay Program Office (CBPO) and states that: 117(b)(2)(B)The Chesapeake Bay Program shall provide support to the Chesapeake Executive Council by: What Section 117(b)(2)(B) says: What We Do: • Manage the development and implementation of management strategies to meet goals/outcomes of the Agreement by: • Convening forums to deliberate and agree on policy decisions that transcend state lines. • Convening and supporting subject matter experts for issues related to fisheries, habitat, stewardship, water quality, and other areas of partnership concern. • Convening and supporting advisory committees to ensure decisions are informed by advice from key stakeholders and by sound science. (iii) Assisting the signatories of the Chesapeake Bay Agreement in developing and implementing specific action plans to carry out the responsibilities of the signatories to the Chesapeake Bay Agreement in cooperation with appropriate Federal, State and local authorities. (iv) Coordinating the actions of the Environmental Protection Agency with the actions of other Federal agencies and State and local authorities in developing strategies to improve the water quality and living resources of the Chesapeake Bay ecosystem;

  11. Role of the EPA Chesapeake Bay Program Office • Section 117(b) of the Clean Water Act directs the EPA Administrator to maintain a Chesapeake Bay Program Office (CBPO) and states that: 117(b)(2)(B)The Chesapeake Bay Program shall provide support to the Chesapeake Executive Council by: What We Do: What Section 117(b)(2)(B) says: • Manage the development and implementation of management strategies to meet goals/outcomes of the Agreement by: • Convening forums to deliberate and agree on policy decisions that transcend state lines. • Convening and supporting subject matter experts for issues related to fisheries, habitat, stewardship, water quality, and other areas of partnership concern (iii) Assisting the signatories of the Chesapeake Bay Agreement in developing and implementing specific action plans to carry out the responsibilities of the signatories to the Chesapeake Bay Agreement in cooperation with appropriate Federal, State and local authorities.

  12. Role of the EPA Chesapeake Bay Program Office • Provides grants to state and local jurisdictions and other partner organizations for implementing the goals of the Chesapeake Bay Watershed Agreement, including water quality monitoring grants • Coordinates and oversees the Chesapeake Bay Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) and helps ensure accountability through the Bay jurisdictions’ Watershed Implementation Plans and Two-Year Milestones. • The Chesapeake Bay Accountability and Recovery Act (CBARA) requires the EPA Administrator to appoint an independent evaluator for the Chesapeake Bay Program who reports on restoration activities and other to the Chesapeake Executive Council

  13. History

  14. Total Spending

  15. Federal Agency Spending

  16. State Program Spending

  17. State Grant Allocations from EPA

  18. CBP Organizational Structure and Leadership Citizens’ Advisory Committee Chesapeake Executive Council Principals’ Staff Committee Independent Evaluator Local Government Advisory Committee Management Board CBP Director Scientific & Technical Advisory Committee ActionTeams Communications Workgroup & Office Goal Implementation Teams Science, Technical Analysis, and Reporting Sustainable Fisheries Protect & Restore Vital Habitats Protect & Restore Water Quality Maintain Healthy Watersheds Foster Chesapeake Stewardship Enhance Partnering, Leadership & Management Implementation Workgroups Implementation Workgroups Implementation Workgroups Implementation Workgroups Implementation Workgroups Implementation Workgroups

  19. What is the Midpoint Assessment? • Review of progress towards meeting the 2017 60% interim target and the 2025 Chesapeake Bay TMDL goal • Optimize implementation of the Bay jurisdictions’ WIPs and ensure we’re on track for development of Phase III WIPs • Gather, review, and incorporate new data and science into the Partnership’s decision support tools

  20. Midpoint Assessment Guiding Principles • Continue implementation, tracking progress and reporting results, with stable tools through at least 2017 • Enhance decision support and assessment tools to enable successful engagement of local partners • Incorporate new or refined BMPs and verification of practices into existing accountability tools and reporting protocols • Address emerging issues (e.g., climate change) • Prioritize midpoint assessment actions and use adaptive management to ensure goals are met

  21. Current Status of Midpoint Assessment Priorities and Impacts to the Phase III WIPs

  22. Completed 1 Year Partnership Review of Phase 6 Modeling Tool Refinements Phase 6 Watershed Model Structure Average Load + Inputs * Sensitivity Land Use Acres BMPs Land to Water Stream Delivery River Delivery * * * Direct Loads * *

  23. Advanced from 30 Meter to 1 Meter Resolution of Land Cover Basinwide Phase 6 Phase 5 Phase 6 Phase 5 Urban/Suburban Settings Rural Settings

  24. Partnership Approved Local Planning Goal Recommendations

  25. Monitoring Trends to Support Phase III WIPs

  26. STAC Workshops & Peer Reviews

  27. Communications & Engagement

  28. Setting the Stage for the Jurisdictions’ Phase III WIPs Current Estimated Load 2017

  29. Setting the Stage for the Jurisdictions’ Phase III WIPs Current Estimated Load Assimilative Capacity 2017 2025

  30. Setting the Stage for the Jurisdictions’ Phase III WIPs Growth + Current Estimated Load Assimilative Capacity 2017 2025

  31. Setting the Stage for the Jurisdictions’ Phase III WIPs Conowingo + Growth + Current Estimated Load Assimilative Capacity 2017 2025

  32. Setting the Stage for the Jurisdictions’ Phase III WIPs Climate Change + Conowingo + Growth + Current Estimated Load Assimilative Capacity 2017 2025

  33. Setting the Stage for the Jurisdictions’ Phase III WIPs Climate Change + Conowingo + Growth + Total load reductions needed by 2025 Current Estimated Load Assimilative Capacity 2017 2025

  34. Setting the Stage for the Jurisdictions’ Phase III WIPs Climate Change + Conowingo + Growth + Total load reductions needed by 2025 Current Estimated Load Planning Targets Assimilative Capacity 2017 2025

  35. Setting the Stage for the Jurisdictions’ Phase III WIPs Climate Change + Conowingo + Growth + Total load reductions needed by 2025 Current Estimated Load Local Area Goals Planning Targets Assimilative Capacity 2017 2025

  36. Learn more at www.chesapeakebay.net/ watershedagreement

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