1 / 7

Overview of Phase II WIP and Milestone Guides and Schedule

Overview of Phase II WIP and Milestone Guides and Schedule. Katherine Antos Water Quality Team Leader U.S. EPA Chesapeake Bay Program Office Agriculture Workgroup March 30, 2011. Chesapeake Bay TMDL Accountability Framework. WIPs Phase I: Define strategies, propose TMDL allocations

lisle
Download Presentation

Overview of Phase II WIP and Milestone Guides and Schedule

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Overview of Phase II WIP and Milestone Guides and Schedule Katherine Antos Water Quality Team Leader U.S. EPA Chesapeake Bay Program Office Agriculture Workgroup March 30, 2011

  2. Chesapeake Bay TMDL Accountability Framework • WIPs • Phase I: Define strategies, propose TMDL allocations • Phase II: Refine strategies • Phase III: Mid-course adjustments • 2-Year Milestones • Track and Assess Progress • Federal Actions, as necessary

  3. Upcoming Guides • Phase II WIP Guide for Jurisdictions • What does EPA expect in Phase II WIPs? • What is EPA’s role in the Phase II process? • Phase II Guide for Federal Agencies • Approaches for developing nitrogen, phosphorus and sediment reduction targets for federal lands and facilities • References federal two-year milestones • Two-Year Milestones Guide • For federal and jurisdictions’ two-year milestones • How will milestone commitments and results be assessed • Timeframes for milestone development

  4. Schedule Adjustments Proposed to Principals’ Staff Committe: 2011 • Ongoing: Oversight Phase I WIP and TMDL implementation; input to Phase II WIP evaluation • Now: Jurisdictions begin to engage local stakeholder groups in Phase II process • Use TMDL and Phase I WIPs as starting point • Senior Managers and State WIP Leads stay in close communication on process and EPA support needs • March: EPA provides a short GUIDE to Phase II Process for 7 Bay jurisdictions • Spring: EPA provides short GUIDES for: • Federal agencies on federal facility implementation plans and WIP implementation support • 7 Bay jurisdictions on 2-year milestones • Late Spring/Early Summer: Complete 2 agreed-upon model updates and provide updated allocations to 19 state-basins • Fall: Jurisdictions provide DRAFT 2012-2013 milestone commitments and DRAFT Phase II WIPs to EPA for review

  5. Schedule Adjustments Proposed to Principals’ Staff Committe: 2012 • No Later than January 3: Jurisdictions provide final 2012-2013 milestone commitments • Encourage draft commitments to EPA in Fall 2011 • As Early as Possible in 2012: Jurisdictions submit final Phase II WIPs responding to EPA feedback on draft submissions • EPA makes any modifications to TMDL allocations • Following a review of the final Phase II WIPs • Pubic notice of any TMDL modifications would occur after final Phase II WIP completion and review • Jurisdictions may submit amended final Phase II WIP based on the TMDL public notice

  6. How Does this Relate to BMP Approvals? • Placeholder BMPs can still be used in Phase II WIPs • Some Phase I WIPs committed to working with EPA on specific BMP efficiencies during the Phase II process • States cannot report on BMPs in annual progress runs, which will be used to assess milestones, until practices are approved through the Chesapeake Bay Program protocol

  7. Schedule and Phase II Guide for Jurisdictions: www.epa.gov/chesapeakebaytmdl Questions? antos.katherine@epa.gov, (410) 295-1358

More Related