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Citizen & Local Govt Advisory Committees Share Meeting

On May 5-6, the Citizens Advisory Committee (CAC) and Local Government Advisory Committee (LGAC) met in Alexandria, VA. Both Committees spent time separately discussing recommendations they will make to the Chesapeake Executive Council (EPA Administrator, Governors of VA, MD, and PA, the Mayor of DC and the Chair of the tri-state legislative Chesapeake Bay Commission) …

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Maryland Phase 2 WIP and Local Governments

[imageframe class=”acb-img-container float-right-container” ] As the Chesapeake Bay-wide cleanup effort continues with the federally mandated TMDL , states are moving along with their Watershed Implementation Plans (WIP) to decrease pollutant and nutrient runoff into the Chesapeake Bay. Maryland has recently released their draft Phase II WIP for public review and comment. Public meetings will be …

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Designing the Next Generation of Stormwater Practices

May 17, 8:30 am-4:30 pm Lower Allen Township Building 2233 Gettysburg Rd Camp Hill, PA 17011 Workshop Agenda Introduction to Stormwater Management Update on Pennsylvania Stormwater Program and  MS4 Permit Overview LID Practices Designing Better Basins Site Design Exercise & Report Out Stormwater Design Considerations for Karst Developing a Chesapeake Bay Pollutant Reduction  Plan and …

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Breton Bay, including Breton Bay Sanctuary, is seen looking northeast in St. Mary's County, Md., on June 5, 2018. (Photo by Will Parson/Chesapeake Bay Program)