Maps

The 2009 Chlorophyll a percent of goal achievement by CBP segment.

This map shows the percent of the Water Clarity goal achieved for each Chesapeake Bay Segment in 2009.

This map shows the 2009 indicator status of the Benthic Index of Biological Integrity by station.

The map shows the average Index of Biological Integrity Score for phytoplankton by monitoring station.

This map shows the percent of the Index of Biological Integrity indicator goal achieved by segment.

The Phytoplankton (Index of Biological Integrity) map shows the percent of the goal achieved by CBP Monitoring Segment.

This map shows the locations of riparian forest buffer restoration projects throughout the Chesapeake Bay Watershed. Project locations were provided by Forestry Workgroup representatives from the Maryland Department of Natural Resources, Virginia Department of Forestry, and Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources.

Tidal waters that are impaired for part or all of the indicated Bay segment by toxic chemicals based on each state's implementation of the Clean Water Act.

Fish passage is a key component to the restoration of anadromous fish (shad and river herring) in the Chesapeake Bay watershed. These fish are blocked from much of their historic spawning areas, which included waters over 200 miles from the Bay. Maryland, Virginia, Pennsylvania and the District of Columbia have set goals to provide fish passage to make much of those historic spawning areas once again accessible to migratory fish. Other species that benefit from the unblocking of streams include eels, native species such as brook trout and other resident species.

The funding was provided through the Chesapeake Bay Stewardship Fund, which awards competitive grants of up to $1 million to projects that demonstrate innovative and cost-effective approaches to dramatically reduce or eliminate pollution to the Chesapeake Bay and its rivers. This year, a total of $12.9 million was awarded to 24 innovative nutrient and sediment reduction projects in Delaware, Maryland, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia and the District of Columbia. The Chesapeake Bay Stewardship Fund is administered by the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation with funding from the U.S. EPA's Chesapeake Bay Program Office.