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In the 1987 Chesapeake Bay Agreement includes the commitment "to eliminate pollutant discharges from recreational boats" as one of its water quality objectives. This challenge was re-emphasized by EPA Administrator William K. Reill in December of 1989 on the occasion of assuming the Chairmanship of the Chesapeake Executive Council. In response to this challenge, the Recreational Boat Pollution Work Group was created by the Chesapeake Bay Program Implementation Committee in May, 1990. All segments of the Bay community with an identified interest in vessel waste management were represented on the Work Group. Representatives from the marine industry, boating clubs, environmental organization, Federal and state agencies, local government, the legislatures and citizen user groups all played an active role.

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This report outlines the likely consequences of some of the choices being made currently and their implications for the future of the nation'd lstgest and historically most productive estuary. Chesapeake Futures: Choices for the 21st Century. The report outlines the likely consequences of some of the choices made currently and their implications for the future of the nationa's largest and historically most productive estuary. Chesapeake Futures evaluates three scenarios timed to the year 2030 as the polulation in the watershed inceases: Recent trends, if recently observed conditions and approaches continue; Current Objectives, if the goals set forth in multi-jurisdictional Bay agreements are largely reached' and Feasible Alternatives, if a series of additional innovative programs and new technologies are put in place.

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The relentless encroachment of people threatens the ecological balance of the Bay. More than 15 million people live, work and play in the watershed. Each individual directly affects the Bay by adding waste, consuming resources and changing the character the character of the land, water and air that surround it. However, through the choices we make everyday, we can lessen our impact on the Bay's health. We must nurture what scientist Aldo Leopold once termed as our "wild rootage" a recognition of the fundamental connection and dependency between society and the environment. As adovcates for theBay and its many living resources, wecan preserve the Chesapeake for years to come.

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On March 7, 2005, the Chesapeake Bay Program co-sponsored a workshop to bring together planning, natural resource, and regulatory professionals in Maryland to collaborate onhow to incorporate water quality planning and regulatory requirement into comprehensive planning. Local practitioners interacted with State re[resentatives from MDE, MDP and MDR to address State expectations or current regulations affecting natural resources and their implications for land use planning. Selected counties with advanced programs presented cast studies demonstrating successful strategies, potential oportunities and challenges/impediments to incorporating watershed management into daily land use planning decision. This is a summary of the day's proceedings.

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This report represents the work of many scientifists and technical experts gathered under the auspices of the Chesapeake Bay Program's Scientific and Technical Advisory Committee. The projection and estimates emanate from several data and information sources and do not rely on one methodological tool or approach. For example, although the Chesapeake Bay Program's Watershed Model was used to estimate past and current nutrient loadings, different assumptions and methods were applied for the projections in this study. The assumptions and conclusions in Chesapeake Futures capture the state of knowledge as viewed by the authors of the report, and do not represent the official position of the Chesapeake Bay Program or any other private, state or federal agency.

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This report represents the work of many scientists and technical experts gathered under the auspices of the Chesapeake Bay Program's Scientific and Technical Advisory Committee. The projections and estimates emanate from several data and information sources and do not reply on any one methodological tool or approach. For example, although the Chesapeake Bay Program's Watershed Model was used to estimate past and current nutrient loadings, different assumptions and methods were applied for the projections in this study. The assumptions and conclusions in Chesapeake Futures capture the state of knowledge as viewed by the authors of the report, and do not represent the official position of the Chesapeake Bay Program or any other private, state, or federal agency.

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This report represents the work of many scientists and technical experts gathered under the auspices of the Chesapeake Bay Program's Scientific and Technical Advisory Committee. The projections and estimates emanate from several data and information sources and do not rely on any one methodological tool or approach. For example, although the Chesapeake Bay Program's Watershed Model was used to estimate past and current nutrient loadings, different assumptions and methods were applied for the projections in this study. The assumptions and conclusions in Chesapeake Futures capture the state of knowledge as viewed by the authors of the report, and do not represent the official position of the Chesapeake Bay Program or any other private, state, or federal agency.

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Tax policy studies to fund environmental actions from Maryland, Pennsylvania, and Virginia.

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A report prepared by the Criteria and Standards Workgroup of the Chesapeake Bay Program's Living Resources Subcommittee. The workgroup was charged with comparing existing water quality criteria and standards with the water quality requirements found in the Chesapeake Bay Program document, Habitat Requirements for the Chesapeake Bay Living Resources. Based on this comparison, recommendations for the possible improvement of existing criteria and standards were to be made as were any recommendations for the periodic updating of the Habitat Requirements document.

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For the Chesapeake Bay Program, the definition of monitoring takes on additional dimension-the long term process of collecting critical environmental data throughout a 66,500 square mile ecosystem. Hundreds of individuals-scientists, managers, technicians and citizens-from a multitude of agencies and institutions are involved in the analysis and presentation of the information for management of this vast watershed and tidal system. Insights into the state of the Bay and the future course of management action are the culminationn of this process.

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