Conowingo WIP Steering Committee
The CWIP SC works collaboratively across jurisdictions and partnerships to effectively reduce increased nutrient levels in the Bay, resulting from the Conowingo Dam infill, through the successful implementation of the Conowingo Watershed Implementation Plan (CWIP) and two-year milestones.
Upcoming Meetings
Conowingo WIP Steering Committee Quarterly Meeting - September 2024
Monday, September 9, 2024 from 1:00pm - 3:00pmScope and Purpose
The Principals' Staff Committee (PSC) created a Conowingo Watershed Implementation Plan (CWIP) Steering Committee with the following roles and responsibilities:
- Consists of a representative from each Bay watershed jurisdiction and the Chesapeake Bay Commission. Members may also solicit comments on the Conowingo WIP framework from key stakeholders. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will not participate due to its oversight role as part of the Chesapeake Bay Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) accountability framework;
- Develops the Conowingo WIP with EPA staff and contractor support;
- Guides the development of a financing strategy with contractor support; and,
- Oversees implementation of the Conowingo WIP with contractor support.
Projects and Resources
What's New?
BMP Opportunity Analysis
Conowingo Sediment Characterization and Innovative and Beneficial Reuse Pilot
CWIP Webinar Wednesday
Maryland’s Pay for Success Program
Maryland’s Conowingo Pay for Success Program
NOTE: All previous meeting materials, documents, and historical records can be accessed on the archived projects and resources page and the archived meetings page.
Publications
Related Links
Members
Matthew Rowe (Chair), Maryland Department of the Environment
Address:
1800 Washington Boulevard
Baltimore, Maryland 21230
Email: matthew.rowe@maryland.gov
Phone: (410) 537-3578
1800 Washington Boulevard
Baltimore, Maryland 21230
Email: matthew.rowe@maryland.gov
Phone: (410) 537-3578
Jill Whitcomb (Chair), Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection
Caroline Kleis (Staffer), Water Quality Goal Implementation Team Staffer, Chesapeake Research Consortium
Mark Hoffman, Chesapeake Bay Commission
Address:
60 West Street
Suite 406
Annapolis, Maryland 21401
Email: mhoffman@chesbay.us
Phone: (410) 263-3420
60 West Street
Suite 406
Annapolis, Maryland 21401
Email: mhoffman@chesbay.us
Phone: (410) 263-3420
John Maleri, District of Columbia Department of Energy & Environment (DOEE)
Marcia Fox, Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control
Address:
Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control
Dover, Delaware 19904
Email: marcia.fox@state.de.us
Phone: (302) 739-9939
Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control
Dover, Delaware 19904
Email: marcia.fox@state.de.us
Phone: (302) 739-9939
Dave Goshorn, Maryland Department of Natural Resources
Address:
580 Taylor Avenue
C-4
Annapolis, Maryland 21401
Email: david.goshorn@maryland.gov
Phone: (410) 260-8110
580 Taylor Avenue
C-4
Annapolis, Maryland 21401
Email: david.goshorn@maryland.gov
Phone: (410) 260-8110
Lauren Townley, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
Julia Wakeling, District of Columbia Department of Energy & Environment (DOEE)
Gregory Busch, Maryland Department of the Environment
Jutta Schneider, Virginia Department of Environmental Quality
Address:
Patrick Henry Building 1111 E. Broad Street
Richmond, Virginia 23219
Email: jutta.schneider@deq.virginia.gov
Patrick Henry Building 1111 E. Broad Street
Richmond, Virginia 23219
Email: jutta.schneider@deq.virginia.gov