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EPA Goal 2: Protecting America’s Waters |
Purpose
NOAA’s Chesapeake Bay Office is listed as one of the federal agencies that participates
in the Chesapeake Bay Program. The Federal Agencies Committee was established by the
Chesapeake Bay Program in 1984 and is chaired by the Director of the EPA’s Chesapeake
Bay Program Office. The committee is composed primarily of representatives of federal
agencies that either own land in the watershed and/or have missions that impact water
quality or living resources of the Bay and its tributaries. The Federal Agencies
Committee is responsible for representing federal policies in the Chesapeake Bay
Program. The committee advises the EPA, which represents all federal agencies
as the sole federal signatory to the Chesapeake Bay agreements, and is the
only federal member of the Chesapeake Executive Council. The Chesapeake Bay
Program is a unique regional partnership that has led and directed
restoration of the Bay.
Source(s) of Information
1. NOAA: Chesapeake Bay Program
Related EPA Program(s)
Geographic Program: Chesapeake Bay:
The Chesapeake Bay Program is a partnership among the States of Maryland, Virginia, Pennsylvania, the District of Columbia,
the Chesapeake Bay Commission, and the EPA (representing the federal government) working together to protect and restore the
Bay's ecosystem. Enforcement resources will focus on improving compliance with any new or existing water quality or air
regulations.
Authorizing Legislation
• Clean Water Act Section 117
• EPA general authorizing statutes
Other Programs under Goal 2
Other Programs from DOC