WRRC REPORT N. 172 DC WRRC PROJECT NO. 94-03 CHESAPEAKE- BAY WATER QUALITY MANAGEMENT By Harvey Lieber, The American University September 1995 CHESAPEAKE BAY WATER QUALITY MANAGEMENT FINAL REPORT TO THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA WATER RESOURCES RESEARCH CENTER Authored by: Dr. Harvey Lieber, Principal Investigator Donna M. Jackson, Research Assistant SCHOOL OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS THE AMERICAN UNIVERSITY WASHINGTON, D.C. 20016 "The research on which this report is based was financed in part by the United States Department of the Interior, through the D.C. Water Resources Research Center." "The contents of this publication do not necessarily reflect the views and policies of the Department of the Interior." September 11, 1995 ABSTRACT This ongoing project assessed current programs and policies of the Chesapeake Bay Program (CBP), from its initiation as a 1975 U.S.A. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) study to the current multifaceted, intergovernmental program. It reviewed the 1983 Chesapeake Bay Agreement signed by the states of Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, the District of Columbia and the EPA and the subsequent agreements and programs of these signatories. As the CBP evolved it grew and changed from a point source water pollution program to one that covers land use, habitat and wetlands restoration and all forms of living resources. The complex CPB organization is described along with the different orientations and interests of the main governmental participants, who include many federal government agencies, and local governments as well. While this is an EPA-initiated and funded program, it is run in a cooperative, consensual manner. Legislative support on both state and federal levels has been significant and there has been extensive citizen participation, especially by the conservationist Chesapeake Bay Foundation. A special section of this study is devoted to Washington D.C.'s role in the Program. D.C's environmental administrative arrangements are described, with the Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs having major responsibility for ongoing environmental programs while the Public Works Department is responsible for the operation and expansion of the Blue Plains Sewage Treatment Plant. The third section of this report analyzes the activities, strategies and influence of the leading conservation group, The Chesapeake Bay Foundation (CBF). With more than 80,000 members, 125 staff and a budget close to $7 million, CBF is a key player since it was founded just thirty years ago.

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