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Chesapeake Bay Agreements

Since 1983, the Chesapeake Bay Program (CBP) partnership has used written agreements to guide the restoration of the Chesapeake Bay and its watershed. Setting goals and tracking progress holds partners accountable for their work, while developing new agreements over time ensures the CBP partnership goals are aligned with the best available science to attain restoration success.

You will need Adobe Reader to view some of the files on this page. See EPA’s About PDF page to learn more.Chesapeake Bay 1983 Agreement (PDF)(2 pp, 666 K)
Chesapeake Bay 1987 Agreement (PDF)(7 pp, 429 K)
Chesapeake Bay 2000 Agreement (PDF)(13 pp, 95 K)
Chesapeake Bay Watershed Agreement signed June 16, 2014 (PDF)(20 pp, 2.2 M)

Chesapeake Bay Agreements

Chesapeake Bay TMDL