Maryland's 2012-2013 Milestone Goals

Two-Year Milestones

To promote continual progress, EPA’s accountability framework for restoring the Chesapeake Bay calls on states to identify milestones to be reached in two-year increments. The two-year milestones are also are tracked closely by Maryland’s BayStat accountability system established by Governor O’Malley.

Maryland’s 2013 Milestones cover the period July 1, 2011 – June 30, 2013.  There are two broad categories of milestones:

• The implementation actions are on-the-ground activities that will result in nutrient and sediment load reductions.  The “Implementation Actions” summary table shows the incremental amount of pollution control activity for the two-year milestone period. It does not indicate the cumulative amount of implementation nor the reductions at the end of the milestone period.  The cumulative reductions are still being developed using the Chesapeake Bay watershed model.
• The program enhancement actions are needed to increase resources and improve the implementation processes to accelerate future restoration.
  

Contact Information

Please direct questions or comments to Jim George at (410) 537-3579.

Quick Links

Phase II WIP Document Main Page (March 30, 2012)

Phase I WIP Document Page

BayStat Webpage (Leaving MDE website)

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