Chesapeake Bay Program in Pennsylvania. Karl G. Brown Executive Secretary PA State Conservation Commission

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1 Chesapeake Bay Program in Pennsylvania Karl G. Brown Executive Secretary PA State Conservation Commission 1

2 PA s Chesapeake Basin Over 50 percent of the land in PA drains to the Chesapeake Bay The Susquehanna River is the largest tributary of the Chesapeake Bay, providing 90 percent of the freshwater flow to the upper bay and half the total flow into the bay PA s Potomac provides an additional 2 percent of the bay s freshwater flow Chesapeake Bay Watershed Boundary Pennsylvania West Virginia Virginia Maryland District of Columbia New York Delaware 2

3 PA encompasses 35.2 percent of the Chesapeake Bay Watershed (14,358,159 acres) Four PA watersheds PA s Chesapeake Basin Susquehanna River (13,298,520 acres, 32.6 percent) Potomac River (1,012,222 acres, 2.5 percent) Eastern Shore (40,262 acres, 0.1 percent) Western Shore (7,155 acres, 0.02 percent) 3

4 TMDL and Chesapeake Bay Program Chesapeake Bay Program Comprehensive cooperative effort by federal, state and local governments, nongovernmental organizations, academics, and other entities that share the mission of and protecting the Chesapeake Bay and its watershed. Section 117 of federal Clean Water Act Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) Published by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Section 303 of federal Clean Water Act 4

5 Chesapeake Bay TMDL Progress Pre-TMDL Chesapeake Bay Program December 2010: Chesapeake Bay TMDL published by EPA Reductions of nitrogen, phosphorus and total suspended solids from Delaware, Maryland, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia and the District of Columbia Goal: All practices on the ground and all permitting activities completed by 2025 States and D.C.: Watershed Implementation Plans (WIPs) developed in three phases: 2010; 2012;

6 Chesapeake Bay TMDL Progress 2017: Mid Point Assessment Evaluation Evaluation of progress toward 2025 goal Have practices and controls in place that are expected to achieve 60 percent of load reductions needed to achieve applicable water quality standards compared to 2009 levels Update to Chesapeake Bay Watershed Model 2018: Phase 3 WIP 2025: Have all practices and controls installed by 2025 to achieve the Bay s dissolved oxygen (DO), water clarity/sav, and chlorophyll-a standards. 6

7 Restoration and protection of PA waters and Chesapeake Bay Clarification of states roles EPA consequences (Dec 29, 2009 letter) if WIPs not submitted, not acceptable or not implemented: Expansion of NPDES permitting to sources currently not required to obtain one Objection to permits issued by Pennsylvania Conditioning or redirecting of federal grants Increase in EPA enforcement And others Why are WIPs Critical? 7

8 PA s Chesapeake Bay WIP Created with significant public input Advisory committee meetings, etc. Over 125 individuals volunteered for workgroups o WIP Management Team o Agriculture Workgroup o Urban/Suburban/Rural Workgroup o Wastewater Workgroup 8

9 Two year milestones Measuring Progress Chesapeake Bay Watershed Model Best Management Practices (BMPs) Loading (lb/yr) of nitrogen, phosphorous and sediment Programmatic Milestones EPA Evaluation Regulatory and non-regulatory By sector Agriculture Stormwater Wastewater Trading and Offsets Grants, projects and partnerships 9

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12 Chesapeake Bay TMDL Numbers PA Loads and Goals Million Pounds/Year 2014 M lbs/yr 2017 Targets M lbs/yr 2025 Targets M lbs/yr Total Nitrogen Total Phosphorous Sediment

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15 Chesapeake Bay TMDL Progress Where we are: Since 1985: Completed 18% of N reductions needed to meet the TMDL Additional 37.1 million pounds to be reduced by 2025 Recent change in Ag Census data

16 Chesapeake Bay TMDL Progress Nitrogen Loads (Millions of Pounds/Yr) Checkpoint (60% of WIP) Reductions by 2017 Total % % % % Agriculture % % % % Urban Runoff % % % % 4.32 Wastewater & CSO % % % % Septic % % % % 0.57 Forests % % % % -1.26

17 Chesapeake Bay TMDL Progress Since 1985: Completed 63% of Phosphorus reductions needed to meet the TMDL 831,000 Additional pounds needed by WWTP Phosphorus loads met 2015 target and on track for 2017 and 2025 TMDL load allocation goals

18 Chesapeake Bay TMDL Progress Phosphorous Loads (Millions of Pounds/Yr) Checkpoint Reductions by 2017 Total % % % % Agriculture % % % % Urban Runoff % % % % Wastewater & CSO % % % % Forests % % % %

19 Chesapeake Bay TMDL Progress Since 1985: Completed 36% of TSS reductions needed to meet the TMDL Additional 673 million pounds to be reduced by 2025 Most TSS reductions due within the AG sector allocation

20 Chesapeake Bay TMDL Progress Total Suspended Solids (Millions of Pounds/Yr) Checkpoint Reductions by 2017 Total 2,998.8 % 2,644.0 % 2,618.0 % 2,225.0 % Agriculture 1, % 1,677 63% 1, % 1, % Urban Runoff % % % % Wastewater & CSO % 21 1% % % Forests % % % % -9.4

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22 Total Nitrogen per Acre Loads and Trends: Chesapeake Watershed Improving Trends: 54% Degrading Trends: 27% No Trend: 19% PA: Majority improving Improving: 14 Degrading: 3 No change: 1

23 Changes in Nitrogen per Acre Loads: Susquehanna Watershed

24 Total Phosphorus per Acre Loads and Trends: Loads per acre Above average in PA Eastern part of basin Bay Watershed trends: Improving Trends : 68% Degrading Trends : 20% No Trend : 12% PA trends: Majority improving Improving: 14 Degrading: 3 No change: 1

25 Changes in Phosphorus per Acre Loads: Susquehanna Watershed

26 Suspended Sediment per Acre Loads and Trends: PA similar Watershed Trends Improving: 50% Degrading: 30% No Trend : 20% PA: mixed results Improving: 8 Degrading: 3 No change: 6

27 Comeback of Susquehanna Flats Grasses Hints of Sunny Future Bay Journal By Karl Blankenship on November 03,

28 Chesapeake Bay TMDL More aggressive implementation will be needed to meet 2017 and 2025 goals Increased support of locally-led and capacity-building projects Improve reporting of BMPs to EPA for the Watershed Model Cost-Shared BMPs Non-Cost-Shared BMPs PSU Self-Reporting NRCS Potomac Remote Sensing Pilot Practice Keeper Software 28

29 Chesapeake Bay TMDL BMP Verification Process Phase 3 WIP development Sector Growth Modeling versus Monitoring Data Data Data Fertilizer Sales Data Farm Records 29

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