Chesapeake Bay Executive Council Meeting

May 12, 2009

Mount Vernon, Virginia

Jeff Corbin, Virginia Assistant Secretary of Natural Resources

November 2008 November 2008 Executive Council MeetingExecutive Council Meeting

Governor Kaine committed the Governor Kaine committed the partnership, at the May 2009 EC partnership, at the May 2009 EC meeting, to:meeting, to:

Adopting a set of 2-year milestonesAdopting a set of 2-year milestonesProposing a new Bay cleanup deadline Proposing a new Bay cleanup deadline

(aka Restoration End Date)(aka Restoration End Date)

December 2008December 2008

Secretary Preston Bryant established Secretary Preston Bryant established and charged an Action Team, by the and charged an Action Team, by the April 2009 PSC meeting, to:April 2009 PSC meeting, to:

Agree on guidelines for jurisdictional Agree on guidelines for jurisdictional development of 2-year milestonesdevelopment of 2-year milestones

Develop jurisdiction-specific 2-year milestonesDevelop jurisdiction-specific 2-year milestones Discuss options for adopting contingencies Discuss options for adopting contingencies

upon failure to meet milestonesupon failure to meet milestones Recommend a new Bay cleanup deadline Recommend a new Bay cleanup deadline

(aka Restoration End Date)(aka Restoration End Date)

These are These are Water Water QualityQuality

Restoration MilestonesRestoration Milestones

Milestones Guiding Milestones Guiding PrinciplePrinciple

“ “While milestones for each While milestones for each jurisdiction will likely vary jurisdiction will likely vary considerably with respect to considerably with respect to proposed specific actions, it is critical proposed specific actions, it is critical that the overall combined milestones that the overall combined milestones product be product be consistentconsistent and and comprehensivecomprehensive.”.”

Milestones GuidelinesMilestones Guidelines

• Will focus strictly on Bay Will focus strictly on Bay water qualitywater quality restoration goalrestoration goal

• Jurisdiction-specific milestone outcomes can Jurisdiction-specific milestone outcomes can be rolled up into a single, basin-wide be rolled up into a single, basin-wide summarysummary

• Milestone outcomes include: pounds Milestone outcomes include: pounds reduced , acres implemented, adoption of reduced , acres implemented, adoption of new regulations, legislation, policiesnew regulations, legislation, policies

• Account for implementation actions of Account for implementation actions of allall partnerspartners

Milestone AttributesMilestone Attributes

• First 2-year milestones will be from mid-2009 First 2-year milestones will be from mid-2009 through end of 2011through end of 2011

• Confirming we intend to develop milestonesConfirming we intend to develop milestones which are which are ‘stretch goals but still attainable’‘stretch goals but still attainable’

• AcceleratesAccelerates past rates of implementation past rates of implementation

• Milestones could include Milestones could include commitmentscommitments to seek new to seek new regulations, enactment of new legislation/policiesregulations, enactment of new legislation/policies

• Translate or relate actions and resources to Bay Translate or relate actions and resources to Bay water quality endpointswater quality endpoints

• Measurable, trackable, reportable and related to the Measurable, trackable, reportable and related to the end goal (cap load allocations)end goal (cap load allocations)

• Consistency across the 7 jurisdictionsConsistency across the 7 jurisdictions

Roll It All UpRoll It All Up

A New Restoration End A New Restoration End DateDate

““The date by which all the The date by which all the actionsactions required to achieve the required to achieve the jurisdiction-specific and jurisdiction-specific and basinwide cap load allocations basinwide cap load allocations have been fully have been fully implementedimplemented on on the ground”the ground”

““No Later Than” No Later Than” 20252025

Milestone Next StepsMilestone Next Steps

• Tracking Tracking – use partnership’s existing ag/urban BMP – use partnership’s existing ag/urban BMP and wastewater tracking system (updated every and wastewater tracking system (updated every January)January)

• Reporting Reporting – progress updated annually through the – progress updated annually through the Bay Barometer (published every March)Bay Barometer (published every March)

• Adapt Adapt – change partners’ implementation – change partners’ implementation approaches based on new information through annual approaches based on new information through annual adaptive management cycle (annually)adaptive management cycle (annually)

• ‘‘Plan B’ Plan B’ – continue development of contingencies to – continue development of contingencies to close gaps/ address shortfalls (ongoing)close gaps/ address shortfalls (ongoing)