Chesapeake Bay Program

EPAs Chesapeake Bay Program Office coordinates the goals of the
Chesapeake Bay Program (CBP) with the other offices located in EPA's
regional office in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The CBP is a unique
regional partnership leading and directing restoration of the
Chesapeake Bay. Our mission is to lead and empower others to protect
and restore the Chesapeake Bay ecosystem for future generations. The
CBP was formed to provide coordination and support the goals of the
historic Chesapeake Bay Agreement of 1983. On June 28, 2000, the
Chesapeake Executive Council signed Chesapeake 2000 - a comprehensive
and far-reaching Bay agreement that will guide Maryland, Pennsylvania,
Virginia, the District of Columbia, the Chesapeake Bay Commission and
the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in their combined
efforts to restore and protect the Chesapeake Bay. The Chesapeake 2000
agreement guides the Bay Program partnership efforts through the year
2010.

Information was obtained from http://www.chesapeakebay.net/

The Chesapeake Bay Program is a unique regional partnership that has
led and directed the restoration of the Chesapeake Bay since 1983.
The Chesapeake Bay Program partners include the states of Maryland,
Pennsylvania and Virginia; the District of Columbia; the Chesapeake
Bay Commission, a tri-state legislative body; the Environmental
Protection Agency, representing the federal government; and
participating citizen advisory groups.

The Chesapeake Bay Program highlights databases including the
CBP Water Quality Database, the CBI Water Quality Database, the CBP
Toxics Database, Alliance Citizen Monitoring Database,