2000 Chesapeake Lawsuit Settled with Historic Agreement
- Date Range
- January 1, 2010 – December 31, 2010
- Title
- 2000 Chesapeake Lawsuit Settled with Historic Agreement
- What occurred
- In 2010, the 2000 Chesapeake lawsuit filed against the EPA for not setting science based pollution limits, was settled with an historic agreement. In this agreement the EPA establishes the Chesapeake Bay Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL). The TMDL sets limits on how much sediment and nutrients can enter the Bay in order to meet the desired water quality. The seven Bay jurisdictions created the Watershed Implementation Plan (WIP) that outlines detailed steps that the jurisdiction will take in order to meet the pollution reductions agreed to by 2025.
- Location
- 6 Herndon Ave, Annapolis, MD 21403
- Image Citation
- https://www.pilotonline.com/news/environment/vp-nw-lawsuit-epa-chesapeake-bay-pollution-20200910-lrwxuyy2ybeynn72ywgs6mqkq4-story.html
- Student name(s)
- Avery Clavel
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