EPA Evaluation of Final Phase III WIPs
EPA Evaluates Final Phase III Watershed Implementation Plans–(December 19, 2019)
EPA has released its evaluations of final Phase III Watershed Implementation Plans (WIPs) from Delaware, Maryland, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia to reduce nitrogen, phosphorus and sediment pollution to the Chesapeake Bay. As part of the implementation of the Chesapeake Bay TMDL, jurisdictions committed to develop WIPs that document how jurisdictions will achieve and maintain water quality standards. The third and final phase of implementation called for the development of Phase III WIPs which provide information on actions the jurisdictions intend to implement between 2019 and 2025 to meet the goals of the Chesapeake Bay TMDL. The seven jurisdictions released their final Phase III WIPs on August 23, 2019.
View the detailed evaluations for the Bay Jurisdictions below.
- EPA Evaluation of Delaware's final Phase III WIP (pdf)
- EPA Evaluation of the District of Columbia's final Phase III WIP (pdf)
- EPA Evaluation of Maryland's final Phase III WIP (pdf)
- February 24, 2020 Errata Sheet for EPA Evaluation of Maryland's final Phase III WIP (pdf)
- EPA Evaluation of New York's final Phase III WIP (pdf)
- EPA Evaluation of Pennsylvania's final Phase III WIP (pdf)
- EPA Evaluation of Virginia's final Phase III WIP (pdf)
- EPA Evaluation of West Virginia's final Phase III WIP (pdf)