In the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Fiscal Year (FY) 2020 Appropriations Conference Report, an increase to the Chesapeake Bay Program (CBP) Budget was provided in the amount of $6 million for “state-based implementation in the most effective basins.
This map shows the most effective basins in Pennsylvania to reduce nitrogen from the agricultural sector:
- https://gis.chesapeakebay.net/wip/pamosteffectivebasins/ Exit
- The numbering on the map shows the load effectiveness ranking from Table 2 in the Effectiveness Rationale document.
- Clicking on the basin will show the basin name, ranking from Table 2 in the Effectiveness Rationale document, and ranking for Pennsylvania basins only.
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CBPO Effectiveness Rationale (PDF)(14 pp, 363 K,
May 18, 2020)
This document describes the methodology EPA followed to establish the most effective use of these funds.