Chesapeake Bay Tributary Strategies were developed by the seven watershed jurisdictions (Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania, New York, Virginia, West Virginia and the District of Columbia). The strategies outlined the river basin-specific implementation activities to reduce nutrient and sediment pollutant loads from point and nonpoint sources sufficient to achieve the 2003 nitrogen, phosphorus, and sediment cap loads.

• You may need a PDF reader to view some of the files on this page. See EPA’s About PDF page to learn more.Secretary Tayloe Murphy's April 25, 2003 Memorandum Regarding Nutrient and Sediment Load Allocations and New Submerged Aquatic Vegetation (SAV) Restoration Goals (PDF)Exit(9 pp, 37.5 K)
• Setting and Allocating the Chesapeake Bay Basin Nutrient and Sediment Loads: The Collaborative Process, Technical Tools and Innovative Approaches (U.S. EPA 903-R-03-007, December 2003) (PDF)Exit(169 pp, 3.5 M)
• Delaware Tributary Strategy for the Nanticoke River (October 2004) (PDF)Exit(6 pp, 30.4 K)
• Delaware Tributary Strategy for the Upper Chesapeake (January 2008) (PDF)Exit(15 pp, 61.8 K)
• District of Columbia Tributary Strategy (June 2004) (PDF)Exit(90 pp, 1.4 M)
• Maryland Tributary Strategy (January 2008) (PDF)Exit(51 pp, 11.5 M)
• New York Tributary Strategy (September 2007) (PDF)Exit(92 pp, 714 K)
• Pennsylvania Tributary Strategy (December 2004) (PDF)Exit(129 pp, 864 K)
• Virginia Tributary Strategy (January 2005) (PDF)Exit(92 pp, 418 K)
• Chesapeake Bay and Virginia Waters Clean-Up Plan: Progress Report (December 2009) (PDF)Exit(45 pp, 386 K)
• West Virginia Tributary Strategy (November 2005) (PDF)Exit(53 pp, 595 K)