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Chesapeake Bay TMDL

Memorandum from Secretary Tayloe Murphy

On April 25, 2003, Secretary Tayloe Murphy sent a memorandum to the Chesapeake Bay Program Principals' Staff Committee (PSC). The memorandum summarized the comprehensive set of agreements made by Chesapeake Bay watershed partners with regard to cap loads for nitrogen, phosphorus and sediment. It also addressed new Bay-wide and local submerged aquatic vegetation (SAV) restoration goals and a commitment to reevaluate the allocations in 2007.

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April 25, 2003 - Memorandum from Secretary Tayloe Murphy to the PSC Summarizing Decisions Regarding Nutrient and Sediment Load Allocations and New Submerged Aquatic Vegetation (SAV) Restoration Goals (PDF)(9 pp, 281 K)