Reduce nitrogen, phosphorus, and sediment in Chesapeake Bay
We have been leading with bold initiatives to safeguard our environment:
We successfully negotiated a compromise phosphorus management solution, which was a huge step toward protecting the Chesapeake Bay.
We invested the most ever in the
Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays Trust Fund, and again this year, we are fully funding bay restoration efforts.
We restored $60 million previously drained from Program Open Space.
And, after years of the problem being ignored, we are finally
seeking innovative and cost-effective solutions to reduce the sediment, nitrogen, and phosphorus pollution which flows down the Susquehanna River over the Conowingo Dam and which is a serious threat to the Chesapeake Bay.
Just a few months ago on its
latest annual report card, the Chesapeake Bay received its highest score for water quality in nearly a quarter century. The amount of nitrogen, phosphorus, and sediment in the bay has dropped dramatically compared to recent years.
