The Executive Order 13508 Strategy calls upon federal agencies to join the Chesapeake Bay watershed jurisdictions in establishing two-year milestones. The first set of draft programmatic two-year milestones for water quality available for feedback are for calendar years 2012 and 2013.  The list represents federal agency  programmatic (non-facility) milestones for the EO 13508 Restore Clean Water goal area.  The milestones were selected to represent the activities that have the potential to have significant environmental outcomes, that require significant resources, or that directly support the jurisdictions in meeting Watershed Implementation Plan commitments. 

The final federal water quality two-year milestones will be announced with the jurisdictions’ 2012-2013 milestones and the federal milestones for the other strategy goal areas - Recover Habitat, Sustain Fish and Wildlife, Conserve Land and Increase Public Access, and Supporting Strategies - by January 7, 2012. 

Download the Draft Federal Programmatic Two-Year Milestones for Water Quality (443.68 kb).

Please provide any feedback on these draft milestones by November 30, 2011.

In addition to the feedback below, we have received several letters expressing comments and opinions.   If you would like to submit a letter please send it to tloop@chesapeakebay.net.

• Letter from James Curatolo (1.76 mb)
• Letter from National Association of Home Builders (63.37 kb)
• Letter from Eliott Fuhrman (519.00 kb)
• Letter from Fulton County Conservation District (1.01 mb)
• Letter from the Severn Riverkeeper (974.65 kb)
• Letter from the National Stormwater Center (669.21 kb)

Input from the public is critically important to the federal agencies that are creating new approaches for restoring and protecting the Chesapeake Bay. When a draft strategy and revised reports are released on November 9, the formal public comment period will begin. But until then, feedback can be submitted by using the form below. Also available is the option to share thoughts on any entry on this website simply by clicking on the "feedback" link after the entry. The federal agencies will receive and consider feedback posted on this website. However, they will not respond individually to each person who offers comments. The public will have the opportunity to submit formal written comments for the record beginning November 9.

In addition to the feedback below, we have received several letters expressing comments and opinions.