Chesapeake TMDL- CCW conference

THE CHESAPEAKE BAY TMDL: Restoring Local Waters and the Chesapeake Bay Choose Clean Water Conference Washington, DC January 11, 2010 Bob Koroncai U.S. EPA Region III

The Chesapeake Bay TMDL
The largest TMDL in the country
Learn from lessons of the past
Bay Program
Long term goals
Planning and commitment
TMDL Program
Point source implementation

Bay Program
Long term goals + short term goals
Planning and commitment
TMDL Program

Bay Program
Planning and commitment + accountability
TMDL Program

Bay Program
TMDL Program
Point source implementation + non-point source implementation

All 6 states and the District of Columbia are covered.
Caps on nitrogen, phosphorus, and sediment
Caps on point sources and non point source sectors
Draft TMDL August 2010
Round 2 of public meetings Aug – October, 2010
Final TMDL December 2010

Bay TMDL Development Process What total loading for nitrogen, phosphorus, and sediment can the Bay assimilate? What is an equitable distribution of the watershed-wide loadings to the states/basins? How should the state/basin load be sub-allocated to: individual point sources, non- point source sectors, and sub-watersheds or counties? WIP

The Chesapeake Bay
Performance and Accountability System

Reasonable assurance
In establishing a TMDL, EPA determines whether there is ‘reasonable assurance’ that the load reductions, particularly for non-point sources, will be achieved and water quality standards will be attained.

Mandatory Pollution Diet at Work Develop Watershed Implementation Plans (EPA letter 11/4/09) Establish Bay TMDL: Employ Federal Actions or Consequences (EPA letter 12/29/09) Set 2-Year Milestones Monitor Progress

Watershed Implementation Plans (WIPs)
EPA ‘expectations’ letter sent 11/4/09
Stage 1: 60% reductions achieved by 2017
Stage 2: All controls in place no later than 2025
State lead on developing WIP’s
Phase I WIP by 11/2010 (Focus on 2010-2017)
Phase II WIP by 11/2011 (Add county/local watershed target loads and identify controls)
Phase III WIP by 2017 (Focus on 2017-2025)

Watershed Implementation Plans
Include:
Individual PS target loads and aggregate target loads for NPS sectors
Schedule for load reductions
Strategy and schedule to fill program gaps
Commitments to install needed controls
Accounting for growth
Tracking and reporting protocol
Contingencies for Failed or Delayed Implementation

Example: Projected Nitrogen Delivery from Major Basin in Each Jurisdiction by Source Sector
Also divide jurisdiction load by 303(d) segment drainage area and, by November 2011, local area
Attain jurisdiction-wide load reductions by the interim target, or justify why can still meet final target
Jurisdiction would determine desired 2-year schedule to meet interim and final target loads
EPA first evaluates milestones based on consistency with jurisdiction target load. EPA accepts shifts among source sectors, basins, segment drainages, and local areas if jurisdiction target load is met and local and Bay water quality goals are achieved
Propose increased budget to legislature Increased program budget Increased controls Propose new legislative authorities Rulemaking Implement regulatory controls Examples of Some Planned Controls Load Reduction Schedule Interim Targets Final Targets 35 26 20 Stage 1 Implementation Stage 2 Implementation Milestones for Assessing Progress

Federal Consequences
Letter from EPA to states on December 29, 2009
Outlines EPA actions for state failure to:
submit WIPs consistent with 11/4/09 letter
submit 2-year milestones consistent with 11/4/09 letter
achieve 2 year milestone target loads
Develop NPDES permits consistent with allocations in the TMDL
Develop mechanisms to ensure that NPS reductions are achieved

Federal Consequences Include…
Expand NPDES permit coverage to unregulated sources
Increase permit oversight/object to permits
Require net improvement offsets
Establish finer scale allocations
Require additional reductions from PS’s
Increased federal enforcement
Condition or redirect federal grants
Promulgation of local nutrient standards

The Bay TMDL and Performance and Accountability System will..
…Learn from lessons of the past
Bay Program
TMDL Program
Point source implementation + non-point source implementation

“ Accountability breeds response-ability”
-Steven Covey, Author on personal effectiveness

Further Information
Chesapeake Bay TMDL web site
www.epa.gov/chesapeakebaytmdl
U.S. EPA Region 3 Contacts
Water Protection Division
Bob Koroncai
215-814-5730; koroncai.robert@epa.gov
Jennifer Sincock (sincock.jennifer@epa.gov)
Chesapeake Bay Program Office
Rich Batiuk
410-267-5731; batiuk.richard@epa.gov
Katherine Antos (antos.katherine@epa.gov)

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