Presidential Executive Order Renew Federal commitment to improve

water quality, habitat, and living resources in the Bay and its watershed

Collaborate with States and CBP partners

Produce new restoration strategy Build from Chesapeake Action Plan Address key challenges-Topic

reports

Time lines Restoration strategy

Draft-Nov. 9

Topic reports, draft- Sept 12

Presidential Executive Order Living resources

DOI/FWS-NOAA Water quality

EPA Agriculture and watersheds

USDA Expand public access

DOI/NPS Climate Change

DOI/USGS-NOAA Monitoring and ecosystem

managementDOI/USGS-NOAA

E.O.-Monitoring

Sec. 801. The Secretaries of Commerce and the Interior shall, to the extent permitted by law, organize and conduct their monitoring, research, and scientific assessments to support decisionmaking for the Chesapeake Bay ecosystem and to develop the report addressing strengthening environmental monitoring of the Chesapeake Bay and its watershed required in section 202 of this order. This report will assess existing monitoring programs and gaps in data collection, and shall also include the following topics:

(a) the health of fish and wildlife in the Chesapeake Bay watershed; (b) factors affecting changes in water quality and habitat conditions;

and (c) using adaptive management to plan, monitor, evaluate, and adjust

environmental management actions.

Process for E.O. Monitoring Report Understand major management needs

Chesapeake Action Plan CBP Goal Implementation Team leaders and states STAC outcomes and MRAT Other E.O. reports

Develop frameworks for decision making and improved monitoring/assessment

List monitoring and assessment needs ID existing monitoring and assessment ID gaps Recommend improvements

Fisheries

(NOAA)

Habitat

(FWS)

Water Quality

(EPA)

Water-sheds

(USDA)

Steward-ship

(NPS)

Chesapeake Action Plan

Goals and Fed Co-Leads

Topics Oysters

Striped Bass

Alosa sp.

Menhaden

Blue Crab

Fish Passage

SAV

Wetlands

Wastewater Treatment

Agricultural Lands

Developed Lands

Air Deposition

Shorelines & Streambanks

Preserve Valuable Lands

Minimize Conversion

Public Access

Education

Interpretation Communication

Chemical Contaminants

Citizen Engagement

Minimize Hydrologic Impact

Technical Support (USGS) Science and Adaptive Management

Stream Restoration

Ecosystem –based fisheries

management

Framework for Decision Making

Framework for Monitoring and Assessment

MRAT and the E.O. Use outcomes from MRAT to help define

monitoring and assessment gaps. Living resources Habitat Water quality

MRAT will address ideas to use existing funds and partnerships

E.O. Monitoring report can recommend where federal programs need to be enhanced to fill remaining needs.