The Chesapeake Bay Program is seeking public feedback on the proposed future Chesapeake Bay Watershed Agreement.
The Chesapeake Bay Watershed Agreement, signed in 2014, set many of its goals and outcomes to be achieved by December 2025. With that deadline approaching, the Chesapeake Bay Program (CBP) is working to assess progress, determine next steps, and shape the future of Bay restoration. As part of this process, CBP will host a series of virtual meetings and gather public input through September 1.
Interested parties and members of the public are invited to provide feedback on the draft revised Chesapeake Bay Watershed Agreement between July 1 and September 1, 2025, by emailing comments@chesapeakebay.net. Feedback received during this period will be reviewed by a team of subject matter experts within the partnership. The next version of the Watershed Agreement will be presented to the Management Board in October 2025.
CBP Webinar Series
Learn more about the draft revised Chesapeake Bay Watershed Agreement with our summer webinar series. Our first webinar will provide an overview of the Beyond 2025 process while the next four will focus on each of the proposed four goals in the revised Agreement.
- (July 2, 2025) Beyond 2025: Reimagining the Chesapeake Bay Watershed Agreement (Register)
- (July 8, 2025) Thriving Habitats and Wildlife: A Deep Dive into the Revised Goal of the Watershed Agreement (Register)
- (July 15, 2025) Clean Water for a Healthy Bay: Exploring the next revised Goal of the Watershed Agreement (Register)
- (July 24, 2025) Understanding another revised Goal of the Watershed Agreement: Healthy Landscapes (Register)
- (July 30, 2025) Engaged Communities: A Closer Look at Final Proposed Goal of the Watershed Agreement (Register)
Key highlights of the new draft agreement:
- Staggered deadlines for certain targets
- 2030 deadline for nutrients and sediment reduction goals
- New flexibility for evolving modeling and science
Read more about the draft agreement.
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