Pennsylvania’s Tributary Strategy For Local Watersheds & The Chesapeake Bay

Chesapeake 2000 Agreement

• The water quality goal of the Chesapeake 2000 Agreement is to meet water quality standards in the Bay by 2010 Nitrogen Phosphorus Allowable Load (million pounds) 71.9 2.47

Reductions (million pounds) 37 1.1

Federal Clean Water Act

• This is a mandatory Clean Water Act obligation • New water quality standards applicable in Pennsylvania’s Susquehanna and Potomac watersheds became effective August 29, 2005

Pennsylvania’s Nutrient Load to the Bay

• Total Nitrogen Load – Point sources: 14% – Nonpoint sources: 86% • Total Phosphorus Load – Point sources: 22% – Nonpoint sources: 78%

Pennsylvania’s Nutrient Load

• Instream Monitoring for Total Load • Point Source Monitoring – Significant Point Sources (0.4 MGD) – Voluntary Data From 2002 • Instream – Point Source = Nonpoint Source Load

Nonpoint Source Funding

In 2004 alone, the total funding of these programs was approximately $75 million: – CREP – Growing Greener I and II – DEP Stream Bank Fencing Program – DEP Stream Improvement Program – DEP Chesapeake Bay Financial Assistance Funding – DEP Stormwater Management Program – EPA Chesapeake Bay Small Watershed Grants – EPA Chesapeake Bay Implementation Grant – EPA Nonpoint Source 319 Program – USDA Environmental Quality Incentives Program – USDA Conservation Resource Program – Ducks Unlimited Partnership Program

Point Source Funding

• Annual PENNVEST funding: $150 to $200 million • $50 million in PENNVEST grants for nutrient reduction technology upgrades and actions to address combined sewer overflows • $200 million through PennWorks • $50 to $100 million in new bonds for PENNVEST loans • Growing Greener Innovative Technology Grants: $5 million/year • Growing Greener II funding

Significant Sewage Treatment Plants

• PA – Cap Load Allocation based on 2010 Flow Projection at 8 mg/l TN and 1 mg/l TP • MD – Requiring Technology-based Cap Loads of 4.0 mg/l TN and 0.3 mg/l TP at Design Flow • VA – Requiring Technology-based Cap Loads of: – Northern basin – Between 3 to 4 mg/l TN and 0.3 mg/l TP at Design Flow – Southern basin – Between 5 to 6 mg/l TN and 0.5 to 0.7 mg/l TP at Design Flow

Significant Industrial Discharges

• PA – Aggregate 2002 Loads with a 10% Reserve • MD – Case-specific cap loads dependent on reductions since 1985 • VA – Case-specific concentration limits

Agricultural Requirements

• ACRE • E &S Plan or Conservation Plan • Nutrient Management Plan or Manure Management Plan • NPDES permit for CAFOs • Water Quality Management permit for some larger manure storage

New Development

• New Point Source – Zero Net Load – Options: • Land Application of Effluent With Crop Uptake • Recycle and Reuse of Effluent • Load Offsets • Purchasing Credits (Trading) • New On-lot Systems – No New Requirements • Connection to Existing Point Source – No New Requirements – Point Source Decision Whether It Can Meet Its Cap Loads

Nutrient and Sediment Trading

• Trading is available now • Trades may occur between: – Point to point – Point to nonpoint • Third parties may participate