Conowingo WIP Steering Committee Projects and Resources
The Conowingo WIP Steering Committee works collaboratively across jurisdictions and partnerships to effectively reduce increased nutrient levels in the Chesapeake Bay, resulting from the Conowingo Dam infill, through the successful implementation of the Conowingo Watershed Implementation Plan (CWIP) and two-year milestones.
Scope of Work for the Conowingo WIP
CWIP 2021 Documents
CWIP Steering Committee Correspondence with EPA
- Cover letter and epa evaluation of final cwip v1 24 2022 0 pdf [PDF, 389.2 KB]
- PA Response to EPA RE: CWIP Evaluation [PDF, 124.3 KB]
- NY Letter to EPA RE: CWIP Evaulation [PDF, 571.8 KB]
- MDE Letter to EPA RE: CWIP Evaluation [PDF, 358.9 KB]
- SRBC Letter to EPA RE: CWIP Evaluation [PDF, 138.6 KB]
- Steering Committee Letter to EPA Re: CWIP Evaluation (Mar 2022) [PDF, 1.3 MB]
- Steering Committee Letter to EPA Re: Funding Commitments (Oct 2022) [PDF, 1.1 MB]
- KB Signed EPA Response to CWIP SC Letter 11 30 2022 digsig pdf [PDF, 8.7 MB]
- EPA Expectations CWIP Phased Approach DRAFT (01.26.2023) [PDF, 249.3 KB]
- Maryland Response Conowingo Expectations (03.24.2023) [PDF, 262.1 KB]
- PA Response Conowingo WIP Expectations (03.24.2023) [PDF, 117.9 KB]
- EPA Expectations CWIP Phased Approach FINAL (07.19.23) [PDF, 214.8 KB]
Original Framework for the Conowingo Watershed Implementation Plan
Conowingo Watershed Implementation Plan - Materials for Public Review
Initial draft materials for public review and comment. Please follow this link for a webinar recording Introduction to the Conowingo Watershed Implementation Plan.
The Draft Conowingo WIP Public Comment Period has concluded
The draft Conowingo WIP Public Comment Period has concluded
The public comment period lasted 90 days, from October 14, 2020 to January 21, 2021. During this time, the team held 17 outreach webinars to provide key stakeholders with an opportunity to ask questions and provide feedback on the draft Conowingo WIP.
Emphasis was placed on reaching targeted groups currently working on and/or familiar with local WIP development and implementation. This included agriculture representatives, cooperative extensions, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), conservation districts, county and municipal staff, land trusts, environmental and engineering consultants, watershed groups, state agencies, water authorities, and local community leaders.
The webinars introduced the draft Conowingo WIP and provided details on the development of the WIP. Speakers from the organizations working with EPA and the Conowingo WIP Steering Committee to develop and implement the Conowingo WIP (Center for Watershed Protection, the Chesapeake Conservancy, the University of Maryland Sea Grant Program and the Harry R. Hughes Center for Agro-Ecology) presented background information on the WIP development, an overview of the WIP process, and time for questions and answers. Participants could submit comments for the public comment record via the chat box during the webinar in addition to the email option (CWIP@chesapeakebay.net).
You can access recordings of the local stakeholder webinars by clicking on the links below:
Maryland - Cecil County, 11/18/2020
Maryland - Harford County, 11/20/2020
Maryland - Baltimore County, 12/1/2020
Maryland - Statewide 1, 12/8/2020
Maryland - Statewide 2, 1/13/2020
Pennsylvania - Ag Advisory Board & Nutrient Management Advisory Board, 11/13/2020
Pennsylvania - Statewide Ag Stakeholders, 1/6/2020
Pennsylvania - Statewide, 12/14/2020
Pennsylvania - Bedford County, 11/19/2020 (recording not available)
Pennsylvania - Centre & Cumberland Counties, 12/7/2020
Pennsylvania - Franklin & Adams Counties, 12/10/2020
Pennsylvania - Lancaster County, 1/13/2021
Pennsylvania - Lebanon County, 1/15/2021
Pennsylvania - York County (York County Coalition 4 Clean Waters), 11/20/2020 (recording not available)
New York - Key Stakeholders, 11/30/2020
New York - Statewide, 1/7/2020