1. The Bay TMDL, Executive Order and Reauthorization: Interrelationships and Opportunities
Jon Capacasa, Director
Water Protection Division
U.S. EPA Region III
Chesapeake Bay Principals’ Staff Committee
October 23, 2009

2. Promote Accountability and Performance
EO/Reauth: Employ Federal Actions or Consequences
Watershed
Implementation
Plans to identify
nutrient and sediment reductions by location and sector to meet water quality standards. Plans include:
TMDL/EO/Reauth:
EO/Reauth: Model and Monitor
to assess actions,
load reduction progress and
water quality response
if insufficient commitments in Plans or 2-year milestones, or enhancements and reductions behind schedule
Total maximum nutrient and sediment loads
Wasteload and load allocations by state/DC, drainage area of tidal segments, and sector
TMDL: Set Pollution Reduction Goals to Meet Bay Water Quality Standards
EO/Reauth:
2-Year
1. Evaluation of Program Capacity
(programmatic, financial, technical) necessary to fully achieve reductions
Milestones with
specific controls and program enhancements to maintain schedule. Contingencies by state/DC for not achieving milestones
2. Identification of
Gaps between
needed reductions and existing program capacity
3. Schedule
to fill gaps and reduce -
loads based on description of planned enhancements 2
Proposed reauthorization can incorporate new approaches into Clean Water Act

3. Common Elements Bay TMDL E.O. Reauth. 
TMDL sets nutrients and sediment cap 
Reference
Develop implementation plans to meet cap
2-year milestones to assess progress
New or better use of federal tools and authorities
Potential federal actions or consequences

4. Opportunities
Chesapeake Bay TMDL, Executive Order, and reauthorization of Chesapeake Bay Program build on each other
New approach to ecosystem restoration

5. Jon Capacasa, Director Water Protection Division U. S
Jon Capacasa, Director Water Protection Division U.S. EPA Region III (215) 5