Three new cooperative agreements that will minimize the impact
of development on urban waterways were adopted today at the
annual meeting of the Chesapeake Executive Council by
representatives from environmental groups, trade associations,
and local, state and federal governments. The regional pacts aim
to improve water quality in the Bay and its tributaries by
encouraging regional planning, stormwater management and low
impact development in many parts of the Chesapeake Bay
watershed. The Chesapeake Executive Council unveiled a new
Chesapeake Bay Program initiative committed to developing new
technologies to reduce stormwater pollution and enhance existing
stormwater management practices on government owned lands. In
hopes of further reducing the environmental impacts from
residential and commercial development, the Alliance for the
Chesapeake Bay, the Center for Watershed Protection and the
National Association of Home Builders today signed an agreement
launching Builders for the Bay. This new partnership e