Appendix D
Two-Year Milestone
Implementation, 2009-2010
The data provided in this appendix reflect responses to the committee’s request to the Bay jurisdictions for implementation progress on their first milestones. The jurisdictions were specifically asked to provide the data reported to the CBP in December 2010, covering the period July 1, 2009 to (at least) June 30, 2010, and some jurisdictions provided additional data beyond this window. Readers should note the dates of each reporting period carefully. Some jurisdictions were only able to report July 1, 2008 to June 30, 2009, although the committee notes that this period largely occurred before the two-year milestone program was announced in May 2009, and may not be representative of the pace of progress throughout the remainder of the first milestone.
It is worth noting that the committee received inconsistent information on the official start date of the first milestone period (July 2008, January 2009, or July 2009) and its length (2.5 years, 3 years, or 3.5 years) from the EPA and the Bay jurisdictions. The original milestone publication (CBP, 2009b) generally cited the first milestone as a three-year period, ending on December 31, 2011; thus, for the purpose of this analysis, the committee assumed a three-year milestone period.
The pace of implementation progress can be evaluated generally by comparing the percentage of the goal accomplished over the period reported relative to the percentage of the first milestone period covered in the data provided. For example, if a jurisdiction provided implementation data for a 12-month period (or 33 percent of the assumed three-year milestone period), the percentage of each implementation goal accomplished can be evaluated relative to the 33 percent threshold. That is, if the practice
implementation has met or exceeded 33 percent of the goal, the pace of implementation of that practice meets or exceeds the pace needed to meet the first milestone. However, such an analysis without accompanying load reduction estimates has only limited value to an overarching assessment of a jurisdiction’s progress, as discussed in Chapter 3.
DELAWARE
| 2009-2011 Milestone | Shortfall in Identified Actions | ||
| Nitrogen | 292,072 lbs | 264,229 lbs | |
| Phosphorus | 0 | 5,958 lbs | |
| Sediment | NA | NA | |
| Nutrient Reduction Practice (units) | 2009-2011 Milestone Actions Identifed | Completed between July 1, 2008–June 30, 2009 (12 months) | % Goal Achieved (in 33% of 1st milestone period) |
| Identifed in 2009 Milestone Document Agricultural practices | |||
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Cover crops, late (acres/yr) |
18,600 |
6,595 |
35 |
|
Cover crops, early (acres/yr) |
18,600 |
16,600 |
89 |
|
Forest buffers (acres) |
2,700 |
2,226 |
82 |
|
Wetland restoration (acres) |
420 |
286 |
68 |
|
Tree planting (acres) |
200 |
162 |
81 |
|
Poultry litter transport (tons/yr) |
55,100 |
Maintained |
100 |
|
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(maintain current levels) | current levels | |
|
Nutrient mgmt (acres) |
177,000 (maintain current levels) | Maintained current levels |
100 |
|
Urban/suburban |
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On-site pumpouts (systems/yr) |
8,800 | Working on reporting mechanisms |
0 |
|
Reduction of Invista’s permitted load |
Reduce to 215,350 lbs nitrogen1 |
0 |
|
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Added actions since 2009: |
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Stormwater actions previously not reported |
No data | NA |
NA |
|
Denitrification in septic systems from improved reporting |
No data | NA |
NA |
|
Sewer hookups from improved reporting |
No data | NA |
NA |
|
Agricultural practices previously not reported |
No data | NA |
NA |
|
New BMPs that may get approved |
No data | NA |
NA |
|
Results from new state CAFO regulations |
No data | NA |
NA |
|
Onsite waste water and stormwater regulations to be finalized in 2011 |
No data | NA |
NA |
NOTE: These data reflect milestone actions that were largely accomplished before the two-year milestone strategy was announced.
1 Now aiming for 172,00 lbs by early 2011.
SOURCE: J. Volk, DE DNREC, personal communication, 2010.
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
| 2009-2011 Milestone | |||
| Nitrogen | 159,000 lbs | ||
| Phosphorus | 0 lbs (already met) | ||
| Sediment | NA | ||
| Nutrient Reduction Practice (units) | 2009-2011 Milestone Actions Identifed | Completed between July 1, 2009–November 12, 2010 (17 months) | % Goal Achieved (in 47% of 1st milestone) |
| Urban/Suburban | |||
|
Plant trees to expand tree canopy by 5 percent by in 25 years (trees planted per year) |
4,150 | In Progress: Anticipate 4,150 trees planted by end of 2011 | unknown |
|
New tree box standards |
No numeric goal specified | Draft prepared | NA |
|
Install rain gardens (rain gardens) |
100 | 82 | 82 |
|
Install rain barrels (rain barrels) |
250 | 700 | 280 |
|
Install downspout connections (connections) |
300 | 700 | 233 |
|
Lot-level stormwater retention through RiverSmart Homes program |
No numeric goal specified | >1,000 home audits; 142 Bay-scape projects; 25 perv. paver projects | NA |
|
LID in DC Dept. of Transportation (DOT) projects (%) |
24% | 30% DOT projects incorporated LID | 125 |
|
Train federal facilities on new stormwater requirements |
No numeric goal specified | 1 workshop held with 5 agencies | NA |
| 2.5 million | 200,000 ft2 in 2009 | 82 | |
|
Implement program to control discharges from District and federally owned facilities |
No numeric goal specified | Upgraded stormwater management plan, 2009 | NA |
|
Auto repair shop education campaign in Hickey Run (pilot) |
No numeric goal specified | Inform businesses of proper BMPs during inspections | NA |
|
Inspect all auto repair shops, laundromats, dry cleaners once every 5 yrs |
20% annual inspection rate | 266 facility inspections have been conducted | Cannot calculate |
|
Develop and implement pet waste strategy |
No numeric goal specified | Implementation of strategy will continue through 2011 | 100 |
|
Mandate installation and use of pumpout stations at all DC marinas |
No numeric goal specified | Mandate in Marina standards Act of 2008 | 100 |
|
Restoration of Watts and Pope branches (miles restored) |
2.7 | Construction to begin in 2011 | 0 |
|
Replace sewer lines (miles replaced) |
1.5 | Replacement has begun and will continue into 2011 | unknown |
|
Complete a street sweeping study and implement long-term enhanced street sweeping and fine particle removal |
No numeric goal specified | Study completed in 2010 Implementation to begin in 2011 | NA |
|
Implement and promote new stormwater regulations that require LID construction as a first option and mandate training for site managers |
No numeric goal specified | In development as of 11/10 | NA |
|
Implement impervious area-based SW fee |
No numeric goal specified | Fee program finalized and implemented in fall of 2010 | 100 |
|
Review and update zoning regulations to encourage green building |
No numeric goal specified | Draft text is being brought before Zoning Commission as of 11/10 | NA |
|
Retrofit 100 catch basins for trash control |
100 |
110 basins retrofitted | 110 |
|
Install 1,000 storm drain markers annually |
1,000 | 1000/yr | 100 |
|
Install litter trap demonstration projects to divert 6,800 pounds of trash by 2011 |
6,800 | Installed 2 in-stream trash traps, collected 6,585 lbs trash | 97 |
|
Determine the type of trash control devices that would be the most effective in retaining large debris and sediment in hot-spot areas |
No numeric goal specified | Contract with Earth Conservation Core and Howard University to test trash abatement devices | In progress |
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Point source |
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Enhanced ENR at Blue Plains by 2014 |
No numeric goal specified | In progress | |
|
CSO control, May 2009 |
Reduce N to 70,298 lbs/yr | Completed | |
2 The District of Columbia reports that this number was miscalculated, and was originally intended to reflect the goal of 20% green roof coverage by 2027. The District now anticipates the goal will be met by 2017.
SOURCE: S. Sand, DC DOE, personal communication, 2010.
MARYLAND
| 2009-2011 Milestone | Revised Goal, Considering Growth | ||
| Nitrogen | 3.75 million lbs | 3.90 million lbs | |
| Phosphorus | 193,000 lbs | ||
| Sediment | NA | NA | |
| Nutrient Reduction Practice (units) | 2009-2011 Milestone Actions identified | Completed between July 1, 2009–April 2011 (21 months) | % Goal Achieved (in 58% of 1st milestone period) |
| Agricultural Practices | |||
|
Cover crops (acres) |
145,634 |
220,945 |
152 |
|
Nutrient management plan enforcement (acres) |
100,000 |
4,159 |
4 |
|
Soil conservation & water quality plans (acres) |
257,049 |
191,451 |
74 |
|
Continuous no-till conservation (acres) |
150,000 |
150,000 |
100 |
|
Precision agriculture (acres) |
100,000 |
0 |
0 |
|
Livestock waste structures |
80 |
65 |
81 |
|
Water control structures |
125 |
46 |
37 |
|
Dairy manure incorporation technology (acres) |
2,500 |
476 |
19 |
|
Stream protection with fencing (acres) |
5,400 |
5,098 |
94 |
|
Manure transport (tons)3 |
10,000 |
−8,562 |
0 |
|
Poultry waste structures |
50 |
13 |
26 |
|
Stream protection without fencing (acres) |
2,000 |
1,722 |
86 |
|
Cropland irrigation management (acres) |
92,800 |
92,800 |
100 |
|
Poultry litter treatment (tons) |
15,000 |
0 |
0 |
|
Vegetative open channels (miles) |
6 |
0 |
0 |
|
Runoff control systems |
175 |
136 |
78 |
|
Vegetated environmental buffers (acres) |
15 |
13 |
87 |
|
CAFO buffers (acres) |
2,500 |
0 |
0 |
|
Urban/Suburban |
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Wastewater treatment plants ENR (pounds) |
740,000 |
128,372 |
17 |
|
Urban nutrient management regulations (acres) |
220,000 |
0 |
0 |
|
MD Healthy Air Act (pounds) |
305,882 |
0 |
0 |
|
Blue Plains BNR upgrade (pounds) |
315,000 |
190,000 |
60 |
|
Stormwater runoff management retrofits (acres) |
90,000 |
39,319 |
44 |
|
Septic retrofits inside of critical area (systems) |
1,080 |
779 |
72 |
|
Septic retrofits outside of critical area (systems) |
1,920 |
739 |
38 |
|
Septic hookups to WWTPs |
703 |
32 |
5 |
|
66 state-owned DNR septics (systems) |
66 |
20 |
30 |
|
Natural Filters on Private Land |
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Streamside grass buffers (acres) |
2,250 |
2,220 |
99 |
|
Streamside forest buffers (acres) |
550 |
350 |
64 |
|
Wetland restoration (acres) |
600 |
564 |
94 |
|
Retire highly erodible land (acres) |
2,500 |
2,299 |
92 |
|
Natural Filters on Public Land |
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Forest brigade (trees) |
1,000,000 |
352,800 |
35 |
|
Wetland restoration—public lands (acres) |
555 |
85 |
15 |
|
Streamside forest buffers—public lands (acres) |
345 |
47 |
14 |
|
Marylanders plant trees |
75,000 |
46,574 |
62 |
|
Streamside grass buffers—public lands (acres) |
69 |
24 |
35 |
|
Cover crops (revised leases on public lands) (acres) |
764 |
0 |
0 |
3 Manure transport is annual practice; goal is 10,000 tons above baseline of 35,000 tons transported out of watershed annually.
SOURCE: H. Stewart, MD DNR, personal communication, 2011.
PENNSYLVANIA
| 2009-2011 Milestone | |||
| Nitrogen | 7.3 million lbs | ||
| Phosphorus | 300,000 lbs | ||
| Sediment | NA | ||
| Nutrient Reduction Practice (units) | 2009-2011 Milestone Actions identified | Completed between July 1, 2008–June 30, 2009 (12 months) | % Goal Achieved (in 33% of 1st milestone period) |
| Agricultural Practices | |||
|
Animal waste management systems (all types) (systems) |
275 |
206 |
75 |
|
Carbon sequestration/alternative crops (acres) |
25,740 |
1,859 |
7 |
|
Conservation planning (acres) |
327,599 |
70,199 |
21 |
|
Continuous no-till (acres) |
86,567 |
3,698 |
4 |
|
Cover crops-std planting (acres) |
147,818 |
66,273 |
45 |
|
Enhanced nutrient mgmt (acres) |
450 |
1,278 |
284 |
|
Erosion & sediment control (acres) |
181 |
8,118 |
4,485 |
|
Forest buffers (acres) |
19,059 |
7,135 |
37 |
|
Forest harvesting practices (acres) |
125 |
103 |
82 |
|
Grass buffers (feet) |
1,161 |
1,123 |
97 |
|
Land retirement (acres) |
58,876 |
12,353 |
21 |
|
Mortality composters |
22 |
2 |
9 |
|
Non-urban stream restoration (feet) |
215,088 |
24,897 |
12 |
|
Nutrient management (acres)4 |
128,000 |
24,294 |
19 |
|
Off-stream watering w/ fencing (acres) |
6,143 |
736 |
12 |
|
Off-stream watering w/ fencing & rotational grazing (acres) |
21,249 |
5,552 |
26 |
|
Off-stream watering w/o fencing (acres) |
7,335 |
211 |
3 |
|
Other conservation-tillage (acres) |
88,924 |
−5,558 |
−6 |
|
Manure transport (poultry liter) (tons) |
55,659 |
51,121 |
92 |
|
Poultry phytase (tons) |
19,626 |
6,542 |
33 |
|
Precision rotational grazing (feet) |
NA |
29 |
NA |
|
Horse pasture managment (acres) |
NA |
1 |
NA |
|
Field borders (feet) |
NA |
405,113 |
NA |
|
Urban/Suburban practices |
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Stream restoration (urban) (feet) |
4,400 |
0 |
0 |
|
Stormwater mgmt (all types) (acres) |
8,690 |
3,091 |
36 |
|
Reduced impervious cover (acres) |
NA |
48 |
NA |
|
Tree planting (acres) |
15,065 |
1,464 |
10 |
|
Septic connections (number) |
7,353 |
2,430 |
33 |
|
Other practices |
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Abandoned mine reclamation (acres) |
2,219 |
1,294 |
58 |
|
Dirt & gravel road erosion & sediment control (feet) |
124,913 |
318,012 |
255 |
|
Wetland restoration (acres) |
1,548 |
136 |
9 |
NOTE: These data reflect milestone actions that were largely accomplished before the two-year milestone strategy was announced.
4 EPA’s 2011 milestone fact sheet lists 473,801 acres of nutrient management. Pennsylvania noted that this is in error. The correct number is 128,000.
SOURCE: P. Buckley, PA DEP, personal communication, 2011.
VIRGINIA
| 2009-2011 Milestone | Shortfall in Identified Actions | ||
| Nitrogen | 3.39 Million lbs | 990,000 lbs | |
| Phosphorus | 470,000 lbs | 35,000 lbs | |
| Sediment | NA | NA | |
| Nutrient Reduction Practice (units) | 2009-2011 Milestone Actions Identified | Completed between July 1, 2009–June 30, 2010 (12 months) | % Goal Achieved (in 33% of 1st milestone period) |
|
Agricultural practices |
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Cover Crops (acres/yr) |
118,800 |
93,094 |
78 |
|
Small Grain Commodities, harvestable (acres/yr) |
37,900 |
25,729 |
68 |
|
Agricultural Nutrient Management (total acres) |
258,000 new5 |
414,114 |
47 |
|
Conservation Tillage (NRCS) (acres/yr) |
47,500 |
39,686 |
84 |
|
Continuous No-Till (State Cost-Share) (total acres) |
80,900 |
94,382 |
118 |
|
Animal Waste Management Systems (new systems) |
241 |
41 |
17 |
|
Runoff Control AWMS (new systems) |
32 |
4 |
13 |
|
Off-stream Watering with Fencing (new acres) |
89,600 |
13,045 |
15 |
|
Forest Buffers (new acres) |
9,676 |
1,201 |
12 |
|
Grass Buffers (new acres) |
2,084 |
6,672 |
320 |
|
Wetland Restoration (new acres) |
36 |
68 |
189 |
|
Retirement of Highly Erodible Land (new acres) |
18,800 |
4,253 |
23 |
|
Reforestation (new acres) |
12,500 |
3,153 |
25 |
|
Agricultural Stream Restoration (new linear feet) |
13,117 |
0 |
0 |
|
Urban/Suburban |
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Wastewater plant improvements |
233,000 lbs N, 126,000 lbs P Reduced |
NA |
NA |
|
Stormwater Management BMPs (new acres) |
48,800 |
5,982 |
12 |
|
Erosion and Sediment Control (acres) |
61,000 |
NA6 |
NA |
|
Additional Urban Nutrient Management (acres) |
133,166 |
21,224 |
16 |
|
Septic System BMPs (Pumpouts) |
806 |
28,109 |
3,487 |
5Strikeouts reflect disagreement with CBPO over the original goal.
6Currently not mapped to NEIEN system or reported for period ending June 30, 2010. Plans are to map these data sources to the NEIEN system for the 2011 data call due December 2011.
SOURCE: A. Pollock, VA DEQ, personal communication, 2011.
WEST VIRGINIA
| 2009-2011 Milestone | |||
| Nitrogen | 42,254 lbs | ||
| Phosphorus | 3,364 lbs | ||
| Sediment | NA | ||
| Nutrient Reduction Practice (units) | 2009-2011 Milestone Actions identified | Completed between July 1, 20–June 30, 2010(12 months) | % Goal Achieved (in 33% of 1st milestone period) |
| Agriculture | |||
|
Off-stream watering w/ fencing and rotational grazing (acres) |
14,000 |
5,484 |
39 |
|
Cover crops (acres) |
1,500 |
2,071 |
138 |
|
Forest buffers (acres) |
200 |
730 |
365 |
|
Grass buffers (acres) |
200 |
0 |
0 |
|
Manure transfer (tons) |
14,000 |
10,664 |
76 |
|
Animal Waste Management Systems (systems) |
11 |
23 |
209 |
|
Non-urban stream restoration (feet) |
4,000 |
6,082 |
152 |
| Urban/suburban | |||
|
Wet ponds and wetlands (acres drained) |
500 |
123 |
25 |
|
Dry extended detention ponds (acres drained) |
500 |
489 |
98 |
|
Urban filtering practices (acres drained) |
50 |
0 |
0 |
|
Erosion and sediment control (acres) |
1,400 |
1,307 |
93 |
|
Wetland restoration (acres) |
5 |
0.2 |
4 |
|
Septic connections (systems) |
364 |
138 |
38 |
|
Septic pumpings (systems) |
6,800 |
2,876 |
42 |
|
Septic denitrification (systems) |
2 |
0 |
0 |
SOURCE: T. Koon, WV DEP, personal communication, 2010.
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