Bay Partnership adopts Phase 6 model, sets targeted loads and a Conowingo implementation plan
At its Jan. 4 meeting, Chesapeake Bay Commission leaders described Principal Staff Committee decisions adopting the Phase 6 modeling suite, setting Phase III planning targets (195 tons nitrogen, 13.7 tons phosphorus), and directing a partnership implementation plan to address additive loads from Conowingo Dam infill; climate and growth accounting were also advanced.
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The Chesapeake Bay Partnership’s Principal Staff Committee adopted the "Phase 6 Suite of Modeling Tools" and set targeted assimilative-capacity planning numbers the Commission outlined at its Jan. 4 session in Annapolis. The PSC recommended targeted amounts of 195 tons of nitrogen and 13.7 tons of phosphorus for Phase III planning, and approved a separate implementation plan to address "additive" loads arising from infill behind the Conowingo Dam, treating implementation as a pooled partnership responsibility rather than assigning loads to individual jurisdictions.
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