What We Do

The Chesapeake Bay Program Office (CBPO) supports the Chesapeake Bay Program Exit, a unique regional partnership that has coordinated the restoration of the Chesapeake Bay and its watershed since 1983. Bay Program partners include:

• the states of Delaware, Maryland, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia and West Virginia;
• the District of Columbia;
• the Chesapeake Bay Commission, a tri-state legislative body;
• EPA, representing the federal government

The Chesapeake Bay Program is managed by EPA through CBPO and is staffed by employees from a number of federal and state agencies, non-profit organizations and academic institutions.

Programs and Projects Managed by CBPO

• A "Pollution Diet" to Restore the Bay: Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) project
• Chesapeake Bay Compliance and Enforcement Strategy
• Restoration of the Chesapeake Bay

Organization

Nicholas DiPasquale, Director

• Biography
• Phone: 410-267-5705
• Email: dipasquale.nicholas@epa.gov