Stream Health Outcome:Logic & Action Plan

Chesapeake Bay Program partners have committed to taking a series of specific actions to support the management approaches guiding this outcome. These actions directly address the factors that could impact our progress. More information about performance targets and participating partners can be found in the complete Logic & Action Plan.

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Completed

2020

  • Checked data for quality assurance purposes and integrated it into the Chesapeake Environmental Data Repository (CEDR).
  • Calculated Chessie BIBI scores and ratings for the second interval (2012-2017).
  • Produced a Chessie BIBI file package with R-scripts, documentation, spreadsheets and shapefiles.
  • Attended the work group meetings and STAC workshops of other relevant work groups and goal teams.

2019

  • Issued a data call to collect 2012-2017 raw macroinvertebrate counts.
  • Participated in Urban Stormwater Workgroup’s efforts to review and provide input on recommendations to verify stream restoration projects according to the adopted CBP protocols.

2018

  • Updated and refined the Chesapeake Basin-wide Index of Biotic Integrity (Chessie BIBI).
  • Established a 2008 baseline for stream health and an approach for determining future trends.
  • Formed a Stream Restoration Permit Committee to bring regulators, practitioners and the regulated community together to explore streamlining the review process for stream restoration project permits.
  • As recommended by the Chesapeake Bay Program’s Scientific and Technical Advisory Committee, established a workgroup to develop guidance for aligning stream restoration best management practice protocols with approaches to optimize improvements in stream function and health.
  • Provided recommendations for water quality impairments associated with a Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) to address additional environmental stressors and achieve co-benefits.
  • Convened a workshop to establish a baseline against which to measure progress toward this outcome (2006 to 2011) and the family-level bioregion version of the Chesapeake Basin-wide Index of Biotic Integrity.