Report: New DEP Chesapeake Bay Plan Out Next Week

The Department of Environmental Protection will release a new Chesapeake Bay watershed plan next week. That’s according to former DEP Secretary Dave Hess, who posted the update at his PA Environment Daily blog.

Sen. Mike Brubaker (R-Lancaster), Chair of the interstate Chesapeake Bay Commission, hosted a briefing Tuesday for House and Senate members on the status of Pennsylvania’s efforts to comply with the Chesapeake Bay Watershed cleanup mandate.

At the briefing, John Hines, Executive Deputy Secretary for Programs for the Department of Environmental Protection, announced DEP will be taking the next step in the cleanup process by releasing a draft Chesapeake Bay Watershed Implementation Plan for public comment on December 15.

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