RD95 - Annual Report on the Implementation of the Chesapeake 2000 Agreement - January, 2008


Executive Summary:
This report fulfills the obligation of the Secretary of Natural Resources to report annually on activities related to the implementation of the commitments contained in the Chesapeake 2000 (C2K). In order to meaningfully report on the key elements of the agreement, this report updates the eleven “keystone” commitments identified in the 2006 annual update. The Chesapeake Bay Program has established these keystone commitments because of their preeminent importance to the overall Chesapeake Bay restoration effort. Future reports will continue to focus on these priority commitments for they will continue to serve as the foundation of restoration efforts.

We fully understand that great challenges, in many areas, remain in meeting the goals of the C2K agreement. However, Virginia’s agencies remain committed to the commitments contained in the agreement.

This reports wishes to acknowledge the work of all the individual agency staff and for their dedication to the goals of the agreement.

For additional information on this report, please contact the office of the Secretary of Natural Resources at sonradmin@governor.virginia.gov.

For additional information on the Chesapeake 2000 Agreement please visit http://www.chesapeakebay.net/c2k.htm or www.naturalresources.virginia.gov.