Technical Report
A Unified Guide to Crediting Stream and Floodplain Restoration Practices in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed
Developed by the Chesapeake Bay Program partnership and stream restoration expert panels, this technical guide (finalized September 2021) compiles and synthesizes updates to the 2014 Stream Restoration Expert Panel report into a single, comprehensive reference. It helps practitioners, regulators, and watershed managers apply consistent methods for crediting stream and floodplain restoration projects for nutrient and sediment reductions within the Chesapeake Bay TMDL framework.
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The Urban Nutrient Management expert panel report was first approved in 2013. In the years since, the Chesapeake Bay Program...
This report (2014, prepared by the Chesapeake Stormwater Network and the Center for Watershed Protection, establishes methods for assigning nutrient...
Recommendations for Crediting Outfall and Gully Stabilization Projects in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed (October 2019), refines existing stream restoration protocols...