Brock Environmental Center Learning Series: Finishing the Job in Virginia

6:15-6:20 Welcome, Tanner Council, CBF's Hampton Roads Grassroots Manager

6:20–6:45 Rich Batiuk, Associate Director for Science, Analysis and Implementation, U.S. EPA Chesapeake Bay Program (CBP) Office, Retired
Retrospective on Bay restoration efforts, recent signs of success, examples in Virginia, importance of CBP funding, national/global significance of Bay restoration.

6:45–7:10 James Davis-Martin, Chesapeake Bay Program Manager, Virginia Department of Environmental Quality
The Bay Model—how it measures progress and targets implementation, 2-year milestones, collaborative design process, identifying areas with greatest potential, state initiatives, progressive features (wastewater, livestock exclusion, climate change), challenges of improving data reporting and verification of best management practices, water quality improvements as seen through the model .

7:10–7:35 Joe WoodSenior Scientist, Chesapeake Bay Foundation
The Watershed Implementation Plan (WIP) planning process, underpinnings of the Phase III WIP, what CBF supports, importance of public input, what the full implementation of this WIP looks like.

7:35–8:00 Audience Q&A

8:00 Closing Remarks, Tanner Council, CBF's Hampton Roads Grassroots Manager