Chesapeake Executive Council Approves Revised Watershed Agreement, Ushering in the Next Era of Bay Restoration

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Baltimore, MD– The Chesapeake Executive Council met at the National Aquarium today to formally approve a revised Chesapeake Bay Watershed Agreement. Since 1983, the Chesapeake Bay Program has used voluntary agreements to guide restoration of the nation’s largest estuary and its watershed.