Wastewater utilities, municipalities and states will need to comply with stringent new requirements for nitrogen, phosphorus and sediment under a strict new “pollution diet” announced by the Environmental Protection Agency on Dec. 29.
The “diet,” known as the Chesapeake Bay Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) establishes a legally enforceable plan to ensure that six states and the District of Columbia meet the new requirements established to restore the Chesapeake Bay to health by 2025. The jurisdictions affected are Delaware, Maryland, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia and the District of Columbia.