1983 - The first Chesapeake Bay Agreement is signed
On December 9, 1983, the governors of Maryland, Virginia and Pennsylvania, the Mayor of the District of Columbia, the administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the chair of the Chesapeake Bay Commission came together to sign the first Chesapeake Bay Agreement. This agreement, which was based on a five-year study conducted by the EPA, committed the signatories to addressing the issues plaguing the Chesapeake Bay. Within a year, the signing partners developed their plan for carrying out the Agreement and thereby formed the Chesapeake Bay Program.
