Maryland Coastal Bays Program

The Maryland Coastal Bays Program (MCBP) is one of the 28 United States National Estuary Programs created in the 1987 Amendments to the Clean Water Act. The program, organized by the United States Environmental Protection Agency, is a non-regulatory federal-state-local collaboration working to restore water quality and conserve the natural resources of the bay system adjacent to Ocean City, Maryland and Assateague Island. The partnership works with municipalities, non-profits, governmental agencies, and businesses; and helps develop, find funding for, and implement projects and programs aimed at improving the health of the estuary. The partnership either directly implements these projects, or administers and manages grants, holds educational workshops and highlights project results.[1]

Maryland Coastal Bays Program
Chincoteague Bay
Founded1996
TypeNon-Profit
52-2123356
Location
Area served
Maryland Coastal Bays
Key people
Frank Piorko, Executive Director
Websitewww.mdcoastalbays.org

The bays managed under the program are:

References
  1. "Mission & History". Berlin, MD: Maryland Coastal Bays Program. Retrieved 2018-01-30.
  2. "Individual Bays". Maryland Coastal Bays Program. Retrieved 2018-01-30.
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