Chesapeake Cleanup Center
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Welcome to Maryland Department of the Environment's Chesapeake Bay Restoration hub. The resources included in here will help show how the State is doing its part to restore an economic engine and national treasure. It also provides information for State partners to access for financial and technical support. Please click on the images below to learn about Maryland's progress to meeting its restoration goals and its plan to restore a healthier Chesapeake Bay. (Internet Explorer is not supported for some elements of this page)
Over the last two decades, Maryland has raised and deployed more than $2 billion to upgrade 67 major wastewater treatment plants throughout the state. We have prevented more than 8.5 million pounds of nitrogen from reaching our waterways each year, and upgraded more than 12,500 septic systems. We have also connected more than 1,300 homes to public sewer. But there is more to do.
Learn the story of the Chesapeake Bay.
A comprehensive Chesapeake Bay Cleanup Plan is in place to achieve and maintain Bay restoration.
These strategies will ensure that Maryland continues to meet our clean water goals and Chesapeake Bay restoration commitments while stimulating a green economy and workforce development.
Information about the Conowingo Dam and its impacts on the Chesapeake Bay.
Information about Maryland's Restoration Costs
Charting a course beyond 2025. (leaving MDE)
