Abstract |
Appendix F documents in detail the Phase IV Chesapeake Bay Watershed Model point source nutrient data assimilation process for the facilities located in signatory and non-signatory jurisdictions of the Chesapeake Bay Watershed. This document includes a description of the data sources, the methods of assimilation, types of analysis performed to determine nutrient reduction estimates, and trends in nutrient loadings discharged to the Chesapeake Bay Watershed. The Phase IV Watershed Model Point Source Database includes information for approximately 612 (the exact number varying depending on the year) active industrial, municipal, and federal facilities discharging directly to surface waters within the Chesapeake Bay watershed from all signatory and non-jurisdictions including: New York, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Delaware, District of Columbia, Virginia and West Virginia. Facility information, and flow and loading data are included for each of the 612 facilities for the years 1985 through 1996, 2000, Tributary Strategy Implementation (which is expected to occur after the year 2000) and additional nutrient reduction scenarios. The following flow and loading parameters are included: flow, total nitrogen, nitrate, organic nitrogen, total phosphorus, phosphate, organic phosphorous, biochemical oxygen demand, and dissolved oxygen. |