Water Quality

Graphs at a Glance

Phosphorous and Nitrogen Discharges into Chesapeake Bay, Millions of Pounds
  2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 Tributary
Strategy Goal
Nitrogen 78,104,767 77,804,285 74,391,207 73,870,596 70,560,792 52,068,665
Phosphorous 9,605,977 9,835,124 9,213,543 8,906,210 8,603,500 6,038,999

Nitrogen and phosphorous discharges into the Chesapeake Bay have decreased since 2000.