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ACTIVE ADMINISTRATION— REGULATION, CONTROL, AND COORDINATION 



It can only be said, that, although progress is being made, regulation 

 and control sre fragmented and less than fully effective. What is avail- 

 able cannot be applied in terms of the needs of comprehensive plans, 

 because these do not yet exist. Again, there is needed the single 

 State organization with the authority and the resources to effectively 

 administer the many good but uncoordinated programs. In addition to 

 the lack of a comprehensive plan, neither Virginia nor Maryland has 

 effective State control over dredge, fills, and alteration in the 

 wetlands and navigable waters at the present time. Neither is there 

 zoning nor other control over the use of the adjacent lands except 

 at the local level. Even at this level the amount of control is 

 quite limited. 



FINANCIAL RESOURCES 



There has been steady growth in the personnel and financial resources 

 devoted to estuarine management; nevertheless, considerable augmenta- 

 tion will be needed if comprehensive plans are to be made and 

 implemented. , 



PUBLIC AWARENESS AND ACCEPTANCE 



There is a considerable amount of public awareness and interest in 

 the management of the Chesapeake Bay as was evidenced by attendance 



