Steering Committee, and Citizens 

 Advisory Committee have identified 

 reduced inflows as one of the more 

 important problems facing Chesapeake 

 Bay. Thus, the Chesapeake Bay Low 

 Freshwater Inflow Study was conceived 

 in an atmosphere of almost universal 

 concern over the potential economic, 

 social and environmental impacts of 

 reduced freshwater inflows. 



STUDY OBJECTIVES 



Three objectives have been es- 

 tablished for the Corps of Engineers' 

 Low Freshwater Inflow Study as fol- 

 lows : 



which have historically been respons- 

 ible for certain features of water 

 resource development. We have, 

 therefore, established the study 

 organization shown in Figure 2. This 

 organization was conceived under the 

 basic premise that the study would be 

 a coordinated partnership among Fede- 

 ral and state agencies, interested 

 educational institutions, and the 

 public. Each agency is charged with 

 exercising leadership in those 

 disciplines in which it has special 

 competence. For instance, the 

 Annapolis field office of the Fish 

 and Wildlife Service has the lead 

 role in those aspects of the Low 

 Freshwater Inflow Study that are 

 related to environmental concerns. 



1. To provide a better under- 

 standing of the relationship between 

 the salinities in the Chesapeake Bay 

 and the freshwater inflows contrib- 

 uted by its tributaries; 



2. To define the environ- 

 mental, social and economic impacts 

 of both short- and long-term reduc- 

 tions in freshwater inflow; and 



3. To recommend the minimum 

 flow or schedule of flows that should 

 be maintained in the major bay tribu- 

 taries in order to assure the in- 

 tegrity of Chesapeake Bay. 



STUDY ORGANIZATION 



The Low Freshwater Inflow Study 

 as well as the other elements of the 

 Corps' Chesapeake Bay Study Program 

 are of such a complexity and magni- 

 tude, and involve so many varied 

 disciplines that no single entity 

 could be expected to have the re- 

 quisite personnel, equipment and 

 technical know-how necessary to ac- 

 complish the many special studies 

 that are required. Such expertise 

 does exist among the many agencies 



To facilitate the realization of 

 these ends, an Advisory Group was 

 established. The major purpose of 

 this Advisory Group is to assist the 

 district engineer in establishing 

 broad guidance and providing general 

 direction under which all parti- 

 cipants will work. The group takes 

 into consideration the views and 

 needs of those involved in the study 

 and advises the district engineer on 

 establishing policy regarding both 

 the execution of tasks and the reso- 

 lution of conflicts that may arise. 



The Steering Committee consists 

 of scientists who are knowledgeable 

 about Chesapeake Bay. This committee 

 is responsible for reviewing the work 

 of other groups and bringing to their 

 attention any pertinent advances in 

 the art of water resource development 

 or the environmental sciences. This 

 committee also formulates plans for 

 scientific activities that are a 

 necessary adjunct to this study. For 

 example, the Steering Committee has 

 provided the primary guidance for 

 conducting the Low Freshwater Inflow 

 Study, particularly those aspects re- 

 lated to biological evaluations and 

 tests on the Hydraulic Model of Ches- 

 apeake Bay. 



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