Agricultural Criteria of the Chesapeake Bay Preservation Area Designation and Management Regulations

Those farming land within a locally designated Chesapeake Bay Preservation Area must:

• Have a Soil and Water Quality Conservation Assessment and/or plan that ensures water quality protection consistent with the aAct and regulations.
• Maintain/Establish 100-foot vegetated buffer area between the locally designated water resource and the farming activity.

CBLA guidance documents available for download:

• Nutrient Management;
• Pesticide Management.