Below you'll find small maps and a link to a document that lists the 84 localities in Tidewater Virginia. Click on the map thumbnail to bring up a larger version of it. The document contains active links to localities' Bay Act related web content, if available, as well as to local and CBLA contacts. CBLA staff can also be reached by calling (800) 243-7229 or (804) 225-3440.
Phase I program elements were the first elements of a local Bay Act program to be developed. Included in this phase is the designation of local Chesapeake Bay Preservation Areas (including RPAs and RMAs, click here for explanation) and development and adoption of local ordinances that include the required performance criteria. For more general information about the Bay Act, click here.
Local program compliance is based on board determinations as of March 15, 2010. Click on the thumbnail image below for a larger map.
Click here to download a document that lists the latest program compliance status for localities. It also contains useful contact information.