Will Loudoun Adopt The Chesapeake Bay Preservation Act?
The Chesapeake Bay Preservation Act is a government program that sets guidelines and restrictions on 84 tidewater areas that flow in to the Chesapeake. Loudoun County lies within the Potomac Watershed which drains in to the Chesapeake Bay. However, Loudoun currently has not adopted the program. There is a good chance that this is about to change which will affect an estimated 10% of Loudoun properties.
The goals of the act are as follows (taken from Loudoun.gov)
- prevent a net increase in non point source pollution from new development;
- achieve a 10 percent reduction in nonpoint source pollution from development on previously developed land: , and,
- achieve a 40 percent reduction in non point source pollution from agricultural and silvicultural (forestry) uses.
Nevertheless, these restrictions come with costs… IE (restrictions on where structures are placed on your property, longer timelines for approval processes when having work done, costs for having the county approve work).
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