According to a March 2nd release, Paul Bredwell, Executive Vice President of Regulatory Programs for USPOULTRY was selected by the Chesapeake Bay Partnership to serve an additional two-year term as an at-large member of the Agricultural Workgroup that monitors Chesapeake Bay Total Maximum Daily Load. 

There are a large number of poultry operations within the 64,000 square mile Chesapeake Bay watershed.  Over decades, the six states within the watershed have implemented programs to reduce nitrogen and phosphorus runoff that eventually enters the Chesapeake Bay.  Currently regulations to reduce eutrophication are in effect in compliance with the 2009 Presidential Executive Order to the Environmental Protection Agency to reduce environmental degradation.

In commenting on the extension of his appointment Bredwell noted, “given the poultry and egg industry’s footprint within the Chesapeake Bay Watershed, we feel it is essential to participate in the process to accurately evaluate our contributions and to identify ways to reduce nutrient loads into the Bay.”  He added, “our industry is rooted in research and science, and it makes perfect sense to collaborate with the Chesapeake Bay Partnership to enhance surface water quality within the watershed and restore the health of the Chesapeake Bay.”