EPA Evaluates Revised Plan By New York State To Meet Bay Pollutant Reduction Targets New York State has submitted an amended Chesapeake Bay cleanup plan that if fully implemented would meet its share of the pollutant reduction targets agreed to by a multi-state partnership, an analysis by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency shows. In an evaluation of New York’s Amended Draft Phase III Watershed Implementation Plan, EPA identified sector-by-sector strengths in the revised commitments as well as areas that could be enhanced to provide greater confidence the projected reductions will be achieved by 2025. In a joint statement, EPA Region 2 Administrator Peter Lopez and Region 3 Administrator Cosmo Servidio said, “We appreciate New York’s commitment to an improved Phase III plan to benefit the Chesapeake Bay and local streams and rivers. We will work closely with New York to help ensure that the proposed actions are realized and that they generate the necessary pollutant reductions.”