Virginia Announces Chesapeake Bay Clean-Up Plan

The US state of Virginia has announced a detailed Chesapeake Bay clean-up plan.

The Governor of Virginia, Bob McDonnell, said the Virginia Resources Authority (VRA) will issue clean water revolving loan fund (CWRLF) bonds to finance the $116m required to clean up the country’s largest estuary.

McDonnell said fund allocation will give a boost to the lagging clean-up effort at the bay, which is a national treasure.

The proceeds from the bonds will be used to build a wastewater treatment and sewer system.

McDonnell said the cleaning effort at the bay will improve the quality of life of Virginians as well as create more jobs in the region.