To protect the Bay and its tributaries from the water quality impacts of nonpoint source pollution,.. with the protection of Bay resources. To offset impacts...

Ensure that the project will not cause harm ... to Bay resources,

Water quality in all parts of the Bay should be maintained at a level that will support and promote the beneficial uses of the Bay...protected from all harmful or potentially harmful pollutants.

Water pollution should be prevented... protect Bay resources and beneficial uses

Comprehensive Bay sediment research and monitoring to understand sediment processes necessary to sustain and restore wetlands

Former tidal marshes and tidal flats that have been diked from the Bay should be restored to tidal action in order to replace lost historic wetlands or should be managed to provide important Bay habitat functions, such as resting, foraging and breeding habitat for fish, other aquatic organisms and wildlife.

Avoid, or if avoidance is infeasible, minimize adverse impacts on any transition zone present between tidal and upland habitats

Any proposed fill, diking, or dredging project should be thoroughly evaluated to determine the effect of the project on tidal marshes and tidal flats,

Filling, diking, and dredging projects that would substantially harm tidal marshes or tidal flats and "Tidal marshes are an interconnected and essential part of the Bay's food web.'

Avoid possible adverse effects of a proposed project on fish, other aquatic organisms and wildlife habitat.