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Contributed.
with Local Stakeholders.
of Multistate Efforts.
of Volunteers Engaged.
Number of landowners who adopted changes to improve the water quality of forested streams |
88 |
Number of people who adjusted rate, timing, placement and/or sources to increase nutrient use efficiency |
508 |
Number of producers who developed or implemented nutrient management plan |
91 |
Number of producers who developed or updated an Ag Water Quality Plan |
645 |
Number of people who planted native plants in buffer zones |
547 |
Number of people who increased knowledge of backyard streams, watersheds, stream ecology and best practices to improving water quality |
1308 |
Number of people who increased knowledge of water quality in urban areas |
3915 |
Number of people who implemented one or more best practices to increase soil organic matter |
937 |
Number of people who implemented one or more best practices to improve soil structure for water infiltration and retention. |
818 |
Number of people who implemented one or more best practices for improving water quality |
3198 |
Number of people who implemented one or more best practices to increase ground cover for soil protection. |
465 |
Number of people who implemented one or more best practices for soil /water conservation |
581 |
Number of people who implemented one or more best practices to protect stream banks, stream buffer zones, water quality protection, and/or manure management |
255 |
Number of people who implemented one or more best practices for improving soil quality /soil health |
1143 |
The Agriculture Water Quality Act requires all landowners with 10 or more acres that are being used for agriculture or silviculture operations to develop and implement a water quality plan based upon guidance from the Kentucky Agriculture Water Quality Plan (AWQP). It is the sole responsibility of each landowner to develop, implement and revise, when needed, a water quality plan for their individual operations. While it is the sole responsibility of the landowner, the AWQP can be confusing for s...
