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| 1002 - Water and Soil Quality and Conservation | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1002.19) | 0 |
Number of landowners who adopted changes to improve the water quality of forested streams |
| 1002.18) | 0 |
Number of people who adjusted rate, timing, placement and/or sources to increase nutrient use efficiency |
| 1002.15) | 4 |
Number of producers who developed or implemented nutrient management plan |
| 1002.13) | 14 |
Number of producers who developed or updated an Ag Water Quality Plan |
| 1002.12) | 0 |
Number of people who planted native plants in buffer zones |
| 1002.1) | 14 |
Number of people who increased knowledge of backyard streams, watersheds, stream ecology and best practices to improving water quality |
| 1002.2) | 0 |
Number of people who increased knowledge of water quality in urban areas |
| 1002.5) | 0 |
Number of people who implemented one or more best practices to increase soil organic matter |
| 1002.6) | 0 |
Number of people who implemented one or more best practices to improve soil structure for water infiltration and retention. |
| 1002.8) | 0 |
Number of people who implemented one or more best practices for improving water quality |
| 1002.7) | 0 |
Number of people who implemented one or more best practices to increase ground cover for soil protection. |
| 1002.4) | 14 |
Number of people who implemented one or more best practices for soil /water conservation |
| 1002.11) | 0 |
Number of people who implemented one or more best practices to protect stream banks, stream buffer zones, water quality protection, and/or manure management |
| 1002.3) | 14 |
Number of people who implemented one or more best practices for improving soil quality /soil health |
Author: Whitney Carman
Major Program: Water and Soil Quality and Conservation
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
