Nelson County CES Program Indicators and Success StoriesJul 1, 2022 - Jun 30, 2023





1002 - Water and Soil Quality and Conservation
1002.1) 35

Number of people who increased  knowledge of backyard streams, watersheds, stream ecology and best practices to improving water quality

1002.2) 300

Number of people who increased knowledge of water quality in urban areas

1002.3) 15

Number of people who implemented one or more best practices for improving soil quality /soil health  

1002.5) 15

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) 10

Number of people who implemented one or more best practices to increase ground cover for soil protection.

1002.4) 15

Number of people who implemented one or more best practices for soil /water conservation

1002.11) 25

Number of people who implemented one or more best practices to protect stream banks, stream buffer zones,  water quality protection, and/or manure management

1002.12) 0

Number of people who planted native plants in buffer zones  

1002.13) 10

Number of producers who developed or updated an Ag Water Quality Plan

1002.15) 10

Number of producers who developed or implemented  nutrient management plan  

1002.18) 10

Number of people who adjusted rate, timing, placement and/or sources to increase nutrient use efficiency

1002.19) 0

Number of landowners who adopted changes to improve the water quality of forested streams  



Success Stories

Environmental impact education

Author: Robert Smith

Major Program: Water and Soil Quality and Conservation

The City of Bardstown is growing and the growing pains come in many forms.  The city has recently been designated a Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4) community.  This means that the city now has to comply with the rules outlined by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Bardstown is considered a small (phase II) MS4 community and  Phase II regulation requires small MS4s in U.S. Census Bureau-defined urbanized areas, as well as MS4s designated by the permitting author

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