Extension
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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) | 0 |
Number of producers who developed or implemented nutrient management plan |
| 1002.13) | 20 |
Number of producers who developed or updated an Ag Water Quality Plan |
| 1002.12) | 15 |
Number of people who planted native plants in buffer zones |
| 1002.11) | 35 |
Number of people who implemented one or more best practices to protect stream banks, stream buffer zones, water quality protection, and/or manure management |
| 1002.4) | 0 |
Number of people who implemented one or more best practices for soil /water conservation |
| 1002.7) | 0 |
Number of people who implemented one or more best practices to increase ground cover for soil protection. |
| 1002.8) | 115 |
Number of people who implemented one or more best practices for improving water quality |
| 1002.6) | 0 |
Number of people who implemented one or more best practices to improve soil structure for water infiltration and retention. |
| 1002.5) | 0 |
Number of people who implemented one or more best practices to increase soil organic matter |
| 1002.3) | 342 |
Number of people who implemented one or more best practices for improving soil quality /soil health |
| 1002.2) | 285 |
Number of people who increased knowledge of water quality in urban areas |
| 1002.1) | 480 |
Number of people who increased knowledge of backyard streams, watersheds, stream ecology and best practices to improving water quality |
Author: Traci Johnson
Major Program: Water and Soil Quality and Conservation
Oldham County is one of 32 Kentucky counties with communities regulated as MS4s. An MS4 is a community that has a Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System. MS4 permittee must adopt ordinances that prohibit illicit discharges of non-stormwater into the MS4; prevent erosion and provide sediment control for construction sites; and provide stormwater control measures for long-term stormwater management. The MS4 permittees must submit an annual report detailing their compliance with the perm
