Success StoryAg Water Quality Plan Workshop



Ag Water Quality Plan Workshop

Author: Whitney Carman

Planning Unit: Grayson County CES

Major Program: Water and Soil Quality and Conservation

Plan of Work: Enhancing Agriculture Management and Marketing

Outcome: Initial Outcome

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 some to fill out or understand due to the intricacy of each farming operation. There has been a push in the last 4 years to update and revise plans in the county and this is important because Grayson County has 2 main watersheds in the county that filter into the Green River and two lakes on each end of the County. In Grayson County, there were over 40 plans developed or updated in 2023 and many had questions related to the plan that the soil conservation office and the Extension agent helped answer. Due to this increase in need, the Grayson County Agriculture and Natural Resources agent worked with the Grayson County District Conservation office to develop a workshop for producers to come learn about the six Best Management Practices highlighted in the AWQP and complete or update their plans. Using the expertise of the specialists in the Biosystems and Ag Engineering Extension program, the group worked to develop a day/evening program that was geared toward the landowners of Grayson County. Over 12 landowners attended between the two programs. The Ag Water Quality specialist came to speak about he BMP’s and the agent, soil conservationist and specialists all helped the landowners answer questions and fill out the plan. The overall program was a success, as it allowed landowners to ask questions, allowed for specialists and those involved to see the successes in water quality efforts in the county.   






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