Soil and Water Conservation Cost Share Programs · 4/12/2018 · Total Number of Contracts 60,053...
Transcript of Soil and Water Conservation Cost Share Programs · 4/12/2018 · Total Number of Contracts 60,053...
![Page 1: Soil and Water Conservation Cost Share Programs · 4/12/2018 · Total Number of Contracts 60,053 Acres Affected 3.3 million acres Soil Saved Annually 7.6 million tons Nitrogen (N)](https://reader034.fdocuments.us/reader034/viewer/2022052015/602dccbf04e98a264a001c74/html5/thumbnails/1.jpg)
Soil and Water Conservation
Cost Share Programs
NC Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services
Division of Soil & Water Conservation
Vernon Cox, DirectorApril 12, 2018
1
![Page 2: Soil and Water Conservation Cost Share Programs · 4/12/2018 · Total Number of Contracts 60,053 Acres Affected 3.3 million acres Soil Saved Annually 7.6 million tons Nitrogen (N)](https://reader034.fdocuments.us/reader034/viewer/2022052015/602dccbf04e98a264a001c74/html5/thumbnails/2.jpg)
SWC Cost Share Programs
• Agriculture Cost Share Program (ACSP)▫ Addresses water quality problems on agricultural lands
• Community Conservation Assistance Program (CCAP)▫ Addresses water quality problems on non-agricultural lands
• Agricultural Water Resources Assistance Program (AgWRAP)▫ Addresses water quantity needs on agricultural lands
2
![Page 3: Soil and Water Conservation Cost Share Programs · 4/12/2018 · Total Number of Contracts 60,053 Acres Affected 3.3 million acres Soil Saved Annually 7.6 million tons Nitrogen (N)](https://reader034.fdocuments.us/reader034/viewer/2022052015/602dccbf04e98a264a001c74/html5/thumbnails/3.jpg)
Program ImplementationLocally Led Conservation
Delivered through 96 local soil & water conservation districts (SWCDs)
NC Soil & Water Conservation Commission Sets statewide rules and policies
Allocates funds to local SWCDs
Local districts Set local funding priorities,
Receive and rank applications,
Develop conservation plans and design practices
Oversee and certify implementation
3
![Page 4: Soil and Water Conservation Cost Share Programs · 4/12/2018 · Total Number of Contracts 60,053 Acres Affected 3.3 million acres Soil Saved Annually 7.6 million tons Nitrogen (N)](https://reader034.fdocuments.us/reader034/viewer/2022052015/602dccbf04e98a264a001c74/html5/thumbnails/4.jpg)
Agriculture Cost Share Program
A voluntary, cost share based program offering financial and technical assistance for the installation of best management practices to address nonpoint source pollution.
4
![Page 5: Soil and Water Conservation Cost Share Programs · 4/12/2018 · Total Number of Contracts 60,053 Acres Affected 3.3 million acres Soil Saved Annually 7.6 million tons Nitrogen (N)](https://reader034.fdocuments.us/reader034/viewer/2022052015/602dccbf04e98a264a001c74/html5/thumbnails/5.jpg)
Agriculture Cost Share Program
Fiscal Year District Requests Appropriation Expenditures*
2016 $18,670,946 $4,016,998# $3,851,817
2017 $18,286,819 $4,016,998 $4,415,635
*Includes contracts initiated in the most recent three fiscal years.#This include $500,000 appropriation using TVA funds
5
![Page 6: Soil and Water Conservation Cost Share Programs · 4/12/2018 · Total Number of Contracts 60,053 Acres Affected 3.3 million acres Soil Saved Annually 7.6 million tons Nitrogen (N)](https://reader034.fdocuments.us/reader034/viewer/2022052015/602dccbf04e98a264a001c74/html5/thumbnails/6.jpg)
FY2017 Funding for
Technical Assistance
Total appropriated $ 2,448,778
Technical positions (FTE) in 98
counties. Cost share is an
average of 40.2% of salaries.102.6
Operating Expenses per FTE
(recurring and non-recurring)
$ 1,230
6
![Page 7: Soil and Water Conservation Cost Share Programs · 4/12/2018 · Total Number of Contracts 60,053 Acres Affected 3.3 million acres Soil Saved Annually 7.6 million tons Nitrogen (N)](https://reader034.fdocuments.us/reader034/viewer/2022052015/602dccbf04e98a264a001c74/html5/thumbnails/7.jpg)
Agriculture Cost Share Program (ACSP)
Best Management Practices fall into 5 categories
• Sediment/Nutrient Delivery Reduction
• Erosion Reduction/Nutrient Loss Reduction
• Agricultural Chemical Pollution Prevention
• Animal Waste Management
• Stream Protection from Animals
7
![Page 8: Soil and Water Conservation Cost Share Programs · 4/12/2018 · Total Number of Contracts 60,053 Acres Affected 3.3 million acres Soil Saved Annually 7.6 million tons Nitrogen (N)](https://reader034.fdocuments.us/reader034/viewer/2022052015/602dccbf04e98a264a001c74/html5/thumbnails/8.jpg)
Sediment/Nutrient Delivery Reduction
8
![Page 9: Soil and Water Conservation Cost Share Programs · 4/12/2018 · Total Number of Contracts 60,053 Acres Affected 3.3 million acres Soil Saved Annually 7.6 million tons Nitrogen (N)](https://reader034.fdocuments.us/reader034/viewer/2022052015/602dccbf04e98a264a001c74/html5/thumbnails/9.jpg)
Erosion Reduction/Nutrient Loss
Reduction
9
![Page 10: Soil and Water Conservation Cost Share Programs · 4/12/2018 · Total Number of Contracts 60,053 Acres Affected 3.3 million acres Soil Saved Annually 7.6 million tons Nitrogen (N)](https://reader034.fdocuments.us/reader034/viewer/2022052015/602dccbf04e98a264a001c74/html5/thumbnails/10.jpg)
Agricultural Chemical Pollution
Prevention
10
![Page 11: Soil and Water Conservation Cost Share Programs · 4/12/2018 · Total Number of Contracts 60,053 Acres Affected 3.3 million acres Soil Saved Annually 7.6 million tons Nitrogen (N)](https://reader034.fdocuments.us/reader034/viewer/2022052015/602dccbf04e98a264a001c74/html5/thumbnails/11.jpg)
Animal Waste Management
11
![Page 12: Soil and Water Conservation Cost Share Programs · 4/12/2018 · Total Number of Contracts 60,053 Acres Affected 3.3 million acres Soil Saved Annually 7.6 million tons Nitrogen (N)](https://reader034.fdocuments.us/reader034/viewer/2022052015/602dccbf04e98a264a001c74/html5/thumbnails/12.jpg)
Stream Protection from Animals
12
![Page 13: Soil and Water Conservation Cost Share Programs · 4/12/2018 · Total Number of Contracts 60,053 Acres Affected 3.3 million acres Soil Saved Annually 7.6 million tons Nitrogen (N)](https://reader034.fdocuments.us/reader034/viewer/2022052015/602dccbf04e98a264a001c74/html5/thumbnails/13.jpg)
2017 ACSP Contracts by Category,
State Appropriations
Erosion/Nutrient Reduction
34%
Sediment/Nutrient Reduction
18%
Ag Chem Pollution Prevention
2%
Stream Protection33%
Animal Waste/Mortality
Management13%
13
![Page 14: Soil and Water Conservation Cost Share Programs · 4/12/2018 · Total Number of Contracts 60,053 Acres Affected 3.3 million acres Soil Saved Annually 7.6 million tons Nitrogen (N)](https://reader034.fdocuments.us/reader034/viewer/2022052015/602dccbf04e98a264a001c74/html5/thumbnails/14.jpg)
ACSP Cumulative Benefits1984 - 2017
Total Number of Contracts 60,053
Acres Affected 3.3 million acres
Soil Saved Annually 7.6 million tons
Nitrogen (N) Saved
Annually
21 million lbs
Phosphorus (P) Saved
Annually
6.5 million lbs
14
![Page 15: Soil and Water Conservation Cost Share Programs · 4/12/2018 · Total Number of Contracts 60,053 Acres Affected 3.3 million acres Soil Saved Annually 7.6 million tons Nitrogen (N)](https://reader034.fdocuments.us/reader034/viewer/2022052015/602dccbf04e98a264a001c74/html5/thumbnails/15.jpg)
ACSP Program
Accomplishments1984 - 2017Cropland Conversion 208,025 acres
Waste Structures 4,131 structures
Water Control Structures 4,436 structures
Livestock Exclusion Fencing 1,378 miles
Conservation Tillage 664,269 acres
Riparian Buffers 17,022 acres
Chemical
Handling/Management
161 structures
15
![Page 16: Soil and Water Conservation Cost Share Programs · 4/12/2018 · Total Number of Contracts 60,053 Acres Affected 3.3 million acres Soil Saved Annually 7.6 million tons Nitrogen (N)](https://reader034.fdocuments.us/reader034/viewer/2022052015/602dccbf04e98a264a001c74/html5/thumbnails/16.jpg)
16
![Page 17: Soil and Water Conservation Cost Share Programs · 4/12/2018 · Total Number of Contracts 60,053 Acres Affected 3.3 million acres Soil Saved Annually 7.6 million tons Nitrogen (N)](https://reader034.fdocuments.us/reader034/viewer/2022052015/602dccbf04e98a264a001c74/html5/thumbnails/17.jpg)
Community Conservation Assistance Program
A voluntary, incentive-based program designed to improve water quality through the installation of various best management practices (BMPs) on urban, suburban and rural lands not directly involved with agriculture production.
17
![Page 18: Soil and Water Conservation Cost Share Programs · 4/12/2018 · Total Number of Contracts 60,053 Acres Affected 3.3 million acres Soil Saved Annually 7.6 million tons Nitrogen (N)](https://reader034.fdocuments.us/reader034/viewer/2022052015/602dccbf04e98a264a001c74/html5/thumbnails/18.jpg)
Community Conservation
Assistance Program
Fiscal Year District Requests Appropriation Expenditures*
2016 $2,217,930 $136,378 $133,854
2017 $2,230,853 $136,378 $137,014
*Includes contracts initiated in the most recent three fiscal years.
18
![Page 19: Soil and Water Conservation Cost Share Programs · 4/12/2018 · Total Number of Contracts 60,053 Acres Affected 3.3 million acres Soil Saved Annually 7.6 million tons Nitrogen (N)](https://reader034.fdocuments.us/reader034/viewer/2022052015/602dccbf04e98a264a001c74/html5/thumbnails/19.jpg)
CCAP Practices• Raingarden/wetland
• Abandoned well closure
• Cistern
• Impervious surface conversion
• Streambank & shoreline protection
• Riparian Buffer
• Diversion
• Critical Area Planting
19
![Page 20: Soil and Water Conservation Cost Share Programs · 4/12/2018 · Total Number of Contracts 60,053 Acres Affected 3.3 million acres Soil Saved Annually 7.6 million tons Nitrogen (N)](https://reader034.fdocuments.us/reader034/viewer/2022052015/602dccbf04e98a264a001c74/html5/thumbnails/20.jpg)
CCAP Cumulative Benefits2008 - 2017
Stormwater Wetlands 6.77 acres
Critical Area Plantings 41 acres
Riparian Buffers 7.1 acres
Marsh Sills 4,295 linear feet
Stream Restoration or
Stabilization
58,741 linear feet
Abandoned Well Closures 267 wells
Cisterns 195 cisterns
20
![Page 21: Soil and Water Conservation Cost Share Programs · 4/12/2018 · Total Number of Contracts 60,053 Acres Affected 3.3 million acres Soil Saved Annually 7.6 million tons Nitrogen (N)](https://reader034.fdocuments.us/reader034/viewer/2022052015/602dccbf04e98a264a001c74/html5/thumbnails/21.jpg)
21
![Page 22: Soil and Water Conservation Cost Share Programs · 4/12/2018 · Total Number of Contracts 60,053 Acres Affected 3.3 million acres Soil Saved Annually 7.6 million tons Nitrogen (N)](https://reader034.fdocuments.us/reader034/viewer/2022052015/602dccbf04e98a264a001c74/html5/thumbnails/22.jpg)
Agricultural Water Resources
Assistance Program (AgWRAP)
22
![Page 23: Soil and Water Conservation Cost Share Programs · 4/12/2018 · Total Number of Contracts 60,053 Acres Affected 3.3 million acres Soil Saved Annually 7.6 million tons Nitrogen (N)](https://reader034.fdocuments.us/reader034/viewer/2022052015/602dccbf04e98a264a001c74/html5/thumbnails/23.jpg)
Agricultural Water Resources
Assistance Program (AgWRAP)
AgWRAP was established through S.L. 2011-145 to assist farmers and landowners in doing any one or more of the following:
▫ Identify opportunities to increase water use efficiency, availability and storage;
▫ Implement best management practices (BMPs) to conserve and protect water resources;
▫ Increase water use efficiency;
▫ Increase water storage and availability for agricultural purposes.
23
![Page 24: Soil and Water Conservation Cost Share Programs · 4/12/2018 · Total Number of Contracts 60,053 Acres Affected 3.3 million acres Soil Saved Annually 7.6 million tons Nitrogen (N)](https://reader034.fdocuments.us/reader034/viewer/2022052015/602dccbf04e98a264a001c74/html5/thumbnails/24.jpg)
Agricultural Water Resources
Assistance Program
Fiscal Year District Requests Appropriation Expenditures*
2016 $5,375,615 $977,500 $521,484
2017 $6,854,975 $1,477,500 $900,187
*Includes contracts initiated in the most recent three fiscal years.
24
![Page 25: Soil and Water Conservation Cost Share Programs · 4/12/2018 · Total Number of Contracts 60,053 Acres Affected 3.3 million acres Soil Saved Annually 7.6 million tons Nitrogen (N)](https://reader034.fdocuments.us/reader034/viewer/2022052015/602dccbf04e98a264a001c74/html5/thumbnails/25.jpg)
Water Supply Wells
25
![Page 26: Soil and Water Conservation Cost Share Programs · 4/12/2018 · Total Number of Contracts 60,053 Acres Affected 3.3 million acres Soil Saved Annually 7.6 million tons Nitrogen (N)](https://reader034.fdocuments.us/reader034/viewer/2022052015/602dccbf04e98a264a001c74/html5/thumbnails/26.jpg)
Agricultural
Pond Sediment
Removal
26
![Page 27: Soil and Water Conservation Cost Share Programs · 4/12/2018 · Total Number of Contracts 60,053 Acres Affected 3.3 million acres Soil Saved Annually 7.6 million tons Nitrogen (N)](https://reader034.fdocuments.us/reader034/viewer/2022052015/602dccbf04e98a264a001c74/html5/thumbnails/27.jpg)
Agricultural Ponds27
![Page 28: Soil and Water Conservation Cost Share Programs · 4/12/2018 · Total Number of Contracts 60,053 Acres Affected 3.3 million acres Soil Saved Annually 7.6 million tons Nitrogen (N)](https://reader034.fdocuments.us/reader034/viewer/2022052015/602dccbf04e98a264a001c74/html5/thumbnails/28.jpg)
Public benefits of AgWRAP
• Reducing competition for water resources by public users
• Improving the efficient use of water while enabling the industry to produce food, fiber and other agricultural products
• Preparing the agricultural industry to weather future droughts
• Generating and protecting local jobs in agriculture and agribusiness, including the Green Industry.
28
![Page 29: Soil and Water Conservation Cost Share Programs · 4/12/2018 · Total Number of Contracts 60,053 Acres Affected 3.3 million acres Soil Saved Annually 7.6 million tons Nitrogen (N)](https://reader034.fdocuments.us/reader034/viewer/2022052015/602dccbf04e98a264a001c74/html5/thumbnails/29.jpg)
Benefits of On-Farm Storage
• Reduces competition for water supply
• Delays and reduces peak flow
• Provides flood protection
• Provides sediment and nutrient trapping
• Permits nutrient recycling
29
![Page 30: Soil and Water Conservation Cost Share Programs · 4/12/2018 · Total Number of Contracts 60,053 Acres Affected 3.3 million acres Soil Saved Annually 7.6 million tons Nitrogen (N)](https://reader034.fdocuments.us/reader034/viewer/2022052015/602dccbf04e98a264a001c74/html5/thumbnails/30.jpg)
30
![Page 31: Soil and Water Conservation Cost Share Programs · 4/12/2018 · Total Number of Contracts 60,053 Acres Affected 3.3 million acres Soil Saved Annually 7.6 million tons Nitrogen (N)](https://reader034.fdocuments.us/reader034/viewer/2022052015/602dccbf04e98a264a001c74/html5/thumbnails/31.jpg)
AgWRAP Accomplishments2012 - 2017
Agricultural Water Use Ponds 63 ponds
Agricultural Pond
Repair/Retrofits
43 ponds
Pond Sediment Removals 52 ponds
Water Supply Wells 236 wells
Conservation Irrigation
System Conversions
29 systems
31
![Page 32: Soil and Water Conservation Cost Share Programs · 4/12/2018 · Total Number of Contracts 60,053 Acres Affected 3.3 million acres Soil Saved Annually 7.6 million tons Nitrogen (N)](https://reader034.fdocuments.us/reader034/viewer/2022052015/602dccbf04e98a264a001c74/html5/thumbnails/32.jpg)
Why Cost Share?• Agriculture is North Carolina’s #1 Industry.
▫ Help NC farmers be more productive and better stewards of natural resources.
• Agriculture remains under scrutiny from EPA and state regulators for non-point source pollution.
▫ CAFO non-discharge permits▫ NC River Basin Nutrient Rules (Neuse, Tar-Pam, Falls Lake, Jordan
Lake, + High Rock Lake)▫ Turbidity Standards (15A NCAC 2B .0211(21))▫ EPA CWA 303(d) list - Impaired Streams▫ Endangered Species Act
• AgWRAP
▫ Future Droughts + Population Growth will challenge agriculture.
• CCAP provides Districts an opportunity to address local water quality concerns that aren’t specific to agriculture.
32
![Page 33: Soil and Water Conservation Cost Share Programs · 4/12/2018 · Total Number of Contracts 60,053 Acres Affected 3.3 million acres Soil Saved Annually 7.6 million tons Nitrogen (N)](https://reader034.fdocuments.us/reader034/viewer/2022052015/602dccbf04e98a264a001c74/html5/thumbnails/33.jpg)
Future Priorities• Relevance
▫ Farmers/Landowners▫ Processors/Retailers
• Outreach▫ Limited Resource Farmers▫ Small/Beginning/Organic Farmers
• Maintain District Infrastructure▫ Ongoing Cost Share Programs▫ Adapting to changing land use▫ Disaster Response - $32.8 Billion▫ Swine Floodplain Buyout
• Engineer Staffing
33
![Page 34: Soil and Water Conservation Cost Share Programs · 4/12/2018 · Total Number of Contracts 60,053 Acres Affected 3.3 million acres Soil Saved Annually 7.6 million tons Nitrogen (N)](https://reader034.fdocuments.us/reader034/viewer/2022052015/602dccbf04e98a264a001c74/html5/thumbnails/34.jpg)
NC Dept. of Agriculture & Consumer Services
Division of Soil & Water Conservation
April 12, 2018
QUESTIONS?
34