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Landowners and assisting state and federal agencies have made tremendous
progress protecting and improving water quality of the Potomac River in West Virginia
since the Potomac Headwaters Water Qualtiy Project began in 1992. Educational
efforts and the availability of technical assistance in the areas of nutrient management
and poultry litter and animal waste management as well as grazing lands management have
led to increased adoption of these water qualtiy improvement practices. The
availability fo financial assistance and incentives through the USDA Water Qualtiy
Incentive Program helped producers to accelerate their implementation of these
practices.
The attached document is a summary of some of the impacts of the joint and separate
activities of the USDA agencies and WVU Extension and the state which are making a
difference in the area. The document was developed by a water qualtiy team led by
Thomas Basden, WVU Extension Specialist, Water Quality with assistance from NRCS, FSA, and
the State NPS Program for Agriculture.
We are proud of what we have been able to accomplish since the project began as part of
the USDA Water Quality Initiatives working in concert with the WV NPS Program for
Agriculture. We hope this document gives you an appreciation of the impacts of our
efforts assisting agriculture in the region. |
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