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☼ FY 2009 ANNUAL PLAN OF WORK ☼
☼BACK CREEK TOTAL MAXIMUM DAILY LOAD IMPLEMENTATION PLAN This project is designed to address water quality problems in the Back Creek Watershed and in rural watersheds with livestock production. Water quality problems (fecal bacteria and sediment) in the Back Creek Watershed will be addressed through obtaining stakeholder input on innovative Best Management Practices, developing a Total Maximum Daily Load Implementation Plan, implementing and evaluating innovative Best Management Practices, and securing additional funds to support continued implementation in the watershed. Monitoring will be performed in Hutton Creek to evaluate the effects of Best Management Practices already established there and to estimate the impact of implementing more traditional Best Management Practices. Partners: Skyline Soil & Water Conservation District; Virginia Department of Conservation & Recreation; Virginia Department of Environmental Quality; MapTech, Inc.; Landowners Goal IV: Improve the quality of the surface and ground waters of the RC&D Area. Objective IV-D: Actively participate in Total Maximum Daily Load Studies. Strategy D1: Encourage local watershed groups and units of government to take an active part in the development of Total Maximum Daily Load Studies; Strategy D2: Actively participate in the development of implementation plans for Total Maximum Daily Load Studies. ___________________________________________________________________________________ ACTION COST COUNCIL STAFF PLANNED ESTIMATE: REPRESENTATIVE: REPRESENTATIVE 2009: 2010: & TIME ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Complete | | $133,630 | Joseph V. Gorman | Gary Boring 240 hours
☼BLUESTONE RIVER TOTAL MAXIMUM DAILY LOAD IMPLEMENTATION PLAN The development of the Implementation Plan will be patterned after the Implementation Plans that have been developed for impaired stream segments in Virginia to date. These Implementation Plans have addressed bacteria impairments (fecal coliform and E coli) and benthic impairments that are attributed to stressors to the benthic community including sediment and phosphorus. Partners: Natural Resources Conservation Service; Department of Conservation & Recreation; Department of Environmental Quality; Tazewell Soil & Water Conservation District; Town of Bluefield; Tazewell County Goal IV: Improve the quality of the surface and ground waters of the RC&D Area. Objective IV-C: Decrease Non-Point Source Pollution from agricultural lands through voluntary incentive based cost-share programs. Strategy C2: Work with local groups to secure funding for agricultural Best Management Practices through state, federal and other programs. Objective IV-D: Actively participate in Total Maximum Daily Load Studies. Strategy D2: Actively participate in the development of implementation plans for Total Maximum Daily Load Studies. ___________________________________________________________________________________ ACTION COST COUNCIL STAFF PLANNED ESTIMATE: REPRESENTATIVE: REPRESENTATIVE 2009: 2010: & TIME ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Complete | | $25,000 | Thomas Dumper | Gary Boring 200 hours
☼YOUTH FARM SAFETY DAY The R&D Council will co-host a Youth Farm Safety Day with the Big Walker Soil & Water Conservation District. The Youth Farm Safety Day will focus on activities that occur frequently on farms. The Farm Safety Day will feature electrical, equipment, chain saw, power take off (PTO), all terrain vehicle (ATV) and farm chemical safety demonstrations. This event will be a Progressive Farmer Safety Program in partnership with local equipment and farm supply dealers. Partners: Big Walker Soil & Water Conservation District; Virginia Farm Bureau; Progressive Farmer; Virginia Cooperative Extension Service Goal V: Increase the leadership capacity of the RC&D Area. Objective V-C: Increase the availability of adult care and childcare. Strategy C2: Encourage the development of after school programs for kids. ___________________________________________________________________________________ ACTION COST COUNCIL STAFF PLANNED ESTIMATE: REPRESENTATIVE: REPRESENTATIVE 2009: 2010: & TIME ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Complete | | $2,500 | Phyl Snapp | Gary Boring 24 hours |