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TJSWCD Cost Share Programs
1. Thomas Jefferson
Soil and Water Conservation District
Emily Nelson, Conservation Program Manager
Natural Resources Conservation Service
Kory Kirkland, District Conservationist
2. What is a Conservation
District/NRCS?
• Formed in 1930s to create local influence (local
people, local decisions, local programs).
3. Five Program Areas
Focus: Water Quality Protection
Thomas Jefferson Soil & Water
Conservation District (TJSWCD)
Photo courtesy of NRCS
5. How are TJSWCD Easements different than others?
• Water quality
• Small acreages
acceptable
• The TJSWCD fills
the void
Easements
6. Erosion & Sediment Control
• Provide site plan review for: UVA, Nelson County and
Louisa County, including shoreline protection at Lake Anna
• Inspections & Plan Review for the Town of Scottsville
• Four certified Combined Administrators on staff
17. Agricultural Programs
Improve & protect water quality, conserve soil, and
promote wise use of all farm resources through
voluntary programs
Photo courtesy of NRCS
25. Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS)
»All funding provided by Farm Bill
»Engaged in Agriculture or Forestry
»Range of cost-share from 50-100%
26. NRCS Conservation Programs
Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program
(CREP)
– Goal of program to establish riparian buffers
– Land must be grazed or cropped (hay counts!)
– Fencing, Alternative Watering System, Buffer Planting
– Cost-share & Rental on buffer reimburses landowner 100%.
Photo courtesy of NRCS
27. Environmental Quality Incentives
Program (EQIP) •Projects prioritized and ranked against other
applications
•Points given for more comprehensive full
farm conservation work
•Target resource concerns related to:
•Cropland
•Animal Waste
•Forestry
•Grazing
•Wildlife
•Cost-share rates ranging from 50-90 %
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NRCS Conservation Programs
28. Wildlife Habitat Development/Maintenance (EQIP)
– Targeted at creating/maintaining wildlife habitat
» Early Successional
» Riparian Corridors
» Pollinator Habitat
– Technical advice
provided by Private Land
Game Biologist
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NRCS Conservation Programs
Role is to serve as guide and complete natural resource management and conservation work to localities within its boundaries (can be more than one locality)More than 3,000 in U.S.; 47 in Virginia98% of land in U.S.
Education – youth conservation camps, envirothon, presentations, field days, newsletterErosion & Sediment Control – new developmentsEasementsStormwater– runoff from urban, suburban and rural areasAgriculture
Over 1000 kids from Albemarle & Charlottesville for MWEEEnvirothon (3 teams)YCC (2 kids)$2,000 in scholarships1,800 kids overall (Fluvanna Field Day etc)
-focus (stormwater management tool, riparian areas, water supply reservoirs, groundwater recharge)-, accepting easements which other agencies and organizations will not
Three practices eligible to receive funding:Turf to nativesRainwater harvestingRaingardens
Dorothy Thompkins home at Bundoran
New Martha Jefferson Hospital on Pantops
2. rain water harvesting - 250 gallons or larger - $2 per gallon
Program to pump out, repair, connect to main sewer line, replace, or install an alternative50-75% reimbursement rate (capped) based on household income
Discuss TMDL regulations both as an impediment and a motivator
