Implementing Ag & Rural Management Measures

The activities of this project center on addressing impairments within the watershed. The first is education and outreach centering on the informational needs of the agricultural community, including financial incentives, to ensure long-term sustainability and encourage participation and adoption of best management practices (BMPs). This project is providing technical assistance to landowners for conservation planning, along with public outreach and education. TWRI is updating existing Agricultural Incentive Education Programs and developing new informational material such as a checklist for new producers to apply for incentive programs. Finally, TWRI is tracking the implementation of BMPs and management measures identified in the ACWPP Update.

Objectives

• Encourage voluntary implementation of agriculture measures to prevent nonpoint source pollution.
• Develop best management practice (BMP) educational materials for agricultural producers, focused on technical and financial information.
• Deliver an education program focused on irrigation techniques and specifics to agricultural producers to increase BMP adoption.
• Educate agricultural produces on the economics of BMP adoption and various incentive programs available to help pay for them.
• Host field tours and demonstrations for agricultural producers to observe the effects of BMPs.
• Increase the number of producers participating in incentive programs and installing BMPs.
• Provide technical assistance to landowners for conservation planning.
• Provide public outreach/education.
• Implement management measures identified in the Arroyo Colorado WPP Update.

• 10/1-12/31/2019
• 1/1-3/31/2020
• 5/1-7/1/2020