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Gerda Rhodes |
Chairman |
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Guy Davenport |
Vice Chairman |
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Wayne Grimes |
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Justin Allen |
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Steve Barnes |
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The Board establishes District programs, sets priorities for the
District's work, and approves and generally oversees the State
Cost-Share Program activities. For additional information on Board
activities, contact one of the members above or the District office.
North Carolina Agriculture Cost Share Program
(NCACSP)
The North Carolina Agriculture Cost Share Program (NCACSP) was
established in 1984 to help reduce the sources of agricultural non-point
source pollution to North Carolina's waters. The NCASCP helps owners and
renters of established agricultural operations improve their on-farm
management by using Best Management Practices. The NCASCP is a financial
assistance program geared to protect water quality. It is administered
by the NC Division of Soil and Water Conservation Under the NC
Department of Environment and Natural Resources. The objectivities of
the NCASCP are to reduce the delivery of agricultural non-point source
pollution into the water courses of the state and include:
- properly managing nutrients (nitrogen and phosphorus) to make
them less available to runoff
- reducing sediment delivery into steams, rivers, lakes and
estuaries
- managing farm pesticides in an environmentally-sound manner, and
- reducing freshwater loading in
Primary Nursery Areas (fishery breeding grounds).
Technical assistance is available free to landowners in local Soil
and Water Conservation Districts throughout North Carolina. Technicians
help landowners install Best Management Practices (BMPs) that will
improve water quality.
Financial assistance is offered to farmers to share the cost of the
installation of the BMP's up to 75% of the average cost for each BMP
installed. The results can make farmers more productive while reducing
the potential for polluting surface and ground water. For more
information contact the North Carolina Division of Soil and Water at
733-2302
USDA Programs
The USDA Natural Resources Conservation
Service (NRCS) offers landowners financial, technical and educational
assistance to implement conservation practices on privately owned land.
Using this help farmers, ranchers and forest landowners apply practices
that reduce soil erosion, improve water quality, and enhance crop land.
forest land, wetlands and wildlife habitat. The incentives offered by
USDA promote sustainable agricultural and forestry practices which
protect and conserve valuable farm and forest land for future
generations.
The following is a list of USDA programs that assist landowners in the
protection of natural resources:
- Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)
- Conservation Reserve Enhancement
Program (CREP)
- Environmental Quality Incentives
Program (EQIP)
- Forest Stewardship Program (FSP)
- Forestry Incentives Program (FIP)
- Small Watershed Program
- Stewardship Incentive Program (SIP)
- Wetlands Reserve Program (WRP)
- Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program
(WHIP)
For more information on these programs
contact your local USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service office.
Links
North
Carolina Division of Soil and Water Conservation
North Carolina Soil & Water Conservation Commission
