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Agriculture Water Quality Planning
Amanda GumbertUK Cooperative Extension ServiceKentucky Division of Conservation
KY Agriculture Water Quality Act
Passed in 1994
10+ acres in agriculture or forestry must develop a water quality plan, implement plans by 2001
Plan includes Best Management Practices (BMPs) to protect water quality
Established the KY Ag Water Quality Authority Multi-agency committee Developed the KY Ag Water Quality State Plan Tasked with reviewing BMPs, implementing the Act
So, who needs a plan?Anyone farming or raising trees on 10+ acres
Anyone applying for cost share Kentucky Soil Erosion and Water Quality
Cost Share Program (State cost share) NRCS Environmental Quality Incentives
Program (EQIP) GOAP County Ag Investment Program (CAIP)
Sharing Information…
Agency Assistance
Conservation District
Cooperative Extension Service
NRCS Office
Old plans, new plans…
A plan is the list of implemented BMPs
Plans should be up-to-date and reflect current farm activities
Old plans, new plans…
A plan is the list of implemented BMPs
The self-certification is NOT your Ag Water Quality Plan
This is NOT your Ag Water Quality Plan, this is only the self-
certification sheet.
What if I don’t have a plan?
Planning Tools
1. Web tool: www.ca.uky.edu/awqa
2. Print document
www.ca.uky.edu/awqa