NOTICE

The District has just received a limited amount of VA BMP Cost Share funds.  Currently, money is available in each of the District's three major watersheds.  Applications for these Cost Share funds will be accepted until February 1, 2004.  For more details contact the Colonial SWCD at 932-4376

Agricultural BMP Cost-Share Program

                       (Pictured above is a "no-till" field: Practice SL-15a)                                 (Pictured above is a small grain cover crop: Practice SL-8b)         

The Virginia Agricultural Best Management Practices (BMPs) Cost-Share Program provides funds to help install conservation practices that protect water and make farms more productive.  The program is designed to encourage participation in environmentally friendly methods by assisting local farmers with costs associated with new techniques.  The state provides funds to local soil and water conservation districts to target areas with known water quality needs.  Districts then distribute these funds to farmers who apply for assistance based on criteria developed by the District's Board of Directors.

Colonial SWCD helped to implement the following practices through 

the VA BMP Cost Share Program:

For general information about the program, please visit
the Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation. 

For answers to specific questions, please contact 
the District Office at (804) 932-4376.