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BMP Project Status and Overview

BMP Project Status and Overview. Tom Simpson, UMD Sarah Weammert, UMD sweammer@umd.edu 301-405-1215. Process. Scientific Literature Search Interview/Survey Development of Practice Definition and Efficiency Review Demonstration and Field Tours Documentation and Reporting.

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BMP Project Status and Overview

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  1. BMP Project Statusand Overview Tom Simpson, UMD Sarah Weammert, UMD sweammer@umd.edu 301-405-1215

  2. Process • Scientific Literature Search • Interview/Survey • Development of Practice Definition and Efficiency • Review • Demonstration and Field Tours • Documentation and Reporting

  3. Agricultural BMPs Riparian Forest Buffers (and grass) Wetland Restoration Conservation Tillage Conservation Plans Cover Crops, late planting Commodity cover crops, late planting Off stream watering w/ fencing Off stream watering w/out fencing Off stream watering & rotation grazing Urban and Mixed Open BMPs Wet ponds and wetlands Dry detention ponds & hydrodynamic structures Dry extended detention ponds Urban stream restoration Urban E & S control Other BMPs Forest Harvesting Practices Wetland Creation Year One Practices

  4. Year Two Practices Agricultural BMPs • Enhanced Nutrient Management • Cover crops, early planting • Commodity cover crops, early planting • Precision agriculture • Dairy precision feeding and/or forage management • Ammonia emissions reduction • Precision or intensive rotation grazing • Horse pasture management • Mortality composters Urban and Mixed Open BMPs • Non-urban stream restoration • Dirt & gravel road erosion & sediment control • Infiltration and Filtration Practices (added10/18/06)

  5. Must focus on year one practices now but where similar practices occur in year two, will ask scientists to review/develop definitions and reduction efficiencies for all related practices within their expertise. For instance, all cover crops practices will be done at the same time.

  6. Phase One:Revision of Selected Existing BMPs

  7. Phases 2 & 3: Development of peer reviewed definitions and efficiencies for new practices in Scope of Work

  8. Phase Four:Documentation, Reporting and Dissemination of New and Revised BMP Definitions and Efficiencies.

  9. DECISION REQUESTED Request the Water Quality Steering Committee to: support the project plan and activities encourage jurisdictional representatives to provide data and program information related to practices to project staff Solicit NSC, TSWG, and source area workgroup member support and timely assistance in review of practice definitions and efficiencies.

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