2. Educate farmers, residents, local officials, and resource managers in the McLendons Creek Watershed and in surrounding areas on effective water quality protection practices.
2. Collect land use and water quality data necessary to evaluate performance of "best management practices" implemented in the watershed.
3. Develop a comprehensive watershed education plan to meet needs of target audiences.
2. Identified cooperating landowners for implementing BMPs.
3. Planned education programs for farmers, landowners, local and state officials, and citizen groups on water quality protection.
The McLendons Creek Watershed Project is funded under the EPA 319 Nonpoint Source National Monitoring Program. Pollution control strategies include financial and technical assistance for agricultural best management practice implementation and educational programs. Cost-share funds are targeted for implementing practices to properly manage animal waste and control soil erosion. Specific practices to be promoted and studies are: (1) poultry, beef, and swine waste management; (2) forest filter zone management for controlling runoff from agricultural fields; (3) nutrient management in an urban/recreational subwatershed; and (4) streambank erosion control measures. The education program consists of site visits, newsletters, tours, and demonstrations of implemented control measures.
2. Expand education program to equip local and state resource managers with knowledge and support tools for water quality monitoring, BMP implementation, and watershed management.