workgroup goal
To minimize agricultural impacts on water quality and enhance land productivity.
key actions
- Implementation and maintenance of BMPs to reduce pollutants.
- Development of comprehensive conservation plans.
- Education and collaboration with farmers and stakeholders.
- Monitoring and assessment of BMP effectiveness.
The Agriculture workgroup works to engage and educate farmers to implement agricultural best management practices (BMPs) and to conserve and improve agricultural lands. These efforts ultimately improve land, habitat, and water quality by reducing the pollutants such as sediment, nutrients, pesticides, herbicides, and pathogens running off of agricultural land.
Events

featured event
SAN Agriculture Workgroup Meeting (Virtual)
November 6, 2024
News
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Reminder: DEP Accepting EPA Section 319 Watershed Restoration, Planning Grant Applications Thru Aug. 9
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Register Now For Reading The Farm Conservation Training Workshop Aug. 7 & 8, Lancaster