5s ¦ .C Inside This Issue Delaware 2 District of Columbia 3 Maryland 4 Pennsylvania 5 Virginia 6 West Virginia 7 Contact Information 8 IQlOMid-Atlantfc^ Overview In 1987, Congress established the Nonpoint Source (NPS) Pollution Management Program under Section 319 of the Clean Water Act (CWA). This program provides states with technical assistance and grant funding, through EPA, to implement NPS pollution controls to achieve goals that protect, improve and restore water quality as described in the State's NPS pollution management program plans. Annual NPS Reports are submitted from the states in response to Section 319(h)(8) and (11) of the CWA (33 USC1329 Restoring Lakes and Streams Region 3 States now lead the nation in restoring and improving streams and lakes. By restoring seventeen streams/ lake segments this past year, Pennsylvania pushed Region 3 to the lead. In 2008, EPA began a national effort to track the number of NPS-impaired waterbodies that are partially or fully restored— a key measure in the effort to document how NPS restoration efforts are improving water quality on a segment basis across the nation. All of Pennsylvania Success Stories along with other States Success Stories are located a. http://water.epa.gov/polwaste/nps/success319/ Projects described on this site have received funding from Clean Water Act (CWA) section 319 and/or other funding sources dedicated to solving nonpoint source (NPS) impairments. Water quality improvements are demonstrated through the achievement of water qual- ity standards for one or more pollutants/uses (i.e., removal from the state's CWA section 303(d) list of impaired waters); measured in- stream reduction in a pollutant; or measured improvement in a parameter that indicates stream health such as increases in fish or macroinvertebrate counts. These stories also describe innovative strategies used to reduce NPS pollution, the growth of partnerships and a diversity of funding sources. The chart shows the number of stream lake and ecological resources restored and improved by each EPA Region. Delaware leads the nation in preventing the largest amount of Nitrogen from entering rivers and streams Over 2.1 million pounds of Nitrogen was prevented from reaching streams and lakes in Delaware. This effort was accomplished largely through the conservation partnership coordinated through Delaware's Conservation Districts. Conservation Districts are charged under state law with the re- sponsibility to protect and enhance the soil and water resources of the State. It has been given broad authority, the most significant of which is to enlist the aid of state and federal agencies. 2010 Nitrogen Reduction by Region 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Districts were conceived as local bodies to bridge the gap between the landowner and the federal agency charged with protecting the nation's soil resources from erosion - the Natural Resources Conservation Service of the United States Department of Agriculture. The USDA's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) and Farm Service Agency (FSA) provided technical and financial assis- tance through a cost-sharing program to cooperating landowners for conservation practices. Additional cost-sharing from the State and through the EPA NPS program grant enabled the District to continue work toward the reduction of non-point source pollution. Much of the Districts' effectiveness is due to the ability to work with local, state, and federal agencies to solve local enviromnental problems. Watershed Plan management takes hold in Region 3 The National NPS Program began requiring the development and implementation of Watershed Based Plans in 2002. Since then States in Region 3 have developed over plans that cover over 70 watersheds. These plans when fully implemented will restore over 2500 im- paired stream reaches. Full implementation costs for those 70 watershed areas will exceed over 1.6 billion dollars. ------- Nonpoint Source Program Annual Report Highlights Page 2 DELAWARE Overview The Delaware Nonpoint Source Program administers a competitive grant made possible through Section 319 of the Clean Water Act. The grant provides funding for projects designed to reduce non- point source (NPS) pollution. NPS pollution may be defined as any pollution that originates from a diffuse source (such as an open field or a road) and is transported to surface or ground waters through leaching or runoff. Reduction of NPS pollution may often be achieved through incorporation of specific best management practices (BMPs) into project work plans. Projects may target any source of NPS pollution, but most fre- quently involve agriculture, silviculture, construction, marinas, sep- tic systems, and hydromodification activities. To insure implementation of the Inland Bays Pollution Control Strategy, staff from DNREC's Divisions of Water Resources, and Soil and Water Conservation as well as the Sussex Conservation District routinely hold pre-application meetings for newly proposed development projects to discuss new storm water management and Agricultural Loan Program The State Revolving Fund Loan Program provides 3% loan fi- nancing for poultry and daily producers to implement Best Management Practices (BMPs) on their farms to aid in the re- duction of NPS source pollu- tion. This program helps poul- try and dairy farmers finance their portion of conservation best management practices. Normally, cost-share will fund approximately 75% of the cost of the practice, and the farmer can finance the remaining bal- Figure 1. Map of water features to ance at 3o/o interest Since the be buffered. Buffer soils and inception of the program loans plants trap and take up pollutants havc totaled over $ 64 milHon in runoff and groundwater. f0r poultry producers and $ 900,739 for dairy producers. The PCS also requires that when land is developed, stormwater plans must include criteria to manage stormwater for nutrients. Developers can accomplish this using one of several methods. If water features are present: * Establish a 100-ft buffer on primary waters and a 60-ft buffer on secondary waters • Establish a 50-ft buffer on primary waters and a 30-ft buffer on secondary waters in combination with other pollu- tion reduction actions. Primary Water Feature ¦ State- regulated wetlands, tidal and permanent waters Secondary Water Feature - Seasonal waters Secondary Water Feature - Ditches that flow within or next to forests buffer requirements. In addition, if proposed projects use onsite wastewater treatment and disposal systems, applicants are informed of new PCS requirements that may apply to those systems as well. Since the PCS regulation went into effect, six proposed projects were discussed at these pre-application meetings. These projects only cover 377 acres. If land is developed, the PCS requires buffers along primary and secondary water features (defined below). Buffers are not required on existing developed lands or lands used for agriculture. Buffers must be 100 feet wide on primary waters and 60 feet wide on sec- ondary waters. Buffer width can be reduced if combined with other pollution reduction actions. Buffers will exist in community open space and will be managed by homeowners associations. The PCS encourages planting buffers with trees and other native plants. Poultry BMPs Number Amount Manure Structures 1 $6,0200 Poultry Carcass Composters 0 0 Dead bird incarceration 0 0 Front end loaders 3 $31,620 Calibratable spinner manure spreaders 0 0 Heavy use area protection pads 0 0 Dairy BMPs 0 0 Daily Waste Management System 0 0 Delaware Rain Barrel Program The Nonpoint Source Program lias implemented a very successful statewide rain barrel program. Since the inception of the program in 2008, approximately 1,500 barrels have been distributed statewide. The program was unique in that the barrels retailed for $120 but were purchased at a bulk discount price of $66.00 and sold to resi- dents for the same price. The program did not cost the state any money but provided water quality and conservation benefits while providing a substantial savings to Delaware residents. •The goals of the program are to support projects that focus on the developed landscape that will help to improve water quality and address one or more of the following goals: •Provide benefits to water quality within an impaired watershed • Implement non-regulatory projects in a watershed management plan • Installation of community stormwater management improvements in existing developments and municipalities • Collection of federally acceptable quality controlled water quality data by volunteers • Restoration of water quality benefits ------- Nonpoint Source Program Annual Renort Highlights Page 3 DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Overview The mission of the District of Columbia's (DC) Nonpoint Source Program is to prevent and control nonpoint source pollution in the District's watersheds. Employing both regulatory and non-regulatory approaches, the Pro- gram works to safeguard the city's water and soil resources as well as the health and welfare of citizens using those resources. The District of Columbia's Nonpoint Source Program meets the challenges of highly urbanized settling within the District by seek- ing and employing innovative solutions for reducing nonpoint source pollution. In FY2011. the District of Columbia will expand existing programs for regulation and enforcement, stream and wet- land restoration education and outreach and pollution prevention. The nonpoint source pollution program will continue to provide technical assistance and resources that will improve the water qual- ity in the District. 2010 Accomplishments FY2010 the Sediment and Stormwater Technical Services Branch reviewed 1530 building permit applications and plans for regulatory compliance. In FY2010 the Inspection and Enforcement Branch conducted 5679 inspections at construction sites for enforcement of erosion and sediment control and stormwater management regulations. Planning and Restoration Branch • Providing technical advice on the application of Low Impact Development (LID) and innovative Best Management Practices technology • Administering grants to fund LID retrofits • RiverSmart Schools (teacher trainings and schoolyard greening) • RiverSmart Rooftops program (Green roof incentive program) • RiverSmart Homes program (Residential incentive program) RiverSmart Homes is an incentive-based program that encourages homeowners to install low-cost residential Best Management Prac- tices and institute green landscape management practices that help improve local water quality. This year the program installed 975 rain barrels, 87 rain gardens, 664 shade trees, 164 BayScapes, and 30 pervious pavement projects. WPD Storm Drain Marker Program : In FY2010. the DDOE Watershed Protection Division installed 1,023 storm drain makers throughout the District of Columbia with private citizens, individu- als from various volunteer groups and DCPS school groups. Education of Public on Pet Wastes/Enforcement of Pet Waste Regulations DDOE has developed educational materials such as fliers and videos that inform citizens of their legal obliga- tions to manage pet waste, proper application and disposal of fertil- izers, and the use of landscaping to control storm water runoff. These materials are regularly distributed at public events such as Earth Day celebrations, community clean up days. This information has also been distributed door to door where storm drain marking is taking place. Casey Trees: Urban/Commercial Zero Biorentention and Outdoor Classroom at Stormwater Footprint John Tyler Elementary School j_. InFY2010, DDOE/WPD partnered with Casey Trees to cre- ate a multi-tiered green infrastructure demonstration site at Casey Trees Headquarters at 3030 12th St NE. Green infra- structure on this project begins with rooftop treatment of storm- water with three varieties of green roof systems (2,500 square feet) including trays with plant plugs, trays with mature plants, and built-in-place pre-grown mats. The downspouts from the non-vegetated roof areas drain to a large onsite bioretention (1,023 square feet), as does the adjacent parking lot. Common Good City Farm: Stormwater Harvest/ Reuse for Urban Food Production 2. In FY2010, DDOE/WPD partnered with Common Good City Farm at 4th and V Sts NW to implement a rainwater harvest and reuse project for irrigation on the farm. The cistern collects water from an arbor/ harvesting structure into a 500 gallon tank. The over- flow is directed into a rain garden located in the center of the farm. Drip irrigation is used to apply water onto the crops. 3. In FY2O10, DDOE/WPD partnered with John Tyler Elementary School, a volunteer-based project that tilled up the previously all-asphalt schoolyard and re-seeded it into a green space equipped with an amphitheatre, an edible garden, and a bioretention area, all designed to provide ample opportu- nities for outdoor learning and fun for students. ------- Nonpoint Source Program Annual Renort Highlights Page 4 MARYLAND Overview Maryland Department of the Environment plays a lead role in helping to achieve protection and improvement of Maryland's water quality by promoting and funding state and local water quality monitoring, stream and wetland restoration, education and outreach, and other measures to reduce and track nonpoint source pollution loads. Accomplishments: •Projects funded by 319(h) Grant that were completed during calendar year reported implementing 716 best management practices resulting in pollutant load reductions: nitrogen 171,728 pounds/year; phosphorus 22,293 pounds/year; sediment 264 tons/year. •Eight watershed plans in Maryland, including two plans completed in 2010, have been accepted by EPA. Watersheds addressed by these plans are eligible for 319(h) Grant implementation funding. •Implementation results in the Spring Branch watershed were posted as a national success story by the EPA. Lower Monocacy River: The Lower Monocacy River watershed encompasses 194,700 acres (304 mi2) that drains portions of Frederick County (87%), Montgomery County (10%) and Carroll County (3%). The Lower Monocacy River Watershed Restoration Action Plan was developed by Frederick County in 2004. and in 2008, the County used local funds to revise the Plan to meet the EPA program guidelines. 2010 Accomplishments: o One completed 319 project used about $216,000 in Federal 319(h) funds to reduce pollutant loads approximately : 616 pounds nitrogen; 44 pounds phosphorus and 8 tons sediment. o In total all reported completed NPS projects 2005-2010 used various funding sources to reduce pollutant loads approximately: 1,574 pounds nitrogen; 110 pounds phosphorus and 18 tons sediment. Corsica River The nonpoint source annual TMDL load allocation for nitrogen is 268,21 libs and for phosphorus is 19,380 lbs. Corsica River watershed ambient NPS nutrient loads already met the TMDL when it was approved by EPA. so the TMDL serves as a benchmark to prevent degradation. 2010 Accomplishments: o Acliieved 92% of the annual cover crop goal, which is the greatest participation to date. o Surpassed the goal for CREP buffers last year and added even more in 2010 to attain 178% of the 100-acre goal to date, o Nine completed 319 projects 2005-2010 used about $890,000 in Federal 319(h) funds to reduce pollutant loads approximately: 20,900 pounds nitrogen; 6,762 pounds phosphorus and 1,313 tons sediment. Students at Urbana High School volunteer to place wetland plants in a wetland creation demonstration project. Figure 4 Map of Maryland Implementation and Planning Project Areas Funded by the 319(h) Gi ant in 2010 Sassafrass River Watershed The Sassafras River watershed encompasses 62,000 acres (96.9 mi2) that drains portions of three counties in two States Kent County. MD (57%), Cecil County, MD (28%) and New Castle County, DE (8%) with 13% of the watershed being surface water. The 20.6 mile-long mainstem flows into the Chesapeake Bay. Impervious area covers 2.2% of the watershed. Land use in the wa- tershed is: 57% agricultural; 24% forest; 4% developed: 14% water, and; 1% wetland. Goal The Sassafras River Watershed Action Plan (SWAP) was developed by the Sassafras River Association, a private nonprofit organization, in 2009. The Plan lists numerous goals to be acliieved within 10 years. The Volunteer Frederick Youth Action Corps pitches in to install a min garden on Make a Difference day- Corsica River Stornrwater Management Retrofit at Symphony Village. The photographs above show before construction / during construction / after construction in a project by the Town of Centreville and the Maryland Department of 'Natural Resources that successfully converted a two-cell conven- tional stonnwater retention pond into a multi-cell pond/wetland complex that improves water quality and habit diversity in the planned community of Symphony Village, (photos byEva Kerchief, Corsica River Watershed Manager, Town of Centreville) ------- Nonpoint Source Program Annual Renort Highlights Page 5 PENNSYLVANIA Overview A total of 68.320 assessed stream miles and 39.301 assessed lake acres support fishable and swimmable goals and the aquatic life use designation in PA's water quality standards. Approximately 15.000 stream miles are identified as being impaired and not supporting the aquatic life use; these represent about 13% of the total stream miles assessed. A total of 5.349 acres of lakes are impaired by specific pollutants and require a TMDL; these represent about 7.5% of lake acres as- sessed. Another 20.543 acres of lakes are impaired for aquatic life use by more general sources of pollution and do not require a TMDL: these represent about 27.9% of lake acres assessed. The 2010 PA Integrated Water Quality Monitoring and Assessment Report documents about 16.121 miles of waters as having both point and nonpoint source impacts. Most of these water quality impairments are due to nonpoint sources of pollution. Abandoned mine drainage (AMI)) and agricultural runoff continue to be the primary sources of NPS impairment in Pennsylvania waters. Watershed Success Stories Little Coon Run, Clarion County The Little Coon Run watershed has been subject to Aban- doned Mine Drainage (AMD) for decades, resulting in wa- ter quality degraded by elevated metal loads and depressed pH. Little Coon Run was placed in Category 5 of the State's Integrated List of All Waters in 2004. Water quality lias been improved as the result of passive AMD treatment systems and abandoned gas well plugging. State water qual- ity criteria are now being met. The Department of Environ- mental Protection (DEP) plans to move all four segments on the impaired list, totaling 5.12 miles, from Category 5 to Category 2, because it is attaining its Aquatic Life desig- nated use. Little Coon Creek above the confluence with Coon Creek Coon Run, above the conflu- ence with Coon Creek. Five Goals of the Pennsylvania's NPS Management Program Plan Goal 1 Remove 500 miles of streams and 1,600 lake acres that are identified on the State's Integrated List of All Waters as being impaired because of nonpoint sources of pollution. Goal 2 Coordinate with conservation districts, watershed groups, local governments, and others in the development and implementation of 34 watershed implementation plans meet- ing EPA's Section 319 criteria to protect and restore surface and groundwater quality by 2012. Goal 3 Improve and develop monitoring efforts to determine how projects and programs improve water quality and/or meet target pollution reductions including Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDLs). Goal 4 Encourage development and use of new technologies, tools, and technology transfer practices, to enhance understanding and use of techniques for addressing nonpoint source pollution. Goal 5 Assure implementation of appropriate best management practices to protect, im- prove and restore water quality by using or enhancing existing financial incentives, techni- cal assistance, education and regulatory programs. Accomplishments FFY 2007 through FFY 2010 AMD Pollutant Load Reduction Estimates Miller Run, Huntingdon County Discharges from abandoned coal mines and coal spoil material used to build dirt and gravel roads have been a source of acidic runoff to Miller Run for decades. As a result of the Abandoned Mine Drainage (AMD), Miller Run became impaired with low pH and elevated metals, particularly aluminum and manganese. Consequently, Miller Run was placed in Category 5 of the PA Integrated List of All Waters in 1996. A number of partners utilizing several funding sources have constmcted AMD treatment systems and made dirt and gravel road improvements that restored water quality in Miller Run. The PA Department of Enviromnental Protection (DEP) plans to move the 4.47 mile stream segment from Category 5 to Category 2. on the 2012 PA Integrated List, because it is attaining its Aquatic Life designated use. Miller Run Lime- stone FFY2007 through FFY2010 Nutrient Iron Alumi- num Man- ganese Acidity Nitrogen Phosphorus Sediment lbs/day tons/yr lbs/day tons/ yr lbs/day tons/yr lbs/dav tons/yr lbs/yr lbs/yr tons/yr 281 51 357 65 59 11 1,199 219 14,161 3,822 6,163 ------- Nonnoint Source Program Annual Report Highlights Page 6 Overview Virginia's Nonpoint Source (NFS) Pollution Management Pro- gram promotes and funds state and local watershed planning ef- forts, stream and wetland restoration and protection, education and outreach, and other measures to reduce, prevent and track NPS pollution reduction from impacting waters of the Commonwealth. From July 1, 2009 thru June 30 2010 Virginia developed 9 imple- mentation plans (IPs). Since 2000, Virginia has completed 44 TMDL IPs addressing 122 impaired stream segments and over 141 impairments. Currently Virginia is developing an additional 12 IPs Figure 1: Status of TMDL Implementation Status in Virginia. addressing 82 impaired stream segments and 85 impairments . In 2010 there were 25 active TMDL implementation projects funded with either Federal §319(h) or state funds. A total of 969 agricultural and residential BMPs were installed, resulting in 359,582 feet of stream protection and 554 acres of riparian buffers. Since 2001, either directly or indirectly as a result of the 319 im- plementation program, water quality conditions are improving in 30 stream segments and 10 stream segments have either been de- listed or are candidates for delisting due to implementation activities. NPS Pollution Reductions Resource Extraction Impaired Streams NONPOINT SOURCE TMDL IMPLEMENTATION STATUS THROUGH 2011 /\/ Basin Boundary Jurisdiction Boundary Impaired Waters of TMDLs Hydrography NPS TMDL Implementation Status (2011) Implementation Plan Under Development Implementation Plan Complete' Implementation Underway Implementation Project Complete Chesapeake Bay TMDL Middle Creek Statewide NPS pollution control programs and services support both individual natural resource stewardship and assist local governments with resource management. These statewide pro- grams are funded through state agency budgets, non-general fund revenues and federal granting programs. There are several state and federal laws that result in compre- hensive programs that address the management of NPS pollution in Virginia. Collectively these programs and laws make up the legislative backdrop to Virginia's comprehensive Nonpoint Source Pollution Management Program. Completed BMPs - by Drainage - by Basin - by Practice BMPS installed in PY 2010 through June 30,2010 Cl!fiij)eakeBiiv_ P.lticip.iu Contract! BMP'. Rrdicrd Pounds X Request Rrdticed f rootled Prviiieiit Araomi J^toed Cbesape?lce Bay Coastal 123 ISC 1614 20.046 109.05C 27.C07 5945.716 $951,525 Jaines-Appomattox 49 56 128 40.446 220,025 55.C46 54.528 $704,370 $463,698 512.545 $21.: 77 Janies-Rivanna ;i 22 41 8,353 1,232 52276 5437,163 $211,050 $75,179 S14455 Lower James 92 121 579 8.198 44,596 10.S22 1.585 58C2.492 $890,055 $2,551 Lower Potomac 124 151 879 38.749 210.803 32,779 525S8 $1,000,101 $856589 S27.239 Micdle James 61 76 2!4 12 7'3 69,495 10.342 69.S95 $1,087,582 $718,203 $121,473 $29,305 Potomac-Sheiiancoah 364 378 1017 49.959 271,771 62.786 132,065 $3,012,357 $1,747,020 S519.170 S95484 Rappahannock 299 382 1583 26.791 145.859 25.59"' 67.659 $2,215,752 $1,747,240 $3,952 $39,465 Upper James "1 11 152 9.939 54,08^ 9,435 45.948 5680,007 $400,058 $91,790' $1,101 Upper Potomac 13 14 23 1.582 S.607 1.405 4.706 5127.628 $86,141 523.5S1 $2,227 Ycik 152 257 1924 40.477 220,193 39,350 50,66! $2,191,732 $1,621528 $166,604 S3 7,000 Sub-Total 1,374 1,714 8,154 250,495 1,362,83? 275.900 532,391 S 13,204,899 S 9.693.907 $ 1,014,394 S 271,007 SoutlieiiiRivers 3„ita Number of ITZ°! Number of To»i 3L Pound; X Reduced PoundiP Stream Bulk ActuttlBMP Cost Actual Cost Share Other funding Tax Cledlt Albemarle Sound Coast! 17 29 186 19,192 3,634 526S.992 $200,854 Atlantic Ocean Coastal 40 52 529 7.604 41,368 10,528 S335.993 $333,995 Bis Sandy 6 6 391 5519 51C2.167 $75,658 $4,457 Clxjwan-Mehernn 59 81 565 14.955 81,355 21,793 3336 $307,467 $388,985 $14,719 S12 393 Lower Chowan S 5 : i 5.4 1,706 514 $29,347 $567 Lower Roanoke 15 15 16 17.816 4,532 1.618 $24,855 $37,906 S401 New River 161 166 459 46.062 250.042 45,829 88.963 $1,504,374 $1,095,114 $20,511 S35.341 Roar.oke-Dar, 85 114 r i 1 93.115 18,622 56.844 $829,681 $591,565 $203,312 S543S4 Tennessee-Clinch 32 70 26.576 144,572 26.6S3 35.148 $775,159 $371,066 $68,091 $39,685 Tennessee-Hoistai 97 114 261 189,462 38.189 56888 $1,090,507 $730 555 $158,959 S5S.-.34 Tennessee-Powell 16 16 19 4.556 23,698 4,356 27,751 $341,470 $224599 S22.237 Upper Chowan 1 H 194 1519 33.106 180.09- 48520 21.963 $1,207,246 $1,057,877 $15,203 S30664 Upper Roanoke 145 161 226 33.147 180,365 35,083 229.936 $2,752,590 $1,765,596 $246,880 $122,327 Yackni 8 9 i.ns 6,390 1.175 1.100 $103387 $64,457 $9,676 Sub-Total 817 964 3,790 226,663 1,229,565 257.929 527,466 S 9,671,234 S 6.937,572 S 72S,174 5 490,698 ITOTAL | 2,191 | 2.678 | 11,944 | 4'7.15S | 2.592.401 | 533.829 | 1.059.857 | S 22.876.133 | S 16.631.4^9 I 5 1,742,568 | 5 76l!7oT| Middle Creek is a tributary to the Clinch River located in the coal- fields of Tazewell County Virginia. The stream's total length is ap- proximately eleven miles and its drainage area is approximately seven thousand acres, the confluence with the Clinch River is in the town of Cedar Bluff. Coal mining was conducted in these seams continuously in the upper part of the watershed from the 1950's through the 1990's. Mining activities principally included under- ground extraction and processing. During a compliance evaluation inspection by DMLR of all the active coal operations in Middle Creek, September 1996, specific conductivity values for the stream at the same general location as the December 1981 measurements averaged 416 mmlios/cm for the period of July through September 1996. In early 2005, DEQ formally requested that EPA allow the state to de-list Middle Creek for 10.6 miles. The de-listing was ap- proved in May 2006. Agricultural and Residential Septic Cost-share Program Virginia runs a comprehensive cost-share program for BMP imple- mentation utilizing federal 3 .1.9(h). state, other private grant funding . All together in Virginia fiscal year 2010 (July 1, 2009 tliru June 30. 2010), the Virginia Cost-share program provided cost-share assis- tance to install 11,944 agricultural and residential septic BMPs and issued cost-share payments totaling over $16.6 million of federal, state and grant funding). Total BMP costs (including match) were $22.8 million. Specific Load Reductions ~ Collectively Virginia's Cost-share Program for agriculture and residential septic projects reduced 533,829 pounds of phospho- rus, 2.59 million pounds of nitrogen and 477,158 tons of sedi- ment. In addition these BMPs resulted in the protection of 527,566 linear feet of stream bank ~ There was a reduction of phosphorus fed and thus excreted of 2.65 lbs. per cow per year or 32.6 total tons per year in the 24,522 cows in these herds. A 19% reduction in excess phos- phorus fed was achieved in these herds. In addition, approxi- mately $126,804 was approved for incentive payments to Vir- ginia dairy farms, and $166,804 was used for 7,047 lab analyses in support of better feeding management to reduce environ- mental pollution potential from dairy farms. ~ Riparian buffers, and the reduction of 2.492 E+16 colony ------- Nonpoint Source Program Annual Report Highlights Page 7 West Virginia's Nonpoint Source Program (NPSP) takes an interactive approach to improving the state's waters that have been de- graded from unregulated sources of water pollution. Such sources include heavy metals in waters polluted by abandoned coal mining and sedimentation in streams, as well as nutrients and bacteria from agriculture and inadequate residential wastewater treatment. The NPSP focuses on remediating such pollution through encouraging, educating, and assisting local stakeholders in voluntary correction of non-point source problems. West Virginia's Nonpoint Source Program (NPS), takes an interactive approach to improving our state's waters that have been degraded or are threatened by nonpoint pollution. Comprehensive solutions are developed by working with a wide variety of partners such as state and federal agencies, local stakeholders, citizen groups, businesses, schools, con- tractors, landowners and a variety of non-government organi- zations. Most of the TMDLs in West Virginia call for load reductions from nonpoint pollution. Thus. §319 funds are used as the major source for TMDL implementation. NPS Program staff funded help stakeholders develop incremental grant projects and watershed based plans (WBPs) that ad- dress the nonpoint pollution issues. The NPS program is not alone in this effort, other funding sources from a variety of other state and federal programs are used to combat nonpoint pollution. There are wide varieties on nonpoint pollutants affecting our state's waters. These include: • Heavy metals such as iron, aluminum and man- ganese, which are common in waters polluted by abandoned mines and in some cases also occur in streams with other types of distur- bances that cause an increase in sedimentation; • Bacteria and nutrient pollution from agricul- tural activities and inadequate residential wastewater treatment; • Failing septic systems and straight pipes in older and rural communities; • Biological degradation from failing stream- banks and other land use activities that dramatically change the pattern and profile of our streams and rivers. • Increased sedimentation from a variety of land use disturbances. West Virginia Save Our Streams Program In FY 2010 WVSOS lias developed some new relationships as a result of its outreach efforts. A large effort during this period was dedicated to underserved school systems and to furthering the message of the WV Environmental Education Association (WVEE A). WVSOS will take a more active role in the association by serving on the board and hosting several meetings in 2010. Several meetings and presentations occurred throughout southern WV and through the advanced place- ment program Lincoln County students will begin a monitoring effort in 2010-2011. In FY2010 WVSOS held 15 stream monitoring workshops and either sponsored or participated in 15 additional outreach events. These events edu- cated 2140 persons in stream evaluations and other nonpoint related issues. 165 new volun- teers were certified at level-one and two and several groups that were previously in-active re- newed their certifications. West Virginia Stream Partners and Nonpoint Source Program Regional Divisions The program continues to expand by developing new WBPs, projects and partnerships. In FY2010, the 2005 grant was completed; 2006- 2010 grants remain open. Of the 29 incre- mental projects from those years, seven have been completed, a 24% comple- tion rate. Many grants that could have been closed were revised so that im- provements could be made (e.g. several AMD projects in the Cheat River, Mo- nongahela and Upper Kanawha River watersheds). In the Cheat the expected improvements may result in at least one, maybe more streams being re- moved from the 303(d) list by 2012. Open base grant funds were also used to for smaller grants called Announce- ment of Grant Opportunities (AGOs). A total of $299,561 was awarded to 17 different projects. ------- |