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Protecting and saving water

Protecting and saving water. Partnership Overview. Who we are Our accomplishments Our challenges Our priorities. Established to address water quality water quantity. 63 Members - Federal Agencies State Agencies Local Government Conservation Districts Agricultural Groups

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Protecting and saving water

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  1. Protecting and saving water

  2. Partnership Overview • Who we are • Our accomplishments • Our challenges • Our priorities

  3. Established to address waterquality water quantity 63 Members - Federal Agencies State Agencies Local Government Conservation Districts Agricultural Groups State Universities Industry Associations Environmental Groups Who We Are

  4. Partnership Approach • Involve everyonein the solution • Provide incentivesto use BMPs • BMP Research to verify BMPs work • Develop implementation assuranceprograms • BMP Follow-up • Provide supporting education • Recognizeparticipants • Farmers (CARES) • Homeowners (FY&N) • Regional and Farm water quality monitoring

  5. Manure Application Lined Waste Storage Dairy BMPs Waste Collection Solid Separator Systems

  6. Litter Storage Litter Application Dead Bird Composter

  7. NRCS Conservation Practices • Split Applications • Proper Placement • Recommended Rates and Timing • Controlled Release Fertilizers Crop Program Manage Fertilizers

  8. 325+Irrigation systems improved Estimated 1 Billion gallons water saved

  9. Farmer Participation • Dairy 90%, Poultry 99%, BMP Participation Map • Crop 75% - Crop manual being implemented on145,000+ acres

  10. BMP Tools & Equipment

  11. Estimated Nitrogen Reduction from Farms Using Crop Tools • 15 farms participating in the Progressive Farms program • PF Data shows 50 lbs. N/acre reduction • 162 Crop farms District-wide using tools on 103,563 acres • At 50 lbs N/acre reduction • Estimated reduction in lbs of N applied per year  5,178,150 (2,589 tons)

  12. 39% Reduction

  13. Research Document BMPs Work Research and models show farms using BMPs** Have the potential to reduce Nitrate-N to ground water • Up to 77%onpoultry &dairy operations • Up to 90%ondairy spray fields • Up to 50%oncrop farms **FDEP Literature Review 2007

  14. Overall Dairy BMP Implementation Assurance

  15. Overall PoultryBMP Implementation Assurance Partial Compliance

  16. BMP Implementation Assurance

  17. Farmer Education Many farmer meetings have been held over the last ten years

  18. CARES Program 328 farmers

  19. Florida Friendly Landscaping

  20. Water Quality Trends Regional Network Designed to evaluate trends for ground water, springs, and rivers Summary • Showed decreasing, increasing, & no trends • Most likely influenced by climatic events, water age, & BMP efforts • Recommended more time is needed

  21. Springshed Protection

  22. Our Challenges • State Funding • Cost Share • Research • Farmer O&M long term • Documenting long term results • Complexity of our system

  23. Our Priorities • Working one-on-one with farmers • Recruit new farmers • BMP operation & maintenance • Water quality • Water conservation • Education/outreach • Implementation Assurance

  24. Keys To Our Success • Our leadership • Our approach • Funding • Our people

  25. Questions?

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