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Upper Neuse River Basin Monitoring Plan - Agriculture Subcommittee Update

Upper Neuse River Basin Monitoring Plan - Agriculture Subcommittee Update. February 9, 2012. Charge for Today’s Presentation. What We’ve Been Doing (process and how we got where we are) Progress of Monitoring Design Guidelines (if applicable). Things to Discuss During Meeting.

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Upper Neuse River Basin Monitoring Plan - Agriculture Subcommittee Update

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  1. Upper Neuse River Basin Monitoring Plan - Agriculture Subcommittee Update February 9, 2012

  2. Charge for Today’s Presentation • What We’ve Been Doing (process and how we got where we are) • Progress of Monitoring Design Guidelines (if applicable)

  3. Things to Discuss During Meeting • Sharing Areas of Confusion and Group Feedback • Identify Areas of Overlap or Need for Coordination

  4. What We’ve Been Doing Process and how we got where we are Initial Meeting – General Discussion and Identification of Others Who Should Be Involved – Several People Added to Group Second Meeting – General Discussion and Review of a Monitoring Proposal That Had Been Developed Previously (USGS & Durham S&W Conservation District) – More People Added

  5. What We’ve Been Doing (cont.) Third Meeting -Review by TJCOG Staff of How the Agriculture Subcommittee Fits Into the Overall Project -Decision to List Needs and a “DRAFT List of Needs” Developed -Decision to Bring List to This Meeting and Get Feedback, Hear Other Group Reports, Hear Ideas, ID Common Needs/Opportunities with other subcommittees

  6. DRAFT List of Needs 1. Research to justify additional BMPs and their efficiencies • a. Horse and pasture (cattle also) • b. Row crop and other ag operations (greenhouses) Why? Need more “tools” (BMPs) in the “toolbox” for farmers.

  7. DRAFT List of Needs 2. Research (where applicable) and evaluate the effectiveness of existing BMPs • a. Evaluate effectiveness of BMPs for P • b. Assess whether we need to evaluate effectiveness for N Why? Need more information on BMP effectiveness for P and to determine if any tweaks are needed in existing BMP efficiency/effectiveness for N – Ongoing NLEW updates

  8. DRAFT List of Needs 3. In-stream monitoring to determine agricultural loading issues (true source). • a. Are there ag loading issues and where are they? • i. Are they actually ag? (e.g. mobile park in “ag” watershed) • b. How do we use BMPs we have and ID new BMPs to tackle those issues ? • c. Determine source (human, bird, animal) • d. Need accuracy=monitoring

  9. DRAFT List of Needs 4. Tracking nutrient pathways? 5. Identify legacy nutrients (time delay) • a. Research on how long it takes nutrients to move from groundwater into stream 6. Determine the scope of the bio-solids issue on ag land

  10. Next Subcommittee Meeting --Report on This Meeting and Ideas/Feedback, Discuss --Continue Work on List of Needs --Determine Next Steps to Address Needs List --Consider Possible Modification of Existing Monitoring Grant Proposal and/or Consider Developing Other Proposals

  11. Agriculture Subcommittee Update • Comments by other subcommittee members? • Questions? • Feedback? • Suggestions? Anne Coan, Chairman Mike Dupree, Secretary

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