West Virginia Conservation Agency

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Section 319 Non Point Source Program

• WVCA is the primary entity
• responsible for the
• implementation of the
• Agriculture Components
• Construction Components
• of the Section 319 Non Point
• Source Program and for
• coordinating and
• implementing water quality
• improvement projects.

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Conservation Specialists - Lead for Project Teams

• WVCA Conservation Specialists (CS)
• provide support to
• Volunteer Watershed Associations
• Education of Citizens on Non Point Source
  Pollution Issues
• Identify Local Stakeholders Partners and Funding
  Sources
• Take the Lead for Project Teams
• Consisting of Community
• Stakeholders to Place Projects on the Ground.

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Conservation Specialists Direct Service
Providers

• The CSs serve as direct service providers and
  help
• coordinate assistance from other sources to
  watershed
• organizations and landowners. WVCA supports
  statewide
• efforts to address nonpoint pollution through the
• coordination and implementation of projects
  addressing
• Runoff
• Erosion and Sediment Control
• Stormwater Management
• Nutrient and Pest Management
• Stream Cleanup
• Riparian Demonstrations
• Streambank Stabilization
• Pre and Post Monitoring
• Watershed Assessments
• BMP Selection and Installation
• Availability and Types of Conservation Programs
• Financial Assistance
• Water Quality Improvements

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WVCA / Conservation Districts

• The Conservation Districts
• have various programs that
• the CS play a critical role in
• delivering such as
• Lime Program
• Multi-flora Rose
• Autumn Olive
• Calibration Utilization of Rental Equipment

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Outreach Education

• Education is provided on many NPS topics through
• Distribution of Publications
• Conference Presentations
• Watershed Models
• Hands-on Field Days
• Articles
• Demonstration Sites
• Presentations to Schools
• Community Groups
• Watershed Associations
• Landowners
• Land/Resource Users
• Professionals
• Local Farmers
• Developers
• Contractors
• Engineers
• Government Representatives

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Technical Assistance withBest Management
Practice (BMP)Selection

• The WVCA Conservation
• Specialists provide
• technical assistance with
• BMP selection, as well as
• assist with the writing and
• review of erosion and
• sediment control plans for
• adequacy on construction
• sites under 1 acre.

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Watershed Resource Center

• Provides training,
• information transfer, and
• assistance to all aspects
• of water quality efforts
• statewide. For upcoming
• events, available
• publications, available
• funding, etc. visit
• http//www.wvca.us/wvwrc/