Agreement Number
04-193
Awardee Name
Colonial Soil and Water Conservation District
Grant Type
Classic
Project Title
Innovative Cropping System Environmental Credit Program
Awardee State/Territory
Virginia
Involved States/territories
Virginia
Award Year
2004
Start Date
End Date
Award Amount
$237,969.00
Resource Concern (Broad)
Soil
Water
Project Background
The Innovative Cropping Systems Incentive Program (ICS) has operated in the Chesapeake Bay region of Virginia for a number of years. The purpose of this project is to quantify the benefits provided by the ICS relative to conventionally-managed systems, establish the information needed to support the valuation of water quality credits, and begin developing a market/trading approach to advance efforts that will help reduce water quality degradation within the Lower James River, Chesapeake Bay, and beyond.
Final Report URL
Awardee Technical Contact Name
William Brian Noyes